Abstract

Activate that bond! The functionalization of the CF3 groups is an ongoing synthetic challenge owing to the inert nature of the CF bond. The aryl trifluoromethyl group can be reduced by a low-valent niobium catalyst to produce a carbenoid that inserts into a C(sp3)H bond to produce complex, functionalized N-fused indoles (see scheme).

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