A simple synthesis of 2-vinylindoles

JE Macor, ME Newman, K Ryan

Index: Macor, John E.; Newman, Michael E.; Ryan, Kevin Tetrahedron Letters, 1989 , vol. 30, # 19 p. 2509 - 2512

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... A two step synthesis of 2-vinyl indoles is described. Reaction of the anions of 2-methylindole-3-carboxylates ( ) and ( ) with ketones and aldehydes leads directly to 2-vinylindole-3-carboxylic acids ( ) and esters ( ), respectively. Decarboxylation of the ...