Regioselective Ring Expansion of Isatins with In Situ Generated α-Aryldiazomethanes: Direct Access to Viridicatin Alkaloids
Yellaiah Tangella, Kesari Lakshmi Manasa, Namballa Hari Krishna, B. Sridhar, Ahmed Kamal* and Bathini Nagendra Babu*
*Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New
Delhi 110025; CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India, Email:
ahmedkamal915
gmail.com, bathiniiict.res.in
Y. Tangella, K. L. Manasa, N. H. Krishna, B. Sridhar, A. Kamal, B. N. Babu, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 3639-3642.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b01417
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Abstract
An efficient one-pot regioselective ring-expansion reaction of isatins with in situ generated α-aryl/heteroaryldiazomethanes enables the construction of viridicatin alkaloids under metal-free conditions, including the naturally occurring viridicatin, viridicatol, and substituted 3-O-methyl viridicatin.
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