Synthesis 2017; 49(21): 4845-4852
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589072
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

On-Water Silver(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Acetylenic Free Amines/Amides towards 7-Azaindole/Indole/Isoquinolone Derivatives

Hongpeng Sun
a   School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China   Email: limingshao@fudan.edu.cn   Email: qxie@fudan.edu.cn
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Li Xiao
a   School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China   Email: limingshao@fudan.edu.cn   Email: qxie@fudan.edu.cn
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Wei Li
a   School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China   Email: limingshao@fudan.edu.cn   Email: qxie@fudan.edu.cn
b   Shanghai Center for Drug Discovery & Development, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China
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Qiong Xie*
a   School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China   Email: limingshao@fudan.edu.cn   Email: qxie@fudan.edu.cn
b   Shanghai Center for Drug Discovery & Development, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China
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Liming Shao*
a   School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China   Email: limingshao@fudan.edu.cn   Email: qxie@fudan.edu.cn
b   Shanghai Center for Drug Discovery & Development, 826 Zhangheng Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2015CB931804) and Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 15431900100).
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Publication History

Received: 19 April 2017

Accepted after revision: 14 June 2017

Publication Date:
25 July 2017 (online)


These authors contributed equally to this work

Abstract

Silver-catalyzed on-water intramolecular cyclization of acetylenic free amines is reported, which affords 7-azaindoles in good to excellent yields. Neither strong base/acid catalysts nor N-substituted substrates are required to achieve this cycloisomerization. Hydrogen bonds between water medium and the substrates play an important role in improving chemical reactivity and regioselectivity. Furthermore, the on-water reaction is extendable to acetylenic amides for isoquinolone synthesis.

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