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Selenium dioxide oxidation of 3-methyl-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrafluoroindoles: an efficient route to tetrafluoro analogs of 3-formyl and 3-acetoxymethylindole systems

M Fujita, I Ojima

Index: Fujita, Makoto; Ojima, Iwao Tetrahedron Letters, 1983 , vol. 24, # 42 p. 4573 - 4576

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Abstract

Abstract Selenium dioxide oxidations of 3-methyl-4, 5, 6, 7-tetrafluoroindoles gave 3-formyl or 3-acetoxymethyltetrafluoroindoles in unexpectedly high selectivities, which turned out to serve as useful intermediates for the syntheses of tetrafluoro analogs of tryptophan, tryptamine and indole acetic acid.