Preparation of vincadifformine
US4154943A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1977 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D487/04
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the preparation of vincadifformine. Tetrahydro-.beta.-carboline (II) is reacted with benzoyl chloride to provide 2-benzoyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido-[3,4b]-indole (III). Then compound (III) is reduced to give 2-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4b]-indole (IV). Thereafter, compound (IV) is transformed by t-butyl hypochlorite into chloroindolenine derivative (V) which is immediately treated with thallium t-butyl methyl malonate to give t-butyl methyl 3-benzyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroazepino-[4,5b]-indole-5,5-dicarboxylate (VI). Compound (VI) is then partly decarboxylated into methyl 3-benzyl-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroazepino-[4,5b]-indole-5-carboxylate (VII). Compound (VII) is hydrogenated to give methyl 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroazepino-[4,5b]-indole-5-carboxylate (IX). In an alternative embodiment, compound (VI) can be hydrogenated to methyl t-butyl 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydroazepino-[4,5b]-indole-5,5-dicarboxylate (VIII) which is then decarboxylated into compound (IX). Compound (IX) is condensed with 1-bromo-4-formyl-hexane to yield vincadifformine (I).
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