ABSTRACT Anilines react with 5-nitroindoles in the presence of t-BuOK in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) to form 5-nitroso-4-arylaminoindoles that in turn when treated with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide cyclize to pyrrolo[3,2-a]phenazines. In an alternative approach pyrrolo[3,2-a]phenazines are formed from aminoindoles and nitroarenes. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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