Bucherer carbazole synthesis

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.

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

The Bucherer carbazole synthesis

See also

• Borsche-Drechsel cyclization
• Bucherer reaction

References

• 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.