Reaction of aromatic azides with strong acids: formation of fused nitrogen heterocycles and arylamines

We describe in this paper the action of trifluoroacetic acid, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and aluminum chloride upon ortho-substituted aryl azides to form indoles, azepines and arylamines in good yields. The protonated azides lose nitrogen to form arylnitrenium ion intermediates which undergo intr...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Marcia de, Sorrilha Ana E.P.M., Rodrigues J. Augusto R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 1999-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50531999000500012