Manganese (III)-mediated oxidative radical addition of malonates to 2-cyanoindoles

JM Lopchuk, WL Montgomery, JP Jasinski, S Gorjifard…

Index: Lopchuk, Justin M.; Montgomery, William L.; Jasinski, Jerry P.; Gorjifard, Sayeh; Gribble, Gordon W. Tetrahedron Letters, 2013 , vol. 54, # 45 p. 6142 - 6145

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Abstract

Abstract 2-Cyanoindole and N-methyl-2-cyanoindole undergo manganese (III)-mediated radical addition with activated methylene and methine compounds. Products of the methylene addition underwent additional oxidation during the course of the reaction to furnish the corresponding acetoxy compounds. Several structures were confirmed by X-ray crystallography.