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Wamser R, Zhang X, Kuropka B, Arkona C, Rademann J. Protein-Templated Ugi Reactions versus In-Situ Ligation Screening: Two Roads to the Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303940. [PMID: 38246870 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Protein-templated fragment ligation was established as a method for the rapid identification of high affinity ligands, and multicomponent reactions (MCR) such as the Ugi four-component reaction (Ugi 4CR) have been efficient in the synthesis of drug candidates. Thus, the combination of both strategies should provide a powerful approach to drug discovery. Here, we investigate protein-templated Ugi 4CR quantitatively using a fluorescence-based enzyme assay, HPLC-QTOF mass spectrometry (MS), and native protein MS with SARS-CoV-2 main protease as template. Ugi reactions were analyzed in aqueous buffer at varying pH and fragment concentration. Potent inhibitors of the protease were formed in presence of the protein via Ugi 4CR together with Ugi three-component reaction (Ugi 3CR) products. Binding of inhibitors to the protease was confirmed by native MS and resulted in the dimerization of the protein target. Formation of Ugi products was, however, more efficient in the non-templated reaction, apparently due to interactions of the protein with the isocyanide and imine fragments. Consequently, in-situ ligation screening of Ugi 4CR products was identified as a superior approach to the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 protease inhibitors.
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- Rebekka Wamser
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str.2+4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str.2+4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Thielallee 63, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str.2+4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str.2+4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Tandi M, Tripathi N, Gaur A, Gopal B, Sundriyal S. Curation and cheminformatics analysis of a Ugi-reaction derived library (URDL) of synthetically tractable small molecules for virtual screening application. Mol Divers 2024; 28:37-50. [PMID: 36574164 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10588-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Virtual screening (VS) is an important approach in drug discovery and relies on the availability of a virtual library of synthetically tractable molecules. Ugi reaction (UR) represents an important multi-component reaction (MCR) that reliably produces a peptidomimetic scaffold. Recent literature shows that a tactically assembled Ugi adduct can be subjected to further chemical modifications to yield a variety of rings and scaffolds, thus, renewing the interest in this old reaction. Given the reliability and efficiency of UR, we collated an UR derived library (URDL) of small molecules (total = 5773) for VS. The synthesis of the majority of URDL molecules may be carried out in 1-2 pots in a time and cost-effective manner. The detailed analysis of the average property and chemical space of URDL was also carried out using the open-source Datawarrior program. The comparison with FDA-approved oral drugs and inhibitors of protein-protein interactions (iPPIs) suggests URDL molecules are 'clean', drug-like, and conform to a structurally distinct space from the other two categories. The average physicochemical properties of compounds in the URDL library lie closer to iPPI molecules than oral drugs thus suggesting that the URDL resource can be applied to discover novel iPPI molecules. The URDL molecules consist of diverse ring systems, many of which have not been exploited yet for drug design. Thus, URDL represents a small virtual library of drug-like molecules with unexplored chemical space designed for VS. The structures of all molecules of URDL, oral drugs, and iPPI compounds are being made freely accessible as supplementary information for broader application.
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- Mukesh Tandi
- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, 333031, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, 333031, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, 333031, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, 333031, India.
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Larghi EL, Bracca ABJ, Simonetti SO, Kaufman TS. Recent developments in the total synthesis of natural products using the Ugi multicomponent reactions as the key strategy. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:429-465. [PMID: 38126459 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01837g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The total syntheses of selected natural products using different versions of the Ugi multicomponent reaction is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The revision covers the period 2008-2023 and includes detailed descriptions of the synthetic sequences, the use of state-of-the-art chemical reagents and strategies, as well as the advantages and limitations of the transformation and some remedial solutions. Relevant data on the isolation and bioactivity of the different natural targets are also briefly provided. The examples clearly evidence the strategic importance of this transformation and its key role in the modern natural products synthetic chemistry toolbox. This methodology proved to be a valuable means for easily building molecular complexity and efficiently delivering step-economic syntheses even of intricate structures, with a promising future.
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- Enrique L Larghi
- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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Bandehali-Naeini F, Tanbakouchian Z, Farajinia-Lehi N, Mayer N, Shiri M, Breugst M. Two distinct protocols for the synthesis of unsymmetrical 3,4-disubstituted maleimides based on transition-metal catalysts. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:380-387. [PMID: 38086692 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01620j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Two tandem catalytic systems are described for the synthesis of novel 3,4-disubstituted maleimides using the same Ugi adducts as starting materials. 4-Aryl-3-pyrrolyl- and 4-aryl-3-indolyl-maleimides were successfully obtained via a Pd(OAc)2/PPh3 based protocol. In contrast, maleimide-fused pyrrolo and indolo[1,2-a]quinolines were obtained in a complementary methodology using CuI/L-proline. These strategies involved a combination of benzylic amine oxidation, trans-amidation, intramolecular Knoevenagel condensation, and N-arylation reactions. Computational investigations provide further insights into this reaction sequence.
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- Farzaneh Bandehali-Naeini
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran 1993893973, Iran.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran 1993893973, Iran.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran 1993893973, Iran.
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran 1993893973, Iran.
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany.
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Preschel HD, Otte RT, Zhuo Y, Ruscoe RE, Burke AJ, Kellerhals R, Horst B, Hennig S, Janssen E, Green AP, Turner NJ, Ruijter E. Multicomponent Synthesis of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitor Nirmatrelvir. J Org Chem 2023; 88:12565-12571. [PMID: 37607396 PMCID: PMC10476182 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become clear that global access to efficacious antiviral drugs will be critical to combat future outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 or related viruses. The orally available SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitor nirmatrelvir has proven an effective treatment option for Covid-19, especially in compromised patients. We report a new synthesis of nirmatrelvir featuring a highly enantioselective biocatalytic desymmetrization (>99% ee) and a highly diastereoselective multicomponent reaction (>25:1 dr) as the key steps. Our route avoids the use of transition metals and peptide coupling reagents, resulting in an overall highly efficient and atom-economic process.
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- H. Daniel Preschel
- Department
of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of
Molecular & Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of
Molecular & Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of
Molecular & Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of
Molecular & Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of
Molecular & Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of
Molecular & Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester,
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of
Molecular & Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mantell MA, Marcaurelle L, Ding Y. One Reaction Served Three Ways: The On-DNA Ugi 4C-3C Reaction for the Formation of Lactams. Org Lett 2023; 25:1241-1245. [PMID: 36802674 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Developing new on-DNA reactions is paramount to the development of new encoded libraries in the pursuit of novel pharmaceutical lead compounds. Lactam-containing molecules have been shown to be effective in a wide range of therapeutic areas and therefore represent a promising target for further investigation by DNA-encoded library screening. In pursuit of this motif, we report a novel method for the introduction of lactam-containing structures onto a DNA headpiece through the Ugi four-center three-component reaction (4C-3CR). This novel method is successful in three different approaches to give unique on-DNA lactam structures: on-DNA aldehyde coupled with isonitriles and amino acids; on-DNA isonitrile coupled with aldehydes and amino acids; and on-DNA isonitrile coupled with amines and acid aldehydes.
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- Mark A Mantell
- Encoded Library Technologies/NCE Molecular Discovery, GSK, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, United States
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- Encoded Library Technologies/NCE Molecular Discovery, GSK, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, United States
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- Encoded Library Technologies/NCE Molecular Discovery, GSK, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, United States
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Mohlala RL, Coyanis EM. The vital use of isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (MCR) in chemical synthesis. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2023. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2022-0349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Multicomponent (MCRs) reactions are classified as one-pot reaction where more than two starting materials are employed to form a single product that contains the building blocks of the starting components. MCRs are considered a convenient approach in synthetic chemistry and have many advantages over the traditional one or two-component reaction, by reducing the number of sequential multiple steps required and often producing better yields. This chapter dissects the use of isocyanide-based MCRs and the elegant chemistry that they offer to build useful scaffolds in the chemical synthetic field. In addition MCRs are considered as one of the recognisable options for increasing “greenness” during the synthesis of pharmaceutical and industrial products.
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- Reagan Lehlogonolo Mohlala
- Advanced Material Division , Mintek Inc , 200 Malibongwe Street, Randburg, 2194 , Randburg , Gauteng , 2125 , South Africa
- Chemistry , Mintek Inc , Randburg , South Africa
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- Advanced Material Division , Mintek Inc , 200 Malibongwe Street, Randburg, 2194 , Randburg , Gauteng , 2125 , South Africa
- Chemistry , Mintek Inc , Randburg , South Africa
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Hooshmand SE, Zhang W. Ugi Four-Component Reactions Using Alternative Reactants. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28041642. [PMID: 36838630 PMCID: PMC9961709 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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The Ugi four-component reaction (Ugi-4CR) undoubtedly is the most prominent multicomponent reaction (MCRs) that has sparked organic chemists' interest in the field. It has been widely used in the synthesis of diverse heterocycle molecules such as potential drugs, natural product analogs, pseudo peptides, macrocycles, and functional materials. The Ugi-4CRs involve the use of an amine, an aldehyde or ketone, an isocyanide, and a carboxylic acid to produce an α-acetamido carboxamide derivative, which has significantly advanced the field of isocyanide-based MCRs. The so-called intermediate nitrilium ion could be trapped by a nucleophile such as azide, N-hydroxyphthalimide, thiol, saccharin, phenol, water, and hydrogen sulfide instead of the original carboxylic acid to allow for a wide variety of Ugi-type reactions to occur.β In addition to isocyanide, there are alternative reagents for the other three components: amine, isocyanide, and aldehyde or ketone. All these alternative components render the Ugi reaction an aptly diversity-oriented synthesis of a myriad of biologically active molecules and complex scaffolds. Consequently, this review will delve deeper into alternative components used in the Ugi MCRs, particularly over the past ten years.
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- Seyyed Emad Hooshmand
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran 1993893973, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-617-287-6147
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Nezhadramezan-Ghasemabadi H, Mazloumi M, Azimi S, Shirini F. One-pot three component synthesis of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines and benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]-pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile catalyzed by acidic ionic liquid immobilized on nanoporous TiO2. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Salami SA, Smith VJ, Krause RWM. N-Formamide as a carbonyl precursor in the catalytic synthesis of Passerini adducts under aqua and mechanochemical conditions. RSC Adv 2023; 13:4019-4031. [PMID: 36756572 PMCID: PMC9890950 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06189a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A new simple, efficient, and environmentally friendly protocol is presented for the catalytic synthesis of α-acyloxycarboxamides using N-formamides as a carbonyl precursor under aqua and mechanochemical conditions. Immobilized sulfuric acid on silica gel was employed for the synthesis of desired products, via the reaction of benzoic acid, 1-napthylisocyanide and various heterocyclic N-formamides. After a careful optimization of the reaction conditions, the desired Passerini products were obtained in high to excellent yields in short reaction times (10-30 min) at room temperature. The highly efficient and environmentally friendly method provides a facile access to a library of α-acyloxycarboxamides derivatives for future research on bioactivity screening.
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Bagheri M, Mohammadsaeed S, Gholamzadeh P. Annulation of the Ugi Products Using Palladium Catalysts. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202104520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Maedeh Bagheri
- Department of Physics and Chemistry Alzahra University, Vanak Square Tehran Iran
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry Alzahra University, Vanak Square Tehran Iran
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- Young Researchers and Elites Club Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University Tehran Iran
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Manenti M, Gusmini S, Lo Presti L, Silvani A. Exploiting Enantiopure β‐Amino Boronic Acids in Isocyanide‐Based Multicomponent Reactions. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Marco Manenti
- Università degli Studi di Milano: Universita degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica ITALY
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- Università degli Studi di Milano: Universita degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica ITALY
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- Università degli Studi di Milano: Universita degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica ITALY
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- University of Milan: Universita degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Chimica via Golgi 19 20133 Milano ITALY
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Thomaidi M, Vagiaki LE, Tripolitsiotis NP, Angeli GK, Zarganes-Tzitzikas T, Sidiropoulou K, Neochoritis C. Local anesthetics via multicomponent reactions. ChemMedChem 2022; 17:e202200246. [PMID: 35642621 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202200246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Local anesthetics occupy a prime position in clinical medicine as they temporarily relieve the pain by blocking the voltage-gated sodium channels. However, limited structural diversity, problems with the efficiency of syntheses and increasing toxicity, mean that alternative scaffolds with improved chemical syntheses are urgently needed. Here, we demonstrate an MCR-based approach both towards the synthesis of commercial local anesthetics and towards novel derivatives as potential anesthesia candidates via scaffold hopping. The reactions are efficient and scalable and several single-crystal structures have been obtained. In addition, our methodology has been applied to the synthesis of the antianginal drug ranolazine, via an Ugi three-component reaction. Representative derivatives from our libraries were evaluated as neuronal activity inhibitors using local field potential recordings (LFPs) in mouse hippocampal brain slices and showed very promising results. This study highlights new opportunities in drug discovery targeting local anesthetics.
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- Maria Thomaidi
- University of Crete: Panepistemio Kretes, Chemistry, GREECE
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Rode NR, Tantray AA, Shelar AV, Patil RH, Terdale SS. Synthesis, anti-leishmanial screening, molecular docking, and ADME study of 1-amidoalkyl 2-naphthol derivatives catalyzed by amino acid ionic liquid. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04723-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stiernet P, Debuigne A. Imine-Based Multicomponent Polymerization: Concepts, Structural Diversity and Applications. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Gong K, Li C, Zhang D, Lu H, Wang Y, Li H, Zhang H. Sulfonic acid functionalized covalent organic frameworks as efficient catalyst for the one-pot tandem reactions. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Barna B, Gáti T, Kotschy A, Tasnádi G. Chemo‐enzymatic One‐Pot Two‐Step Functionalization of 1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Monoamine Oxidase‐Ugi‐Joullié‐reaction Sequence. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Bence Barna
- Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Záhony utca 7 1031 HUNGARY
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- Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Záhony utca 7 1031 HUNGARY
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- Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Záhony utca 7 1031 HUNGARY
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- Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Servier Research Institute of Medicinal Chemistry Záhony utca 7 1031 Budapest HUNGARY
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Stivanin ML, Gallo RDC, Spadeo JPM, Cormanich RA, Jurberg ID. A Visible Light-Mediated Three-Component Strategy Based on the Ring-Opening of Cyclic Ethers with Aryldiazoacetates and Nucleophiles. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01780b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A blue light-promoted reaction between aryldiazoacetates and different nucleophiles has been developed in the presence of THF (and other cyclic ethers) as solvent, allowing the incorporation of these three elements...
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Gan S, Zeng Y, Liu J, Nie J, Lu C, Ma C, Wang F, Yang G. Click-based conjugated microporous polymers as efficient heterogeneous photocatalysts for organic transformations. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy02076e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Click-based conjugated microporous polymers were found to be highly efficient photocatalysts for the Ugi reaction and α-oxidation of N-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines.
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- Shaolin Gan
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of High-throughput Drug Screening Technology, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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Liu J, Li Y, Liu N, Huang N, Wang L, Li D. A new type of heterogeneous catalysis strategy for organic reactions: Ugi-3CR catalyzed by highly stable MOFs with exposed carboxyl groups. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo01257j] [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 mild and highly efficient Ugi-3CR using a novel Cu-COOH@MOF-6 as the catalyst has been developed, which provides facile access to α-amino amides. The recycling test and XRD images showed that the catalytic system has good stability and recyclability.
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- Jinni Liu
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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Griboura N, Gatzonas K, Neochoritis CG. Still Relevant Today: The Asinger Multicomponent Reaction. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:1997-2020. [PMID: 33769692 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The Asinger multicomponent reaction is a versatile synthetic tool which gives access to multiple drug-like scaffolds such as 3-thiazolines. The diversity and easy access of its starting materials, its operational simplicity combined with mild conditions and relatively good yields, renders the Asinger reaction, today more than ever, a cornerstone not only in heterocyclic chemistry and modern synthesis but also in medicinal chemistry. In this review, we perform a thorough analysis of the scope and limitations on the different reaction variants with their starting materials, the three-dimensional solid-state conformations of the Asinger derivatives, and we underline and classify all the major post-modifications that have been described. In addition, we report all the major applications in drug discovery projects.
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- Nefeli Griboura
- Chemistry Department, School of Science and Engineering, University of Crete, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Chemistry Department, School of Science and Engineering, University of Crete, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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Farhid H, Khodkari V, Nazeri MT, Javanbakht S, Shaabani A. Multicomponent reactions as a potent tool for the synthesis of benzodiazepines. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:3318-3358. [PMID: 33899847 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob02600j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Benzodiazepines (BZDs), a diverse class of benzofused seven-membered N-heterocycles, display essential pharmacological properties and play vital roles in some biochemical processes. They have mainly been prescribed as potential therapeutic agents, which interestingly represent various biological activities such as anticancer, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, anticonvulsant, antituberculosis, muscle relaxant, and antimicrobial activities. The extensive biological activities of BZDs in various fields have encouraged medicinal chemists to discover and design novel BZD-based scaffolds as potential therapeutic candidates with the favorite biological activity through an efficient protocol. Although certainly valuable and important, conventional synthetic routes to these bicyclic benzene compounds contain methodologies often requiring multistep procedures, which suffer from waste materials generation and lack of sustainability. By contrast, multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have recently advanced as a green synthetic strategy for synthesizing BZDs with the desired scope. In this regard, MCRs, especially Ugi and Ugi-type reactions, efficiently and conveniently supply various complex synthons, which can easily be converted to the BZDs via suitable post-transformations. Also, MCRs, especially Mannich-type reactions, provide speedy and economic approaches for the one-pot and one-step synthesis of BZDs. As a result, various functionalized-BZDs have been achieved by developing mild, efficient, and high-yielding MCR protocols. This review covers all aspects of the synthesis of BZDs with a particular focus on the MCRs as well as the mechanism chemistry of synthetic protocols. The present manuscript opens a new avenue for organic, medicinal, and industrial chemists to design safe, environmentally benign, and economical methods for the synthesis of new and known BZDs.
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- Hassan Farhid
- Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., P. O. Box 19396-4716, Tehran, Iran.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., P. O. Box 19396-4716, Tehran, Iran.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., P. O. Box 19396-4716, Tehran, Iran.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., P. O. Box 19396-4716, Tehran, Iran.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University, G. C., P. O. Box 19396-4716, Tehran, Iran. and Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6, Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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Dömling A, Neochoritis CG, Lei X, Thomaidi M, Angeli GK. Fluorene-Based Multicomponent Reactions. Synlett 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1471-9080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractFluorene and fluorenone are privileged structures with extensive utility in both materials science and drug discovery. Here, we describe syntheses of those moieties through isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (IMCRs) and the incorporation of the products in diverse and complex derivatives that can be further utilized. We performed six different IMCRs, based on the dual functionality of 9-isocyano-9H-fluorene, and we describe 23 unprecedented adducts.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Crete
- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Design Group, University of Groningen
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Ruiz-Moreno AJ, Reyes-Romero A, Dömling A, Velasco-Velázquez MA. In Silico Design and Selection of New Tetrahydroisoquinoline-Based CD44 Antagonist Candidates. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26071877. [PMID: 33810348 PMCID: PMC8037692 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26071877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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CD44 promotes metastasis, chemoresistance, and stemness in different types of cancer and is a target for the development of new anti-cancer therapies. All CD44 isoforms share a common N-terminal domain that binds to hyaluronic acid (HA). Herein, we used a computational approach to design new potential CD44 antagonists and evaluate their target-binding ability. By analyzing 30 crystal structures of the HA-binding domain (CD44HAbd), we characterized a subdomain that binds to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (THQ)-containing compounds and is adjacent to residues essential for HA interaction. By computational combinatorial chemistry (CCC), we designed 168,190 molecules and compared their conformers to a pharmacophore containing the key features of the crystallographic THQ binding mode. Approximately 0.01% of the compounds matched the pharmacophore and were analyzed by computational docking and molecular dynamics (MD). We identified two compounds, Can125 and Can159, that bound to human CD44HAbd (hCD44HAbd) in explicit-solvent MD simulations and therefore may elicit CD44 blockage. These compounds can be easily synthesized by multicomponent reactions for activity testing and their binding mode, reported here, could be helpful in the design of more potent CD44 antagonists.
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- Angel J. Ruiz-Moreno
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico;
- Unidad Periférica de Investigación en Biomedicina Translacional, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Félix Cuevas 540, Ciudad de Mexico 03229, Mexico
- Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico
- Drug Design Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands;
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- Drug Design Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands;
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- Drug Design Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands;
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (M.A.V.-V.); Tel.: +31-50-363-330 (A.D.); +52-55-5623-2282 (M.A.V.-V.)
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico;
- Unidad Periférica de Investigación en Biomedicina Translacional, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Félix Cuevas 540, Ciudad de Mexico 03229, Mexico
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (M.A.V.-V.); Tel.: +31-50-363-330 (A.D.); +52-55-5623-2282 (M.A.V.-V.)
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Flores-Reyes JC, Islas-Jácome A, González-Zamora E. The Ugi three-component reaction and its variants. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00313e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A broad variety of α-aminoamide-based compounds have been synthesized via the three-component version of the Ugi reaction (U-3CR) or by any of its variants (Ugi-Zhu-3CR, Orru-3CR, Ugi-4C-3CR, Ugi-Joullié-3CR, GBB-3CR, Ugi-Reissert-3CR, and so on).
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- Julio César Flores-Reyes
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de Mexico
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