A Radical-Initiated Fragmentary Rearrangement Cascade of Ene-Ynamides to [1,2]-Annulated Indoles via Site-Selective Cyclization
作者:Sifan Li、Yu Wang、Zibo Wu、Weiliang Shi、Yibo Lei、Paul W. Davies、Wei Shu
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02519
日期:2021.9.17
Herein, a radical triggered fragmentary cyclization cascade reaction of ene-ynamides is presented, providing a rapid access into [1,2]-annulated indoles by an intermolecular radical addition, intramolecular cyclization, desulfonylative aryl migration, and site-selective C(sp2)-N cyclization sequence. DFT calculations support oxidation of N-centered radical species to cations prior to the C–N bond formation