Synthetic Studies on Indolocarbazoles: Total Synthesis of Staurosporine Aglycon
作者:Ganesan Gobi Rajeshwaran、Arasambattu K Mohanakrishnan
DOI:10.1021/ol200094b
日期:2011.3.18
A synthesis of staurosporine aglycon and its analogs was achieved in a 28−36% overall yield starting from 2-methylindole. The prominent key steps for the synthesis of the indolocarbazole alkaloids involved electrocyclization and nitrene insertion reactions.
A Versatile Construction of the 8H-Quino[4,3-b]carbazole Ring System as a Potential DNA Binder
作者:Arasambattu K. Mohanakrishnan、Panayencheri C. Srinivasan
DOI:10.1021/jo00112a011
日期:1995.4
A short synthesis of the quino[4,3-b]- and quino[3,4-b]carbazoles is reported. The key step of the synthesis involves the preparation of suitable 2,3-divinylindoles by consecutive Wittig reactions. The thermal electrocyclic reaction of the divinylindole with concomitant dehydrogenation in the presence of Pd-C gave the (nitroaryl)carbazole which on reductive cyclization led to the quinocarbazole. The cleavage of the phenylsulfonyl group followed by phosphorus oxychloride treatment and subsequent displacement of the chlorine with 3-(dimethylamino)-1-propylamine gave the title compound in 25% overall yield.