title: Cationic Pd(II)-catalyzed tandem reaction of 2-arylethynylanilines and aldehydes: an efficient synthesis of substituted 3-hydroxymethyl indoles.
abstract: An efficient cationic palladium(II)-catalyzed synthesis of substituted 3-hydroxymethylindoles from readily accessible starting materials is developed. This tandem reaction involves an intramolecular aminopalladation of an alkyne and an addition to the carbonyl group to quench the carbon-palladium bond to complete the catalytic cycle without the necessity of a redox system.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Xiuling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Xiyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D003500:Cyclization; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000480:Alkynes; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007211:Indoles; D010165:Palladium