Herein we report the B(C6F5)3-Catalysed Alkylation of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines Using α,β-Unsaturated Ketones. 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/10.1002/ejoc.202400022
Funding
From Organic to Inorganic Chemistry: Exploiting the Isolobal Analogy to Develop Main Group Catalysts
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council