Ruthenium-catalyzed heteroannulation of anilines with alkanolammonium chlorides leading to indoles

被引:67
作者
Cho, CS [1 ]
Kim, JH [1 ]
Kim, TJ [1 ]
Shim, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyungpook Natl Univ, Coll Engn, Dept Ind Chem, Taegu 702701, South Korea
关键词
amine exchange reaction; aqueous medium; catalyst; heteroannulation; indoles; ruthenium;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00202-2
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Anilines react with alkanolammonium chlorides in an aqueous medium (H2O-dioxane) at 180 degreesC in the presence of a catalytic amount of a ruthenium catalyst together with SnCl2. 2H(2)O to afford the corresponding indoles in moderate to good yields. Especially, when triisopropanolammonium chloride is employed to react with anilines, 2-methylindoles are formed regioselectively. The presence of SnCl2. 2H(2)O is necessary for the effective formation of indoles. A reaction pathway involving alkanol group transfer from alkanolamines to anilines, N-alkylation of anilines by anilinoalkanols and heteroannulation of 1,2-dianilinoalkanes is proposed for this catalytic process. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:3321 / 3329
页数:9
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