Clay-mediated reaction of indoles with cyclohexane-1,3-diones: an expedient route to indolylcyclohexenones
Authors: Chakrabarty, Manas; Kundu, Taraknath; Harigaya, Yoshihiro
Source: Journal of Chemical Research, Volume 2004, Number 11, November 2004 , pp. 778-780(3)
Publisher: Science Reviews 2000 Ltd
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Abstract:
Indoles (1a-e) react with cyclohexane-1,3-diones (2a-c) on montmorillonite K10 clay at 60-70 °C to furnish the corresponding 3-(3′-indolyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-ones (5a-e, 6a-e, 7b-e) in 27-75% yields in 2.5-4 h.Keywords: INDOLES, CYCLOHEXANE-1,3-DIONES, CLAY, INDOLYLCYCL
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.3184/0308234043431528
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