OXAZOLIDINES. 1. BASIC CATALYTIC DISPROPORTIONATION OF CYCLOHEXANOSPIRO-2-OXAZOLIDINES: SYNTHESIS OF N-SUBSTITUTED 4,5,6,7-TETRAHYDROINDOLES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00542786

It has been shown that the basic catalytic disproportionation of cyclohexanospiro-2-oxazolidines in the presence of potasium hydroxide or sodium methylate leads to N-substituted 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles with a yield of up to 73percent.The influence of the character of substituents at the nitrogen atom of oxazolidine on the course of the reaction has been established.