Large-scale applications of transition metal-catalyzed couplings for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.

Microbial lipases form versatile tools for biotechnology

In 1893, P. Biginelli reported the synthesis of functionalized 3, 4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (DHPMs) via three-component condensation reaction of an aromatic aldehyde, urea, and ethyl acetoacetate. In the past decade, this long-neglected multicomponent reaction has experienced a remarkable revival, mainly due to the interesting pharmacological properties associated with this dihydropyrimidine scaffold. In this Account, we highlight recent developments in the Biginelli reaction in areas such as solid-phase synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, and natural product synthesis.

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Recent advances in the Biginelli dihydropyrimidine synthesis. New tricks from an old dog.

It was in 1963 that Huisgen laid out the classification of 1,3-dipoles and the concepts for 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions, although it was not until 1976 that the first intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of an azomethine ylide was reported. Since then, impressive developments have been described in this area, with the establishment of various useful methods for the formation of azomethine ylides and the determination of the requirements for a successful intramolecular cycloaddition reaction. Use of this methodology for the synthesis of pyrrolidineand pyrrole-containing natural products has been expanding rapidly. This review aims to describe the background and mechanisms of azomethine ylide formation and intramolecular cycloaddition, giving a critical account including the very first example and covering to early 2005. It is hoped that this review will be a useful resource for chemists interested in cycloaddition reactions and will inspire further exciting developments in this area. Cycloaddition reactions are one of the most important class of reactions in synthetic chemistry. Within * Corresponding author. Tel: +44 (0)114 222 9428. Fax: +44 (0)114 222 9346. E-mail: i.coldham@sheffield.ac.uk. † University of Sheffield. ‡ Tripos Discovery Research Ltd. Iain Coldham (b. 1965) is a Reader in Organic Chemistry at the University of Sheffield. He obtained his undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, completing his Ph.D. in 1989 under the supervision of Stuart Warren. After postdoctoral studies at the University of Texas with Philip Magnus, he joined the staff in 1991 at the University of Exeter, U.K. In 2003, he moved to the University of Sheffield where he is involved in research on chiral organolithium compounds and on dipolar cycloaddition reactions in synthetic organic chemistry.

Intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides.

2.5. Ionic Liquids Presented in This Review 2020 3. Cyclocondensation Reactions 2020 4. Synthesis of Three-Membered Heterocycles 2022 4.1. Aziridines 2022 5. Synthesis of Five-Membered Heterocycles 2022 5.1. Pyrroles 2022 5.2. Furans 2022 5.3. Thiophenes 2023 5.4. Pyrazoles 2024 5.5. Imidazoles 2025 5.6. Isoxazoles 2027 5.7. Oxazoles, Oxazolines, and Oxazolidinones 2027 5.8. Thiazoles and Thiazolidinones 2028 6. Synthesis of Six-Membered Heterocycles 2030 6.1. Pyridines 2030 6.2. Quinolines 2031 6.3. Acridines 2033 6.4. Pyrans 2033 6.5. Flavones 2035 6.6. Pyrimidines and Pyrimidinones 2035 6.7. Quinazolines 2037 6.8. -Carbolines 2038 6.9. Dioxanes 2039 6.10. Oxazines 2039 6.11. Benzothiazines 2040 6.12. Triazines 2040 7. Synthesis of Seven-Membered Heterocycles: Diazepines 2041

Ionic liquids in heterocyclic synthesis.

In the past decade, 4-aryl-dihydropyrimidinones 1 have emerged as the integral backbones of several calcium channel blockers, antihypertensive agents, and alpha-1 a-antagonists.1 Strategies for the synthesis of the dihydropyrimidinone nucleus have varied from one-pot to multistep approaches. Biginelli’s initial one-pot reflux of â-keto ester 2, aryl aldehyde 3, and urea, 4, with catalytic acid in a protic solvent frequently afforded low (20-50%) yields.2,3 Subsequent multistep syntheses produced somewhat higher yields but lacked the simplicity of the one-pot, one-step synthesis.3

Unprecedented Catalytic Three Component One-Pot Condensation Reaction: An Efficient Synthesis of 5-Alkoxycarbonyl- 4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones

La reaction des complexes pentacarbonyles d'alkylmanganese avec divers composes ethyleniques et acetyleniques donne des cetones et des dihydro-2,5 furannones-2

Daniel R. Sidler

Papers

Unprecedented Catalytic Three Component One-Pot Condensation Reaction: An Efficient Synthesis of 5-Alkoxycarbonyl- 4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones

A general method for the preparation of carbonyl compounds and butenolides from organomanganese pentacarbonyl complexes

Intermolecular and intramolecular azomethine ylide (3 + 2) dipolar cycloadditions for the synthesis of highly functionalized pyrroles and pyrrolidines

Lipase-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrolysis of Esters Having Remote Chiral/Prochiral Centers

Practical modifications and applications of the sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation in the one-pot preparation of chiral oxazolidin-2-ones.