Ting Li, Zhen Wang, Mingliang Zhang
Apr 2, 2015
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Abstract
An unusual Rh/Cu-catalyzed synthesis of pyrido[2,1-a]indoles starting from 1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-indoles and γ-substituted propargyl alcohols was presented. The multi-step cascade transformations formally involve the cleavage of two C-H, three C-C, and one C-N bonds with concomitant construction of two C-H, four C-C, and one C-N bonds with excellent chemoselectivity in one-pot reaction.