Rhodium(III)-catalyzed synthesis of indoles from 1-alkylidene-2- arylhydrazines and alkynes via C-H and N-N bond cleavages

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 55, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 3302-3304

  Matsuda, Takanori ^a   Tomaru, Yuki ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkyne; Annulation; C H bond functionalization; Hydrazine; Indole; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; COPPER; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 84901239058     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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