Cycloisomerization of 2-alkynylanilines to indoles catalyzed by carbon-supported gold nanoparticles and subsequent homocoupling to 3,3'-biindoles

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Nov 4;52(45):11835-9. doi: 10.1002/anie.201305579. Epub 2013 Oct 9.

Authors

Jesus E Perea-Buceta¹, Tom Wirtanen, Otto-Ville Laukkanen, Mikko K Mäkelä, Martin Nieger, Michele Melchionna, Nina Huittinen, Jose A Lopez-Sanchez, Juho Helaja

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, A.I.Virtasen aukio 1, P.O. Box. 55, 00014, Helsinki (Finland).

PMID: 24123549
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305579

No abstract available

Keywords: biindoles; carbon supports; gold; heterogeneous catalysis; homocoupling.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alkynes / chemical synthesis
Alkynes / chemistry*
Carbon
Catalysis
Cyclization
Gold / chemistry*
Indoles / chemical synthesis
Indoles / chemistry*
Nanoparticles

Substances

Alkynes
Indoles
Carbon
Gold