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A possible pathway for the reaction of triethyl (1‐methylindol‐2‐yl)borate with cationic electrophiles in the presence of cuprous cyanide
Author(s) -
Ishikura Minoru,
Terashima Masanao
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of heterocyclic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1943-5193
pISSN - 0022-152X
DOI - 10.1002/jhet.5570310447
Subject(s) - chemistry , electrophile , cationic polymerization , cyanide , boron , medicinal chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
On the preferential formation of 3‐substituted indoles from triethyl (1‐methylindol‐2‐yl)borate in the presence of cuprous cyanide and cationic electrophiles, it was supposed that the reaction seems to proceed through a transposition path from boron to copper.