RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Gold‐Catalyzed Tandem Oxidation‐Migration of 3‐Propargyl Indoles: Synthesis of α‐Indol‐3‐yl α,β‐Unsaturated Carbonyls A1 Renedo Peña, Lorena A1 Álvarez Manuel, Estela A1 Solas Luera, Marta A1 Suárez Pantiga, Samuel A1 Fernández Rodríguez, Manuel A. A1 Sanz Díez, Roberto K1 Carbonyls K1 Gold K1 Homogeneous catalysis K1 Indoles K1 Oxidation K1 Química K1 Chemistry K1 Química orgánica K1 Chemistry, Organic AB α-Indol-3-yl α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds are synthesized from 3-propargyl indoles, obtained by direct propargylation of indoles, via a gold-catalyzed tandem oxidation-1,2-indole migration reaction in the presence of pyridine N-oxides. Fine-tuning of the catalyst and oxidant enables the reaction of 3-propargyl indoles bearing different substituents. The order of oxidation and indole migration is determined by the terminal or internal nature of the alkyne moiety. In addition, the process can be coupled with additional reactions, allowing an increase in molecular complexity or the design of more elaborated tandem reactions. In this sense, indole derivatives bearing an alkenyl substituent at the alkyne position evolve through a gold-catalyzed tandem oxidation-1,2-indole migration-Nazarov cyclization producing α-indolyl cyclopentenones. PB Wiley SN 1615-4150 YR 2024 FD 2024-03 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10501 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10501 LA eng NO We gratefully acknowledge Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación(PID2020-115789GB-C21/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), andJunta de Castilla y León and FEDER (BU028P23) for financialsupport. L.R. thanks Junta de Castilla y León (Consejería deEducación) and Fondo Social Europeo for a predoctoralcontract. S.S.-P. thanks Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and“NextGenerationEU”/PRTR EU for a Ramón y Cajal contract(RYC2021-031533-I). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 30-may-2025