Environmentally friendly and regioselective C3-alkylation of indoles with alcohols through a hydrogen autotransfer strategy

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 3394-3397

  Cano, Rafael ^a   Yus, Miguel ^a   Ramón, Diego J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Alkylation; Hydrogen autotransfer; Indoles; Transition metal free

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; BASE; BROMIDE; ELECTROPHILE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLVENT; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GREEN CHEMISTRY; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SOLVENT EFFECT;

EID: 84878409853     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.04.062     Document Type: Article

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