Alkylation of indole and benzofuran with acetals

Ningning Liu, Ling Yang, Bei Yang, Jinbang Wang, Xue Chen, Qinpei Wu*

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Abstract

Benzofuran derivatives and bisindolylmethane derivatives are widely present in natural products, and have significant biological activity. Acetals were demonstrated to be efficient alkylating agents in the presence of TMSOTf and 2,4,6-collidine. Bisbenzofuranmethane and bisindolylmethane derivatives were easily obtained via direct alkylation of benzofurnan or indole with a series of acetals including amino, cyclic, acetone, aryl and alkyl acetals. The reaction mechanism was proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2523-2528
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume34
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Acetal
  • Alkylation
  • Benzofuran
  • Indole

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