Transition-metal-catalyzed straightforward synthesis of N-trifluoromethyl indoles from 2-alkynylaryl isothiocyanates or 2-alkynylanilines

Abstract

Indoles as important N-heteroaromatic skeletons are widely used in the fields of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and biological sciences, but the N-trifluoromethyl indoles have been rarely explored. So far, the main accesses...