Tetrahedron report number 945Indole synthesis: a review and proposed classification

Graphical abstractThe indole alkaloids, ranging from lysergic acid to vincristine, have long inspired organic synthesis chemists. Interest in developing new methods for indole synthesis has burgeoned over the past few years. These new methods have been fragmented across the literature of organic chemistry. In this review, we present a framework for the classification of all indole syntheses.Download full-size image