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Indium Metal and Its Halides in Organic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Ranu Brindaban C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/1099-0690(200007)2000:13<2347::aid-ejoc2347>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - chemistry , chemoselectivity , indium , aryl , regioselectivity , catalysis , halide , organic chemistry , organic synthesis , lewis acids and bases , alkyl , combinatorial chemistry
This review highlights the applications of indium metal and indium(III) halides in organic synthesis with particular reference to regio‐, stereo‐, and chemoselectivity. Indium‐mediated reactions include the regioselective allylation of alkynes, the stereoselective debromination of vic ‐aryl‐substituted dibromides, the homocoupling of alkyl/aryl halides, and the reduction of α‐halocarbonyl compounds. Indium trichloride has been used as a Lewis acid catalyst in epoxide rearrangements, in the synthesis of α‐amino phosphonates, and in the construction of the quinoline system. Indium triiodide has proven to be a very efficient catalyst for transesterification processes.