A Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Amination/Hydroamination Sequence: Switchable Synthesis of Functionalized Indoles

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 55, Issue 40, 2016, Pages 12422-12426

  Li, Tian Ren ^a   Cheng, Bei Yi ^a   Wang, Ya Ni ^a   Zhang, Mao Mao ^a   Lu, Liang Qiu ^a   Xiao, Wen Jing ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SynBio Research Platform   (China)

Author keywords

alkynes; copper; hydroamination; indoles; synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COPPER;

ALKYNES; COPPER CATALYZED; DIVERGENT SYNTHESIS; FURTHER TREATMENTS; HYDROAMINATIONS; INDOLES; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

AMINATION;

EID: 84990218787     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605900     Document Type: Article

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