Visible Light‐Mediated Dearomative Hydrogen Atom Abstraction/Cyclization Cascade of Indoles

Abstract: The photochemical synthesis of yet unknown 2‐oxospiro[azetidine‐3,3′‐indolines] (17 examples, 80–95 % yield), 2,4‐dioxospiro[azetidine‐3,3′‐indolines] (eight examples, 87–97 % yield), and 1‐oxo‐1,3‐dihydrospiro[indene‐2,3′‐indolines] (17 examples, 85–97 % yield) is described. Starting from readily accessible 3‐substituted indoles, a dearomatization of the indole core was accomplished upon irradiation at λ=420 nm in the presence of thioxanthen‐9‐one (10 mol%) as the sensitizer. Based on mechanistic evidence (triplet energy determination, deuteration experiments, by‐product analysis) it is proposed that the reaction proceeds by energy transfer via a 1,4‐ or 1,5‐diradical intermediate. The latter intermediates are formed by excited state hydrogen atom transfer from suitable alkyl groups within the C3 substituent to the indole C2 carbon atom. Subsequent ring closure proceeds with pronounced diastereoselectivity to generate a 4‐ or 5‐membered spirocyclic dearomatized product with several options for further functionalization.

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Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Visible Light‐Mediated Dearomative Hydrogen Atom Abstraction/Cyclization Cascade of Indoles ; day:07 ; month:03 ; year:2022 ; extent:1
Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; (07.03.2022) (gesamt 1)

Creator
Xiong, Yang
Großkopf, Johannes
Jandl, Christian
Bach, Thorsten

DOI
10.1002/anie.202200555
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022030814061632608825
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