Iodine-catalyzed aromatization of tetrahydrocarbazoles and its utility in the synthesis of glycozoline and murrayafoline A: a combined experimental and computational investigation
A new protocol for the aromatization of tetrahydrocarbazoles has been achieved using a catalytic amount of iodine. The role of iodine has been explained by DFT, and its scope is extended to the total synthesis of glycozoline and murrayafoline A.