Synthetic approaches to 3-(2-nitroalkyl) indoles and their use to access tryptamines and related bioactive compounds

S Lancianesi, A Palmieri, M Petrini - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The assembly of architecturally complex alkaloids embedding the indole nucleus is of
paramount importance for the target oriented synthesis of biologically active molecules. 1 A …

Design and catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral 3, 3′‐bisindole skeletons

C Ma, F Jiang, FT Sheng, Y Jiao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The first catalytic asymmetric construction of 3, 3′‐bisindole skeletons bearing both axial
and central chirality has been established by organocatalytic asymmetric addition reactions …

[HTML][HTML] Umpolung reactivity of indole through gold catalysis

B Lu, Y Luo, L Liu, L Ye, Y Wang… - … Chemie (International ed …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The indole 3-position is highly electron-rich and typically functions as the primary
nucleophilic site to react with a large array of electrophiles, leading to various functionalized …

Recent advances in asymmetric synthesis of optically active indole derivatives from 3-indolylmethanols

S Zhu, L Xu, L Wang, J **ao - Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016 - sioc-journal.cn
The electrophilic intermediate, vinylogous imine or vinylogous iminium, can be in situ
generated from 3-indolyl-methanols under acidic conditions. With the aid of chiral catalysts …

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 3, 3′-bisindoles bearing single axial chirality

KW Chen, ZS Wang, P Wu, XY Yan… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 3, 3′-bisindoles bearing single axial chirality has been
established via chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed enantioselective addition reaction of …

Synthesis of 3, 3′-biindoles through a copper-catalyzed friedel–crafts propargylation/hydroamination/aromatization sequence

TR Li, MM Zhang, BC Wang, LQ Lu, WJ **ao - Organic letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
A copper-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts propargylation/hydroamination/aromatization sequence
is described. In the presence of a catalytic amount of CuI, this sequential reaction can …

Double Palladium Catalyzed Reductive Cyclizations. Synthesis of 2,2′-, 2,3′-, and 3,3′-Bi-1H-indoles, Indolo[3,2-b]indoles, and Indolo[2,3-b]indoles

NH Ansari, CA Dacko, NG Akhmedov… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A palladium catalyzed, carbon monoxide mediated, double reductive cyclization of 1, 4-, 1, 3-
, and 2, 3-bis (2-nitroaryl)-1, 3-butadienes to afford 2, 2′-, 2, 3′-, and 3, 3′-biindoles …

Synthesis of Polycyclic 3, 3′-Biindoles via AgOTf-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Addition and Cycloisomerization

Y Zhao, S Li, Y Fan, H Wang, X Kang… - The Journal of Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A method for the rapid synthesis of polycyclic 3, 3′-biindole derivatives has been
developed through AgOTf-catalyzed nucleophilic addition and cycloisomerization …

One‐pot synthesis of camalexins and 3, 3′‐biindoles by the Masuda Borylation–Suzuki arylation (MBSA) sequence

BOA Tasch, D Antovic, E Merkul… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Masuda borylation/Suzuki arylation (MBSA) sequence starting from N‐
protected 3‐iodoindoles has successfully been extended to the coupling of five‐membered …

A simple and facile route for the synthesis of 2H-1, 4-benzoxazin-3-(4H)-ones via reductive cyclization of 2-(2-nitrophenoxy) acetonitrile adducts in the presence of Fe …

C Ramesh, BR Raju, V Kavala, CW Kuo, CF Yao - Tetrahedron, 2011 - Elsevier
A simple route for the synthesis of 1, 4-benzoxazin-3-(4H)-ones is described herein. This
method involves the reductive cyclization of 2-(2-nitrophenoxy) acetonitrile adducts in the …