“…They were reported to possess many biological activities, such as antitumor activity [21], HIV integrase inhibition [22], prolonged analgesic activity [23], heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibition [24], mitogen-activated protein kinaseactivated protein kinase-2 (MAPKAP-k2) inhibition [25], antibacterial and antifungal activities [26]. Moreover, they had been increasingly important intermediates in the syntheses of various biological active heterocyclic compounds because of their unique structure, such as indolo [2,3-a]carbazoles [22], furo [2,3-a]carbazoles [27], pyrimidino [4,5-a]carbazoles [28], pyrazolino[3,2,1-j,k]carbazoles [29], thieno [2,3-a]carbazoles [30], and so on. This provided a great impetus to search for potential pharmacologically active drugs carrying a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole-1-one scaffold.…”