The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction in its maturity: innovation and improvements since its 21st birthday (2019–2023)
- Cristina Martini,
- Muhammad Idham Darussalam Mardjan and
- Andrea Basso
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1839–1879, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.162
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Mechanism of the GBB reaction.
Scheme 2: Comparison of the performance of Sc(OTf)3 with some RE(OTf)3 in a model GBB reaction. Conditions: a...
Scheme 3: Comparison of the performance of various Brønsted acid catalysts in the synthesis of GBB adduct 6. ...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalyst 7. Conditions: a) neat, 60 °C, 24 h; b) TfOH, DC...
Scheme 5: Aryliodonium derivatives as organic catalysts in the GBB reaction. In the box the proposed binding ...
Scheme 6: DNA-encoded GBB reaction in micelles made of amphiphilic polymer 13. Conditions: a) 13 (50 equiv), ...
Scheme 7: GBB reaction catalyzed by cyclodextrin derivative 14. Conditions: a) 14 (1 mol %), water, 100 °C, 4...
Scheme 8: Proposed mode of activation of CALB. a) activation of the substrates; b) activation of the imine; c...
Scheme 9: One-pot GBB reaction–Suzuki coupling with a bifunctional hybrid biocatalyst. Conditions: a) Pd(0)-C...
Scheme 10: GBB reaction employing 5-HMF (23) as carbonyl component. Conditions: a) TFA (20 mol %), EtOH, 60 °C...
Scheme 11: GBB reaction with β-C-glucopyranosyl aldehyde 26. Conditions: a) InCl3 (20 mol %), MeOH, 70 °C, 2–3...
Scheme 12: GBB reaction with diacetylated 5-formyldeoxyuridine 29, followed by deacetylation of GBB adduct 30....
Scheme 13: GBB reaction with glycal aldehydes 32. Conditions: a) HFIP, 25 °C, 2–4 h.
Scheme 14: Vilsmeier–Haack formylation of 6-β-acetoxyvouacapane (34) and subsequent GBB reaction. Conditions: ...
Scheme 15: GBB reaction of 4-formlyl-PCP 37. Conditions: a) HOAc or HClO4, MeOH/DCM (2:3), rt, 3 d.
Scheme 16: GBB reaction with HexT-aldehyde 39. Conditions: a) 39 (20 nmol) and amidine (20 μmol), MeOH, rt, 6 ...
Scheme 17: GBB reaction of 2,4-diaminopirimidine 41. Conditions: a) Sc(OTf)3 (20 mol %), MeCN, 120 °C (MW), 1 ...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of N-edited guanine derivatives from 3,6-diamine-1,2,4-triazin-5-one 44. Conditions: a) S...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 2-aminoimidazoles 49 by a Mannich-3CR followed by a one-pot intramolecular oxidative a...
Scheme 20: On DNA Suzuki–Miyaura reaction followed by GBB reaction. Conditions: a) CsOH, sSPhos-Pd-G2; b) AcOH...
Scheme 21: One-pot cascade synthesis of 5-iminoimidazoles. Conditions: a) Na2SO4, DMF, 220 °C (MW).
Scheme 22: GBB reaction of 5-amino-1H-imidazole-4-carbonile 57. Conditions: a) HClO4 (5 mol %), MeOH, rt, 24 h....
Scheme 23: One-pot cascade synthesis of indole-imidazo[1,2,a]pyridine hybrids. In blue the structural motif in...
Scheme 24: One-pot cascade synthesis of fused polycyclic indoles 67 or 69 from indole-3-carbaldehyde. Conditio...
Scheme 25: One-pot cascade synthesis of linked- and bridged polycyclic indoles from indole-2-carbaldehyde (70)...
Scheme 26: One-pot cascade synthesis of pentacyclic dihydroisoquinolines (X = N or CH). In blue the structural...
Scheme 27: One-pot stepwise synthesis of imidazopyridine-fused benzodiazepines 85. Conditions: a) p-TsOH (20 m...
Scheme 28: One-pot stepwise synthesis of benzoxazepinium-fused imidazothiazoles 89. Conditions: a) Yb(OTf)3 (2...
Scheme 29: One-pot stepwise synthesis of fused imidazo[4,5,b]pyridines 95. Conditions: a) HClO4, MeOH, rt, ove...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of heterocyclic polymers via the GBB reaction. Conditions: a) p-TsOH, EtOH, 70 °C, 24 h.
Scheme 31: One-pot multicomponent reaction towards the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks via the GBB re...
Scheme 32: One-pot multicomponent reaction towards the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks via the GBB re...
Scheme 33: GBB-like multicomponent reaction towards the synthesis of benzothiazolpyrroles (X = S) and benzoxaz...
Scheme 34: GBB-like multicomponent reaction towards the formation of imidazo[1,2,a]pyridines. Conditions: a) I2...
Scheme 35: Post-functionalization of GBB products via Ugi reaction. Conditions a) HClO4, DMF, rt, 24 h; b) MeO...
Scheme 36: Post-functionalization of GBB products via Click reaction. Conditions: a) solvent-free, 150 °C, 24 ...
Scheme 37: Post-functionalization of GBB products via cascade alkyne–allene isomerization–intramolecular nucle...
Scheme 38: Post-functionalization of GBB products via metal-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylation. In red and b...
Scheme 39: Post-functionalization of GBB products via isocyanide insertion (X = N or CH). Conditions: a) HClO4...
Scheme 40: Post-functionalization of GBB products via intramolecular nucleophilic addition to nitriles. Condit...
Scheme 41: Post-functionalization of GBB products via Pictet–Spengler cyclization. Conditions: a) 4 N HCl/diox...
Scheme 42: Post-functionalization of GBB products via O-alkylation. Conditions: a) TFA (20 mol %), EtOH, 120 °...
Scheme 43: Post-functionalization of GBB products via macrocyclization (X = -CH2CH2O-, -CH2-, -(CH2)4-). Condi...
Figure 1: Antibacterial activity of GBB-Ugi adducts 113 on both Gram-negative and Gram-positive strains.
Scheme 44: GBB multicomponent reaction using trimethoprim as the precursor. Conditions: a) Yb(OTf)3 or Y(OTf)3...
Figure 2: Antibacterial activity of GBB adducts 152 against MRSA and VRE; NA = not available.
Figure 3: Antibacterial activity of GBB adduct 153 against Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes and amastigot...
Figure 4: Antiviral and anticancer evaluation of the GBB adducts 154a and 154b. In vitro antiproliferative ac...
Figure 5: Anticancer activity of the GBB-furoxan hybrids 145b, 145c and 145d determined through antiprolifera...
Scheme 45: Synthesis and anticancer activity of the GBB-gossypol conjugates. Conditions: a) Sc(OTf)3 (10 mol %...
Figure 6: Anticancer activity of polyheterocycles 133a and 136a against human neuroblastoma. Clonogenic assay...
Figure 7: Development of GBB-adducts 158a and 158b as PD-L1 antagonists. HTRF assays were carried out against...
Figure 8: Development of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines as TDP1 inhibitors. The SMM meth...
Figure 9: GBB adducts 164a–c as anticancer through in vitro HDACs inhibition assays. Additional cytotoxic ass...
Figure 10: GBB adducts 165, 166a and 166b as anti-inflammatory agents through HDAC6 inhibition; NA = not avail...
Scheme 46: GBB reaction of triphenylamine 167. Conditions: a) NH4Cl (10 mol %), MeOH, 80 °C (MW), 1 h.
Scheme 47: 1) Modified GBB-3CR. Conditions: a) TMSCN (1.0 equiv), Sc(OTf)3 (0.2 equiv), MeOH, 140 °C (MW), 20 ...
Scheme 48: GBB reaction to assemble imidazo-fused heterocycle dimers 172. Conditions: a) Sc(OTf)3 (20 mol %), ...
Figure 11: Model compounds 173 and 174, used to study the acid/base-triggered reversible fluorescence response...
