Carbon Dioxide: A Peagent for the Protection of Nucleophilic Centres and the Simultaneous Activation to Electrophilic Attack-Part Xii. One-Pot Conversion of 3-Methylindole into 2-Formyl-3-Methylindole |
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| Authors: | Alan R. Katritzky Kunihiko Akutagawa R. Alan Jones |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry , University of Florida , Gainesville, FL, 32611, U.S.A.;2. School of Chemical Sciences , University of East Anglia , Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England, UK |
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| Abstract: | 3-Methylindole is converted via treatment of intermediate lithium 2-lithio-3-methylindole-l-carboxylate with dimethylformamide or methyl formate, as formylating agent, into 2-formyl-3-methylindole in 54% overall yield in a one-pot procedure. |
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