Preparation of NH-pyrroles under superelectrophilic conditions by an Aza-Nazarov reaction cascade with indole as neutral leaving group: Experiment and theory

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 30, 2012, Pages 6021-6032

  Narayan, Rishikesh ^a   Daniliuc, Constantin Gabriel ^a   Würthwein, Ernst Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Aza Nazarov reaction; Electrocyclic reactions; Nitrogen heterocycles; Reaction mechanisms; Superacidic systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867625341     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201200913     Document Type: Article

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