JOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY, vol.53, no.5, pp.1584-1588, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Synthesis of tetracyclic hexahydropyrido[3,2-[c] carbazoles (9a and 9b) and hexahydropyrrolo[3,2-[c]carbazoles (13a and 13b) structures was achieved via a new synthetic approach for the synthesis of related indole alkaloids such as deethylaspidospermidine and deethylibophyllidine. Hexahydropyrrolo[3,2-[c] carbazole structure was constructed for the first time starting from ethyl 4-[oxo-[cyclohexanecarboxylate in seven steps. Some tetrahydrocarbazole derivatives (4, 5, 6, 7, 11, and 12) were also synthesized.