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Synthesis of macrocyclic compounds via consecutive Sonogashira-Ugi-Sonogashira reactions

Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are among the most important reactions in organic synthesis [1, 2]. The main advantages of MCRs are rapid, cost-effective and sustainable access to chemical diverse small–molecule libraries from relatively simple and inexpensive components. The Ugi reaction is one of the most important isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (IMCRs) and provides a rapid coupling of an aldehyde, an amine, a carboxylic acid and an isocyanide [3]. Compounds with the enediyne structural motif were isolated from natural products and showed strong anticancer activity [4]. Apart from their biological profile, enediyne compounds are widely utilized as structural motifs in material chemistry, catalysts design [5], and in metal complexation studies [6]. Our aim was to exploit enediyne structural rigidity in the synthesis of conformationally pre-defined macrocyclic compounds. Our strategy relies on functionalization of 1, 2- diiodobenzene [7] and subsequent Sonogashira reaction to yield different Ugi compounds a. The second Sonogashira reaction followed by the intramolecular cyclisation afforded highly decorated macrocyclic compounds b.

macrocyclic compounds ; multicomponent reactions ; Sonogashira reaction ; Ugi reaction

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