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Cyclization of the Stobbe product 3 under the literature conditions (acetic anhydride/sodium acetate) affords both the indole 6 and the indolizine 8. The presence of base promotes the formation of indolizine products, and using acetic anhydride/triethylamine leads to indolizine products in good yield. Improved conditions for conversion to indoles 2, 5, and 6 are reported, and inconsistencies in some of the literature structure assignments and characterization data are noted.
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