Mvb. Rao et al., ANIONIC [4-2,3-DIENOLATE WITH DIENOPHILES - A FACILE REGIOSPECIFIC ROUTE TO SUBSTITUTED CARBAZOLES(2] CYCLOADDITION REACTIONS OF INDOLE), Tetrahedron letters, 36(19), 1995, pp. 3385-3388
Indole 2,3-dienolate derived by deprotonation of 1,2-dimethylindole-3-
carboxaldehyde is shown to be useful 1,4-dipole synthon (anionic indol
o-2,3-quinodimethane) which undergoes facile cycloaddition with wide r
ange of dienophiles affording substituted carbazoles in highly regiosp
ecific fashion.