title: Synthesis and cross-coupling reactions of substituted 5-triflyloxyindoles.
abstract: N-arylsulfonyl quinone monoimines undergo smooth cycloadditions in a [4+2] sense to yield the expected cycloadducts. The crude cycloadducts, when subjected to a short series of simple transformations, produce synthetically useful quantities of 5-triflyloxyindoles in excellent overall yields. Such compounds are excellent participants in cross-coupling chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B7.
authors.forename: Dylan B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: England
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kerr