Reactions of 2-lithiated indoles with elemental sulfur.: Formation of pentathiepino[6,7-b]indoles and indoline-2-thiones

被引:22
作者
Rewcastle, GW
Janosik, T
Bergman, J
机构
[1] Univ Auckland, Auckland Canc Soc Res Ctr, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Auckland 1, New Zealand
[2] Karolinska Inst, Novum, Dept Biosci, CNT,Unit Organ Chem, SE-14157 Huddinge, Sweden
[3] Sodertorn Univ Coll, SE-14104 Huddinge, Sweden
关键词
lithiated indole; indole-2-thiones; pentathiepins;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00660-3
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The reactions of 2-lithiated indole and 1-methylindole with elemental sulfur have been studied, leading e.g. to a rational approach to pentathiepino[6,7-b]indoles 5 and 10. Notable amounts of the previously known tetrathiocino[5,6-b:8,7-b ' ]diindole 11 could be observed as a side reaction in the preparation of 10. Treatment of the anions of indoline-2-thiones 6 or 7 with sulfur also gave the pentathiepins 5 or 10, respectively. In addition, a convenient and clean lithiation route to indoline-2-thione (6) has been developed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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