Catalytic and asymmetric Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles with nitroacrylates. Application to the synthesis of tryptophan analogues

Catalytic Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts Alkylation of Indoles with Nitroalkenes by Using a Simple Thiourea Organocatalyst

Raquel P. Herrera, Valentina Sgarzani, Luca Bernardi et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2005 · 460 citations

Novel Organocatalysts, Derivatives, Facile Access +13

Asymmetric Friedel−Crafts Reaction of Indoles with Imines by an Organic Catalyst

Yong‐Qiang Wang, Jun Tae Song, Ran Hong et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2006 · 304 citations

Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Numerous Indole Alkaloids +16

Sidearm Effect:  Improvement of the Enantiomeric Excess in the Asymmetric Michael Addition of Indoles to Alkylidene Malonates

Jian Zhou, Yong Tang · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2002 · 270 citations

Enantiomeric Excess, Engineering, Organic Chemistry +18

Cyclomarins A−C, New Antiinflammatory Cyclic Peptides Produced by a Marine Bacterium (<i>Streptomyces</i> sp.)

Matthew K. Renner, Ya‐Ching Shen, Xing-Chung Cheng et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1999 · 257 citations

Biosynthesis, Marine Biotechnology, Biochemistry +14

Highly Enantioselective Friedel−Crafts Alkylations of Pyrroles and Indoles with α‘-Hydroxy Enones under Cu(II)-Simple Bis(oxazoline) Catalysis

Claudio Palomo, Mikel Oiarbide, Bharat G. Kardak et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2005 · 209 citations

Enantioselective Friedel−crafts Alkylations, Chemical Engineering, Novel Organocatalysts +14