Songjin Guo, Kai Yuan, Meng Gu
Oct 5, 2016
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Organic letters
Abstract
A Rh(III)-catalyzed cascade annulation/C-H activation of o-ethynylanilines with diazo compounds has been developed. This concise method allows for the rapid formation of a number of benzo[a]carbazoles in high yields, exhibiting good functional group tolerance and scalability. The key to the success of this approach involves one C-N bond and two C-C bond formation, and an aryl-to-aryl 1,4-rhodium migration.