Red-light mediated formylation of indoles using a helical carbenium ion as a photoredox catalyst
Nand Lal, Deepshikha, P. R. SINGH, Aslam C. Shaikh
Abstract
-dimethylethanamine as a formylating source. These protocols exhibit a broad substrate scope under mild conditions with efficient scalability for the synthesis of C-3 formylated indoles.
Topics & Concepts
FormylationCatalysisCarbenium ionChemistryIonPhotochemistryRed lightPhotoredox catalysisOrganic chemistryBiologyPhotocatalysisBotanyRadical Photochemical ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods