Multicomponent reactions IV
Prof. Thomas J. J. Müller, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Prof. Valentyn A. Chebanov, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Karazin Kharkiv National University
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HPW-Catalyzed environmentally benign approach to imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines
- Luan A. Martinho and
- Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 628–637, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.55
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of commercial drugs containing the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine core [13].
Figure 2: Examples of application of HPW as catalyst in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds through multi...
Scheme 1: a) Reported phosphomolybdic acid-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via GBB-3CR. b) Att...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the HPW-catalyzed GBB reactions using a range of aromatic/heteroaromatic aldehyd...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of the HPW-catalyzed GBB reaction using aliphatic aldehydes. Reaction conditions: 2...
Scheme 4: Unsuccessful substrates for the HPW-catalyzed GBB-3CR for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 5: 10-Fold scale-up of the HPW-catalyzed GBB reaction (5.0 mmol) between 2-aminopyridine (1a), 4-nitro...
Scheme 6: Plausible reaction mechanism for the HPW-catalyzed GBB reaction.
Palladium-catalyzed three-component radical-polar crossover carboamination of 1,3-dienes or allenes with diazo esters and amines
- Geng-Xin Liu,
- Xiao-Ting Jie,
- Ge-Jun Niu,
- Li-Sheng Yang,
- Xing-Lin Li,
- Jian Luo and
- Wen-Hao Hu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 661–671, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.59
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Background (a and b) and proposed carboamination MCR with diazo esters (c). a) Selected bioactive γ...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of diazo compounds, 1,3-dienes and amines. aReactions (1/2/3/Pd(OAc)2/Xantphos = 0....
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of diazo compounds, allenes and amines. aReactions (1/5/3/Pd(OAc)2/Xantphos = 0.3.0...
Scheme 4: Mechanistic experiments. a) Radical trapping experiments with TEMPO. b) Exclusion of possible inter...
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanisms for the carboamination of 1,3-dienes or allenes with diazo esters and amines.
Scheme 6: Scale-up reactions and synthetic transformations. Reaction conditions: a) LiAlH4, THF, 0 °C; b) MeM...
Synthesis and properties of 6-alkynyl-5-aryluracils
- Ruben Manuel Figueira de Abreu,
- Till Brockmann,
- Alexander Villinger,
- Peter Ehlers and
- Peter Langer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 898–911, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.80
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Uracil derivatives in drugs.
Figure 2: Present work as compared to previous studies [25,57-59].
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1,3-dimethly-5-[2-(aryl)ethynyl]-6-[2-(aryl)ethynyl]uracils 4 and 1,3-dimethyl-5-aryl-...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 5-bromo-1,3-dimethyl-6-[2-(aryl)ethynyl]uracils 3a–j. Reaction conditions: 2 (1.0 equi...
Scheme 3: Structure of the starting material 2 with its possible mesomeric structures.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,3-dimethyl-5-[2-(aryl)ethynyl]-6-[2-(aryl)ethynyl]uracils 4a–h. Reaction conditions: ...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 1,3-dimethyl-5-aryl-6-[2-(aryl)ethynyl]uracils 5a–t. Reaction conditions: 3 (1 equiv),...
Figure 3: ORTEP diagram of 5a front view (a) and side view (b). a) Interactions of the molecules within and b...
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption (left) and emission (right, λex = 400 nm) spectra of 1,3-dimethyl-5-phenyl-6-[2-(...
One-pot Ugi-azide and Heck reactions for the synthesis of heterocyclic systems containing tetrazole and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline
- Jiawei Niu,
- Yuhui Wang,
- Shenghu Yan,
- Yue Zhang,
- Xiaoming Ma,
- Qiang Zhang and
- Wei Zhang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 912–920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.81
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative bioactive tetrazole- and tetrahydroisoquinoline-containing compounds.
Scheme 1: The Ugi and Ugi-azide reactions.
Scheme 2: Ugi-azide and post-condensation reactions for the synthesis of various heterocyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 3: One-pot synthesis of tetrazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.
Scheme 4: One-pot synthesis of tetrazolo-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones 6.
Scheme 5: One-pot synthesis for tetrazolyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines 8.
Scheme 6: Gram-scale two-step one-pot synthesis of 6c.
Figure 2: ORTEP diagrams of compound 6d (left) [CCDC: 2164364] and 8c (right) [CCDC: 2321622].
Innovative synthesis of drug-like molecules using tetrazole as core building blocks
- Jingyao Li,
- Ajay L. Chandgude,
- Qiang Zheng and
- Alexander Dömling
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 950–958, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.85
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Tetrazole drugs, current assembly strategies, and novel building block strategy.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of tetrazole building blocks. Isolated yields.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of Passerini products 3. Isolated yields.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of Ugi products 4 and 5. Isolated yields.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tetrazole building block 6. Isolated yield.
Carbonylative synthesis and functionalization of indoles
- Alex De Salvo,
- Raffaella Mancuso and
- Xiao-Feng Wu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 973–1000, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.87
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Pd(0)-catalyzed domino C,N-coupling/carbonylation/Suzuki coupling reaction for the synthesis of 2-a...
Scheme 2: Pd(0)-catalyzed single isonitrile insertion: synthesis of 1-(3-amino)-1H-indol-2-yl)-1-ketones.
Scheme 3: Pd(0)-catalyzed gas-free carbonylation of 2-alkynylanilines to 1-(1H-indol-1-yl)-2-arylethan-1-ones....
Scheme 4: Pd(II)-catalyzed heterocyclization/alkoxycarbonylation of 2-alkynylaniline imines.
Scheme 5: Pd(II)-catalyzed heterocyclization/alkoxycarbonylation of 2-alkynylanilines to N-substituted indole...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of indol-2-acetic esters by Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylation of 1-(2-aminoaryl)-2-yn-1-ols.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylative double cyclization of suitably functionalized 2-alkynylanilines to 3...
Scheme 8: Indole synthesis by deoxygenation reactions of nitro compounds reported by Cenini et al. [21].
Scheme 9: Indole synthesis by reduction of nitro compounds: approach reported by Watanabe et al. [22].
Scheme 10: Indole synthesis from o-nitrostyrene compounds as reported by Söderberg and co-workers [23].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of fused indoles (top) and natural indoles present in two species of European Basidiomyce...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydro-4(3H)-carbazolones through N-heteroannulation of functionalized 2-nitrosty...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of indoles from o-nitrostyrenes by using Pd(OAc)2 and Pd(tfa)2 in conjunction with bident...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of substituted 3-alkoxyindoles via palladium-catalyzed reductive N-heteroannulation.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3-arylindoles by palladium-catalyzed C–H bond amination via reduction of nitroalkenes.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 2,2′-bi-1H-indoles, 2,3′-bi-1H-indoles, 3,3′-bi-1H-indoles, indolo[3,2-b]indoles, indo...
Scheme 17: Pd-catalyzed reductive cyclization of 1,2-bis(2-nitrophenyl)ethene and 1,1-bis(2-nitrophenyl)ethene...
Scheme 18: Flow synthesis of 2-substituted indoles by reductive carbonylation.
Scheme 19: Pd-catalyzed synthesis of variously substituted 3H-indoles from nitrostyrenes by using Mo(CO)6 as C...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of indoles from substituted 2-nitrostyrenes (top) and ω-nitrostyrenes (bottom) via reduct...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of indoles from substituted 2-nitrostyrenes with formic acid as CO source.
Scheme 22: Ni-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2-nitroalkynes and aryl iodides (top) and the Ni-catalyze...
Scheme 23: Mechanism of the Ni-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2-nitroalkynes and aryl iodides (top) an...
Scheme 24: Route to indole derivatives through Rh-catalyzed benzannulation of heteroaryl propargylic esters fa...
Scheme 25: Pd-catalyzed cyclization of 2-(2-haloaryl)indoles reported by Yoo and co-workers [54], Guo and co-worke...
Scheme 26: Approach for the synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones reported by Huang and co-workers [57].
Scheme 27: Zhou group’s method for the synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones from o-1,2-dibromobenzene and indole derivatives by us...
Scheme 29: Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Heck cyclization of 2-(2-bromophenyl)-1-alkyl-1H-indoles reported by Guo et al. [55]....
Scheme 30: Synthesis of indolo[1,2-a]quinoxalinone derivatives through Pd/Cu co-catalyzed carbonylative cycliz...
Scheme 31: Pd-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of o-indolylarylamines and N-monosubstituted o-indolylarylam...
Scheme 32: Pd-catalyzed diasteroselective carbonylative cyclodearomatization of N-(2-bromobenzoyl)indoles with...
Scheme 33: Pd(0)-catalyzed synthesis of CO-linked heterocyclic scaffolds from alkene-indole derivatives and 2-...
Scheme 34: Proposed mechanism for the Pd(0)-catalyzed synthesis of CO-linked heterocyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 35: Pd-catalyzed C–H and N–H alkoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives to indole-3-carboxylates and ind...
Scheme 36: Rh-catalyzed C–H alcoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives to indole-3-carboxylates reported by Li ...
Scheme 37: Pd-catalyzed C–H alkoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives with alcohols and phenols to indole-3-ca...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of N-methylindole-3-carboxylates from N-methylindoles and phenols through metal-catalyst-...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of indol-3-α-ketoamides (top) and indol-3-amides (bottom) via direct double- and monoamin...
Scheme 40: The direct Sonogashira carbonylation coupling reaction of indoles and alkynes via Pd/CuI catalysis ...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of indole-3-yl aryl ketones reported by Zhao and co-workers [73] (path a) and Zhang and co-wo...
Scheme 42: Pd-catalyzed carbonylative synthesis of BIMs from aryl iodides and N-substituted and NH-free indole...
Scheme 43: Cu-catalyzed direct double-carbonylation and monocarbonylation of indoles and alcohols with hexaket...
Scheme 44: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkoxycarbonylation of indoles to indole-2-carboxylates [79] (top) and Co-catal...
Scheme 45: Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of NH free-haloindoles.
Synthesis and optical properties of bis- and tris-alkynyl-2-trifluoromethylquinolines
- Stefan Jopp,
- Franziska Spruner von Mertz,
- Peter Ehlers,
- Alexander Villinger and
- Peter Langer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1246–1255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.107
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Natural and synthetic compounds containing a quinoline or quinolone core-structure.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 4. Reaction conditions: i: polyphosphoric acid, 150 °C, 2 h; ii: POBr3 (1.1 equiv), 15...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of compounds 6a–h. Reaction conditions: Pd(PPh3)4 (2.5 mol %), CuI (5 mol %), acetylene (...
Figure 2: ORTEP of 6b (CCDC 2322985).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 8. Reaction conditions: i: polyphosphoric acid, 150 °C, 2 h [33]; ii: POBr3 (1.1 equiv), 1...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of compounds 9a–g: Reaction conditions: Pd(PPh3)4 (2.5 mol %), CuI (5 mol %), acetylene (...
Figure 3: ORTEP of 9f (CCDC 2322983).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of starting material 11. Reaction conditions: i: AcOH, Br2 (1.1 equiv), reflux, 24 h; ii:...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of compounds 12a–g. Reaction conditions: Pd(PPh3)4 (2.5 mol %), CuI (5 mol %), acetylene ...
Figure 4: ORTEP of 12d (CCDC 2322984).
Figure 5: UV–vis and emission spectra of 6a, 9a and 12a (left) and 12a, 12c, and 12e (right, λex = 380 nm) in...
Domino reactions of chromones with activated carbonyl compounds
- Peter Langer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1256–1269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.108
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Structures of carbonyl compounds 1, 2, 3, and 4, dianion 7, phosphorane 8 and synthesis of 1,3-bis(...
Scheme 2: Structures of chromones with different substituents located at carbon C-3 and atom numbering scheme...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 17. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), THF, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 18a–ac. Conditions: i, 1) 9a–j, Me3SiOTf (1.3 equiv), 20 °C, 1 h; 2) 6a–h (1.3 equiv),...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 19a–d. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), THF, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 20a–ag. Conditions: i, 1) 10a–i, Me3SiOTf (0.3 equiv), 20 °C, 10 min; 2) 6a–h (1.3 equ...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 21a–g. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 22a,b. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 23a–j. Conditions: i, 1) 11a–c, Me3SiOTf (0.3 equiv), 20 °C, 1 h; 2) 6a–h (1.3 equiv),...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 24a–w. Conditions: i, 1) 13a–c, Me3SiOTf (0.3 equiv), 20 °C, 1 h; 2) 6a–r (1.3 equiv),...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 25a–f. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 26a–e. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 27a–c. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 28a–c. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 29a–n and 30. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h; ii, 1) KOH, MeOH; ...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 32a,b. Conditions: i, 1) 31, Me3SiOTf (2.0 equiv), 20 °C, 1 h; 2) 6a,b (3.0 equiv), CH2...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 33. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), THF, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 35a–x. Conditions: i, DBU (1.3 equiv), 1,4-dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 36a–f. Conditions: i, 1) DBU (1.3 equiv), 1,4-dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h; 2) I2 (2 equiv), D...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 37a,b. Conditions: i, 1) DBU (1.3 equiv), 1,4-dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h; 2) I2 (2 equiv), D...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of 39a–i. Conditions: i, method A: DBU (1.3 equiv), 1,4-dioxane, 20 °C; method B: K2CO3 (...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 40. Conditions: i, piperidine, MeOH, CHCl3, reflux, 3 h.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 41a–am. Conditions: i, Me3SiOTf, CH2Cl2, 20 °C, 12 h, then: HCl (10%); ii, NEt3, EtOH ...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 43a–aa and 44a–ac. Conditions: i, Me3SiOTf, CH2Cl2, 20 °C, 12 h, then: HCl (10%); ii, ...
Rapid construction of tricyclic tetrahydrocyclopenta[4,5]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine via isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction
- Xiu-Yu Chen,
- Ying Han,
- Jing Sun and
- Chao-Guo Yan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1436–1443, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.126
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Molecular structure of compound 4a.
Figure 2: Molecular structure of compound 6g.
Scheme 1: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Generation of multimillion chemical space based on the parallel Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction
- Evgen V. Govor,
- Vasyl Naumchyk,
- Ihor Nestorak,
- Dmytro S. Radchenko,
- Dmytro Dudenko,
- Yurii S. Moroz,
- Olexiy D. Kachkovsky and
- Oleksandr O. Grygorenko
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1604–1613, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.143
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Scheme 1: Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé (GBB) reaction.
Figure 1: Marketed drugs comprising imidazo[1,2-a]azine scaffolds.
Figure 2: Yields of library members 4 synthesized using both Sc(OTf)3 and TsOH as the catalysts.
Figure 3: Amino heterocycles 1{1–27} demonstrating poor performance in the parallel GBB reaction.
Figure 4: (Hetero)aromatic aldehydes 2{1–6} illustrating electronic and steric effects on the parallel GBB re...
Scheme 2: A) Parallel GBB reaction and B) examples of library members 4 obtained (relative configurations are...
Figure 5: Physicochemical properties of the chemical space of 271 Mln. members obtained by virtual GBB reacti...
Figure 6: Distribution of maximal values among pairwise-calculated Tanimoto similarities T (MFP2 fingerprints ...
Figure 7: t-Distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) comparative analysis of 50,000 randomly selecte...
Figure 8: Some biologically active representatives of the generated GBB chemical space found in the ChEMBL da...
Harnessing unprotected deactivated amines and arylglyoxals in the Ugi reaction for the synthesis of fused complex nitrogen heterocycles
- Javier Gómez-Ayuso,
- Pablo Pertejo,
- Tomás Hermosilla,
- Israel Carreira-Barral,
- Roberto Quesada and
- María García-Valverde
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1758–1766, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.154
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Fused heterocycles containing the piperazine and diazepine core.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of benzodiazepinones 5 from anthranilic acid derivatives.
Scheme 2: Diastereoselective one-pot synthesis of benzodiazepinones 6.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis-1,4-benzodiazepines 7.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of benzodiazepinone 5c and pyrrolobenzodiazepinone 8 from anthranilic acid and 3-bromopro...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinones 9 from pyrrole and indole carboxylic acids.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinones 10 from N-phenylglicine.
Figure 2: X-ray diffraction structures of pyrrolopiperazinones 9a (left) and 10a (right). The thermal ellipso...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinone 11 using (S)-α-methylbenzylamine.
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism in the spontaneous cyclization of Ugi adducts obtained from arylglyoxals and dea...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinoquinazolines 13.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of piperazinoquinazoline 14.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of dipyrrolopiperazinones 12.
Figure 3: X-ray diffraction structure of dipyrrolopiperazinone 12c. The thermal ellipsoid plot (Olex2) is at ...
Ugi bisamides based on pyrrolyl-β-chlorovinylaldehyde and their unusual transformations
- Alexander V. Tsygankov,
- Vladyslav O. Vereshchak,
- Tetiana O. Savluk,
- Serhiy M. Desenko,
- Valeriia V. Ananieva,
- Oleksandr V. Buravov,
- Yana I. Sakhno,
- Svitlana V. Shishkina and
- Valentyn A. Chebanov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1773–1784, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.156
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Scheme 1: The use of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes in the Ugi reaction.
Scheme 2: Comparison of isocyanide conversion conditions.
Figure 1: Azomethines based on ethyl 4-acetyl-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate and 4-[(E)-1-chloro-3-oxo...
Figure 2: Molecular structure of ethyl (Z)-4-(3-(N-(4-bromophenyl)-2-chloroacetamido)-4-(tert-butylamino)-1-c...
Scheme 3: Hydrolysis of Ugi bisamide 5d in the presence of HCl. Conditions: (A) 5 equiv HCl, MeOH, 80 °C, 3 h...
Figure 3: Molecular structure of ethyl (E)-4-(4-(tert-butylamino)-3,4-dioxobut-1-en-1-yl)-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyr...
Figure 4: Molecular structure of ethyl 4-(3-(N-(4-bromophenyl)-2-chloroacetamido)-4-(tert-butylamino)-4-oxobu...
Scheme 4: The Ugi-4CR with the participation of p-anisidine and benzyl isocyanide.
Scheme 5: Successful attempt at tandem one-pot coupling of the Ugi-4CR reaction and post-transformation of th...
Scheme 6: Plausible transformation sequence of the formation of amides 10 and ketobisamides 12.
A facile three-component route to powerful 5-aryldeazaalloxazine photocatalysts
- Ivana Weisheitelová,
- Radek Cibulka,
- Marek Sikorski and
- Tetiana Pavlovska
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1831–1838, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.161
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Figure 1: (A) The general structures of isoalloxazine (flavin, Fl), alloxazine (All), 5-deazaisoalloxazine (5...
Scheme 1: Three-component condensation of anilines, aldehydes and N,N-dimethylbarbituric acid. aReaction was ...
Figure 2: UV–vis absorption spectra of 5-arydeazaalloxazines 2f, 2j and 2n in DMF (l = 1 cm, c = 2.50 × 10−5 ...
Scheme 2: Control experiments related to bulky substituted aldehydes.
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
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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...
Multicomponent syntheses of pyrazoles via (3 + 2)-cyclocondensation and (3 + 2)-cycloaddition key steps
- Ignaz Betcke,
- Alissa C. Götzinger,
- Maryna M. Kornet and
- Thomas J. J. Müller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2024–2077, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.178
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 1 via in situ-formed 1,3-diketones 2 [44].
Scheme 2: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-ethoxycarbonylpyrazoles 5 via SmCl3-catalyzed acylation ...
Scheme 3: Consecutive four-component synthesis of 1-(thiazol-2-yl)pyrazole-3-carboxylates 8 [51].
Scheme 4: Three-component synthesis of thiazolylpyrazoles 17 via in situ formation of acetoacetylcoumarins 18 ...
Scheme 5: Consecutive pseudo-four-component and four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 21 from sodium acetylac...
Scheme 6: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1-substituted pyrazoles 24 from boronic acids, di(Boc)diim...
Scheme 7: Consecutive three-component synthesis of N-arylpyrazoles 25 via in situ formation of aryl-di(Boc)hy...
Scheme 8: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,4-substituted pyrazoles 27 and 28 from methylhydrazine...
Scheme 9: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-allylpyrazoles 32 via oxidative allylation of 1,3-dicarb...
Scheme 10: Pseudo-five-component synthesis of tris(pyrazolyl)methanes 35 [61].
Scheme 11: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 5-(indol-3-yl)pyrazoles 39 from 1,3,5-triketones 38 [64].
Scheme 12: Three-component synthesis of thiazolylpyrazoles 43 [65].
Scheme 13: Three-component synthesis of triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazin-3-yl substituted 5-aminopyrazoles 47 [67]....
Scheme 14: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles 49 via formation of β-oxothioamides 50 [68].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3,4-biarylpyrazoles 52 from aryl halides, α-bromocinnamaldehyde, and tosylhydrazine vi...
Scheme 16: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,4-substituted pyrazoles 57 from iodochromones 55 by Suzu...
Scheme 17: Pseudo-four-component synthesis of pyrazolyl-2-pyrazolines 59 by ring opening/ring closing cyclocon...
Scheme 18: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 61 [77].
Scheme 19: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 62 from malononitrile, aldehydes, and hydrazines [78-90].
Scheme 20: Four-component synthesis of pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles 63 [91].
Scheme 21: Three-component synthesis of persubstituted pyrazoles 65 from aldehydes, β-ketoesters, and hydrazin...
Scheme 22: Three-component synthesis of pyrazol-4-carbodithioates 67 [100].
Scheme 23: Regioselective three-component synthesis of persubstituted pyrazoles 68 catalyzed by ionic liquid [...
Scheme 24: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-halopyrazoles 69 and anellated pyrazoles 70 [102].
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl pyrazole-5-carboxylates 72 [103].
Scheme 26: Synthesis of pyrazoles 75 in a one-pot process via carbonylative Heck coupling and subsequent cycli...
Scheme 27: Copper-catalyzed three-component synthesis of 1,3-substituted pyrazoles 76 [105].
Scheme 28: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of bis(pyrazolyl)methanes 78 by ring opening-ring closing cyclocon...
Scheme 29: Three-component synthesis of 1,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 80 [107].
Scheme 30: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazoles 83 [111].
Scheme 31: Consecutive three-component synthesis of difluoromethanesulfonyl-functionalized pyrazole 88 [114].
Scheme 32: Consecutive three-component synthesis of perfluoroalkyl-substituted fluoropyrazoles 91 [115].
Scheme 33: Regioselective consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 93 [116].
Scheme 34: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 96 mediated by trimethyl phosphite [117].
Scheme 35: One-pot synthesis of pyrazoles 99 via Liebeskind–Srogl cross-coupling/cyclocondensation [118].
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 101 via domino condensation/Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling ...
Scheme 37: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazoles 102 and 103 by Sonogashira ...
Scheme 38: Polymer analogous consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazole-based polymers 107 [132].
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 108 by sequentially Pd-catalyzed Kumada–Sonogashira cycloc...
Scheme 40: Consecutive four-step one-pot synthesis of 1,3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 110 [137].
Scheme 41: Four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 113, 115, and 117 via Sonogashira coupling and subsequent Suz...
Scheme 42: Consecutive four- or five-component synthesis for the preparation of 4-pyrazoly-1,2,3-triazoles 119...
Scheme 43: Four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 121 via alkynone formation by carbonylative Pd-catalyzed coup...
Scheme 44: Preparation of 3-azulenyl pyrazoles 124 by glyoxylation, decarbonylative Sonogashira coupling, and ...
Scheme 45: Four-component synthesis of a 3-indoloylpyrazole 128 [147].
Scheme 46: Two-step synthesis of 5-acylpyrazoles 132 via glyoxylation-Stephen–Castro sequence and subsequent c...
Scheme 47: Copper on iron mediated consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-substituted pyrazoles 136 [150].
Scheme 48: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3-substituted pyrazoles 141 by Sonogashira coupling and su...
Scheme 49: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 143 initiated by Cu(I)-catalyzed carboxylation o...
Scheme 50: Consecutive three-component synthesis of benzamide-substituted pyrazoles 146 starting from N-phthal...
Scheme 51: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 148 [156].
Scheme 52: Three-component synthesis of 4-ninhydrin-substituted pyrazoles 151 [158].
Scheme 53: Consecutive four-component synthesis of 4-(oxoindol)-1-phenylpyrazole-3-carboxylates 155 [159].
Scheme 54: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 160 [160].
Scheme 55: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 165 [162].
Scheme 56: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted and 3-substituted pyrazoles 168 and 169 ...
Scheme 57: Three-component synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 171 via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of vinyl...
Scheme 58: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 173 and 174 from aldehydes, tosylhydrazine, and vinylidene c...
Scheme 59: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 175 from glyoxyl hydrates, tosylhydrazine, and electron-defi...
Scheme 60: Pseudo-four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 177 from glyoxyl hydrates, tosylhydrazine, and aldehyd...
Scheme 61: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 179 via Knoevenagel-cycloaddition sequence [179].
Scheme 62: Three-component synthesis of 5-dimethylphosphonate substituted pyrazoles 182 from aldehydes, the Be...
Scheme 63: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 185 from al...
Scheme 64: Three-component synthesis of 5-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 187 from aldehydes, the...
Scheme 65: Three-component synthesis of 5-diethylphosphonate/5-phenylsulfonyl substituted pyrazoles 189 from a...
Scheme 66: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 3-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 190 [185].
Scheme 67: Three-component synthesis of 3-trifluoromethylpyrazoles 193 [186].
Scheme 68: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-stannyl-substituted 4-fluoropyrazole 197 [191,192].
Scheme 69: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 3,5-diacyl-4-arylpyrazoles 199 [195].
Scheme 70: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 204 via nitrilimines [196].
Scheme 71: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 206 via formation of nitrilimines and sali...
Scheme 72: Pseudo four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 209 from acetylene dicarboxylates 147, hydrazonyl chlo...
Scheme 73: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 213 via syndnones 214 [200].
Scheme 74: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 216 via in situ-formed diazomethinimines 217 [201].
Scheme 75: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3-methylthiopyrazoles 219 from aldehydes, hydrazine, and 1...
Scheme 76: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 220 from aldehydes, hydrazines, and termin...
Scheme 77: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 222 from aldehydes, hydrazines, and DMAD ...
Scheme 78: Pseudo three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 224 from sulfonyl hydrazone and benzyl acrylate under...
Scheme 79: Titanium-catalyzed consecutive four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 225 via enamino imines 226 [211]. a...
Scheme 80: Titanium-catalyzed three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 227 via enhydrazino imine complex interme...
Scheme 81: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 229 via Glaser coupling of terminal alkynes and photo...
Scheme 82: Copper(II)acetate-mediated three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 232 [216].
Scheme 83: Copper-catalyzed three-component synthesis of 1,3,4-substituted pyrazole 234 from oxime acetates, a...
Scheme 84: Three-component synthesis of 3-trifluoroethylpyrazoles 239 [218].
Scheme 85: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 1,4-bisulfonyl-substituted pyrazoles 242 [219].
Scheme 86: Three-component synthesis of 4-hydroxypyrazole 246 [221].
Cage-like microstructures via sequential Ugi reactions in aqueous emulsions
- Rita S. Alqubelat,
- Yaroslava A. Menzorova and
- Maxim A. Mironov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2078–2083, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.179
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of cross-linked microgel labelled with aminofluorescein.
Figure 1: Single droplets of the Pickering emulsion attached to a glass surface.
Figure 2: Cage-like microstructure obtained via sequential Ugi reactions.
Figure 3: AFM images of A) single domains and B) cross-linked CMC/chitosan polymer particles.
Figure 4: Variations of microstructures obtained via sequential Ugi reactions. A) Cap-like structures at 5 mo...
O,S,Se-containing Biginelli products based on cyclic β-ketosulfone and their postfunctionalization
- Kateryna V. Dil and
- Vitalii A. Palchykov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2143–2151, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.184
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The general Biginelli reaction (A) and examples of DHMP (B) and thiopyran-1,1-dioxide (C) containin...
Figure 1: Number of aryl-substituted Biginelli-type products and publications as analyzed by Reaxys database....
Scheme 2: Scope of the obtained Biginelli products 2a–q.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of SO2-containing enastron analogue 2r.
Scheme 4: Postmodification of the Biginelli product 2a.
Figure 2: Distribution of compounds 2a–r, 3–7 (log P (y)–MW (x)) through LLAMA software. The chemical structu...
Deuterated reagents in multicomponent reactions to afford deuterium-labeled products
- Kevin Schofield,
- Shayna Maddern,
- Yueteng Zhang,
- Grace E. Mastin,
- Rachel Knight,
- Wei Wang,
- James Galligan and
- Christopher Hulme
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2270–2279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.195
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Competitive examples of D2-benzylamine formation via phenyl-nitriles.
Scheme 2: Proposed tentative mechanism of [D3]-formamide formation via modified Leuckart–Wallach reaction wit...
Scheme 3: Ugi-4CR products: no deuterium scrambling observed.
Scheme 4: Ugi-3CR products. No deuterium scrambling observed.
Scheme 5: Ugi-azide reaction products, no deuterium scrambling observed.
Scheme 6: Passerini products, no deuterium scrambling observed. aWater was used as solvent.
Scheme 7: Strecker reaction products (precursors to [D1]-α-amino acids), no deuterium scrambling was observed...
Scheme 8: Biginelli reaction products, no deuterium scrambling was observed. Six site-specific deuterated Big...
Scheme 9: GBB reaction products, no deuterium scrambling was observed. aA 70% [D2]-isocyanide was used in 7a ...
Scheme 10: Modified Hantzsch pyridine synthesis to afford 1,4-dihydropyridines. No deuterium scrambling was ob...
Scheme 11: CYP3A4 mediated dehydrogenation of dihydropyridines.
Synthesis of benzo[f]quinazoline-1,3(2H,4H)-diones
- Ruben Manuel Figueira de Abreu,
- Peter Ehlers and
- Peter Langer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2708–2719, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.228
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Synthesis of uracil-based alkynes and aryl structures [51,62-65].
Figure 2: Structures of uracil derivatives A, B, and C.
Scheme 1: Strategy for the synthesis of the cyclised product 5. Conditions: i) Br2 (2 equiv), Ac2O (1.5 equiv...
Scheme 2: Synthesis and isolated yields of 1,3-dimethyl-5-aryl-6-[2-(aryl)ethynyl]uracils 4a–i. Reaction cond...
Scheme 3: Scope and isolated yields of the synthesis of 5. Reaction conditions: 4 (1 equiv), p-TsOH·H2O (20 e...
Scheme 4: Proposed reaction mechanism of the cyclisation with N,N-dimethylanilino functional groups.
Figure 3: UV–vis absorption (left) and emission (right, λex = 400 nm) spectra of 5a, 5d, 5f, 5g, 5h, and 5i i...
Synthesis of spiroindolenines through a one-pot multistep process mediated by visible light
- Francesco Gambuti,
- Jacopo Pizzorno,
- Chiara Lambruschini,
- Renata Riva and
- Lisa Moni
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2722–2731, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.230
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected natural products containing spiro-indolenines.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of spiro[indole-heterocycles].
Scheme 2: Synthetic strategy for the new synthesis of 2,3-diaminoindolenines [21] and spiro[indole-isoquinolines]....
Scheme 3: Scope of the synthesis of spiro[indole-THIQs]. aα-aminoamidine 2b has been isolated (54%) too; bα-a...
Scheme 4: Two-step synthesis using p-methylaniline.
Scheme 5: Investigation of the one-pot four-step synthetic protocol employing N-Ph-benzoxazepine 5.
Figure 2: Time profile of the reaction of N-Ph-THIQ, 3,5-dimethoxyaniline and t-BuNC conducted under optimize...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism.
Multicomponent synthesis of α-branched amines using organozinc reagents generated from alkyl bromides
- Baptiste Leroux,
- Alexis Beaufils,
- Federico Banchini,
- Olivier Jackowski,
- Alejandro Perez-Luna,
- Fabrice Chemla,
- Marc Presset and
- Erwan Le Gall
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2834–2839, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.239
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Scope of organozinc reagents. Yield was determined by titration with I2. Reaction conditions: Zn du...
Scheme 2: Scope of the reaction. Yield of isolated product is given.
N-Glycosides of indigo, indirubin, and isoindigo: blue, red, and yellow sugars and their cancerostatic activity
- Peter Langer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2840–2869, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.240
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Structures of indigo (1a), indirubin (2a) and isoindigo (3a).
Scheme 2: Structures of akashins A–C.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 5b. Reagents and conditions: i) TMSOTf, 4 Å MS, CH2Cl2, −20 °C, 1.5 h, then 20 °C, 8–1...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 7c. Reagents and conditions: i) TMSOTf, 4 Å MS, CH2Cl2, −18 °C, 3 h; then: TMSOTf, 4 Å...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 1d. Reagents and conditions: i) chloroacetic acid, Na2CO3, reflux, 6 h; ii) Ac2O, NaOA...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 10e. Reagents and conditions: i) p-TsOH·H2O, acetonitrile, MeOH, 1 d; ii) NIS, PPh3, D...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of akashins A–C. Reagents and conditions: i) TMSOTf, 4 Å MS, CH2Cl2, −18 to 20 °C, 15 h; ...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 5d. Reagents and conditions: i) KMnO4, AcOH, high-power-stirring (12.000 rot/min), 20 ...
Scheme 9: Possible mechanism of the formation of 5c.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 7d. Reagents and conditions: i) 1) CH2Cl2, 2) Me3SiI, 20 °C, 30 min, 3) 0 °C, 30 min, ...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of α-15b. Reagents and conditions: i) 1) CH2Cl2, 2) Me3SiI, 20 °C, 30 min, 3) 0 °C, 30 mi...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of isatin-N-glycosides 16a–f. Reagents and conditions: i) PhNH2, EtOH, 20 °C, 12 h; ii) Ac...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 17–21. Reagents and conditions: i) Na2CO3, MeOH, 20 °C, 4 h.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of indirubin-N-glycosides α-17a and α-17b.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-17f. Reagents and conditions: i) 1) Na2CO3, MeOH, 20 °C, 4 h, 2) Ac2O/pyridine 1:1, ...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of β-24a. Reagents and conditions: i) n-PrOH, H2O, formic acid (buffer, 100 mM), 2 h, 65 ...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of isatin-N-glycosides 23b–g and 24b–g.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of β-29a,b. Reagents and conditions: i) EtOH, 20 °C, 12 h; ii) DDQ, dioxane, 20 °C, 12 h;...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of β-31a. Reagents and conditions: i) Na2SO3, dioxane, H2O, 110 °C, 2 d; ii) piperidine, ...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 33a–d. Reagents and conditions: i) Ac2O, AcOH, NaOAc, 80 °C, 1 h; ii) 1) NaOMe, anhydr...
Scheme 21: Indirubins 34 and 35.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 36f. Reagents and conditions: i) NaOH, H2O, 20 °C, 5 h; ii) HCl, NaNO2, H2O, −14 °C; i...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 38a–h. Reagents and conditions: i) 1) 0.1 equiv NaOMe, MeOH, 20 °C, 15–20 min, 2) HOAc...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 40a–h. Reagents and conditions: i) method A: EtOH/THF, cat. KOt-Bu, 20 °C, 3–4.5 h; me...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 41a–d. Reagents and conditions: i) Ac2O, AcOH, NaOAc, 80 °C, 1 h.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of 41e. Reagents and conditions: i) AcOH, NaOAc, 110 °C, 24 h.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of E-β-43a–e and E-β-44a,b. Reagents and conditions: i) 1) NEt3, EtOH, 20 °C, 12 h, 2) DM...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of E-43f. Reagents and conditions: i) Na2CO3, MeOH, 20 °C, 6–24 h.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 46a–m. Reagents and conditions: i) NEt3 (1 equiv), EtOH, 20 °C, 6–10 h; ii) MsCl, NEt3...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of 48a–d. Reagents and conditions: i) AcOH/Ac2O, NaOAc, 60 °C, 3–4 h.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 48e. Reagents and conditions: i) NaOAc, AcOH, 110 °C, 24 h.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of β-49a,b. Reagents and conditions: i) AcOH/Ac2O, NaOAc, 60 °C, 3–4 h.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of β-54a,b. Reagents and conditions: i) 1) NaH, DMF, 0 °C, 15 min, 2) β-51a,b, 20 °C, 3 h...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 54c–l. The yields refer to the yields of the first and second condensation step for ea...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 57a–c and 58a–d. Reagents and conditions: i) HCl (conc.), AcOH, reflux, 24 h; ii) 1) B...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 59a–e and 60a–e. Reagents and conditions: i) P(NEt2)3 (1.1 equiv), CH2Cl2, −78 °C to 2...
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 61a–d and 62a–d. Reagents and conditions: i) P(NEt2)3 (1.1 equiv), CH2Cl2, −78 °C to 2...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of β-64a–e and α-64a. Reagents and conditions: i) AcOH, Ac2O, NaOAc, 90 °C, 6 h.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of β-72a. Reagents and conditions: i) 66, EtOH, 20 °C, 12 h; ii) DDQ, dioxane, 20 °C, 12 ...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of β-72b.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of β-74a–c. Reagents and conditions: i) AcOH, Ac2O, NaOAc, 130 °C, 2 d.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of β-77. Reagents and conditions: i) 1) NEt3, EtOH, 20 °C, 12 h, 2) DMAP, NEt3, MsCl, 0 °...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of β-81a–f and β-80g. Reagents and conditions: i) AcOH, 80 °C, 1–3 h; ii) benzene, PTSA, ...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 84a. Reagents and conditions: i) benzene, AlCl3, 20 °C, 10 min; ii) MeOH, NaOMe, 12 h,...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 84b–l. The yields refer to the yields of the condensation and the deprotection step fo...
Synthesis of pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepine/dibenzothiazepine/triazolobenzodiazepine derivatives via isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions
- Marzieh Norouzi,
- Mohammad Taghi Nazeri,
- Ahmad Shaabani and
- Behrouz Notash
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2870–2882, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.241
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representation of distinguished structures of benzodiazepine/benzoxazepine/benzothiazepine with pha...
Scheme 1: Methods for the construction of pyrrole-fused heterocycles through I-MCR reactions.
Scheme 2: The model reaction of dibenzoxazepine, gem-diactivated olefin (2-benzylidenemalononitrile), and cyc...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope. Conditions: Reactions were carried out using 1 (0.55 mmol), 2 (0.55 mmol), and 3 (...
Scheme 4: Substrate scope..Conditions: reactions were carried out using 1 (0.55 mmol), 2 (0.55 mmol), and 5 (...
Figure 2: The crystal structure of 4h (CCDC 2365305).
Figure 3: The DNMR (dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance) spectra of compound 6f (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz) at 25–85 °C...
Figure 4: The crystal structure of 6a (CCDC2365306).
Scheme 5: A suggested mechanism for compounds 4.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepine/triazolobenzodiazepine through a 4-CR.
Scheme 7: Gram-scale synthesis of pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepine/triazolobenzodiazepine 4a and 6a via 3-CRs.
Figure 5: UV–vis absorption for compounds 4a, 6c and QS (quinine sulfate) (a); emission for 4a, 6c and QS (b)...
