Synlett

Direct Preparation of Heteroaromatic Compounds from Alkenes

TJ Donohoe, MA Kabeshov, AH Rathi, IED Smith

Index: Donohoe, Timothy J.; Kabeshov, Mikhail A.; Rathi, Akshat H.; Smith, Ian E. D. Synlett, 2010 , # 19 p. 2956 - 2958

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Abstract

Abstract A series of aromatic heterocycles, thiazoles, imidazoles, and dimethoxyindoles, can be synthesised directly from alkenes via a ketoiodination-cyclisation protocol. The alkene starting materials are themselves easily accessible by many different and well-established approaches, and allow access to various aromatic heterocycles with excellent yields and regioselectivity.