A number of protected 7-hydroxyindoles was prepared by reaction of the protected 2-nitrophenols with vinylmagnesium bromide. Benzhydryl was shown to be the protecting group of choice, giving good yields of the indole and being readily removed for subsequent transformations of the 7-hydroxy function.
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