A Facile Synthesis of 4-Oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles

1 January 1984

journal article
research article
Published by CLOCKSS Archive in HETEROCYCLES

Vol. 22 (10) , 2313-2316
https://doi.org/10.3987/r-1984-10-2313

Abstract

Condensation of 1,3-cyclohexanedione with chloroacetaldehyde followed by dehydration gave 4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran in a good yield. The tetrahydrobenzofuran was quantitatively converted into 4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles.

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