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THE USE OF o-MITROARYLACETONITRILES IN THE MITSUNOBU REACTION: MECHANISTIC IMPLICATIONS AND SYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS
Macor, John E.,Wehner, Jennifer M.
, p. 349 - 365 (2007/10/02)
o-Nitroarylacetonitriles (1) have been used as carbon acid participants in the Mitsunobu reaction to yield 2-(o-nitroaryl)-2-alkylacetonitriles (2).Reductive cyclization of 2 afforded 3-alkylindoles (3) in moderate yield.The use of o-nitroarylacetonitrile