A new mechanism (SEi) for electrophilic substitution in indoles. Chlorination of indoles with sodium hypochlorite by competitive SE2 and SEi mechanisms

Michael De Rosa; Angela Cuenca; Maria Raquel Fernandez

doi:10.3987/R-1986-05-1311

A new mechanism (S_Ei) for electrophilic substitution in indoles. Chlorination of indoles with sodium hypochlorite by competitive S_E2 and S_Ei mechanisms

Michael De Rosa, Angela Cuenca, Maria Raquel Fernandez

Penn State Brandywine

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The chlorination of 5-substituted indoles (OCH₃, CH₃, Br, CN, N0₂) with NaOCl was studied. Mixtures of N-chloro- and N-chloro-3-chloro-indoles were formed, Indoles reacted with OCl^- in a S_Ei process to give N-chloroindoles. This reaction was favored by substituents which increased the acidity of the indolic N-H. Indoles or their conjugate bases also reacted with HOCl in a S_E2 reaction to give 3-chloroindoles which were then converted to their N-chloro derivatives with excess NaOCl.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1311-1318
Number of pages	8
Journal	Heterocycles
Volume	24
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3987/R-1986-05-1311
State	Published - May 1 1986

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