Polar Diels-Alder reactions developed in a protic ionic liquid: 3-nitroindole as dienophile. Theoretical studies using DFT methods

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 691-695

  Rosa, Claudia D D ^a   Ormachea, Carla M ^a   Sonzogni, Ana S ^a   Kneeteman, María N ^a,b   Domingo, Luis R ^c   Mancini, Pedro M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diels Alder; Dienophile; Nitroindole; Protic ionic liquid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873818785     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017812803901845     Document Type: Article

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