- Isocyanide 2.0
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The isocyanide functionality due to its dichotomy between carbenoid and triple bond characters, with a nucleophilic and electrophilic terminal carbon, exhibits unusual reactivity in organic chemistry exemplified for example in the Ugi reaction. Unfortunately, the over proportional use of only a few isocyanides hampers novel discoveries about the fascinating reactivity of this functional group. The synthesis of a broad range of isocyanides with multiple functional groups is lengthy, inefficient, and exposes the chemist to hazardous fumes. Here we present an innovative isocyanide synthesis overcoming these problems by avoiding the aqueous workup which we exemplify by parallel synthesis from a 0.2 mmol scale performed in 96-well microtiter plates up to a 0.5 mol multigram scale. The advantages of our methodology include an increased synthesis speed, very mild conditions giving access to hitherto unknown or highly reactive classes of isocyanides, rapid access to large numbers of functionalized isocyanides, increased yields, high purity, proven scalability over 5 orders of magnitude, increased safety and less reaction waste resulting in a highly reduced environmental footprint. For example, the hitherto believed to be unstable 2-isocyanopyrimidine, 2-acylphenylisocyanides and even o-isocyanobenzaldehyde could be accessed on a preparative scale and their chemistry was explored. Our new isocyanide synthesis will enable easy access to uncharted isocyanide space and will result in many discoveries about the unusual reactivity of this functional group. This journal is
- Ahmadian-Moghaddam, Maryam,D?mling, Alexander,Patil, Pravin
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p. 6902 - 6911
(2020/11/09)
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- Isocyanides as influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wild-type M2 channel inhibitors
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Basic bulky amines such as amantadine are well-characterized M2 channel blockers, useful for treating influenza. Herein we report our surprising findings that charge-neutral, bulky isocyanides exhibit activities similar to - or even higher than - that of amantadine. We also demonstrate that these isocyanides have potent growth inhibitory activity against the H5N1 virus. The -NH2 to -N≡C group replacement within current anti-influenza drugs was found to give compounds with high activities at low-micromolar concentrations. For example, a tenfold improvement in potency was observed for 1-isocyanoadamantane (27), with an EC50 value of 0.487 μm against amantadine-sensitive H5N1 virus as determined by both MTT and plaque-reduction assays, without showing cytotoxicity. Furthermore, the isocyanide analogues synthesized in this study did not inhibit the V27A or S31N mutant M2 ion channels, according to electrophysiology experiments, and did not exhibit activity against amantadine-resistant virus strains. Charge-neutral bulky isocyanides were found to exhibit antiviral activities similar to - or even higher than - that of amantadine. Moreover, we demonstrated that these isocyanides have potent growth inhibitory activity against the wild-type H5N1 virus. The NH2 to N≡C group replacement within current anti-influenza drugs was found to result in compounds with low-micromolar activities.
- Wu, Shuwen,Huang, Jing,Gazzarrini, Sabrina,He, Si,Chen, Lihua,Li, Jun,Xing, Li,Li, Chufang,Chen, Ling,Neochoritis, Constantinos G.,Liao, George P.,Zhou, Haibing,D?mling, Alexander,Moroni, Anna,Wang, Wei
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p. 1837 - 1845
(2015/11/10)
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- Efficient isocyanide-less isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions
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Isocyanides are the Jekyll and Hyde of organic chemistry allowing for extremely interesting transformations that are not only extremely odorous but also noxious. Therefore, an isocyanide-less isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction (IMCR) has been developed, and this protocol is expected to replace many of the old procedures in the future not only in IMCR but in other areas of organic chemistry as well.
- Neochoritis, Constantinos G.,Stotani, Silvia,Mishra, Bhupendra,D?mling, Alexander
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p. 2002 - 2005
(2015/04/27)
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- Multicomponent cascade cycloaddition involving tropone, allenoate, and isocyanide: A rapid access to a 7,6,5-fused tricyclic skeleton
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Multicomponent cascade cycloaddition of tropone, allenoate, and isocyanide has been disclosed. This method allows for the rapid construction of a highly unusual tricyclic skeleton in an efficient manner. The proposed transformation proceeds through [8 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition, [1,5]-H shift, and cyclization followed by an alkoxy group migration process.
- Jia, Shuanglong,Su, Shikuan,Li, Chunju,Jia, Xueshun,Li, Jian
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p. 5604 - 5607
(2015/02/19)
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- Skeletal rearrangement of cyano-substituted iminoisobenzofurans into alkyl 2-cyanobenzoates catalyzed by B(C6F5)3
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An efficient method for the direct conversion of cyano-substituted iminoisobenzofurans into their corresponding alkyl 2-cyanobenzoates has been developed. This transformation proceeds via cleavage of C-C, C-O, and C-N bonds in starting iminoisobenzofurans. DFT study revealed that intermediate α-iminonitriles are produced in situ via C-C bond formation between 2-iminium benzoates and a cyanide ion. Generation of isocyanide as the byproduct in a more thermodynamic manner in DFT calculations also supports the experimental results.
- Li, Jing,Okuda, Yasuhiro,Zhao, Jiaji,Mori, Seiji,Nishihara, Yasushi
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p. 5220 - 5223
(2014/12/11)
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- Isocyanide-based multicomponent [2+2+1]-cycloaddition strategy to construct functionalized spirocyclic oxindoles
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Isocyanide-based three-component [2+2+1]-cycloaddition reactions from isocyanides, activated alkynes, and isatylidene malononitriles were investigated to provide a new access to spirocyclic oxindole with five-membered carbon rings. The displacement of isatylidene malononitrile with oxindolylideneacetate essentially results in opposite regioselectivity, which adds to its attractiveness. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ? New York.
- Jie, Haohua,Li, Jian,Li, Chunju,Jia, Xueshun
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p. 2274 - 2278
(2012/10/29)
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- Syntheses of spirocyclic oxindole-butenolides by using three-component cycloadditions of isocyanides, allenoates, and isatins
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Spiro workflow! Efficient syntheses of spirocyclic oxindole-butenolides from readily available isocyanides, allenoates, and isatins are disclosed (see scheme; R1=alkyl, aryl; R2=halide, nitro, methoxy; PG=protecting group). This protocol also allows the insertion of carbon monoxide into organic molecules without the aid of a transition-metal catalyst after the hydrolysis process. Copyright
- Li, Jian,Liu, Yuejin,Li, Chunju,Jia, Xueshun
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p. 7409 - 7413
(2011/08/05)
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