A new approach for the synthesis of bisindoles through AgOTf as catalyst

Jorge Beltrá, M. Concepción Gimeno and Raquel P. Herrera
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2206–2214. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.10.228

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A new approach for the synthesis of bisindoles through AgOTf as catalyst
Jorge Beltrá, M. Concepción Gimeno and Raquel P. Herrera
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2206–2214. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.10.228

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Beltrá, J.; Gimeno, M. C.; Herrera, R. P. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2206–2214. doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.228

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