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Synthesis and Reactivity of <i>N</i>-Hydroxy-2-Amino-3-Arylindoles

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2007

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Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-nitrophenylacetonitriles bearing an aromatic substituent α to the nitrile group, using Pd/C and (Ph3P)4Pd, affords unstable N-hydroxy-2-amino-3-arylindoles which, after autoxidation, yields 2-amino-3-aryl-3H-indol-3-ol 1-oxides.