Tetrahedron letters

6-Substituted indoles from o-halonitrobenzenes

AN Tischler, TJ Lanza

Index: Tischler, Allan N.; Lanza, Thomas J. Tetrahedron Letters, 1986 ,  vol. 27,  # 15  p. 1653 - 1656

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Abstract

Abstract o-Chloro-and o-bromonitrobenzenes are efficiently converted to 6-substituted indoles in a four step synthesis, proceeding through o-trimethylsilylethynylnitrobenzenes, o- nitrophenylacetaldehyde dimethylacetals and o-aminophenylacetaldehyde dimethylacetals as intermediates.