Tandem (4 + 3)-Annulation of Aziridines: Stereoselective Access to Fused Azepinoindoles

Org Lett. 2023 Dec 15;25(49):8850-8855. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03547. Epub 2023 Dec 5.

Abstract

A stereoselective tandem (4 + 3)-coupling of aziridines with 4-alkylidene indole malonates has been disclosed under Cu-catalysis involving a base-promoted annulation. The methodology serves as a potential approach toward the facile construction of fused azepinoindoles with good yields and diastereoselectivities. Late-stage natural product and drug modification as well as preliminary investigations for the enantioselective (4 + 3)-annulation are important practical features.