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Bischler Indole Synthesis under Microwave Irradiation: A Solvent-Free Synthesis of 2-Arylindoles
Published:
01 November 2005
by MDPI
in The 9th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry
session Symposium on Microwave Assisted Synthesis
Abstract: The solid-state reaction between anilines and phenacyl bromides in the presence of an equimolecular amount of sodium bicarbonate gives phenacylanilines. Microwave irradiation of mixtures of these compounds with anilinium bromides at 560 W for 45-60 s provides a general, solvent-free method for the synthesis of 2-arylindoles in 50-56% overall yields. A one-pot variation of the method, involving irradiation of 2:1 mixtures of anilines and phenacyl bromides, allowed a simplified experimental procedure and led to improved yields (52-75%).
