Synlett 2017; 28(15): 1867-1872
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1590842
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Recent Progress on the Synthesis of (Aza)indoles through Oxidative Alkyne Annulation Reactions

Zhong-Wei Hou
iChEM, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. of China   Email: haichao.xu@xmu.edu.cn
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Zhong-Yi Mao
iChEM, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. of China   Email: haichao.xu@xmu.edu.cn
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iChEM, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. of China   Email: haichao.xu@xmu.edu.cn
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Financial support of this research from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.s, 21672178, 21402164), the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (No. 2016YFA0204100), and the “Thousand Youth Talents Plan” is gratefully acknowledged.
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Publication History

Received: 09 June 2017

Accepted after revision: 21 June 2017

Publication Date:
20 July 2017 (online)


Abstract

The oxidative [3+2] cycloaddition of alkynes with arylamines is a powerful method for the synthesis of (aza)indoles because it employs unfunctionalized and easily available materials. Herein, recent progress in the synthesis of (aza)indoles through transition metal-catalyzed oxidative [3+2] cycloaddition is highlighted.

1 Introduction

2 Second-Row Transition-Metal Catalysts

3 First-Row Transition-Metal Catalysts

4 Summary

 
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