title: Synthesis of substituted indole from 2-aminobenzaldehyde through [1,2]-aryl shift.
abstract: A mild, efficient, and simple method for the synthesis of 3-ethoxycarbonylindoles has been developed. Addition of ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) to 2-aminobenzaldehydes cleanly affords the indole core. As opposed to other common approaches for the synthesis of indole, this method displays both excellent functional group tolerance and perfect regiochemical control. This allowed the synthesis of a variety of useful indole building blocks from 2-aminobenzaldehydes derived from readily available anthranilic acids.
authors.affiliation: Merck Frosst Center for Therapeutic Research, 16711 Trans Canada Highway, Kirkland, Qc, Canada, H9H 3L1.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Levesque
authors.forename: Pierre-André
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D007211:Indoles; C030374:indole