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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 6.

Nucleophilic additions to 6,7-indolyne 71a

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trapping agent (Nuc) yield (ratio) (computed)
graphic file with name nihms255340t27.jpg 53% (C7 not observed) ΔΔG = 11.4 (solely C6)
graphic file with name nihms255340t28.jpg 91% (C7 not observed) ΔΔG = 5.5b (solely C6)
N3–Bn 77% (C7 not observed) ΔΔG = 2.7 (63 : 1)
KCN 70% (C7 not observed) C6 preferredc
a

Conditions: see supporting information.

b

C6 attack has no energetic barrier; C7 attack has ΔΔH = 5.5.

c

Attack at C6 is favored (see supporting information).