Ds. Black et al., SYNTHESIS OF BIINDOLYLS BY THE REACTION OF INDOLES WITH INDOLIN-2-ONES AND PHOSPHORYL CHLORIDE OR TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ANHYDRIDE, Tetrahedron, 52(13), 1996, pp. 4697-4708
Examples of 2,2'-, 2,3'-, and 2,7'-biindolyls have been prepared by th
e reaction of indoles with indolin-2-ones and phosphoryl chloride or t
rifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride. In certain conditions terindolyls c
an also be formed and those described contain combinations of the abov
e linkages.