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Answer by Waylander for Reimer-Tiemann reaction on indole
The paper by Order and Lindwall [1] agrees with you that the R-T reaction gives indole-3-carboxaldehyde.Since its isolation in 1903 by Hopkins and Cole (1), 3-indole aldehyde has been investigated very...
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Reimer-Tiemann reaction on indole
According to me net reaction should be at $\ce{C3}$ when Reimer-Tiemann reaction is done on indole (see image), since in the resonance structure, negative charge is on this carbon.But, the answer given...
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