Selective synthesis of β-alkylpyrroles

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 4064-4075

  Tsuchimoto, Teruhisa ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

alkylation; electrophilic aromatic substitution; heterocycles; pyrroles; regioselectivity

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPYRROLES; AROMATICITIES; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROPHILES; ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION; ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTIONS; HETEROCYCLES; NATURAL PRODUCTS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PYRROLE RING; PYRROLES; SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURAL MOTIFS; SYNTHETIC CHEMISTS;

ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; BIOACTIVITY; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79953207362     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002248     Document Type: Article

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