Electrochemical Iodoamination of Indoles Using Unactivated Amines

Org Lett. 2020 Dec 4;22(23):9184-9189. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03158. Epub 2020 Nov 13.

Abstract

An environmentally friendly electrochemical approach for iodoamination of various indole derivatives with a series of unactivated amines, amino acid derivatives, and benzotriazoles (more than 80 examples) has been developed. This strategy was further applied in late-stage functionalization of natural products and pharmaceuticals and gram-scale synthesis and radiosynthesis of 131I-labeled compounds. Fundamental insights into the mechanism of the reaction based on control experiments, density functional theory calculation, and cyclic voltammetry are provided.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't