Chemical Communications

One-pot synthesis of benzo [c] carbazoles by photochemical annulation of 2-chloroindole-3-carbaldehydes

C Wang, W Zhang, S Lu, J Wu, Z Shi

Index: Wang, Cailin; Zhang, Wei; Lu, Shenci; Wu, Jingfei; Shi, Zongjun Chemical Communications, 2008 , # 41 p. 5176 - 5178

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Abstract

A novel and efficient procedure for the synthesis of benzo [c] carbazoles has been achieved in moderate to high yields by the one-pot photochemical annulations of 2-chloroindole-3- carbaldehydes by styrenes via photodechlorination-initiated coupling of 2-chloroindole-3- carbaldehydes with styrenes, electrocyclic reactions and deformylative aromatization in the presence of pyridine.