Issue 7, 2014

Gram scale synthesis of 7-methoxy-O-methylmukonal, clausine-O, clausine-K, clausine-H, 7-methoxymukonal, and methyl 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-9H-carbazole-3-carboxylate

Abstract

Naturally occurring 2,7-dioxygenated carbazole alkaloids, 7-methoxy-O-methylmukonal, clausine-O, clausine-K (clauszoline-J), clausine-H (clauszoline-C), 7-methoxymukonal and methyl 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-9H-carbazole-3-carboxylate, have been synthesized via an efficient Au-catalyzed cyclization reaction using readily available 1-benzyl-6-methoxy-1H-indole-2-carbaldehyde and 1-methoxypropa-1,2-diene as the starting materials on the gram scale. Among them, 7-methoxymukonal and methyl 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-9H-carbazole-3-carboxylate were prepared for the first time. In addition, the structure of methyl 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-9H-carbazole-3-carboxylate we prepared was further confirmed by X-ray single crystal diffraction study via its ethylation reaction, which indicated that clausine-TY reported by Taufiq-Yap et al. in 2007 should be reassigned.

Graphical abstract: Gram scale synthesis of 7-methoxy-O-methylmukonal, clausine-O, clausine-K, clausine-H, 7-methoxymukonal, and methyl 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-9H-carbazole-3-carboxylate

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
01 Jun 2014
Accepted
17 Jun 2014
First published
18 Jun 2014

Org. Chem. Front., 2014,1, 782-791

Gram scale synthesis of 7-methoxy-O-methylmukonal, clausine-O, clausine-K, clausine-H, 7-methoxymukonal, and methyl 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-9H-carbazole-3-carboxylate

D. Ma, J. Dai, Y. Qiu, C. Fu and S. Ma, Org. Chem. Front., 2014, 1, 782 DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00163J

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