title: Generation and intermolecular reactions of 2-indolylacyl radicals.
abstract: The generation of 2-indolylacyl radicals from the corresponding phenyl selenoesters, aldehydes, and alpha-keto carboxylic acids and the scope of their participation in intermolecular addition reactions to carbon-carbon double bonds have been studied. Whereas the phenyl selenoester method has provided easy access to a variety of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds bearing the 2-acylindole moiety, the glyoxylic acid route has been employed for the preparation of 2-indolyl pyridyl ketones.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain. bennasar@farmacia.far.ub.es
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bennasar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bosch