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Platinum-Catalysed Bisindolylation of Allenes: A Complementary Alternative to Gold Catalysis

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>13/03/2012
<mark>Journal</mark>Chemistry - A European Journal
Issue number15
Volume18
Number of pages6
Pages (from-to)4499-4504
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Pt versus Au: Platinum-catalysed addition of nucleophiles to allenes follows a distinctly different pathway to the process catalysed by gold(I) complexes; the platinum catalyst leads to different products with indoles involving a bisindolylation reaction, whereas gold(I) gives allyl indoles from a single addition.