A palladium-catalyzed one-pot, three component method for the synthesis of indolyl diphenyl(-or dialkyl)acrylonitriles using 3-iodoindoles, alkynes and safe and nontoxic K-4[Fe(CN)(6)]center dot 3H(2)O as the cyanating agent has been developed. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A palladium-catalyzed one-pot, three component method for the synthesis of indolyl diphenyl(-or dialkyl)acrylonitriles using 3-iodoindoles, alkynes and safe and nontoxic K-4[Fe(CN)(6)]center dot 3H(2)O as the cyanating agent has been developed. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.