Abstract
A direct method for the preparation of N‐protected/free indole‐7‐carboxaldehyde is reported from the corresponding N‐protected 7‐bromomethylindoles using three different conditions.
Acknowledgments
We thank Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi [01(207)/06/EMR‐II] for the financial support and Department of Science and Technology-Fund for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastucture (DST‐FIST) for the 300‐MHz NMR facility.