A copper-mediated decarboxylative coupling reaction between arylacetic acids and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds was described. Significantly, methanocycloocta[b]indoles were also obtained by sequential intramolecular dehydrocyclization process in some cases. This protocol featured a… Click to show full abstract
A copper-mediated decarboxylative coupling reaction between arylacetic acids and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds was described. Significantly, methanocycloocta[b]indoles were also obtained by sequential intramolecular dehydrocyclization process in some cases. This protocol featured a broad substrate scope, simple operations, and good yields. Moreover, the products exhibited potent antiproliferative activity against the human cancer cell lines by a MTT assay.
               
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