{"title":"Regioselective synthesis of α-(2-indolyl) ketones with arylaldehydes <i>via</i> a tandem reaction of 2-alkynylanilines.","authors":"Jianwei Wang, Qingxia Zhao, Hangxiao Fu, Jie Li","doi":"10.1039/d5ob00288e","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A base-promoted synthesis of α-(2-indolyl) ketones (or 2-(α-aryl benzyl ketone) indoles) is developed <i>via</i> 5-<i>endo-dig</i> cyclization of 2-alkynylanilines, followed by aroylation of the resulting carbanion. This transition metal-free reaction proceeded with high regioselectivity and a wide substrate scope (46 examples, up to 93% yield). Among the syntheses of 2-substituted indoles, this tandem process is straightforward and convenient.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob00288e","RegionNum":3,"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
A base-promoted synthesis of α-(2-indolyl) ketones (or 2-(α-aryl benzyl ketone) indoles) is developed via 5-endo-dig cyclization of 2-alkynylanilines, followed by aroylation of the resulting carbanion. This transition metal-free reaction proceeded with high regioselectivity and a wide substrate scope (46 examples, up to 93% yield). Among the syntheses of 2-substituted indoles, this tandem process is straightforward and convenient.
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry is an international journal using integrated research in chemistry-organic chemistry. Founded in 2003 by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the journal is published in Semimonthly issues and has been indexed by SCIE, a leading international database. The journal focuses on the key research and cutting-edge progress in the field of chemistry-organic chemistry, publishes and reports the research results in this field in a timely manner, and is committed to becoming a window and platform for rapid academic exchanges among peers in this field. The journal's impact factor in 2023 is 2.9, and its CiteScore is 5.5.