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Brønsted Acid Mediated Tandem Diels−Alder/Aromatization Reactions of Vinylindoles

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posted on 2009-05-01, 00:00 authored by Cai-Bao Chen, Xu-Fan Wang, Yi-Ju Cao, Hong-Gang Cheng, Wen-Jing Xiao
A Brønsted acid catalyzed tandem Diels−Alder/aromatization reaction of 2-vinylindoles has been developed. The reaction provides a highly efficient and concise approach to 3-indolyl-substituted tetrahydrocarbazoles with various substituents in high yields under mild conditions.

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