A versatile approach to 2,3-disubstituted indoles through the palladium-catalysed cyclization of o-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides with vinyl triflates and aryl halides.
Cascade cyclocarbopalladation of the readily available aryl/alkyl-substituted propargylic amides containing an aryl iodide moiety, followed by Suzuki–Miyaura coupling with arylboronic acids, allowed an efficient regio- and stereoselective synthesis of tetrasubstituted 4-methylene-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-ones. Moreover, cascade cyclocarbopalladation, followed by the reaction with 2-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides
2-Substituted-3-acylindoles through the Palladium-Catalysed Carbonylative Cyclization of 2-Alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides with Aryl Halides and Vinyl Triflates
The palladium-catalysed reaction of readily accessible 2-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides with aryl hanides and vinyltriflates under a carbon monoxide atmosphere (1 or 7 atm) the presence of potassium carbonate produce s 2-substituted-3-acyl indoles in fair to good yield. The acidity of the nitrogen-hydrogen bond proved to be of primary importance for the success of the reaction. The methodology has been