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.
Yan
Guobing
G
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.
Kuang
Chunxiang
C
Zhang
Yan
Y
Wang
Jianbo
J
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