A copper-catalyzed tandem reaction for the construction of coumarin fused 9H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Oct 25;15(41):8729-8737. doi: 10.1039/c7ob02307c.

Abstract

An efficient copper-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation/cyclization/isomerization sequence of 3-arylcarbonyl coumarins and 3-methyl indole was developed to afford a wide range of functionalized coumarin fused 9H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indoles, which feature a 6-6-5-5-6 pentacyclic core, in 34-99% yields. Moreover, gram-scale experiment and chemical transformations were conducted to demonstrate the synthetic value of this protocol.

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Coumarins / chemistry*
  • Indoles / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure

Substances

  • Coumarins
  • Indoles
  • Copper
  • coumarin