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Acid-catalyzed dehydration of 3-alkyl(aryl)-4-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-ols gives dimeric derivatives of 3-alkyl(aryl)-4-methyl-1,4-dihydrocyclopenta[b]indole.
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Taidakov, I.V., Nifant"ev, I.E., Talanova, M.Y. et al. Synthesis of 3-alkyl-1,4-dihydrocyclopenta[b]indoles: unexpected formation of dimeric compounds. Russian Chemical Bulletin 53, 897–900 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RUCB.0000037860.62546.33
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