Synthesis of the pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole core of the dictyodendrins??

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date: 2009-01-13 DOI: 10.1039/B822933N

Abstract

The pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole 1, the common core of the marine alkaloids known as the dictyodendrins, has been synthesised. The sequence is based on a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction between the pyrrole fragment 2 and the indole fragment 3, followed by tandem photochemical 6π-electrocyclisation/aromatisation.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of the pyrrolo[2,3-c]carbazole core of the dictyodendrins
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