A two-step synthesis of unsymmetrical 1,4-disubstituted carbazoles from sulfonylindoles under heterogeneous catalysis

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 2459-2462

  Ballini, Roberto ^a   Gabrielli, Serena ^a   Palmieri, Alessandro ^a   Petrini, Marino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

carbazoles; electrophilic substitution; heterogeneous catalysis; nitro compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349295979     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000394     Document Type: Article

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