Isoharmine revisited: Thermal rearrangement of a 3-cyanomethyl-2-vinylindole

Authors
Sapi, J Patigny, D Laronze, JY
Citation
J. Sapi et al., Isoharmine revisited: Thermal rearrangement of a 3-cyanomethyl-2-vinylindole, HETEROCYCLE, 51(2), 1999, pp. 361-364
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
HETEROCYCLES
ISSN journal
03855414 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
361 - 364
Database
ISI
SICI code
0385-5414(19990201)51:2<361:IRTROA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Thermolysis of 2-vinylindole derivative (1) led to indolylacrylonitrile (6) instead of beta-carboline alkaloid isoharmine (4). Latter was prepared by following the conventional method and was fully characterized.