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Electron‐Transfer‐Induced Diels–Alder Reactions of Indole and Exocyclic Dienes: Synthesis and Quantum‐Chemical Studies
Author(s) -
Haberl Udo,
Steckhan Eberhard,
Blechert Siegfried,
Wiest Olaf
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(19991001)5:10<2859::aid-chem2859>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - indole test , chemistry , diels–alder reaction , quantum chemical , electron transfer , photoinduced electron transfer , cycloaddition , photochemistry , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , molecule
Regio‐ and stereoselectivities of radical‐cation Diels–Alder reactions (see equation) can be explained and predicted by quantum‐chemical calculations. The cycloadditions between indole and exocyclic dienes are catalyzed by photoinduced electron transfer.