Functionalization of 4,6-dinitro-2-phenylindole at position 7

Transformation of the amino group in 7-amino-1-methyl-4,6-dinitro-2-phenylindole afforded a number of new 7-R-4,6-dinitroindoles and a first representative of a novel tricyclic heteroaromatic system of [1,2,5]oxadiazolo[4,3-g]indole.