A novel tandem Mannich/intramolecular aminal formation between tryptamines and salicylaldehydes was reported. This strategy provides a promising approach for the stereoselective synthesis of a range of complex fused spir...
A CuI-catalyzed synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted allenes from 1-alkynes by the reaction with various N-tosylhydrazones has been developed. This method, which uses readily available starting materials and is operationally s...
An efficient "one-pot" route for the synthesis of benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a] isoquinolines has been developed via nucleophilic addition of 2-aryl benzimidazoles to alkynyl bromides and subsequent palladium-catalyzed intram...
We report the reaction of several N,N'-dihydrotetraazaacenes with oxalylic chloride to give unusual adducts, which were characterized by single-crystal X-ray structures.
The organocatalytic Michael reaction of ketones with gamma-monohalonitrodienes catalyzed by chiral prolinethiol ether under solvent-free conditions was developed. The described method represents a novel approach for acce...
An electron-rich 3,4-diarylpyrrole is shown to undergo a tandem inter- and intramolecular Scholl oxidation, providing access to bis(phenanthropyrroles), a new class of bipyrrole derivatives with extended pi conjugation. ...
Aqueous syntheses of methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines without any deliberate addition of catalyst are reported. Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine and imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline were also obtained in good yields under similar condition...
Pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (1) was prepared by reacting 2-trifluoromethyl-4-iodo-nicotinic acid (2) with amidine 9a catalyzed by Pd-2(dba)(3) and Xantphos, followed by cyclization effected with HBTU and subsequent ...
A simple and practical approach has been developed for conducting direct, homoallylic alcohol forming allylation reactions of nitroalkenes in water. Employing the new method, various arylmethyl-homoallylic alcohols can b...
A new synthetic route to indolizines with various substituents on the pyridine moiety was developed by utilizing a facile cycloaromatization of 2-acetylpyrrole derivatives. Without isolation, the resulting intermediates ...
A cheap and reliable process for the modified Wenker cyclization to afford aziridines has been achieved using biphasic conditions for a range of amino alcohol starting materials. A 100 mmol "one-pot" process has also bee...
A mild and efficient protocol for the stereoselective synthesis of N-glycosides of enone sugars has been developed. The reaction proceeds to provide N-glycosides of enone sugars in moderate to good yields with preferenti...
A palladium-catalyzed, iodine-mediated electrophilic annulation between 2-(1-allcynyl)biphenyl and disulfide has been developed. With the combination of PdCl2 and I-2, a variety of 2-(1-alkynyl)biphenyls underwent electr...
Two new anthracene-functionalized fluorescent tris-imidazolium salts have been synthesized, characterized, and proven to be selective sensors for picric acid, which is a common constituent of many powerful explosives. Th...
A novel and efficient synthesis of phenanthridines and aza analogues is reported. The key step is a microwave-mediated intramolecular Diels-Alder cyclization of o-furyl(allylamino)arenes. In the presence of a catalytic a...
A new synthesis of substituted 1H-indazoles and 1H-pyrazoles from arylhydrazones via FeBr3/O-2 mediated C-H activation/C-N bond formation reactions is reported. The corresponding 1,3-diaryl-substituted indazoles and tris...