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Review
. 2019 Feb 11;24(3):630.
doi: 10.3390/molecules24030630.

Stereoselective Multicomponent Reactions in the Synthesis or Transformations of Epoxides and Aziridines

Allan Ribeiro da Silva  1 , Deborah Araujo Dos Santos  2   3 , Marcio Weber Paixão  4 , Arlene Gonçalves Corrêa  5
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Review

Stereoselective Multicomponent Reactions in the Synthesis or Transformations of Epoxides and Aziridines

Allan Ribeiro da Silva et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

Small ring heterocycles, such as epoxides and aziridines, are present in several natural products and are also highly versatile building blocks, frequently involved in the synthesis of numerous bioactive products and pharmaceuticals. Because of the potential for increased efficiency and selectivity, along with the advantages of environmentally benign synthetic procedures, multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have been explored in the synthesis and ring opening of these heterocyclic units. In this review, the recent advances in MCRs involving the synthesis and applications of epoxides and aziridines to the preparation of other heterocycles are discussed emphasizing the stereoselectivity of the reactions.

Keywords: asymmetric synthesis; aziridine; epoxides; green synthesis; multicomponent reactions.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Examples of natural products possessing epoxide and aziridine rings.
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Scheme 1
Total synthesis of (−)-indolizidine 223AB.
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Three-component coupling involving aziridine, aryne, and aldehyde.
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Scheme 3
Proline-based chiral C3-symmetric organocatalyst for the synthesis of epoxide derivatives through a domino reaction.
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Tandem asymmetric organocatalytic epoxidation/Passerini reaction.
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Scheme 5
Epoxide ring-opening multicomponent reaction catalyzed by Sq_IRMOF-16.
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Asymmetric 3-CR and kinetic resolution of 1,3-oxazolidine derivatives.
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Copper-catalyzed three-component linchpin coupling.
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One-pot electrophilic aminoalkoxylation reaction.
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Scheme 9
Synthesis of trisubstituted morpholines through an electrophilic multicomponent reaction using epichlorohydrin, olefin, nosyl amide, and N-bromosuccinimide.
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Scheme 10
Formal synthesis of Carnitine acetyltransferase and Reboxetine.
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Scheme 11
Three-component synthesis of 1,3-oxazinane-2,4-diones catalyzed by the [(salph)Al(THF)2]+[Co(CO)4]− complex.
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Cobalt-catalyzed 3-CR for the synthesis of 1,3-oxazinan-4-ones.
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Palladium-catalyzed Catellani reaction using epoxides.
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Three-component coupling of diethyl phosphite, α-ketoesters, and N-protected imines.
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Multicomponent aziridination by BOROX catalysis.
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Enantioselective multicomponent trans-aziridination of imines with diazo acetamides.
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Protocol for the synthesis of 1,3-oxazolidines described by Majee and coworkers.
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Aryne multicomponent coupling and use of aziridines as nucleophilic triggers.
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Multicomponent approach for the synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazinane.
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NBS-induced aminocyclization–aziridine ring expansion cascade of 70.
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Palladium-catalyzed Catellani reaction for synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinolines.
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Tandem three-component reactions between aziridines, arenes, and aldehydes.
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Scheme 23
Example of aziridine aldehyde dimer as an inducing group for building blocks synthesis.
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Scheme 24
Disrupted Ugi reaction with aziridine aldehyde dimers, isocyanides, and amino acids (or peptides).
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