1-trifluoromethyl epoxy ethers. Effect of hexafluoro-2-propanol on reactions with secondary aromatic amines: Synthesis of 3-trifluoromethyl indole derivatives
I. Rodrigues et al., 1-trifluoromethyl epoxy ethers. Effect of hexafluoro-2-propanol on reactions with secondary aromatic amines: Synthesis of 3-trifluoromethyl indole derivatives, J ORG CHEM, 66(6), 2001, pp. 2098-2103
Trifluoromethyl epoxy ethers 1 and 2 reacted with aromatic amines in hexafl
uoro-2-propanol at room temperature providing trifluoromethyl indolinols 3
and 4 in excellent isolated yields. S-Trifluoromethyl indoles 9 and 10 coul
d be prepared by treatment of indolinols with SOCl2.