Umpolung reactivity of indole through gold catalysis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 36, 2011, Pages 8358-8362

  Lu, Biao ^a   Luo, Yingdong ^a   Liu, Lianzhu ^a   Ye, Longwu ^a   Wang, Yanzhao ^a   Zhang, Liming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

catalysis; gold; indole; nitrenes; umpolung

Indexed keywords

CARBENES; FUNCTIONALIZED; GOLD CATALYSIS; INDOLE; NITRENES; UMPOLUNG;

CATALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GOLD;

ALKYNE; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GOLD; IMINE; INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; METHANE; PHENYLNITRENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; GOLD; IMINES; INDOLES; METHANE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 80052080476     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201103014     Document Type: Article

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