4-Isocyano-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin- 1-oxyl: A Valuable Precursor for the Synthesis of New Nitroxides

A More Sustainable Isocyanide Synthesis from N-Substituted Formamides Using Phosphorus Oxychloride in the Presence of Triethylamine as Solvent

A simple, green, and highly efficient protocol for the synthesis of isocyanides is described. The reaction involves dehydration of formamides with phosphorus oxychloride in the presence of triethylamine as solvent at 0 °C. The product isocyanides were obtained in high to excellent yields in less than 5 min. The method offers several advantages including increased synthesis speed, relatively mild conditions, and rapid access to large numbers of functionalized isocyanides, excellent purity, increased safety, and minimal reaction waste. The new approach of synthesising dehydrative isocyanides from formamides is significantly more environmentally-friendly than prior methods.

Reactions of Nitroxides, Part 17. Synthesis, Fungistatic and Bacteriostatic Activity of Novel Five- and Six-Membered Nitroxyl Selenoureas and Selenocarbamates

The reactions of 3-isoselenocyanato-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyl, 3-isoselenocyanatomethyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-pyrrolidine-1-oxyl, and 4-isoselenocyanato-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl with selected amines and alcohols give the corresponding novel nitroxyl selenoureas and selenocarbamates, all bearing a nitroxyl moiety. Synthesized selenoureas and selenocarbamates show significant activity against pathogenic fungi and bacteria. In contrast to piperidine nitroxides, pyrrolidine, five-membered nitroxyl selenoureas and selenocarbamates show excellent antifungal and antibacterial activity against pathogenic fungi and bacteria, respectively.

Spin-labelled diketopiperazines and peptide-peptoid chimera by Ugi-multi-component-reactions

For the first time, spin-labelled coumpounds have been obtained by isonitrile-based multi component reactions (IMCRs). The typical IMCR Ugi-protocols offer a simple experimental setup allowing structural variety by which labelled diketopiperazines (DKPs) and peptide-peptoid chimera have been synthesized. The reaction keeps the paramagnetic spin label intact and offers a simple and versatile route to a large variety of new and chemically diverse spin labels.

Organofluorine Isoselenocyanate Analogues of Sulforaphane: Synthesis and Anticancer Activity

A series of previously unknown sulforaphane analogues with organofluorine substituents bonded to the sulfinyl sulfur atom, an isoselenocyanate moiety in place of the isothiocyanate group, the central sulfur atom in various oxidation states, and different numbers of methylene groups in the central alkyl chain were synthesized and fully characterized. All new compounds were tested for their biological properties in vitro and demonstrated much higher anticancer activity against two breast cancer cell lines than that shown by native sulforaphane; at the same time, the compounds were less toxic for normal cells. The influence of the particular structural changes in the molecules on the cytotoxicity is discussed.

A copper-mediated tandem reaction through isocyanide insertion into N-H bonds: efficient access to unsymmetrical tetrasubstituted ureas

A copper-mediated multi-component reaction was developed through isocyanide insertion into N-H bonds of less active secondary arylamines. This approach leads to an efficient synthesis of unsymmetrical tetrasubstituted ureas in one pot.