Nianhua Yu

Functionalization of perfluoroalkyl compounds has shown huge potential in synthetic chemistry and drug development. Herein, we report a one-pot tandem perfluoroalkylation–defluorination reaction of indole, perfluoroalkyl iodide, and water in the presence of Na2S2O4. A wide array of indole derivatives were efficiently accessed with good yields under mild reaction conditions. The reaction is believed to undergo perfluoroalkylation and follow the defluorination hydrolysis pathway.