Rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular cascade sequence for the formation of fused carbazole-annulated medium-sized rings by cleavage of C(sp2)-H/C(sp3)-H bonds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/c8cc04428g

The rhodium(iii)-catalyzed intramolecular annulation of alkyne-tethered 3-(indol-3-yl)-3-oxopropanenitriles for the synthesis of fused carbazole scaffolds via C-H activation has been developed. A series of six-, seven-, and eight-membered hydroazepino[3,2