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Nguyen HT, Nguyen PN, Van Le T, Nguyen TH, Nguyen LD, Tran PH. Synthesis of benzo[ a]carbazole derivatives via intramolecular cyclization using Brønsted acidic carbonaceous material as the catalyst. RSC Adv 2023; 13:28623-28631. [PMID: 37780732 PMCID: PMC10540035 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04943d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
Abstract
In this work, a new procedure for the synthesis of benzo[a]carbazole from 1,3-diketones, primary amines, phenylglyoxal monohydrate, and malononitrile employing a solid acidic catalyst has been developed. The multicomponent reaction provided 3-cyanoacetamide pyrrole as an intermediate and then the formation of benzo[a]carbazole via intramolecular ring closure. The reaction was carried out for 2 h at 240 °C, resulting in the desired product with 73% yield. Acidic sites on the solid acid catalyst, made from rice husk-derived amorphous carbon with a sulfonic acid core (AC-SO3H), provided the best activity. Acidic sites on the surface of the catalyst, including carboxylic, phenolic, and sulfonic acids, were 4.606 mmol g-1 of the total acidity. AC-SO3H demonstrated low cost, low toxicity, porosity, stability, and flexibility of tuning and reusability.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hai Truong Nguyen
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
- Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
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Yuan S, Guerra Faura G, Areheart HE, Peulen NE, France S. Lewis Acid-Catalyzed 2,3-Dihydrofuran Acetal Ring-Opening Benzannulations toward Functionalized 1-Hydroxycarbazoles. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27238344. [PMID: 36500437 PMCID: PMC9737012 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
The development of a Lewis acid-catalyzed, intramolecular ring-opening benzannulation of 5-(indolyl)2,3-dihydrofuran acetals is described. The resulting 1-hydroxycarbazole-2-carboxylates are formed in up to 90% yield in 1 h. The dihydrofuran acetals are readily accessed from the reactions of enol ethers and α-diazo-β-indolyl-β-ketoesters. To highlight the method's synthetic utility, a formal total synthesis of murrayafoline A, a bioactive carbazole-containing natural product, was undertaken.
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- Shaoren Yuan
- Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Yescas-Galicia D, Restrepo-Osorio RA, García-González AN, Hernández-Benítez RI, Espinoza-Hicks JC, Escalante CH, Barrera E, Santoyo BM, Delgado F, Tamariz J. Divergent Pd-catalyzed Functionalization of 4-Oxazolin-2-ones and 4-Methylene-2-oxazolidinones and Synthesis of Heterocyclic-Fused Indoles. J Org Chem 2022; 87:13034-13052. [PMID: 36153994 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Palladium-catalyzed functionalization was presently performed on two building blocks: 4-oxazolin-2-ones and 4-methylene-2-oxazolidinones. Direct Heck arylation of 4-oxazolin-2-ones led to a series of 5-aryl-4-oxazolin-2-ones, including analogues with N-chiral auxiliary, in an almost quantitative yield. The Pd(II)-catalyzed homocoupling reaction of 4-oxazolin-2-ones provided novel heterocyclic across-ring dienes. Meanwhile, the intramolecular cross-coupling of N-aryl-4-methylene-2-oxazolidinones furnished a series of oxazolo[3,4-a]indol-3-ones. Further functionalization of 4-methylene-2-oxazolidinones afforded substituted indoles and heterocyclic-fused indoles with aryl, bromo, carbinol, formyl, and vinyl groups. A computational study was carried out to account for the behavior of the formylated derivatives. The currently developed methodology was applied to a new formal total synthesis of ellipticine.
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- Daniel Yescas-Galicia
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Circuito Universitario S/N, 31000 Chihuahua, Chih., Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, 11340 Mexico City, Mexico
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