11,12-Dihydro-11-phenylindolo[2,3-a]carbazole

108-86-1

60511-85-5

1024598-06-8

General procedure for the synthesis of 11,12-dihydro-11-phenylindolo[2,3-a]carbazole from bromobenzene and 11,12-dihydroindolo[2,3-a]carbazole: Pd2(dba)3 (178.6 mg, 0.20 mmol) and t-Bu3P (78.9 mg, 0.39 mmol) were mixed with Pd2(dba)3 (178.6 mg, 0.20 mmol) and t-Bu3P (78.9 mg, 0.39 mmol) in o-xylene (50 mL) at room temperature under stirred for 10 min. Subsequently, 11,12-dihydroindolo[2,3-a]carbazole (Intermediate I-1, 5 g, 19.51 mmol), bromobenzene (3.37 g, 21.46 mmol), and t-BuONa (1.12 g, 11.71 mmol) were added and stirred at reflux for 48 hours at 160 °C. After completion of the reaction, it was cooled to room temperature, distilled water (20 mL) was added and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and the solvent evaporated. Purification by column chromatography afforded 11,12-dihydro-11-phenylindolo[2,3-a]carbazole (Intermediate I-2, 5.35 g, 83% yield).MS-EI, m/e: 332.13 (calculated), 332.19 (measured).