Bottom-up fabrication of nanoscale structures relies on chemical processes to direct self-assembly. The complexity, precision, and yield achievable by a one-pot reaction are limited by our ability to encode assembly instructions into the molecules themselves. Nucleic acids provide a platform for investigating these issues, as molecular structure and intramolecular interactions can encode growth...

An efficient, scalable and operationally simple one-pot, 2-step strategy for the nucleophilic formylation of trifluoromethyl ketones is presented. The key step is an unprecedented diaza-carbonyl-ene reaction of formaldehyde tert-butyl hydrazone and trifluoromethyl ketones under solvent-free conditions. This reaction proved to be very fast, clean and high-yielding, affording densely functionalis...

A convenient and efficient three-component reaction to a one-pot synthesis of thiophene derivatives from activated acetylenic compounds and ethyl 2chloroacetoacetate in the presence of tetramethyl thiourea in water lead to the formation of thiophenes in good yields.

CuI nanoparticles as an expedient and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of N-cyclohexyl-3-aryl-quinoxaline-2-amines in ethanol via a multi-component reaction are established. The products were separated from the catalyst simply by filtration. The catalyst could be recycled and reused for several times without noticeably decreasing the catalytic activity.

Herein, new four-component domino reactions are described and utilized to synthesize spiro[indoline-3,4’-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives via one-pot reaction. Different hydrazine su...

Simple three-component reactions between dialkyl acetylenedicarboxylate, primary amines and isothiocyanates in the presence of catalytic amount of ZnO nanorods are investigated in water at room temperature which produced thiazole derivatives in good yields.