Saturday 2 June 2018

Catalyst-free three-component synthesis of highly functionalized 2,3-dihydropyrroles

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Catalyst-free three-component synthesis of highly functionalized 2,3-dihydropyrroles

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Abstract

An efficient synthesis of fully substituted 2,3-dihydropyrroles has been achieved in one step through the three-component reaction of amines, aromatic aldehydes and α-ketoamides. This atom-economical and catalyst-free reaction is highly stereoselective and generates underexplored heterocycles in a single step. These compounds were examined in an enzymatic assay that led to the identification of potent α-glucosidase inhibitors, thereby demonstrating the utility of this novel methodology in medicinal chemistry.




N-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-oxopropanamide (3a) Cl H N O O 3a Using 4-chloroaniline (1.0 g, 7.8 mmol), in accordance with General Procedure A, the title compound 3a was obtained (810 mg, 52% yield) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.73 (s, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.34 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 2.57 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 197.1, 157.6, 135.0, 130.6, 129.5, 121.1, 24.2. HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z calcd. for C9H7NO2Cl- [M-H]- : 196.0171, found 196.0170