Run-Duo Gao, Qing-Long Xu, Li-Xin Dai and Shu-Li You
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 8044-8046
DOI:
10.1039/C6OB01523A,
Communication
We have developed Pd-catalyzed intermolecular Friedel–Crafts-type allylic alkylation and allylic dearomatization reactions of substituted indoles bearing a nucleophilic group with vinyloxirane, providing an efficient method to synthesize structurally diverse tetrahydrocarboline and spiroindolenine derivatives under mild conditions.