Heterocyclic analogs of 5,12-naphthacene-quinone. 3. Synthesis of 4,11-diaminonaphtho-[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione and certain of its derivatives

Nucleophilic substitution of methoxy groups in 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione by the action of primary and secondary alkylamines, or arylamines leads to the formation of N-alkyl or N-aryl derivatives of 4,11-diaminonaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione respectively. 4,11-Diamino-1H-naphtho-[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione is obtained by the dealkylation of 4,11-bis[(1-phenylethyl)amino]-1Hnaphtho[ 2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione in the presence of a Lewis acid (BBr₃). __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 854–861, June, 2006.     

Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Allenes with Indole-2-carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Synthesis of Indolo[2,3-c]pyrane-1-ones via Ar-I Reactivity or C-H Functionalization

Two methodologies, one involving Ar-I reactivity and the other through C-H functionalization, for the formation of indolo[2,3-c]pyrane-1-ones via the corresponding allenes, are presented. A highly efficient approach to indolo[2,3-c]pyrane-1-one derivatives through the Pd-catalyzed regioselective annulation of allenes with 3-iodo-1-alkylindole-2-carboxylic acids is described. This method is fairly general for a wide range of allenes affording the respective indolo[2,3-c]pyrane-1-ones in good to excellent yields. In addition, a Pd(II)-catalyzed oxidative coupling of indole-2-caboxylic acid derivatives with allenes via direct C-H functionalization to afford the corresponding indolo[2,3-c]pyrane-1-ones in moderate to good yields has been developed.     

Rearrangement of 1-[2-oxoalkyl(aryl)]indole-2,3-dione to form 2-acylindolyl-3-carboxylic acid

It has been shown that 1-[2-oxoalkyl(aryl)]indole-2,3-diones are recyclized under the influence of sodium alcoholate to form 2-acylindolyl-3-carboxylic acids. A reaction scheme is proposed for this rearrangement.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 642–647, May, 1993.     

Synthesis of ortho- and para-quinones of the benzindole series

Ethyl esters of -(3-chloro-1,4-naphthoquinon-3-yl)crotonic or cinnamic acids were obtained by the reaction of 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone with ethyl esters of N-substituted -aminocrotonic or -aminocinnamic acids. These esters were converted by alkaline fusion into benz[f]indole-4,9-dione-3-carboxylic acids, and into ethyl esters of benz[g]indole-4,5-dione-3-carboxylic acid by the action of acetic acid.Deceased.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 66–68, January, 1989.     

Streamlined access to 2,3-dihydropyrazino[1,2-a]indole-1,4-diones via Ugi reaction followed by microwave-assisted cyclization

An efficient method is developed to construct drug-like 2,3-dihydropyrazino[1,2-a]indole-1,4-diones from 1H-indole-2-carboxylic acids, ethyl pyruvate, isocyanides, and primary amines via a one-pot, two-step procedure involving Ugi reaction and microwave-assisted cyclization.     

Complete and remarkable reversal of chemoselectivity in [4 + 2] cycloadditions involving electron-poor indoles as dienophiles. Diels-Alder versus hetero-Diels-Alder processes

The reaction between indole-3-carboxaldehyde 1a or indole-3-glyoxalate 1b and 2,3-dimethylbutadiene under thermal activation leads exclusively to the Diels-Alder cycloadducts resulting from the participation of the indole 2,3-carbon-carbon double bond. The concomitant use of zinc chloride and high pressure (16 kbar) induces the primary cycloadduct to react further, and biscycloadducts 11 and 12 are now isolated in high yields, the result of two consecutive [4 + 2] processes on, first, the indole 2,3 C=C bond and, second, the 3-carbonyl unit. The possibility of using two different dienes in a tandem, sequential process is demonstrated by the preparation of tetracycle 13. Interactions between the carbonyl dienophile and Danishefsky diene yield exclusively yet another type of product, namely the gamma-dihydropyranones arising from the sequential [4 + 2] heterocycloaddition, hydrolysis of the silyl enol ether, and loss of methanol. Isolation of the Mukaiyama-type adduct 16 indicates that a stepwise mechanism may be involved, at least under zinc chloride catalysis. N,N-Disubstituted indole-3-glyoxamides undergo the expected, usual Diels-Alder process, with the 2,3 C=C bond acting as dienophile, and cycloadducts of the type 3 are obtained in high yields, regardless of the mode of activation. Remarkably, however, N-monosubstituted indole-3-glyoxamides react almost exclusively as heterodienophiles, the 3-carbonyl unit being now the preferred site of reactivity, and gamma-dihydropyranones of the type 6 are isolated in yields ranging from 72 to 92%. Conformational analysis of the Diels-Alder adducts based on both (1)H NMR spectrometry and X-ray diffraction data indicates that the newly created cyclohexene and cyclohexanone rings adopt a pseudoboat conformation.     

Naphthoindoles

Naphtho[2,3-e]indole-4,9-dione and naphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione were synthesized by the Friedel-Crafts reaction from phthalic anhydride and N-acetylindoline and by the Fischer reaction by cyclization of 2-anthraquinonyl hydrazone of ethyl pyruvate.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 69–73, January, 1989.     

Synthesis of caulersin and its isomers by reaction of indole-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydrides with methyl indoleacetates

1-Benzenesulfonylindole-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride was reacted with methyl 1-benzenesulfonylindole-2-acetate to give the corresponding 2-acylindole-3-carboxylic acid as the sole product in high yield, which could be converted to caulersin in four steps. In a similar manner, three isomers A, B, and C were synthesized by reaction of indole-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydrides with methyl indoleacetates.     

Chloptosin, an apoptosis-inducing dimeric cyclohexapeptide produced by Streptomyces

In the course of screening for apoptosis-inducing agents, chloptosin (1) was isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces. The dumbbell-type structure of the dimeric cyclohexapeptide consisting of D-valine, (3S)- and (3R)-piperazic acids, O-methyl-L-serine, D-threonine, and (2S,3aR,8aR)-6-chloro-3a-hydroxy-2,3,3a, 8a-hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indole-2-carboxylic acid was elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical degradation studies. The amino acid components in each cyclohexapeptide domain were presented in alternating R and S configurations. Chloptosin (1) was found to induce apoptotic activity in apoptosis-resistant human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line AsPC-1 and showed a strong antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.     

Indoles polycycliques. I. Synthèse de dérivés oxo-6 du benzo[a]pyrano-[4,3-b] indole et de l'indolo[3,2-c] quinoléine à partir d'acides aryl-2 indole carboxyliques-3

The tetracyclic indole derivatives were prepared by lactonisation of 1-methyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)indole-3-carboxylic acid or by reductive cyclisation of 1-methyl-2-(2 nitrophenyl)indole-3-carboxylic acid, respectively. These acids were obtained, in good yields, by alkaline hydrolysis of 1-methyl-2-aryl-3-trifluoroacetyl-indoles. This last synthetic method seems of general use to prepare 2-arylindole-3-carboxylic acids in which the pyrrole nitrogen atom is substituted.     

Oligomerization of indole derivatives with incorporation of thiols

Two molecules of indole derivative, e.g. indole-5-carboxylic acid, reacted with one molecule of thiol, e.g. 1,2-ethanedithiol, in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid to yield adducts such as 3-[2-(2-amino-5-carboxyphenyl)-1-(2-mercaptoethylthio)ethyl]-1Hindole-5-carboxylic acid. Parallel formation of dimers, such as 2,3-dihydro-1H,1'H-2,3'-biindole-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid and trimers, such as 3,3'-[2-(2-amino-5-carboxyphenyl) ethane-1,1-diyl]bis(1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid) of the indole derivatives was also observed. Reaction of a mixture of indole and indole-5-carboxylic acid with 2-phenylethanethiol proceeded in a regioselective way, affording 3-[2-(2-aminophenyl)-1-(phenethylthio)ethyl]-1H-indole-5-carboxylic acid. An additional product of this reaction was 3-[2-(2-aminophenyl)-1-(phenethylthio)ethyl]-2,3-dihydro-1H,1'H-2,3'-biindole-5'-carboxylic acid, which upon standing in DMSO-d6 solution gave 3-[2-(2-aminophenyl)-1-(phenethylthio)ethyl]-1H,1'H-2,3'-biindole-5'-carboxylic acid. Structures of all compounds were elucidated by NMR, and a mechanism for their formation was suggested.     

A rapid stereocontrolled synthesis of the 3a-hydroxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole skeleton, a building block for 10b-hydroxy-pyrazino[1',2':1,5]pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole-1,4-diones

A two-step selenocyclisation-oxidative deselenaton sequence was used to establish the 3a-hydroxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole core; these tricycles were used as effective precursors to 10b-hydroxy-pyrazino[1',2':1,5]pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole-1,4-diones.     

Pd-NHC catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura couplings on 3-bromo-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole-6-sulfonamide

A series of novel α-carboline derivatives such as 3-aryl-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole-6-sulfonamides have been synthesized from the readily available low-cost raw material, benzotriazole which is subjected to nucleophilic aromatic substitution with 5-bromo-2-chloropyridine followed by sequential steps of cyclization, sulfonation, amidation, and finally Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions. The C–C bond formation between 3-bromo-9H-pyrido[2.3-b]indole-6-sulfonamide and various boronic acids was achieved with more accessible palladium pre-catalyst, Pd-PEPPSI-IPr via Suzuki coupling under microwave condition in a short reaction time with excellent yields.     

Naphthindoles. 2. Naphtho[2,3-e]indole-4,9-diones and naphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-diones

The reactivity of naphtho[2,3-e]indole-4,9-dione and naphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione towards electrophiles (acylation, azocoupling, and the Mannich and Vilsmeier reactions) has been examined.For communication 1, see [1].Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 783–786, June, 1989.     

A novel generation of indole-2,3-quinodimethanes

[reaction: see text] A novel and efficient procedure for the generation of the reactive indole-2,3-quinodimethane intermediates from the allenylanilines is described. The indole-2,3-quinodimethane intermediates were captured by several dienophiles to afford the corresponding tetrahydro- and dihydrocarbazole derivatives. This method is significantly different from the previously reported ones, which involve the 1,4-elimination or its related reactions of the indole derivatives that possess suitable substituents at both the C-2 and C-3 positions.     

Naphthomoles. 7. Synthesis of 4,11-dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione and 4-methoxynaphtho[2,3-f]-indole-5,10-dione

4,11-Dimethoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione and 4-methoxynaphtho[2,3-f[indole-5,10-dione have been synthesized by the Leimgruber-Batcho reaction from 1,4-dimethoxy-2-methyl-3-nitroanthraquinone.Russian University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125190. Center for Drug Chemistry, All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Moscow 119815. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1050–1054, August, 1996. Original article submitted March 20, 1996.     

Synthesis of novel 1,3-oxazino[6,5-b]indole-2,4-(3H,9H)-dione and 2H-1,3,5-oxadiazino[3,2-a]indole-2,4-(3H)-dione from oxindoles

Two novel tricyclic ring systems were designed as serine protease inhibitors and synthesized from oxindoles; the first series, 1,3-oxazino[6,5-b]indole-2,4-(3H,9H)-diones, were prepared from 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-(1H)-indole-3-carboxamides and phosgene in tetrahydrofuran with triethylamine. The second, a 2H-1,3,5-oxadiazino[3,2-a]indole-2,4-(3H)-dione was made using a similar cyclization on 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-N-phenyl-(1H)-indole-1-carboxamide.     

ELEGANT SYNTHESIS OF SOME NOVEL SPIRO [BENZOTHIAZEPINE-INDOLE] DERIVATIVES

Abstract

The synthesis of some novel sulfur-containing spiroindole derivatives is reported, 2,3-Dihydrospiro [cycloalka[3,4][1,5] benzothiazepine-2,3′-[3H]indole]-2′-(1′H)-ones (V) were prepared by the reaction of 1,3-dihydro-3-(2-oxocycloalkylidene)indole-2(1H)-one (II) with 2-aminothiophenol in dry toluene. The compounds have been characterized on the basis of elemental and spectral studies.     

Naphthoindoles. 10. Synthesis of 4,11-Dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione and Some of Its Derivatives

4,11-Dihydroxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-dione (pyrroloquinizarin), its 11-dehydroxy derivative, and Mannich base were synthesized by demethylation of previously obtained methoxynaphtho[2,3-f]indole-5,10-diones.     

Selective reduction and functionalization of diethyl 1-alkyl-1H-indole-2,3-dicarboxylates

A convenient and highly selective reduction of easily accessible indole-2,3-dicarboxylates is described. Ten different 1-alkyl-2-formyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylates are obtained in high yield and represent interesting building blocks for novel indoles.