TiCl 4/t-BuNH 2 as the sole catalyst for a hydroamination-based Fischer indole synthesis

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 52, 2004, Pages 9541-9544

  Ackermann, Lutz ^a   Born, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydroamination; Indoles; Titanium

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; AMIDE; HYDRAZINE DERIVATIVE; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROAMINATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 9644310372     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.10.160     Document Type: Article

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