10.1002/asia.201601290
The study presents a novel method for synthesizing 2-arylindoles and heteroaryl carboxylates using decarboxylative C-C coupling in aqueous medium and base-free conditions, employing diaryliodonium salts as key reagents. The researchers utilized heteroaromatic carboxylic acids and diaryliodonium salts, which are easily accessible and serve as valuable building blocks for constructing drug-like molecules and pharmaceutical agents. The process involves Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative strategy in water without any base, oxidant, or ligand, and it has been successfully applied to synthesize Paullone, a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor. This approach offers a regioselective and efficient method for the synthesis of therapeutic agents, reducing synthetic steps and enhancing the sustainability of the chemical processes involved.