3-Unsubstituted indolizines undergo oxidative dimerization in the presence of catalytic amounts of FeIII and oxygen. Although much experimental evidence apparently indicates that FeII is reoxidised to FeIII by oxygen, a chain mechanism cannot be envisaged. A chain sequence can be proposed only in the case where a stoicheiometric amount of FeIII is used.
R. Andruzzi, L. Cardellini, L. Greci, P. Stipa, M. Poloni and A. Trazza, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1988, 3067 DOI: 10.1039/P19880003067
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