Asymmetric michael addition of 1-acetylindolin-3-ones to β-nitrostyrenes catalyzed by bifunctional thioureas: A simple access to 2-functionalized indoles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2884-2887

  Liu, Yao Zong ^a   Cheng, Rui Ling ^a   Xu, Peng Fei ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFUNCTIONAL; FUNCTIONALIZED; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; RELATED COMPOUNDS;

THIOUREAS; UREA;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

1 ACETYLINDOLIN 3 ONE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITROSTYRENE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; RACEMIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 79953890303     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo102022g     Document Type: Article

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