RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 “Back‐to‐Front” Indole and Carbazole Synthesis from N,N‐Bis‐(2‐bromoallyl)amines by Combining Carbolithiation Reactions with Gold‐Catalysis A1 Muñoz Torres, Miguel Ángel A1 Martínez Lara, Fernando A1 Solas Luera, Marta A1 Suarez Pantiga, Samuel A1 Sanz Díez, Roberto K1 Carbolithiation K1 Gold K1 Homogeneous catalysis K1 Nitrogen heterocycles K1 Organolithiums K1 Química analítica K1 Chemistry, Analytic AB The combination of organolithium chemistry with gold catalysis has enabled the development of asynthetic strategy for accessing polysubstituted indoles and carbazoles from readily available starting materials.This method is based on a “back-to-front” approach from ketopyrroles, generated by intramolecularcarbolithiation of N,N-bis-(2-lithioallyl)amines that evolve into 3,4-bis(lithiomethyl)dihydropyrrole intermediates capable of reacting with carboxylic esters and Weinreb amides. These ketopyrroles have demonstrated tobe excellent precursors of mono or bis(alkynols)pyrroles that, under gold-catalysis, experience abenzannulation reaction providing access to regioselectively substituted indoles or carbazoles. PB Wiley SN 1615-4150 YR 2022 FD 2022-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7416 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7416 LA eng NO We gratefully acknowledge Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (PID2020-115789GBC21), and Junta de Castilla y León and FEDER (BU049P20) for financial support. The project leading to these results has received funding from “la Caixa” Foundation, under the Agreement LCF/PR/PR18/51130007> (CAIXA-UBU001). M.A.M., F.M.-L., M.S. and S.S.-P. thank Junta de Castilla y León (Consejería de Educación) and Fondo Social Europeo for predoctoral (M.A.M, F.M.-L. and M.S.) and postdoctoral (S.S.- P.) contracts, respectively. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 06-may-2024