Efficient total synthesis of neocryptolepine and synthetic access to 6-methylquinindoline from a common intermediate

A convenient approach toward the indoloquinolines neocryptolepine and 6-methylquinindoline from a common intermediate, is reported. Both sequences, designed for maximum use of accessible reagents and robust conditions, are straightforward and efficient. They involved the amidation of 2-aminobenzalde...

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Autores: Méndez, María Virginia, Heredia, Daniel Alejandro, Larghi, Enrique Leandro, Bracca, Andrea Beatriz Juana, Kaufman, Teodoro Saul
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/50447
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/50447
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NEOCRYPTOLEPINE
6-METHYLQUININDOLINE
TOTAL SYNTHESIS
HETEROCYCLES
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
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Sumario:A convenient approach toward the indoloquinolines neocryptolepine and 6-methylquinindoline from a common intermediate, is reported. Both sequences, designed for maximum use of accessible reagents and robust conditions, are straightforward and efficient. They involved the amidation of 2-aminobenzaldehyde (prepared by iron-mediated reduction of 2-nitrobenzaldehyde) with 2-nitrophenylacetic acid, followed by a K2CO3-assisted cyclization to form a 3-(2-nitrophenyl)quinolin-2-one as the common precursor. Me2CO3-mediated N-methylation of the lactam, reduction of the nitro moiety and final cyclization resulted in 55% overall yield of neocryptolepine, whereas cyclocondensation and N-methylation afforded 79% overall yield of 6-methyl quinindoline. Thus, the sequences toward the targets entailed two POCl3-promoted C-N bond forming reactions, two Fe-mediated nitro group reductions and two base-promoted transformations.