One-pot synthesis of tetracyclic fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via a three-component reaction

• Bo Yang,
• Chuanye Tao,
• Taofeng Shao,
• Jianxian Gong and
• Chao Che

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1487–1492, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.145

• -component reaction has been developed to assemble biologically and pharmaceutically important tetracyclic fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines in a one-pot fashion utilizing readily available 2-aminopyridines, isatins and isocyanides. The three-component coupling proceeds through the Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé

• reaction followed by a retro-aza-ene reaction and subsequent nucleophilic reaction of the in-situ generated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines bearing an isocyanate functional group. Keywords: Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction; imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines; multi-component reaction; one-pot reaction; Introduction

• development of new GBB-based methods for the efficient synthesis of novel polycyclic fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines is highly desirable. In an earlier study, we have developed a GBB/lactamization MCR strategy, which provided the rapid access to isoquinolinone-fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with potent and

A convenient route to symmetrically and unsymmetrically substituted 3,5-diaryl-2,4,6-trimethylpyridines via Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction

• Dariusz Błachut,
• Joanna Szawkało and
• Zbigniew Czarnocki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 835–845, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.82

• teams in the construction of polyarylated benzenes [56], pyridines [57][58][59][60], thiophenes [61][62], quinoxalines [63], pyrazoles [64] pyrroles [65], pyrimidines [66][67], benzofuranes [68], imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines [69], diaryl/heteroaryl methanes [70], and indoles [71], bearing differently

The synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) using continuous flow chemistry

• Marcus Baumann and
• Ian R. Baxendale

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1194–1219, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.134

• small collection of 22 imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 136 was prepared within four working days. The synthetic route consisted of an aldol condensation between various acetophenones 137 and ethyl glyoxylate (138). This was followed by an HBF4-catalysed cyclocondensation of the resulting Michael acceptor 139