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The Gassman indole synthesis involves a one-pot process in which a hypohalite, a β-carbonyl sulfide derivative, and a base are added sequentially to an aniline or a substituted aniline to provide 3-thioalkoxyindoles.
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Li, J.J. (2014). Gassman indole synthesis. In: Name Reactions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03979-4_116
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