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Rh2 (II)-Catalyzed Ester Migration to Afford 3 H-Indoles from Trisubstituted Styryl Azides

C Kong, TG Driver

Index: Yoshimitsu, Takehiko; Arano, Yoshimasa; Kaji, Tomohiro; Ino, Tatsunori; Nagaoka, Hiroto; Tanaka, Tetsuaki Heterocycles, 2009 , vol. 77, # 1 p. 179 - 186

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Abstract

... and diverse structural motifs.(1, 2) In comparison to other N-heterocycles, the antiproliferation ... is not required in our tandem reaction: aryl azide 11e was smoothly converted into 3H-indole ... The resulting N-heterocycle 14 contains a benzylic carbocation, which can undergo ring ...