Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct C–H Bond Arylations of Heteroarenes - Organic Letters (ACS Publications)

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct C–H Bond Arylations of Heteroarenes

Ruthenium-catalyzed C–H bond arylations of indoles, thiophenes, and pyrroles were accomplished in a highly chemo- and site-selective manner through the use of removable directing groups.

Lutz Ackermann and Alexander V. Lygin, Org. Lett., 2011, DOI: 10.1021/ol2010648