Ruthenium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of aromatic homo- and bis-homopropargylic amines/amides: Formation of indoles, dihydroisoquinolines and dihydroquinolines

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 353, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1933-1937

  Varela Fernández, Alejandro ^a   Varela, Jesús A ^a   Saá, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

alkynylamines; azaheterocycles; cycloisomerization; ruthenium; vinylidenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052013340     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201100095     Document Type: Article

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