Formal Insertion of a Metal Carbene Complex into a σ‐Carbon‐Carbon bond. Gold‐catalyzed synthesis of 3H‐indoles
Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis(2024)
Abstract
We report here a formal insertion of a metal carbene complex in a single carbon‐carbon bond. This behavior occurs with the participation of an α‐imino gold carbene complex, generated from benzofused triazapentalenes or, in a one‐pot procedure, from their 1‐propargyl‐1H‐benzotriazole precursors, and gold‐catalytically activated ynamides. As the result, 3H‐indole derivatives were obtained, with formation of a quaternary center. A computational analysis carried out on the reaction mechanism indicates that the bulkiness of the gold ligand plays a key role forcing a conformation, which includes aromatic interactions, that favors the approximation of the carbenic carbon to the reactive site. In addition, a negative crossover experiment rules out a cationic arene migration pathway.
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Key words
Carbenes,Catalysis,Gold,Heterocycles,Insertion
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