“…88 In that direction, in 2017 Aksenov et al conjectured that PPA could promote a one pot synthesis of the intermediate hydrazone 70 required 89 for Fischer indolization (Scheme 14), as well as drive to completion the formation of the indole moiety (71), and also participate in the subsequent intramolecular Vilsmeier reaction between an aromatic amine and a carboxylic acid, for the nal cyclization leading to isocryptolepine (7). 90 However, PPA failed to promote the synthesis of the hydrazone between ortho-aminoacetophenone (39) and phenylhydrazine (38), favoring self-condensation of the ketone, and this step had to be performed in EtOH under formic acid catalysis 91 or even better, under solventless conditions, for 10 min at 120 C. Furthermore, despite PPA was able to promote the Vilsmeier cyclization with various carboxylic acids, but formic acid proved to be unstable to the reaction conditions, decomposing into CO and CO 2 and furnishing 7 in only 25% yield. 92 Therefore, a formic acid surrogate was sought and triazine was proposed to fulll this place.…”