Synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2-b]indole derivatives

The reaction of N-acetylindoxyl hydrazone with ketones in alcohol gave N-acetylindoxyl alkylindenehydrazones, which were converted to pyrrolo[3,2-b]indole derivatives by treatment with glacial acetic acid. Pyrrolo[3,2-b]indole derivatives were also obtained in the reaction of N-acetylindoxyl hydrazone with ketones in glacial acetic acid. The structures of the synthesized products were confirmed by data from the IR, UV, PMR, and mass spectra.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 201–205, February, 1982.