Mild aminoacylation of indoles and pyrroles through a three-component reaction with ynol ethers and sulfonyl azides

J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Jul 23;136(29):10266-9. doi: 10.1021/ja5058967. Epub 2014 Jul 15.

Abstract

An effective method for aminoacylation of indoles and pyrroles has been achieved. The transformation involves a multicomponent one-pot cascade reaction between indoles or pyrroles, ynol ethers, and sulfonyl azides, creating four different bonds regioselectively through N-sulfonyltriazole intermediates. The oxo-tryptamines and oxo-pyrroloethanamines are generated in moderate to high yields under mild reaction conditions.