%0 Generic %A Bhattacharjee, Prantika %A Bora, Utpal %D 2019 %T Molecular Iodine-Catalyzed Selective C‑3 Benzylation of Indoles with Benzylic Alcohols: A Greener Approach toward Benzylated Indoles %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Molecular_Iodine-Catalyzed_Selective_C_3_Benzylation_of_Indoles_with_Benzylic_Alcohols_A_Greener_Approach_toward_Benzylated_Indoles/8797709 %R 10.1021/acsomega.9b01481.s002 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/16124855 %K benzylic alcohols %K observations account %K Benzylation %K Approach %K indole %K Benzylic Alcohols %K base-free conditions %K Molecular Iodine-Catalyzed %K Benzylated Indoles Iodine-catalyzed %K pathway %K C -3 benzylation %K reaction proceeds %K functionalitie %K catalyst %K halogen-bond activation %K ligand %K iodine catalysis %X Iodine-catalyzed selective C-3 benzylation of indoles with benzylic alcohols is developed. The reaction proceeds with molecular iodine as the catalyst under ligand-, metal-, and base-free conditions and tolerates wide functionalities. The experimental observations account for the halogen-bond activation mechanistic pathway for the molecular iodine catalysis. %I ACS Publications