A facile approach to 2-alkoxyindolin-3-one and its application to the synthesis of N-benzyl matemone†
Abstract
2-Alkoxycarbonylindolin-3-one is synthesized from a methoxyglycine derivative via a 1,2-aza-Brook rearrangement followed by cyclization with bis(trimethylsilyl)aluminum chloride. A short-step synthesis of N-benzyl matemone is successfully carried out using the present indolin-3-one synthesis.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Elegant Synthetic Routes to Indole Derivatives