A gold(I) catalyzed cycloisomerization of indolyl-1,6-enynes via 5-exo-dig cyclization is reported. The reaction passes through an intermediate whose fate can be steered to yield different indolepolycyclic scaffolds through various intra- and inter-molecular cyclization reactions. One of the key transformations of indolyl-1,6-enynes was a formal [2+2+2] cycloaddition reaction with various aldehydes
Solid-Supported Microwave-Accelerated Intramolecular Knoevenagel Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions: A Protocol for the Synthesis of Indolo[2,1-<i>a</i>]pyrrolo[4′,3′:4,5]pyran Ring Systems
A novel and mild method was established to synthesize pyrroloindole derivatives. This method entails an ethylenediammonium diacetate (EDDA)-promoted Knoevenagel condensation of various diones with appropriately substituted aldehydes to yield the arylidene intermediate, which was smoothly converted to the final products by intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction in a tandem manner. This process describes