Issue 63, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Flexible and practical synthesis of 3-oxyindoles through gold-catalyzed intermolecular oxidation of o-ethynylanilines†

Chao Shu,a   Long Li,a   Xin-Yu Xiao,a   Yong-Fei Yu,a   Yi-Fan Ping,a   Jin-Mei Zhoua  and  Long-Wu Ye*a  

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a State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P. R. China
E-mail: longwuye@xmu.edu.cn
Fax: +86-592-218-5833

Abstract

A novel gold-catalyzed intermolecular oxidation of o-ethynylanilines has been developed. A range of functionalized 3-oxyindoles are readily accessed by utilizing this strategy. Importantly, this gold-catalyzed oxidative process outcompetes the typical indole formation.

Graphical abstract: Flexible and practical synthesis of 3-oxyindoles through gold-catalyzed intermolecular oxidation of o-ethynylanilines

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC03565H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 May 2014
Accepted
06 Jun 2014
First published
11 Jun 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 8689-8692

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Flexible and practical synthesis of 3-oxyindoles through gold-catalyzed intermolecular oxidation of o-ethynylanilines

C. Shu, L. Li, X. Xiao, Y. Yu, Y. Ping, J. Zhou and L. Ye, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 8689 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03565H

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