Stereoselective oxidative rearrangement of 2-aryl tryptamine derivatives

M Movassaghi, MA Schmidt, JA Ashenhurst - Organic letters, 2008 - ACS Publications

Abstract

The oxidation of 2-aryl tryptamines followed by a stereoselective rearrangement provides a versatile strategy for the synthesis of C3-quaternary oxindoles bearing a C3-aryl group. Treatment of optically active 2-aryl hydroxyindolenines with scandium …

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