1315477-50-9

Upstream product

• 98-59-9 p-toluenesulfonyl chloride 
• 54537-96-1 (2-aminophenyl)(naphthalen-2-yl)methanone 
• 4301-14-8 acetylenemagnesium bromide 

Downstream Products

• 1315477-70-3 3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1-tosyl-1H-indole-2-carbaldehyde 
• 1448808-87-4 3-(diiodomethyl)-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1-tosylindolin-2-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

1-(2′-Anilinyl)prop-2-yn-1-ol rearrangement for oxindole synthesis

A synthetic method that relies on NIS (N-iodosuccinimide)-mediated cycloisomerization reactions of 1-(2′-anilinyl)prop-2-yn-1-ols to gem-3-(diiodomethyl)indolin-2-ones and 2-(iodomethylene)indolin-3-ones has been developed. The reactions were shown to be chemoselective, with secondary and tertiary alcoholic substrates exclusively giving the 3- and 2-oxindole products, respectively. In the case of the latter, the transformation features an unprecedented double 1,2-OH and 1,2-alkyl migration relay. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations based on proposed iodoaminocyclization species provide insight into this unique divergence in product selectivity. Copyright

Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerizations of 1-(2-(Tosylamino)phenyl)prop-2-yn-1- ols to 1H-Indole-2-carbaldehydes and (E)-2-(Iodomethylene)Indolin-3-ols

A method to prepare lH-indole-2-carbaldehydes and (E)-2-(iodomethylene) indolin-3-ols by gold(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of l-(2-(tosylamino) phenyl)prop-2-yn-1-ols with N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) is reported. The reactions were shown to be operationally simplistic and proceed efficiently for a wide variety of substrates, affording the corresponding products in good to excellent yields (70-99%). The mechanism is suggested to involve activation of the alkyne moiety of the substrate by the gold(I) catalyst. This triggers intramolecular addition of the tethered aniline moiety to give a vinyl gold intermediate, which undergoes iododeauration with NIS to give the (E)-2-(iodomethylene)indolin-3-ol adduct. Subsequent 1,3-allylic alcohol isomerization (1,3-AAI) followed by formylation of this vinyl iodide intermediate then gives the 1H-indole-2-carbaldehyde.