Nickel-catalyzed C3-alkylation of indoles with alcohols <i>via</i> a borrowing hydrogen strategy
Miao Hu, Yong Jiang, Nan Sun, Baoxiang Hu, Zhenlu Shen, Xinquan Hu, Liqun Jin
Abstract
An efficient Ni-catalyzed C3-alkylation of indoles with alcohols <italic>via</italic> a borrowing hydrogen pathway was achieved utilizing an N,O-donor coordinated nickel complex as the precatalyst.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCatalysisAlkylationNickelHydrogenOrganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis