DDQ oxidations in the indole area. Synthesis of 4-alkoxy-. beta.-carbolines including the natural products crenatine and 1-methoxycanthin-6-one

TJ Hagen, K Narayanan, J Names…

Index: Hagen, Timothy J.; Narayanan, Krishnaswamy; Names, Jeffrey; Cook, James M. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1989 , vol. 54, # 9 p. 2170 - 2178

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2 1 a, R1= CH2CH3, R2= H lb, Ri= CH= CHz, Rz= H 2b. Ri= OCH3, Rz= H 1 c, R1= CHzCHzOH, RZ= H 2c, R1= OH, Rz= H 1 d, R1= CH (OH) CH20H, R2= H 2d, Rl= H, Rz= OH 1 e, R1= CH (OCH~) CHZOH, R2= H 2e, Rl= Rz= OCH3 If, RI= COCH~, R~= H lg, R1= COOCH3, R2= H 1 h, Ri= CH= CHz, Rz= OCH3