title: A facile synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-b]quinolines via a Rh(I)-catalyzed carbodiimide-Pauson-Khand-type reaction.
abstract: A new straightforward synthetic method for 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]quinolin-2-ones via a [RhCl(CO)(2)](2)-dppp catalyzed Pauson-Khand-type reaction of N-[2-(2-alkyn-1-yl)phenyl]carbodiimides is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan. tsaito@rs.kagu.tus.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takao
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authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Naoki
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authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Takashi
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authors.lastname: Otani