Synthesis 2022; 54(04): 943-952
DOI: 10.1055/a-1516-7960
special topic
Cycloadditions – Established and Novel Trends – in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Nobel Prize Awarded to Otto Diels and Kurt Alder

C(sp3)–H Activation Enabled by (η3-Indolylmethyl)palladium Complexes: Synthesis of Monosubstituted Tetrahydrocarbazoles

Ketan Kumar
,
T. Vivekanand
,
Bara Singh
,
We thank IISER Mohali for the financial support. S.S.V.R. thanks DST for the Swarnajayanti fellowship (DST/SJF/CSA-01/2017-18), SERB for the Core Research Grant (CRG/2018/000016), and the Royal Society of Chemistry for the ‘RSC Research Fund’ grant (R20-3255).


Abstract

The synthesis of monosubstituted tetrahydrocarbazoles is achieved via the palladium-catalyzed formal [4+2] cycloaddition of 2-alkyl-3-indolylmethyl carbonates and monosubstituted olefins. The transformation demonstrates an unusual C(sp3)–H activation enabled by (η3-indolylmethyl)palladium complexes. The regioselectivity is found to be dependent on the nature of the substituent across the olefin component. Elaborate mechanistic studies are performed, and the synthetic utility of the products is also demonstrated.

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Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 25. April 2021

Angenommen nach Revision: 25. Mai 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
25. Mai 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
24. Juni 2021

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