title: Brønsted acid mediated tandem Diels-Alder/aromatization reactions of vinylindoles.
abstract: A Brønsted acid catalyzed tandem Diels-Alder/aromatization reaction of 2-vinylindoles has been developed. The reaction provides a highly efficient and concise approach to 3-indolyl-substituted tetrahydrocarbazoles with various substituents in high yields under mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China.
authors.forename: Cai-Bao
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xu-Fan
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Hong-Gang
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Wen-Jing
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Xiao