ABSTRACT
A one-pot Barluenga coupling between N-tosylhydrazones and nitro-benzyl bromide, followed by deoxygenation of ortho-nitrostyrenes, and subsequent cyclization has been developed, providing a new way to synthesize various C2-arylindoles. This method exhibits a good substrate scope and functional group tolerance, and it allows an access to NH-free indoles, which can present a potential utility in medicinal chemistry applications.
ABSTRACT
A novel, sequential, palladium-catalyzed, cross-coupling reaction using N-tosylhydrazone and bromonitrobenzene derivatives followed by reductive cyclization has been developed. This transformation providing an efficient route to unexpected N-arylindole derivatives involves, in a one-pot reaction, the formation of one Csp2-Csp2 bond and two Csp2-N bonds together with the cleavage of one Csp2-heteroatom bond. Evaluation of the biological activity led to the identification of compound 5a, which displays potent activity at nanomolar concentrations against human colon carcinoma cell line.
ABSTRACT
A convergent and effective synthesis of 3-aryl-indoles, 2,3-diaryl indoles, and (1-arylvinyl)carbazoles from a one-pot sequence involving the coupling of N-tosylhydrazones with ortho-nitro-haloarenes followed by a cyclization has been developed. Compound 5i exhibits excellent antiproliferative activity in the low nM range against colon cancer cell lines.