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