Syntheses of Wasabi phytoalexin (methyl 1-methoxyindole-3-carboxylate) and its 5-iodo derivative, and their nucleophilic substitution reactions

M Somei, A Tanimoto, H Orita, F Yamada…

Index: Somei, Masanori; Tanimoto, Asuka; Orita, Hitomi; Yamada, Fumio; Ohta, Toshiharu Heterocycles, 2001 , vol. 54, # 1 p. 425 - 432

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Abstract

抄録: A simple synthetic method for methyl 1-methoxyindole-3-carboxylate, a phytoalexin isolated from Wasabia japonica, syn. Eutrema wasabi, and its 5-iodo derivative is reported. They underwent nucleophilic substitution reactions selectively at the 2-position.