Synthesis of substituted 3-amino-4-cyano-1-oxo-1,2,5,10-tetrahydroazepino [3,4-b]indoles
✍ Scribed by Reinhard Troschütz; Annin Hoffmann
- Publisher
- Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 830 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-152X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The preparation of 3‐amino‐ and 3‐dialkylamino‐4‐cyanoazepino[3,4‐fc]indoles bearing substituents on the aromatic nucleus and N^10^ is outlined. Starting from suitable substituted ethyl 3‐formylindole‐2‐carboxy‐latcs 2, condensation with malononitrile (3) and subsequent sodium borohydride‐reduction yielded ethyl 3‐(2,2‐dicyanoethyl)indole‐2‐carboxylates 5 and 19, respectively, which were cyclized in boiling alkoxides to 3‐alkoxy‐4‐cyanoazepino[3,4‐b]indoles 10,11,20 and 21. This sequence constitutes a novel and flexible route to functional azepino[3,4‐b>]indoles. The aminolysis of 10,11,20 and 21 with different amines and ammonia yielded the title compounds which were screened for their possible biological activity.
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