Direct and selective functionalization of a tetrahydro-β-carboline at position 4

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1240-1243

  Rannoux, Claire ^a   Roussi, Fanny ^a   Retailleau, Pascal ^a   Guéritte, Françoise ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOLINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CARBOLINES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77949852485     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/0l100094s     Document Type: Article

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