The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Palladium-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides with allyl esters. A regioselective synthesis of 3-allylindoles

S Cacchi, G Fabrizi, P Pace

Index: Cacchi, Sandro; Fabrizi, Giancarlo; Pace, Paola Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1998 , vol. 63, # 4 p. 1001 - 1011

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Citation Number: 164

Abstract

The reaction of readily available o-alkynyltrifluoroacetanilides 1 with allyl esters provides a valuable new route to 3-allylindoles 3. Three basic procedures have been developed: a stepwise method based on the isolation of the N-allyl derivative 4 and its subsequent cyclization to 3 (procedure a), a one-pot reaction omitting the isolation of 4 (procedure b), and a procedure which most probably leads to the formation of 3 through a mechanism ...