“…This procedure involves an acid- catalyzed 3,3-sigmatropic rearrangement of an N-arylhydrazone intermediate, followed by elimination of ammonia. Several Bronsted acids (H 2 SO 4 , HCl, PPA, AcOH, TsOH, and ionic liquids), Lewis acids (ZnCl 2 , TiCl 4 , BiNO 3 , and Sc(OTf) 3 ), and solid acids (zeolite, and Montmorillonite clay) have been reported to catalyze the Fischer-indole synthesis (4-19). Recently, propyl phosphonic acid in combination with cyclic anhydride (T3P) has also been reported recently to catalyze this synthesis (20).…”