Indoloquinones, part 6. First palladium-mediated oxidative cyclization of arylamino-1,2-benzoquinones to carbazole-3,4-quinones - Application to the total synthesis of carbazoquinocin C and (+/-)-carquinostatin A

Authors
Knolker, HJ Reddy, KR
Citation
Hj. Knolker et Kr. Reddy, Indoloquinones, part 6. First palladium-mediated oxidative cyclization of arylamino-1,2-benzoquinones to carbazole-3,4-quinones - Application to the total synthesis of carbazoquinocin C and (+/-)-carquinostatin A, SYNLETT, (5), 1999, pp. 596-598
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNLETT
ISSN journal
09365214 → ACNP
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
596 - 598
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-5214(199905):5<596:IP6FPO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A highly convergent synthesis of the carbazole-3,4- quinone alkaloids carba zoquinocin C and (+/-)-carquinostatin A is reported using a palladium-media ted oxidative coupling of arylamines and substituted 1,2-benzoquinones.