title: Electrosynthesis of substituted 1H-indoles from o-nitrostyrenes.
abstract: A novel procedure has been devised for the synthesis of derivatives of 1H-indole that is based on the direct, room-temperature electrochemical reduction of substituted o-nitrostyrenes at carbon cathodes in N,N-dimethylformamide containing tetramethylammonium tetrafluoroborate as supporting electrolyte and in the presence of a 10-fold molar excess of a proton donor (phenol or methyl 3-oxobutanoate).
authors: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Du
authors: Jonathan L
authors: JL
authors: Brosmer
authors: Dennis G
authors: DG
authors: Peters
mesh_terms: D004573:Electrolytes; D004583:Electrons; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013343:Styrenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D007211:Indoles; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D013343:Styrenes