Synthesis 2020; 52(14): 2111-2120
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707999
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Regioselective Synthesis of Isomeric 3-[1-Substituted Pyrazol-3(5)-yl]indoles from β-Ethylthio-β-indolyl-α,β-unsaturated Ketones

Haifeng Yu
a   College of Chemistry, Baicheng Normal University, Baicheng, Jilin 137000, P. R. of China   Email: meizmbs@163.com
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Peiqiu Liao
b   Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P. R. of China
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Zemin Mei
a   College of Chemistry, Baicheng Normal University, Baicheng, Jilin 137000, P. R. of China   Email: meizmbs@163.com
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This work was supported by the Foundation of Science and Technology Research Projects of the 13th Five-Year Plan of Education Department of Jilin Province [JJKH20200001KJ, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20902010) and the Jilin Scientific and Technological Development Program [20130206109SF].
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Publication History

Received: 08 February 2020

Accepted after revision: 25 February 2020

Publication Date:
30 March 2020 (online)


Abstract

An efficient and highly regioselective synthesis of isomeric 3-[1-substituted pyrazol-3(5)-yl]indoles has been developed by the acid-mediated regioselective cyclocondensation reaction of β-ethyltho-β-indolyl-α,β-unsaturated ketones and monosubstituted hydrazines. In the presence of 1 equivalent of AcOH in refluxing EtOH, the cyclocondensation reaction of β-ethyltho-β- indolyl-α,β-unsaturated ketones with monosubstituted hydrazines yielded 3-(1-substituted pyrazol-5-yl)indoles in excellent yields, while 3-(1-substituted pyrazol-3-yl)indoles were obtained in good yields when the cyclocondensation reaction was carried out in refluxing AcOH.

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