Domino carbocationic rearrangement of alpha-[bis(methylthio)methylene]alkyl-2-(3/2-indolyl) cyclopropyl ketones

J Org Chem. 2007 Feb 16;72(4):1388-94. doi: 10.1021/jo062302a.

Abstract

Domino carbocationic rearrangement of a number of substituted 3- and 2-indolylcyclopropyl ketones with an alpha-bis(methylthio)methylene group in the presence of various protic/Lewis acids yields a variety of products, mainly the pentaleno fused indoles and the carbazole derivatives.