title: Redox chain reaction-indole and pyrrole alkylation with unactivated secondary alcohols.
abstract: Secondary role: Indole and pyrrole derivatives are alkylated with unactivated secondary aliphatic alcohols by a Brønsted acid-catalyzed redox chain reaction mechanism. Broad functional-group tolerance has been demonstrated and preliminary studies suggest that 1,4-reduction of a putative indolyl carbocation is the dominant mechanistic pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, 6128 Burke Laboratories, Hanover, NH, USA.
authors.forename: Xinping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu