Dissecting the Gold(I)-Catalyzed Carboaminations of N-Allyl Tetrahydro-β-carbolines to Allenes.

N-Allyl tetrahydro-β-carbolines undergo gold-catalyzed cyclizations that lead to tetracyclic compounds, resulting from both ring closure and the transfer of the allylic group from the nitrogen to the carbon backbone. The final skeleton obtained depends on the nature of both the R group of the allene and the R group of the allylic residue. Mechanistic studies and DFT calculations allowed the determination of all the mechanistic pathways involved in these processes, stemming from a common intermediate that evolves differently according to the substituents nature.

Self-Relay Gold(I)-Catalyzed Pictet-Spengler/Cyclization Cascade Reaction for the Rapid Elaboration of Pentacyclic Indole Derivatives.

Gold-catalyzed cascade reactions allow the rapid elaboration of pentacyclic indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidines from N-allyl tryptamines and ortho-alkynylarylaldehydes. The tandem process combines a gold-catalyzed Pictet-Spengler reaction and a cyclization occurring concomitantly with an allyl transfer from the nitrogen atom to the stilbene function. Various substituted allyls were successfully transferred, furnishing the products in yields typically ranging from 60-98 % in high diastereoselectivity.

Stereoselective Synthesis of Chiral Polycyclic Indolic Architectures through Pd(0) -Catalyzed Tandem Deprotection/Cyclization of Tetrahydro-β-carbolines on Allenes.

Enantioenriched N-allyl tetrahydro-β-carbolines were prepared by chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed Pictet-Spengler reactions. The compounds undergo Pd(0) -catalyzed cyclizations through a tandem deprotection/cyclization process. The regioselectivity of the attack is controlled by the chain length and by the substitution pattern of the allene function.

Domino formation of enamines--intramolecular cyclizations to 1-aminotetralins from γ-arylallene aldehydes and amines.

1,5-/1,6-Allenals conjugated to an aromatic ring undergo a cyclization, in the presence of an amine, that leads to tricyclic compounds including the 1-aminotetralin scaffold. This domino process combines the in situ formation of the enamine and the cyclization affording the tricyclic 1-aminotetralins in very high diastereoselectivities.

Pd(0)-catalyzed tandem deprotection/cyclization of tetrahydro-β-carbolines on allenes: application to the synthesis of indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidines.

The pallado-catalyzed tandem deprotection/cyclization reaction of enantioenriched N-allyl tetrahydro-β-carbolines on allenes is described. The first step generates in situ a deprotected tetrahydro-β-carboline, which then undergoes a cyclization on the allene function via an intermediate π-allyl Pd(II) derivative. This reaction results in the synthesis of various chiral indolic tetracycles (mainly indolo[2,3a]quinolizidine derivatives) presenting a vinyl function.