Rhodium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective C-H functionalization of indoles

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1650-1653

  Deangelis, Andrew ^a   Shurtleff, Valerie W ^a   Dmitrenko, Olga ^a   Fox, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C-H FUNCTIONALIZATION; CARBENES; CATALYTIC AMOUNTS; DFT CALCULATION; DIAZO COMPOUNDS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; HIGH YIELD; OXOCARBENIUM;

ALKYLATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

RHODIUM;

CARBENE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN; INDOLES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79951542336     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja1093309     Document Type: Article

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