Journal of heterocyclic chemistry

Synthesis of indoles via amidoselenation

T Izumi, M Sugano, T Konno

Index: Izumi, Taeko; Sugano, Miwa; Konno, Touru Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1992 , vol. 29, # 4 p. 899 - 904

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Abstract

Abstract The reaction of 2-styrylacetanilides (2) with N-phenylselenosuccinimide affords 1-N- acetyl-2-phenyl-3-phenylselenoindoles (3) and 1-N-acetyl-2-phenylindoles (4). The reaction of 2-vinylacetanilides (5) with phenylselenenyl bromide proceeds to form indoles via an intramolecular amidoselenation.