D Sames-J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003

This paper was retracted on June 21, 2006J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128 (25), 8364 -8364, 2006.
Retraction Reason:
After the departure of the first author, the laboratory of the corresponding author (D. Sames) has been unable to reproduce the key results of this paper. Although the formation of indole magnesium salts, by treatment with either Grignard reagents or Mg(HMDS)2, is a viable strategy for C-arylation of indoles as described and confirmed elsewhere,1 the procedure using MgO as the base gave no arylation products. Accordingly, the corresponding author withdraws this paper, and deeply regrets that the chemical community was misled by this publication. (1) Lane, B. S.; Brown, M. A.; Sames, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8050-8057.06/21/2006
Originally Published:
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 5274-5275
Title: Selective C-Arylation of Free (NH)-Heteroarenes via Catalytic C-H Bond Functionalization
Authors:Bengu Sezen and Dalibor Sames*
Affiliation: Columbia University
Abstract: