An efficient methodology for the synthesis of new and highly functionalized 2-azafluorenones via a three-component domino reaction involving C1-aryl acylation, C3-thiolation, and C4-cyanation has been developed. This domino reaction enables successful assembly of three new sigma bonds including a C-S bond and a C-N bond in a one-pot operation. Features of this strategy include the mild conditio...

The one-pot synthesis of a target molecule in the same reaction vessel is widely considered to be an efficient approach in synthetic organic chemistry. In this review, the characteristics and limitations of various one-pot syntheses of biologically active molecules are explained, primarily involving organocatalytic methods as key tactics. Besides catalysis, the pot-economy concepts presented he...

A mild and versatile one-pot synthesis of core-expanded naphthalene diimides has been developed, which undergoes a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction and then an imidization reaction, allowing an easy and low-cost access to diverse n-type organic materials. Some newly synthesized compounds by this one-pot operation exhibited high electron mobility of up to 0.70 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) in amb...

Amino acid-derived propargylic amides are cyclised in a one-pot, Au(III)-catalysed operation to yield 5-bromomethyl oxazoles. These compounds are further elaborated to bis-heterocycles, dipeptide mimics and more.

A one-pot, asymmetric multicatalytic formal [3+2] reaction between 1,3-dicarbonyls and alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes is described. The multicatalytic process involves a secondary amine catalyzed Michael addition followed by a N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed intramolecular crossed benzoin reaction to afford densely functionalized cyclopentanones with high enantioselectivities. The reaction p...