Palladium-catalyzed reaction of o-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides with 1-bromoalkynes. An approach to 2-substituted 3-alkynylindoles and 2-substituted 3-acylindoles.
The palladium-catalyzed reaction of o-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides with 1-bromoalkynes affords free N-H 2-substituted 3-alkynylindoles in satisfactory to high yield. 2-Substituted 3-alkynylindoles revealed useful intermediates for the regioselective synthesis of 2-substituted 3-acylindoles. The latter can be prepared from o-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides and 1-bromoalkynes via a one-pot cyclization-hydration protocol, omitting the isolation of 2-substituted 3-alkynylindoles.
Arcadi
Antonio
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Dipartimento di Chimica Ingegneria Chimica e Materiali della Facoltà di Scienze, Università di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito Due, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Cacchi
Sandro
S
Fabrizi
Giancarlo
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Marinelli
Fabio
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Parisi
Luca M
LM