Synthesis of some new arylindoles

New indole derivatives — 2-ethoxycarbonyl-5(p-acetylphenyl)indole andpara-substituted 2-diphenylindoles —key compounds for synthesis of new bisindoles, were synthesized from 4-acetyl-4-nitrodiphenyl.I. Dzhavakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi 380028. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1351–1354, October, 1994. Original article submitted September 15, 1994.