Amidines indoles

Formally analogous to the foregoing Grignard additions are the intramolecular condensations of amides with aromatic systems, found in the Bischler-Napieralski reaction 101), which is of particular interest in isoquinoline and indole alkaloid syntheses (102). Condensations of amidines with reactive methylene compounds also led to enamines (103-106). 

Highly electron-deficient 1,3,6-trinitrobenzene (145) treated with phenyl acet-amidines 146 in ethanol provided low yields of a dinitroindole derivatives, probably 4,6-dinitroindoles 148 (77JOC435). Formation of indole derivatives 148 can be explained by nucleophilic substitution of the activated aromatic hydrogen leading to intermediates 147, which then cyclized to the final products 148 (Scheme 22). 

A catch and release synthesis of tetrazoles and cyclic amidines has been reported making use of solid-supported oximes [94]. When bound sulpho-nyloximes, obtained by reacting polymer supported sulfonyl chloride with oximes, were reacted with nucleophiles, tetrazoles or cychc amidines were obtained (Scheme 19). Alternatively, the use of TMS-CN affords imino nitriles, which have been used as intermediates for the preparation of indoles, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines, quinoxalines and benzimidazoles. 

The synthesis of a C-labelled version of naratriptan (3b) is highlighted in Scheme The indole ring of naratriptan hydrochloride (3) was oxidatively cleaved using sodium periodate to give ketoformanilide 45. Cyanation of 45 with potassium [ C]cyanide in aqueous ethanol gave the intermediate amidine 46, which was reduced directly with NaBH4 in acetic acid to afford C-labelled naratriptan (3b), which was isolated as the hydrochloride salt. 

Amidines are also formed from less stable 1-hetaryl-220 and l-styryl-5-aminotriazolines.222,492,493 Thermolysis of the latter provides a method of synthesis of novel l-amino-2-azabutadienes (Scheme 176)492,493 Whereas cyanogen azide addition to dihydropyridines leads to bicycloazir-idines,241-243 addition of ethyl azidoformate yields the corresponding amidine 494 Likewise, indoles (103) react with picryl and sulfonyl azides to give... 

Evidence that aminonitriles and 2-aminoindoles are the intermediates in this cycli-zation leading to indoles was obtained with a-substituted 2-nitrophenylacetonitriles. The final absorption of 1 mol of hydrogen was slow in the hydrogenation of 42, ammonia was not formed, and the aminonitrile 43 was the product, which cyclized to the oxindole 44 in the presence of acid. The hydrogenation of P-dimethylaminoethyl-sub-stituted nitronitrile 45 over 10% Pd-C in ethyl acetate at 80°C afforded ammonia and the indole 46. However, the hydrogenation of 45 over 8% Pd-C in acetic acid at 80°C did not result in the formation of an appreciable amount of ammonia, and a crystalline dihydrochloride corresponding to an amidine structure 47 could be prepared from the product (Scheme 9.17). 

Compounds (82)-(84) were synthesized as outlined in Scheme 3.12. Reaction of naltrexone with 4-hydrazinobenzonitrile [143] under Fischer indole conditions afforded the 5 -nitrile (86) which was catalytically hydrogenated to the primary amine (87) using Raney nickel. The amidines (82)-(84) were prepared by reacting amine (87) with the appropriate iminoester [144, 145],... 

Metalation of the amidine 87, followed by introduction of 2-methoxyallyl bromide, furnished the intermediate 88, which underwent acid-induced cyclization to the product 89 (Scheme 12), illustrating an interesting approach to polyfunctionalized indoles suitable for further elaboration <20020L1819>. 

The enantioselective total synthesis of the complex bioactive indole alkaloid enf-WIN 64821 was accomplished by L.E. Overman and co-workers." This natural product is a representative member of the family of the C2-symmetric bispyrrolidinoindoline diketopiperazine alkaloids. The stereospecific incorporation of two C-N bonds was achieved using the Mitsunobu reaction to convert two secondary alcohol functionalities to the corresponding alkyl azides with inversion of configuration. The azides subsequently were reduced to the primary amines and cyclized to the desired ib/s-amidine functionality. 

INDOLMYCIN (20) is formed from pyruvate, and two enzymes active in initial stages of Its biosynthesis have been studied. They are a transaminase and aC-methyltransferase. The hypothetical route to indolmycin is by indole pyruvate, 3-methyl-indolepyruvate, indolmycenic acid (reduced alpha oxo group) and finally indolmycin which probably takes its amidine group from an arginine molecule 79. The closely related [pyrrolo (1,4) benzodiazepines] 80>81,82 antitumor antibiotics, anthramycin, tomaymycin and sibiromycin are formed from tryptophan (via the kynurenine pathway ), tyrosine and methionine-derived methyl groups 80.si.sz. 

Human thymidylate synthase (TS) A 5-substituted lH-benzo cd indol-2-one scaffold was designed de novo based on a key interaction pattern identified from previous X-ray analyses, and on a GRID analysis of the TS crystal structure. X-ray analysis of the complex with a newly designed, low micromolar derivative revealed unmet interactions, and suggested the replacement of a lactam carbonyl by an amidine functionality, ultimately leading to a low nanomolar TS inhibitor selected for clinical trials. i36 ... 

Methylbenzamidines react at room temperature with dimethyl oxalate and t-butoxide in DMF the pyruvate intermediate may be isolated if desired or heated further (with or without ethanol as a solvent) to give the indole. Flash vacuum photolysis of 2-alkylbenzamidines at about 900 °C gives indole in moderate-to-good yields, but as both the 2-methyl- and the 2-ethyl-amidine give... 

Aminoindole exists mainly as the 3H-tautomer, presumably because of the energy advantage conveyed by amidine-type resonance. 3-Aminoindole is very unstable, and easily autoxidised. Both 2- and 3-acylamino-indoles are stable and can be obtained by catalytic reduction of nitro-precursors in the presence of anhydrides. 1-Amino-indoles can be prepared by direct amination of the indolyl anion. ... 

Perophoramidine (15), halogenated alkaloid, was isolated from the Philippine ascidian Perophora namei Hartmeyer and Michaelson (Perophoridae) [36a]. This compound contains fused hexahydropyrrolopyridine, indole and dUiydroquinoline rings. Amidine parts exist at the fusing part of the indole and quinoline rings. The stereochemistry was determined by... 

Reactions of heterocycles ch29 How to make pyridazines and pyrazoles How to make pyrimidines from 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and amidines How to make thiazoles How to make isoxazoles and tetrazoles by 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions The Fischer indole synthesis Making drugs Viagra, sumatriptan, ondansetron, indomethacin How to make quinolines and isoquinolines ... 

Sodium amide N-methylaniline Indoles from amidines... 

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