Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5275276 Tetrahedron Letters 2008 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

Ruthenium-catalyzed regioselective ring-opening of aliphatic and aryl epoxides under solvent-free conditions is reported. It was found that RuCl3·nH2O catalyzes the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles, providing 3-alkylated derivatives in good yields under mild reaction conditions.

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