Journal of Organic Chemistry 2007-04-27

Indium-mediated synthesis of heterobiaryls.

Enrique Font-Sanchis, F Javier Céspedes-Guirao, Angela Sastre-Santos, Fernando Fernandez-Lazaro

Index: J. Org. Chem. 72 , 3589, (2007)

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Abstract

The palladium-mediated coupling reaction between triorganoindium reagents and organic electrophiles is extended to the synthesis of heteroaromatic compounds. Both electron-rich and electron-poor heterocycles can act as the organic electrophile or as the organoindium derivative.