Facile Synthesis of 2-Benzylindoles

P Wiedenau, S Blechert

Index: Wiedenau, Paul; Blechert, Siegfried Synthetic Communications, 1997 , vol. 27, # 12 p. 2033 - 2039

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Abstract

The indole nucleus is common to a large number of biologically active natural and synthetic compounds.' Their structural diversity and broad spectrum of pharmacological properties have attracted considerable attention in medicinal chemistry.* The particular interest for indoles substituted in the 2-position3 and the limited availability of synthetic routes4 towards them ... T o whom correspondence should be addressed ... We found, that the benzyl group of N-benzylindole 1 migrates ...