TRANSFORMATIONS OF 3-FORMYLINDOLES UNDER THE ACTION OF ACIDS

Authors

  • А. M. Королев Research Institute of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Science
  • Л. Н. Юдина Research Institute of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Science
  • Э. И. Лажко Research Institute of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Science
  • М. И. Резникова Research Institute of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Science
  • M. Н. Преображенская Research Institute of New Antibiotics, Russian Academy of Medical Science

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/609

Abstract

Under the influence of acids 3-formylindole forms urorosein (the salt of di(indol-3-yl)methylium) which is unstable in solution and decomposes to give a series of indole derivatives, among which 6-(indol-3-yl)-5H,7H-indolo[2,3-b]carbazole and tri(indol-3-yl)methylium salt predominate. N,N'-Dimethylurorosein in solution also forms a mixture of indole derivatives, from which tri(1-methylindol-3-yl)methylium salt, 5N,11N-dimethylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole and its 6-(1-methylindol-3-yl) derivative were isolated.

Authors: A. M. Korolev, L. N. Yudina, E. I. Lazhko, M. I. Reznikova, and M. N. Preobrazhenskaya.

English Translation in Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, 1999, 35 (5), pp 561-569

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02324639

Published

2013-05-14

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Original Papers