Organocatalytic synthesis of α-quaternary amino acid derivatives via aza-Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with simple α-amidoacrylates

Tetrahedron

Volumn 67, Issue 41, 2011, Pages 7923-7928

  Righi, Marika ^a   Bartoccini, Francesca ^a   Lucarini, Simone ^a   Piersanti, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amidoacrylates; Friedel Crafts alkylation; Indoles; Organocatalysis; Quaternary amino acids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA QUATERNARY AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; INDOLE; NUCLEOPHILE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80052777073     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: 14645416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2011.08.039     Document Type: Article

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