Pragati K. Prasad, Rupali G. Kalshetti, Rambabu N. Reddi, Sanjay P. Kamble and Arumugam Sudalai
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 3027-3030
DOI:
10.1039/C6OB00295A,
Communication
An unprecedented synthesis of novel 3-azido indoles has been developed using I2 and NaN3 in high yields and excellent regioselectivity. The reaction proceeds under metal-free conditions at room temperature. Essentially, an umpolung in reactivity at the C-3 position of indole has been achieved by the activation of indoles with I2.
