A mild preparation of substituted indolizines and indole from simple aromatic precursors using (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane

Liusheng Zhu, Marc Vimolratana, Sean P. Brown, Julio C. Medina

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Abstract

A mild and convenient synthesis of substituted indolizines from readily available 2-(pyridin-2-yl)acetyl derivatives using (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane is described. The extension of this methodology to the synthesis of indole from 2-aminobenzaldehyde is also reported.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1768-1770
Number of pages3
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume49
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 10 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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