C—H Alkenylations with Alkenyl Acetates, Phosphates, Carbonates, and Carbamates by Cobalt Catalysis at 23 °C.

The regioselective C-H alkenylation of N-(2-pyrimidyl) or N-(2-pyridyl) substituted indoles using a variety of O-substituted cyclohexanol derivatives in the presence of CoI2 and a NHC-carbene is presented.