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It is shown that, in addition to the usually formed 3-formyl-4,5-benzindole, 2-formyl-4,5-benzindole can be obtained via the Vilsmeier reaction. The IR, PMR, and UV spectra of the 2- and 3-formyl isomers are compared, and their possible conformations are discussed.
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Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 343–345, March, 1984.
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Voronina, E.I., Ostapchuk, G.M., Ivanova, T.M. et al. Benzindoles. 23. 2-formyl- and 3-formyl-4,5-benzindoles. Chem Heterocycl Compd 20, 275–277 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00515637
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