Department of Chemical Development, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 800 East Leigh Street, Suite 205, Richmond, Virginia 23219, USA.
Abstract:
[reaction: see text] A one-step method was developed for elaboration of a variety of polycyclic indole skeletons via a novel palladium-catalyzed intramolecular indolization of 2-chloroanilines bearing tethered acetylenes. This novel intramolecular indolization method unveils an unusual syn amidopalladation pathway of a tethered alkyne.