Unusual oxidation of 2 (or 3)-methylindole derivatives with active manganese dioxide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919508015444

Oxidation of 15-methoxy-1-phenylsulfonyl-2-methyl indole-3-aldehyde (3) with active manganese dioxide to the corresponding indole-2,3-dialdehyde (4) and similar reactions are reported.

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Unusual Oxidation of 2 (or 3)-
Methylindole Derivatives with Active
Manganese Dioxide
Arasambattu K. Mohanakrishnan a & Panayencheri C. Srinivasan a
a Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras Guindy
Campus, Madras, 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
Published online: 04 Jan 2007.
To cite this article: Arasambattu K. Mohanakrishnan & Panayencheri C. Srinivasan (1995)
Unusual Oxidation of 2 (or 3)-Methylindole Derivatives with Active Manganese Dioxide, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
25:16, 2407-2414, DOI: 10.1080/00397919508015444
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