Tetrahedron Letters

Annulation of indole via indole radicals: addition of the 2-indolyl radical to aromatic rings

A Fiumana, K Jones

Index: Fiumana, Andrea; Jones, Keith Tetrahedron Letters, 2000 , vol. 41, # 21 p. 4209 - 4211

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Abstract

The reactions of the radicals derived from indoles 4 are described leading to a short synthesis of fused [1, 2-a] indoles via radical addition to the benzene ring followed by rearomatisation whilst one example undergoes an unusual radical translocation/addition reaction.