Iodine-mediated oxidative triple functionalization of indolines with azoles and diazonium salts

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Apr 23;60(34):4613-4616. doi: 10.1039/d4cc00856a.

Abstract

We report an innovative synthetic strategy for the generation of polysubstituted indoles from indolines, aryldiazonium salts, and azoles. The methodology encompasses an electrophilic substitution reaction affording C5-indoline intermediates which undergo an iodine-mediated oxidative transformation coupled with C-H functionalization to yield the indole derivatives.