Abstract

CUEVAS YANEZ, Erick  and  CRUZ ALMANZA, Raymundo. Rhodium (II) Catalyzed Wolff Rearrangement of a Carbenoid Derived from an Indolyl Diazopropanedione. Rev. Soc. Quím. Méx [online]. 2004, vol.48, n.1, pp.46-48. ISSN 0583-7693.

The Rhodium (II) acetate catalyzed reaction of 3-diazo-1-(indol-3-yl)- propane-1,2-dione did not give the expected intramolecular cyclization product, affording only 3-acetylindole in 70% yield. A reaction mechanism which involves a Wolff rearrangement is proposed.

Keywords : Carbenoid; rearrangement; indole.

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