M. Ishikura, PALLADIUM-CATALYZED TANDEM CYCLIZATION-CROSS-COUPLING REACTION WITH TRIETHYL-(1-METHYLINDOL-2-YL)BORATE, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (4), 1995, pp. 409-410
Triethyl(1-methylindol-2-yl)borate 1 is successfully applied for the p
alladium-catalysed tandem cyclisation-cross-coupling reaction, which i
s used for a concise access to ellipticine derivatives.