Palladium(II)-catalyzed efficient C-3 functionalization of indoles with benzylic and allylic alcohols under Co-catalyst, acid, base, additive and external ligand-free conditions

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 355, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1308-1314

  Das, Debjit ^a   Roy, Sujit ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR   (India)

Author keywords

alkylation; allylic alcohols; benzylic alcohols; homogeneous catalysis; indoles; palladium(II) complex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877694309     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201300048     Document Type: Article

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