Yaragorla S, Arun D. Arylation and Aryne Insertion into C-Acylimines: A Simple, Flexible, and Divergent Synthesis of C2-Aryl Indoles.
J Org Chem 2022;
87:14250-14263. [PMID:
36219251 DOI:
10.1021/acs.joc.2c01753]
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Abstract
We reveal a direct strategy for the flexible synthesis of C2-aryl/heteroaryl indoles without transition metal catalysts. The synthesis involves a one-pot, four-component reaction of readily available starting materials to offer diversity around the indole moiety with a broad substrate scope and high yields. The reaction proceeds via the Friedel-Crafts C-arylation of C-acylimine formed in situ, followed by N-arylation with aryne, a formal [3+2] cycloaddition, and a subsequent aromatization cascade.
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