Deoxygenation reactions of ortho-nitrostyrenes with carbon monoxide catalysed by metal carbonyls: a new route to indoles

…, S Cenini, B Rindone, S Tollari, F Demartin

Index: Crotti, Corrado; Cenini, Sergio; Rindone, Bruno; Tollari, Stefano; Demartin, Francesco Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1986 , # 10 p. 784 - 786

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Citation Number: 41

Abstract

The metal carbonyls Fe (CO) 5˙ Ru3 (CO) 12, and Rh6 (CO) 16 are catalysts for the deoxygenation of ortho-nitrostyrenes under carbon monoxide pressure to give indole derivatives; the crystal structure of a non-catalytically active rhodium complex obtained during the synthesis of (5e) is reported.