Molecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(14), P. 5529 - 5529
Published: July 20, 2023
An
unprecedented
N-alkylation
of
3-nitroindoles
with
para-quinone
methides
was
developed
for
the
first
time.
Using
potassium
carbonate
as
base,
a
wide
range
structurally
diverse
N-diarylmethylindole
derivatives
were
obtained
moderated
to
good
yields
via
protection
group
migration/aza-1,6-Michael
addition
sequences.
The
reaction
process
also
demonstrated
by
control
experiments.
Different
from
previous
advances
where
3-nitrodoles
served
electrophiles
trapping
various
nucleophiles,
herein
is
featured
that
defined
latent
N-centered
nucleophiles
react
ortho-hydrophenyl
p-QMs
construction
N-diarylmethylindoles.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(21), P. 5428 - 5434
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Herein,
the
first
example
of
umpolung
α-regioselective
1,3-dipolar
cycloaddition
optically
pure
perhydroindole-2-carboxylic
acid
1a
with
pyridinecarboxaldehydes
2
is
described.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(31), P. 4652 - 4655
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Herein,
previously
unreported
Fischer's
base
reactants
serving
as
useful
2C
building
blocks
in
(3+2)
cycloaddition
reactions
to
build
a
library
of
bispiro[Fischer's
base-oxindole]
hybrids
are
described.
These
structurally
intriguing
products
containing
three
adjacent
quaternary
stereocentres
were
smoothly
afforded
up
82%
yield
and
>20
:
1
dr
under
catalyst-free
conditions.
Notably,
the
present
protocol
firstly
employs
3-isothiocyanato
oxindole
an
acceptor
then
donor
formal
cycloadditions,
allowing
practical,
straightforward
access
diverse
cycloadducts.
This
work
expands
applicability
scope
oxindoles,
which
have
been
limited
behaving
donor/acceptor-based
synthons
cycloadditions
previous
work.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
21(21), P. 4388 - 4392
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
regioselective
[3
+
2]
cycloaddition
reaction
of
2-benzylidene-1-indenones
with
functional
olefins
was
established
DABCO
as
a
base
under
mild
conditions.
Using
this
approach,
series
diversely
substituted
indanone-fused
cyclopentane
polycycles
highly
crowded
multiple
substituents
were
synthesized
in
high
yields.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(14), P. 5529 - 5529
Published: July 20, 2023
An
unprecedented
N-alkylation
of
3-nitroindoles
with
para-quinone
methides
was
developed
for
the
first
time.
Using
potassium
carbonate
as
base,
a
wide
range
structurally
diverse
N-diarylmethylindole
derivatives
were
obtained
moderated
to
good
yields
via
protection
group
migration/aza-1,6-Michael
addition
sequences.
The
reaction
process
also
demonstrated
by
control
experiments.
Different
from
previous
advances
where
3-nitrodoles
served
electrophiles
trapping
various
nucleophiles,
herein
is
featured
that
defined
latent
N-centered
nucleophiles
react
ortho-hydrophenyl
p-QMs
construction
N-diarylmethylindoles.