title: Gold(I) or silver catalyzed synthesis of α-indolylacrylates.
abstract: Methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate reacted with various 2-substituted indoles in the presence of catalytic amounts of AgSbF6 or AuPPh3NTf2 to provide the corresponding methyl 2-(2-substituted-1H-indol-3-yl)acrylates.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Sezione di Chimica Generale e Organica A. Marchesini, Via Venezian, 21, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pirovano
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Facoetti
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dell'Acqua
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Della Fontana
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abbiati
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D007211:Indoles; C011392:N-acetyldehydroalanine methyl ester; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold