title: A facile preparation of 1-(6-hydroxyindol-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropan-1-one.
abstract: An effective synthesis of 1-(6-hydroxyindol-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylpropan-1-one (4) was developed starting from 1H-indole (2). The key step involved suitable utilization of 4-(1-pyrrolidino)pyridine for the removal of the chloroacetyl moiety from chloroacetic acid 1-(2,2-dimethylpropionyl)-1H-indol-6-yl ester (3); a possible mechanism is, also, presented. Compound 4 might lead to selectively substituted derivatives, either on the phenolic-OH or the indolyl-NH, with putative biological interest. In this respect, we found that the core structure of 1H-indol-6-ol (1) possesses a degree of aldose reductase inhibitory potential, at a concentration of 100 microM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. vdem@pharm.auth.gr
authors.forename: Vassilis John
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Demopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nicolaou
authors.forename: Chariklia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zika
mesh_terms: D000449:Aldehyde Reductase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D000449:Aldehyde Reductase