112970-70-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Asymmetric hydrovinylation of vinylindoles. A facile route to cyclopenta[g]indole natural products (+)-cis-trikentrin A and (+)-cis-trikentrin B
Liu, Wang,Lim, Hwan Jung,Rajanbabu
, p. 5496 - 5499 (2012/05/20)
Vinylindoles undergo Ni(II)-catalyzed asymmetric hydrovinylation under very mild conditions (-78 °C, 1 atm ethylene, 4 mol % catalyst) to give the corresponding 2-but-3-enyl derivatives in excellent yields and enantioselectivities. Hydroboration of the alkene and oxidation to an acid, followed by Friedel-Crafts annulation, gives an indole-annulated cyclopentanone that is a suitable precursor for the syntheses of cis-trikentrins and all known herbindoles. For example, the cyclopentanone from 4-ethyl-7-vinylindole is converted into (+)-cis-trikentin A in four steps (Wittig reaction, alkene isomerization, diastereoselective hydrogenation, and nitrogen deprotection). The previous synthesis of this molecule from (S)-(-)-malic acid involved more than 20 steps and a preparative HPLC separation of diastereomeric intermediates.
Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Bromoanilines with Vinylstannanes. A Regiocontrolled Synthesis of Substituted Indoles
Krolski, Michael E.,Renaldo, Alfred F.,Rudisill, Duane E.,Stille, J. K.
, p. 1170 - 1176 (2007/10/02)
The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of aryl halides and triflates with vinylstannane reagents has been used to produce a variety of substituted indoles.The mild reaction conditions and selectivity inherent in the coupling reaction have been utilized to produce regiochemically pure 4-, 5-, and 6-substituted indoles.
