Water as an efficient medium for the synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carbolines via Pictet-Spengler reactions

被引:66
作者
Saha, Biswajit [1 ]
Sharma, Sunil [1 ]
Sawant, Devesh [1 ]
Kundu, Bijoy [1 ]
机构
[1] Cent Drug Res Inst, Med & Proc Chem Div, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
Pictet-Spengler cyclization; beta-carboline; stereoselective reaction; Mannich bases;
D O I
10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.12.112
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A mild and efficient protocol for the Pictet-Spengler reaction in water using an acid catalyst has been described. The condensation of tryptophan, tryptamine, and N-b-benzyl tryptophan with different aldehydes having both electron-withdrawing and -donating substituents in the presence of a catalytic amount of TFA in water furnished tetrahydro-beta-carbolines in good isolated yields. A salient feature of the water mediated Pictet-Spengler reaction was the general trend observed during the condensation of Trp-OMe and aryl/aliphatic aldehydes furnishing diastereomeric mixtures with a preference for the cis-isomer. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1379 / 1383
页数:5
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