1. “Back‐to‐Front” Indole and Carbazole Synthesis from N,N‐Bis‐(2‐bromoallyl)amines by Combining Carbolithiation Reactions with Gold‐Catalysis
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Muñoz Torres, Miguel Ángel, Martínez Lara, Fernando, Solas Luera, Marta, Suarez Pantiga, Samuel, Sanz Díez, Roberto, Muñoz Torres, Miguel Ángel, Martínez Lara, Fernando, Solas Luera, Marta, Suarez Pantiga, Samuel, and Sanz Díez, Roberto
- Abstract
The combination of organolithium chemistry with gold catalysis has enabled the development of a synthetic strategy for accessing polysubstituted indoles and carbazoles from readily available starting materials. This method is based on a “back-to-front” approach from ketopyrroles, generated by intramolecular carbolithiation of N,N-bis-(2-lithioallyl)amines that evolve into 3,4-bis(lithiomethyl)dihydropyrrole intermediates capable of reacting with carboxylic esters and Weinreb amides. These ketopyrroles have demonstrated to be excellent precursors of mono or bis(alkynols)pyrroles that, under gold-catalysis, experience a benzannulation reaction providing access to regioselectively substituted indoles or carbazoles., We gratefully acknowledge Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (PID2020-115789GBC21), and Junta de Castilla y León and FEDER (BU049P20) for financial support. The project leading to these results has received funding from “la Caixa” Foundation, under the Agreement LCF/PR/PR18/51130007> (CAIXA-UBU001). M.A.M., F.M.-L., M.S. and S.S.-P. thank Junta de Castilla y León (Consejería de Educación) and Fondo Social Europeo for predoctoral (M.A.M, F.M.-L. and M.S.) and postdoctoral (S.S.- P.) contracts, respectively.
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- 2023