Oxidative Cross-Coupling of sp(3)- and sp(2)-Hybridized C-H Bonds: Vanadium-Catalyzed Aminomethylation of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.

The vanadium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of substituted 2-arylimidiazo[1,2-a]pyridines to N-methylmorpholine oxide, which acts as both a coupling partner and an oxidant, has been achieved. This reaction was applied to various substituted imidiazo[1,2-a]pyridine and indole substrates, resulting in yields as high as 90%. Mechanistic investigations indicate that the reaction may proceed via a Mannich-type process.

Synthesis of novel azole-fused quinazolines via one-pot, sequential Ullmann-type coupling and intramolecular dehydrogenative C-N bonding.

An efficient one-pot sequential procedure is described for the synthesis of novel azole-fused quinazolines through Pd/Cu co-catalyzed, Ullmann-type coupling followed by cross dehydrogenative coupling of various azoles such as 1H-imidazole, 1H-benzimidazole and 1H-1,2,4-triazole with 2-(2-bromophenyl)-1H-imidazole/benzimidazoles. The developed strategy has offered good yields (52-81%) of diverse N-fused tetra-, penta- and hexa-cyclic frameworks in a single step.

Synthesis of aza-fused isoquinolines through domino cross-aldol condensation and palladium-catalyzed intramolecular direct arylation.

A straightforward method has been developed for the synthesis of aroyl-substituted imidazo-/benzimidazo-fused isoquinolines. The cascade reaction proceeds via a cross-aldol condensation of 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl/benzimidazolyl-1-yl)-1-arylethanones and 2-bromobenzaldehyde followed by palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C-H functionalization. This approach offers a simple and efficient alternative one-pot protocol for the assembly of imidazo/benzimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolines in moderate to good yields.

Synthesis and antiproliferative activities of quebecol and its analogs.

Simple and efficient synthesis of quebecol and a number of its analogs was accomplished in five steps. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for antiproliferative activities against human cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa), human ovarian carcinoma (SK-OV-3), human colon carcinoma (HT-29), and human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cancer cell lines. Among all the compounds, 7c, 7d, 7f, and 8f exhibited antiproliferative activities against four tested cell lines with inhibition over 80% at 75 μM after 72 h, whereas, compound 7b and 7g were more selective towards MCF-7 cell line.

Copper-catalyzed tandem azide-alkyne cycloaddition, Ullmann type C-N coupling, and intramolecular direct arylation.

A ligand-free copper-catalyzed tandem azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), Ullmann-type C-N coupling, and intramolecular direct arylation has been described. The designed strategy resulted in the synthesis of a novel trazole-fused azaheterocycle framework. The reaction gave good yields (59-77%) of 1,2,3-triazole-fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines in a single step.

Povarov-reductive amination cascade to access 6-aminoquinolines and anthrazolines.

A new strategy is reported for the synthesis of 6-aminoquinoline derivatives via a tandem Povarov reaction, dihydroquinoline oxidation, and imine reduction. These products allow access to symmetrical as well as unsymmetrical tetraarylpyrido[2,3-g]quinolines, potentially useful organic electronics.

One-pot sequential C-N coupling and cross dehydrogenative couplings: synthesis of novel azole fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.

An efficient one-pot protocol has been developed using sequential C-N coupling and intramolecular dehydrogenative cross-couplings for the synthesis of azole fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives in good yields (62-78%).