The witkop cyclization: A photoinduced C-H activation of the indole system

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1208-1217

  Gritsch, Philipp J ^a   Leitner, Christian ^a   Pfaffenbach, Magnus ^a   Gaich, Tanja ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

C H activation; Medium sized rings; Photochemistry; Total synthesis; Witkop cyclization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893911965     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201307391     Document Type: Review

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