Generation and reactions of 2,3-dilithio-N-methylindole. Synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indoles
โ Scribed by Yanbing Liu; Gordon W Gribble
- Book ID
- 104230403
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 63 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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โฆ Synopsis
Generation of 2,3-dilithio-N-methylindole (7) from 2,3-diiodo-N-methylindole ( 6) and subsequent reaction with various electrophiles (NH 4 Cl, DMF, ClCO 2 Me, CO 2 , phthalic anhydride) affords the corresponding 2,3-disubstituted indoles in good to excellent yields (41-99%).
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Indole (1) can be converted to 2,3-dibromo-1-methylindole (3) in two operations (92% yield). Treatment of 3 with tert-butyllithium effects clean monolithiation to 3-bromo-2-lithio-1-methylindole (4), which can be trapped with various electrophiles to afford the 3-bromo-2-substituted indoles (5-8) in