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Fe-Catalyzed Pictet-Spengler-Type Cyclization via Selective Four-Electron Reductive Functionalization of CO2
Li, Wen-Duo,Chen, Jie,Zhu, Dao-Yong,Xia, Ji-Bao
, p. 614 - 620 (2021)
Herein, we describe a novel catalytic Pictet-Spengler-type cyclization using CO2 as a nontoxic and sustainable C1 feedstock with environmentally benign and non-precious-metal iron as catalyst. The reaction is achieved by selective four-electron reduction of CO2 into methylene level intermediate through carefully tuning the reaction parameters. A variety of tetrahydro-β-carbolines and other nitrogen-containing heterocycles can be easily obtained under mild conditions. Mechanistic studies have shown that tetrahydro-β-carbolines are probably obtained via spiroindolenine intermediates.
