Ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of indoles from anilines and trialkanolamines in the presence of tin(II) chloride dihydrate

Chan Sik Cho, Hyo Kyun Lim, Sang Chul Shim, Tae Jeong Kim, Heung Jin Choi

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Abstract

Anilines react with trialkanolamines in dioxane in the presence of a catalytic amount of a ruthenium catalyst together with tin(II) chloride dihydrate to give the corresponding indoles in moderate to good yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)995-996
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 May 1998

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