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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Org Chem. 2011 May 4;76(11):4721–4727. doi: 10.1021/jo200425m

Scheme 3.

Scheme 3

Synthesis of substituted carboline analogs

Reagents and conditions: (a) 5 mol% Pd(OAc)2, 7.5 mol% X-Phos, 1.5 eq. Cs2CO3, toluene, 100°C, 15 h; (b) Pd(OAc)2, (t-Bu)3P.HBF4, K2CO3, DMA, 120°C, 16 h