Base-promoted three-component cascade approach to unsymmetrical bis(indolyl)methanes
作者:Mohit L. Deb、Bhaskar Deka、Prakash J. Saikia、Pranjal K. Baruah
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.04.032
日期:2017.5
base-catalyzed reaction of two different indoles with aldehydes under heating to produce unsymmetrical bis(indolyl)methanes (BIMs), in which one of the indole ring must be N-substituted. Mixture of EtOH-H2O is used as solvent. The reaction did not give symmetrical BIMs of N-substituted indoles or N–H indoles. However, traces of latter were formed in few cases, especially when electron-rich aldehydes were used
FeCl<sub>3</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O as a Mild Catalyst for Nucleophilic Substitution of Symmetrical Bis(indoyl)methanes
作者:Chayamon Chantana、Jaray Jaratjaroonphong
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.0c02466
日期:2021.2.5
In this paper, unsymmetrical bis(indolyl)methane (BIM) and 3-alkylindole derivatives are smoothly synthesized from symmetrical BIMs with a variety of nucleophiles including heteroaromatic/aromatic compounds, allylsilane and alkynylsilane. FeCl3·6H2O is found to be a mild and highly effective catalyst for this nucleophilic substitution reaction in which N-methyl-2-phenylindole behaves as a good leaving
Jnsymmetrical arylbis(3-indolyl)methanes have been synthesized via a Bronsted acid catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of α-(3-indolyl)benzylamines with N-methylindole. With 5 mol% of the catalyst, the reaction proceeds smoothly under mild conditions, affording the unsymmetrical triarylmethanes in excellent yields (up to 98%).