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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 62<br />

Cl<br />

CHOH<br />

N<br />

H<br />

Pd(OAc) 2/Xantphos (6 mol%)<br />

Cs 2CO 3 (1.2 equiv)<br />

toluene, 85 °C, 20 h<br />

192 193<br />

1<br />

Scheme 50. Amination <strong>of</strong> �-chloroacrolein by indole.<br />

N<br />

(54%)<br />

Reacting indole 1 with �-chloroacrolein 192 in the presence <strong>of</strong> Pd(OAc)2/Xantphos<br />

<strong>and</strong> Cs2CO3 gave 193 in 54% yield. Several NH-containing species were studied<br />

in the C-N coupling in this paper <strong>and</strong> led to the desired coupling products. There is<br />

still a continuing interest in the improvement <strong>of</strong> new catalyst systems for aryl<br />

chlorides as well as for sulfonates. Recent efforts in this area have focused on the<br />

development <strong>of</strong> more <strong>active</strong> catalysts that operate at lower catalyst loadings <strong>and</strong><br />

with shorter reaction times.<br />

Buchwald <strong>and</strong> co-workers developed an expedited palladium-catalyzed amination<br />

<strong>of</strong> aryl nonaflates through the use <strong>of</strong> microwave-irradiation <strong>and</strong> soluble organic<br />

amine bases. [141] C-N Bond forming reactions using microwave irradiation mostly<br />

employed highly polar solvents <strong>and</strong> strong bases. [142] Consequently, base<br />

sensitive functional groups were not tolerated <strong>and</strong> limited the use <strong>and</strong> application.<br />

Soluble organic amine should improve the functional group tolerance <strong>and</strong> provided<br />

more efficient heating <strong>and</strong> stirring in microwave-assisted palladium-catalyzed<br />

amination reaction with aryl nonaflates. Scheme 51 pictured one selective<br />

example <strong>of</strong> indole nonaflate with aniline.<br />

NfO<br />

NH2 Pd2(dba) 3 (2.5 mol%)<br />

lig<strong>and</strong> J (10 mol%)<br />

DBU (2.5 equiv)<br />

H<br />

N<br />

N<br />

toluene, 150 °C, 30 min<br />

194 Me<br />

microwave irradiation<br />

195<br />

Nf = OSO 2(CF 2) 3CF 3<br />

iPr<br />

iPr<br />

lig<strong>and</strong> J<br />

PtBu 2<br />

Scheme 51. Palladium-catalyzed amination <strong>of</strong> indole nonaflates.<br />

iPr<br />

(99%)<br />

CHO<br />

N<br />

Me

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