title: The Neber route to substituted indoles.
abstract: Two complementary procedures have been developed for the conversion of the oximes of alpha-aryl ketones to azirines. On heating, the azirines rearrange smoothly to the corresponding indoles. The overall transformation offers a versatile route to indoles, complementary to the Fischer indole synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, 19716, USA. taberdf@udel.edu
authors.forename: Douglass F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Taber
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry; D010091:Oximes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D007659:Ketones; D010091:Oximes