Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 2-Silylethynyl Phenols and Anilines via 1,2-Silicon Migration

Hiroshi Kanno, Kyosuke Nakamura, Keiichi Noguchi, Yu Shibata, Ken Tanaka

Organic Letters · 2016 · 41 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

It has been established that a cationic rhodium(I)/BINAP complex catalyzes the cycloisomerization of 2-silylethynylphenols, leading to 3-silylbenzofurans, via 1,2-silicon migration. Similarly, the cycloisomerization of 2-silylethynylanilines, leading to 3-silylindoles, via 1,2-silicon migration was catalyzed by a cationic rhodium(I)/H8-BINAP complex.

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