RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Synthesis of 4-Functionalized Tetrahydrocarbazol-1-ones from 1,4-Dicarbonylindole Derivatives A1 Gómez Gil, Sara A1 Solas Luera, Marta A1 Suárez Pantiga, Samuel A1 Sanz Díez, Roberto K1 Química orgánica K1 Chemistry, Organic AB A p-toluenesulfonic acid-catalyzed cascade reaction is reported for the synthesis of 4-functionalized tetrahydrocarbazolones via the reaction of 4-(indol-2-yl)-4-oxobutanal derivatives with a variety of nucleophiles in acetonitrile or hexafluoroisopropanol. After the initial intramolecular Friedel–Crafts hydroxyalkylation, the 3-indolylmethanol intermediate is subsequently activated and reacted with the external nucleophile. The reaction conditions are crucial to avoid alternative reaction pathways, allowing direct substitution reaction with thiols, (hetero)arenes, alkenes, or sulfinates. The procedure features high overall yields to access a diverse family of compounds bearing the tetrahydrocarbazole core. PB ACS Publications SN 0022-3263 YR 2023 FD 2023-12-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9317 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9317 LA eng NO We gratefully acknowledge Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2020-115789GB-C21/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), and Junta de Castilla y León and FEDER (BU049P20) for financial support. S.G.-G. thanks Ministerio de Educación for a FPU predoctoral contract. S.S.-P. thanks a Ramón y Cajal (RYC2021-031533-I) contract funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 11-dic-2024