Catalytic alkynone generation by Sonogashira reaction and its application in three-component pyrimidine synthesis

Nat Protoc. 2008;3(10):1660-5. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2008.152.

Abstract

The Sonogashira alkynylation of acid chlorides can be efficiently conducted in less than an hour by performing the reaction in tetrahydrofuran as a solvent and in the presence of one stoichiometrically necessary equivalent of triethylamine as a base. This approach also opens new avenues for consecutive one-pot multicomponent reactions. As an example, the one-pot three-component pyrimidine synthesis illustrates the versatility of this modified Sonogashira protocol as an entry to diversity-oriented heterocycle synthesis in a one-pot fashion. The protocol can be completed within a few hours.

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Chlorides / chemistry
  • Copper
  • Ethylamines / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Palladium
  • Pyrimidines / chemical synthesis*

Substances

  • Chlorides
  • Ethylamines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Palladium
  • Copper
  • triethylamine