Abstract
4,5,6,7-Tetrahydroindole or 1-vinyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole was obtained in 81 and 93% yields, respectively, by reaction of cyclohexanone oxime with acetylene at 90–140‡C in the presence of alkali metal hydroxides or alkoxides in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) or mixtures of DMSO with low-polarity or nonpolar solvents. The reaction is effective both in an autoclave (initial pressure 8–16 gage atm) and at atmospheric pressure.
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