New alkaloid derivatives by the reaction of 3,4-dihydro-β-carbolines with 1,3- dipoles; synthesis and a theoretical study[1]

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1811-1825

  Milen, Mátyás ^a,b   Ábrányi Balogh, Péter ^a   Mucsi, Zoltán ^a   Dancsó, András ^b   Körtvélyesi, Tamás ^c   Keglevich, György ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b EGIS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cycloaddition; Mechanism; Nitrile imine; Nitrile oxide; carbolines

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CYANIDES; METABOLITES; NITROGEN OXIDES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

CARBOLINE DERIVATIVES; CYCLOADDITIONS; NITRILE IMINE; NITRILE OXIDES; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATION; STEREOSTRUCTURE; SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS; THEORETICAL STUDY; Β-CARBOLINE;

ALKALOIDS;

EID: 79958757863     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211795656660     Document Type: Article

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