The palladium- and copper-catalyzed C-H arylation reactions of 1H- and 2H-indazoles with haloarenes are described. A PdCl2/phen/Ag2CO3/K3PO4 catalytic system is effective for the C-H arylation of 1H- and 2H-indazoles with haloarenes, whereas a less expensive CuI/phen/LiOt-Bu catalytic system is applicable to the C H coupling of substituted 2H-indazoles and iodoarenes. The utility of newly developed catalyst was demonstrated in the rapid synthesis of YC-1 (an antitumor agent) and YD-3 (platelet anti-aggregating agent). These new reactions represent important direct functionalization tools of indazoles, well-known bioisosteres of pharmaceutically important indole core. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The palladium- and copper-catalyzed C-H arylation reactions of 1H- and 2H-indazoles with haloarenes are described. A PdCl2/phen/Ag2CO3/K3PO4 catalytic system is effective for the C-H arylation of 1H- and 2H-indazoles with haloarenes, whereas a less expensive CuI/phen/LiOt-Bu catalytic system is applicable to the C H coupling of substituted 2H-indazoles and iodoarenes. The utility of newly developed catalyst was demonstrated in the rapid synthesis of YC-1 (an antitumor agent) and YD-3 (platelet anti-aggregating agent). These new reactions represent important direct functionalization tools of indazoles, well-known bioisosteres of pharmaceutically important indole core. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of 2 H-indazoles with arylbromides for the preparation of 3-aryl-2 H-indazoles was found to proceed in high yields when using only 0.5–0.1 mol % Pd(OAc)2 catalyst and KOAc as inexpensive base. A wide variety of electron-deficient and electron-rich arylbromides and also heteroaryl bromides has been successfully employed. Both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating