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Tang X, Song L, Van der Eycken EV. Post-Ugi Cyclizations Towards Polycyclic N-Heterocycles. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300095. [PMID: 37218998 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
The Ugi reaction has become one of the highly explored reactions for the formation of multifunctional adducts, due to the mild reaction conditions, wide scope and high variability. By carefully selecting the starting four components, Ugi-adducts could undergo different kinds of post-transformations for the synthesis of bioactive heterocycles, natural products and macrocycles. Considering the significance of polycycles, diverse post-Ugi transformations have been developed over the years for constructing structurally novel polycycles. In this account, we summarize important efforts for the synthesis of polycyclic N-heterocycles via post-Ugi cyclizations from the Van der Eycken laboratory onwards 2016. With the aid of transition metal catalysis from gold, rhodium, silver and palladium, as well as metal-free strategies, versatile polyheterocycles are prepared with high efficiency and step-economy.
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- Xiao Tang
- College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, 117198, Moscow, Russia
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Marsicano V, Arcadi A, Aschi M, Chiarini M, Fabrizi G, Goggiamani A, Marinelli F, Iazzetti A. Direct Regioselective Hydro(hetero)arylation/Cyclocondensation Reactions of β-(2-Aminophenyl)-α,β-ynones by Means of Transition-Metal Catalysis/Brønsted Acid Synergism: Experimental Results and Computational Insights. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37162477 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Experimental results and computational insights explain the key role of transition-metal catalysis/Brønsted acid synergism in the achievement of the sequential regioselective direct heteroarylation/cyclocondensation reactions of β-(2-aminophenyl)-α,β-ynones with a variety of electron-rich aromatic heterocyclic/arenes to afford quinoline-(hetero)aromatic hybrids. The first approach to the synthesis of 4-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)quinolines is described. The effectiveness of various transition metals is compared.
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- Vincenzo Marsicano
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, AQ, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell'Informazione e Matematica, Università degli Studi di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, AQ, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, AQ, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Tecnologie Agro-alimentari e Ambientali, Università di Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, TE, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università degli Studi di L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito, AQ, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L.go Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Dawood KM, Alaasar M. Transition Metals Catalyzed Heteroannulation Reactions in Aqueous Medium. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200331] [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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- Kamal M. Dawood
- Cairo University Faculty of Science Chemistry Giza street 12613 Giza EGYPT
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- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Faculty I of Natural Science - Biological Science: Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultat I Biowissenschaften Institute of Chemistry Halle GERMANY
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Liu C, Van Meervelt L, Peshkov VA, Van der Eycken EV. The synthesis of diverse benzazepinoindoles via gold-catalyzed post-Ugi alkyne hydroarylation/Michael addition sequence. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00810f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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By combining an Ugi-4CR and a gold-catalyzed cascade cyclization, diverse benzazepinoindoles are assembled in a step-economical, chemo- and regioselectivity fashion.
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- Chao Liu
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomolecular Architecture, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Nur-Sultan 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan
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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), Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, Moscow, 117198, Russia
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Seyrani H, Ramezanpour S, Vaezghaemi A, Kobarfard F. A sequential Ugi–Smiles/transition-metal-free endo-dig Conia–ene cyclization: the selective synthesis of saccharin substituted 2,5-dihydropyrroles. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01159f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A convenient, transition-metal-free access to a series of unprecedented saccharin substituted 2,5-dihydropyrroles is reported.
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- Hassan Seyrani
- Department of Chemistry, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti School of Pharmacy Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Tian G, Song L, Li Z, Robeyns K, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken EV. A Gold(I)-Catalyzed Hydroamination/Cycloisomerization Cascade: Concise Synthesis of (±)-seco-Antofine and (±)-Septicine. Org Lett 2020; 22:8441-8445. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Guilong Tian
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- IMCN, Molecules Solids and Reactivity division (MOST), Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Pasteur 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Biomolecular Architecture, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC) Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow 117198, Russia
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AbstractLactams are very important heterocycles as a result of their presence in a wide range of bioactive molecules, natural products and drugs, and also due their utility as versatile synthetic intermediates. Due to these reasons, numerous efforts have focused on the development of effective and efficient methods for their synthesis. Compared to conventional two-component reactions, multicomponent reactions (MCRs), particularly isocyanide-based MCRs, are widely used for the synthesis of a range of small heterocycles including lactam analogues. Despite their numerous applications in almost every field of chemistry, as yet there is no dedicated review on isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (IMCRs) concerning the synthesis of lactams. Therefore, this review presents strategies towards the synthesis of α-, β-, γ-, δ- and ε-lactams using IMCRs or IMCRs/post-transformation reactions reported in the literature between 2000 and 2020.1 Introduction2 Developments in Lactam Synthesis2.1 α-Lactams2.2 β-Lactams2.3 γ-Lactams2.3.1 General γ-Lactams2.3.2 Benzo-Fused γ-Lactams2.3.3 Spiro γ-Lactams2.3.4 α,β-Unsaturated γ-Lactams2.3.5 Polycyclic Fused γ-Lactams2.4 δ-Lactams2.5 ε-Lactams3 Conclusions
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Cao M, Teng QH, Xi ZW, Liu LQ, Gu RY, Wang YC. Facile synthesis of 2-alkynyl oxazoles via a Ce(OTf) 3-catalyzed cascade reaction of alkynyl carboxylic acids with tert-butyl isocyanide. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:655-659. [PMID: 31930236 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02337b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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We developed an efficient and novel protocol to synthesize 2-alkynyl oxazoles from tert-butyl isocyanide and alkynyl carboxylic acids. This method allowed the synthesis of diversely functionalized oxazoles under mild reaction conditions, coupled with operational simplicity and these functionalized oxazoles showed a certain degree of biological activity. Moreover, compounds 2b, 2h, 2k, 2n, 2p and 2t exhibited good anticancer activities in human gastric cancer cells (MGC803) and human bladder tumor cells (T24), with IC50 below 20.0 μM.
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- Ming Cao
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Analyse and Drugs Development of Ethnomedicine in Wuling Mountains, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Analyse and Drugs Development of Ethnomedicine in Wuling Mountains, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, P. R. China.
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Analyse and Drugs Development of Ethnomedicine in Wuling Mountains, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, P. R. China.
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Analyse and Drugs Development of Ethnomedicine in Wuling Mountains, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, P. R. China.
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Analyse and Drugs Development of Ethnomedicine in Wuling Mountains, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, P. R. China.
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Wu D, Zhang X, Li Y, Ying S, Zhu L, Li Z, Yang G, Van der Eycken EV. Divergent Access to Imidazopyrazinones and Imidazodiazepinones by Regioswitchable Post-Ugi Heteroannulation. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201901511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Danjun Wu
- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; 18 Chaowang Road 310014 Hangzhou China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; 18 Chaowang Road 310014 Hangzhou China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; 18 Chaowang Road 310014 Hangzhou China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; 18 Chaowang Road 310014 Hangzhou China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; 18 Chaowang Road 310014 Hangzhou China
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC); Department of Chemistry; KU Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Heverlee Belgium
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science; Zhejiang University of Technology; 18 Chaowang Road 310014 Hangzhou China
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC); Department of Chemistry; KU Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven Heverlee Belgium
- Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University); 117198 Moscow Russia
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Zaman M, Hasan M, Peshkov AA, Van Hecke K, Van der Eycken EV, Pereshivko OP, Peshkov VA. Silver(I) Triflate‐Catalyzed Protocol for the Post‐Ugi Synthesis of Spiroindolines. Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201901064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Manzoor Zaman
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Dushu Lake Campus Suzhou 215123 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Dushu Lake Campus Suzhou 215123 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and TechnologyNazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Block 7 Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan
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- XStruct, Department of ChemistryGhent University Krijgslaan 281-S3 B-9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of ChemistryUniversity of Leuven (KU Leuven) Celestijnenlaan 200F B-3001 Leuven Belgium
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) Miklukho-Maklaya street 6 Moscow 117198 Russia
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Dushu Lake Campus Suzhou 215123 People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and TechnologyNazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Block 7 Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Dushu Lake Campus Suzhou 215123 People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and TechnologyNazarbayev University 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Block 7 Nur-Sultan 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan
- The Environment and Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC)Nazarbayev University Nur-Sultan Republic of Kazakhstan
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Budragchaa T, Westermann B, Wessjohann LA. Multicomponent synthesis of α-acylamino and α-acyloxy amide derivatives of desmycosin and their activity against gram-negative bacteria. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:3237-3247. [PMID: 31229422 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bacterial resistance to the existing drugs requires constant development of new antibiotics. Developing compounds active against gram-negative bacteria thereby is one of the more challenging tasks. Among the many approaches to develop successful antibacterials, medicinal chemistry driven evolution of existing successful antibiotics is considered to be the most effective one. Towards this end, the C-20 aldehyde moiety of desmycosin was modified into α-acylamino and α-acyloxy amide functionalities using isonitrile-based Ugi and Passerini reactions, aiming for enhanced antibacterial and physicochemical properties. The desired compounds were obtained in 45-93% yield under mild conditions. The antibacterial activity of the resulting conjugates was tested against gram-negative Aliivibrio fischeri. The antibiotic strength is mostly governed by the amine component introduced. Thus, methylamine derived desmycosin bis-amide 4 displayed an enhanced inhibition rate vs. desmycosin (99% vs. 83% at 1 µM). Derivatives with long acyclic or bulky amine and isocyanide Ugi components reduced potency, whereas carboxylic acid reagents with longer chain length afforded increased bioactivity. In Passerini 3-component products, the butyric ester amide 22 displayed a higher activity (90% at 1 µM) than the parent compound desmycosin (2).
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- Tuvshinjargal Budragchaa
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany; Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences II, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany; Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences II, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 2, 06120 Halle, Germany.
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Mohammadi-Khanaposhtani M, Jalalimanesh N, Saeedi M, Larijani B, Mahdavi M. Synthesis of highly functionalized organic compounds through Ugi post-transformations started from propiolic acids. Mol Divers 2019; 24:855-887. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-019-09975-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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He Y, Liu Z, Wu D, Li Z, Robeyns K, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken EV. Modular Access to Diverse Bridged Indole Alkaloid Mimics via a Gold-Triggered Cascade Dearomative Spirocarbocyclization/[4 + 2] Cycloaddition Sequence. Org Lett 2019; 21:4469-4474. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Yi He
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, 200237 Shanghai, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, 310014 Hangzhou, China
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université Catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Biomolecular Architecture, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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Ibarra IA, Islas-Jácome A, González-Zamora E. Synthesis of polyheterocycles via multicomponent reactions. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:1402-1418. [PMID: 29238790 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02305g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Polyheterocycles are one of the most desired synthetic targets due to their numerous and valuable applications in various fields. Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are highly convergent one-pot processes, in which three or more reagents are combined sequentially to construct complex products, with almost all the atoms coming from the starting reagents. In this context, the syntheses of 'heterocycles' via MCR-based processes have been reviewed a number of times. However, there is not a single review (recent or otherwise) covering the synthesis of 'polyheterocycles' via a direct MCR or via a one-pot process involving MCRs coupled to further cyclizations (via ionic, metal-catalyzed, pericyclic, or free-radical-mediated cyclizations). This issue is consequently the main topic of the present review, which considers work from the last decade. The work is categorized according to the key processes involved in the syntheses of polyheterocycles, aiming to give readers an easy understanding of this MCR-based chemistry and to provide insights for further investigations. The reaction mechanisms providing novel elements to these MCR-based methods for the synthesis of polyheterocycles are also discussed.
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- Ilich A Ibarra
- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica y Reactividad de Superficies (LaFReS), Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, CU, Del. Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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He Y, Narmon T, Wu D, Li Z, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken EV. A gold-triggered dearomative spirocarbocyclization/Diels–Alder reaction cascade towards diverse bridged N-heterocycles. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:9529-9536. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01967g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient chemo- and diastereoselective gold-triggered post-Ugi non-oxidativeortho-dearomative spirocarbocyclization/Diels–Alder reaction cascade sequence has been developed to deliver diverse bridged polycyclic N-heterocycles.
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- Yi He
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC)
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC)
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- 310014 Hangzhou
- China
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC)
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- Biomolecular Architecture
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC)
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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He Y, Wu D, Li Z, Robeyns K, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken EV. Facile construction of diverse polyheterocyclic scaffolds via gold-catalysed dearomative spirocyclization/1,6-addition cascade. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:6284-6292. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01299k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A post-Ugi gold-catalysed chemo- and diastereo-selective cascade dearomative spirocyclization/1,6-addition sequence is disclosed for the facile synthesis of diverse fused polyheterocyclic scaffolds bearing indole, pyrrole, benzothiophene, furan or electron-rich arene cores.
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- Yi He
- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC)
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- 310014 Hangzhou
- China
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC)
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN)
- Université Catholique de Louvain
- B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
- Belgium
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- Biomolecular Architecture
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC)
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- Leuven
- Belgium
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Li Z, Song L, Van Meervelt L, Tian G, Van der Eycken EV. Cationic Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cascade Bicyclizations for Divergent Synthesis of (Spiro)polyheterocycles. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow 117198, Russia
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Differentiating alkyne reactivity in the post-Ugi transformations: Access to polycyclic indole-fused frameworks. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.03.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Recent advances in the development of polycyclic skeletons via Ugi reaction cascades. Mol Divers 2018; 22:503-516. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-017-9811-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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He Y, Li Z, Robeyns K, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken EV. A Gold-Catalyzed Domino Cyclization Enabling Rapid Construction of Diverse Polyheterocyclic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 57:272-276. [PMID: 29144011 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
We report herein an efficient gold(I)-catalyzed post-Ugi domino dearomatization/ipso-cyclization/Michael sequence that enables access to libraries of diverse (hetero)arene-annulated tricyclic heterocycles. This process affords novel complex polycyclic scaffolds in moderate to good yields from readily available acyclic precursors with excellent chemo-, regio-, and diastereoselectivity. The power of this strategy has been demonstrated by the rapid synthesis of 40 highly functionalized polyheterocycles bearing indole, pyrrole, (benzo)furan, (benzo)thiophene, pyrazole, and electron-rich arene groups in two operational steps.
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- Yi He
- Laboratory for Organic and Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, MOST-Inorganic Chemistry, Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Biomolecular Architecture, Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.,Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russia
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He Y, Li Z, Robeyns K, Van Meervelt L, Van der Eycken EV. A Gold-Catalyzed Domino Cyclization Enabling Rapid Construction of Diverse Polyheterocyclic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201710592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yi He
- Laboratory for Organic and Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry; KU Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry; KU Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences; MOST-Inorganic Chemistry; Université catholique de Louvain; Place L. Pasteur 1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium
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- Biomolecular Architecture; Department of Chemistry; KU Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee 3001 Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Organic and Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry; KU Leuven; Celestijnenlaan 200F, Heverlee 3001 Leuven Belgium
- Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University); 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street Moscow 117198 Russia
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