Indole, coupling

The Suzuki coupling of arylboronic acids and aryl halides has proven to be a useful method for preparing C-aryl indoles. The indole can be used either as the halide component or as the boronic acid. 6-Bromo and 7-bromoindolc were coupled with arylboronic acids using Pd(PPh3)4[5]. No protection of the indole NH was necessary. 4-Thallated indoles couple with aryl and vinyl boronic acides in the presence of Pd(OAc)j[6]. Stille coupling between an aryl stannane and a haloindole is another option (Entry 5, Table 14.3). 

The Baran group has applied their innovative direct coupling strategy en route to acremoauxin A <07JACS12857>. In the event, indole coupling with camphorsultam propionate afforded excellent stereocontrol for establishing the requisite a-stereocenter in 136... 

Coupling reactions. Electron-rich heteroarenes (furan, thiophene, indole,...) couple with Arl using a catalyst derived from [Rh(CO)2Cl]2 and [(CF3)2CHO]3P and Ag2C03. ... 

Under acetone sensitization, 3-substituted indoles couple with 5-bro-mo-l,3-dimethyluracil at the indole 2-position (Scheme 29). It is proposed that this reaction proceeds via electron transfer from indole to the uracil triplet excited state since better electron donors than indole quench the reaction [14a, 64,65]. A similar reaction occurs when indole or 3-methylin-dole is photolyzed w ith 3,4-dibromo-AT-methylsuccinimide (Scheme 30) [65]. The quantum yield of this reaction is 0.14 in cyclohexane and 0.49 in diethyl ether, and drops to 0.02 in acetonitrile, which suggests that full electron transfer and radical ion-pair separation does not occur in this case. 

Figure 7.4 Early examples of oxidative indole couplings in total synthesis.

Two indoles were coupled in a synthesis of N-methylarcyriacyanin A 3.12, a slime mould alkaloid (Scheme 3.16). The same natural product could also be synthesized in a shorter sequence using a double indole coupling, although in modest yield (Scheme 3.17). 

The cyclized products 393 can be prepared by the intramolecular coupling of diphenyl ether or diphenylamine(333,334]. The reaction has been applied to the synthesis of an alkaloid 394[335]. The intramolecular coupling of benzoyl-A-methylindole affords 5-methyl-5,10-dihydroindenol[l,2-b]indol-10-one (395) in 60% yield in AcOH[336]. Staurosporine aglycone (396) was prepared by the intramolecular coupling of an indole ring[337]. 

Synthesis of camptothecin (163) is another example[133]. The iboga alkaloid analog 164 has been synthesized smoothly by the intramolecular coupling of iodoindole and unsaturated ester to form an eight-membered ring. Af-Methyl protection of the indole is important for a smooth reaction[134]. An efficient construction of the multifunctionalized skeleton 165 of congeners of FR900482 has been achieved[135]. 

The formation of disubstituted alkynes by coupling of terminal alkynes, followed by intramolecular attack of an alcohol or amine, is used for the preparation of benzofurans and indoles. The benzo[il)]furan 356 can be prepared easily by the reaction of o-iodophenol with a terminal alkyne[262]. The 2-substituted indole 358 is prepared by the coupling of 2-ethynylaniline (357) with aryl and alkenyl halides or triflates, followed by Pd(ll)-catalyzed cycliza-tion[263]. 

Pyrrole derivatives are prepared by the coupling and annulation of o-iodoa-nilines with internal alkynes[291]. The 4-amino-5-iodopyrimidine 428 reacts with the TMS-substituted propargyl alcohol 429 to form the heterocondensed pyrrole 430, and the TMS is removed[292]. Similarly, the tryptophane 434 is obtained by the reaction of o-iodoaniline (431) with the internal alkyne 432 and deprotection of the coupled product 433(293]. As an alternative method, the 2,3-disubstituted indole 436 is obtained directly by the coupling of the o-alky-nyltrifluoroacetanilide 435 with aryl and alkenyl halides or triflates(294]. 

Rudisill and Stille developed a two-step procedure in which 2-bromo-or 2-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxyacetanilides were coupled with tri-n-butyl-stannylacetylenes in the presence of Pd(PPh3)4.[l], Cyclization was then effected with PdCl2(CH3CN)2. The conditions are compatible with a variety of carbocyclic substituents so the procedure can provide 2-substituted indoles with carbocyclic substituents. The reported yield ranges from 40% to 97% for the coupling and from 40% to 82% for cyclization. 

Starting with 2-ethynylaniline, Cacchi and co-workers have prepared 2-aryl and 2-(cycloalkenyl)indoles by coupling followed by cyelization[7]. The reagents for the coupling step are Pd(PPh3)3. Cul Et2NH. The cyclization is... 

The Japp-Klingeraann coupling of aryidiazonium ions with enolates and other nucleophilic alkenes provides an alternative route to arylhydrazones. The reaction has most frequently been applied to P-ketoesters, in which deacylation follow S coupling and the indolization affords an indole-2-carboxylate ester. 

Lithiation at C2 can also be the starting point for 2-arylatioii or vinylation. The lithiated indoles can be converted to stannanes or zinc reagents which can undergo Pd-catalysed coupling with aryl, vinyl, benzyl and allyl halides or sulfonates. The mechanism of the coupling reaction involves formation of a disubstituted palladium intermediate by a combination of ligand exchange and oxidative addition. Phosphine catalysts and salts are often important reaction components. 

There are also palladium-catalysed procedures for allylation. Ethyl 3-bromo-l-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)indole-2-carboxylate is allylated at C3 upon reaction with allyl acetate and hexabutylditin[27], Ihe reaction presumably Involves a ir-allyl-Pd intermediate formed from the allyl acetate, oxidative addition, transmetallation and cross coupling. 

C Vinyl stannane coupling 9 3-Bromo-l-(methanesulfonyl)indole Pd(OAc)2, chloranil Z-(2-Etho,xy vinyl)tri-n-butylstannane, Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 83 [9]... 

D Boronic acid coupling 10 l-(4-Methylphenylsulfonyl)indole- l-Benzyl-3-trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-l,2,5,6- 92 [10]... 

Indoles with carbocyclic halogen or triflate substituents are potential starting materials for vinylation, arylation and acylation via palladium-catalysed pro-cesses[l]. Indolylstannanes. indolylzinc halides and indolylboronic acids are also potential reactants. The principal type of substitution which is excluded from such coupling reactions is alkylation, since saturated alkyl groups tend to give elimination products in Pd-catalysed processes. 

Transition-Metal Catalyzed Cyclizations. o-Halogenated anilines and anilides can serve as indole precursors in a group of reactions which are typically cataly2ed by transition metals. Several catalysts have been developed which convert o-haloanilines or anilides to indoles by reaction with acetylenes. An early procedure involved coupling to a copper acetyUde with o-iodoaniline. A more versatile procedure involves palladium catalysis of the reaction of an o-bromo- or o-trifluoromethylsulfonyloxyanihde with a triaLkylstaimylalkyne. The reaction is conducted in two stages, first with a Pd(0) and then a Pd(II) catalyst (29). 

Ah. the heterocychc coupling components that provide commercially important azo dyes contain only nitrogen as the hetero atom. They are indoles (31), pyrazolones (32), and especially pyridones (33) they provide yeUow to orange dyes for various substrates. 

Indoles. Indoles (89) are used as coupling components to give a2o dyes the stmcturaHy related indolenines (90) are also employed as intermediates in cyanine dyes. The arrows indicate coupling positions. In (89) R = H, aryl, alkyl = ryl, alkyl in (90) R, R = lyl) alkyl and R = alkyl. 

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