Nature Communications (Oct 2017)

External oxidant-free electrooxidative [3 + 2] annulation between phenol and indole derivatives

  • Kun Liu,
  • Shan Tang,
  • Pengfei Huang,
  • Aiwen Lei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00873-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Electrochemical oxidation provides a green alternative to the use of hazardous chemical oxidants and forcing conditions. Here, the authors show the electrocatalytic cross-coupling of phenols and indoles to generate biologically relevant benzofuroindolines in high yields.