The Journal of organic chemistry

Visible-light-mediated α-arylation of enol acetates using aryl diazonium salts

T Hering, DP Hari, B König

Index: Hering, Thea; Hari, Durga Prasad; Koenig, Burkhard Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 77, # 22 p. 10347 - 10352

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Citation Number: 67

Abstract

Visible light mediates efficiently the α-arylation of enol acetates by aryl diazonium salts under mild conditions using [Ru (bpy) 3] Cl2 as a photoredox catalyst. The broad scope of the reaction toward various diazonium salts and enol acetates was explored. The application of this reaction in the concise synthesis of 2-substituted indoles was demonstrated