Multi-birds with one stone: A cascade coupling strategy was developed for the synthesis of β-carbolines. The method can direct the synthesis of β-carboline and isoquinoline-containing natural products with high yields. Moreover, this protocol can also be further applied towards the total synthesis of natural products fascaplysin and papaverin (see scheme).

An I(2) promoted domino protocol was developed to construct 2-acylbenzothiazoles from simple and readily available aromatic ketones/unsaturated methyl ketones and o-aminobenzenethiols. The reaction proceeded smoothly under metal-free and peroxide-free conditions.

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A molecular I(2)-promoted sp(3) C-H bond dual-(het)arylation protocol was developed for the synthesis of 2,2-bisindolyl-1-arylethanones. Through a logical design, three mechanism-different reactions (iodination, Kornblum oxidation, and Friedel-Crafts reaction) were assembled in a single reactor. A variety of 2,2-bisindolyl-1-aryl ethanones were synthesized from simple and readily available aryl methyl ketones and indoles. In the reaction, metal, base, and ligand were all avoidable.

A multipathway coupled domino strategy has been developed for the efficient synthesis of 2-acylbenzothiazoles from multiform substrates arylethenes, arylacetylenes, 2-hydroxy-aromatic ketones, and carbinols via four distinct pathways. Through a logical coupled oxidation/heterocyclization domino process, a variety of 2-acylbenzothiazoles were synthesized free of metal in one pot.