Carboxyl-mediated Pictet-Spengler reaction. Direct synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-.beta.-carbolines from tryptamine-2-carboxylic acids
作者:Krishnaswamy Narayanan、Liesl Schindler、James M. Cook
DOI:10.1021/jo00001a066
日期:1991.1
The Pictet-Spengler condensation of various tryptamine-2-carboxylic acids 9a-f with carbonyl compounds in benzene/dioxane/trifluoroacetic acid (Table I) with simultaneous loss of carbon dioxide afforded directly the corresponding 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carbolines 14a-j in good to excellent yields. This reaction greatly enhances the use of the Abramovitch-Shapiro method for the synthesis of highly oxygenated ring A substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carbolines (THBC). The lactams 14f,g and 14h are key intermediates for the synthesis of ring A substituted 1-methoxycanthin-6-one analogues.