A method for the nucleophilic amination of methoxy arenes was established by using sodium hydride (NaH) in the presence of lithium iodide (LiI). This method offers an efficient route to benzannulated nitrogen heterocycles. Mechanistic studies showed that the reaction proceeds through an unusual concerted nucleophilic aromatic substitution.
A protocol for the allylation at the C3a-position of hexahydropyrroloindole using allylsilanes is developed. AgNTf proved to be an efficient activator of halopyrroloindoline substrates. This method is applicable to the introduction of various allyl groups including the reverse prenyl group. The utility of this reaction is demonstrated by total synthesis of amauromine alkaloids. Stepwise bromocyclizations of the bis-indolylmethyl diketopiperazine derivative and subsequent double reverse prenylation furnished (+)-novoamauromine and (-)-epiamauromine.
An N-linked indole
structure was constructed on
the 3a-position of pyrroloindoline derivatives via a cascade process
involving silver-mediated amination of bromopyrroloindolines with
2-ethynylanilines with subsequent 5-endo-dig cyclization.
In this reaction, AgNTf2 was used as a tandem reagent,
which activated the bromo group as a σ-Lewis acid and the alkyne
moiety as a π-Lewis acid. Switching from the initial step to
the second step was conducted by controlling the temperature. This
protocol was applied to the synthesis of various pyrroloindolines,
α-carboline, and furoindolines and the total synthesis of a
dimeric indole alkaloid, (+)-pestalazine B.
Amethod for the nucleophilic amination of methoxy arenes was established by using sodium hydride (NaH) in the presence of lithium iodide (LiI). This method offers an efficient route to benzannulated nitrogen heterocycles.M echanistic studies showed that the reaction proceeds through an unusual concerted nucleophilic aromatic substitution.
Biomimetic oxidative dimerization of tryptophan derivatives in aqueous media with oxygen as a bulk oxidant catalyzed by an iron octacarboxy phthalocyanine complex was established. The discovery of the extremely active iron catalyst enables aerobic enzymemimetic oxidation to be performed in a flask. This method was applicable to the oxidative dimerization of a wide range of tryptophan derivatives, including various dipeptides and oligopeptides, with remarkable functional-group tolerance without the protection of the amino acid residues. Furthermore, oxidative dimerization of tryptophan derivatives bearing dioxopiperazine units enabled the convergent total synthesis of five natural pyrroloindole compounds and unnatural congeners. The established chemical method provides facile access to a broad range of dimerized peptides with a unique scaffold to link two turn structures, which will serve as a powerful tool to create new small-and medium-sized-molecules as drug candidates.
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