82645-10-1Relevant articles and documents
A New Synthesis of 4-Substituted Indoles via Tricarbonylarenechromium(0) Complexes
Nechvatal, Gordon,Widdowson, David A.
, p. 467 - 468 (1982)
Tricarbonyl-(η6-1-tri-isopropylsilylindole)chromium(0), lithiated selectively at C-4 by n-butyl-lithium-N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA), can be substituted in good yield by a range of electrophiles; the method has been used to synthesise 4-prenylindole.