Bucherer carbazole synthesis

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Bucherer carbazole synthesis
Named after Hans Theodor Bucherer
Reaction type Ring forming reaction

The Bucherer carbazole synthesis is a chemical reaction used to synthesize carbazoles from naphthols and aryl hydrazines using sodium bisulfite. The reaction is named after Hans Theodor Bucherer.

The Bucherer carbazole synthesis
The Bucherer carbazole synthesis

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  • Bucherer, Hans Th.; Seyde, Franz (1908). "Über die Einwirkung schwefligsaurer Salze auf aromatische Amino- und Hydroxylverbindungen". J. Prakt. Chem. (in German). 77 (2): 403–413. doi:10.1002/prac.19080770133.
  • Drake, Nathan L. (1942). "The Bucherer Reaction". In Adams, Roger (ed.). Organic Reactions. Vol. 1. pp. 63–90. doi:10.1002/0471264180.or001.05. ISBN 9780471264187.