10.6084/m9.figshare.5303314 Niannian Yi Niannian Yi Jinxia Li Jinxia Li Hao Zhang Hao Zhang Ruijia Wang Ruijia Wang Jun Jiang Jun Jiang Wei Deng Wei Deng Zebing Zeng Zebing Zeng Jiannan Xiang Jiannan Xiang Synthesis of 3-acylated indoles through iron-catalyzed oxidative coupling of indoles with α-amino carbonyl compounds Taylor & Francis Group 2017 3-Acylindoles α-amino carbonyl compound iron oxidative coupling 2017-10-05 14:36:53 Journal contribution https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Synthesis_of_3-acylated_indoles_via_iron-catalyzed_oxidative_coupling_of_indoles_with_-amino_carbonyl_compounds/5303314 <p>A novel iron-catalyzed oxidative coupling of indoles with α-amino carbonyl compounds has been developed. The transformation provides an attractive approach to the synthesis of 3-acylindoles, with the advantages of easily available starting materials and high functional group tolerance. Furthermore, control experiments imply that a radical process maybe involved in this reaction.</p>