Selective Synthesis of Pyrano[3,2- b]indoles or Cyclopenta[ b]indoles Tethered with Medium-Sized Rings via Cascade C-C σ-Bond Cleavage and C-H Functionalization

  • Mengdan Wang
  • , Yajie Yang
  • , Liqiang Yin
  • , Ye Feng
  • , Yanzhong Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Highly atom-economical tandem reactions have been developed for the synthesis of pyrano[3,2-b]indoles or cyclopenta[b]indoles tethered with 7-, 8-, or 9-membered rings. These reactions first undergo a carbon-carbon σ-bond cleavage reaction of cyclic β-ketoesters. Next, in the presence of CuCl2 and Ag2CO3, intramolecular O-H/C-H coupling occurs to give pyrano[3,2-b]indoles. This is the first example for capture of the enoloxyl radical of the intramolecular C-O bond formation reaction, whereas C3 nucleophilic addition afforded cyclopenta[b]indoles using TsOH·H2O.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)683-692
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume86
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021

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