Facile and Mild Access to Fluorescent Ladder-Type Indolo[3,2-a]carbazoles via Cascade Annulation

Abstract

A set of fluorescent ladder-type indolo[3,2-a]carbazoles were rationally developed via cascade annulation of indoles and nitroolefins under mild reaction conditions. Diverse functional groups were tolerated. Moreover, structure–photophysical properties relationships (SPPR) of indolo[3,2-a]carbazoles were observed to be simply tuned by changing the electronic nature of the peripheral substituents.

Key words

fluorescence - ladder-type - indolo[3,2-a]carbazole - cascade annulation - mild reaction

Publication History

Received: 30 July 2020

Accepted after revision: 26 August 2020

Article published online:
15 October 2020

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