Synthesis of 2-(Indol-3-yl)-ethanone-based arylhydrocarbon receptor agonist candidates via weinreb amides of indole-3-acetic Acid

Current Organic Synthesis

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 812-818

  Opietnik, Martina ^a   Jungbauer, Alois ^a   Mereiter, Kurt ^b   Rosenau, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

(3 indolyl)methyl ketones; Grignard reaction; Human arylhydrocarbon receptor; Indole 3 acetic acid; Weinreb amides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888095381     PISSN: 15701794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570179411310050012     Document Type: Article

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