Rh(III)-catalyzed tandem C-H allylation and oxidative cyclization of anilides: A new entry to indoles

Organic Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 4576-4579

  Cajaraville, Ana ^a   López, Susana ^a   Varela, Jesús A ^a   Saá, Carlos ^a  

^a Universidad de Santiago de Compostela ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLINDOLE; 2-METHYLINDOLE; ANILIDE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ANILIDES; CARBONATES; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RHODIUM;

EID: 84883787085     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol402125t     Document Type: Article

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