10.1007/s10593-009-0322-7
The research focuses on the heterocyclization of 2-acetyl-3-indolylacetic acids using hydrazine, with the aim of synthesizing 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-5-R1-1H-[1,2]diazepino[4,5-b]indoles. The experiments involved various reactants, including 2-acetyl-3-indolylacetic acid derivatives, hydrazine hydrate, and different amines, leading to the formation of compounds such as 2-aminoindolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3(2H)-one and azines. The study also explored the synthesis of these diazepino[4,5-b]indoles through the reaction of 1-alkylaminoacetylindolo[2,3-c]pyrilium perchlorates and methyl esters of 2-acetyl- and 2-propionyl-3-indolylacetic acid with hydrazine hydrate. The analyses used to characterize the synthesized compounds included 1H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction structural analysis, which provided detailed information on the chemical shifts, molecular structure, and crystallographic data of the compounds.