Cobalt-Catalyzed Regioselective Carbocyclization Reaction of <i>o</i>-Iodophenyl Ketones and Aldehydes with Alkynes, Acrylates, and Acrylonitrile: A Facile Route to Indenols and Indenes
efficient cobalt-catalyzed carbocylization for the synthesis of indenols and indenes and a new method for reductive decyanation are described. 2-Iodophenyl ketones and aldehydes 1a−g undergo carbocyclization with various disubstituted alkynes 2a−k in the presence of Co(dppe)I2 and zinc powder in acetonitrile at 80 °C for 3 h to afford the corresponding indenol derivatives 3a−s and 4a−m in good to excellent
see text] Treatment of various o-iodobenzaldehydes and o-iodophenyl ketones with alkynes in the presence of Co(dppe)I(2) and Zn powder in acetonitrile at 80 degrees C afforded the corresponding indenols in moderate to excellent yields with exceedingly high regioselectivity. For most unsymmetrical alkynes tested, the carbocyclization gave a single regioisomer.