Two-Step Macrocycle Synthesis by Classical Ugi Reaction

Eman M M Abdelraheem, Samad Khaksar, Katarzyna Kurpiewska, Justyna Kalinowska-Tłuścik, Shabnam Shaabani, Alexander Dömling

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Abstract

The direct nonpeptidic macrocycle synthesis of α-isocyano-ω-amines via the classical Ugi four-component reaction (U-4CR) is introduced. Herein an efficient and flexible two-step procedure to complex macrocycles is reported. In the first step, the reaction between unprotected diamines and isocyanocarboxylic acids gives high diversity of unprecedented building blocks in high yield. In the next step, the α-isocyano-ω-amines undergo a U-4CR with high diversity of aldehydes and carboxylic acids in a one-pot procedure. This synthetic approach is short and efficient and leads to a wide range of macrocycles with different ring sizes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1441-1447
Number of pages7
JournalThe Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume83
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2-Feb-2018

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