Synthesis and lipophilicity evaluation of some novel indole-containing pseudopeptides

The status of isocyanide-based multi-component reactions in Iran (2010-2018)

Isocyanides as key intermediates and magic reactants have been widely applied in organic reactions for direct access to a broad spectrum of remarkable organic compounds. Although the history of these magical compounds dates back more than 100 years, it still has been drawing widespread attention of chemists who confirmed their versatility and effectiveness. Because of their wide spectrum of pharmacological, industrial and synthetic applications, many reactions with the utilization of isocyanides are reported in the literature. In this context, Iranian scientist played a significant role in the growth of isocyanides chemistry. The present review article covers literature from the period starting from 2010 onward and encompasses new synthetic routes and organic transformation involving isocyanides by Iranian researchers. During this period, a diverse range of isocyanide-based multi-component reactions (I-MCRs) has been reported such as a new modification of Ugi, post-Ugi, Passerini and Groebke-Blackburn-Bienayme condensation reactions, isocyanide-based [1 + 4] cycloaddition reactions, isocyanide-acetylene-based MCRs, isocyanide and Meldrum's acid-based MCRs, several unexpected reactions besides green mediums and novel catalytic systems for the synthesis of diverse kinds of pharmaceutically and industrially remarkable heterocyclic and linear organic compounds. This review also emphasizes the neoteric applications of I-MCR for the synthesis of valuable peptide and pseudopeptide scaffolds, enzyme immobilization and functionalization of materials with tailorable properties that can play important roles in the plethora of applications.

Doebner-type pyrazolopyridine carboxylic acids in an Ugi four-component reaction

Substituted 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-4- and 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-6-carboxamides have been synthetized through a Doebner-Ugi multicomponent reaction sequence in a convergent and versatile manner using diversity generation strategies: combination of two multicomponent reactions and conditions-based divergence strategy. The target products contain as pharmacophores pyrazolopyridine and peptidomimetic moieties with four points of diversity introduced from readily available starting materials including scaffold diversity. A small focused compound library of 23 Ugi products was created and screened for antibacterial activity.

Diversity-oriented catalyst-free synthesis of pseudopeptides containing rhodanine scaffolds via a one-pot sequential isocyanide-based six-component reactions in water using ultrasound irradiation

A planning strategy for diversity-oriented catalyst-free synthesis of pseudopeptides containing rhodanine scaffolds has been developed via a novel one-pot sequential six-component reaction in water. This approach is an efficient, environmentally friendly and expeditious procedure for direct access to wide ranges of pharmacologically significant and structurally interesting compounds based on the union of multicomponent reactions approach via tandem Michael/domino cycloaddition/Ugi reactions sequence from readily available starting materials. The syntheses were achieved by reaction of various primary amines, carbon disulfide, maleic anhydride or itaconic anhydride, aromatic aldehydes, anilines and isocyanides under ultrasound irradiation at room temperature in good yields. Providing of pseudopeptides containing rhodanines with the tandem formation of one new heterocyclic ring as well as creating the seven new bonds such as carbon-carbon, carbon-nitrogen, carbon-oxygen and carbon-sulfur with great efficiency and high atom/bond-forming/structure economy are outstanding features of this designed synthetic route.

Homologous 1,3,5-triarylpyrazolines: synthesis, CH⋯π interactions guided self-assembly and effect of alkyloxy chain length on DNA binding properties

The synthesis, CH⋯π interactions-driven self-assembled structure and DNA binding properties (10⁵–10⁶M⁻¹binding constants) of new homologous 1,3,5-triaryl-2-pyrazolines are reported.