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J Org Chem. 1997 Feb 07;62(3):568-577. doi: 10.1021/jo961743z.

Synthesis of Pyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolines from 6,7-Dimethoxy-4-methylquinoline. Formal Total Syntheses of Damirones A and B, Batzelline C, Isobatzelline C, Discorhabdin C, and Makaluvamines A-D.

The Journal of organic chemistry

David Roberts, John A. Joule, M. Antonieta Bros, Mercedes Alvarez

Affiliations

  1. Laboratori de Química Orgànica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 11671451 DOI: 10.1021/jo961743z

Abstract

2-Amino-4-nitrophenol and 2-methoxy-5-nitroaniline were converted into the 5-nitroquinolines 6b and 6d, respectively, and then the latter into nitro-acetal 6f. 6,7-Dimethoxy-4-methylquinoline (6g) was nitrated at C-5 and then the methyl substituent converted into aldehyde 6j and then protected giving acetal 6l. Various means, notably a large excess of NiCl(2)/NaBH(4), were used to reduce both nitro group and pyridine ring, forming 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines such as 7b, 7c, 7d, which under acidic conditions closed to give 1,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolines 9a, 9d, 9c, respectively. In some cases it was unnecessary to protect the aldehyde function, for example quinolinium salt 12c gave 9j and nitro-aldehyde 6j gave 9e (after BOC protection) directly by reaction with NiCl(2)/NaBH(4). Substitution of the indole and aniline nitrogens in the 1,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolines was based on a combination of protection, selective deprotection, and the exploitation of the greater acidity of the indole N-hydrogen. 8-Chlorination of 6h and then conversions, as above, gave chloro-diamine-acetal 7e which on acid treatment produced iminoquinone 11b; formylation of the nitrogens in 7e and then acidic treatment allowed formation of the chlorine-substituted 1,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinoline 9m which was then converted into 9p. De-O-methylation and then oxidation of 9b and 9c gave o-quinones 10b and 10a, respectively.

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