140 years ago Adolf von Baeyer proposed the structure of a heteroaromatic compound which revolutionized organic and medical chemistry: indole. After more than a century, indole itself and the complexity of naturally occurring indole derivatives continue to inspire and influence developments in synthetic chemistry. In particular, the ubiquitous presence of indole rings in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and functional materials are testament to the ever increasing interest in the design of mild and efficient synthetic routes to functionalized indole derivatives. This Review emphasizes the achievements in the selective catalytic functionalization of indoles (C-C bond-forming processes) over the last four years.

Catalytic Functionalization of Indoles in a New Dimension

The legacy of Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875-1946) pervades the lexicon of chemical bonding and reactivity. The power of his concept of donor-acceptor bonding is evident in the eponymous foundations of electron-pair acceptors (Lewis acids) and donors (Lewis bases). Lewis recognized that acids are not restricted to those substances that contain hydrogen (Bronsted acids), and helped overthrow the "modern cult of the proton". His discovery ushered in the use of Lewis acids as reagents and catalysts for organic reactions. However, in recent years, the recognition that Lewis bases can also serve in this capacity has grown enormously. Most importantly, it has become increasingly apparent that the behavior of Lewis bases as agents for promoting chemical reactions is not merely as an electronic complement of the cognate Lewis acids: in fact Lewis bases are capable of enhancing both the electrophilic and nucleophilic character of molecules to which they are bound. This diversity of behavior leads to a remarkable versatility for the catalysis of reactions by Lewis bases.

Lewis Base Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

Organic Chemistry By Dr. I. L. Finar. Vol. 2: Stereochemistry and the Chemistry of Natural Products. Pp. xi + 733. (London and New York: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1956.) 40s. net.

Advanced Organic Chemistry

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Azole-based energetic salts.

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Chemicals from Alkynes with Palladium Catalysts

Data on methods for the production of isatin and indole aldoximes, ketoximes, and amidoximes and their reactions are reviewed. Individual syntheses of new heterocycles from indole and isatin oximes are discussed. The principal results from investigation of the biological activity of derivatives of the oximes are also presented.

Indole and Isatin Oximes: Synthesis, Reactions, and Biological Activity. (Review)

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Heterocycles from Oximes

Recent advances in the chemistry of oximes

Data on the reactions of triazole, tetrazole, dioxazole, oxadiazole, and thiadiazole aldoximes, ketoximes, and amidoximes, their synthesis, and the reactions of their derivatives are reviewed. The synthesis of new heterocycles based on the oximes of five-membered heterocyclic compounds with three and four heteroatoms is examined separately. The principal results from investigation of the biological activity of ethers of these oximes are also presented.

Oximes of five-membered heterocyclic compounds with three and four heteroatoms 2. Synthesis of derivatives, reactions, and biological activity (Review)

Data on the production and the reactions of quinoline aldoximes and ketoximes and their derivatives are reviewed. The synthesis of new heterocycles based on quinoline oximes is examined separately. The main results from investigation of the biological activity of quinoline oximes are presented.

Edgars Abele

Papers

Indole and Isatin Oximes: Synthesis, Reactions, and Biological Activity. (Review)

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Heterocycles from Oximes

Recent advances in the chemistry of oximes

Oximes of five-membered heterocyclic compounds with three and four heteroatoms 2. Synthesis of derivatives, reactions, and biological activity (Review)

Quinoline Oximes: Synthesis, Reactions, and Biological Activity. (Review)