Synlett 2019; 30(10): 1246-1252
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611827
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Synthesis of 3-Halo-7-azaindoles through a 5-endo-dig Electrophilic Cyclization Reaction

Aimee Philips
,
Christopher Cunningham
,
Kajal Naran
,
Tanay Kesharwani*
Department of Chemistry, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514, USA   Email: tkesharwani@uwf.edu
› Author Affiliations
We are grateful to Research Corporation for Science Advancement for a Cottrell College Science Award (ID 23248). Authors are also thankful for support provided by the University of West Florida (UWF), UWF’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and Office of Undergraduate Research. Our research is also supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number 1T34GM110517-01. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and it does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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Publication History

Received: 16 April 2019

Accepted after revision: 24 April 2019

Publication Date:
20 May 2019 (online)


Abstract

Biologically useful 7-azaindoles were synthesized by electrophilic cyclization of 3-alkynyl-N,N-dimethylpyridine-2-amines with molecular iodine. By this simple atom-economical approach under ambient reaction conditions, a library of interesting 3-iodo-7-azaindoles were synthesized in high yields. To synthesize the corresponding 3-bromo- and 3-chloro-7-azaindoles, an environmentally benign copper-mediated cyclization was employed, with inexpensive, nontoxic, and noncorrosive sodium chloride and sodium bromide as the sources of chlorine and bromine, respectively.

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