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Synthesis 1995; 1995(4): 397-408
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-4430
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Transition Metal-Diene Complexes in Organic Synthesis, Part 22.The Iron-Mediated Quinone Imine Cyclization: A General Route to 3-Hydroxycarbazoles

Hans-Joachim Knölker* , Michael Bauermeister, Jörn-Bernd Pannek, Marcus Wolpert
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe, Richard-Willstätter-Allee,D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany, Fax +49(721)698529
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Electrophilic aromatic substitution of 4-methoxyarylamines 2by the tricarbonyliron-complexed cyclohexadienylium cations 1leading to the iron complexes 3 is described. Chemoselectiveoxidation of the arylamine moiety of the complexes 3 to the quinoneimine and iron-mediated quinone imine cyclization using appropriate oxidizingreagents (activated manganese dioxide or thallium(III) trifluoroacetate) ledto the tricarbonyliron-complexed 4b,8a-dihydrocarbazol-3-ones 5.Demetalation of 5 with trimethylamine N-oxideat room temperature occurred with concomitant aromatization of the organicligand and provided a broad access to the 3-hydroxy-9H-carbazoles 7.

tricarbonyliron complexes - electrophilic substitution - iron-mediated quinone imine cyclization - 3-hydroxycarbazoles - 4b,8a-dihydrocarbazol-3-ones