A Facile One‐Step Synthesis of 2‐Arylindazoles via Reductive Cyclization of N‐(2‐nitroarylidene)amines

A mild and efficient synthesis of 2-arylindazole derivatives via the reductive cyclization of nitro-aryl substrates mediated by a low-valent titanium reagent (TiCl4/Sm/Et3N) has been developed. The attractive features of the current method include an N–N bond formation and the selective reduction of the C = N bond and nitro group, both of which were easily achieved in one-pot by controlling the pH of the reaction mixture.

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