{"title":"Recent advances in the organocatalytic synthesis of chiral C3-spiro-cyclopentaneoxindoles.","authors":"Yan-Qing Liu, Yan Wu, Bin Li, Xue Tang, Chu Chen","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01773k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01773k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although there have been various reviews on the asymmetric construction of C3-spirooxindoles, there is a scarcity of reviews focusing on the asymmetric organocatalytic synthesis of C3-spiro-cyclopentaneoxindole derivatives. This particular scaffold has garnered significant attention from synthetic chemists due to its relevance in medicinal chemistry. In this review, we provide an overview of recent advancements in the asymmetric organocatalytic synthesis of various C3-spiro-cyclopentaneoxindoles using organic catalysts. The work is divided into sections according to the type of catalysis, including covalent catalysis (amine catalysis and N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis) and non-covalent catalysis (chiral phosphoric acid catalysis, hydrogen bond catalysis, and phase transfer catalysis). Furthermore, we discuss existing challenges and future directions within this field. It is our belief that this review will serve as an informative resource for researchers engaged in synthesizing C3-spiro-cyclopentaneoxindoles and inspire further advancements in this area.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scarlet L Hopkins, Kristen T Clarke, Jack K Clegg, William J Gee
{"title":"One-pot synthesis of azepine spiro[4.6]-γ-lactams by a Hantzsch-type reaction.","authors":"Scarlet L Hopkins, Kristen T Clarke, Jack K Clegg, William J Gee","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01719f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01719f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A facile route to spiro-γ-lactams containing fused seven- and five-membered rings is showcased here in a multicomponent reaction harnessing glycine. Four spiro-γ-lactams were characterised, including by X-ray diffraction techniques, showing them to be trapped unstable intermediates of the Strecker degradation. This hitherto unknown reaction pathway was investigated with mass spectrometry, revealing a plausible reaction mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura A Heredia-Parra, Mónica C Ávila-Murillo, Cristian Ochoa-Puentes
{"title":"Expeditious and environmentally benign synthesis of imidazo[4,5,1-<i>ij</i>]quinolines <i>via</i> sequential Povarov reaction/reductive cyclization.","authors":"Laura A Heredia-Parra, Mónica C Ávila-Murillo, Cristian Ochoa-Puentes","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01588f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01588f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this contribution, a novel, simple, diastereoselective and environmentally benign two-step diversity-oriented synthesis of imidazo[4,5,1-<i>ij</i>]quinolines is described for the first time. The synthesis of the target compounds involves a deep eutectic solvent-mediated one-pot Povarov reaction leading to the obtention of 8-nitrotetrahydroquinolines, followed by a microwave-assisted reductive cyclocondensation employing different aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes. The target compounds were obtained in up to 70% overall yield starting from commercially available <i>o</i>-nitroanilines, natural phenylpropanoids (<i>trans</i>-anethole and <i>trans</i>-isoeugenol) and aromatic or aliphatic aldehydes. The eutectic solvent employed in the first step was reused in four runs without observing a drastic decrease in catalytic activity, and sodium dithionite showed to be an efficient and green reducing agent for the second step. This methodology provides significant advantages in terms of synthetic and green chemistry such as mild reaction conditions, short reaction time, energy-efficiency, simple work-up procedure, low cost, scalability and utilization of renewable substrates and a reusable solvent.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One-pot synthesis of symmetrical bis-sulfonyl 2,6-diarylpyridines <i>via</i> BiCl<sub>3</sub>-catalyzed and K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>-mediated domino annulation of β-ketosulfones and <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethylacetamide.","authors":"Meng-Yang Chang, Chun-Yi Lin","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01681e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01681e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, BiCl<sub>3</sub>-promoted and K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>-mediated synthesis of diverse bis-sulfonyl 2,6-diarypyridines was developed <i>via</i> one-pot stepwise (2C + 2C + 1C + 1N) annulation of two molecules of β-ketosulfone and <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethylacetamide (DMAC). In the entire process, DMAC acts as the synthon of one carbon and one nitrogen in the construction of the pyridine skeleton <i>via</i> cascade formation of single (C-C/C-N) and double (CC/CN) bonds under refluxing DMAC conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustainable protocol for Cu-catalysed A<sup>3</sup>-coupling under solvent-free conditions.","authors":"Anjali Chaturvedi, Vishal Sharma, Ravindra K Rawal, Manpreet Singh, Virender Singh","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01728e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01728e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A Cu-catalyzed three-component cascade reaction has been developed, involving <i>ortho</i>-alkynylaryl aldehydes, terminal alkynes and aliphatic/aromatic amines or diamines. This diversity oriented methodology successfully delivered a rich library of 72 molecules in good to excellent yields (yields up to 99%) through the application of an A<sup>3</sup>-coupling reaction. This method is green, straightforward to execute, requires a short reaction time (2 min-4 h), does not require solvents or harsh or inert conditions, <i>i.e.</i> can be performed in open air, and utilizes only a small amount of a cheap and readily available catalyst (2.5 to 10 mol% CuI). It proficiently produced a variety of biphenylacetylene tethered propargylamines, alkyne tethered dihydroisoquinolines, and N-fused benzimidazoles with excellent regioselectivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visible light-induced PPh<sub>3</sub>/MI-promoted δ-C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-H chlorination and cyclization with <i>N</i>-chloro-arylsulfonamides <i>via</i> EDA complexes.","authors":"Xiaotao Qin, Hui Liu, Jinkai Hu, Chenglei Yang, Ao-Tong Shi, Qing-Long Lv, Jinhui Yang, Dianjun Li","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01484g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01484g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Triphenylphosphine, iodide and <i>N</i>-chloro-arylsulfonamides could generate amidyl radicals <i>via</i> EDA (Electron Donor-Acceptor) complexes under visible light irradiation, and this strategy enables the synthesis of valuable δ-chloro-arylsulfonamide and <i>N</i>-arylsulfonylpyrrolidine motifs in moderate yields. This blue LED-induced method utilizes more readily available reagents, providing advantages in terms of cost efficiency, broad substrate scope, and functional-group compatibility.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ban Van Phuc, Tien Dat Nguyen, Nguyen T Minh Tuan, Phuong Anh Dao, Phan T Thao Vy, Hien Nguyen, Ngoc Tuan Nguyen, Quoc Anh Ngo, Tran Quang Hung, Tuan Thanh Dang
{"title":"Facile Ru-catalysed synthesis of quinazolin-4(3<i>H</i>)-ones by tandem cyclization of 2-nitrobenzonitrile and alcohol derivatives under air.","authors":"Ban Van Phuc, Tien Dat Nguyen, Nguyen T Minh Tuan, Phuong Anh Dao, Phan T Thao Vy, Hien Nguyen, Ngoc Tuan Nguyen, Quoc Anh Ngo, Tran Quang Hung, Tuan Thanh Dang","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01786b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01786b","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We have developed an efficient approach for the first Ru-catalysed synthesis of 2-arylquinazolin-4(3<i>H</i>)-ones from 2-nitrobenzonitriles and alcohols. This method features a broad substrate scope, high yields, and functional group tolerance and does not require any oxidant or reductant, allowing for simple, practical and sustainable synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manuel Einsiedler, Sanja Š Bogojević, Dušan Milivojević, Sandra Vojnovic, Miloš K Milčić, Veselin Maslak, Anke Matura, Tobias A M Gulder, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
{"title":"Homophenylalanine-derived benzo[1,4]diazepine-2,5-diones are strong bacterial quorum sensing inhibitors.","authors":"Manuel Einsiedler, Sanja Š Bogojević, Dušan Milivojević, Sandra Vojnovic, Miloš K Milčić, Veselin Maslak, Anke Matura, Tobias A M Gulder, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01734j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01734j","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Benzo[1,4]diazepines show a large diversity of biological activities and are still commonly used as medications against a broad range of diseases. Within our research in the field of chemo-enzymatic alkaloid synthesis, we developed a synthetic route towards close structural relatives, namely benzo[1,4]diazepine-2,5-diones. Possible antimicrobial activities of these substances are barely known up to date. We thus screened a selection of 21 of these compounds and discovered their ability to interfere with bacterial communication (quorum sensing, QS). Derivatisation of the respective substances by a refined synthetic route resulted in a generation of 9 congeners with drastically enhanced activity, setting the stage for the application of benzo[1,4]diazepine-2,5-diones, a formerly under-investigated compound class, as QS modulators. Molecular docking experiments were performed to evaluate potential protein interaction partners - LuxP, LasR, AbaI, and RhlR - which are involved in QS. The results of the docking calculations show a high energy binding site for three analogues, 5q, 15a and 15b, in the autoinducer binding-pocket of LasR, with the position of a fluorine substituent on the diazepine core structure determining the exact spatial orientation of the compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ange W Embo-Ibouanga, Michel Nguyen, Lucie Paloque, Jean-Patrick Joly, Raphaël Bikanga, Jean-Michel Augereau, Anne Robert, Gérard Audran, Philippe Mellet, Jérôme Boissier, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Sylvain R A Marque
{"title":"Dynamic covalent bonding (DCB): the bond lability of alkoxyamines as drugs against <i>Schistosoma mansoni</i> and <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>.","authors":"Ange W Embo-Ibouanga, Michel Nguyen, Lucie Paloque, Jean-Patrick Joly, Raphaël Bikanga, Jean-Michel Augereau, Anne Robert, Gérard Audran, Philippe Mellet, Jérôme Boissier, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Sylvain R A Marque","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01644k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01644k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dynamic covalent bonding (DCB) has been a rising concept for the past several years in materials sciences. This article describes how the bond lability involved in DCB is applied to develop drugs against tropical parasitic diseases such as malaria and bilharziasis. Recently, we showed that some alkoxyamines (typical molecules exhibiting DCB) exhibit <i>in vitro</i> activities against <i>S. mansoni</i> (for A8L, 100% worm mortality in 48 hours at 10 μg ml<sup>-1</sup>) and <i>P. falciparum</i> (for A8L, IC<sub>50</sub> = 270 nM). Here, the combination of enzymatic-physical (solvent effect) activation or of enzymatic-chemical (acetal hydrolysis) activation is used to develop alkoxyamines that show activity against both parasites. The enzymatic step controls the specificity of the drug.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zikun Yao, Pan Li, Fei Chen, Jiuwei Nie, Hui Wang, Lei Tang, Yuanyong Yang
{"title":"Halogen bonding accelerated aerobic dehydrogenative aromatization for 4-aminoquinoline preparation.","authors":"Zikun Yao, Pan Li, Fei Chen, Jiuwei Nie, Hui Wang, Lei Tang, Yuanyong Yang","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01700e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01700e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study presents a highly efficient method for 4-aminoquinoline derivative preparation under transition metal-free conditions. The process involves an aerobic oxidative dehydrative coupling of 2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1<i>H</i>)-ones with various amines, including ammonia, resulting in high yields of the desired products. The method is also applicable to substituted 4-aminoquinoline derivative construction through a cyclization/dehydrative coupling cascade process starting from 2'-amino chalcones. Mechanistic studies reveal that iodine (I<sub>2</sub>) is consumed to produce 3-iodoquinolin-4-ol, which acts as a true catalyst with high catalytic efficacy (as low as 0.5 mol%). The presence of halogen bonding is critical in the inter-molecular transfer hydrogenation process to generate inactive quinolin-4-ol. Subsequently, using air/oxygen as the terminal oxidant, the iodine anion was oxidized to I<sub>2</sub> to regenerate the 3-iodoquinolin-4-ol from quinolin-4-ol in the catalytic cycle. Key benefits of this methodology include its simplicity, transition metal-free conditions, environmentally-benign oxidant, and high atom economy, making it a valuable approach for synthesizing medicinally significant 4-aminoquinoline derivatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}