Asymmetric synthesis of N-allylic indoles via regio- and enantioselective allylation of aryl hydrazines

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Xu, Kun ^a   Gilles, Thomas ^a   Breit, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYL HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; N ALLYLIC INDOLE; RHODIUM; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; ALKADIENE; ALLYL COMPOUND; BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVE; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPADIENE; VINCAMINE; YUREMAMINE;

ASYMMETRY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; RHODIUM;

ACIDITY; ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKADIENES; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; BENZOXAZINES; CATALYSIS; HYDRAZINES; INDOLES; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; VINCAMINE;

EID: 84936802731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8616     Document Type: Article

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