A. Niedzwieckakornas et al., ANODIC METHOXYLATION OF ISATIN, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. B, A journal of chemical sciences, 53(5-6), 1998, pp. 620-624
Anodic metoxylation of isatin was investigated. The product formed con
tained a unique 3a,7a-dihydroindole ring system. 3a,7a-Dihydro-(Z)-3a,
7a-dimetoxyisatin was isolated and characterized with a variety of spe
ctroscopic methods.