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Biological importance of the indole nucleus in recent years: A comprehensive review

Vikas Sharma, +2 more
- 01 May 2010 - 
- Vol. 47, Iss: 3, pp 491-502
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Indole has a benzene ring and pyrrole ring sharing one double bond and is a heterocyclic system with 10 electrons from four double bonds and the lone pair from the nitrogen atom as mentioned in this paper.
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This article is published in Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry.The article was published on 2010-05-01. It has received 385 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Indole test & Ring (chemistry).

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Synthesis of indole-annulated sulfur heterocycles using copper-catalysed C–N coupling and palladium-catalysed direct arylation

TL;DR: A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of biologically relevant 5H-benzo[4,5][1,3]thiazino[3,2-a]indoles and 5,7-dihydroisothiochromeno[ 3,4-b]indole has been developed via intramolecular copper catalysed Ullmann-type C-N coupling and palladium catalysed direct arylation from the corresponding precursors.
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Synthesis of 1,2-Diaryl-1H-indol-4-ols and 1,2-Diaryl-7-ethoxy-1,5,6,7-tetrahydroindol-4-ones from Arylglyoxals and Enamines through Domino Reactions

TL;DR: In this article, a series of 1,2-diaryl and 1-alkyl-2-aryl-1H-indol-4-ols were prepared by the domino reactions of arylglyoxals and enamines at reflux in non-nucleophilic and nucleophilic solvents such as acetonitrile and ethanol, respectively.
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Identification of an indol-based derivative as potent and selective varicella zoster virus (VZV) inhibitor.

TL;DR: A structure-activity relationship study showed that the presence of a biphenyl ethyl moiety and the acetylation at the amino group of tryptamine are a prerequisite for anti-VZV activity, pointing to a novel mechanism of antiviral action.
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Cp*CoIII-Catalyzed C(7)-H Bond Annulation of Indolines with Alkynes.

TL;DR: An efficient protocol for the synthesis of biologically essential pyrroloquinolinones has been developed under Cp*CoIII catalysis, which involves a cascade reaction of C(7)-H alkenylation with alkynes followed by nucleophilic addition as mentioned in this paper.
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Poly(4-vinylpyridinium) perchlorate as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of biscoumarins and bisindoles

TL;DR: Poly(4vinylpyridinium) perchlorate has been used as an efficient solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of 3,3'-(arylmethylene)bis(4-hydroxycoumarins) and bis(indolyl)methanes, with the products being formed in excellent yields over very short reaction times under mild and environmentally friendly conditions as discussed by the authors.
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of new 3-substituted indole derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents.

TL;DR: The newly synthesized compounds were found to possess potential anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities and to be compatible with existing thiazolidin-4-one derivatives.
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Synthesis and structure–antituberculosis activity relationship of 1H-indole-2,3-dione derivatives

TL;DR: The antituberculosis activity of molecules with diverse skeletons was investigated by means of the Electronic-Topological Method (ETM) and Artificial Neural Networks were used after the ETM to obtain the algorithmic base for the activity prediction.
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Synthesis and antiinflammatory activity of heterocyclic indole derivatives.

TL;DR: The most active compound, 3-[1-acetyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-pyrazolin-3-yl]indole (7) was found to be most potent, which has shown higher percent of inhibition of oedema, lower ulcerogenic liability and acute toxicity than the standard drug phenylbutazone.
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Antioxidant activity of 5,10-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]indoles containing substituents on dihydroindeno part.

TL;DR: An efficient synthesis of 5,10-dihydroindeno[1,2-b]indoles (3a-t) containing substituents such as methoxy, hydroxyl, and halogen on indeno part showed effective antioxidant power.
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Indole and Isatin Oximes: Synthesis, Reactions, and Biological Activity. (Review)

TL;DR: In this article, data on methods for the production of isatin and indole aldoximes, ketoxime, and amidoximes and their reactions are reviewed, and individual syntheses of new heterocycles from indole and isatin oximes are discussed.
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