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SUBMITTER: Rossi-Ashton JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7217203 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20200311 19
The enantioselective intermolecular C2-allylation of 3-substituted indoles is reported for the first time. This directing group-free approach relies on a chiral Ir-(P, olefin) complex and Mg(ClO<sub>4</sub> )<sub>2</sub> Lewis acid catalyst system to promote allylic substitution, providing the C2-allylated products in typically high yields (40-99 %) and enantioselectivities (83-99 % ee) with excellent regiocontrol. Experimental studies and DFT calculations suggest that the reaction proceeds via ...[more]