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synthesis and catalytic functionalization of biologically active indoles

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1 Palladium-catalyzed Coupling Reactions <strong>of</strong> Indoles 42<br />

Table 6. Sonogashira coupling reactions starting from 3-iodoindole derivatives, continued.<br />

Entry 132 R R 1<br />

R 2<br />

133 Yield [%]<br />

11 g SO2Ph Br CH2NMe2 k 88<br />

12 h Tos Br CH2NHTos l 90<br />

13 h Tos Br CH2OH m 79<br />

All reactions were carried out at room temperature in the presence <strong>of</strong> 5 mol%<br />

PdCl2(PPh3)2 <strong>and</strong> 10 mol% CuI as catalysts. The corresponding new 3-alkynyl<br />

<strong>indoles</strong> 133a-m were obtained in good to excellent yields after purification by<br />

column chromatography. To avoid any couplings at the N-1-position it was<br />

necessary to protect the nitrogen atom in all cases. Thereby the choice <strong>of</strong> the<br />

protecting group played no significant role. As well as the substituent R 1 on the<br />

benzene moiety <strong>of</strong> the indole showed no significant influence on the course <strong>of</strong> the<br />

coupling reaction. Interestingly for the derivatives, which had an iodine, atom in 3position<br />

<strong>and</strong> a bromine atom at the 5-position were exclusively functionalized at<br />

the 3-position when the reactions ran at room temperature (Table 6, entries 10-<br />

13).<br />

In the next step they examined Sonogashira-Sonogashira sequential crosscouplings<br />

in the indole series. Arylbromides were less re<strong>active</strong> than the parent<br />

iodides in palladium cross-coupling reactions. The conversion <strong>of</strong> 5-bromoindole<br />

into its bis-alkynylated derivative did not proceed at room temperature but required<br />

heating at 70 °C. In these cases an additional amount <strong>of</strong> PPh3 was necessary to<br />

stabilize the <strong>active</strong> catalyst in one h<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> to keep the overall efficiency catalysis<br />

on the other h<strong>and</strong>. Table 7 shows the coupling reaction <strong>of</strong> 3-alkynyl-5bromo<strong>indoles</strong><br />

133j-l with different terminal alkynes to bisalkynylated indole<br />

derivatives 134a-d. In comparison with the first Sonogashira coupling reaction, ran<br />

this coupling reaction with up to 3 days relatively slow. Therefore they used a<br />

higher catalyst loading <strong>of</strong> PdCl2(PPh3)2 <strong>and</strong> 2-3 equiv <strong>of</strong> monoalkynes. Under this<br />

optimized conditions the reaction advanced two days to give the according indole<br />

products 134a-d. All Sonogashira reactions proceeded smoothly affording a large<br />

range <strong>of</strong> new alkynylated <strong>indoles</strong>, which are analogues <strong>of</strong> serotonin especially<br />

5HT4-5HT7 receptors.

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