Transition-metal-catalyzed decarboxylative and CH functionalization strategy for the construction of Csp2-Csp2, Csp2-Csp, and Csp2-Csp3 bonds has been extensively studied. However, research surveys of this synthetic strategy for the Csp3-Csp3 bond forming reactions are surprisingly scarce. Herein, we present an efficient approach for the rapid formation of Csp3–Csp3 bond through copper-catalyzed decarboxylative Csp3–H functionalization. The present method should provide a useful access to C3-substituted indole scaffolds with possible biological activities. Mechanistic experiments and DFT calculations supported a dual-Cu(Ⅱ)-catalytic cycle involving rate-determining decarboxylation in an outer-sphere radical pathway and spin-crossover-promoted CC bond formation. This strategy offers a promising synthesis method for the construction of Csp3–Csp3 bond in the field of synthetic and pharmaceutical chemistry and extends the number of still limited copper-catalyzed decarboxylative Csp3–Csp3 bond forming reaction.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |