M. W. Shaffer, M. Platz
1989
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract 6-Azido-4,5,7 trifluoroindole 1 was synthesized and its photochemistry examined. Although photolysis of 1 at 25° invariably leads to tars, photolysis at −196° in frozen toluene produced a benzylic CH insertion adduct in 70–80% isolated yield. The data suggests that 1 and its derivatives may be useful in photoaffinity labelling at low temperature.