title: Synthesis of 3-iodoindoles by the Pd/Cu-catalyzed coupling of N,N-dialkyl-2-iodoanilines and terminal acetylenes, followed by electrophilic cyclization.
abstract: [reaction: see text] 3-Iodoindoles have been prepared in excellent yields by coupling terminal acetylenes with N,N-dialkyl-o-iodoanilines in the presence of a Pd/Cu catalyst, followed by an electrophilic cyclization of the resulting N,N-dialkyl-o-(1-alkynyl)anilines using I2 in CH2Cl2. Aryl-, vinylic-, alkyl-, and silyl-substituted terminal acetylenes undergo this process to produce excellent yields of 3-iodoindoles. The reactivity of the carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage during cyclization follows the following order: Me > n-Bu, Me > Ph, and cyclohexyl > Me. Subsequent palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira, Suzuki, and Heck reactions of the resulting 3-iodoindoles proceed smoothly in good yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Tuanli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Larock
mesh_terms: D000114:Acetylene / Q000737:chemistry*; D000478:Alkylation; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D004583:Electrons; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D007455:Iodine / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007211:Indoles; D010165:Palladium; D003300:Copper; D007455:Iodine; D000114:Acetylene; C023650:aniline