Regioselective unusual formation of spirocyclic 4-{2'-benzo(2',3'-dihydro)furo}- 9-methyl-2,3,9-trihydrothiopyrano[2,3-b]indole by 4-exo-trig aryl radical cyclization and rearrangement

4-(2'-Bromoaryloxymethylene)-9-methyl-2,3,9-trihydrothiopyrano[2,3-b]indoles under tri-n-butyltin hydride mediated aryl radical cyclization furnished exclusively the 4-{2'-benzo(2',3'-dihydro)furo}-9-methyl-2,3,9-trihydrothiopyrano[2,3-b]indoles in excellent yield (75-80%) via 4-exo-trig cyclization, opening of the oxetene ring, and 5-endo-trig cyclization.     

A new entry to the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indoles

[reaction: see text] The Stille coupling of N-acyl-2-iodoanilines with the 1-(tributylstannyl)-1-substituted allenes affected the successive one-step formation of the 2-methyl-3-substituted indoles. Alternatively, the other type of 2-alkyl-3-substituted indoles could be synthesized in a one-pot operation, which consists of the Stille coupling reaction with the 1-(tributylstannyl)-1,3-disubstituted allenes, followed by TBAF treatment. This procedure could be applied to the synthesis of indomethacin.     

Efficient and Straightforward Synthesis of Tetrahydrocarbazoles and 2,3-Dimethyl Indoles Catalyzed by CAN

A simple protocol was established to synthesize 2,3-dialkyl indoles and various tetrahydrocarbazoles via Fischer indole synthesis. This method uses ceric ammonium nitrate as a catalyst for the Fischer indole synthesis with substituted phenyl hydrazine hydrochlorides and 2-butanone, phenyl propanal, and cyclohexanone. This process is a practical synthetic method for the preparation of various 2,3-disubstituted alkyl indoles and tetrahydrocarbazoles.     

A general synthesis of substituted indoles from cyclic enol ethers and enol lactones

[reaction: see text] X = CH2, C[double bond]O, R2 = H, alkyl. A general method was developed for the one-pot synthesis of highly functionalized indoles from simple, commercially available aryl hydrazines and cyclic enol ethers. Enol lactones were also used as substrates, affording substituted indole acetic acid or indole propionic acid derivatives. This procedure affords 2,3-disubstituted indoles as single regioisomers from the appropriately substituted enol ether or enol lactone. This method was highlighted in the efficient synthesis of the antimigraine drug sumitriptan and the antiinflammatory drug indomethacin.     

Rearrangement of 3,3-disubstituted indolenines and synthesis of 2,3-substituted indoles

Synthesis of 2,3-substituted indoles from phenylhydrazine and alpha-branched aldehydes via rearrangement of 3,3-disubstituted indolenine intermediates is reported. [reaction: see text]     

Tandem hydroformylation/Fischer indole synthesis: a novel and convenient approach to indoles from olefins

[reaction: see text] A novel one-pot synthesis of indole systems via tandem hydroformylation/Fischer indole synthesis starting from olefins and arylhydrazines is described. This tandem procedure leads directly to 3-substituted indoles if unsubstituted phenylhydrazine is used and to 3,5- respectively 3,7-disubstituted indoles if para- or ortho-substituted arylhydrazines are used.     

Iridium- and ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indoles from anilines and vicinal diols

A straightforward and atom-economical method is described for the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indoles. Anilines and 1,2-diols are condensed under neat conditions with catalytic amounts of either [Cp*IrCl(2)](2)/MsOH or RuCl(3)·xH(2)O/phosphine (phosphine = PPh(3) or xantphos). The reaction does not require any stoichiometric additives and only produces water and dihydrogen as byproducts. Anilines containing methyl, methoxy, chloro and fluoro substituents can participate in the cyclocondensation. Meta-substituted anilines give good regioselectivity for 6-substituted indoles, while unsymmetrical diols afford excellent regioselectivity for the indole isomer with an aryl or large alkyl group in the 2-position. The mechanism for the cyclocondensation presumably involves initial formation of the α-hydroxyketone from the diol. The ketone subsequently reacts with aniline to generate the α-hydroxyimine which rearranges to the corresponding α-aminoketone. Acid- or metal-catalysed electrophilic ring-closure with the release of water then furnishes the indole product.     

A new modular indole synthesis. Construction of the highly strained CDEF parent tetracycle of nodulisporic acids A and B

[reaction: see text] Construction of the highly strained CDEF parent tetracycle, a structural motif found only in the potent ectoparasiticidal agents (+)-nodulisporic acids A and B and related congeners, has been achieved via a new modular indole synthesis, exploiting a sequential Stille cross-coupling/Buchwald-Hartwig union/cyclization tactic. The new indole synthesis holds the promise of rapid assembly of diverse, highly substituted indoles possessing uncommon substitution patterns.     

Strategies for the synthesis of 2-substituted indoles and indolines starting from acyclic alpha-phosphoryloxy enecarbamates

Strategies have been developed for the synthesis of 2-substituted indoles and indolines starting from acyclic alpha-phosphoryloxy enecarbamates. A highly chemoselective cross-coupling of N-(o-bromophenyl)-alpha-phosphoryloxyenecarbamates with boron nucleophiles enabled the efficient preparation of various N-(o-bromophenyl)enecarbamates, which served as useful precursors for subsequent Heck-type cyclization or 5-endo-trig aryl radical cyclization to furnish 2-substituted indoles or indolines, respectively.     

Stereoselective synthesis of pamamycin-607

A macrodiolide antibiotic pamamycin-607 was synthesized by joining two hydroxy acid components. Three cis-2, 5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran rings in the molecule were stereoselectively prepared by radical cyclization reactions of beta-alkoxyvinyl ketone intermediates and a beta-alkoxymethacrylate substrate. The key step of the synthesis is characterized by the predominant threo product formation in the radical cyclization reaction of a beta-alkoxymethacrylate intermediate.     

Novel synthesis of 2-aryl and 2,3-disubstituted indoles by modified double elimination protocol

[reaction: see text] Syntheses of 2-aryl and 2,3-substituted indoles were realized by modified double elimination protocol. Under basic conditions, vinyl sulfones derived from the reaction of 2-aminobenzyl sulfone with benzaldehydes underwent cyclization and alkylation followed by elimination of sulfinic acid to afford 2,3-substituted indoles.     

Total synthesis of tryprostatins A and B

Three distinct synthetic routes to the 2-prenyl tryptophan core skeleton of tryprostatins and their total syntheses are described. The strategies include a traditional gramine-mediated coupling reaction, Fürstner indole synthesis, and our radical-mediated indole synthesis from o-alkenylphenyl isocyanide. The establishment of reliable conditions for the radical-mediated construction of indoles via a low-temperature radical initiator V-70 (2,2′-azobis(4-methoxy-2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile)) led to the highly efficient syntheses of tryprostatins A and B.     

2,3-Disubstituted indoles from olefins and hydrazines via tandem hydroformylation-Fischer indole synthesis and skeletal rearrangement

The tandem hydroformylation-Fischer indolisation protocol is used in the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indoles. After hydroformylation of selected olefins to form alpha-branched aldehydes in a one-pot procedure these are condensed with phenylhydrazine to give hydrazones. Upon acid-promoted [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement indolenine intermediates with quaternary centres in the 3-position are formed, which, after selective Wagner-Meerwein-type rearrangement of one of the substituents from the 3- to the 2-position, lead to 2,3-disubstituted indoles. Several olefins, bearing substituents with various functional groups, as well as cyclic olefinic systems are investigated.     

Synthesis of carbazoles related to carbazomycin,hyellazole and ellipticine.

Two synthetic routes to 1,2-disubstituted carbazoles are described. The first involves condensation of 2-alkyl-substituted indoles with 2,3-unsaturated ketones in the presence of Pd/C and molecular sieves, the second is based on the reaction of a 2-vinylic indole with the Vilsmeier reagent. The vinylic indoles were prepared by a Fischer indole synthesis, or via 1-benzenesulphonyl-2-lithioindole.     

Towards the Sarpagine-Ajmaline-Macroline Family of Indole Alkaloids: Enantioselective Synthesis of an N-Demethyl Alstolactone Diastereomer

the strategy involving the use of functionalized tetrahydro-6H-cycloocta[b]indol-6-one is reported as a key intermediate for synthesis of members of the sarpagine-ajmaline-macroline family of monoterpene indole alkaloids. The desired tricycle was synthesized through the following key steps: 1) Evans’ syn-selective aldolization; 2) Liebeskind–Srogl cross-coupling using the phenylthiol ester of 3-chloropropanoic acid as a surrogate of acrylic thioester for the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indoles; and 3) ring-closing metathesis (RCM) for the formation of the eight-membered ring. An N-allylation followed by intramolecular 1,4-addition was planned for synthesis of the vobasine class of natural products. However, attempted cyclizations under a diverse set of conditions involving anionic, radical, and organopalladium/organonickel species failed to produce the bridged ring system. On the other hand, esterification of the pendant primary alcohol function with acetoacetic acid, followed by intramolecular Michael addition, afforded the desired tetracycle with excellent diastereoselectivity. Subsequent functional group manipulation and transannular cyclization of the amino alcohol afforded the N(1)-demethyl-3,5-diepi-alstolactone. We believe that the same synthetic route would afford the alstolactone should the amino alcohol with appropriate stereochemistry be used as the starting material.     

Thiol-mediated radical cyclization: regioselective formation of indole-annulated sulfur heterocycles by tandem cyclization

Indole-2-yl-prop-2-ynyl sulfides, under thiophenol-mediated alkenyl radical cyclization conditions, afforded exclusively 4-thiophenyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydrothiopyrano[2,3-b]indoles or 3-thiophenylmethyl-2,3,8-trihydrothieno[2,3-b]indoles depending on the substituent at the indole nitrogen.     

2,3-disubstituted benzofuran and indole by copper-mediated C-C bond extension reaction of 3-zinciobenzoheterole

[reaction: see text] A metalative 5-endo-dig cyclization reaction of 2-ynylphenoles or anilines effected by BuLi and ZnCl(2) produces 3-zinciobenzoheteroles in excellent yield. These intermediates have been transmetalated to the corresponding cuprates and allowed to react with electrophiles to produce a variety of 2,3-disubstituted benzofurans and indoles.     

Palladium-catalyzed beta-allylation of 2,3-disubstituted indoles

Given the prevalence of the indole nucleus in biologically active compounds, the direct C3-functionalization of 2,3-disubstituted indoles represents an important problem. Described is a general, high-yielding method for the palladium-catalyzed beta-allylation of carba- and heterocycle fused indoles, including complex natural product substrates.     

Copper-catalyzed radical/radical cross-coupling of ketoxime carboxylates with 4-hydroxycoumarins: A novel synthesis of furo[3,2-c]-coumarins

A novel and efficient strategy for the synthesis of furo[3,2-c]coumarins has been developed via copper-catalyzed radical/radical cross-coupling of ketoxime carboxylates with 4-hydroxycoumarins. This redox-neutral reaction allows smooth and selective synthesis of 2-substituted, 3-substituted, 2,3-disubstituted and 2,3-fused polycyclic furo[3,2-c]coumarins.     

An efficient route to 2,3-disubstituted indoles via reductive alkylation using H2 as reductant

An efficient route to 2,3-disubstituted indoles was developed via reductive alkylation of 2-substituted indoles using hydrogen as a clean and atom economic reductant under ambient pressure.