Functionalisation of the alkoxy group of alkyl aryl ethers. Demethylation, alkylthiolation and reduction of 5-methoxyindoles
摘要:
In the presence of AlX(3)-RSH three kinds of reactions may take place with 5-methoxy indoles : demethylation, alkylthiolation and reduction. The two latter reactions have never been observed to the present, with such reagents. Considerable improvement in the selective demethylation was found when PhCH(2)SH replaced EtSH previously used in such transformations. Factors leading to selective alkylthiolations or reductions are shown and mechanisms are proposed to explain these new reactions.
Aggregative activation and heterocyclic chemistry I complex bases promoted arynic cyclisation of imines or enaminoketones; regiochemical synthesis of indoles
摘要:
The complex base NaNH2-t-BuONa allowed expeditious syntheses of indoles by arynic cyclisation of imines or enaminoketones prepared from halogeno anilines and carbonyl derivatives. Unstable imines may be used without purification, complex bases being unsensitive to impurities. It is showed that this kind of reaction may be applied to mixture of substrates suitably halogenated on the benzene ring. Formation of three components aggregates is proposed to explain a number of observations.
New Organolithium Addition Methodology to Diversely Functionalized Indoles
作者:Claire M. Coleman、Donal F. O'Shea
DOI:10.1021/ja034283h
日期:2003.4.1
A novel synthetic approach to diversely functionalized indoles is described. Boc-protected ortho-aminostyrenes undergo an alkyllithium addition reaction, thereby generating a lithiated intermediate, which upon reaction with specific electrophiles sets up a cascade reaction process between the reacted electrophile and ortho-amino substituent, facilitating an in situ ring closure, followed by dehydration
Indole Synthesis by Controlled Carbolithiation of <i>o</i>-Aminostyrenes
作者:Albane Kessler、Claire M. Coleman、Patchanee Charoenying、Donal F. O'Shea
DOI:10.1021/jo048723e
日期:2004.11.1
An effective synthesis of the functionalized indole ring system has been developed from substituted o-aminostyrene starting material. Our methodology involves a novel cascade reaction sequence of alkyllithium addition to the styrene double bond and subsequent trapping of the intermediate organolithium with a suitable electrophile, followed by an in situ ring closure and dehydration to generate the indole ring. This new reaction sequence allows for the introduction of molecular diversity at all positions on the indole scaffold. The procedure was shown to be successful with a range of both C and N substituents on the o-aminostyrenes. The reaction sequence was tolerant to the reactivity range of alkyllithiums such as tert-, sec-, and n-butyllithium. The electrophiles used were DMF, which generated indole products with C-2 unsubstituted, and nitriles, which incorporated the nitrile substituent at C-2. The o-aminostyrene starting materials were generated by a Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of a vinyl boronic acid equivalent with the readily available substituted o-bromoanilines.