An unexpected silver-catalyzed cascade reaction of β-enaminones and isocyanoacetates affording functionalized pyrrole derivatives is reported. In this reaction, tautomeric equilibria of β-enaminones are utilized to generate imine partners in situ. A hypothesized sequential Mannich addition/cyclization of imine tautomers and isocyanoacetates followed by an unprecedented ring-opening of the resultant 2-imidazolines and dehydration-condensation deliver the final 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted pyrrole products.
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J Org Chem
January 2025
Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Jingming South Road 727, Chenggong District, Kunming 650500, P. R. China.
A novel silver-catalyzed cascade radical isonitrile insertion and defluorinative cyclization have been developed to synthesize CFH- and phosphinoyl-containing quinolines from -isocyanyl α-trifluoromethylstyrenes. The reaction proceeded under redox-neutral conditions and allowed the construction of a highly attractive quinoline ring system, with the simultaneous formation of the CFH group and introduction of various phosphinoyl groups in a single transformation, showing operational simplicity, a wide substrate scope, good tolerance for functional groups, and remarkable atom-/stepeconomy. Mechanistic studies indicated that the reaction is likely to involve the participation of P-centered radicals and key carbanion intermediates.
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November 2024
Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, Lucknow 226031, UP, India.
A facile and dependable synthetic route for 5-amino-4-sulfonyl pyrazoles, which are substantially important in pharmaceuticals, is highly desirable. This work presents a novel cascade reaction for their efficient synthesis. The approach utilizes silver as a catalyst for C(sp)-H sulfonylation of readily available starting materials 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes with sulfinate salts, followed by intramolecular cascade cyclization annulation to afford the desired 5-amino-4-sulfonyl pyrazoles in good to excellent yields under mild conditions.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517619, India.
A mild, regiospecific Gold-Silver bimetallic catalytic system has been devised for the intramolecular hydroacyloxylation and hydroetherification of alkenoic acids and alcohols. This method exhibits precise specificity for the geminal substituted olefinic center and facilitates the synthesis of substituted phthalide and hydroisocoumarin derivatives. This method has been effectively applied for late-state functionalization to produce bioactive natural products such as rumphellaone A, mycophenolate, and (-)-ambrox.
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October 2024
State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
A silver-catalyzed cascade cyclization strategy has been developed for the synthesis of 4-aminotetrahydrocarbazole, a common core structure found in various alkaloids. This target molecule can be synthesized through a one-step tandem cyclization reaction, thereby eliminating the need for a prior synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazole. Furthermore, the use of chiral -butylsulfinamide facilitates chiral resolution of the resulting product.
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July 2024
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China.
A silver-catalyzed chemoselective cascade nucleophilic addition of a P-centered anion to isocyanides and cyclization reaction was developed for the efficient and practical synthesis of a wide range of 2-phosphinoyl indole and indol-3-ol derivatives. Unlike the well-documented synthesis of phosphorus-functionalized heterocycles a P-centered radical, an anionic reactivity profile of phosphine oxides is most likely involved in this domino transformation.
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