Modular Three-Component Organocatalytic Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted Pyrroles by a One-Pot Domino Reaction

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Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 976-979

  Martín Santos, Cecilia ^a   Jarava Barrera, Carlos ^a   Parra, Alejandro ^a   Esteban, Francisco ^a   Navarro Ranninger, Carmen ^a   Alemán, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cascade reactions; Enamine; One pot reactions; Organocatalysis; Pyrroles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862749400     PISSN: 18673880     EISSN: 18673899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200104     Document Type: Article

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