Synthesis of 3-sulfenyl- and 3-selenylindoles by the Pd/Cu-catalyzed coupling of N,N-dialkyl-2-iodoanilines and terminal alkynes, followed by n-Bu4NI-induced electrophilic cyclization

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6802-6811

  Chen, Yu ^a   Cho, Chul Hee ^a   Shi, Feng ^a   Larock, Richard C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNYLS; CATALYZED COUPLING; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROPHILIC CYCLIZATION; TERMINAL ALKYNE; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

ACETYLENE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLIZATION;

2 IODOANILINE DERIVATIVE; 3 SELENYLINDOLE DERIVATIVE; 3 SULFENYLINDOLE DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE; CHLORIDE; COPPER; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; COPPER; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM;

EID: 69549110385     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9014003     Document Type: Article

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