Yang S, An XD, Qiu B, Liu RB, Xiao J. Access to Polycyclic Indole-3,4-Fused Nine-Membered Ring via Cascade 1,6-Hydride Transfer/Cyclization.
Org Lett 2021;
23:9100-9105. [PMID:
34766504 DOI:
10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03389]
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Abstract
A cascade aldimine condensation/1,6-hydride transfer/Mannich-type cyclization of indole-derived phenylenediamine with aldehydes was developed for one-step construction of a polycyclic indole-3,4-fused skeleton. Aldehyde serves as a key to start the whole process, including 1,6-hydride transfer enabled δ-C(sp3)-H activation of the secondary amine. The challenges of construction of medium-sized rings are addressed via hydride transfer chemistry.
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