title: Fast and highly regioselective allylation of indole and pyrrole compounds by allyl alcohols using Ru-sulfonate catalysts.
abstract: New Ru-sulfonate catalysts have been synthesized and shown to very rapidly allylate indole and pyrrole compounds using allyl alcohols as substrates. The observed regioselectivity is exceptionally high (up to 100% of the branched isomer). Density functional theory calculations explain these results.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, ETHZ, Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alexey B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Zaitsev
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Pascal A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Plüss
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pregosin
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Veiros
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wörle
mesh_terms: D000498:Allyl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D020005:Propanols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013451:Sulfonic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000498:Allyl Compounds; D007211:Indoles; D020005:Propanols; D011758:Pyrroles; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; D013451:Sulfonic Acids; C006463:allyl alcohol