K. Kobayashi, Kosuke Ezaki, Daisuke Hanioka
Feb 1, 2015
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Helvetica Chimica Acta
Abstract
A series of 6-aminoindolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline-5-carbonitriles 4 have been prepared by treatment of 2-(2-bromophenyl)-1H-indoles 1, available from 1-(2-bromophenyl)ethanones or 1-(2-bromophenyl)propan-1-ones by using Fischer indole synthesis, with propanedinitrile in the presence of a catalytic amount of CuBr and an excess of K2CO3 in DMSO at 100°.