Unexpected acid-catalysed rearrangement of certain 3-(arylthio)indoles to 2-(2-aminophenyl)benzothiophenes
Abstract
3-(Arylthio)indoles (1), in which the aryl group is an electron-rich ring system, undergo a novel structural rearrangement to 2-(2-aminophenyl)benzothiophenes (2) upon heating in polyphosphoric acid.