A Unified Approach to the Isomeric α-, β-, γ-, and δ-Carbolines via their 6,7,8,9-Tetrahydro Counterparts

Qiao Yan, Emma Gin, Martin G. Banwell*, Anthony C. Willis, Paul D. Carr

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    Abstract

    A cross-coupling/reductive cyclization protocol has been employed in a unified approach to all four carbolines. So, for example, the 2-nitropyridine 8, which is readily prepared through an efficient palladium-catalyzed Ullmann cross-coupling reaction, is reductively cyclized under conventional conditions to give 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-α-carboline that is itself readily aromatized to give α-carboline (1).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4328-4335
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume82
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2017

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