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Methods for the synthesis of indole-3-carboxylic acid esters (microreview)

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In this microreview, recent advances in the development of methods for indole cyclization, leading to indole-3-carboxylic acid derivatives, are highlighted. Selected works published since 2013 are covered.

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The material was prepared with the partial support of the Grants Council of the President of the Russian Federation for state support of young Russian scientists (grant МК-2474.2018.3)

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  1. Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, 11 B. Pirogovskaya St., Moscow, 119021, Russia

    Valeriya A. Litvinova & Alexander S. Tikhomirov

  2. D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, 9 Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047, Russia

    Valeriya A. Litvinova & Alexander S. Tikhomirov

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Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, 2018, 54(10), 923–925

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Litvinova, V.A., Tikhomirov, A.S. Methods for the synthesis of indole-3-carboxylic acid esters (microreview). Chem Heterocycl Comp 54, 923–925 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-018-2370-3

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