Accessing N-heteroarylated indoles and benzimidazoles from 2-alkynyl cyclohexadienimines and cyclohexadienones through metal-catalyzed tandem reactions†
Min Yang,Jie Tang,Renhua Fan
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 10/22/2012 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C2CC36113B
Abstract
N-Indolyl or N-benzofuranyl indoles and benzimidazoles were prepared through metal-catalyzed tandem reactions between 2-alkynyl cyclohexadienimines or cyclohexadienones and 2-alkynylanilines or N1-benzylbenzene-1,2-diamine.