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Intramolecular C-H insertion in ring-expanded N-heterocyclic carbenes
Holdroyd, Robert S.,Page, Michael J.,Warren, Mark R.,Whittlesey, Michael K.
, p. 557 - 559 (2010)
Mild heating of the ring-expanded N-heterocyclic carbenes 7-Mes and 6-Mes results in intramolecular insertion of the carbene into an ortho-methyl C-H bond. In the presence of traces of acid, the resulting products ring-open to afford N-alkyl indoles.
