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The versatility of a titanium-induced reductive oxo-amide coupling reaction is illustrated by the syntheses of the alkaloids secofascaplysin 8 and indolopyridocoline 14 as well as by an efficient and flexible approach to the arylated indole-2-carboxylic acid 4, which has recently been disclosed as a promising endothelin-receptor-antagonist. Depending on the particular substitution pattern in the substrates, either pre-formed titanium on graphite or low-valent titanium formed in situ (“instant conditions”) are the preferred coupling agents for reductive heterocycle syntheses of this type.
