Herein we report the B(3,4,5-F3H2C6)3-catalysed C3-allylation of indoles using allylic esters. 25 examples of C3-allylated products are presented in up to 97% yield. The mechanism for the reaction was explored using detailed Density Functional Theory (DFT) studies. The data includes experimental procedures, NMR spectra and DFT outputs.
Research results based upon these data are published at https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT00745F
Funding
Activating diazo compounds with boranes in flow (2022-09-02 - 2024-09-01); Melen, Rebecca. Funder: Royal Society
From Organic to Inorganic Chemistry: Exploiting the Isolobal Analogy to Develop Main Group Catalysts
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Single or Double? A radical approach to synthesis via frustrated Lewis Pairs (2020-06-01 - 2025-01-15); Richards, Emma. Funder: The Leverhulme Trust:RPG-2020-16