Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5261577 | Tetrahedron Letters | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Under an oxygen atmosphere, the copper-mediated direct C3-cyanation of indole C-H bonds, using cheap and safe DMF as a CN source, took place selectively to produce the corresponding C3-cyanoindoles in good yields. A possible mechanism for this selective cyanation was proposed.
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Authors
Jing Xiao, Qiang Li, Tieqiao Chen, Li-Biao Han,