Efficient Lewis acid-assisted Brønsted acid (LBA) catalysis in the iron-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of indoles

Zhen-Yu Jiang, Ji-Rong Wu, Li Li, Xi-Huai Chen, Guo-Qiao Lai, Jian-Xiong Jiang, Yixin Lu, Li-Wen Xu
2010 Open Chemistry  
AbstractLewis acid-assisted Brønsted acid (LBA) catalysis was proposed for the iron-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with chalcones. This proposal was supported by the ESI-MS and cyclic voltammetry. The addition of acac to the iron-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with chalcones created a powerful catalytic system, which makes the alkylation reactions occur easily under mild conditions.
doi:10.2478/s11532-010-0016-0 fatcat:ppklewlo7neznowe355wj3ucvi