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LETTER Synthesis <strong>of</strong> 3-Silyloxy-2-methyl<strong>indoles</strong> 1093<br />

Table 3 Reaction <strong>of</strong> tert-Butyldimethylsiloxy-2-propyne (1) with Various Substituted Hydrazines (2a–j) a<br />

Entry Alkyne 1 Hydrazine 2 Product 4 Yield (%) b<br />

1 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

2a<br />

N<br />

Me<br />

4a 65<br />

Me<br />

Me<br />

2 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

2b<br />

N<br />

Me<br />

4b 50<br />

Bn<br />

Bn<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

OTBDMS<br />

3 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

2c<br />

N<br />

Me<br />

4c 45<br />

Me<br />

Me<br />

4 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

Br<br />

2d<br />

Br<br />

OTBDMS<br />

Me<br />

N<br />

4d 40<br />

Bn<br />

Bn<br />

Cl<br />

Cl<br />

OTBDMS<br />

5 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

2e<br />

N<br />

Me<br />

4e 40<br />

Me<br />

Me<br />

Cl<br />

Cl<br />

OTBDMS<br />

6 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

2f<br />

N<br />

Me<br />

4f 40<br />

Bn<br />

Bn<br />

7 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

F<br />

2g<br />

F<br />

OTBDMS<br />

Me<br />

N<br />

4g 35<br />

Bn<br />

Bn<br />

8 OTBDMS<br />

H2N<br />

N<br />

OMe<br />

2h<br />

MeO<br />

OTBDMS<br />

Me<br />

N<br />

4h 60<br />

Bn<br />

Bn<br />

9 OTBDMS<br />

H2N N<br />

Me<br />

2i<br />

Me<br />

OTBDMS<br />

Me<br />

N<br />

4i 40<br />

Bn<br />

Bn<br />

10 OTBDMS<br />

H2N<br />

N<br />

O2<br />

S<br />

Me<br />

2j<br />

Me<br />

O2S OTBDMS<br />

Me<br />

N<br />

4j 20<br />

Bn<br />

Bn<br />

a Reaction conditions: hydrohydrazination: tert-butyldimethylsiloxy-2-propyne (1.0 mmol), arylhydrazine (1.3 mmol), Ti(NEt2) 4 (5 mol%),<br />

2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol (10 mol%), toluene (2 mL), 100 °C, 24 h; Fischer indole cyclization: ZnCl 2 (3.0 mmol), 100 °C, 24 h.<br />

b Isolated yield based on tert-butyldimethylsiloxy-2-propyne.<br />

In conclusion, a new efficient method for the <strong>synthesis</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

functionalized 3-silyloxy-2-methyl<strong>indoles</strong> has been developed.<br />

As key step the first titanium-catalyzed hydroamination<br />

<strong>of</strong> a propargylic alcohol derivative is<br />

OTBDMS<br />

OTBDMS<br />

applied. Starting from commercially available aryl hydrazines<br />

<strong>and</strong> silyl-protected propargyl alcohol a variety <strong>of</strong><br />

new electron-rich indole derivatives are accessible with<br />

high regioselectivity in the presence <strong>of</strong> Ti(NEt 2) 4 <strong>and</strong><br />

Synlett 2007, No. 7, 1091–1095 © Thieme Stuttgart · New York

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