Gold(i)-catalyzed formation of dihydroquinolines and indoles from N-aminophenyl propargyl malonates

Colombe Gronnier (1) , Yann Odabachian (1) , Fabien Gagosz (1)

1 DCSO - Laboratoire de synthèse organique

The use of [XPhosAu(NCMe)]SbF6 in nitromethane at 100 °C allows the rapid and efficient formation of variously substituted dihydroquinolines, which can be subsequently converted into indoles by a rare photochemical rearrangement. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Domains: Organic chemistry

Colombe Gronnier, Yann Odabachian, Fabien Gagosz. Gold(i)-catalyzed formation of dihydroquinolines and indoles from N-aminophenyl propargyl malonates. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47 (1), pp.218-220. ⟨10.1039/c0cc00033g⟩. ⟨hal-00950026⟩