Visible-Light-Driven Aza-ortho-quinone Methide Generation for the Synthesis of Indoles in a Multicomponent Reaction

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 56, Issue 32, 2017, Pages 9527-9531

  Liu, Yi Yin ^a   Yu, Xiao Ye ^a   Chen, Jia Rong ^a   Qiao, Ming Ming ^a   Qi, Xiaotian ^a   Shi, De Qing ^a   Xiao, Wen Jing ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

aza ortho quinone methides; indoles; photochemistry; radicals; sulfur ylides

Indexed keywords

ANILINE; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

CYCLOADDITION PRODUCTS; INDOLES; MULTI-COMPONENT REACTIONS; QUINONE METHIDES; RADICALS; SITU GENERATION; SULFUR YLIDES; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

QUINONE;

EID: 85021844022     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704690     Document Type: Article

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