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O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Grindstone
+
Ar-NH2
2
+
p-TSA
3-4 min
N
Ar
7
2a-e
3
8a-e
Product
8a
Ar
Yield (%) a
C6H5
87
88
82
86
89
8b
4-Br-C6H4
4-O2N-C6H4
4-Me-C6H4
4-MeO-C6H4
8c
8d
8e
a Isolated yield
Scheme 3. One-pot synthesis of spiro[acenaphthylene-diindenopyridine]triones 6.
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to yield intermediate 5, which reacted further with another mole-
cule of 3. Finally, addition of the substituted aniline 2 to the inter-
mediate 6, followed by cyclization afforded the product 4.
A large-scale synthesis of spiro[diindenopyridine-indoline]tri-
one 4a was carried out on 100 mmol scale (a total of 60 g) in a large
glass bowl. The reaction mixture was ground by a mechanical stir-
rer for just under five minutes and the desired product was ob-
tained in 85% yield.
To further explore the potential of this protocol for spirooxin-
dole synthesis, we investigated the reaction of anilines 2 and
1,3-indanedione 3 with acenaphthylen-1,2-dione 7. Spiro[ace-
naphthylene-diindenopyridine]triones 8a–e were obtained in good
yields (Scheme 3).
In conclusion, we have described an efficient, one-pot, and
pseudo four-component method for the synthesis of spiro[diinde-
nopyridine-indoline]triones and spiro[acenaphthylene-diindeno-
pyridine]triones using ‘Grindstone chemistry’. Prominent among
the advantages of this new method are operational simplicity, good
yields of products in short reaction times, and easy work-up
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Acknowledgment
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Research
Council of Shahid Beheshti, University.
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A mixture of 1,3-indandione
(2.92 g, 20 mmol), aniline (0.93 g, 10 mmol), isatin (1.47 g, 10 mmol), and p-
TSA (0.62 g, 3 mmol) was ground for 3–4 min using a mortar and pestle. After
storage at rt for 10 min, the solid was washed with H2O (20 mL) and EtOH
(15 mL) to afford the pure product 4a as a red powder (4.06 g, 85%); mp
>300 °C. IR (KBr) (
m
max, cmꢀ1): 3437, 3132, 1703, 1624. 1H NMR (300 MHz,
3
DMSO-d6): dH = 5.46 (2H, d, JHH = 6.0 Hz, H-Ar), 6.45–8.14 (15H, m, H-Ar),