Cation Triggered Domino Aza-Piancatelli Rearrangement/Friedel–Crafts
Alkylation of Indole-Tethered Furfuyl Alcohols to Access Cycloocta[b]indole Core of Alkaloids
Posted on 2020-10-20 - 17:20
A domino approach to bridged cycloocta[b]indolone
through a cascade of aza-Piancatelli rearrangement/Friedel–Crafts
alkylation is developed. This transformation has been realized by
reaction of an indole-tethered 2-furylcarbinol and substituted aniline
in the presence of a Lewis acid to initiate aza-Piancatelli rearrangement
followed by an in situ intramolecular Friedel–Crafts alkylation
to access bridged tetracyclic frameworks in one pot.