New Approach for the Synthesis of N‐Indolyl Ketones and Aldehydes |
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| Authors: | Hua‐Sheng Ding Yu‐Yuan Xie |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Drug Research , Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica , Shanghai, China;2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Science , Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | A new approach for the synthesis of N‐indolyl ketones and aldehydes was developed. In the reaction of N‐indolyl carboxylic acids with alkyl lithium, an interesting phenomenon appeared when using THF as solvent instead of ethyl ether. |
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| Keywords: | Alkyl lithium N‐indolyl aldehyde N‐indolyl ketone solvent effect |
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