Abstract
A novel gold(I)/Bronsted acid sequential catalyzed/promoted procedure to synthesize 1-alkyl-3-(2-oxo-2-aryl/alkyl-ethyl)indolin-2-ones under mild reaction conditions is developed. This methodology is realized by relay actions of gold and a Bronsted acid in a one-pot multistep manner. The gold(I)-catalyzed chemoselective C(sp 2)-H functionalization of enaminones and Bronsted acid promoted cleavage of the C=C bond are integrated effectively. Based on the results of control experiments and ESI-MS analysis, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3609-3618 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Synthesis (Germany) |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 16 Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- Bronsted acid promotion
- C(sp )-H functionalization
- carbon-carbon bond activation
- gold(I) catalysis
- one-pot synthesis