Design and Synthesis of Indazole-Indole Hybrid via tert-Butyl Nitrite Mediated Cascade Diazotization/Isomerization/Cyclization

J Org Chem. 2024 May 17;89(10):7295-7302. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00377. Epub 2024 Apr 25.

Abstract

In this report, a tert-butyl nitrite (TBN)-mediated straightforward metal-free approach has been presented for the synthesis of a diverse range of C-3-substituted indazole-indole hybrids using readily accessible 2-(indolin-3-ylidenemethyl)aniline derivatives. This strategy is proposed to occur via a diazonium salt intermediate that is capable of cascade isomerization and intramolecular C-N bond formation through a 5-endo-dig cyclization to achieve a wide variety of indazole-indole hybrids in good yields.