A practical synthesis of β-carbolines by tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (TBAB)-mediated cycloaromatization reaction of aldehydes with tryptophan derivatives
作者:Zhen Wang、Zhenzhen Yu、Yao Yao、Yakai Zhang、Xuefeng Xiao、Bin Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2019.07.001
日期:2019.8
Abstract A mild and efficient nBu4NBr-mediated oxidative cycloaromatization to prepare β-carbolines from readily available tryptophans and aldehydes is described. The reaction is practical and allows the synthesis of β-carbolines on gram-scale. Some of products crystallized from the reaction mixture and were easily removed by filtration, obviating the need for chromatographic separation.
Facile and Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of β-Carbolines
作者:Jian-Guo Tang、Han Liu、Zhong-Yu Zhou、Ji-Kai Liu
DOI:10.1080/00397910903097245
日期:2010.4.26
tetrahydrocarboline 3 from tryptophan methyl ester 1 and aldehyde 2 by Pictet–Spengler reaction, followed by treatment with trichlorocyanuric acid, provides a facile and efficient route for a one-pot synthesis of β-carbolines with excellent yields.
Natural β-carboline alkaloids are ideal models for the discovery of pharmaceutically important entities. Various 1-substituted β-carbolines were synthesized from commercially inexpensive tryptophan and demonstrated significant in vitro antifungal activity against G. graminis. Significantly, compound 4m (EC50 = 0.45 μM) with carboxamide at 1-position displayed the best efficacy and nearly 20 folds enhancement