Synthesis of 2-(α-trifluoromethylamino)indoles via stepwise cascade transformation of imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides with ortho -chloromethyl anilines | Synapse
May 10, 2026Open Access
Synthesis of 2-(α-trifluoromethylamino)indoles via stepwise cascade transformation of imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides with ortho -chloromethyl anilines
Key Points
The aim is to create an efficient method for synthesizing 2-(α-trifluoromethylamino)indole scaffolds.
Developed a one-pot synthesis technique
Utilized CF3-imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides
Incorporated ortho-chloromethyl anilines
Successfully synthesized 2-(α-trifluoromethylamino)indoles efficiently in one step
Abstract
We have developed an efficient one-pot method for the synthesis of 2-(α-trifluoromethylamino)indole scaffolds from CF 3 -imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides and ortho -chloromethyl anilines.