Preparation and Study of Tautomers Derived from 2-(2‘-Pyridyl)indole and Related Compounds
作者:Feiyue Wu、Jon Hardesty、Randolph P. Thummel
DOI:10.1021/jo980134j
日期:1998.6.1
Methylation of 2-(2'-pyridyl)indole provides the corresponding N-methylated salt that undergoes deprotonation with mild base to provide the tautomeric (E)-1-methyl-2-(2'-indolenylidene)-1,2-dihydropyridine, whose geometry is established through a NOE experiment. Bridging at the 3,3'-positions leads to tautomers having the opposite stereochemistry. A benzo-fused analogue exhibits similar behavior as does 2-(2'-quinolinyl)pyrrole. The importance of the connectivity to pyridine is examined by considering three possible regioisomers, only two of which show tautomeric behavior. The tautomers show strong solvatochromic dependence and good linear behavior. The indoles absorb at shorter wavelengths and are strongly emitting while the tautomers show a strong bathochromic shift and emit only weakly; the salts exhibit intermediate behavior. NMR properties are consistent with contributions from a dipolar and uncharged resonance form while MO calculations indicate that the indole is about 40 kcal/mol more stable than its tautomer.