Qian-Hao Zhuang, Xiao-Lin Wang, Wei Gao, Bin Qiu, Xiao-De An, Houchen Wang, Yao-Bin Shen, Jian Xiao
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Abstract
The modular synthesis of high-value azepino[4,3,2-cd]indole and its analogs from versatile synthons and readily available feedstocks has been a challenging project. Herein, we report the 1,6-hydride transfer-involved cascade [6 + 1] cyclization of 4-dialkylamino-indole-3-carbaldehydes with diverse 1C,1C- and 1N,1N -bisnucleophiles in ethanol, enabling the green and modular synthesis of diazepino[6,5,4-cd]indoles and diazepino[6,5,4-cd]indoles. This method highlights catalyst-free redox-neutral conditions, excellent substrate compatibility, simple operational procedures, gram-scale synthesis, and diverse product derivatization.
期刊介绍:
Organic Chemistry Frontiers is an esteemed journal that publishes high-quality research across the field of organic chemistry. It places a significant emphasis on studies that contribute substantially to the field by introducing new or significantly improved protocols and methodologies. The journal covers a wide array of topics which include, but are not limited to, organic synthesis, the development of synthetic methodologies, catalysis, natural products, functional organic materials, supramolecular and macromolecular chemistry, as well as physical and computational organic chemistry.