Rhodium(iii)-catalyzed C–H/C–F activation sequence: expedient and divergent synthesis of 2-benzylated indoles and 2,2′-bis(indolyl)methanes

A novel method for the construction of fluorinated 2-benzylated indoles and 2,2’-bis(indolyl)methanes was developed via Rh(iii)-catalyzed C–H/C–F activation of arenes with employing 3,3-difluoro-2-exo-methylidene indolines as cross-coupling partner.