"On-water," microwave-assisted, Pd-catalyzed synthesis of indoles from imines and o-difunctionalized arenes

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 11707-11711

  Barluenga, José ^a   Jiménez Aquino, Agustín ^a   Aznar, Fernando ^a   Valdés, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous catalysis; Indoles; Microwave chemistry; Palladium; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKOXIDES; BOND FORMING; CATALYZED SYNTHESIS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; INDOLES; KOH SOLUTION; MICROWAVE CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; REACTION TIME; SUBSTITUTED INDOLES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CATALYSIS; MICROWAVES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PALLADIUM;

CARBON; IMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PALLADIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SYNTHESIS;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; IMINES; INDOLES; MICROWAVES; NITROGEN; PALLADIUM; WATER;

EID: 77957549886     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000753     Document Type: Article

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