Jinhuan Dong, L. Pan, Xianxiu Xu
Oct 30, 2014
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Chemical communications
Abstract
The first formal [3+2] cycloaddition using α-trifluoromethyl-(indol-3-yl)methanols as the trifluoromethylated C3 1,3-dipoles for the construction of the five-membered carbocycle of 1-trifluoromethylated cyclopenta[b]indole alkaloids is described. An unprecedented step-wise dehydrative alkenylation of α-trifluoromethyl alcohols was revealed as the crucial transformation.