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Formation of N-substituted 4- and 7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles revisited: A mechanistic interpretation and conversion into 4- and 7-oxoindoles
Montalban, Antonio Garrido,Baum, Sven M.,Cowell, Justin,McKillop, Alexander
, p. 4276 - 4279 (2012)
An efficient method for the preparation of 4-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles was successfully applied to the synthesis of N-substituted 7-oxo-4,5,6,7- tetrahydroindoles for the first time. Both isomers where converted into their corresponding 4- and 7-oxoindoles in good yields utilizing a novel aromatization protocol. Based on the impurity profile obtained, however, different mechanisms for the formation of the 4- and 7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole derivatives are discussed. In addition, the reaction sequences appear to be stereospecific allowing for the direct introduction of a chiral center α to the nitrogen and preparation of enantiomerically enriched products.
