Ruthenium-catalyzed γ-carbolinium ion formation from aryl azides; Synthesis of dimebolin

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2726-2729

  Dong, Huijun ^a   Latka, Regina T ^a   Driver, Tom G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; DIMEBON; GAMMA CARBOLINE; GAMMA-CARBOLINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AZIDES; CARBOLINES; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 79956080717     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol2008268     Document Type: Article

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