Lezing

Chemical Biology Lezing: Multicomponent Syntheses of Heterocycles

• Prof. Romanu Orru (VU Amsterdam)

Datum

donderdag 4 oktober 2018

Tijd

16:30 - 17:30 uur

Locatie

Gorlaeus Building
Einsteinweg 55
2333 CC Leiden

Zaal

GM4.13

Abstract

The main research interest of my group focuses on sustainable (atom and step economic) synthetic method development employing domino (or tandem) processes. A powerful strategy involves the use of multicomponent reactions (MCRs), which are one-pot processes that combine at least three different simple reagents in a well-defined manner to form a single product. Typical MCRs proceed with high atom economy and low E factors thus minimizing the number of functional group manipulations towards a given complex molecular target and avoiding the use of protective groups.

Rapid generation of diverse sets of complex N-containing heterocyclic molecules can be achieved by employing diversity-oriented synthetic strategies in combination with so-called complexity-generating reactions. Multicomponent reactions provide a most powerful platform to access diversity as well as complexity in a limited number of reaction steps. In the presentation I will discuss novel modular reaction sequences based on our previously reported MCR chemistry in combination with other common organic reactions, biocatalysis and additional MCRs. Examples in which the synthetic methodology was applied for the easy generation of focused libraries of medicinally relevant N-heterocycles and Natural product analogs will be the focus.

References

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2. Saya, J.M.; Oppelaar, B.; Cioc, R.C., van der Heijden, G.; Vandevelde, C.M.L.; Orru, R.V.A.; Ruijter, E. “Synthesis of polycyclic spiroindolines by highly diastereoselective interrupted Ugi cascade reactions of 3-(2-isocyanoethyl)indoles”, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 12482-12485.
3. de Graaff, C.; Oppelaar, B.; Péruch, O.; VandeVelde, C.M.L.; Bechi, B.; Turner, N.J.; Ruijter, E.; Orru, R.V.A. “Stereoselective Monoamine Oxidase-Catalyzed Oxidative Aza-Friedel–Crafts Reactions of meso-Pyrrolidines in Aqueous Buffer”, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 1555-1560.
4. van der Heijden, G.; Jong, J.A.W.; Ruijter, E.; Orru R.V.A. “2-Bromo-6-isocyanopyridine as a Universal Convertible Isocyanide for Multicomponent Chemistry” Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 984-987.
5. Cioc, R.C.; Ruijter, E.; Orru, R.V.A. “Multicomponent Reactions: Advanced Tools for Sustainable Organic Synthesis” Green Chem. 2014, 16, 2958-2975.