Bismuth(III)-Promoted C3-Ferrocenyl Alkylation of Indoles

作者:Jiang, Ran; Xu, Xiao-Ping*; Chen, Tao; Li, Hong-Yun; Chen, Gang; Ji, Shun-Jun
来源:Synlett, 2009, 2009(17): 2815-2820.
DOI:10.1055/s-0029-1217998

摘要

Reaction of alpha-ferrocenyl alcohols with indoles in acetonitrile in the presence of Bi(NO3)(3)center dot 5H(2)O afforded 3-alkylated indole derivatives in good yields and high selectivity. Bi(NO3)(3)center dot 5H(2)O proved to be an efficient catalyst in such a transformation.