Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2-alkynylanilines and aryl iodides to access N-acyl indoles†
Abstract
A palladium-catalyzed carbonylative synthesis of N-acyl indoles from 2-alkynylanilines and aryl iodides has been developed. Using benzene-1,3,5-triyl triformate (TFBen) as the CO source, the reaction produced a variety of N-acyl indoles in a facile manner with high yields.