Reductive Cyclization of o-Nitroarylated-α,β-unsaturated Aldehydes and Ketones with TiCl3/HCl or Fe/HCl Leading to 1,2,3,9-Tetrahydro-4 H-carbazol-4-ones and Related Heterocycles

Yun Qiu, Michael Dlugosch, Xin Liu, Faiyaz Khan, Jas S. Ward, Ping Lan, Martin G. Banwell*

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    Abstract

    Compounds such as 3, the product of a palladium[0]-catalyzed Ullmann cross-coupling of o-iodonitrobenzene and 2-iodocyclohex-2-en-1-one, undergo complementary modes of reductive cyclization depending upon the conditions employed. Thus, on treatment with hydrogen in the presence of palladium on carbon, the tetrahydrocarbazole 4 is formed, while reaction of the same substrate (3) with TiCl3 in acetone affords the 1,2,3,9-tetrahydro-4H-carbazol-4-one 6.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)12023-12033
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
    Volume83
    Issue number19
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 5 Oct 2018

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