FeCl₃‐Mediated Friedel–Crafts Hydroarylation with Electrophilic <i>N</i>‐Acetyl Indoles for the Synthesis of Benzofuroindolines

Abstract

IRONic electrophilic indoles! The C3-regioselective hydroarylation of N-acetyl indoles with aromatic nucleophiles mediated by FeCl3 features a rare example of the electrophilic reactivity of the indole core in a Friedel–Crafts reaction. This indole umpolung allows us straightforward access to the tetracyclic benzofuroindoline motif found in the natural product diazonamide A, which is a potent antitumor agent. 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.