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DOI: 10.1039/A700985B (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1997, 2639-2644

Synthesis of 1,2-fused indoles by radical cyclisation1

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Christopher J. Moody and Claire L. Norton

Abstract

Treatment of the 1-(ω-iodoalkyl)indole-3-carbaldehydes 8–13 with tributyltin hydride and AIBN results in radical cyclisation to give the 1,2-fused indoles 14–19 containing five-, six- and seven-membered rings. The tetrahydropyridoindole 18 is converted into the indolequinone 23.

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