Regio- and enantioselective ring-opening reaction of vinylcyclopropanes with indoles under cooperative catalysis

Abstract

The title reaction has been established under the cooperative bimetallic catalysis of iridium and copper catalysts, which afforded indole C3-allylation products with branched selectivity in moderate yields (up to 78%) and good enantioselectivities (up to 97 : 3 er). This reaction not only represents the first catalytic asymmetric ring-opening reaction of vinylcyclopropanes with C3-unsubstituted indoles, but also has provided an atom-economic and straightforward method for the synthesis of C3-allylic indoles with high regio- and enantioselectivity.