Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
Abstract:
Anhydrous CeCl3 was successfully used as a catalyst for the synthesis of several 3-sulfenyl indoles in good to excellent yields through the reaction of indole with N-(alkylthio) and N-(arylthio)phthalimides in DMF.