The de novo assembly of stereochemically
and skeletally diverse
scaffolds is a powerful tool for the discovery of novel chemotypes.
Hence, the development of modular, step- and atom-economic synthetic
methods to access stereochemically and skeletally diverse compound
collection is particularly important. Herein, we show a metal-free,
stereodivergent build/couple/pair strategy that allows access to a
unique collection of benzo[5,6][1,4]oxazino[4,3-a]quinazoline, quinolino[1,2-a]quinazoline and benzo[b]benzo [4,5]imidazo[1,2-d][1,4]oxazine
scaffolds with complete diastereocontrol and wide distribution of
molecular architectures. This metal-free process proceeds via desymmetrization of phenol derivatives. The cascade
unites Mannich with aza-Michael addition reactions, providing expeditious
entries to diverse classes of molecular shapes in a single operation.
The discovery of novel small molecules endowed with high 3Dcontent remains a powerful tool for interrogating underrepresented biological space. To this end, the pseudo-natural products (pseudo-NP) strategy has become one of the most important tools to deliver biologically significant chemical probes. In this article, we describe the development of a new class of pseudo-NP collection, through connecting tryptamines with a furanose derivative followed by subjecting the product from this operation to a ring distortion strategy that led to diastereoselective synthesis of camptothecin-like compounds. This process is driven by a cascade that unites Pictet-Spengler reaction with Michael addition reaction, followed by oxidativering enlargement and subsequent transannular aldol cyclization delivering camptothecin-like architectures. The obtained diastereoselectivity was verified using density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
Azepino [3,4,5-cd]indole derivatives represent the core scaffold of important natural products and biologically relevant compounds. Therefore, the establishment of step-and atomeconomic strategies to access this class of compounds is of paramount importance. To this end, complexity-to-diversity (CtD) strategy has become one of the most important tools that transforms complex molecules into diverse skeleta. However, many of the reactions that could be employed in CtD are restricted by the functional handles exist in these molecules. This limits the achievement of the desired skeletal diversity.Herein, an efficient and step-economic strategy to access a diverse collection of azepino-[3,4,5-cd]indole architectures through a cascade that combines Pictet-Spengler with Michael addition, is described. This was achieved by reacting cyclohexadienone acetaldehydes 2 a-2 d with indolyl-4-ethyl amine 1. Employing a CtD strategy on the developed azepino-[3,4,5cd]indoles, a rapid rearrangement reaction that provided a modular, chemo-and diastereoselective access to diverse collection of spiro azepinocarbazole nature-inspired frameworks, was encountered.
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