A short and efficient synthesis of 4a??substituted cis??hexahydro??1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 9a??carbazol??4??ones

JC Gramain, Y Troin, HP Husson

Index: Gramain, J.-C.; Troin, Y.; Husson, H.-P. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 1988 , vol. 25, p. 201 - 203

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Abstract

Abstract Photocyclization of tertiary aryl enaminones 1 gave trans-hexahydrocarbazol-4- ones 2 which were subsequently alkylated with a series of electrophiles via the corresponding thermodynamic anion. The 4a-substituted derivatives formed were shown to have the cis-hexahydrocarbazol-4-one structure by comparison with the previously prepared trans isomer.