Ruthenium-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of 2-substituted indoles via ring-opening of epoxides by anilines

CS Cho, JH Kim, HJ Choi, TJ Kim, SC Shim

Index: Cho, Chan Sik; Kim, Jun Ho; Choi, Heung-Jin; Kim, Tae-Jeong; Shim, Sang Chul Tetrahedron Letters, 2003 , vol. 44, # 14 p. 2975 - 2977

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Abstract

Indoles have been known as pharmacologically and biologically active compounds. Thus, many conventional named and transition metal-catalyzed synthetic methods have been developed and documented for the indole framework formation. 1., , , and In connection with this report, during the course of our ongoing studies on homogeneous ruthenium catalysis, 2., , , , 3., , , , , , 4., 5., , and we have also reported on the formation of indoles via a ruthenium-catalyzed ...