C–H Activation-Based Traceless Synthesis via Electrophilic Removal of a Directing Group. Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Entry into Indoles from N-Nitroso and α-Diazo-β-keto Compounds

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• 作者：Jie Wang ; Mingyang Wang ; Kehao Chen ; Shanke Zha ; Chao Song ; Jin Zhu
• 刊名：Organic Letters
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 4, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：18
• 期：5
• 页码：1178-1181
• 全文大小：425K
• ISSN：1523-7052

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A distinct C–H activation-based traceless synthetic protocol via electrophilic removal of a directing group is reported, complementing the currently exclusively used nucleophilic strategy. Rh(III)-catalyzed, N-nitroso-directed C–H activation allows the development of a traceless, atom- and step-economic, cascade approach for the synthesis of indole skeletons, starting from readily available N-nitroso and α-diazo-β-keto compounds. Importantly, the cyclization/denitrosation reaction represents a hitherto unobserved reactivity pattern for the N-nitroso group.