Regiocontrolled Aerobic Oxidative Coupling of Indoles and Benzene Using Pd Catalysts with 4,5-diazafluorene Ligands

Overview

Journal Chem Commun (Camb)

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2011 Aug 24

PMID 21860880

Citations 25

Authors

Alison N Campbell

Eric B Meyer

Shannon S Stahl

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Abstract

Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative cross-couplings of indoles and benzene have been achieved by using 4,5-diazafluorene derivatives as ancillary ligands. Proper choice of the neutral and anionic ligands enables control over the reaction regioselectivity.

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