Cobalt-catalyzed intramolecular decarbonylative coupling of acylindoles and diarylketones through the cleavage of C–C bonds |
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Authors: | Tian-Yang Yu Wen-Hua Xu Hong Lu Hao Wei |
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Institution: | Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of Ministry of the Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi''an 710069 China, |
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Abstract: | We report here cobalt–N-heterocyclic carbene catalytic systems for the intramolecular decarbonylative coupling through the chelation-assisted C–C bond cleavage of acylindoles and diarylketones. The reaction tolerates a wide range of functional groups such as alkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl groups, giving the decarbonylative products in moderate to excellent yields. This transformation involves the cleavage of two C–C bonds and formation of a new C–C bond without the use of noble metals, thus reinforcing the potential application of decarbonylation as an effective tool for C–C bond formation.A method for cobalt–N-heterocyclic carbene catalytic systems for the intramolecular decarbonylative coupling of ketones was achieved. |
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