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Chemistry, Organic
Wei Wu, Beibei Luo, Yi You, Zhiqiang Weng
Summary: A novel synthesis approach for the construction of 2-trifluoroethyl-substituted benzofurans under copper-catalyzed conditions has been developed, with moderate to excellent yields (up to 93%). This method is also applicable to the formation of 2-trifluoroethylated indoles.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Xi Xiao, Xiaobiao Lu, Ming Zhang, Haoqing Hou, Changfeng Wan, Jinbiao Liu
Summary: A novel synthetic method was successfully developed for the preparation of multisubstituted dihydrochromeno[2,3-b]indole derivatives in moderate to high yields using a catalytic environmentally benign iron salt.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Yunlong Zhao, Rou Xiao, Weibin Fang, Junling Zhao
Summary: This study presents a protocol for the highly selective addition reaction of isatin-derived beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-ketoesters with 4-aminoindoles at the C7 position. The reaction, catalyzed by a SPINOL-derived chiral phosphoric acid, yields bisindole derivatives with up to 97% enantiomeric excess. Further biological testing revealed that the products have high cytotoxicity against various cancer cell lines.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhen Deng, Liu-Yan Qiu, Wenjie Pan, Baiyu Qian, Jie Chen, Hui Zhang, Qing-Yun Chen, Weiguo Cao, Xiao-Jun Tang
Summary: In this study, the classical Pummerer rearrangement efficiently produced S,O-acetal under specific conditions, and regenerated the reactive intermediate through the co-solvent, enabling the synthesis of 1-thiyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl arenes with excellent yields under metal-free conditions.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Yifei Qu, Xiaojia Cai, Yuzhuang Guan, Jiamin Tan, Zhangping Cai, Minyun Liu, Yasi Huang, Jinhui Hu, Wen-Hua Chen, Jia-Qiang Wu
Summary: A facile and straightforward method for the successful synthesis of difluoromethylated indole-3-carbinols, bisindolylmethanes, and indole-3-methanamines by a Friedel-Crafts reaction is developed, showing good to excellent yields, broad substrate compatibility, good functional group tolerance, and scalability.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vladimir T. Abaev, Nicolai A. Aksenov, Dmitrii A. Aksenov, Elena V. Aleksandrova, Alesia S. Akulova, Igor A. Kurenkov, Alexander V. Leontiev, Alexander V. Aksenov
Summary: The Friedel-Crafts reaction of novel 3,5-diarylsubstituted 5-hydroxy-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones enables the low-cost, one-pot preparation of polycyclic indole derivatives structurally resembling Ergot alkaloids.
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Chemistry, Organic
Cheng Huang, Zhifei Zhao, Shiwu Li, Jixing Zhao, Leifang Wu, Chengzhi Gu
Summary: A highly enantioselective conjugate addition has been developed for the reaction between indolizine and its analogues with alpha,beta-unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles. This method provides excellent yields and enantioselectivities, overcoming the limitations of organocatalysts in controlling stereoselectivity.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jia-Qi Wu, Xin-Yuan Wu, Jian-Mei Lu, Qian Shi, Li-Xiong Shao
Summary: In this study, a novel La(III)-based two-dimensional metal-organic framework was synthesized and used as an efficient Lewis acid catalyst for the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction. The catalyst exhibited a unique structure, good stability and catalytic activity in acidic and basic environments.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nicolas Zeidan, Sergiu Bicic, Robert J. Mayer, David Leboeuf, Joseph Moran
Summary: This study demonstrates that HFIP greatly expands the scope of the Bronsted acid-catalyzed hydroarylation of enamides, and acts as a slow-release reservoir for the key cationic intermediate. The reaction is fast and practical, and can prevent the oligomerization of the substrate.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mohammad Shahidul Islam, M. Ali, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid, Abdullah Saleh Alamary, Saeed Alshahrani, Sammer Yousuf, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Assem Barakat
Summary: The Friedel-Crafts reaction between substituted indoles as nucleophiles with chalcones-based benzofuran and benzothiophene scaffolds was successfully achieved using a highly efficient bimetallic iron-palladium catalyst system, resulting in a series of bis-heteroaryl products with certain anticancer activities.
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Chemistry, Organic
Duc Chu, Jonathan A. A. Ellman
Summary: Unprotected, alpha,beta-disubstitutedtryptaminesand phenethylamines can be obtained through a one-pot, metal-free sequence involving in situ formation of aziridinium salts and subsequent Friedel-Crafts reaction with electron-rich (hetero)-arenes. The use of hexafluoroisopropanol as the solvent greatly facilitates both steps. This method is effective for variously substituted indoles and 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene, as well as cyclic and acyclic alkenes, exhibiting stereospecificity for both (E)- and (Z)-1,2-disubstituted alkenes. Additionally, a diamine can be synthesized via one-pot morpholine addition to an aziridinium salt.
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Chemistry, Applied
Yanshun Li, Mengqi Dong, Nanxing Gao, Guorui Cao, Dawei Teng
Summary: A zinc complex of a new spiroQuinox ligand with a spirocarbon stereogenic center was used for asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with cyclic N-sulfonyl ketimino esters. This catalytic system allows for facile synthesis of benzosultam derivatives functionalized with indole substituents, with high yield and excellent enantioselectivity.
APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Hejiang Luo, Tongxiang Cao, Shifa Zhu
Summary: The metal-guided method described in the text allows for the divergent synthesis of ketone-fused indoles/pyrroles from N-(2-alkynylaryl) lactam, using regioswitchable Friedel-Crafts cyclization of acylium. The method offers wide substrate scopes, high atom economy, and step economy, making it suitable for the synthesis of structure-related bioactive compounds.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Ran Chen, Qian-Qian Yan, Shao-Jun Hu, Xiao-Qing Guo, Li-Xuan Cai, Dan-Ni Yan, Li-Peng Zhou, Qing-Fu Sun
Summary: By varying the metal/ligand ratio, dinuclear triple helicates or mononuclear pincer complexes can be selectively obtained from the same chiral bis-tridentate ligand, with both complexes demonstrating catalytic properties in asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation reactions due to the presence of open metal sites.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Yuanai Fei, Jun Hou, Huiying Song, Mei-li Yang, Pan Lei, Xiayu Ge, Hongbo Wei, Yuanzhen Xu, Weiqing Xie
Summary: An asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction has been developed for the construction of 3-substituted 3'-indolyloxindoles using in situ generated indol-2-one from functionalized 3-bromooxinidole catalyzed by chiral N,N'-dioxide/Ni(BF4)(2). High yields and enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee) were achieved for the synthesis of these compounds. Furthermore, the potential use of the resulting 3-substituted 3'-indolyloxindole as a key intermediate for the formal synthesis of (+)-folicanthine was demonstrated.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
