Higher-order [10 + 2] cycloaddition of 2-alkylidene-1-indanones enables the dearomatization of 3-nitroindoles: access to polycyclic cyclopenta[<i>b</i>]indoline derivatives
Jian‐Qiang Zhao, Zhou Shun, Hui-Ling Qian, Zhen‐Hua Wang, Yanping Zhang, Yong You, Wei‐Cheng Yuan
Abstract
The higher-order [10 + 2] cycloaddition of 3-nitroindoles and 2-alkylidene-1-indanones enables the dearomatization of 3-nitroindoles and affords a range of structurally diverse cyclopenta[ b ]indolines with excellent results.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryIndolineCycloadditionStereochemistryCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions