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MILD REDUCTION OF INDOLES TO INDOLINES WITH ZINC BOROHYDRIDE
Kotsuki, Hiyoshizo,Ushio, Yasuyuki,Ochi, Masamitsu
, p. 1771 - 1774 (1987)
Mild reduction of indoles to indolines was achieved by using zinc borohydride as a neutral reducing agent.
Stereospecific N-acylation of indoles and corresponding microwave mediated synthesis of pyrazinoindoles using hexafluoroisopropanol
Singh, Aarushi,Singh, Snigdha,Sewariya, Shubham,Singh, Nidhi,Singh, Prashant,Kumar, Ajay,Bandichhor, Rakeshwar,Chandra, Ramesh
, (2021/02/27)
We envisioned a facile construction of diversified pyrazinoindoles by using 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as the solvent and catalyst, hence eliminating metal catalyzed routes for its development. The process is facilitated by HFIP that has emerged as a powerful tool for development of novel fused heterocycles. This cascade approach blends the asymmetric N-acylation with consecutive intramolecular cyclisation via Pictet-Spengler reaction as an efficient tool forming overall two stereogenic centers. Our approach deals with incorporation of L-amino acid on substituted indoles to provide the chiral N-acylated indole precursor followed by cyclisation to access pyrazinoindole derivatives in high enantiomeric excess up to >99% in good to excellent yields, which have great potential as molecular scaffolds in drug discovery. We have also described the mechanistic course of the reaction based on density functional theory.
Hydrogenation or Dehydrogenation of N-Containing Heterocycles Catalyzed by a Single Manganese Complex
Borghs, Jannik C.,Rueping, Magnus,Zubar, Viktoriia
supporting information, (2020/05/19)
A highly chemoselective base-metal catalyzed hydrogenation and acceptorless dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles is presented. A well-defined Mn complex operates at low catalyst loading (as low as 2 mol %) and under mild reaction conditions. The described catalytic system tolerates various functional groups, and the corresponding reduced heterocycles can be obtained in high yields. Experimental studies indicate a metal-ligand cooperative catalysis mechanism.