Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-indole and 6′,7′-dihydro-3,7′-biindole derivatives from domino reactions of arylglyoxals or methyl ketones with enamines

Abstract

A series of interesting 7-hydroxy-2-aryl-6,7-dihydro-indol-4(5H)-ones 3 was successfully synthesized in moderate to good yields by the domino reactions of different arylglyoxals 1 with enamines 2 under catalyst-free conditions.