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“…A mixture of 3-(2-nitro-1-phenylethyl)indole (26.6 g, 0.1 mol) [5] in 94% alcohol (100 ml) and freshly prepared Raney nickel (1 g) was boiled for 60 h; another portion of catalyst was added any time the boiling stopped. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtered out catalyst was washed with hot alcohol (3 × 10 ml).…”

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Diastereocontrolled Synthesis of 6-Hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-5-(R,R-4-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1H-β-carbolin-1-yl)-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione

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Novikov

Краснов³

et al. 2005

Chem Heterocycl Compd

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While continuing work on synthesis and study of novel β-carboline systems [1, 2], we obtained 4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-β-carboline (2) (a representative of the previously undescribed group of 4-aryl-substituted 3,4-dihydro-β-carbolines) by formylation of β-phenyltryptamine (1) followed by cyclization under BischlerNapieralski reaction conditions. In contrast to known derivatives of this series, which are readily formed when the corresponding N-acyltryptamines are treated with phosphorus oxychloride [3], synthesis of compound 2 required considerably more vigorous conditions and was accompanied by secondary processes; the overall yield was only 20%.Since the diastereoselectivity is determined by either stereoelectronic factors or by steric factors [4], we hypothesized that if we used compound 2 in a Michael reaction and we used 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid as the second component, then the reaction products would consist of two diastereomers with predominance of the R*,R*-isomer 3:

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“…Hydrazine hydrate (75 ml) was added dropwise over 60 h to a mixture of 3-(2-nitro-1-phenylethyl)indole [10] (26.6 g, 0.1 mol) in 94% alcohol (100 ml) and freshly prepared Raney nickel (1 g) at the temperature of reflux of the mixture. If the reflux stops a further portion of catalyst is added.…”

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“…The hydrochloride formed was filtered off, suspended in ether, and shaked with an aqueous solution of alkali. The ether solution was dried over MgSO 4 and evaporated to give 21 g of product (90%) with mp 131-132°C (mp 131-132°C (ethyl acetate) [10]). …”

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Diastereodirected Synthesis of 1-Aryl-4-phenyl-β-carbolines

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Novikov

Smushkevich

et al. 2005

Chem Heterocycl Compd

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A diastereodirected Pictet-Spengler reaction has been carried out to give the previously unknown 1-aryl(alkyl)-4-phenyl-β-carbolines and it has been found that all of the β-carbolines diastereomers obtained have predominantly the R*,R*-configuration. The diastereoselectivity of the given reaction is 44-70%.We have demonstrated a high diastereoselectivity of α-phenyl-nor-gramine in the Michael reaction with cyclic ketones and acetoacetic ester [1,2]. The present work is concerned with a study of the diastereoselectivity of the reaction of β-phenyltryptamine (1) with aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes (the Pictet-Spengler reaction [3]).Two routes are possible for the reaction studied, i.e. at the phenyl ring to give a tetrahydroquinoline [3] or at the pyrrole ring of the indole to give a β-carboline [4,5]. We propose that the reaction will involve the participation of the indole ring as a result of its π-excessive nature. In [4], the synthesis of 1-unsubstituted 4-phenyl-β-carbolines was described and it was shown that they possess marked biological activity.The previously proposed mechanism for the Pictet-Spengler reaction includes a stage of formation of a spiro[3H-indole-3,2'-pyrrolidine] derivative which subsequently rearranges to a β-carboline [6-8]. On this basis we propose that the reaction in our case using differently structured aldehydes and β-phenyltryptamine as starting materials occurs via the formation of intermediate 2. It is known that the diastereoselectivity is determined by stereoelectronic or spatial factors [9]. In this connection, in the intermediate the substituents in position 2 and 4 of the pyrrolidine ring must be maximally removed from one another, i.e. they have a trans arrangement. The rearrangement of compound 2 to the β-carboline system is evidently influenced by the same steric factors to form mainly the (R*,R*)-1-aryl(alkyl)-4-phenyl-β-carbolines 3 (here, and subsequently, the * indicates the relative configuration).The structures of the compounds prepared were investigated using one-and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. The 1 H and 13 C NMR one-dimensional spectra show two sets of signals of differing intensity which correspond to two diastereomers (the signals were assigned by analysing two-dimensional COSY, HSQC, and HMBC spectra). The spatial structure of each of the diastereomers was revealed using two-dimensional H-H NOE (NOESY) spectroscopy which allows one to identify the close positioned protons.We have studied the configuration of both diastereomers in the case of compounds 3a,b. In all of the compounds studied the H-3 protons have a clear equatorial or axial nature as shown by the shape of the H-3 and H-3a proton signals in the 1 H NMR spectra. This makes easier the identification of the configuration of the __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 D. I. Mendeleev

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Diastereocontrolled Synthesis of 6-Hydroxy-1,3-dimethyl-5-(R,R-4-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1H-β-carbolin-1-yl)-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione

Diastereodirected Synthesis of 1-Aryl-4-phenyl-β-carbolines

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