ACS Catalysis

Aerobic Transition-Metal-Free Visible-Light Photoredox Indole C-3 Formylation Reaction

X Li, X Gu, Y Li, P Li

Index: Li, Lan-Tao; Li, Hong-Ying; Xing, Li-Juan; Wen, Li-Juan; Wang, Peng; Wang, Bin Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 10, # 48 p. 9519 - 9522

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Abstract

An aerobic visible-light-promoted indole C-3 formylation reaction catalyzed by Rose Bengal has been developed. This transition-metal-free process employs molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant and uses TMEDA as the one-carbon source through C–N bond cleavage.

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