Carbene and Photocatalyst Catalyzed 3-acylation of Indoles for Facile Access to Indole-3-yl Aryl Ketones

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03257H, Communication Ting Tu, Guihua Nie, Tinglei Zhang, Chunmei Hu, Shi-Chao Ren, Huimin Xia, Yonggui Robin Chi 3-acyl indoles play important roles in both organic synthesis and diverse types of functional molecules. Herein, a facile nitrogen heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and photocatalyst cooperatively catalyzed 3-acylation of indoles was...