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INDOLES
Reaction with electrophiles - Reacts preferably at C-3 !!
NH
NH
H E
NH
H E
most stable
NH
E
H NH
E
H NH
E
H
NH
E
H NH
E
H
E
E
NH
E
NH12
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NH pKA -3.5 N
H
H H
NH
H H
most stable
NH
H
H NH
H
H NH
H
H
NH
H
H NH
H
H
H
H
ProtonationWeak base, pKa ca as for pyrrol Nitration
at C-3
Halogenation
Haloindoles (esp. 2-halo-) unstable
NR
1) LDA2) "X+"
NR
X
NR
"X+"
NR
X
Mechanisms may be complex
Alkylation Low reactivity, unselective, polymerization etc
AcylationH+/H2Oor OH-
NH
140 oC N
O
O
NH
O
Base
N N
O
Ac2O
Ac2O
X
RX, Lewis acid
F.C.-alkyl.
-HNR N
R
Me
110 oC
Scatole
NR
Me Me
NR
MeH
Me
NR
Me
Me
Plancher rearrangement
NR
Me Me
MeMeI Me-I
NR
Lewisacid
NR Plancher
rearrangementNR
X
Condensation with aldehydes / ketones
NH
H+, RCHONHR=H, alkyl
H
OHR
H±H+
NH R H
OH2NH R
H Polymer- H2O
NH
H+, RCR'O
NH
RR'
Somewhat more stable
Condensation with Imines / Iminum Ions
NH
CH2O, R2NH, H+
NR
R
-NH
NR
R
acidic cond.
N CH2O, R2NH N
NR
R
Neutral cond. 0 oC
H
AcOH
NH
DMF, POCl3NH
O
"Vilsmeier!
Reaction with nucleophilesElectron rich ring - not very reactive towards Nu
NH
NO2
O2NNu
NH
Nu
O2N Indole: React. In benzene ring prefered
Reaction with base and further react. with E-files
NH
pKa 17.5
NH
pKa 44NH
pKa 16.2N N
Most important res. formsAmbident nucleophile
React at N: Polar solvents Ionic (Na, K counter ions)
React at C: Less polar solvents More covalent bound metal (Grignard etc)
C-metallation and further react.
NR
X t-BuLi
t-BuLiX=H
X=BrNR
LiE
NR
E
NR
Li ENR
E
Simple routes to 2- or 3-subst. indoles
NR
NR
E
NR
E
E-fil Ar Subst1) RLi2) E+
NR
Pd(OAc)2N
H PdOAc
R
OAc
NR
PdOAcEWG
NR
EWG
Heck
+ Pd(0)
Cu(II)
Electrophilic Palladation
Cyclo AdditionsIndole as diene (4π component)
Vinylindole as diene
Indole as dienophile (2π component)
NR
No examples
NEWG
generaldienophile
NEWG
NEWGH
Also
NEWG
N
O n
N
O n
N NO2 NNO
1,3-dipole
N
NO
NMgBr
EWG
H+/H2O
NH
EWG
Formally reverse ecetron demand DA,might be step wise mechanism
Oxyindoles
NH N
Hdetectableminor taut.
OH O
Inoxyl
NH
OH NH
Onot detectable
NH
O
Inoxyl
BaseNH
O
NH
O
- e
2 2NH
O2
NH
O
NH
O
H H NH
OHN
OIndigo
Aminoindoles
NH
NH2 N NH2 N NH2 3-Amino - unstable
Azaindoles (Pyrrolopyridines)
NH
N
4-azaindole
NH
N
5-azaindole
NH
N
6-azaindole
NH
N
7-azaindole
5-membered ring≈ pyrrol (less electron rich)6-membered ring≈pyridine (more electron rich)
NH
N
pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine
largest ring
N
NH1
23 4
5
ab
cdef
NH
N E NH
NE
NH
N
E- H NH
NX
XNu
No Nu substin pyrrole ring
Nu
Nu-subst if X α or γ to N
NH12
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Synthesis of Indoles
Paal-Knorr synth.
OR'
OR
NH2R''
NR''
OHR'
HOR N
R''R'R
- 2 H2O
R''=H, alkyl, aryl
Not useful for indoles
NR
X
OR
H2N-R
Would requireNu.Ar subst.
N
Na
NC
b
Strategy b -Reissert synth. N
Na
NC
b
CH3
NO2
Base CH2
NO2
O O
OEtEtO
NO2
OCO2Et
H2 / cat.
NH2
OCO2Et
-H2O NH
CO2Et
N O
O - Modified Reissert synth.; Leimbruger-Batcho
CH3
NO2p 358 NO2
X
X: NO2, NMe2
TiCl3NH
-Madelung synth.
CH2Br
NO2
PPh3CH2PPh3
NO2
Br 1) Zn /H+
2) RCOCl CH2PPh3
NH
BrO
R
BaseNH
R
Strategy a -Bischler synth. N
Na
NC
b
NH2
1) BrCH2CH(OEt)22) (CF3CO)2O
NTf
OEtEtO
- H2O NTf
-Gassman synth.
NH2t-BuOCl
NH
Cl
OR
SNH
S
OR
ClBase
NH
S
OR
ON
SCH3R
H
H
Base
NH
MeS HOHR- H2ON
H
R
SMeH2 / cat.
NH
R
Reaction with nitrenes
N3
CHO MeNO2Base
N3
NO2Δ
N
NO2
NH
NO2
N+H R NH
R
R N N N R N N N R N
azid(1,3-dipol)
- N2
Δ or hν
Nitren
Synthesis from aminoalkynes
R
NHR'
cat. Pd(II)
NR'
PdX
RH+
NR'
R
I
NHR'
Pd(0)PdX
NHR'
R TMS
NHR'
R
PdXTMS
N Pd
RTMS
R'
base- HX red, elim
Pd(0)NR'
TMS
R
Miscellaneous indol syntheses
Fischer indol synthesis
NH
NRNHNH2
OR+
- H2O H+
NH
NR
H
H
iminiumhydrazone
NH
NR
Henamin
HNH
NR
H HNH NH2
RHR'
R' R' R' R' R'H
NH2NH2
RR'H
NH
RNH2
H R'H+
NH
RNH3
H R'
- NH4+N
HR
R'
Br H2NNR
R'+
cat. Pdbase
May also be cat. by Lewis acids
Synthesis from pyrroles
NTsO
XMg OO
NTsHO
OO
H+
NTsHO
OHprotected
aldehyde
E-fil. Ar. subst
NHO
OH
Ts- 2 H2O N
Ts
Bartoli synthesis
NO
O XMgNO
O
MgX
NO XMg
N O
MgX
O
NMgX
N
HOMgXH
H XMg
NOMgXH
MgX-H2O
H+
NHFürstner synthesis
OCl
NO2
Ar-SnBu3
(Pd not required)
ArO
NO2
1) H2 / cat2) HCO2H, Ac2O
ArO
NH O
TiCl3, Zn
McMurry couplingNH
Ar
Pd-cat. couplings
NH
R
R'Br cat. Pd, baseNH
R'
R
Heck ?
Br
I H2N R
R' cat. Pd, base
Hartvig-Buchwald+
Bioactive Indoles
NH
N
Sumatriptan, Imigran Drug against Migraineserotonin reseptor antagonist
SO2
HN
®NH
HN
MelatoninHormone
MeOO
NH
CO2H
NH2
TryptophanEssential amino acid
NH
NH2
SerotoninNeurotransmitter
HO
NH
CO2H
Auxine Plant growth hormonePsilocybe Mexicana
Psilocybe semilanceata(Spiss fleinsopp)
OR
NH
NHalucinogens from Psilocybe sopper
R=H: PsilocinR=PO3H: Psilocybin
Serotoninagonists, not broken down in the bodystrong, continuos nerve impulse
in vivo
Bioactive Indoles
NHMeO
N
H
H
HMeO2C
OO
OMe
OMeOMe
OMe
Reserpinefrom Rauwolfia sp.Reduce blood pressure
NH
NHR'O
R Secale alkaloids and derivativesfrom Claviceps purpurea (meldrøye)
X=H, R'=Me, R=OH: Lysergic acidX=H, R'=Me, R=NEt2: LSD
X=H, R'=Me, R=-NHCH(Et)CH2OH: Metylergometrin, Uterus contractions, drug used after birth
X=Br, R'=Me, R=Bromokriptin, Parlodel®Prolactine inhibitor
X=H, R'=Allyl, R=Kabergolin, Dostinexl®Prolactine inhibitor
X=H, R'=Me, R=Ergotamin, Anervanel®Drug against migraine
X
NH
NO N
O
HO
O
NNH
O
N
NH
NO N
O
HO
O
Rauwolfia serpentinaIndia, Thailand etc
Vinca rosea (Catharantus roseus)From MadagaskarPerivinkle
NH
NHO
MeO2CMeO N
R
N
H OCOMeCO2Me
OH
R=-Me: Vinblastin, Oncovin®R=-CHO: Vinkristin, Velbe®
Vinca alkaloidsfrom Vinca roseaAnticancer comp.