Selective ruthenium-catalyzed N-alkylation of indoles by using alcohols

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3590-3593

  Bähn, Sebastian ^a   Imm, Sebastian ^a   Mevius, Kathleen ^a   Neubert, Lorenz ^a   Tillack, Annegret ^a   Williams, Jonathan M J ^b   Beller, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Alkylation; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydrogen transfer; Indoles; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL; ATOM-EFFICIENT REACTION; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; INDOLES; N-ALKYLATION; P-TOLUENE SULFONIC ACIDS; TRANSFER HYDROGENATIONS;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; RUTHENIUM;

HYDROCARBONS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEUTERIUM HYDROGEN EXCHANGE; HYDROGENATION;

ALCOHOLS; ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; DEUTERIUM EXCHANGE MEASUREMENT; HYDROGENATION; INDOLES; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 77949675961     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200903144     Document Type: Article

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