Molecules (Mar 2009)

Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Indol-3-yl-Glycines via Uncatalyzed Friedel-Crafts Reaction in Water

  • Mehdi Ghandi,
  • Abuzar Taheri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14031056
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 1056 – 1061

Abstract

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The three component reaction of primary aliphatic amines, glyoxalic acid and indole or N-methylindole in water at ambient temperature affords indol-3-yl or N-methylindol-3-yl-glycine in almost quantitative yields.

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