Synthesis of Unprotected and Highly Substituted Indoles by the Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Reaction of Phenyl Isocyanates with Diaryl/Diheteroaryl Alkynes/Ethyl-3-phenyl Propiolates.
Amrendra KumarTadigoppula NarenderPublished in: Organic letters (2020)
A one-pot transformation has been developed for the synthesis of unprotected and highly substituted indoles by an in situ installed carbamide-directed Ru(II)-catalyzed intermolecular oxidative annulation of phenyl isocyanates with diaryl/diheteroaryl alkynes/ethyl phenyl propiolates in the presence of Cu(OAc)2·H2O as an oxidant and AgSbF6 as an additive at 120 °C within 3 h.