Thiourea-catalysed ring opening of episulfonium ions with indole derivatives by means of stabilizing non-covalent interactions

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 817-824

  Lin, Song ^a   Jacobsen, Eric N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ION; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN BOND; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDING; INDOLES; IONS; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS; THIOUREA;

EID: 84866927588     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1450     Document Type: Article

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