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Formaldehyde surrogates in multicomponent reactions
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 564–595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.45
- used in MCRs is formaldehyde, which acts as a highly reactive electrophilic C1 building block in central MCRs reactions such as the Mannich, Biginelli, Ugi, and Passerini reactions (Scheme 2) [7]. In these reactions, formaldehyde undergoes formally the consecutive attack of two other reactants on the
- devoted to dimethyl sulfoxide, dihalomethanes, hexamethylene tetramine, and glyoxylates as C1-building blocks, substituting formaldehyde. Review Methanol as a source of formaldehyde There are several reports on the use of alcohols under oxidative conditions as aldehyde surrogates in Ugi and Passerini
- , several efforts have been made to improve the chemoselectivity of the oxidation step. Among the most relevant examples, o-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) has been used in Ugi and Passerini reactions to oxidize the suitable alcohol to the desired aldehyde [13]. Alternatively, catalytic amounts of a ternary system
New tandem Ugi/intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction based on vinylfuran and 1,3-butadienylfuran derivatives
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 444–450, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.31
- Yuriy I. Horak Roman Z. Lytvyn Andrii R. Vakhula Yuriy V. Homza Nazariy T. Pokhodylo Mykola D. Obushak Department of Organic Chemistry, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 6 Kyryla i Mefodiya St., Lviv 79005, Ukraine 10.3762/bjoc.21.31 Abstract A new tandem sequence involving the Ugi
- reaction and Diels–Alder [4 + 2] cycloaddition based on vinylfuran and 1,3-butadienylfuran derivatives was designed and studied. It was found that in the case of 3-(furan-2-yl)acrylaldehyde, a one-pot Ugi reaction and intramolecular Diels–Alder vinylarene (IMDAV) reaction leads to the formation of the
- insufficiently studied furo[2,3-f]isoindole derivatives. Ugi adducts formed from (E)-3-(furan-2-yl)acrylaldehyde, maleic acid monoanilide, isonitrile, and an amine spontaneously underwent the IMDAV reaction with a high level of stereoselectivity, leading to single pairs of enantiomers of 4,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro
Multicomponent reactions driving the discovery and optimization of agents targeting central nervous system pathologies
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3151–3173, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.261
- to Lipinski's rule of five (Ro5) [5]. Classical examples of MCRs include Ugi [6], Passerini [7], Hantzsch [8], Bucherer-Bergs [9], Gewald [10], and Petasis reactions [11], among others (Figure 1). Additionally, recent advancements have been seen in the discovery of novel MCRs by combination with
- other approaches such as visible light, microwaves, heterogeneous catalysis, and ultrasound [12][13][14][15]. Due to its versatility, one of the most prevalent of these MCRs is the Ugi reaction [16]. This reaction generally combines an isocyanide with an acid, an amine, and an aldehyde or ketone to
- synthesizing diverse scaffolds [6]. Furthermore, the Ugi reaction exhibits versatility in forming both fused and unfused heterocyclic compounds, involving 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-membered rings [17]. This capability is exploited by various approaches, including the Ugi–Deprotection–Cyclization strategy (UDC) and
Synthesis of the 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-methanesulfonylindole hybrid system via high-order multicomponent reaction
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3077–3084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.256
- , 98160, México 10.3762/bjoc.20.256 Abstract A series of 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-indole hybrids were synthesized via a high-order multicomponent reaction consisting of an Ugi-azide/Pd/Cu-catalyzed hetero-annulation cascade sequence. This operationally simple one-pot protocol allowed high bond-forming
- ; isocyanides; MCF-7 cell line; methanesulfonylindoles; Ugi-azide reaction; Introduction Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moieties, such as 1,5-disubstituted tetrazoles and indoles, are considered pharmacophoric fragments due to their pivotal interactions with several targets involved in many diseases. They
- affinity compared to their drug parents and by using powerful synthetic tools such as multicomponent reactions (MCRs) [11][12][13]. Among these, isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (I-MCRs), such as the Ugi-azide reaction, have demonstrated the highest biological-synthetic relevance [1][14][15][16
Synthesis of pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepine/dibenzothiazepine/triazolobenzodiazepine derivatives via isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2870–2882, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.241
- pyrroles. In our recent studies, we prepared pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepines via an Ugi reaction. Here, the reaction of benzoxazepine imine and acetylenedicarboxylate leads to the Huisgens 1,4-dipole zwitterion in situ, which is trapped by an isocyanide through the cyclization process (Scheme 1c) [44][45
Synthesis of spiroindolenines through a one-pot multistep process mediated by visible light
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2722–2731, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.230
- reacts with an isocyanide and an electron-rich aniline in a three-component Ugi-type reaction to give an α-aminoamidine. This compound might undergo an additional visible light-mediated oxidation to furnish a second iminium intermediate, which acts as electrophile in an intramolecular electrophilic
- : isocyanide; multicomponent reactions; one-pot reaction; oxidation; spiroindolenine; Ugi reaction; visible light; Introduction Diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) is a successful approach to biologically active scaffolds directed to create an enormous exploratory space in pharmaceutical hit discovery [1][2
- -pot multistep synthesis of unprecedent 2,3-diaminoindolenines using graphene oxide (GO) as heterogeneous catalyst [21]. The protocol involves the three-component Ugi (3C-Ugi) reaction between aldehydes, isocyanides and 2 equivalents of electron-rich anilines to give α-aminoamidines, which undergo a C
5th International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis (ISySyCat2023)
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2704–2707, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.227
- a new family of isatin-based α-acetamide carboxamide oxindole hybrids using the versatile Ugi four-component reaction [18]. Sixteen hybrids were prepared by reacting 5-amino-1-benzyl-3,3-dimethoxyindolin-2-one, benzyl isocyanide, carboxylic acids, and aldehyde/ketone derivatives, catalyzed by ZnF2
Deuterated reagents in multicomponent reactions to afford deuterium-labeled products
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2270–2279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.195
- scope of reactivity and determination of deuterium retention using a combination of deuterated aldehydes, [D1]-, and/or [D2]-isocyanides. We began with the venerable Ugi 4-component reaction (Ugi-4CR), first reported by Ivar Ugi in 1959 [28]. The Ugi-4CR utilizes an amine, carbonyl, carboxylic acid, and
- modification of 1d, representative of the large swath of chemical space accessible by Ugi-deprotect-cyclize (UDC) methodology, gave the dihydroquinoxaline 1g in good yield with high deuterium retention [29][30][31][32]. The catalytic three-component Ugi reaction was first reported by List in 2008 [33][34] and
- is comprised of reaction of an isonitrile, amine, and aldehyde/ketone, in the presence of phenylphosphinic acid (PPA), to give α-amino amides [35]. Examples of deuterated Ugi-3CR products are represented in Scheme 4. Like the Ugi 4-CR reaction, there was no deuterium scrambling in the Ugi 3-CR. Using
O,S,Se-containing Biginelli products based on cyclic β-ketosulfone and their postfunctionalization
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2143–2151, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.184
- -1,1-dioxide motif is presented in a number of biologically active compounds including important market drugs as antiglaucoma agent dorzolamide [21], diuretic/anticancer meticrane [22] and antiherpesvirus agent amenamevir (ASP-2151) [23] which was recently synthesized by Ugi-4CR [24] (Scheme 1C
Cage-like microstructures via sequential Ugi reactions in aqueous emulsions
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2078–2083, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.179
- Rita S. Alqubelat Yaroslava A. Menzorova Maxim A. Mironov Department of Technology for Organic Synthesis, Ural Federal University, Mira St. 19, Ekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation 10.3762/bjoc.20.179 Abstract Cage-like microstructures were obtained in two steps by sequential Ugi reactions
- . At the first stage, submicron colloidal particles based on carboxymethylcellulose and chitosan with a domain structure were obtained in an aqueous suspension. In the second stage, the Ugi reaction was carried out on the surface of the Pickering emulsions with toluene. Removal of toluene and
- redissolution in water resulted in colloidosomes with large holes on the surface. Varying the cross-link density during the Ugi reaction made it possible to obtain structures with different hole sizes. Keywords: carboxymethylcellulose; chitosan; colloidosomes; Pickering emulsions; Ugi reaction; Introduction
The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction in its maturity: innovation and improvements since its 21st birthday (2019–2023)
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1839–1879, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.162
- reaction can be considered the third in importance after Ugi [3] and Passerini [4] ones, and, as the two venerable reactions, is an α-addition of an electrophile and a nucleophile to an isocyanide, followed by a suitable rearrangement, as depicted in Scheme 1. Compared with the Passerini and Ugi reactions
- Bienaymé. On the other hand, the GBB reaction, compared with the Ugi and Passerini reactions, has an undeniable advantage, namely, the possibility of obtaining cyclic, aromatic, and drug-like compounds, rather than linear structures. The immediate consequence of this fact is that there are numerous studies
- aliphatic aldehydes showed a higher variability (50–98%) and in some cases also the classic Ugi adducts were observed. Regarding the isocyanide, excellent yields were achieved for all tested reagents, such as aromatic, aliphatic, and sterically hindered ones. Problems were only observed using a morpholine
Ugi bisamides based on pyrrolyl-β-chlorovinylaldehyde and their unusual transformations
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1773–1784, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.156
- University, Svobody sq., 4, 61022, Kharkiv, Ukraine 10.3762/bjoc.20.156 Abstract By one-pot four- and three-component Ugi reactions involving convertible isocyanides and unexplored pyrrole-containing β-chlorovinylaldehyde, a small library of 20 bisamides with unusual behavior in post-Ugi transformations was
- prepared and characterized. Surprisingly, a well-documented approach to obtain peptide-containing carboxylic acids through acid hydrolysis of the convertible isocyanide moiety in the Ugi bisamides proceeded in an unexpected manner in our case, leading to the formation of derivatives of amides of
- ; post-Ugi transformation; pyrrole derivative; Ugi reaction; Introduction One of the keys to the development of mankind is the constant search for new substances and advanced materials. Today, we have powerful tools at our disposal that allow us to create entire libraries of structurally complex organic
Harnessing unprotected deactivated amines and arylglyoxals in the Ugi reaction for the synthesis of fused complex nitrogen heterocycles
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1758–1766, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.154
- drugs highlighting their importance in the discovery of novel bioactive compounds. However, their synthesis often faces challenges, including complex functionalization and lengthy reaction sequences. Multicomponent reactions, notably the Ugi reaction, have emerged as powerful tools to address these
- acid, indole-2-carboxylic acid, pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid or N-phenylglycine has allowed the use of these compounds in the Ugi reaction without triggering competitive reactions. The additional functional group present in the resulting Ugi adduct can be leveraged in different post-condensation
- strategies to easily generate multiple fused nitrogen heterocycles including benzodiazepinone and piperazinone cores. Keywords: arylglyoxals; deactivated amines; nitrogen heterocycles; Ugi reaction; Introduction Nitrogen heterocycles such as piperazines or diazepines represent important systems in the
Rapid construction of tricyclic tetrahydrocyclopenta[4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine via isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1436–1443, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.126
- been known as indispensable building blocks in modern organic chemistry. Many isocyanide-based carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond forming reactions have been developed in fascinating ways over the past decades [4][5][6]. The famous multicomponent reactions such as Passerini reaction, Ugi reaction
The Ugi4CR as effective tool to access promising anticancer isatin-based α-acetamide carboxamide oxindole hybrids
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1213–1220, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.104
- , 38200, La Laguna, Spain 10.3762/bjoc.20.104 Abstract Considering early-stage drug discovery programs, the Ugi four-component reaction is a valuable, flexible, and pivotal tool, facilitating the creation of two new amide bonds in a one-pot fashion to effectively yield the desired α-aminoacylamides. Here
- with remarkable atom economy, cost and time-effective and mainly diminishing waste production is a conscientious boost for structural diversity and sustainability [1][2][3]. The well-known Passerini, Ugi, Mannich, Biginelli, Hantzsch and Strecker reactions are some examples of the classic MCRs
- , representing the easygoing generation of a collection of small-molecules essential for structure–activity relationships (SAR). The isocyanide-based Ugi reaction is one of the most resourceful tools and still broadly studied MCR, generating multifunctional libraries of α-aminoacylamide derivatives, or Ugi
Innovative synthesis of drug-like molecules using tetrazole as core building blocks
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 950–958, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.85
- . It aims to meet the growing demand for tetrazole-based compound libraries and novel scaffolds, which are challenging to synthesize through other methods. Keywords: building blocks; green chemistry; multicomponent reaction; Passerini tetrazole reaction; tetrazole; Ugi reaction; Introduction The
- the high synthetic value, significant efforts have been devoted to developing methods for the preparation of the tetrazole scaffolds, in particular recently through multicomponent reactions (MCRs) and mostly Ugi and Passerini reactions [7][8][9]. Traditionally, due to its charged nature the tetrazole
- the Passerini and Ugi reactions amenable to convenient, efficient, simple, and fast synthesis of diverse scaffolds library to afford variously functionalized tetrazole-based drug-like molecules. In order to achieve the synthesis of novel tetrazole building blocks and their use in organic synthesis we
One-pot Ugi-azide and Heck reactions for the synthesis of heterocyclic systems containing tetrazole and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 912–920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.81
- Chemistry and Center for Green Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, USA 10.3762/bjoc.20.81 Abstract A new method for the synthesis of heterocyclic systems containing tetrazole and tetrahydroisoquinoline is developed via the performance of one-pot Ugi-azide
- and Heck cyclization reactions. The integration of the multicomponent and post-condensation reactions in one-pot maximizes the pot-, atom-, and step-economy (PASE). Keywords: Heck reaction; one-pot; tetrahydroisoquinoline; tetrazolo-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones; tetrazole; Ugi-azide reaction
- schistosomiasis [22][23][24][25]. The combination of the privileged heterocycles tetrazole and tetrahydroisoquinoline in one molecule generates new molecules which could have biological activities. A standard Ugi four-component reaction (Ugi-4CR) of an aldehyde, amine, isocyanide, and a carboxylic acid produces
Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-containing peptidomimetics by tandem of Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé and Ugi reactions
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 727–735, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.53
- , Zaporizhzhya National University, Zhukovsky str., 66, Zaporizhzhya, 69600, Ukraine 10.3762/bjoc.19.53 Abstract Peptidomimetics with a substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine fragment were synthesized by a tandem of Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé and Ugi reactions. The target products contain substituted imidazo[1,2-a
- ]pyridine and peptidomimetic moieties as pharmacophores with four diversity points introduced from readily available starting materials, including scaffold diversity. A small focused compound library of 20 Ugi products was prepared and screened for antibacterial activity. Keywords: Groebke–Blackburn
- –Bienaymé reaction; imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine; isocyanide; multicomponent reaction; peptidomimetic; Ugi reaction; Introduction The use of isocyanide multicomponent reactions (IMCR) to prepare biologically active compounds is one of the most promising tools in modern organic and medicinal chemistry. Therefore
A trustworthy mechanochemical route to isocyanides
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 732–737, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.73
- first synthetic approaches were reported by Ugi and Hofmann (Scheme 1) [3][4], who described their characteristic odour as “horrible” and “extremely distressing”. With such a breakthrough, isonitriles gained wide popularity in organic synthesis due to their extreme versatility [5][6][7]. Especially
Regioselectivity of the SEAr-based cyclizations and SEAr-terminated annulations of 3,5-unsubstituted, 4-substituted indoles
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 293–302, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.33
- -cd]indoles 21 from the intramolecular cyclization of Ugi adducts 20 in moderate to good yields and excellent chemo-, regio-, and diastereoselectivity (Scheme 7) [17]. Mechanistically, the reaction involves a tandem gold(I)-catalyzed dearomatization/ipso-cyclization/Michael addition sequence to
Peptide stapling by late-stage Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1–12, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.1
- ], disulfide- [13], thioether- [14][15][16][17][18][19][20], triazole- [21][22], oxime- [23] and hydrazone formation [24] as well as multicomponent reactions such as the Ugi- or Petasis reaction [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. The content of helicity can moreover be changed by the introduction of a photo
Recent advances in the tandem annulation of 1,3-enynes to functionalized pyridine and pyrrole derivatives
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2462–2476, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.163
- release of a nitrogen molecule to form the desired product 46. In 2018, Ding and co-workers reported the synthesis of 2-tetrazolyl-substituted 3-acylpyrroles 53 via sequential Ugi-azide/Ag-catalyzed oxidative cycloisomerization reactions in good yield (Scheme 20) [64]. Firstly, The Ugi-azide reaction
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.71
- of the useful tools in the synthesis of biologically relevant heterocycles. These reactions are strategically employed for the generation of a variety of heterocycles along with multiple point diversifications. Over the last few decades classical MCRs such as Ugi, Biginelli, etc. have witnessed
- atorvastatin, a potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Dömling and co-workers efficiently demonstrated an Ugi-based MCR approach towards the synthesis of atorvastatin in four steps ruling out the lengthy seven step protocol, and paving a rapid entry to the drug discovery market [12]. Alternatively, microwave
- azepinone 22 and exemplified a modified Ugi reaction (four-component reaction). The aldehyde and acid component of the Ugi reaction was functionalized on the same biaryl ring employing a Suzuki–Miyaura coupling. The authors advocated the use of microwave as it consistently increased the yield from 49% to 82
Effective microwave-assisted approach to 1,2,3-triazolobenzodiazepinones via tandem Ugi reaction/catalyst-free intramolecular azide–alkyne cycloaddition
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 678–687, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.57
- Chemistry, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 639 N 12th St, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA 10.3762/bjoc.17.57 Abstract A novel catalyst-free synthetic approach to 1,2,3-triazolobenzodiazepinones has been developed and optimized. The Ugi reaction of 2-azidobenzaldehyde, various amines, isocyanides, and acids
- harder while the microwave-assisted catalyst-free conditions were effective for both terminal and non-terminal alkynes. Keywords: click chemistry; microwave chemistry; multicomponent reactions; triazolobenzodiazepines; Ugi reaction; Introduction Benzannulated heterocycles are among the most important
- a few steps and constitutes one of the most actual and promising synthetic routes of modern organic chemistry. Among a wide variety of tandem strategies combination of an isocyanide-based multicomponent Ugi reaction with secondary transformations is one of the most powerful tools and provides access
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