4-Aminoindoles as 1,4-bisnucleophiles for diversity-oriented synthesis of tricyclic indoles bearing 3,4-fused seven-membered rings

• DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01045a
• Publication Date: 2019-05-30T01:04:20Z
• Authors: Shaomin Chen; Palanisamy Ravich...; Ahmed El-Harairy; Yves Queneau; Minghao Li; Yanlong Gu
• Keywords: Indoles; Molecular Structure; [CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistry; Stereoisomerism; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A straightforward access to tricyclic indoles bearing 3,4-fused seven-membered rings was established by using 4-aminoindoles as 1,4-bisnucleophiles in three-component reactions.