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Acidity-Controlled Indolylation of 3, 3-Bis(ethylthio)acrylate

  • Yu Haifeng ,
  • Li Tiechun ,
  • Liao Peiqiu ,
  • Diao Quanping ,
  • Xin Guang ,
  • Hou Dongyan
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  • a School of Chemistry and Life Science, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007;
    b Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024

Received date: 2013-12-16

  Revised date: 2014-01-06

  Online published: 2014-01-16

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (No. 20272008) and the Science Foundation of Anshan City (Nos. 2011MS44, 2012KJ02).

Abstract

The acidity controlled indolylation reaction of 3,3-bis(ethylthio)acrylates to selectively yield 3,3-di(indol-3-yl)acrylates and 3-(indol-3-yl)-3-oxopropanoates was studied. It showed that 3,3-di(indol-3-yl)acrylates were obtained in good yield under diluted acidity condition when 3,3-bis(ethylthio)acrylates reacted with indole derivatives, while the reaction performed under concentrated acidity produced 3-ethylthio-3-(indol-3-yl)acrylate, which were easily hydrolyzed to supply 3-(indol-3-yl)-3-oxopropanoates in good yield under acid condition.

Cite this article

Yu Haifeng , Li Tiechun , Liao Peiqiu , Diao Quanping , Xin Guang , Hou Dongyan . Acidity-Controlled Indolylation of 3, 3-Bis(ethylthio)acrylate[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014 , 34(5) : 956 -961 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201312020

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