{"title":"Trifluoromethyl Group (CF3) Induced Regioselective Larock Indole Synthesis from Unsymmetric β-CF3-1,3-enynes","authors":"Yan-Hua Qiu, Pei-Yan Ma, Wen-Hao Shao, Chang-Qi Huang, Yongshun Wen, Zi-Ying Huang, Wenjun Luo, Lipeng Long, Xiangjun Peng, Daohong Yu","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00501","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The indole skeleton exists widely in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and materials. We disclose here a trifluoromethyl group induced regioselective Larock indole synthetic method from unsymmetric 2-CF<sub>3</sub>-1,3-enynes. The presence of a trifluoromethyl group is determinable for the regioselectivity. Once the CF<sub>3</sub> group was replaced with the methyl or phenyl group, a ratio of 1:1 to 1:1.4 isomers were obtained. This strategy features good regioselectivity, broad substrate scope, and high functional group tolerance. The protocol reported here offers an alternative solution to the rare 3,4-functionalization of 2-CF<sub>3</sub>-1,3-enynes. The products were further transformed to show distinctive reactivity in hydroboration–oxidation and hydro-bromination.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"210 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00501","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The indole skeleton exists widely in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and materials. We disclose here a trifluoromethyl group induced regioselective Larock indole synthetic method from unsymmetric 2-CF3-1,3-enynes. The presence of a trifluoromethyl group is determinable for the regioselectivity. Once the CF3 group was replaced with the methyl or phenyl group, a ratio of 1:1 to 1:1.4 isomers were obtained. This strategy features good regioselectivity, broad substrate scope, and high functional group tolerance. The protocol reported here offers an alternative solution to the rare 3,4-functionalization of 2-CF3-1,3-enynes. The products were further transformed to show distinctive reactivity in hydroboration–oxidation and hydro-bromination.
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