Surnwavy. Catalytic hydrogenation of 4-benzyloxyindoles does not stop at the hydroxyindole stage, but slowly leads to the 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4-oxo-indo1es 3. Some procedures for the selective preparation of 4-hydroxyindoles 2 are described. When 4-benzyloxy-3-(l-hydroxyimino-ethyl) -indole (4c) is warmed with trifluoroacetic acid, cleavage of the ether results as well as partial benzylation of the free hydroxyindole in the position 5 (5a, 5b) ; no Becknzann rearrangement is observed. Esters of 4-benzyloxy-indole-2-carboxylic acid are formylated with POCLJdimethylfornianiide in the 7-position to give 7a; in the corresponding dimethylamide, on the other hand, the fortnyl group enters the 3-position to give 8. Both 4-and 7-hydroxyindole are oxidized with FrSnzy's salt to the 4,7-quinone 13; on reduction this yields 4,7-dihydroxyindole 14, which is tautomerized by base-catalysis to 5,6-dihydro-4,7-dioxo-indole 15. The course of the etherification of 4-hydroxyindoles with epichlorohydrin and related compounds is described, and the resulting side-chains are characterized by their NMR. spectra.
Herstellung von 4-Hydroxyindolen