Abstract
Condensation of 1,3‐dihydro‐2,3‐dioxo‐2H‐indoles (1a–c) with galactaric acid bis hydrazide (2) gave the corresponding galactaric acid bis[2‐(1,2‐dihydro‐2‐oxo‐3H‐indol‐3‐ylidene)hydrazides] (3a–c). Acetylation of the latter compounds with acetic anhydride in the presence of pyridine at ambient temperature gave the 2,3,4,5‐tetra‐O‐acetylgalactaric acid bis[2‐(1,2‐dihydro‐2‐oxo‐1‐substituted‐3H‐indol‐3‐ylidene)hydrazides] (4b–d). Heterocyclization of the tetra‐O‐acetates 4b–d by heating with thionyl chloride afforded the double headed acyclo C‐nucleosides: 1,2,3,4‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐1,4‐bis{9‐substituted‐1,3,4‐oxadiazino[6,5‐b]indol‐2‐yl‐1‐ium}‐galacto‐tetritol dichlorides (5b–d). Structures of the prepared compounds were elucidated from their spectral properties.