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THβC (3a-3f) were evaluated, and it was found that the
substrates which hold O-allyl group at meta position of
phenyl ring afforded 6c in 65–70% yields. Next, we inves-
tigated the substrates 3g, 3h, 3i, and 3j (Table 2, entry
β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid 7b, 7c with 64, 50% yield
(Table 2, entry 9, 10).
In order to evaluate the possibility of applying this
methodology on the variety of substrate and to avoid pre-
vious limitations, and to check the selectivity of the pre-
sent protocol, we attempted the synthesis of flavanone
4
, 5, 6, 7) bearing ester moiety at C-3 position of O-allyl
THβC methyl ester; we treated with iodine in DMSO/
[
19]
H O under the standardized conditions leading to for-
(Scheme 3).
When
2
2
mation of corresponding O-allyl-β-carboline methyl ester
Table 2, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g) with 72–80% yield. Similarly, the
meta O-allyl substituted β-carboline-methyl ester gave
0% yield.
Further, we extended our investigation toward the
selective deallylation followed by dehydrogenation of O-
the
(E)-3-(4-[allyloxy]-3-methoxyphenyl)-
(
1-(2-[allyloxy]-5-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one 8a was
ꢀ
treated with iodine in DMSO/H O at 100 C, it gives
2
2
7
2-(4-[allyloxy]-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,6-dimethyl-4H-
chromen-4-one 9a with 85% yield (Scheme 3).
The methods show the new approaches for the non-
O-deallylation followed by aromatization of O-allyl-
THβC. Compared to the previous studies, this method is
more superior in terms of the selectivity, temperature,
reaction time, cost, and efficiency.
[19,20]
allyl THβC; As per our previous report
, we have
found that deallylation proceed by using molecular
+
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iodine in DMSO+H (20 mol %) at 60 C and optimized
condition in our hand (Table 1, entry 11). Thereafter, we
have applied our previously developed protocol molecu-
+
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lar iodine in DMSO/H with 50 and 100 mol% at 90 C; it
was observed that the aromatization of O-allyl-tetrahydo-
β-carboline 3a, 3b, and 3g (Table 2, entry 11, 12) gave 4a,
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a with 75–80% yield with deallylation (Table 2,
entry 11, 12).
Recently, we have reported a novel methodology for
chemoselective aromatization of THβC with intact of the
On the basis of the above experiments, a tentative reac-
tion mechanism is delineated in (Scheme 4. This path-
way involves the generation of iodonium ion in acidic
medium from the reaction of DMSO and I , subsequently
2
[18]
acid group at C-3 position (Scheme 2) ; O-allyl
tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid 3b was treated
with I /DMSO/H O at 70 C for 30 min to 1.5 h afforded
β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid 7a, 62% yield with retention
of acid group (Scheme 2). The O-allyl–substituted
tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid 3c, 3d (Table 2,
regenerating the molecular iodine (I ) by further removal
2
.
[24]
of H O and DMS (Scheme 4)
2
ꢀ
In the acidic medium, the O-allyl oxygen protonated
molecular iodine, which activates the C C bond and
forms a three-member iodonium intermediate stabilized
2
2 2
[24c]
with protic DMSO solvent forming solvated complex,
entry 9, 10) treated with I2 (1equiv.) DMSO H O2
and DMSO solvent might be helping in deallylation pro-
cess. (Scheme 4b). The iodide ion is essential, which initi-
ates the reaction and forms deallylated product 4 with
molecular iodine and formation of allyl alcohol in the
reaction could not be traced.
2
ꢀ
(1 equiv.) at 70 C for 1 h afforded O-allyl–substituted
In diversely, the use of eternal oxidant H O in the
2
2
reaction medium facilitated the oxidation of iodide to
[
24a–27]
iodine,
and best yield was obtained when H O
2 2
SCHEME 2 Synthesis of 1-(4-[allyloxy] phenyl)-9H-pyrido
3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylic acid
[
SCHEME 4 Proposed mechanism for aromatization and
SCHEME 3 Synthesis of flavanone
deallylation of allyl ether using iodine in DMSO