The use of anhydrous CeCl3 as a catalyst for the synthesis of 3-sulfenyl indoles

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.02.038
• Publication Date: 2010-02-12T09:31:11Z
• Authors: Claudio C. Silveira; Samuel R. Mendes; Lucas Wolf; Guilherme M. Martins
• Keywords: Anhydrous; Phthalimides

Anhydrous CeCl3 was successfully used as a catalyst for the synthesis of several 3-sulfenyl indoles in good to excellent yields through reaction indole with N-(alkylthio) and N-(arylthio)phthalimides DMF.