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2-Substituted indoles have been efficiently obtained by selective aryn
ic cyclisation of halogenated aryl imines of methyl ketones in the pre
sence of the complex-base NaNH2-(BuONa)-O-t and by PhCH2SH-AlCl3 openi
ng of tetrahydrothiopyranoindoles also obtained from arynic cyclisatio
n of imines.