Formal Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Phosphole C-H Activation for the Synthesis of Pentasubstituted Phospholes

Org Lett. 2020 Mar 20;22(6):2187-2190. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00359. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

Abstract

Unprecedented formal transition-metal-catalyzed phosphole C-H functionalization is described in this paper. Pentasubstituted phospholes were prepared via the copper-catalyzed reaction of 1,3,4-trisubstituted phosphole with aryl iodides or bromides under distinct conditions. The developed methodology is able to accommodate a wide variety of substituents, including aryl, heteroaryl, and alkenyl.