Cross dehydrogenative coupling of N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines (sp3 C-H) with indoles (sp2 C-H) using a heterogeneous mesoporous manganese oxide catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/C7GC01919J, Communication
We disclose a novel, heterogeneous catalytic approach for selective coupling of C1 of N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines with C3 of indoles in the presence of mesoporous manganese oxides.
Cross dehydrogenative coupling of N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines (sp3 C–H) with indoles (sp2 C–H) using a heterogeneous mesoporous manganese oxide catalyst
Biswanath Dutta
Ph.D Candidate
Chemistry
B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Calcutta, India, 2011
M.S. Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India, 2013
Group Member Since 2013
Research Area: Material synthesis, Catalysis
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Abstract
We disclose a novel, heterogeneous catalytic approach for selective coupling of C1 of N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines with C3 of indoles in the presence of mesoporous manganese oxides. Our work involves a detailed mechanistic investigation of the reaction on the catalyst surface, backed by DFT computational studies, to understand the superior catalytic activity of manganese oxides.
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