Palladium-catalyzed C-H activation followed by intramolecular amination reaction of enamine compounds was achieved using a Pd(OAc)2 (10 mol%)/Cu(OAc)2 (100 mol%) catalyst system in DMSO. This work introduces an entirely new approach to 3-substituted indoles.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Inamoto et al. (2008) studied this question.