Chemical communications

Platinum (II)-catalyzed intermolecular hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes with indoles

Z Zhang, X Wang, RA Widenhoefer

Index: Zhang, Zhibin; Wang, Xiang; Widenhoefer, Ross A. Chemical Communications, 2006 , # 35 p. 3717 - 3719

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Abstract

Absent from the catalytic systems noted in the preceding paragraph are examples of the intermolecular hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes with electron-rich arenes such as indoles. Rather, hydroarylation of alkenes with indoles requires either an electron-deficient Michael acceptor 1 or prolonged heating under highly acidic conditions. 10 We recently reported effective Pt(II)-catalyzed protocols for the intramolecular hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes with indoles 11,12 and for the ...