The chemistry of isatins: a review from 1975 to 1999

Isatins (1H-indole-2,3-dione) are synthetically versatile substrates, where they can be used for the synthesis of a large variety of heterocyclic compounds, such as indoles and quinolines, and as raw material for drug synthesis. Isatins have also been found in mammalian tissue and their function as...

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Main Authors: Silva Joaquim F. M. da, Garden Simon J., Pinto Angelo C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2001-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532001000300002