Rhodium(III)-catalyzed mono- and dialkenylation of N-phenyl-7-azaindoles via regioselective C-H bond cleavage

Abstract

Rhodium-catalyzed regioselective mono- and dialkenylation reactions of N-phenyl-7-azaindoles with alkenes proceed efficiently under rhodium(III) catalysis. The one-pot synthesis of unsymmetrically dialkenylated benzene derivative can also be achieved. Some of the alkenylated products exhibit solid-state fluorescence.