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Radical Cation [4 + 2] Cycloadditions with 2‐Vinylindoles
Author(s) -
Gürtler Christoph F.,
Blechert Siegfried,
Steckhan Eberhard
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199519001
Subject(s) - stereoselectivity , electron transfer , chemistry , stereochemistry , computational chemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
Electron transfer induction enables [4 + 2] cycloadditions of 2‐vinylindoles 1 with electronically similar dienophiles such as 2 . The reaction of 1 and 2 furnishes the alkaloid skeleton 3 with highly stereoselectivity. SET = single electron transfer.