Convenient and scalable process for the preparation of indole via raney nickel-catalyzed hydrogenation and ring closure

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2044-2052

  Guo, Xianghai ^a   Peng, Zhiliang ^a   Jiang, Shende ^a   Shen, Jiaxiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2 nitrotoluene; Indole synthesis; Raney Ni

Indexed keywords

2 NITROTOLUENE; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOLE; NICKEL;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYST; ENERGY YIELD; HYDROGENATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79957658495     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.495828     Document Type: Article

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