PREPARATION OF BENZOFURANO-3-SULFOLENES, BENZOTHIENO-3-SULFOLENES, INDOLO-3-SULFOLENES AS PRECURSORS FOR HETEROAROMATIC O-QUINODIMETHANES

Authors
Citation
Cw. Ko et Ts. Chou, PREPARATION OF BENZOFURANO-3-SULFOLENES, BENZOTHIENO-3-SULFOLENES, INDOLO-3-SULFOLENES AS PRECURSORS FOR HETEROAROMATIC O-QUINODIMETHANES, Tetrahedron letters, 38(30), 1997, pp. 5315-5318
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
38
Issue
30
Year of publication
1997
Pages
5315 - 5318
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1997)38:30<5315:POBBI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Efficient routes have been developed for the synthesis of benzofurano- 3-sulfolene 16, benzofurano-3-sulfolene 16, and N-tosylindolo-3-sulfol ene 18. These compounds are ideal precursors for the corresponding het eroaromatic alpha-quinodimethanes. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.