3-ACYLINDOLE DERIVATIVES, PREPARATION AND THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF
申请人:BARTH Francis
公开号:US20080275102A1
公开(公告)日:2008-11-06
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein X, R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, R
4
and R
5
are as described herein.
The invention also includes preparative methods for the preparation of compounds of formula (I). A method for the therapeutic use of the inventive compounds is also disclosed and claimed.
The selective oxidation of C2-alkyl-substituted indoles to 3-oxindole and the selective C–H oxygenation or amination of C2,C3-dialkyl-substituted indoles at C2 are reported under mild conditions. The position of the alkyl substitution on the indole directs the reaction to different pathways under similar conditions.