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Methanal extrusion in ipso-substitution reactions of hydroxymethylindoles

  • Jeremy C. Dobrowolski
  • , Kittiya Somphol
  • , Mardi Santoso
  • , Hung Duong
  • , Christopher R. Gardner
  • , Naresh Kumar
  • , David St C. Black*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of New South Wales

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Abstract

A range of 3-hydroxymethylindoles undergo acid-catalysed reactions involving ipso-electrophilic substitution with the extrusion of methanal and the formation of diindolylmethane moieties. Both inter-and intramolecular processes lead to macrocyclic compounds 10 and 14.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1188-1195
Number of pages8
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
Volume70
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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