To each his own: isonitriles for all flavors. Functionalized isocyanides as valuable tools in organic synthesis

M Giustiniano, A Basso, V Mercalli… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The term functionalized isocyanides refers to all those isocyanides in which a neighbouring
functional group can finely tune the reactivity of the isocyano group or can be exploited in …

Synthesis of polyheterocycles via multicomponent reactions

IA Ibarra, A Islas-Jácome… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyheterocycles are one of the most desired synthetic targets due to their numerous and
valuable applications in various fields. Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are highly …

Isocyanide 2.0

P Patil, M Ahmadian-Moghaddam, A Dömling - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The isocyanide functionality due to its dichotomy between carbenoid and triple bond
characters, with a nucleophilic and electrophilic terminal carbon, exhibits unusual reactivity …

Recent developments in general methodologies for the synthesis of α-ketoamides

C De Risi, GP Pollini, V Zanirato - Chemical Reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The α-ketoamide motif is widely found in many natural products and drug candidates with
relevant biological activities. Furthermore, α-ketoamides are attractive candidates to …

The synthesis of seven-and eight-membered rings by radical strategies

XC Yu, CC Zhang, LT Wang, JZ Li, T Li… - Organic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Seven-and eight-membered rings widely exist in natural products and drugs. Considering
the transition state nonbonding interactions and torsional strains, the flexible conformations …

Synthesis of Alkaloid-Mimicking Tricyclic Skeletons by Diastereo- and Regioselective Ugi/ipso-Cyclization/Aza-Michael Cascade Reaction in One-Pot

D Yugandhar, S Kuriakose, JB Nanubolu… - Organic …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A one-pot process has been developed for preparing alkaloid-like tricyclic skeletons by
employing an Ugi reaction, an acid mediated ipso-cyclization and an aza-Michael addition …

Recent advances in the synthesis of benzimidazol (on) es via rearrangements of quinoxalin (on) es

VA Mamedov - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This is the first review describing all the quinoxaline–benzimidazole rearrangements as a
whole and the new quinoxalinone–benzimidazol (on) e rearrangements in particular when …

Towards click chemistry: Multicomponent reactions via combinations of name reactions

MM Heravi, V Zadsirjan, M Dehghani, T Ahmadi - Tetrahedron, 2018 - Elsevier
In this report, we try to show the importance of incorporation of name reactions in the
sequential cascade reaction in which significantly decreasing the number of steps towards …

Recent developments in the total synthesis of natural products using the Ugi multicomponent reactions as the key strategy

EL Larghi, ABJ Bracca, SO Simonetti… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The total syntheses of selected natural products using different versions of the Ugi
multicomponent reaction is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The revision covers the …

Innovations and inventions: why was the Ugi reaction discovered only 37 years after the Passerini reaction?

A Dömling - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
This year represents the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Passerini three-
component reaction. The related Ugi four-compound reaction was discovered 37 years after …