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Rhodium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,3‐Disubstituted Indoles from β,β‐Disubstituted Stryryl Azides
Author(s) -
Sun Ke,
Liu Sheng,
Bec Patryk M.,
Driver Tom G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201006917
Subject(s) - library science , chemistry , computer science
Rings à la carte : Rhodium carboxylate complexes catalyze selective cascade reactions to produce a range 2,3‐disubstituted indoles from β,β‐disubstituted stryryl azides. The selective migration of aryl groups appears to originate from a putative phenonium ion reactive intermediate (see scheme).