Abstract A modified convenient and high yielding synthetic route for the preparation of the dopamine agonist roxindole 1 is described. The key step in our method is the phase-transfer catalyzed reaction of γ-butyrolactone with 5-methoxyindole which results in the indolyl-
[Clack, Denis W.; Jackson, Anthony H.; Prasitpan, Noojaree; Shannon, Patrick V. R. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2: Physical Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1982 , p. 909 - 916]
