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Reduction of N-acylisatins with [BH 3. THF] complex

AC Pinto, FSQ da Silva, RB da Silva

Index: Pinto, Angelo C.; Silva, Filipe Soares Q. da; Silva, Rosangela B. da Tetrahedron Letters, 1994 , vol. 35, # 48 p. 8923 - 8926

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Abstract

Abstract N-acylisatins can be directly converted in high yields to N-alkylindoles by reduction, at room temperature, with freshly prepared BH 3. THF complex. This reduction represents an alternative method for the preparation of N-alkylindoles with long-chain alkyl groups, especially those with halogens within the carbon chain.