Fischer Indole Synthesis
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E. Fischer and F. Jourdan, Ber. 16, 2241 (1883); E. Pischer and 0. Hess, Ber. 17, 559 (1884)
G. M. Robinson and R. Robinson, J. Chem. Soc. 113, 639 (1918)
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B. Robinson, Chem. Revs. 63, 373 (1963)

Also see Borsche-Drechsel Cyclization, Madelung Synthesis , Piloty-Robinson Pyrrole Synthesis

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