The use of Lewis acid in the reaction of zinc salts of indoles and acyl chloride

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919708006820

3-Acylindoles have been prepared in 62 - 92% isolated yield from the corresponding indoles and acyl chlorides in the presence of AlCl₃.

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The Use of Lewis Acid in
the Reaction of Zinc Salts of
Indoles and Acyl Chloride
ChengXi Yang a , Hemantkumar H. Patel a , Yi-Yin Ku
a , Rajendra Shah a & David Sawick a
a D-54P, Chemical Process Research, Chemical and
Agriculture Products Division, Abbott Laboratories,
North Chicago, IL, 60064-4000
Published online: 22 Aug 2006.
To cite this article: ChengXi Yang , Hemantkumar H. Patel , Yi-Yin Ku , Rajendra
Shah & David Sawick (1997) The Use of Lewis Acid in the Reaction of Zinc Salts of
Indoles and Acyl Chloride, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal
for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 27:12, 2125-2132, DOI:
10.1080/00397919708006820
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