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Thermal rearrangement of indolyl oxime esters to pyridoindoles
Portela-Cubillo, Fernando,Surgenor, Brian A.,Aitken, R. Alan,Walton, John C.
, p. 8124 - 8127 (2008/12/22)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Acyl oximes derived from a variety of indolylalkanones underwent a ring closure sequence during FVP to afford 9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indoles. Unlike UV light promoted reactions of oxime esters, the mechanism is almost certainly not mediated by iminyl radicals but probably involves tautomerism, elimination of acetic acid, and a final electrocyclic ring closure.
