Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (7): 2192-2200.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202203017 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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氰甲基导向的吲哚选择性C—H烯基化

闫法超a,b, 李洋a,b, 李玉东a, Mohamed Makhaa, 李跃辉a,*()   

  1. a中国科学院兰州化学物理研究所苏州研究院 羰基合成与选择氧化国家重点实验室 兰州 730000
    b中国科学院大学 北京 100049
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-06 修回日期:2022-03-22 发布日期:2022-08-09
  • 通讯作者: 李跃辉
  • 作者简介:
    共同第一作者
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22022204); 国家自然科学基金(21633013); 国家自然科学基金(22072167)

Ru(II)-Catalyzed Regioselective C—H Alkenylation of Indoles Using Cyanomethyl Directing Group

Fachao Yana,b, Yang Lia,b, Yudong Lia, Mohamed Makhaa, Yuehui Lia()   

  1. aState Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Suzhou Research Institute of LICP, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000
    bUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
  • Received:2022-03-06 Revised:2022-03-22 Published:2022-08-09
  • Contact: Yuehui Li
  • About author:
    These authors contributed equally to this work
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22022204); the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21633013); the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22072167)

A ruthenium-catalyzed C(2)-alkenylation of indole derivatives by employing cyanomethyl as the directing group was developed for the first time. Site-selective alkenylation was achieved for a broad scope of alkenes as coupling partners with a large number of indoles bearing synthetically useful functional groups. The protocol represents a novel method for C(2)-alkenylation of indoles affording biologically relevant indolic compounds. The reaction conditions were mild and it showed good substrate scope and functional group compatibility. Ester group, cyano group, iodine, bromine, fluorine and trifluoromethyl were all well compatible. The directing group can be easily removed under relatively mild conditions to form N—H indoles.

Key words: Ru(II)-catalysis, C(2)-alkenylation, indole, cyanomethyl directing group, C—H bond functionalization