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Dutta A, Jeganmohan M. Synthesis of Aryl Naphthoquinones and Maleimides via Pd(II)-Catalyzed Template-Assisted m-C(sp 2)-H Functionalization Reaction. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202402162. [PMID: 39133892 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 10/09/2024]
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An efficient approach for the synthesis of substituted aryl naphthoquinones via a Pd(II)-catalyzed template-assisted m-C(sp2)-H bond functionalization reaction of arylmethane sulfonates have been demonstrated. The method involves usage of less expensive and abundant pharmacologically important scaffold naphthoquinone. A wide range of arylmethane sulfonates were examined and found to be compatible with the protocol. The protocol has also been further extended to the synthesis of various substituted aryl maleimide scaffolds. A plausible reaction mechanism has also been proposed to account for the selective distal m-C(sp2)-H bond functionalization reaction.
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- Ananya Dutta
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600036, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600036, India
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Sharma A, Govande V, Mahajan S, Sawant SD. 2,3-Difunctionalization of quinones: a gold-catalyzed cascade approach for trifluoromethyl-amination or sulfoximination. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:9598-9601. [PMID: 39143950 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01891e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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A one-pot domino protocol employing gold(I) catalysis has been developed for the cascade trifluoromethyl-amination/sulfoximination of quinones. Togni I serves as the trifluoromethyl installing precursor, while amine or sulfoximine serves as the aminating source. Preliminary investigations suggest a mutual activation of Togni I and the amine precursor, facilitating the facile difunctionalization of quinones with excellent regioselectivity. Extensive substrate scope exploration demonstrates moderate to good yields of difunctionalized products. Application to the natural product Juglone highlights its potential for late-stage modifications in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery.
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- Alpa Sharma
- Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu-180001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu-180001, India
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- Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu-180001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu-180001, India
- Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghaziabad-201002, India
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Konwar M, Hazarika N, Sarmah BK, Das A. Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation of Imidazo[1,5-a]quinolin-2-iums Salts and Internal Alkynes via C-H Bond Activation. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401133. [PMID: 38593238 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Ruthenium(II)-catalyzed synthesis of π-conjugated fused imidazo[1,5-a]quinolin-2-ium derivatives have been achieved via C-H activation of quinoline-functionalized NHC (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) and oxidative coupling with internal alkynes. The reaction occurred with high efficiency, broad substrate scope, tolerates a wide range of functional groups and utilized into a gram-scale. Synthetic applications of the coupled product have been exemplified in the late-stage derivatization of various highly functionalized scaffolds. Moreover, most of the annulated products exhibit intense fluorescence and have potential applications in optoelectronic devices. Mechanistic studies have provided insights into the spectroscopic characterization of key five-membered ruthenacycle intermediate and Ru(0) sandwich species. Based on several control experiments, deuterium-kinetic isotope effect, and thermodynamic activation parameters the mechanistic finding demonstrated that fused imidazo-[1,5-a]quinolin-2-ium C(2)-H bond cleavage is the rate-determining step and ruling out the possibility of reductive elimination for controlling the rate of reaction.
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- Monuranjan Konwar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
- Department of Chemistry, Sonari College, Charaideo, 785690, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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Angulo-Elizari E, Henriquez-Figuereo A, Morán-Serradilla C, Plano D, Sanmartín C. Unlocking the potential of 1,4-naphthoquinones: A comprehensive review of their anticancer properties. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 268:116249. [PMID: 38458106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Cancer encompasses a group of pathologies with common characteristics, high incidence, and prevalence in all countries. Although there are treatments available for this disease, they are not always effective or safe, often failing to achieve the desired results. This is why it is necessary to continue the search for new therapies. One of the strategies for obtaining new antitumor drugs is the use of 1,4-naphthoquinone as a scaffold in synthetic or natural products with antitumor activity. This review focuses on compiling studies related to the antitumor activity of 1,4-naphthoquinone and its natural and synthetic derivatives over the last 10 years. The work describes the main natural naphthoquinones with antitumor activity and classifies the synthetic naphthoquinones based on the structural modifications made to the scaffold. Additionally, the formation of metal complexes using naphthoquinones as a ligand is considered. After a thorough review, 197 synthetic compounds with potent biological activity against cancer have been classified according to their chemical structures and their mechanisms of action have been described.
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- Eduardo Angulo-Elizari
- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- University of Navarra, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdisNA), 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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de Carvalho RL, Diogo EBT, Homölle SL, Dana S, da Silva Júnior EN, Ackermann L. The crucial role of silver(I)-salts as additives in C-H activation reactions: overall analysis of their versatility and applicability. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:6359-6378. [PMID: 37655711 PMCID: PMC10714919 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00328k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Transition-metal catalyzed C-H activation reactions have been proven to be useful methodologies for the assembly of synthetically meaningful molecules. This approach bears intrinsic peculiarities that are important to be studied and comprehended in order to achieve its best performance. One example is the use of additives for the in situ generation of catalytically active species. This strategy varies according to the type of additive and the nature of the pre-catalyst that is being used. Thus, silver(I)-salts have proven to play an important role, due to the resulting high reactivity derived from the pre-catalysts of the main transition metals used so far. While being powerful and versatile, the use of silver-based additives can raise concerns, since superstoichiometric amounts of silver(I)-salts are typically required. Therefore, it is crucial to first understand the role of silver(I) salts as additives, in order to wisely overcome this barrier and shift towards silver-free systems.
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- Renato L de Carvalho
- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais-UFMG, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais-UFMG, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais-UFMG, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie and Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Santos LH, Kronenberger T, Almeida RG, Silva EB, Rocha REO, Oliveira JC, Barreto LV, Skinner D, Fajtová P, Giardini MA, Woodworth B, Bardine C, Lourenço AL, Craik CS, Poso A, Podust LM, McKerrow JH, Siqueira-Neto JL, O’Donoghue AJ, da Silva
Júnior EN, Ferreira RS. Structure-Based Identification of Naphthoquinones and Derivatives as Novel Inhibitors of Main Protease M pro and Papain-like Protease PL pro of SARS-CoV-2. J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:6553-6573. [PMID: 35960688 PMCID: PMC9397563 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 urgently demands novel direct antiviral treatments. The main protease (Mpro) and papain-like protease (PLpro) are attractive drug targets among coronaviruses due to their essential role in processing the polyproteins translated from the viral RNA. In this study, we virtually screened 688 naphthoquinoidal compounds and derivatives against Mpro of SARS-CoV-2. Twenty-four derivatives were selected and evaluated in biochemical assays against Mpro using a novel fluorogenic substrate. In parallel, these compounds were also assayed with SARS-CoV-2 PLpro. Four compounds inhibited Mpro with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values between 0.41 μM and 9.0 μM. In addition, three compounds inhibited PLpro with IC50 ranging from 1.9 μM to 3.3 μM. To verify the specificity of Mpro and PLpro inhibitors, our experiments included an assessment of common causes of false positives such as aggregation, high compound fluorescence, and inhibition by enzyme oxidation. Altogether, we confirmed novel classes of specific Mpro and PLpro inhibitors. Molecular dynamics simulations suggest stable binding modes for Mpro inhibitors with frequent interactions with residues in the S1 and S2 pockets of the active site. For two PLpro inhibitors, interactions occur in the S3 and S4 pockets. In summary, our structure-based computational and biochemical approach identified novel naphthoquinonal scaffolds that can be further explored as SARS-CoV-2 antivirals.
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- Lucianna H. Santos
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Oncology and Pneumonology, Internal
Medicine VIII, University Hospital Tübingen,
Otfried-Müller-Straße 10, DE72076 Tübingen,
Germany
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio,
Finland
- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal
Chemistry and Tübingen Center for Academic Drug Discovery (TüCAD2),
Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der
Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 16610 Prague,
Czech Republic
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious
Diseases, University of California San Diego, La Jolla,
California 92093, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco,
California 94143, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco,
California 94143, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco,
California 94143, United States
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- Department of Oncology and Pneumonology, Internal
Medicine VIII, University Hospital Tübingen,
Otfried-Müller-Straße 10, DE72076 Tübingen,
Germany
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio,
Finland
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
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- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, California 92093-0657, United States
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Júnior
- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology,
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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Das D, Das AR. Access to π-Extended Heterocycles Containing Pyrrolo-Coumarin Cores Involving -COCH 3 as a Traceless Directing Group and Materializing Two Successive sp 2C-H/sp 3N-H and sp 2C-H/sp 2N-H Activations. J Org Chem 2022; 87:11443-11456. [PMID: 36000720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An efficient protocol has been developed for the preparation of π-extended N-heterocycles involving a Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation reaction starting from 3-acetamidocoumarins and internal alkynes. The isolation of the intermediate pyrrolo-coumarin suggests that the -COCH3 group in acetamidocoumarins performs the role of a traceless directing group. Besides, the use of commercially available [Cp*RhCl2]2 adds more importance as no additional modification of the catalyst is required. A two-step protocol bearing intermediate pyrrolo-coumarin can be further functionalized to highly decorated heterocyclic moieties materializing sp2 C-H and sp2 N-H coupling. Moreover, one of the pyrrolo-coumarin compounds (3da) is capable of differentiating between Cr(III) and Cr(VI) ions as revealed via fluorescence spectroscopy. In addition, intermediate pyrrolo-coumarin is further functionalized to spirocyclic N-heterocycles.
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- Dwaipayan Das
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700009, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700009, India
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Machado LA, Paz E, Araujo M, Almeida L, Bozzi Í, Dias G, Pereira C, Pedrosa L, Fantuzzi F, Martins F, Cury L, da Silva Júnior EN. Ruthenium(II)‐Catalyzed C–H/N–H Alkyne Annulation of Nonsymmetric Imidazoles: Mechanistic Insights by Computation and Photophysical Properties. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- UFMG: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Chemistry BRAZIL
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- UFMG: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Chemistry BRAZIL
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- UFMG: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Chemistry BRAZIL
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- UFMG: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Chemistry BRAZIL
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- UFMG: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Physics BRAZIL
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Goulart TAC, Recchi AMS, Back DF, Zeni G. Selective 5‐Exo‐Dig versus 6‐Endo‐Dig Cyclization of Benzoimidazole Thiols with Propargyl Alcohols. Adv Synth Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202200254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tales A. C. Goulart
- Laboratório de Síntese Reatividade Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios CCNE, UFSM Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Reatividade Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios CCNE, UFSM Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Materiais Inorgânicos Departamento de Química, UFSM Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Reatividade Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios CCNE, UFSM Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900 Brazil
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Saha A, Shankar M, Sau S, Sahoo AK. Multiple annulations of inert C(sp 2)-H bonds with alkynes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:4561-4587. [PMID: 35303048 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00172a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Transition-metal catalyzed directing group (DG) assisted annulation of inert C-H bonds leads to the formation of complex molecular frameworks from readily accessible substrates. Thus, multiple annulation of less functionalized substrates with unsaturated species leads to the construction of structurally diverse fused poly(hetero)cycles. The directed inert C(arene)-H bond activation and the mode of TM-migration in this process could enabled obatining L-type [involves DG heteroatom, o-C(arene)-H bond, and C(arene)-H bond of aryl-motif in alkyne], Y-type [involves two heteroatoms of the DG and o-,o'-C(arene)-H bonds], and B-type [involves o-C(arene)-H bond and m-C(arene)-H bond] π-extended annulation products. The coordination preference of the DG heteroatom makes the transformation chemo- and regio-selective. This article underlines the conceptual development of unsymmetrical multiple annulation of arene C(sp2)-H bonds with alkynes, which is exceedingly appealing and highly important.
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- Arijit Saha
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500046, India.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500046, India.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500046, India.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500046, India.
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Jardim GAM, de Carvalho RL, Nunes MP, Machado LA, Almeida LD, Bahou KA, Bower JF, da Silva Júnior EN. Looking deep into C-H functionalization: the synthesis and application of cyclopentadienyl and related metal catalysts. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3101-3121. [PMID: 35195128 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07040a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Metal catalyzed C-H functionalization offers a versatile platform for methodology development and a wide variety of reactions now exist for the chemo- and site-selective functionalization of organic molecules. Cyclopentadienyl-metal (CpM) complexes of transition metals and their correlative analogues have found widespread application in this area, and herein we highlight several key applications of commonly used transition-metal Cp-type catalysts. In addition, an understanding of transition metal Cp-type catalyst synthesis is important, particularly where modifications to the catalyst structure are required for different applications, and a summary of this aspect is given.
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- Guilherme A M Jardim
- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, MG, Brazil. .,Centre for Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CERSusChem), Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, UFSCar, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, MG, Brazil. .,Department of Chemistry, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, 24020-141, RJ, Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
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Goulart TAC, Back DF, Moura E Silva S, Zeni G. Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade 5- endo-dig Cyclization of Ynamides to Form 4-Alkynyloxazolones. J Org Chem 2022; 87:3341-3351. [PMID: 35167299 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The selective synthesis of 4-alkynyloxazolones and their further applications as substrates to electrophile-promoted nucleophilic cyclization have been developed. The reaction of ynamides with terminal alkynes proceeded smoothly to give 4-alkynyloxazolones in the presence of a catalytic amount of palladium(II) acetate. The products were obtained with the sequential formation of new C-C and C-O bonds via a cascade procedure. The first step involved a carbon-oxygen bond formation, via a 5-endo-dig closure, which was confirmed by X-ray analyses of the crystalline sample. Subsequently, the reaction of 4-alkynyloxazolones with an electrophilic selenium source gave 3-phenylselanyl benzofuran derivatives via an electrophile-promoted nucleophilic cyclization.
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- Tales A C Goulart
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade, Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios CCNE, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Materiais Inorgânicos, Departamento de Química, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia de Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 95070-560, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade, Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios CCNE, UFSM, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil
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Santos LH, Kronenberger T, Almeida RG, Silva EB, Rocha REO, Oliveira JC, Barreto LV, Skinner D, Fajtová P, Giardini MA, Woodworth B, Bardine C, Lourenço AL, Craik CS, Poso A, Podust LM, McKerrow JH, Siqueira-Neto JL, O'Donoghue AJ, da Silva Júnior EN, Ferreira RS. Structure-based identification of naphthoquinones and derivatives as novel inhibitors of main protease Mpro and papain-like protease PLpro of SARS-CoV-2. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2022:2022.01.05.475095. [PMID: 35018373 PMCID: PMC8750648 DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.05.475095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 urgently demands novel direct antiviral treatments. The main protease (Mpro) and papain-like protease (PLpro) are attractive drug targets among coronaviruses due to their essential role in processing the polyproteins translated from the viral RNA. In the present work, we virtually screened 688 naphthoquinoidal compounds and derivatives against Mpro of SARS-CoV-2. Twenty-four derivatives were selected and evaluated in biochemical assays against Mpro using a novel fluorogenic substrate. In parallel, these compounds were also assayed with SARS-CoV-2 PLpro. Four compounds inhibited Mpro with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC 50 ) values between 0.41 µM and 66 µM. In addition, eight compounds inhibited PLpro with IC 50 ranging from 1.7 µM to 46 µM. Molecular dynamics simulations suggest stable binding modes for Mpro inhibitors with frequent interactions with residues in the S1 and S2 pockets of the active site. For two PLpro inhibitors, interactions occur in the S3 and S4 pockets. In summary, our structure-based computational and biochemical approach identified novel naphthoquinonal scaffolds that can be further explored as SARS-CoV-2 antivirals.
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Chang CY, Hong FE. Incorporation of Norbornene or Dicyclopentadiene Moiety onto Naphthoquinone-containing Pyrroles through Transition metal Catalyzed C-H or N-H Bond Activation. J Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2022.122253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wood JM, de Carvalho RL, da Silva Júnior EN. The Different Facets of Metal-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization Involving Quinone Compounds. CHEM REC 2021; 21:2604-2637. [PMID: 33415843 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202000163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Metal-catalysed C-H functionalization has emerged as a powerful platform for the derivatization of quinones, a class of compounds with wide-ranging applications. This review organises and discusses the evolution of this chemistry from early Fujiwara-Moritani reactions, through to modern directing-group assisted C-H functionalization processes, including C-H functionalization reactions directed by the quinone ring itself. Mechanistic details of these reactions are provided to afford insight into how the unique reactivity of quinoidal compounds has been leveraged in each example.
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- James M Wood
- The Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Lower Hutt, 5010, New Zealand
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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Zhang Z, Chen H, Keller N, Xiong Q, Liu L, Lan Y, Bein T, Li J. Dehydrogenative 6π heterocyclization under visible light irradiation and mechanistic insights. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00356a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A visible-light-driven oxidative 6π heterocyclization for the synthesis of structurally diverse π-conjugated polycyclic 1-aminoisoquinolines has been developed. DFT calculations demonstrated that deprotonation is the rate-determining step.
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- Zhao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- 215123 Suzhou
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400030
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
- 81377 Munich
- Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400030
- China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science
- Jiangnan University. Lihu Avenue 1800
- 214122 Wuxi
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400030
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
- 81377 Munich
- Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- 215123 Suzhou
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Banerjee A, Kundu S, Bhattacharyya A, Sahu S, Maji MS. Benzannulation strategies for the synthesis of carbazoles, indolocarbazoles, benzocarbazoles, and carbolines. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00092f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review presents a critical and authoritative analysis of several exciting benzannulation approaches developed in the past decade for the construction of carbazoles, indolocarbazoles, benzocarbazoles, and carbolines.
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- Ankush Banerjee
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Kharagpur 721302
- India
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Dias GG, Paz ERS, Kadooca JY, Sabino AA, Cury LA, Torikai K, de Simone CA, Fantuzzi F, da Silva Júnior EN. Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C-H/N-H Alkyne Annulation of Nonsymmetric 2-Aryl (Benz)imidazole Derivatives: Photophysical and Mechanistic Insights. J Org Chem 2021; 86:264-278. [PMID: 33306394 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rhodium(III) catalysis enabled C-H/N-H alkyne annulation of nonsymmetric imidazole derivatives. This study encompasses the synthesis of imidazoles from a naturally occurring quinoidal compound and their use for the preparation of rigid π-extended imidazole derivatives with outstanding fluorescence. Our study also brings to light the photophysical aspects and the mechanism of the reaction studied via computational calculations. This method provided an efficient and versatile tool for the synthesis of fluorescent compounds with a wide range of chemical and biological applications.
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- Gleiston G Dias
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty and Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo 13560-160, Brazil
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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Li C, Tseng Y, Hsu T, Chang C, Hong F. Formations of aryl or pyrrole ring via palladium‐catalyzed CH functionalization on amido‐substituted quinones in the presence of amines or phosphines. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202000375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Cang‐Sian Li
- Department of Chemistry National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan
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Song L, Van der Eycken EV. Transition Metal-Catalyzed Intermolecular Cascade C-H Activation/Annulation Processes for the Synthesis of Polycycles. Chemistry 2020; 27:121-144. [PMID: 32530508 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Polycycles are abundantly present in numerous advanced chemicals, functional materials, bioactive molecules and natural products. However, the strategies for the synthesis of polycycles are limited to classical reactions and transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, requiring pre-functionalized starting materials and lengthy synthetic operations. The emergence of novel approaches shows great promise for the fields of organic/medicinal/materials chemistry. Among them, transition metal-catalyzed C-H activation followed by intermolecular annulation reactions prevail, due to their straightforward manner with high atom- and step-economy, providing rapid, concise and efficient methods for the construction of diverse polycycles. Several strategies have been developed for the synthesis of polycycles, relying on sequential multiple C-H activation/annulation, or combination of C-H activation/annulation and further interaction with a proximal group, or merger of C-H activation with a cycloaddition reaction, or in situ formation of the directing group. These are attractive, efficient, step- and atom-economic methods starting from commercially available materials. This Minireview will provide an introduction to transition metal-catalyzed C-H activation for the synthesis of polycycles, helping researchers to discover indirect connections and reveal hidden opportunities. It will also promote the discovery of novel synthetic strategies relying on C-H activation.
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- Liangliang Song
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.,Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya street, Moscow, 117198, Russia
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