Co-reporter:Xiong Xiao, Tian-Qi Chen, Jiangmeng Ren, Wei-Dong Chen, Bu-Bing Zeng
Tetrahedron Letters 2014 Volume 55(Issue 13) pp:2056-2060
Publication Date(Web):26 March 2014
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.10.048
A new approach was described for the synthesis of substituted 2-carboxyindole using 3-(2-aminophenyl)-2-bromo-acrylates through a CuI-catalyzed intramolecular coupling. The reactions were mild, rapid and with good to excellent yields.