From 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole to functionalized furan-2-one–4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole–cyclobutene sequence in two steps
作者:Lyubov N. Sobenina、Zinaida V. Stepanova、Igor’ A. Ushakov、Al’bina I. Mikhaleva、Denis N. Tomilin、Ol’ga N. Kazheva、Grigorii G. Alexandrov、Oleg A. Dyachenko、Boris A. Trofimov
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2011.05.018
日期:2011.7
Ethyl 3-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindol-2-yl)propynoate, readily available from 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole and ethyl bromopropynoate, when treated with dichlorodicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) in methanol affords furan-2-one-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole-cyclobutene sequence in a 52% yield. As kinetic and minor products, a furan-2-one isomer along with bicycloheptadienone have been either isolated or identified. The reaction has been shown to proceed via the isolable intermediate the [2+2]-cycloadduct of ethyl 3-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindo1-2-yl)propynoate with DDQ. Other alcohols react with the [2+2]-cycloadduct in a similar way. The effect of the alcohol structure on the products ratio has been analyzed. All the intermediates and products are formed as single diastereomer, thus indicating a concerted character of the rearrangement. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.