p-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate → Ethyl(4-oxo-2a,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolin-1(2h)-yl)acetate
Reaction equation
[NH2:1][C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[C:7]2[C:3]=1[CH:4]([CH2:17][C:18]([O:20]C)=O)[CH2:5][N:6]2[CH2:11][C:12]([O:14][CH2:15][CH3:16])=[O:13].O.C1(C)C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC=1>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[O:20]=[C:18]1[CH2:17][CH:4]2[CH2:5][N:6]([CH2:11][C:12]([O:14][CH2:15][CH3:16])=[O:13])[C:7]3[C:3]2=[C:2]([CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=3)[NH:1]1Participants
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
To a solution of (±)-ethyl methyl 2,2′-(4-amino-2,3-dihydro-1H-indole-1,3-diyl)diacetate from Step D (490 mg, 1.70 mmol) in toluene (35 mL) was added p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (5 mg, 0.026 mmol) and the mixture was heated at reflux for 48 h. The mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and was partitioned between saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (5 mL) and EtOAc (40 mL). The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with a gradient of CHCl3:EtOAc—90:10 to 40:60, to give the racemic product. The enantiomers were resolved by HPLC, utilizing a Chiralpak AS column and eluting with MeOH. The first major peak to elute was ethyl (4-oxo-2a,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolin-1(2H)-yl)acetate, enantiomer A, and the second major peak to elute was ethyl (4-oxo-2a,3,4,5-tetrahydropyrrolo[4,3,2-de]quinolin-1(2H)-yl)acetate, enantiomer B, the title compound. MS: m/z=261 (M+1).
Workup
- temperaturethe mixture was heated
- temperatureat reflux for 48 h
- customwas partitioned between saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (5 mL) and EtOAc (40 mL)
- dry with materialThe organic layer was dried over Na2SO4
- filtrationfiltered
- concentrationconcentrated in vacuo
- customThe crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography
- washeluting with a gradient of CHCl3
- customEtOAc—90:10 to 40:60, to give the racemic product
- washeluting with MeOH
- washThe first major peak to elute
- washthe second major peak to elute
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-b4ef1ed73f4546b3820119e6dcbbf188
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2011_06
- Patent number
- US07968540B2
Reaction notes
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