2-tert-Butyl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocyclohepta[b]indole

Abstract

2-tert-Butyl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocyclohepta[b]indole was synthesized by reaction of cycloheptanone and (4-tert-butylphenyl)hydrazine hydrochloride in the presence of sodium acetate and sulfuric acid in glacial acetic acid via Fischer indole synthesis.

Keywords

• Fischer indole synthesis
• paullones
• hydrazines
• cycloheptanone