Exclusive synthesis of β-alkylpyrroles under indium catalysis: Carbonyl compounds as sources of alkyl groups

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 30, 2010, Pages 8975-8979

  Tsuchimoto, Teruhisa ^a   Igarashi, Motohiro ^a   Aoki, Kazuki ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; C C activation; Indium; Ketones; Nucleophilic substitution

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUPS; ALKYLPYRROLES; C-C ACTIVATION; C-C ACTIVATIONS; CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; INDIUM CATALYST; NITROGEN ATOM; NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTIONS; REGIOSPECIFIC;

ALDEHYDES; CARBONYLATION; HYDROCARBONS; INDIUM; KETONES; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77955434940     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000733     Document Type: Article

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