Novel synthesis of pseudopeptides bearing a difluoromethyl group by Ugi reaction and desulfanylation

• Jingjing Wu,
• Hui Li and
• Song Cao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1070–1074, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.123

• group (PhS) with Bu3SnH/AIBN according to our previous research, and the desired difluoromethyl-containing pseudopeptide was successfully obtained [27]. To demonstrate the scope of the method, several different substituted anilines, substituted benzaldehydes, isocyanides and this novel difluorinated

• difluoromethyl-containing pseudopeptides (3a–m and 4a–m) in good yields (Table 1). Conclusion In summary, we have developed a novel and efficient protocol for the synthesis of CF2H-containing pseudopeptides by Ugi reaction of substituted anilines, benzaldehyde, isocyanides and the novel building block 2,2

Long-range diastereoselectivity in Ugi reactions of 2-substituted dihydrobenzoxazepines

• Luca Banfi,
• Andrea Basso,
• Valentina Cerulli,
• Valeria Rocca and
• Renata Riva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 976–979, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.109

• venerable reaction is the poor diastereoselectivity typically experienced when using chiral inputs. It is well known that chiral isocyanides, aldehydes/ketones and carboxylic acids always bring about no or very little diastereoselectivity, whereas some relative asymmetric induction has been reported only

• noting that the Mitsunobu reaction is not effective on unprotected salicylaldehyde. 2,3-Dihydrobenzo[f][1,4]oxazepines similar to 5a,b have been previously prepared, but through less general routes [22][23][24]. Compounds 5a,b were reacted with a series of isocyanides and carboxylic acids to give, in

• diastereoselectivity (from 5.25:1 up to 9:1) is completely unprecedented for an isocyanide based multicomponent reaction. A slight increase in the dr was observed on passing from R1 = Me to bulkier R1 = iBu. On the other hand the structure and the nature of both isocyanides and carboxylic acids seem to have little

(Pseudo)amide-linked oligosaccharide mimetics: molecular recognition and supramolecular properties

• José L. Jiménez Blanco,
• Fernando Ortega-Caballero,
• Carmen Ortiz Mellet and
• José M. García Fernández

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 20, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.20

• followed by treatment with yellow mercury (II) oxide [68]. There are two general strategies to access pseudoamide-type oligosaccharide mimics: i) nucleophilic addition of sugar derivatives to carbohydrate isocyanates, isothiocyanates or isocyanides; and ii) conversion of sugar azides into glycosyl

• or sugars, respectively, and glycosyl-isocyanates [73][74] or isocyanides [75]. However, the experimental difficulties in handling isocyanates has led to the preferential use of sugar carbodiimides as key intermediates for the preparation of glycosylureido sugars [76][77][78][79]. From the large

Synthesis of dihydrophenanthridines by a sequence of Ugi-4CR and palladium- catalyzed intramolecular C-H functionalization

• Florence Bonnaterre,
• Michèle Bois-Choussy and
• Jieping Zhu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 10, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.10

• heterocycles is evidently valuable in diversity oriented synthesis. The scope of this cyclization was next examined. From three aldehydes, eight amines, five carboxylic acids, and three isocyanides, Ugi-adducts were prepared and their subsequent palladium-catalyzed cyclization was investigated. The results are

Aroylketene dithioacetal chemistry: facile synthesis of 4-aroyl- 3-methylsulfanyl- 2-tosylpyrroles from aroylketene dithioacetals and TosMIC

• H. Surya Prakash Rao and
• S. Sivakumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, No. 31, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-3-31

• use of some isocyanides for the syntheses of trisubstituted pyrroles prompts us to disclose our efforts in this area. [16] Results and Discussion The cycloaddition of TosMIC 2 to 3,3-di(methylsulfanyl)-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-one 1a was taken as a test case to evaluate the cycloaddition and to arrive at