The Vilsmeier-Haack Reaction on Methyl Homologues of N-Benzyltetrahydrocarbazole (Synthetic Studies on Indoles 52)
摘要:
To examine the steric effect in the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction of N-benzyl- 1,2,3,4,-tetrahydrocarbazole (1), the reactions were carried out on three methyl homologues of 1. It was found that 1-methyl- or 4,4-dimethyl group has a large effect on reactivity due to their steric bulkiness. This result shows the importance of an initial attack at the 4a-position for the formation of these products.
To examine the steric effect in the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction of N-benzyl- 1,2,3,4,-tetrahydrocarbazole (1), the reactions were carried out on three methyl homologues of 1. It was found that 1-methyl- or 4,4-dimethyl group has a large effect on reactivity due to their steric bulkiness. This result shows the importance of an initial attack at the 4a-position for the formation of these products.