An efficient and convenient palladium-catalyzed carbonylative procedure for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes has been established for the first time. With TFBen (benzene-1,3,5-triyl triformate) as the solid CO source, aryl iodides and indoles were transformed into the corresponding bis(indolyl)methane derivatives in moderate to excellent yields.
An access to functionalised tetrahydrocarbazoles by a multicomponent reaction including 2-substituted indoles, aromatic aldehydes and Meldrum's acid is described. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Reactivity of the Chiral Metallic Brønsted Acid [(η<sup>6</sup>-<i>p</i>-MeC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub><i>i</i>Pr)Ru(κ<sup>3</sup><i>P</i>,<i>O,O</i>′-<b>POH</b>)][SbF<sub>6</sub>]<sub>2</sub> (<b>POH</b> = (<i>S</i><sub>C1</sub>,<i>R</i><sub>C2</sub>)-Ph<sub>2</sub>PC(Ph)HC(OH)HCH<sub>2</sub>OMe) toward Aldimines
作者:Pilar Pardo、Daniel Carmona、Pilar Lamata、Ricardo Rodrı́guez、Fernando J. Lahoz、Pilar Garcı́a-Orduña、Luis A. Oro
DOI:10.1021/om501018r
日期:2014.12.8
Dichloromethane solutions of complex 1 catalyze both the aza-DielsAlder (ADA) reaction of aldimines with cyclopentadiene and the aza-FriedelCrafts (AFC) reaction between aldimines and indoles. Racemic adducts were obtained in both cases. NMR measurements of mixtures of the aldimine N-(4-methylbenzylidene)aniline (I) and 1, in a 20/1 molar ratio, reveal the formation of the deprotonated compound 2 and the corresponding iminium cation HI+ (HN+). This cation is responsible for the achiral catalysis. Below 273 K, in 1/1 molar ratio mixtures of 1 and I, the chiral species 1 center dot I (OH center dot center dot center dot N) and 2 center dot HI+ (O center dot center dot center dot HN+) were formed by intermolecular hydrogen bonding and proton transfer, respectively. The latter solutions catalyze stoichiometrically the ADA reaction between aldimine I and HCp with 16% ee. With 5 mol % of catalyst loading, a 6% ee can be obtained if the aldimine is slowly added to the solution (20 equiv in 60 h). Above 273 K, solutions containing 1 and aldimine I irreversibly evolve to the aniline complex 3, which was isolated as a racemic mixture. The molecular structure of 3 has been determined by X-ray diffractometric methods. Hydride 5, an intermediate in this reaction, has been isolated and spectroscopically characterized. On the basis of synthetic and spectroscopic studies, a plausible pathway for the formation of 3 from 1 is proposed.
Anodically Triggered Aldehyde Cation Autocatalysis for Alkylation of Heteroarenes
Alkylation of heteroarenes by using aldehydes is a direct approach to increase molecular complexity, which however often involves the use of stochiometric oxidant, strong acid, and high temperature. This study concerns an energy-efficient electrochemical alkylation of heteroarenes by using aldehydes undermildconditions without mediators. Interestingly, the graphite anode can trigger aldehyde cationic
FeCl<sub>3</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O as a Mild Catalyst for Nucleophilic Substitution of Symmetrical Bis(indoyl)methanes
作者:Chayamon Chantana、Jaray Jaratjaroonphong
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.0c02466
日期:2021.2.5
In this paper, unsymmetrical bis(indolyl)methane (BIM) and 3-alkylindole derivatives are smoothly synthesized from symmetrical BIMs with a variety of nucleophiles including heteroaromatic/aromatic compounds, allylsilane and alkynylsilane. FeCl3·6H2O is found to be a mild and highly effective catalyst for this nucleophilic substitution reaction in which N-methyl-2-phenylindole behaves as a good leaving