Highly Regioselective C–N Bond Formation through C–H Azolation of Indoles Promoted by Iodine in Aqueous Media
摘要:
An efficient and metal-free method for the direct C-N coupling of indoles with azoles to produce 2-(azol-1-yl)indoles in aqueous solution has been developed. This reaction proceeded highly regioselectively to provide a variety of indole derivatives with good to excellent yields.
Metal-Free Coupling of Azoles with 2- and 3-Haloindoles Providing Access to Novel 2- or 3-(Azol-1-yl)indole Derivatives
作者:Martin Poirier、Sébastien Goudreau、Jason Poulin、Jolaine Savoie、Pierre L. Beaulieu
DOI:10.1021/ol100685p
日期:2010.5.21
Thermal or microwave-mediated heating of 2- or 3-haloindoles with azoles (pK(a) < 8) provides a straightforward, metal-free, and environmentally friendly access to novel 2-(azol-1-yl)indoles. Furthermore, previously unknown 2,3-bis(azolyl-1-yl)indoles can be prepared from 2,3-dihaloindoles by sequential reaction with two distinct azoles. This operationally simple acid-catalyzed process delivers novel indole derivatives in fair to excellent yields and expands the chemical diversity of substitutions that can be introduced on this medicinally important scaffold.