J. Meng, D. Du, G. Xiong
1994
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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Abstract
The solid-state photoreaction of the mixed crystals between nitrobenzaldehydes and indole was found to give nitrophenyl-(bis-3-indolyl)methane (3) and nitrophenyl-(3-indolyl)methanol (4). The structure of the ortho isomer 4c was established by X-ray crystallographic analysis. A dual pathway from an oxetane intermediate 5 is proposed for the formation of 3 and 4.