Citation: Wu Ping, Wu Jiale, Wang Jingyi, Mei Guangjian. Catalytic Asymmetric Dehydrative Arylation of 3-Indolylmethanols with Tryptophols: Enantioselective Synthesis of Bisindolyl-Substituted Triarylmethanes[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, ;2018, 38(5): 1251-1260. doi: 10.6023/cjoc201711045 shu

Catalytic Asymmetric Dehydrative Arylation of 3-Indolylmethanols with Tryptophols: Enantioselective Synthesis of Bisindolyl-Substituted Triarylmethanes

School of Chemistry & Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116

Corresponding author: Mei Guangjian, guangjianM@jsnu.edu.cn
Received Date: 27 November 2017
Revised Date: 25 December 2017
Available Online: 3 May 2018
Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21702077Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20170227Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21702077), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20170227), the Applied Fundamental Research Project of Xuzhou City (No. KH17021)the Applied Fundamental Research Project of Xuzhou City KH17021

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The chiral triarylmethane frameworks are featured in many biologically important molecules. As a result, the synthesis of chiral triarylmethanes has received tremendous attention from the chemists. Herein, we reported the chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed dehydrative arylation of 3-indolylmethanols with tryptophols, leading to the efficient synthesis of a series of structurally diversified chiral bisindolyl-substituted triarylmethanes in moderate to good yields (up to 80% yield) with acceptable enantioselectivities (up to 88% ee). The chiral phosphoric acid played an important role not only in the dehydration of 3-indolylmethanols, but also in the control of enantioselectivity via hydrogen-bonding and ion-pairing interactions. The only byproduct was water, indicating that this catalytic asymmetric dehydrative arylation reaction was environment-friendly and in accordance with the requirements of green chemistry. In addition, the mild reaction condition and wide substrate scope of the reaction have successfully demonstrated the great potential of organocatalysis in the chiral triarylmethanes.
- triarylmethanes,
- organocatalysis,
- 3-indolylmethanols,
- tryptophols,
- green chemistry
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