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Fluorine as a Traceless Directing Group for the Regiodivergent Synthesis of Indoles and Tryptophans
Andries-Ulmer, Anna,Brunner, Christoph,Rehbein, Julia,Gulder, Tanja
, p. 13034 - 13041 (2018)
Despite ample evidence for the unique reactivity offered by hypervalent F-iodanes, mechanistic investigations fall far behind. In order to shed light on the unusual behavior of such F-reagents, we conducted computational and experimental studies on the chemodivergent transformation of styrenes. We identified the spirocyclic F-cyclopropane as the common intermediate for both the C,H-fluorination and C,H-amination pathways. The fate of this key compound is determined by the extent of cationic charge delocalization controlled by the N-substituents. Exploiting this phenomenon, a multitude of different transformations have become available, leading, i.e., to the regiodivergent synthesis of indoles and tryptophans.
Dirhodium(II) carboxylate catalyzed formation of 1,2,3-trisubstituted indoles from styryl azides
Jones, Crystalann,Nguyen, Quyen,Driver, Tom G.
, p. 785 - 788 (2014/01/23)
Dirhodium(II)-carboxylate complexes were discovered to promote the selective migration of acyl groups in trisubstituted styryl azides to form 1,2,3-trisubstituted indoles. The styryl azides are readily available in three steps from cyclobutanone and 2-iod
