Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis
The Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis is a method for synthesizing indole from a (substituted) ortho-nitrocinnamic acid and iron powder in strongly basic solution. This reaction was discovered by Adolf von Baeyer and Adolph Emmerling in 1869.
| Baeyer–Emmerling indole synthesis | |
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| Named after | Adolf von Baeyer Adolph Emmerling |
| Reaction type | Ring forming reaction |
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