Synthesis of 8,9,10-trimethoxyellipticine
Abstract
4,5,6-Trimethoxyindole was synthesised by three independent routes and condensed with hexane-2,5-dione to give 1,4-dimethyl-5,6,7-trimethoxycarbazole. Formylation of the latter gave a mixture including the 3-formyl derivative which was converted into 8,9,10-trimethoxyellipticine by the modified Pomerantz–Fritsch annelation procedure.