Indole Synthesis by Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Hydrazine‐Directed CH Activation: Redox‐Neutral and Traceless by NN Bond Cleavage

Fishing for complements! There is an alternative to the useful Fischer indole synthesis. The new method utilizes the same retrosynthetic disconnection but is based on a Rh(III) -catalyzed directed CH activation step and a successive coupling with alkynes.