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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
October 2012
Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry (ICBMS-UMR CNRS 5246) Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, 43 Bd du 11 novembre, 69622 Lyon, France.
J Org Chem
September 2012
Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, 345 Lingling Lu, Shanghai 200032, China.
A practical and efficient synthesis of C(3)-trifluoromethanesulfanylated hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indoles 5 from tryptamine derivatives was described. The features of this synthesis included electrophilic activation of C(3) of tryptamine derivatives with "CF(3)S(+)" and cascade ring cyclization by carbamate nucleophile attacking at C(2). Surprisingly, when Lewis acid (BF(3)·OEt(2)) was used as activator instead of proton acid (TsOH·H(2)O) for the electrophilic trifluoromethanesulfanylation of tryptamine derivatives, the uncyclized product 6 was formed preferentially.
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