A highly efficient route to C-3 alkyl-substituted indoles via a metal-free transfer hydrogenation

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 55, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 3774-3776

  Chen, Cai ^a   Feng, Huan Xi ^b   Li, Zhi Long ^a   Cai, Pin Wen ^a   Liu, Yan Kai ^a   Shan, Lian Hai ^a   Zhou, Xian Li ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Hantzsch dihydropyridine; Highly efficient; Reductive alkylation; Substituted indoles

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; ALKYL GROUP; BRONSTED ACID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HANTZSCH ESTER; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; REDUCING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; HYDROGENATION; REDUCTION KINETICS; CATALYSIS; METAL FREE CATALYTIC TRANSFER HYDROGENATION; PH; REDUCTION; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84902547415     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.05.064     Document Type: Article

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