Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-7-2019

Abstract

© 2019 American Chemical Society. Our investigations on the reaction mechanism to account for regioselectivity on the addition of indoles to unsymmetrical silyloxyallyl cations are reported. Using both experimental and computational methods, we confirmed the significance of steric effects from the silyl ether group toward directing the inward approach of indoles, leading to nucleophilic attack at the less substituted electrophilic α′-carbon. The role of residual water toward accelerating the rate of reaction is established through stabilization of the participating silyloxyallyl cation.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Organic Chemistry

First Page

7166

Last Page

7174

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