Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Formal [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Aziridines with 3-Substituted Indoles: Synthesis of Enantioenriched Pyrroloindolines

J Org Chem. 2015 Nov 6;80(21):10710-8. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01931. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

Abstract

A Pd-catalyzed enantiospecific formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition between chiral aziridines and indoles has been developed. With this method, chiral pyrroloindolines in enantiomerically pure forms were constructed in high yields and diastereoselectivities under mild conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't