Chen Jian-Qiang, Tu Xiaodong, Qin Binyan, Huang Shaoxin, Zhang Jun, Wu Jie
School of Pharmaceutical and Materials Engineering and Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China.
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
Org Lett. 2022 Jan 21;24(2):642-647. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04082. Epub 2022 Jan 5.
A direct alkoxycarbonylation/cyclization reaction is accomplished under visible light-induced photoredox catalysis. With this approach, a variety of ester-substituted indolo[2,1-]isoquinolines are prepared in good to excellent yields. It is worth noting that this method not only can afford the synthesis of indolo[2,1-]isoquinolines but also can provide an alternative route for generating complex target structures bearing carboxylic esters.