A cascade coupling strategy for one-pot total synthesis of β-carboline and isoquinoline-containing natural products and derivatives.

Multi-birds with one stone: A cascade coupling strategy was developed for the synthesis of β-carbolines. The method can direct the synthesis of β-carboline and isoquinoline-containing natural products with high yields. Moreover, this protocol can also be further applied towards the total synthesis of natural products fascaplysin and papaverin (see scheme).

Direct one-pot synthesis of luotonin F and analogues via rational logical design.

An efficient one-pot synthetic protocol has been proposed for the synthesis of luntonin F from easily available starting materials. Through a rational logical design, multifundamental reactions (iodination, Kornblum oxidation, and annulation) were assembled in one-pot. The developed approach can efficiently synthesize luntonin F and a diversity of analogues.

I2-CF3SO3H synergistic promoted sp3 C-H bond diarylation of aromatic ketones.

An I(2)-CF(3)SO(3)H synergistic promoted sp(3) C-H bond diarylation protocol was developed for the synthesis of 2,2-bis(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-1-aryl ethanones. The reaction performed well in the absence of any metal and ligand. It integrated three reactions with different mechanisms (iodination, Kornblum oxidation, and hydroarylation) in a single reactor.

A multipathway coupled domino strategy: metal-free oxidative cyclization for one-pot synthesis of 2-acylbenzothiazoles from multiform substrates.

A multipathway coupled domino strategy has been developed for the efficient synthesis of 2-acylbenzothiazoles from multiform substrates arylethenes, arylacetylenes, 2-hydroxy-aromatic ketones, and carbinols via four distinct pathways. Through a logical coupled oxidation/heterocyclization domino process, a variety of 2-acylbenzothiazoles were synthesized free of metal in one pot.

I2 promoted domino oxidative cyclization for one-pot synthesis of 2-acylbenzothiazoles via metal-free sp3 C-H functionalization.

An I(2) promoted domino protocol was developed to construct 2-acylbenzothiazoles from simple and readily available aromatic ketones/unsaturated methyl ketones and o-aminobenzenethiols. The reaction proceeded smoothly under metal-free and peroxide-free conditions.

Metal-free sp3 C-H bond dual-(het)arylation: I2-promoted domino process to construct 2,2-bisindolyl-1-arylethanones.

A molecular I(2)-promoted sp(3) C-H bond dual-(het)arylation protocol was developed for the synthesis of 2,2-bisindolyl-1-arylethanones. Through a logical design, three mechanism-different reactions (iodination, Kornblum oxidation, and Friedel-Crafts reaction) were assembled in a single reactor. A variety of 2,2-bisindolyl-1-aryl ethanones were synthesized from simple and readily available aryl methyl ketones and indoles.

A sustainable byproduct catalyzed domino strategy: facile synthesis of α-formyloxy and acetoxy ketones via iodination/nucleophilic substitution/hydrolyzation/oxidation sequences.

The sustainable byproduct catalyzed domino strategy has been performed for the facile synthesis of α-formyloxy and acetoxy ketones via iodination/nucleophilic substitution/hydrolyzation/oxidation sequences from simple and readily available aromatic ketones/unsaturated methyl ketones.