Novel and efficient synthesis of pyrroloiminoquinones using a hypervalent iodine(III) reagent

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Yasuyuki Kita, Hiroaki Watanabe, Masahiro Egi, Toyokazu Saiki, Yuko Fukuoka and Hirofumi Tohma


Abstract

A novel and efficient route involving an intramolecular cyclization of 3-(azidoethyl)indole derivatives using a hypervalent iodine(III) reagent has been developed for the synthesis of pyrroloiminoquinones.


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