2-Hydroxy-1-substituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-.BETA.-carbolines. The Pictet-Spengler reaction of N-hydroxytryptamine with aldehydes.
作者:Tohru HINO、Atsushi HASEGAWA、Jin-Jun LIU、Masako NAKAGAWA
DOI:10.1248/cpb.38.59
日期:——
The Pictet-Spengler reaction of N-hydroxytryptamine (6) with various aldehydes was examined. Reduction of 3-(2-nitroethyl) indole (5) with aluminum amalgam gave 6, which was not so stable and was readily oxidized to the azoxy compound (10) in solution under an oxygen atmosphere. Reaction of 6 with saturated aldehydes gave the corresponding nitrones (11b, c) without an acid catalyst at room temperature, while the reaction with α, β-unsaturated aldehydes provided nitrones (11d, e, f) in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid. Cyclization of the nitrones with trifluoroacetic acid in methylene chloride gave the 2-hydroxy-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydro-β-carbolines (2) in good yields. The cyclization of the saturated nitrones proceeded rapidly, whereas the similar reaction of the unsaturated nitrones was slow. Direct Pictet-Spengler reaction of 6 with aldehydes in methylene chloride in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid gave 2a, b, c in excellent yields. Dehydration of the 2-hydroxy-β-carboline (2b) with trifluoroacetic anhydride in benzene gave the 3, 4-dihydro-β-carboline (15). 6-Bromo-5-methoxy-N-hydroxytryptamine (25) was prepared from 3-bromo-4-methyoxyaniline (17) via the indole (22). The Pictet-Spengler reaction of 25 with isovaleraldehyde gave the 2-hydroxy-tetrahydro-β-carboline (26).
N-羟基色氨酸(6)与各种醛的Pictet-Spengler反应进行了研究。用铝汞还原3-(2-硝基乙基)吲哚(5)得到6,但该化合物不太稳定,容易在氧气气氛下氧化为氮氧化物(10)。在室温下,6与饱和醛的反应生成相应的亚硝酮(11b,c),而与α, β-不饱和醛的反应则在三氟乙酸存在下生成亚硝酮(11d,e,f)。亚硝酮与三氟乙酸在二氯甲烷中环化良好,得到了2-羟基-1, 2, 3, 4-四氢-β-卡伯林(2),产率可观。饱和亚硝酮的环化反应进展迅速,而不饱和亚硝酮的相似反应则较慢。在二氯甲烷中,6与醛的直接Pictet-Spengler反应在三氟乙酸的存在下优异地生成2a,b,c。用三氟乙酸酐在苯中脱水得到2-羟基-β-卡伯林(2b)的3, 4-二氢-β-卡伯林(15)。由3-溴-4-甲氧基苯胺(17)通过吲哚(22)合成了6-溴-5-甲氧基-N-羟基色氨酸(25)。25与异戊醛的Pictet-Spengler反应生成2-羟基-四氢-β-卡伯林(26)。