Facile synthesis of novel indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives and a chromogenic-sensing 5,12-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole

Novel indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives and a chromogenic-sensing 5,12-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole have been synthesized starting from tetra-tert-butylated 6,12-diaryl-5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles, which were prepared via an efficient tert-butylation of 6,12-diaryl-5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles.     

吲哚并咔唑类衍生物载流子传输性质的理论研究

以密度泛函理论结合跳跃模型, 重点研究了氯原子和烷基链的引入对吲哚并咔唑类衍生物传输性质的影响. 计算结果表明, 与吲哚并[3,2-b]咔唑(1)相比, 氯原子的引入增大了2,8-二氯吲哚并[3,2-b]咔唑(2)和2,8-二氯-5,11-二己基吲哚并[3,2-b]咔唑(3)的最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)的离域程度, 而对最低未被占据分子轨道(LUMO)则无显著贡献, 但明显降低了二者的能级. 上述结果表明, 对于LUMO, 氯原子体现了吸电子效应, 而对于HOMO, 氯原子体现了共轭效应. 烷基链的引入使化合物3的空穴迁移率明显高于化合物1和2, 这主要归因于化合物3具有更加紧密的分子堆积, 尤其在跳跃路径A中, 具有更大的分子间电子耦合和轨道重叠. 同时能带结构的计算结果进一步证明, 氯原子和烷基链的同时引入大大改善了吲哚并咔唑类衍生物的电荷传输性能.     

Synthesis,photophysical and electrochemical properties of novel 6,12-di(thiophen-2-yl) substituted indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles

Novel 5,11-dialkyl-6,12-di(thiophen-2-yl) substituted 5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles have been obtained and plausible ways for their further modifications via the Friedel–Crafts reaction are presented. The formylation of these indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles with dichloromethyl alkyl esters catalysed by Lewis acids leads to the formation of the corresponding 2,8-diformyl derivatives. Applicability of this formylation method for modification of indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles bearing electron-rich aromatic substituents at C-6 and C-12 has also been demonstrated. The Knoevenagel condensation of 2,8-dialdehydes with active methylene nitriles has been studied. The measurements of optical and redox properties for a number of new indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles have been performed.     

Facile one-pot synthesis of 6-monosubstituted and 6,12-disubstituted 5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles and preparation of various functionalized derivatives

A facile three-stage, one-pot approach for the synthesis of a variety of novel 6-monosubstituted and 6,12-disubstituted 5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles, in moderate to good yields (20-50%), has been developed, based on the condensation of an indole and an aldehyde with a catalytic amount of iodine, followed by an acid-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization with an ortho ester. The parent indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles (ICZs) could be converted to various functional derivatives. Both N-alkylation and N-arylation were successfully accomplished, and azo-coupling, formylation, as well as bromination were performed in a regioselective way leading to the formation of novel functional 6,12-disubstituted indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles. Starting from a monoformylated indolocarbazole, novel benzimidazolyl-substituted derivatives were synthesized, while Suzuki cross-couplings on a monobrominated building block afforded a novel pathway toward functionally arylated ICZs.     

Synthesis and properties of methoxyphenyl-substituted derivatives of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole

The synthesis and full characterization of new derivatives of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole with differently substituted phenyl groups at nitrogen atoms is reported. Comparative study on their thermal, optical electrochemical, and photoelectrical properties is presented. The synthesized compounds are electrochemically stable. Their highest occupied molecular orbital energy values range from -5.14 to -5.07 eV. The electron photoemission spectra of the films of synthesized materials revealed the ionization potentials of 5.31-5.47 eV. Hole drift mobility of the amorphous film of 5,11-bis(3-methoxyphenyl)-6-pentyl-5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole exceed 10(-3) cm(2)/V·s at high electric fields, as it was established by xerographic time-of-flight technique. In contrast to diphenylamino substituted derivatives of carbazole, no effect of the position of methoxy groups on the photoelectrical properties was observed for the synthesized methoxyphenyl-substituted derivatives of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole. The indolo[3,2-b]carbazole core has a larger resonance structure that includes 3 phenyl rings, and thus the energy gap of the HOMO and LUMO π orbitals is lower as compared to that of carbazoles. With a larger energy difference between the phenyl substituents and the core moiety, the indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives studied all have a weaker coupling between the phenyl group and a much weaker dependence of the molecular properties on the position of substituents on the phenyl groups as compared to those observed in substituted carbazoles.     

Indolo[3,2-b]carbazole-based thin-film transistors with high mobility and stability

Proper functionalization of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole led to a new class of high-performance organic semiconductors suitable for organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) applications. While 5,11-diaryl-substituted indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles without long alkyl side chains provided amorphous thin films upon vacuum deposition, those with sufficiently long alkyl side chains such as 5,11-bis(4-octylphenyl)indolo[3,2-b]carbazole self-organized readily into highly crystalline layered structures under similar conditions. OTFTs using channel semiconductors of this nature exhibited excellent field-effect properties, with mobility up to 0.12 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) and current on/off ratio to 10(7). As this class of organic semiconductors has relatively low HOMO levels and large band gaps, they also displayed good environmental stability even with prolonged exposure to amber light, an appealing characteristic for OTFT applications.     

Oxidative reactions of 6-pentyl indolo[3,2-b]carbazole: formation of novel C-C and C-N coupled dimers

The oxidative coupling reactions of 6-pentyl-5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole have been studied and as a result, a number of novel dimers of the indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivative have been prepared, forming C-C coupled compound when treated with FeCl(3) x 6H(2)O or C-N coupled compounds and when oxidized with air or Pd(OAc)(2), respectively.     

Synthesis and alkylation of indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles

Double Fischer cyclisation was used to prepare indolo[3,2-b]carbazole and its 2,8-di-OMe, OH, Br and F-derivatives. N-monosubstituted derivatives of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole (methyl, hydroxymethyl, dimethylaminoethyl) were obtained starting from 5,11-di-Boc-indolo[3,2-b]carbazole.     

New push-pull systems based on indolo[3,2-b]carbazole and 1,2,4,5-tetrazine: synthesis,photophysical, and charge transport properties

5,11-Dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazoles were for the first time modified with acceptor 1,2,4,5-tetrazine fragments. The photophysical and charge-transport properties of the synthesized donor-acceptor heterocyclic systems were studied. It was shown that the introduction of the 1,2,4,5-tetrazine moieties makes it possible to increase the hole and electron mobility by one and two orders of magnitude, respectively, as compared to analogous 5,11-dihydroindolo-[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives studied previously.

     

Synthesis and structures of two novel indolo[3,2-b] carbazole derivatives

Indolocarbazole derivatives have already been reported to be good organic semiconductor candidates. The knowledge of the relationship between the structure and packing of molecules in crystal is indispensable in design of high performance organic semiconductor materials. Two new indolocarbazole derivatives, 2,8-dibromo-5,11-di-[4-(isoindole-1,3-dione-2-yl)butyl]indolo[3,2-b]carbazole (I) and 2,8,6,12-tetrabromo-5,11-di-(4-chlorobutyl)indolo[3,2-b]carbazole (II) have been synthesized and the crystal structures have been studied. The dichloromethane solvate of (I), C₄₂H₃₂Br₂N₄O₄ · 2CH₂Cl₂, is monoclinic, space groups P2₁/n. Unit cell parameters are a = 11.6847(2), b = 12.6942(2), c = 13.7899(2) Å, β = 91.8220(10)°. Unlike other indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives, there is no any π–π stacking between the indolocarbazole backbone of two adjacent molecules in the crystal. Since the isoindole-1,3-dione-2-yl is introduced in 5- and 11-positions in the molecule, the intermolecular short contacts mainly localize in between the pendant groups of the neighboring indolocarbazole molecules. The compound (II) is also monoclinic with P2₁/c space groups. Unit cell parameters are a = 4.6427(9), b = 11.425(2), c = 24.511(4) Å, β = 93.47(1)°. In contrast with compound (I), the molecules of (II) possess strong face-to-face π–π stacking. The crystal structures were studied in detail. It is concluded that linear pedant groups benefit to co-facial π–π interaction. Additionally, the molecule electronic spectra were studied by quantum chemistry theoretical calculation.     

Synthesis of ladder-type pi-conjugated heteroacenes via palladium-catalyzed double N-arylation and intramolecular O-arylation

Ladder-type heteroacenes containing pyrrole or furan rings, indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles and dibenzo[d,d']benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difurans, were effectively synthesized from the common intermediates, 2,5-bis(o-chloroaryl)hydroquinones. The key reactions are palladium-catalyzed double N-arylation of aniline and intramolecular O-arylation, which enable regioselective ring closure. In addition to the parent indolo[3,2-b]carbazole and dibenzo[d,d']benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difuran, their derivatives with an alkyl or cyano group were first synthesized. Photophysical and electrochemical studies showed that the obtained heteroacenes have lower HOMO energy levels and larger band gaps than the corresponding hydrocarbon acene, pentacene. An X-ray analysis of dibenzo[d,d']benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difuran revealed that it was packed in herringbone fashion.     

A first principles calculations and experimental study of the ground- and excited-state properties of ladder oligo(p-aniline)s

The molecular structure of three ladder oligo(p-aniline)s, 5,11-diethyl-6,12-dimethylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (DIMER 2P), 14-ethyl-5,8-dihydro-diindolo[3,2-b:2',3'-h]carbazole (TRIMER 2P), and 5,8,14-triethyl-diindolo[3,2-b:2',3'-h]carbazole (TRIMER 3P) were investigated by first principles calculations at the Hartree-Fock (HF6-31G*) and density functional theory (DFTB3LYP6-31G*) levels. It is found that the agreement between theoretical and x-ray geometrical parameters is good and rather similar for both theoretical methods. The nature and the energy of the first two singlet-singlet electronic transitions have been obtained by Zerner intermediate neglect of differential overlap/spectroscopy semiempirical calculations performed on the HF6-31G* and DFTB3LYP6-31G* optimized geometries, as well as time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations performed on the DFTB3LYP6-31G* optimized structures. For all the compounds and for all the theoretical approaches, it is observed that the S(1)<--S(0) electronic transition (pipi*) is weakly allowed and polarized along the short axis (y) of the molecule. On the other hand, the S(2)<--S(0) electronic transition of each oligomer possesses a much larger oscillator strength and is polarized along the long (x) molecular axis. It is found that TDDFT calculations provide the best overall agreement between the energies and the corresponding optical transitions obtained from the absorption bands (0-0 peaks) measured in dichloromethane as well as providing a good evaluation of the bathochromic shifts caused by the increase in the conjugation length or by the presence of extra alkyl chains on the nitrogen atoms in TRIMER 3P compared to TRIMER 2P.     

Synthesis of Indolo[3,2‐b]carbazoles via an Anomeric‐Based Oxidation Process: A Combined Experimental and Computational Strategy

Indolo[3,2‐b]carbazole is a molecule of great biological significance, as it is formed in vivo after consumption of cruciferous vegetables. The reaction of 1H‐indole and various aldehydes in the presence of a catalytic amount of N,2‐dibromo‐6‐chloro‐3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐benzo[e][1,2,4]thiadiazine‐7‐sulfonamide 1,1‐dioxide as an efficient and homogeneous catalyst in acetonitrile at 50°C produces 6,12‐disubstituted 5,7‐dihydroindolo[2,3‐b]carbazole with an in good to excellent yield. The presented technique offers a fast and robust method, by the use of inexpensive commercially available starting materials toward 6,12‐disubstituted 5,7‐dihydroindolo[2,3‐b]carbazole. A new anomeric‐based oxidation was kept in mind for the final step of the indolo[2,3‐b]carbazoles synthesis. The suggested anomeric‐based oxidation mechanism was supported by experimental and theoretical evidences.     

Structure elucidation of two tryptophan-derived, high affinity Ah receptor ligands

Background: Environmental contaminants, such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and other structurally related ‘environmental hormones’, exert their harmful biological effects through the Ah receptor signaling pathway. Several naturally occurring substances also bind to this receptor, but its natural role is still obscure. Tryptophan derivatives of the indolo[3,2-b]carbazole type, earlier suggested by us to be endogenous ligands for the receptor, should be a powerful tool in understanding receptor function. We therefore: set out to determine their identity.Results: The two tryptophan-derived Ah receptor ligands have been chemically analyzed and characterized by means of mass spectrometry, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR. UV, infra-red and fluorescence spectra were also recorded. All data are in accordance with the two compounds being closely related indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives. Evidence is presented that compound A (MW = 312) is the symmetrical 6,12-diformylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole, and compound B (MW = 284) is the monosubstituted 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole.Conclusions: The elucidation of the structures of the two high affinity Ah receptor ligands 6,12-diformylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole and 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole provides the necessary basis for further mechanistic studies of this important group of compounds, and will help in determining the natural role of the Ah receptor.     

Synthesis of substituted tryptanthrins via oxidation of isatin and its derivatives

Oxidation of isatin and its 5-substituted analogs with potassium permanganate in anhydrous acetonitrile gave indolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-6,12-dione (tryptanthrin) and its 2,8-dimethyl-, 2,8-dibromo-, and 2,8-diiodo derivatives. Oxidative coupling of 5,7-dichloroisatin with isatin under analogous conditions afforded 2,4-dichloroindolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-6,12-dione, while 1,4-dichloroindolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-6,12-dione and 1,4-dichloro-8-methylindolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-6,12-dione were obtained by oxidative coupling of 4,7-dichloroisatin with isatin and 5-methylisatin, respectively.     

High molecular weight broad band-gap polymers based on indolo[3,2-b]carbazole and thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole derivatives for solar cells

Two broad band-gap high molecular weight polymers, poly[(5,11-di(9’-heptadecanyl)-indolo[3,2-b]carbazole-alt-2,5-bis(3-n-octylthiophene-2-yl)-thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (PICzOTzTz) and poly[(5,11-di(9’-heptadecanyl)-indolo[3,2-b]carbazole-alt-2,5-bis(3-n-n-dodecylthiophene-2-yl)-thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole]) (PICzDOTzTz), consisting of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole (ICz) and thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (TzTz) derivatives were synthesized by Suzuki polycondensation. Their physical, electrochemical and optical properties were characterized in details. The thermogravimetric analysis displayed high thermal stability, and 5% degradation temperatures of PICzOTzTz and PICzDOTzTz were 427 and 435°C, respectively. The optical band gaps of PICzOTzTz and PICzDOTzTz were 2.13 and 2.07 eV, respectively. The hole mobilities of PICzOTzTz and PICzDOTzTz were investigated by the space charge limited current (SCLC) method, which gave the mobility values of 7.21 × 10^–5 and 1.57 × 10^–4 cm²/(V s) for each polymer, respectively. Through the photo-voltaic characterization in polymer solar cells, they showed that the power conversion efficiencies of PICzOTzTz and PICzDOTzTz were 0.64 and 0.99%, respectively.     

Construction of Hexahydropyrido[3,2‐c]carbazole and Hexahydropyrrolo[3,2‐c]carbazole Skeletons for the Synthesis of Related Indole Alkaloids

Synthesis of tetracyclic hexahydropyrido[3,2‐c]carbazoles ( 9a and 9b ) and hexahydropyrrolo[3,2‐c]carbazoles ( 13a and 13b ) structures was achieved via a new synthetic approach for the synthesis of related indole alkaloids such as deethylaspidospermidine and deethylibophyllidine. Hexahydropyrrolo[3,2‐c]carbazole structure was constructed for the first time starting from ethyl 4‐oxo‐cyclohexanecarboxylate in seven steps. Some tetrahydrocarbazole derivatives ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 11 , and 12 ) were also synthesized.     

Synthesis, structures, and properties of disubstituted heteroacenes on one side containing both pyrrole and thiophene rings

A new series of ladder-type heteroacenes containing both pyrrole and furan rings, 5,6-disubstituted diindolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']thiophenes (DITs), were effectively synthesized from N-functionalized 3,3'-dibromo-2,2'-biindoles undergoing intramolecular cyclization with bis(phenylsulfonyl) sulfide and organolithium. Single-crystal X-ray results demonstrate that 5,6-dipropyldiindolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']thiophene (4b) forms a herringbone-type of packing motif and 5,6-di(p-tolyl)diindolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']thiophene (4d) forms a parallel packing motif. Both of them have S-S contacts, enhancing the electronic transport between molecules. Their photophysical properties suggest that the skeleton of diindolo[3,2- b:4,5-b']thiophene is more favorable to aggregate in solid than that of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole. The large band gaps and low-lying HOMO energy levels could result in much better stability.     

Intramolecular oxidative C-N bond formation for the synthesis of carbazoles: comparison of reactivity between the copper-catalyzed and metal-free conditions

New synthetic procedures for intramolecular oxidative C-N bond formation have been developed for the preparation of carbazoles starting from N-substituted amidobiphenyls under either Cu-catalyzed or metal-free conditions using hypervalent iodine(III) as an oxidant. Whereas iodobenzene diacetate or bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodobenzene alone undergoes the reaction to provide carbazole products in moderate to low yields, combined use of copper(II) triflate and the iodine(III) species significantly improves the reaction efficiency, giving a more diverse range of products in good to excellent yields. On the basis of mechanistic studies including kinetic profile, isotope effects, and radical inhibition experiments, the copper species is proposed to catalytically activate the hypervalent iodine(III) oxidants. The synthetic utility of the present approach was nicely demonstrated in a direct synthesis of indolo[3,2-b]carbazole utilizing a double C-N bond formation.     

A novel synthesis route to furo[3,2-a]carbazole

In this paper,we report a novel approach to the heteroaryl-condensed nuclei of natural furo[3,2-a]carbazole alkaloids.Our synthetic studies use N-phthaloyl tryptophan methyl ester as starting material and zinc ion mediated transamination reaction as the key step.This work also implicated a novel strategy to assemble other [a]-fused carbazoles.