Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis
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The Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis is a method for synthesizing indole from a (substituted) ortho-nitrocinnamic acid and iron powder in strongly basic solution.[1][2] This reaction was discovered by Adolf von Baeyer and Adolph Emmerling in 1869.[3] [4]
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Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis | |
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Named after | Adolf von Baeyer Adolph Emmerling |
Reaction type | Ring forming reaction |
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