Facile Synthesis of 2-Arylindoles through Plancher-Type Rearrangement of 3-Alkyl-3-Arylindolenines
3-Alkylindoles on reaction with a cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one catalyzed by BF3·OEt2 gave the corresponding 3-alkyl-3-arylindolenines in high yields through a tandem Michael addition/aromatization sequence. In the presence of HCl, these indolenine derivatives underwent a facile Plancher-type C-3 to C-2 aryl rearrangement to deliver the corresponding 2-arylindoles.
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Vol 67
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