Domino Carbopalladation/C-H Activation as a Quick Access to Polycyclic Frameworks

Nemai Saha, Haiwen Wang, Shengyi Zhang, Yongliang Du, Daqian Zhu, Yumin Hu, Peng Huang, Shijun Wen

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Abstract

A new type of domino reaction for synthesis of heterocycles fusing the important bioactive cores, such as oxindole, indoline, and isoquinoline, is presented. Upon exposure to the very common palladium catalyst, the conceptually designed N-alkenyl iodobiaryls undergo a sequential carbopalladation/C-H activation to build polycyclic frameworks. These novel unique frameworks may provide structure sources in fragment-based drug discovery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)712-715
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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