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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Pd/β-cyclodextrin-catalyzed C-H functionalization in water: A greener approach to regioselective arylation of (NH)-indoles with aryl bromides

A greener and more practical strategy for the site-selective C-H arylation of (NH)-indoles via coupling of (hetero)aryl bromides was developed, in which β-cyclodextrin, acting as both a ligand for Na2PdCl4 and a host for indoles, enables the reactions to occur easily in water. The key advantage of this method is the ingenious merging of aqueous homogeneous catalysis and ligand mediation, leading to the highly regioselective formation of C3-arylindoles with a broad substrate scope and functional-group tolerance. Moreover, the regioselectivity can be switched from the C3 to the C2-position by varying the nature of the base without recourse to employing ArI as substrates.

Electro-Oxidative C-N Bond Formation through Azolation of Indole Derivatives: An Access to 3-Substituent-2-(Azol-1-yl)indoles

A practical protocol to synthesize 3-substituent-2-(azol-1-yl)indole derivatives has been developed via an electrochemical oxidative cross coupling process under mild conditions. This electro-oxidative C-N bond formation strategy tolerates a range of functional groups and is amenable to gram scale synthesis. Moreover, this method was applied to the late-stage functionalization of bioactive molecules.

Arylation of indoles using cyclohexanones dually-catalyzed by niobic acid and palladium-on-carbons

3-Arylindoles were easily constructed from indoles and cyclohexanone derivatives using a combination of catalytic niobic acid-on-carbon (Nb2O5/C) and palladium-on-carbon (Pd/C) under heating conditions without any oxidants. The Lewis acidic Nb2O5/C promoted the nucleophilic addition of indoles to the cyclohexanones, and the subsequent dehydration and Pd/C-catalyzed dehydrogenation produced the 3-arylindoles. The additive 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene worked as a hydrogen acceptor to facilitate the dehydrogenation step.

Metal-free and regiospecific synthesis of 3-arylindoles

A convenient, metal-free, and organic acid-base promoted synthetic method to prepare 3-arylindoles from 3-aryloxirane-2-carbonitriles and arylhydrazine hydrochlorides has been developed. In the reaction, the organic acid catalyzes a tandem nucleophilic ri

Regiospecificity in Ligand-Free Pd-Catalyzed C-H Arylation of Indoles: LiHMDS as Base and Transient Directing Group

A highly efficient catalyst-base pair for the C-H arylation of free (NH)-indoles in the C-3 position is reported. Ligand-free palladium acetate coupled with lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS) catalyzed the regiospecific, i.e. 100% regioselective, C-3 a

Structure Ligation Relationship of Amino Acids for the Selective Indole C?H Arylation Reaction: L-Aspartic acid as Sustainable Alternative of Phosphine Ligands

The Structure Ligation Relationship (SLR) of free amino acids (AAs) under Pd-catalysis were examined for the chemo- and regio-selective indole C?H arylation reactions. While the majority of AAs were minor or ineffective, the L-aspartic acid (L-Asp) stands out promising to deliver high-value C3-arylated indoles with excellent chemo- (C vs N) and regioselectivity (C3 vs C2) with high functional group tolerance. Thus, the protocol offers a cost-effective and sustainable alternative of phosphine-based ligands for the indole C3?H arylation reactions. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggested the simultaneous involvement of ?NH2, α-CO2H, and β-CO2H functionalities of L-Asp and found critical for its ligation efficiency. The developed catalytic system was compatible with the tandem decarboxylation/arylation procedure for the chemoselective synthesis of 3-aryl indoles. (Figure presented.).

Iron-Promoted Construction of Indoles via Intramolecular Oxidative C-N Coupling of 2-Alkenylanilines Using Persulfate

Indole scaffold synthesis relies primarily on oxidative C-H amination of N-protected alkenylanilines for C-N intramolecular cyclization reactions. Herein, for the first time, without N-protection, various readily prepared 2-alkenylanilines were transformed into the desired indole products in good yields by using K 2 S 2 O 8 as oxidant in the presence of catalytic amounts of FeF 2. The K 2 S 2 O 8 /FeF 2 system offers a direct and benign synthetic route to 3-arylindoles and it is applicable to a wide range of substituted indoles including drug intermediates.

Asymmetric N-Hydroxyalkylation of Indoles with Ethyl Glyoxalates Catalyzed by a Chiral Phosphoric Acid: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral N,O-Aminal Indole Derivatives

A method of SPINOL-derived chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric intermolecular N-hydroxyalkylation of multisubstituted indoles with ethyl glyoxalates is described in this report. This protocol provides an alternative, convenient, and direct strategy for efficient access to structurally unique α-chiral indole N,O-acyclic aminals with a broad substrate scope and good to excellent enantioselectivities. The synthetic utility of this methodology is illustrated by a gram-scale experiment and the subsequent efficient synthesis of more complex chiral N,O-aminal indole derivatives.

A micellar catalysis strategy applied to the Pd-catalyzed C-H arylation of indoles in water

The selective control over multiple competing C-H sites would enable straightforward access to functionalized indoles. In this context, we report here a modular and selective C-H arylation of indoles following the micellar catalysis approach using the third generation "designer" surfactant SPGS-550-M in the presence of 1 mol% of [(cinnamyl)PdCl]2 under mild conditions. Thus, access to high value C-arylated (C-3 and C-2) indoles was achieved fulfilling the "triple bottom line philosophy" of green chemistry. The nature of the phosphine ligand was found to be critical for achieving site-selectivity, DPPF and DPPP being the most effective in promoting the arylation at C3-H and C2-H, respectively. The reaction is scalable and offers high chemo- (C vs. N) and regio-selectivity (C-3 vs. C-2) with a wide range of functional group tolerance. The surfactant aqueous solution can be recycled and reused without compromising on product yields.

Photoredox Cyanomethylation of Indoles: Catalyst Modification and Mechanism

The direct cyanomethylation of indoles at the 2- or 3-position was achieved via photoredox catalysis. The versatile nitrile synthon is introduced as a radical generated from bromoacetonitrile, a photocatalyst, and blue LED as a light source. The mechanism of the reaction is explored by determination of the Stern-Volmer quenching constants. By combining photophysical data and mass spectrometry to follow the catalyst decomposition, the catalyst ligands were tuned to enable synthetically useful yields of radical coupling products. A range of indole substrates with alkyl, aryl, halogen, ester, and ether functional groups participate in the reaction, affording products in 16-90% yields. The reaction allows the rapid construction of synthetically useful cyanomethylindoles, products that otherwise require several synthetic steps.