Palladium[ii] catalysed C(sp3)–H oxidation of dimethyl carbamoyl tetrahydrocarbazoles†
Abstract
Dimethyl carbamoyl tetrahydrocarbazoles undergo directed oxidation using standard conditions to exclusively provide products from C(sp3)–H oxidation. This result is in contrast to recent studies on the directed C–H olefination of hydrocarbazoles, which result in selective aromatic functionalisation.