Contents |
Preface | | XIII |
List of Contributors | | XV |
1 Chiral Nonracemic Isocyanides | | 1 |
Luca Banfi, Andrea Basso, and Renata Riva |
1.1 Introduction | | 1 |
1.2 Simple Unfunctionalized Isocyanides | | 1 |
1.3 Isocyanides Containing Carboxylic, Sulfonyl, or Phosphonyl Groups | | 4 |
1.3.1 α-Isocyano Esters | | 4 |
1.3.2 α-Isocyano Amides | | 7 |
1.3.3 Other Isocyano Esters or Amides | | 9 |
1.3.4 Chiral Sulfonylmethyl or Phosphonylmethyl Isocyanides | | 10 |
1.4 Isocyanides Containing Amino or Alcoholic Functionalities | | 11 |
1.4.1 Chiral Amino or Azido Isocyanides | | 11 |
1.4.2 Chiral Hydroxy Isocyanides | | 12 |
1.5 Natural Isocyanides | | 16 |
1.5.1 Isolation and Natural Sources | | 16 |
1.5.2 Synthesis of Naturally Occurring Isocyanides | | 17 |
1.6 Isocyanides Used in the Synthesis of Chiral Polyisocyanides | | 23 |
1.6.1 Properties | | 24 |
1.6.2 Synthesis | | 25 |
1.6.3 Applications | | 26 |
References | | 26 |
2 General Aspects of Isocyanide Reactivity | | 35 |
Maxim A. Mironov |
2.1 Introduction | | 35 |
2.2 Isocyanide–Cyanide Rearrangement | | 37 |
2.3 Oxidation/Reduction of the Isocyano Group | | 41 |
2.3.1 Oxidation of the Isocyano Group | | 41 |
2.3.2 Reactions with Sulfur and Selenium | | 43 |
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2.3.3 Reduction of the Isocyano Group | | 45 |
2.4 Reactions of Isocyanides with Electrophiles | | 47 |
2.4.1 Reaction with Acids | | 49 |
2.4.2 Reactions with Halogens and Acyl Halides | | 52 |
2.4.3 Reactions with Activated Alkenes and Alkynes | | 55 |
2.4.4 Reactions with Carbonyl Compounds and Imines | | 58 |
2.4.5 Reactions with Activated Heterocumulens | | 60 |
2.5 Reactions of Isocyanides with Nucleophiles | | 62 |
2.5.1 Reactions with Organometallic Compounds | | 62 |
2.5.2 Reactions with Hydroxide, Alcohols, and Amines | | 64 |
2.6 Conclusions | | 66 |
References | | 67 |
3 α-Acidic Isocyanides in Multicomponent Chemistry | | 75 |
Niels Elders, Eelco Ruijter, Valentine G. Nenajdenko, and Romano V.A. Orru |
3.1 Introduction | | 75 |
3.2 Synthesis of α-Acidic Isocyanides | | 76 |
3.3 Reactivity of α-Acidic Isocyanides | | 78 |
3.4 MCRs Involving α-Acidic Isocyanides | | 80 |
3.4.1 van Leusen Imidazole MCR | | 81 |
3.4.2 2,6,7-Trisubstituted Quinoxaline MCR | | 82 |
3.4.3 4,5-Disubstituted Oxazole MCR | | 83 |
3.4.4 Nitropyrrole MCR | | 83 |
3.4.5 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Oxazole MCR | | 84 |
3.4.5.1 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Oxazoles | | 84 |
3.4.5.2 Variations on the 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Oxazole MCR | | 86 |
3.4.5.3 Oxazole MCR and In-Situ Domino Processes | | 88 |
3.4.6 2-Imidazoline MCR | | 91 |
3.4.6.1 2-Imidazoline MCR in the Union of MCRs | | 93 |
3.4.7 Dihydropyridone MCR | | 95 |
3.5 Conclusions | | 97 |
References | | 98 |
4 Synthetic Application of Isocyanoacetic Acid Derivatives | | 109 |
Anton V. Gulevich, Alexander G. Zhdanko, Romano V.A. Orru, and Valentine G. Nenajdenko |
4.1 Introduction | | 109 |
4.2 Synthesis of α-Isocyanoacetate Derivatives | | 109 |
4.3 Alkylation of Isocyanoacetic Acid Derivatives | | 113 |
4.4 α-Isocyanoacetates as Michael Donors | | 115 |
4.5 Reaction of Isocyanoacetic Acids with Alkynes: Synthesis of Pyrroles | | 119 |
4.6 Reaction of Isocyanoacetic Acid Derivatives with Carbonyl Compounds and Imines | | 121 |
4.6.1 Aldol-Type Reaction of Isocyanoacetic Acids with Aldehydes: Synthesis of Oxazolines | | 122 |
Contents VII |
4.6.2 Transition Metal-Catalyzed Aldol-Type Reactions | | 124 |
4.6.3 Reaction of Isocyanoacetic Acids with Imines: Imidazoline Formation | | 126 |
4.7 Reaction with Acylating Agents | | 129 |
4.8 Multicomponent Reactions of Isocyanoacetic Acid Derivatives | | 133 |
4.9 Chemistry of Isocyanoacetates Bearing an Additional Functional Group | | 134 |
4.10 Reactions of Isocyanoacetic Acids with Sulfur Electrophiles | | 138 |
4.11 Miscellaneous Reactions | | 139 |
4.12 Concluding Remarks | | 144 |
4.13 Notes Added in Proof | | 145 |
References | | 145 |
5 Ugi and Passerini Reactions with Carboxylic Acid Surrogates | | 159 |
Laurent El Kaпm and Laurence Grimaud |
5.1 Introduction | | 159 |
5.2 Carboxylic Acid Surrogates | | 160 |
5.2.1 Thiocarboxylic Acids | | 160 |
5.2.2 Carbonic Acid and Derivatives | | 163 |
5.2.3 Selenide and Sulfi de | | 165 |
5.2.4 Silanol | | 165 |
5.2.5 Isocyanic Acid and Derivatives | | 166 |
5.2.6 Hydrazoic Acid | | 167 |
5.2.7 Phenols and Derivatives | | 171 |
5.2.8 Cyanamide | | 179 |
5.3 Use of Mineral and Lewis Acids | | 180 |
5.3.1 Ugi and Passerini Reactions Triggered by Mineral Acids | | 181 |
5.3.2 Ugi and Passerini Reactions Triggered by Lewis Acids | | 184 |
5.4 Conclusions | | 189 |
References | | 189 |
6 Amine (Imine) Component Surrogates in the Ugi Reaction and Related Isocyanide-Based Multicomponent Reactions | | 195 |
Mikhail Krasavin |
6.1 Introduction | | 195 |
6.2 Hydroxylamine Components in the Ugi Reaction | | 196 |
6.3 Hydrazine Components in the Ugi Reaction | | 200 |
6.4 Miscellaneous Amine Surrogates for the Ugi Reaction | | 218 |
6.5 Activated Azines in Reactions with Isocyanides | | 220 |
6.6 Enamines, Masked Imines, and Cyclic Imines in the |
Ugi Reaction | | 223 |
6.7 Concluding Remarks | | 227 |
Acknowledgments | | 227 |
References | | 227 |
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7 Multiple Multicomponent Reactions with Isocyanides | | 233 |
Ludger A. Wessjohann, Ricardo A.W. Neves Filho, and Daniel G. Rivera |
7.1 Introduction | | 233 |
7.2 One-Pot Multiple IMCRs | | 234 |
7.2.1 Synthesis of Multivalent Glycoconjugates | | 236 |
7.2.2 Synthesis of Hybrid Peptide–Peptoid Podands | | 237 |
7.2.3 Covalent Modifi cation and Immobilization of Proteins | | 240 |
7.2.4 Assembly of Polysaccharide Networks as Synthetic Hydrogels | | 241 |
7.2.5 Synthesis of Macromolecules by Multicomponent Polymerization | | 243 |
7.3 Isocyanide-Based Multiple Multicomponent Macrocyclizations | | 243 |
7.3.1 Synthesis of Hybrid Macrocycles by Double Ugi-4CR-Based Macrocyclizations | | 244 |
7.3.2 Synthesis of Macrobicycles by Threefold Ugi-4CR-Based Macrocyclization | | 246 |
7.4 Sequential Isocyanide-Based MCRs | | 248 |
7.4.1 Sequential Approaches to Linear and Branched Scaffolds | | 248 |
7.4.2 Sequential Approaches to Macrocycles | | 254 |
7.4.3 Convergent Approach to Natural Product Mimics | | 256 |
7.5 Conclusions | | 257 |
References | | 258 |
8 Zwitterions and Zwitterion-Trapping Agents in Isocyanide Chemistry | | 263 |
Ahmad Shaabani, Afshin Sarvary, and Ali Maleki |
8.1 Introduction | | 263 |
8.2 Generation of Zwitterionic Species by the Addition of Isocyanides to Alkynes | | 265 |
8.2.1 CH-Acids as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 266 |
8.2.2 NH-Acids as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 271 |
8.2.3 OH-Acids as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 273 |
8.2.4 Carbonyl Compounds as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 275 |
8.2.5 Imine Compounds as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 278 |
8.2.6 Electron-Defi cient Olefi ns as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 279 |
8.2.7 Miscellaneous Compounds as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 280 |
8.3 Generation of Zwitterionic Species by the Addition of Isocyanides to Arynes | | 283 |
8.4 Generation of Zwitterionic Species by the Addition of Isocyanides to Electron-Deficient Olefins | | 284 |
8.5 Miscellaneous Reports for the Generation of Zwitterionic Species | | 286 |
8.6 Isocyanides as Zwitterion-Trapping Agents | | 287 |
8.7 Conclusions | | 289 |
Acknowledgments | | 289 |
References | | 289 |
Contents IX |
9 Recent Progress in Nonclassical Isocyanide-Based MCRs | | 299 |
Rosario Ramуn, Nicola Kielland, and Rodolfo Lavilla |
9.1 Introduction | | 299 |
9.2 Type I MCRs: Isocyanide Attack on Activated Species | | 300 |
9.3 Type II MCRs: Isocyanide Activation | | 308 |
9.4 Type III MCRs: Formal Isocyanide Insertion Processes | | 320 |
9.5 Conclusions | | 327 |
Acknowledgments | | 327 |
References | | 327 |
10 Applications of Isocyanides in IMCRs for the Rapid Generation of Molecular Diversity | | 335 |
Muhammad Ayaz, Fabio De Moliner, Justin Dietrich, and Christopher Hulme |
10.1 Introduction | | 335 |
10.2 Ugi/Deprotect/Cyclize (UDC) Methodology | | 337 |
10.2.1 Ugi-4CC: One Internal Nucleophile | | 337 |
10.2.2 TMSN3-Modifi ed Ugi-4CC: One Internal Nucleophile | | 343 |
10.2.3 Ugi-4CC: Two Internal Nucleophiles | | 344 |
10.2.4 Ugi-4CC: Three Internal Nucleophiles | | 347 |
10.2.5 Ugi-5CC: One Internal Nucleophile | | 348 |
10.3 Secondary Reactions of Ugi Products | | 350 |
10.3.1 Nucleophilic Additions and Substitutions | | 351 |
10.3.1.1 Alkylations | | 351 |
10.3.1.2 Mitsunobu Reactions | | 352 |
10.3.1.3 Lactonization and Lactamization | | 354 |
10.3.2 Base- or Acid-Promoted Condensations | | 355 |
10.3.3 Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitutions | | 355 |
10.3.4 Palladium-Mediated Reactions | | 356 |
10.3.5 Ring-Closing Metatheses | | 358 |
10.3.6 Staudinger–aza-Wittig Reactions | | 358 |
10.3.7 Cycloadditions | | 359 |
10.4 The Bifunctional Approach (BIFA) | | 361 |
10.4.1 Applications of Amino Acids | | 363 |
10.4.2 Applications of Cyclic Imines | | 365 |
10.4.3 Applications of Tethered Aldehyde and Keto Acids | | 366 |
10.4.4 Heterocyclic Amidines as a Tethered Ugi Input | | 371 |
10.4.5 Combined Bifunctional and Post-Condensation Modifi cations | | 372 |
Acknowledgments | | 375 |
Abbreviations | | 375 |
References | | 376 |
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11 Synthesis of Pyrroles and Their Derivatives from Isocyanides | | 385 |
Noboru Ono and Tetsuo Okujima |
11.1 Introduction | | 385 |
11.2 Synthesis of Pyrroles Using TosMIC | | 386 |
11.3 Synthesis of Pyrroles Using Isocyanoacetates | | 391 |
11.3.1 Synthesis from Nitroalkenes | | 391 |
11.3.2 Synthesis from α,β-Unsaturated Sulfones | | 396 |
11.3.3 Synthesis from Alkynes | | 401 |
11.3.4 Synthesis from Aromatic Nitro Compounds: Isoindole Derivatives | | 402 |
11.4 Synthesis of Porphyrins and Related Compounds | | 407 |
11.4.1 Tetramerization | | 407 |
11.4.2 Meso-Tetraarylporphyrins via the Lindsey Procedure | | 412 |
11.4.3 [3+2] and [2+2] Methods | | 414 |
11.4.4 Expanded, Contracted, and Isomeric Porphyrins | | 414 |
11.4.5 Functional Dyes from Pyrroles | | 420 |
11.5 Conclusion | | 423 |
References | | 424 |
12 Isocyanide-Based Multicomponent Reactions towards Benzodiazepines | | 431 |
Yijun Huang and Alexander Dцmling |
12.1 Introduction | | 431 |
12.2 1,4-Benzodiazepine Scaffolds Assembled via IMCR Chemistry | | 433 |
12.2.1 Two-Ring Systems | | 433 |
12.2.2 Fused-Ring Systems | | 440 |
12.3 1,5-Benzodiazepine Scaffolds Assembled via IMCR Chemistry | | 443 |
12.4 Outlook | | 446 |
References | | 446 |
13 Applications of Isocyanides in the Synthesis of Heterocycles | | 451 |
Irini Akritopoulou-Zanze |
13.1 Introduction | | 451 |
13.2 Furans | | 451 |
13.3 Pyrroles | | 453 |
13.4 Oxazoles | | 459 |
13.5 Isoxazoles | | 461 |
13.6 Thiazoles | | 464 |
13.7 Imidazoles | | 466 |
13.8 Pyrazoles | | 466 |
13.9 Oxadiazoles and Triazoles | | 470 |
13.10 Tetrazoles | | 471 |
13.11 Benzofurans and Benzimidazoles | | 473 |
13.12 Indoles | | 473 |
13.13 Quinolines | | 477 |
Contents XI |
13.14 Quinoxaline | | 479 |
Abbreviations | | 480 |
References | | 480 |
14 Renaissance of Isocyanoarenes as Ligands in Low-Valent Organometallics | | 493 |
Mikhail V. Barybin, John J. Meyers, Jr, and Brad M. Neal |
14.1 Historical Perspective | | 493 |
14.2 Isocyanidemetalates and Related Low-Valent Complexes | | 497 |
14.2.1 Introduction | | 497 |
14.2.2 Four-Coordinate Isocyanidemetalates and Redox-Related Complexes | | 497 |
14.2.3 Five-Coordinate Isocyanidemetalates | | 502 |
14.2.4 Six-Coordinate Isocyanidemetalates and Redox-Related Complexes | | 504 |
14.3 Coordination and Surface Chemistry of Nonbenzenoid Isocyanoarenes | | 508 |
14.3.1 Isocyanoazulenes | | 508 |
14.3.2 Organometallic η5-Isocyanocyclopentadienides | | 509 |
14.3.3 Homoleptic Complexes of Nonbenzenoid Isocyanoarenes | | 510 |
14.3.4 Bridging Nonbenzenoid Isocyanoarenes | | 514 |
14.3.5 Self-Assembled Monolayer Films of Nonbenzenoid Isocyano- and Diisocyanoarenes on Gold Surfaces | | 517 |
14.4 Conclusions and Outlook | | 521 |
Acknowledgments | | 522 |
References | | 523 |
15 Carbene Complexes Derived from Metal-Bound Isocyanides: Recent Advances | | 531 |
Konstantin V. Luzyanin and Armando J.L. Pombeiro |
15.1 Introduction | | 531 |
15.2 Coupling of the Isocyanide Ligand with Simple Amines or Alcohols | | 532 |
15.3 Coupling of the Isocyanide Ligand with Functionalized Amines or Alcohols | | 537 |
15.4 Coupling of the Isocyanide Ligand with a Hydrazine or Hydrazone | | 537 |
15.5 Coupling of the Isocyanide Ligand with an Imine or Amidine | | 538 |
15.6 Intramolecular Cyclizations of Functionalized Isocyanide Ligands | | 540 |
15.7 Coupling of Isocyanides with Dipoles | | 543 |
15.8 Other Reactions | | 544 |
15.9 Final Remarks | | 546 |
Acknowledgments | | 546 |
References | | 547 |
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16 Polyisocyanides | | 551 |
Niels Akeroyd, Roeland J.M. Nolte, and Alan E. Rowan |
16.1 Introduction | | 551 |
16.1.1 Chiral Polymers | | 551 |
16.1.2 Polyisocyanides and Their Monomers | | 553 |
16.2 The Polymerization Mechanism | | 553 |
16.3 Conformation of the Polymeric Backbone | | 556 |
16.4 Polyisocyanopeptides | | 561 |
16.5 Polyisocyanides as Scaffolds for the Anchoring of Chromophoric Molecules | | 563 |
16.6 Functional Polyisocyanides | | 570 |
16.7 Conclusions and Outlook | | 575 |
References | | 576 |
Index | | 587 |