Cobalt catalysed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoles: a photoinduced ligand to metal charge transfer process

Gopal Chakrabortty; Partha Pratim Sen; Sudipta Raha Roy

doi:10.1039/d4cc05192k

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Cobalt catalysed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoles: a photoinduced ligand to metal charge transfer process

Gopal Chakrabortty

Partha Pratim Sen

Sudipta Raha Roy

Chemical Communications Vol. 61 No. 9 pp. 1898-1901 · Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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Abstract

We demonstrate the participation of cobalt in a photoinduced LMCT process, which leads to the formation of ligand-based radical species and enables both homo and hetero cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoles with decent yield.

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Published: Jan 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 61(9)
Pages: 1898-1901
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Authors

G

Gopal Chakrabortty

Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India

P

Partha Pratim Sen

Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India

S

Sudipta Raha Roy

Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India

Funding

Royal Society Award: RSC Research Fund grant (R23-1989259963)

Science and Engineering Research Board Award: CRG/2022/002306

University Grants Commission

Cite This Article

Gopal Chakrabortty, Partha Pratim Sen, Sudipta Raha Roy (2025). Cobalt catalysed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoles: a photoinduced ligand to metal charge transfer process. Chemical Communications, 61(9), 1898-1901. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05192k

Cobalt catalysed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of indoles: a photoinduced ligand to metal charge transfer process

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