R. Beugelmans et M. Chbani, S(RN)1 - SYNTHESIS OF NITROGEN, SULFUR AN D PHOSPHORUS HETEROCYCLIC-COMPOUNDS LINKED TO NAPHTHALENE, Bulletin de la Societe chimique de France, 132(7), 1995, pp. 729-733
1-Bromo-2-naphthylamine or 2-bromo-1-naphthylamine were used as substr
ates and treated with various nucleophiles, such as ketone enolates, p
hosphonates or thiolates, under S(RN)1 conditions to afford benzo[e]-
or benzo[g]indoles, naphthoazaphospholes and thiazines.