Brønsted acid ionic liquid-catalyzed reductive Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles and cyclic ketones without using an external reductant

In the absence of an external reductant, C3-cycloalkylated indole could be synthesized through reductive alkylation of indole with cyclic ketone using a sulfonyl-functionalized Bronsted acid ionic liquid as a catalyst. Water generated in the initial stage of the reaction played a key role in rendering the reductive coupling possible. The reaction proceeds most likely in a radical way.

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