TEMPO-Mediated Synthesis of Indolyl/Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl-Substituted para-Quinone Methides from Butylated Hydroxytoluene

Autor: Dhananjay S. Nipate, Vikki N. Shinde, Sonam, Anil Kumar, Krishnan Rangan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 86:17090-17100
ISSN: 1520-6904
0022-3263
Popis: A series of indolyl or imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl-substituted para-quinone methides (p-QMs) is prepared by a metal-free, TEMPO-mediated cross-dehydrogenative coupling of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) with indoles or imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines in good to high yields. Broad substrate scope with respect to indoles and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, good functional group tolerance, and acid/base-free conditions are advantageous feature of the developed protocol. The method was amenable for scale-up on the gram scale. Based on control experiments, a reaction mechanism is proposed to describe this transformation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE