Vivek Humne, Yuvraj Dangat, Kumar Vanka and Pradeep Lokhande
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2014,12, 4832-4836
DOI:
10.1039/C4OB00635F,
Communication
A new protocol for the aromatization of tetrahydrocarbazoles has been achieved using a catalytic amount of iodine, giving high yields. The role of iodine in the aromatization has been explained by DFT, and its wide scope is extended to the total synthesis of glycozoline and murrayafoline A. This method has proven to be tolerant of a broad range of functional groups.