文摘
3b1;-Trifluoromethyl-3b2;-aryl enamines were successfully used as synthetic equivalents of benzyltrifluoromethyl ketones in both the Fischer indole synthesis and the Pictetȁ3;Spengler reaction. Accordingly, 2-trifluoromethyl indoles and a variety of trifluoromethylated 4,5,6,7-terahydro-1H-pyridines including carbolines were synthesized in moderate to good yields.