@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014968, author = {Somei, Masanori and Yamada, Fumio and Hayashi, Toshikatsu and Goto, Aya and Saga, Yoshitomo}, issue = {3}, journal = {Heterocycles}, month = {Mar}, note = {1-(Indol-3-yl)indoles are obtained in excellent to good yields by the reaction of 1-hydroxyindoles with indole in 85% formic acid. Their structures are determined by X-Ray crystallographic analysis and chemical correlations. The unprecidented SN2 mechanism on the indole nitrogen is proposed., 金沢大学大学院自然科学研究科生理活性物質科学, 金沢大学薬学部}, pages = {457--460}, title = {Nucleophilic substitution reaction on the nitrogen of indole nucleus: Formation of 1-(indol-3-yl)indoles upon reaction of 1-hydroxyindoles with indole in formic acid}, volume = {55}, year = {2001} }