Nonreductive Desulfenylation of 3-Indolyl Sulfides. Improved Syntheses of 2-Substituted Indoles and 2-Indolyl Sulfides
摘要:
Desulfenylation of 3-indolyl sulfides to the corresponding 3-unsubstituted indoles is usually carried out under reductive conditions, thus accommodating only substituents which are resistant to reduction. We have developed a nonreductive procedure for removal of a sulfide at the 3-position of indoles, using trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of a thiol as trapping agent, which is compatible with a large array of functionalities on the indole ring. In addition, the desulfenylation occurs selectively at the 3-position of the indole, and sulfide groups at other positions of the molecule remain untouched. Thus, indole 2,3-bis-sulfides are selectively desulfenylated at the 3-position, affording 3-unsubstituted 2-indolyl sulfides. This methodology broadens the use of sulfide as a protecting group for the 3-position of indoles.
An iodine‐PPh3 mediated sulfenylation of indoles in water with stable and odorless sodiumsulfinates as the sulfur source is described. The reaction could afford monosulfenylated indoles in moderate to excellent yields under metal free conditions. Moreover, double C—H sulfenylation of indoles at 2‐ and 3‐positions has also been achieved by using excess sodiumsulfinates under the optimized reaction
Acid-catalysed isomerization of indol-3-yl sulphides to indol-2-yl sulphides: unexpected intermolecular nature of the rearrangement
作者:Pierre Hamel、Yves Girard、Joseph G. Atkinson
DOI:10.1039/c39890000063
日期:——
The rearrangement of indol-3-ylsulphides (1) to indol-2-ylsulphides (4), catalysed by proton acids, unexpectedly proceeds by an intermolecualr mechanism involving initial disproportionation to an indole-2,3-diyl bis-sulphide (2) and an indole (3), followed by a reaction between (2) and (3) to yield the rearranged product (4).
Controllable Synthesis of Mono‐ and Bis‐sulfenylindoles from Indoles and Various Sulfenylation Agents Using KI/SeO
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作者:Thewika Benchawan、Rungnapha Saeeng
DOI:10.1002/ejoc.202200752
日期:2022.10.13
An efficient method for selective and controllable sulfenylation of indoles to synthesize mono- and bis-sulfenylindoles was reported by using a novel aerobic catalytic oxidation system KI/SeO2 for sulfenylation of indoles with disulfide/thiols. The method is scalable, not sensitive to moisture, and can proceed without metalcatalyst.
Acid-catalyzed isomerization of 3-indolyl sulfides to 2-indolyl sulfides: first synthesis of 3-unsubstituted 2-arylthioindoles. Evidence for a complex intermolecular process
作者:Pierre Hamel、Yves Girard、Joseph G. Atkinson
DOI:10.1021/jo00035a029
日期:1992.4
The acid-catalyzed isomerization of 3-indolyl sulfides 1 to the corresponding 2-indolyl sulfides 4 provides the first synthesis of 3-unsubstituted 2-(arylthio)indoles, a hitherto unattainable class of compounds. When catalyzed by trifluoroacetic acid, the isomerization proceeds mainly via an intermolecular mechanism involving initial disproportionation to a 2,3-indolyl bis-sulfide 5 and an unsubstituted counterpart 6 followed by further interaction of these species to yield the rearranged isomer 4. A mechanism is proposed involving a role for the acid in the sulfenyl-transfer steps. This type of process also occurs, to a lesser extent, in the polyphosphoric acid catalyzed isomerization.
HAMEL, PIERRE;GIRARD, YVES;ATKINSON, JOSEPH G., J. CHEM. SOC. CHEM. COMMUN.,(1989) N, C. 63-65