Carbene-Catalyzed Indole 3-Methyl C(sp3)-H Bond Functionalization

被引:21
作者
Cheng, Jian [1 ]
Sun, Jun [1 ]
Yan, Jiekuan [1 ]
Yang, Song [1 ]
Zheng, Pengcheng [1 ]
Jian, Zhichao [1 ]
Chi, Yonggui Robin [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Guizhou Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Green Pesticide & Agr Bioengn, Lab Breeding Base Green Pesticide & Agr Bioengn, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, Peoples R China
[2] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Phys & Math Sci, Div Chem & Biol Chem, Singapore 637371, Singapore
基金
中国国家自然科学基金; 新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS; ALPHA; BETA-UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES; GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONES; DOMINO REACTIONS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; ACTIVATION; ACID; HETEROCYCLES; CYCLIZATION; POLYMERASE;
D O I
10.1021/acs.joc.7b02436
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The metal-free catalytic functionalization of aromatic sp(2)-carbons and benzylic spa-carbons remains challenging. Here we report a carbene-catalyzed functionalization of the 3-methyl sp(3)-carbon attached to 2-formyl-indoles. The reaction proceeds through an NHC-bound o-quinodimethane as the key intermediate generated from 2-formyl-3-methylindoles under oxidative conditions. Reactive ketones are found to be effective substrates to produce substituted hydropyrano[3,4-b]indoles in good to excellent yields.
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页码:13342 / 13347
页数:6
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