title: Radical perfluoroalkylation - easy access to 2-perfluoroalkylindol-3-imines via electron catalysis.
abstract: Arylisonitriles (2 equivalents) react with alkyl and perfluoroalkyl radicals to form 2-alkylated indole-3-imines via two sequential additions to the isonitrile moiety followed by homolytic aromatic substitution. The three component reaction comprises three C-C bond formations. The endocyclic imine functionality in the products is more reactive in follow up chemistry and hydrolysis of the exocyclic imine leads to 3-oxindoles that show fluorescence properties.
authors.affiliation: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149 Münster, Germany. studer@uni-muenster.de.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leifert
authors.forename: Denis G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Artiukhin
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: Anzhela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galstyan
authors.forename: Cristian Alejandro
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Strassert
authors.forename: Armido
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Studer