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Dimerization of 1-benzenesulfonyl-3-cyanomethylindole. Synthesis of indolo[2,3-a]carbazoles
Beccalli, Egle M.,Gelmi, Maria Luisa,Erba, Emanuela
, p. 735 - 741 (2007/10/03)
The treatment of 1-benzenesulfonyl-3-cyanomethylindole (1) with LDA, in THF at 0°C, affords 2-(1-benzenesulfonyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)acrylonitrile (2) in 79% yield. From 2 , the indolo[2,3-a]carbazole (4) has been obtained in 58% yield.
