Iodoaniline preparation

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]. 

Substituted indoles can be prepared from o-bromo or o-iodoanilines by paHadium-cataly2ed cycli2ation of AJ-aHyl derivatives (31). 

In an effort toward indolo[3,2-h]carbazoles based on Lewis acid-assisted dimerization of benzotriazole derivatives, the necessary starting materials 197 were prepared in good yields from 1-propargylbenzotriazole and 2-iodoaniline followed by alkylation. In the ensuing dimerization step, compounds 197 were treated with zinc chloride in refluxing dichlorometane to afford the indolo[3,2-h]carbazoles 199 or the dihydro derivatives 198 (Scheme 27). Under similar conditions 197, where R = = H, did not undergo dimerization, which suggests that the alkyl... 

Process development of the synthesis of iodoaniline 28 began with an improved synthesis of l-(4 -aminobenzyl)-l,2,4-triazole (6) (Scheme 4.7), which was prepared in the medicinal chemistry synthesis, albeit with poor regioselectivity (Scheme 4.1). We found that this aniline intermediate 6 could be readily prepared in three steps in >90% overall yield from 4-amino-l,2,4-triazole (30) and 4-nitrobenzyl bromide (4) based on a modified literature procedure [9]. The condensation of 30 and 4 in isopropyl alcohol followed by deamination gave the nitro... 

The pH-controlled iodinahon for the preparation of iodoaniline 28 not only eliminated the solid waste in the isolation step but also minimized the formation of diiodoaniline 32. 

Eventually, indole acetic acid 2 was prepared from iodoaniline 28 and propargyl alcohol derivative 61 via the newly developed coupling reaction followed by a cyanide displacement-hydrolysis sequence, as shown in Scheme 4.16. 

The C,0-bis-TES side chain 61 was prepared quantitatively from propargyl alcohol and TESC1 using n-BuLi as a base. Pd-catalyzed coupling of iodoaniline 28 with bis-TES side chain 61 in the presence of 1.5equiv of MgS04 and 5equiv of... 

Compared to the cyclic ketones, the coupling of aliphatic aldehydes to prepare 3-substituted indoles was less successful, except for phenyl acetaldehyde, which afforded 3-phenyl indole 83 in 76% yield (Scheme 4.22). The lack of imine formation or the instability of the aliphatic aldehyde towards the reaction conditions may be responsible for the inefficiency of these reactions. Therefore, a suitable aldehyde equivalent was considered. With the facile removal of a 2-trialkylsilyl group from an indole, an acyl silane was tested as a means of preparing 3-substituted indoles. Indeed, coupling of acetyl trimethylsilane with the iodoaniline 24 gave a 2 1 mixture of 2-TMS-indole 84 and indole (85) in a combined 64% yield. Evidently, the reaction conditions did lead to some desilylation. Regardless, the silyl group of 84 was quantitatively removed upon treatment with HC1 to afford indole (85). 

A wide variety of heterocycles can be readily prepared by the heteroannulation of alkynes. For example, the palladium-catalyzed annulation of internal alkynes by 2-iodoanilines provides easy access to 2,3-disubstituted indoles by a process that involves initial reduction of Pd(OAc)2 to Pd(0), oxidative addition of the aryl halide to Pd(0), c/s-addition of the arylpalladium... 

Palladium-catalyzed reactions of arylboronic acids have been utilized to craft precursors for constructing indole rings. Suzuki found that tris(2-ethoxyethenyl)borane (149) and catechol-derived boranes 150 readily couple with o-iodoanilines to yield 151, which easily cyclize to indoles 152 with acid [158]. Kumar and co-workers used this method to prepare 5-(4-pyridinyl)-7-azaindoles from 6-amino-5-iodo-2-methyl-3,4 -bipyridyl [159], A similar scheme with catechol-vinyl sulfide boranes also leads to indoles [160]. A Suzuki protocol has been employed by Sun and co-workers to synthesize a series of 6-aryloxindoles [161]. 

Gronowitz adapted this technology to one-pot syntheses of indole-3-acetic acids and indole-3-pyruvic acid oxime ethers from A-BOC protected o-iodoanilines [328, 329]. Rawal employed the Pd-catalyzed cyclization of A-(o-bromoallyl)anilines to afford 4- and 6-hydroxyindoles, and a 4,6-dihydroxyindole [330], and Yang and co-workers have used a similar cyclization to prepare 8-carbolines 287 and 288 as illustrated by the two examples shown [331]. The apparent extraneous methyl group in 288 is derived from triethylamine. 

While the intramolecular Heck reaction has been widely used to synthesize indoles and benzofurans, not many applications have been found in the preparation of benzothiophenes because of the thiophilicity of the Pd(II) species. Pleixats and coworkers treated iodophenylsulfide 151, obtained from o-iodoaniline and crotyl bromide in two steps, with... 

The Pd-catalyzed electro-cleavage of the C—O bond of allyl aryl ether proceeds smoothly in a DMF-Bu4NBp4-(Mg)-(Stainless Steel) system, giving depro-tected products in 73 99% yield [437]. The sp-sp intermolecular coupling reaction with the Pd water-soluble catalyst prepared in situ from Pd(II) acetate and sul-fonated triphenylphosphine in an MeCN-H2O system yields diynes in 45 65% yields [438]. Similarly, the sp -sp coupling of 2-iodophenols or 2-iodoanilines and terminal alkynes followed by intramolecular cyclization gives indol and furan... 

Undoubted, 2-haloaniline derivatives still maintain most vored precursor status for the preparation of the indole nucleus. Larock now reports the frill details of his examination of the asymmetric addition of IV-tosyl-2-iodoaniline (63) to allenes 64 (e.g. 1,2-undecadadiene) in the presence of palladium catafysts and chiral bisoxazoline ligand to afford chiral indolines 65 in up to 88% ee <99JOC7312>. Cook has utilized the palladhjm-catafyzed heteroannulation of iodoanilines with alkynes derivatized with the Schollkopf chiral auxiliary as a reliable route to optically active ring-A substituted tryptophans <99TL657>. 

The facile formation and ring closure of enamines has also been exploited in the solid-phase preparation of indolecarboxylates. Attachment of 2-iodoaniline or 2-bromoaniline to the resin in the form of an or-anilino-acrylate followed by the palladium catalysed formation of the five... 

The Merck process group in Rahway has developed two syntheses of rizatriptan (4) utilizing palladium catalyzed indolization reactions (Schemes 19 and 20). Both routes start from the iodoaniline 51, which was prepared by reaction of 47 with iodine monochloride in the presence of CaCOa. " Palladium catalyzed coupling of iodoaniline 51 with bis-triethylsilyl protected butynol in the presence of NaaCOa provided a mixture of indoles 52a and 52b. This mixture was desilylated with aqueous HCl in MeOH to furnish the tryptophol 53 in 75% yield from 51. Protection of the alkyne prevented coupling at the terminal carbon of the alkyne and tnethylsilyl (TES) was found to be optimal because it offered the correct balance between reactivity (rate of coupling) and... 

The second route involves the palladium catalyzed coupling of iodoaniline 51 with the acyl silane 54 in the presence of DABCO to give the 2-trimethylsilyl indole 55. The acyl silane 54 was prepared by alkylation of 1,3-dithianyl-trimethylsilane with (3-bromopropyl)-dimethylamine to give 56, followed by removal of the dithioacetal with mercuric oxide and mercuric chloride. Finally, desilylation of 55 in aqueous HCl and methanol afforded rizatriptan (4). 

Benzofurans and dihydrobenzofurans have been prepared on polymeric supports by the palladium-mediated reaction of 2-iodophenols with dienes or alkynes (Entries 1 and 2, Table 15.9). This reaction is closely related to the synthesis of indoles from 2-iodoanilines, and probably proceeds via an intermediate palladacycle (Figure 15.3). Benzofuran and isobenzofuran derivatives have also been prepared on cross-linked polystyrene by intramolecular addition of aryl radicals to C=C double bonds and by intramolecular Heck reaction. 

Quinolines have also been prepared on insoluble supports by cyclocondensation reactions and by intramolecular aromatic nucleophilic substitution (Table 15.26). Entry 10 in Table 15.26 is an example of a remarkable palladium-mediated cycloaddition of support-bound 2-iodoanilines to 1,4-dienes. Reduction of the nitro group of polystyrene-bound 2-nitro-l-(3-oxoalkyl)benzenes with SnCl2 (Entry 11, Table 15.26) leads to the formation of quinoline /Y-oxides. These intermediates can be reduced to the quinolines on solid phase by treatment with TiCl3. 4-Quinolones have been prepared by thermolysis of resin-bound 2-(arylamino)methylenemalonic esters [311]. 

Iodoaniline has been prepared by the reduction of -nitro-iodobenzene 1 by the hydrolysis of -iodoacetanilide formed by the action of iodine monochloride on acetanilide 2 and by the direct iodination of aniline.3 The method described here is an adaptation of the procedure used by Wheeler/ and by Hann and Berliner 5 for the iodination of the toluidines. 

Similar reactions with 3-(o-bromoarylamino)cyclohexenones yield carbazole derivatives.77 Spiro pyrrolidinones are obtained from N-(cyclohexylcarbonyl)-o-iodoaniline derivatives.66 The use of silver nitrate in reactions significantly reduces the amount of double-bond isomerization observed. This system is useful for preparing six- and seven-membered ring analogs, also. Even quaternary centers can be... 

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