A new synthesis of 4-substitued indoles via tricarbonylarenechromium(0) complexes
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 8,p. 467-468
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39820000467
Abstract
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.Keywords
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