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SUBMITTER: Wu TF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10974089 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20240312 6
Herein, a Sc(OTf)<sub>3</sub>-catalyzed (3+2) annulation of 2-indolylmethanols with propargylic alcohols is reported. The reaction proceeds via a Friedel-Crafts-type allenylation/5-exo-annulation cascade. In the reaction, 2-indolylmethanol is used as a three-carbon synthon, and propargyl alcohol is used as a two-carbon synthon. This method provides a direct and high-yield pathway for synthetically useful cyclopenta[<i>b</i>]indoles. In general, the method features easily accessible substrates wi ...[more]