Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Dearomatization of Indoles via Decarboxylative Alkynyl Termination

Abstract

A highly diastereoselective dearomatization of indoles via palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative alkynyl termination was developed. This protocol provides dissimilar tetracyclic and tetrasubstituted indoline scaffolds bearing congested stereocenters, which led to operationally simple conditions, short time, and broad substrate scope. Additionally, this reaction system could be scaled to gram quantities in a satisfactory yield and diastereoselectivity.