Allenyl azide cycloaddition chemistry. Synthesis of annelated indoles from 2-(allenyl)phenyl azide substrates.
[reaction: see text] Thermolysis of 2-(allenyl)phenyl azides leads to a cascade cyclization sequence furnishing both C(2)-C(3) and N-C(2) cyclopentannelated indoles.
Feldman
Ken S
KS
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, USA. ksf@chem.psu.edu
Iyer
Malliga R
MR
Hester
D Keith
DK
D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure
D001386:Azides; D007211:Indoles