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Gassman indole synthesisThe Gassman indole synthesis is a series of chemical reactions used to synthesize substituted indoles from aniline. Additional recommended knowledgeThis is a one-pot chemical reaction, and none of the intermediates are isolated. R1 can be hydrogen or alkyl, while R2 works best with aryl, but can also be alkyl. Electron-rich anilines, such as 4-methoxyaniline, tend to fail in this reaction. The 3-position thiomethyl group is often removed using Raney nickel to give the 3-H-indole. Reaction mechanismThe reaction mechanism of the Gassman indole synthesis is divided among three steps. The first step is the oxidation of the aniline 1 using tert-butyl hypochlorite (tBuOCl) to give the chloramine 2. The second step is the addition of the ketone to give the sulfonium ion 3, and is typically done at low temperatures (-78 °C). The third and final step is the addition of a base, which in this case is triethylamine. Upon warming to room temperature, the base will deprotonate the sulfonium ion creating the sulfonium ylide 4, which quickly undergoes a [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to give the ketone 5. The ketone 5 will undergo a facile condensation to give the desired 3-thiomethylindole 6. References
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