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Rh2 (II)-Catalyzed Ester Migration to Afford 3 H-Indoles from Trisubstituted Styryl Azides

C Kong, TG Driver

Index: Jana, Navendu; Nguyen, Quyen; Driver, Tom G. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014 , vol. 79, # 6 p. 2781 - 2791

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Abstract

Rh2 (II)-Complexes trigger the formation of 3 H-indoles from ortho-alkenyl substituted aryl azides. This reaction occurs through a 4π-electron-5-atom electrocyclization of the rhodium N-aryl nitrene followed by a [1, 2]-migration to afford only 3 H-indoles. The selectivity of the