The first multicomponent catalytic asymmetric synthesis of spiroacetals has been described. Hybrid molecules comprising a spiroacetal scaffold (a natural-product inspired scaffold) and an α-amino acid motif (a privileged fragment) are easily available through a gold phosphate-catalysed one-pot three component coupling reaction of alkynols, anilines and glyoxylic acid.

An easy-to-prepare, reusable and versatile catalyst consisting of oxidised copper nanoparticles on activated carbon has been fully characterised and found to effectively promote the multicomponent synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles from organic halides, diazonium salts, and aromatic amines in water at a low copper loading.

A novel synthesis of triazolo[1,2-a]indazole-1,3,8-trione derivatives by reaction of urazole, dimedone and aromatic aldehydes under conventional heating and microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions using silica nanoparticles prepared from rice husk ash as catalyst is described. The new method features high yields, multicomponent reactions and environmental friendliness.

We have developed the first multicomponent synthesis of enantioenriched polycyclic 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines bearing three contiguous stereogenic centers under iminium activation. The key to the success of this reaction was the use of polyfunctional substrates including 2-aminophenols and scarcely used β-ketoamides triggering a thermodynamically controlled regio- and diastereoselective sequence.

A multicomponent organocatalyzed highly diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of CF(3)-substituted aziridines is described. This reaction of in situ generated CF(3)CHN(2) and aldimines was realized by chiral Brønsted acid catalysis. The utility of the products is illustrated by easy access to β-CF(3) isocysteine and aziridine-containing dipeptides.

A new series of spiropyrrolidine compounds containing indole/indazole moieties as side chains have been accomplished via a one-pot multicomponent synthesis. The method uses the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between N-alkylvinylindole/indazole and azomethine ylides, prepared in situ from cyclic/acyclic amino acids. The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition proceeds efficiently under thermal conditions ...

We have demonstrated a one-pot, facile and rapid strategy to synthesize novel PtBi nanoplatelets (NPLs) and PdBi nanowires (NWs) with controlled shape, size, and composition in the presence of oleylamine (OAm) and NH4Br. In contrast to the conventional face centered cubic (fcc) structure of Pt-based NPs, PtBi possesses a chemically ordered intermetallic hexagonal close packed (hcp) structure. U...

A catalyst, solvent, work-up and column free synthesis of chromenopyranpyrazoles via multicomponent cascade reaction has been achieved with high stereoselectivity. This novel reaction creates two N-C, two C-C and one O-C bonds through a domino process for the construction of three new rings and three contiguous stereogenic centers.

Ring-opening of cyclic sulfamidates with propargylic sulfonamides yielded substrates for a gold-catalyzed cyclization to yield tetrahydropyrazines. Manipulation of the tetrahydropyrazines, by reduction or using multicomponent reactions, yielded piperazine scaffolds in which substitution of the carbon atoms was varied. Such scaffolds may have value in the synthesis of novel screening compounds w...

We discovered a novel organocatalysed multicomponent domino Knoevenagel-aza-Michael-cyclocondensation reaction leading to an unprecedented straightforward synthesis of 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octane-2,6-diones. The specific capability of the (DHQ)2PHAL organocatalyst in this process was also highlighted to eventually furnish the corresponding bicyclopyrazolidinones with up to 96 : 4 er.