Convenient synthesis of bis(indolyl)alkanes and bis(pyrrolyl)alkanes by Cu(OTf)2-catalyzed addition of indole and pyrrole to acetylenic sulfone

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1213-1215

  Xie, Mei Hua ^a   Xie, Fa Dong ^a   Lin, Gao Feng ^a   Zhang, Jin Hua ^a  

^a Anhui Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids   (China)

Author keywords

Bis(indolyl)alkanes; Bis(pyrrolyl)alkanes; Cu(OTf)2; Michael addition

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENIC SULFONE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BIS(INDOLYL)ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BIS(PYRROLYL)ALKANE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE; PYRROLE; SULFONE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MICHAEL ADDITION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 74049135691     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.093     Document Type: Article

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