Chin. J. Org. Chem. ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (05): 988-994.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201212006 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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环状磷酸催化合成二吲哚甲烷衍生物

何林a, 王湘波a, 杜广芬a, 代斌a, 简腾跃b   

  1. a 石河子大学化学化工学院 新疆兵团化工绿色过程重点实验室-省部共建国家重点实验室培育基地 石河子 832000;
    b 中国科学院化学研究所 北京分子科学国家实验室 中国科学院分子识别与功能重点实验室 100190
  • 收稿日期:2012-12-06 修回日期:2013-01-27 发布日期:2013-02-05
  • 通讯作者: 何林,helin@shzu.edu.cn E-mail:helin@shzu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    石河子大学团队创新(No. 2011ZRKETD-0403)、中国科学院分子识别与功能重点实验室2009年开放基金(No. 2009LMRF002)资助项目.

Synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes Catalyzed by Cyclic Phosphoric Acid

He Lina, Wang Xiangboa, Du Guangfena, Dai Bina, Jian Tengyueb   

  1. a Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000;
    b National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190
  • Received:2012-12-06 Revised:2013-01-27 Published:2013-02-05
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the Team Innovation Project of Shihezi University (No. 2011ZRKETD-0403), the Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 2009LMRF002).

Cyclic phosphoric acid was found to be an efficient Brønsted acid catalyst for the electrophilic substitution reaction of indole with aldehydes or ketones in dichloromethane to afford the corresponding bis(indolyl)methanes in excellent yields at room temperature. The influence of catalyst structure, catalyst loading and reaction media was investigated, the optimal reaction conditions were obtained and a possible mechanism for the reaction was proposed. The simple procedure, mild reaction conditions, low catalyst loading, high yield and environmentally friendly organocatalyst provide a valuable approach for the preparation of bis(indolyl)methanes.

Key words: indole, aldehyde, ketone, cyclic phosphoric acid, bis(indolyl)methanes