Three-step synthesis of 2,5,7-trisubstituted indoles from N-acetyl-2,4,6-trichloroaniline using Pd-catalyzed
1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan. manabe@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp.
Abstract:
We report a facile three-step synthesis of 2,5,7-trisubstituted indoles from N-acetyl-2,4,6-trichloroaniline, with the first step featuring Pd/dihydroxyterphenylphosphine (DHTP)-catalyzed ortho-selective Sonogashira coupling followed by cyclization to afford 2-substituted 5,7-dichloroindoles. Subsequent introduction of aryl or alkenyl groups at the C7 position was achieved by Pd/DHTP-catalyzed site-selective Kumada-Tamao-Corriu coupling, with further substitution of the chlorine at the C5 position (Suzuki-Miyaura coupling or Buchwald-Hartwig amination) affording 2,5,7-trisubstituted indoles.
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