Facile Access to 3-Acylindoles through Palladium-Catalyzed Addition of Indoles to Nitriles: The One-Pot Synthesis of Indenoindolones
作者:Yuanhong Ma、Jingsong You、Feijie Song
DOI:10.1002/chem.201203354
日期:2013.1.21
The palladium‐catalyzed addition of indoles to nitriles affords 3‐acylindoles. The reaction proceeds with high selectivity, wide substrate scope, broadly available starting materials, and an operationally simple procedure. Combination with the palladium‐catalyzed intramolecular oxidative coupling of 3‐indolylarylketone gives access to indenoindolones in a one‐pot synthesis.
A new and efficient catalytic approach to the synthesis of 3-acylindoles under Pd-Cu-cocatalyzed oxidative conditions is demonstrated. tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) acts not only as the oxidant, but also as an oxygen source in the approach. The process allows quick and atom-economical assembly of 3-acylindoles from readily available starting materials and tolerates a broad range of functional groups