Rh(II)-catalyzed isomerization of 2-aryl-2H-azirines to 2,3-disubstituted indoles

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-53

  Chiba, Shunsuke ^a   Hattori, Gaku ^a   Narasaka, Koichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 34247262117     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2007.52     Document Type: Article

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25. 2 (0%).
26. The starting materials, 2H-azirine 3b and 3c were recovered in 55 and 31%, respectively along with some unidentified side products.