Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of [2,3]-fused indoline heterocycles through inverse-electron-demand aza-Diels-Alder reaction of indoles with azoalkenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 4680-4684

  Tong, Min Chao ^a   Chen, Xuan ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Huang, Rong ^a   Tao, Haiyan ^a   Wang, Chun Jiang ^a,b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

asymmetric catalysis; azoalkenes; cycloaddition; indoles; indolines

Indexed keywords

CYCLOADDITION; REGIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; AZOALKENES; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; HETEROCYCLES; INDOLES; INDOLINES;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ALKENE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLINE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLOADDITION; ELECTRON; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; AZA COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLOADDITION REACTION; ELECTRONS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84899628915     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201400109     Document Type: Article

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