A chemo- and regioselective C6-functionalization of 2,3-disubstituted indoles: highly efficient synthesis of diarylindol-6-ylmethanes

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Publication Date 2019-03-12
DOI 10.1039/C9OB00283A
Impact Factor 3.876
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Qiong Wu, Gui-Lin Li, Shuang Yang, Xiao-Qin Shi, Tian-Zi Huang, Xi-Hua Du, Yan Chen


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Abstract

An organocatalytic chemo- and regioselective C6-functionalization of 2,3-disubstituted indoles has been established via a reaction with ortho-hydroxybenzyl alcohols, which afforded biologically important diarylindol-6-ylmethanes in overall high yields (up to 99% yield). This protocol not only provides an efficient method for constructing biologically important diarylindol-6-ylmethane frameworks in an atom economical fashion, but also serves as a good example for the direct catalytic C6-functionalization of indoles, which have been rarely investigated. More importantly, the preliminary biological evaluation revealed that this new class of diarylindol-6-ylmethanes exhibited strong cytotoxicity to HeLa cell lines.

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