Vanadium-catalyzed regioselective oxidative coupling of 2-hydroxycarbazoles

Org Lett. 2015 Feb 6;17(3):508-11. doi: 10.1021/ol503521b. Epub 2015 Jan 15.

Abstract

The first regioselective oxidative coupling of 2-hydroxycarbazoles is described. With a vanadium catalyst and oxygen as the terminal oxidant, dimers with an ortho-ortho' coupling pattern were obtained with high selectivity. Further oxidation led to ortho'-ortho' coupling to generate a tetramer, which provided insight that the atropisomerization barriers of the unsymmetrical biaryl bonds are much lower than expected.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Carbazoles / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidative Coupling
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Vanadium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Carbazoles
  • Polymers
  • Vanadium
  • 2-hydroxycarbazole
  • Oxygen