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Red-light mediated formylation of indoles using a helical carbenium ion as a photoredox catalyst

Nand Lal, Deepshikha, P. R. SINGH, Aslam C. Shaikh

2025Chemical Communications10 citationsDOI

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
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