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Title: Commercial Supported Gold Nanoparticles Catalyzed Alkyne Hydroamination and Indole Synthesis
Abstract

Commercial gold nanoparticles supported on titanium dioxide (TiO2) were found to be a highly efficient catalyst for alkyne hydroamination. Terminal alkynes could easily undergo intermolecular hydroamination with low catalyst loadings (0.2 mol% Au) under solvent‐free conditions. Indoles were efficiently synthesized using microwave heating through intramolecular hydroamination.

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PAR ID:
10235371
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
Volume:
358
Issue:
20
ISSN:
1615-4150
Format(s):
Medium: X Size: p. 3313-3318
Size(s):
p. 3313-3318
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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