Pd-catalyzed cascade allylic alkylation and dearomatization reactions of indoles with vinyloxirane

Org Biomol Chem. 2016 Sep 14;14(34):8044-6. doi: 10.1039/c6ob01523a. Epub 2016 Aug 11.

Abstract

We have developed Pd-catalyzed intermolecular Friedel-Crafts-type allylic alkylation and allylic dearomatization reactions of substituted indoles bearing a nucleophilic group with vinyloxirane, providing an efficient method to synthesize structurally diverse tetrahydrocarboline and spiroindolenine derivatives under mild conditions.