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STEREOCHEMISTRY IN THE CYCLIZATION OF o-AZIDOPHENYLALKENES TO INDOLES
Smith, P. A. S.,Rowe, C. D.r.,Hansen, D. W. Jr.
, p. 5169 - 5172 (1983)
Cis- and trans-o-azidostilbene, o-azido-β-methylstilbene, and (Z)-o-azido-β-deuteriostyrene give indoles on thermolysis by a mechanism involving attack by a nitrene directly on the β carbon atom, and not by insertion.
