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.
Cyclization of 2- and 3-indolythioalkanoic acids to novel indole-containing tricyclic ring systems
作者:Pierre Hamel、Mario Girard
DOI:10.1002/jhet.5570330624
日期:1996.11
series of 2- and 3-indolylthioalkanoic acids of various chain lengths were cyclized under dehydrative conditions affording tricyclic indole-containingringsystems wherein the third ring contains a sulfur atom attached to the 2- or 3-position of the indole ring. This methodology affords entry into the novel thiepino[3,2-b]indole, thiocino[2,3-b]indole and thiocino[3,2-b]indole ringsystems.
在脱水条件下将一系列各种链长的2-和3-吲哚基硫代链烷酸环化,得到含三环吲哚的环系统,其中第三个环含有连接到吲哚环的2-或3-位的硫原子。该方法提供了新的噻吩并[3,2- b ]吲哚,噻吩并[2,3- b ]吲哚和噻吩并[3,2- b ]吲哚环系统的入口。