Palladium-catalyzed direct cyanation of indoles with K(4)[Fe(CN)(6)].
Direct cyanation of indole derivatives has been achieved with nontoxic K(4)[Fe(CN)(6)] as cyanating agent through Pd-catalyzed C-H bond activation.
Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Guobing
G
Yan
Chunxiang
C
Kuang
Yan
Y
Zhang
Jianbo
J
Wang
D002384:Catalysis; D005292:Ferricyanides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*
D005292:Ferricyanides; D007211:Indoles; D009570:Nitriles; D010165:Palladium; C028033:potassium ferricyanide