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Synfacts 2006(9): 0884-0884  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-949204
Synthesis of Heterocycles
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Pd-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2-(Aminomethyl)indoles

Contributor(s): Victor Snieckus, Heiko Scharl
I. Ambrogio, S. Cacchi*, G. Fabrizi
Università degli Studi ”La Sapienza", Roma, Italy
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23 August 2006 (online)

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The synthesis of 2-(aminomethyl)indoles (isogramines) from o-alkynylanilines involving a Pd-catalyzed cyclization-external amine-trapping sequence is reported. The conditions are mild, the scope is reasonable, although it appears to exclude anilines, and the yields of products are good to excellent.