Divergent electrosynthesis of 3-iodoindoles and indoles from 2-ethynylanilines under ambient and aqueous conditions
Binbin Huang, Guiling Chen, Haoxiang Zhang, Xinye Tang, Jiawei Yuan, Caicai Lu, Junlei Wang
Abstract
A mild and simple electrochemical system has been developed for the efficient cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines to selectively access 3-iodoindoles or indoles.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrosynthesisChemistryAqueous solutionElectrochemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques