Optimised procedures for the one-pot selective syntheses of indoxyls and 4-quinolones by a carbonylative Sonogashira/cyclisation sequence

M. Genelot (1) , A. Bendjeriou (1) , V. Dufaud , L. Djakovitch (1)

1 IRCELYON - Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l'environnement de Lyon

A selective one-pot synthesis of carbonyl-containing N-heterocyclic compounds has been developed using a carbortylative Sonogashira/cyclisation sequence. Various catalytic protocols were studied (CO pressure, temperature, catalyst identity, base and substrate/catalyst ratio) with the objective of obtaining selectively either indoxyl or 4-quinolone products. The origin of the selectivity toward the 5-or 6-membered ring compounds was explained through the respective role of the various catalytic species involved, whether they are organic or metallic. The non-cyclic common intermediate was selectively prepared using [PdCl2(dppp)] as catalyst. By using a two-step multi-catalysis, i.e. {[Pd]+HNEt2}, 4-quinolones were obtained whereas with a tandem catalysis, i.e. {[Pd]/PR3), indoxyls were synthesised. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Domaines: Catalyse

M. Genelot, A. Bendjeriou, V. Dufaud, L. Djakovitch. Optimised procedures for the one-pot selective syntheses of indoxyls and 4-quinolones by a carbonylative Sonogashira/cyclisation sequence. Applied Catalysis A : General, 2009, 369 (1-2), pp.125-132. ⟨10.1016/j.apcata.2009.09.016⟩. ⟨hal-00445821⟩