A Brønsted acid-catalyzed pinacol-type rearrangement pathway is reported here to synthesize various substituted α-(3-indolyl) ketones by employing unprotected indoles and α-hydroxy aldehydes as coupling partners. Utilization of economic and readily available Brønsted acid catalyst and use of simple starting precursors exemplify the economic viability of this method. Under this developed protocol, selective migration of aryl over alkyl or a second aryl group is observed depending upon the migratory aptitude of the substituents. Applicability of this method was further demonstrated by synthesizing highly substituted carbazoles through a simple extension of this method to one-pot cascade annulation strategy.

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