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Synthesis of β-carbolines via a silver-mediated oxidation of tetrahydro-β-carbolines
Durham, Sierra D.,Sierra, Brianna,Gomez, Maximillian J.,Tran, Jennifer K.,Anderson, Marc O.,Whittington-Davis, Nick A.,Eagon, Scott
, p. 2747 - 2750 (2017)
The oxidation of tetrahydro-β-carbolines to β-carbolines using silver carbonate was developed as an alternative to current methods. The oxidation is extremely mild and provides the products in modest to good yields after purification. A number of functional groups are tolerated by this methodology, including reduction-sensitive groups which are often cleaved with other methods. Though the mechanism is not fully understood, the reaction proceeds in an open flask, is not sensitive to light or moisture, and provides a viable synthetic route to compounds that are not easily prepared via other methodologies.
Facile synthesis of isoquinolines, β-carbolines, and 3-deazapurines
Huang, Wenhua,Li, Jingyi,Ou, Lihua
, p. 2137 - 2143 (2007)
Isoquinoline, β-carbolines, and 3-deazapurines were prepared in 52-81% yields via oxidative decarboxylation of cyclic α-amino acids using ammonium persulfate as an oxidant in the presence of catalytic silver. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
A convenient synthesis of β-carbolines by iron-catalyzed aerobic decarboxylative/dehydrogenative aromatization of tetrahydro-β-carbolines under air
Mohamad Arshad, Ahmad Saifuddin,Meesala, Ramu,Hanapi, Nur Aziah,Mordi, Mohd Nizam
, (2021/02/12)
A convenient synthesis for the conversion of various substituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines has been developed by iron-catalyzed decarboxylative/dehydrogenative aromatization to construct aromatic β-carbolines under air atmosphere. In the presence of a FeCl3 catalyst, this reaction exhibited a good functional group tolerance to produce corresponding β-carbolines in good yields in the absence of any additive. Additionally, the utility of the method was highlighted in the gram-scale synthesis of important natural β-carboline synthons norharmane (2a) and harmane (2b), which the latter provide practical access towards eudistomin N and nostocarboline.
Reusable, homogeneous water soluble photoredox catalyzed oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles in a biphasic system: Application to the synthesis of biologically active natural products
Abinaya, R.,Baskar, B.,Mariappan, M.,Prasanth, Arun,Sridhar, R.,Srinath, S.
, p. 2575 - 2587 (2020/05/13)
Herein, a simple and efficient method for the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of tetrahydro-β-carbolines, indolines and tetrahydro-(iso)quinolines is described using a reusable, homogeneous cobalt-phthalocyanine photoredox catalyst in a biphasic medium. A biphasic system offers an advantage of easy separation of the product and an efficient reusability of the homogeneous photoredox catalyst. Also, the current system significantly helps to overcome the solubility issue of the substrate and catalyst at room temperature. Its potential applications to organic transformations are demonstrated by the synthesis of various biologically active N-heterocycles such as indoles, (iso)quinolines and β-carbolines and natural products such as eudistomin U, norharmane, and harmane and precursors to perlolyrine and flazin. Without isolation and purification, the catalyst solution can be reused up to 5 times with almost comparable reactivity. Furthermore, the efficiency of the reaction was demonstrated on a gram scale. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on ODH reactions using a non noble, reusable and homogeneous cobalt photoredox catalyst under environmentally friendly conditions.
