A Metal-Free Cycloaddition of α-Diazoacetates with Amino Acid-Derived NHPI Esters for the Facile Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazoles.

Org Lett

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China.

Published: July 2024

1,2,4-Triazoles are privileged scaffolds for many pharmaceuticals, and methods for structurally diverse compound libraries are of current interest. Here we report an efficient coupling of α-diazoacetates with amino acid-derived alkyl -hydroxy phthalimide esters, under metal-free conditions involving 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene as the base, with which highly functionalized 1,2,4-triazoles can be obtained in excellent yields with remarkable functional group tolerance. Preliminary studies revealed that 1,2,4-triazole exhibits potent inhibition of tyrosinase activities in melanoma B16F10 cell lines, demonstrating promising skin-whitening properties.

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