Two-step route to indoles and analogues from haloarenes: A variation on the Fischer indole synthesis

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1217-1232

  Inman, Martyn ^a   Carbone, Anna ^a   Moody, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; FISCHER INDOLE SYNTHESIS; HALOARENES;

ALDEHYDES; KETONES; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

1 NAPHTHYLAMINE; ALDEHYDE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BIS TERT BUTYL AZODICARBOXYLATE; HALOARENE DERIVATIVE; HALOGEN; HYDRAZINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; MAGNESIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; THIENOPYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FISCHER TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; TOXICITY;

CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; HALOGENATION; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; INDOLES; MAGNESIUM;

EID: 84856671590     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo201866c     Document Type: Article

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