The Vinyl Moiety as a Handle for Regiocontrol in the Preparation of Unsymmetrical 2,3‐Aliphatic‐Substituted Indoles and Pyrroles

Abstract

Rho-Rho-Rho your boat: A rhodium catalyst effects the regioselective oxidative coupling of enynes with N-aryl ureas (X=NR2) and N-vinylacetamides (X=C(O)Me), affording the corresponding 2-alkenylindoles and 2-alkenylpyrroles in good yield. Simple hydrogenation delivers the C2/C3-aliphatic-substituted indole or pyrrole (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.