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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Nov 29;132(50):17933–17944. doi: 10.1021/ja1086485

Table 5.

Nucleophilic additions to N-Me-5,6-indolynea

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trapping agent (Nuc) yield (ratio) (computed)
graphic file with name nihms255340t25.jpg 64% (2 : 1) ΔΔG = 1.7 (18 : 1)
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N3–Bn 94% (1.6 : 1) ΔΔG = 0.4 (1.8 : 1)
KCN 84% (1.7 : 1) C-5 preferredb
a

Conditions: see supporting information.

b

Attack at C5 is favored.