

EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF PENTACYCLIC BENZOSULTAM-ANNULATED THIOPYRANOINDOLES VIA DOMINO KNOEVENAGEL / INTRAMOLECULAR HETERO-DIELS–ALDER REACTIONS IN WATER

Abstract
A convenient catalyst-free synthesis of hitherto unknown pentacyclic benzosultam-annulated thiopyranoindole derivatives is reported which proceeds via domino Knoevenagel / intramolecular hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of (E)-N-alkyl-2-aryl-N-(2-formylphenyl)ethene-1-sulfonamides with indoline-2-thiones in water. The products were obtained regioselectively in high yields.
Keywords
benzosultams; thiopyranoindole; cyclizations; domino reactions; regioselectivity.
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