Pd-catalyzed C3-selective allylation of indoles with allyl alcohols promoted by triethylborane.
Under palladium catalysis, Et3B nicely promotes allyl alcohols to undergo C3-selective allylation of indoles and tryptophan; the yields range 75-95%.
Kimura
Masanari
M
Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
Futamata
Makoto
M
Mukai
Ryutaro
R
Tamaru
Yoshinao
Y
D001880:Boranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D020005:Propanols / Q000737:chemistry*
D001880:Boranes; D007211:Indoles; D020005:Propanols; C006463:allyl alcohol; D010165:Palladium; C079756:triethylborane