J. Quick, B. Saha
Nov 14, 1994
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract A method for the C-alkylation of 4-nitroindole at the 5 and 7 positions by alkyl Grignard reagents has been developed. The 4-nitro-7-octylindole thus prepared has been used as a starting material for the synthesis of the lyngbyatoxin analog, (-)-7-octylindolactam V.