ChemInform Abstract: Fluorinated Alcohol-Mediated SN1-Type Reaction of Indolyl Alcohols with Diverse Nucleophiles

This paper describes an efficient SN1-type reaction of 3-indolylmethanols with miscellaneous nucleophiles, featuring a catalyst-free procedure, low cost, wide substrate scope and mild reaction conditions. This approach provides green and efficient methods for the synthesis of diverse 3-substituted indolyl derivatives as well as unsymmetrical bisindolylmethanes and triarylmethanes.