One-pot synthesis of tetracyclic fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via a three-component reaction
2016 ◽
Vol 12
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pp. 1487-1492
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Keyword(s):
One Pot
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A novel three-component reaction has been developed to assemble biologically and pharmaceutically important tetracyclic fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines in a one-pot fashion utilizing readily available 2-aminopyridines, isatins and isocyanides. The three-component coupling proceeds through the Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction followed by a retro-aza-ene reaction and subsequent nucleophilic reaction of the in-situ generated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines bearing an isocyanate functional group.