Abstract An efficient and straightforward approach has been established for the preparation of a new class depsipeptide structures via isocyanide-based consecutive Bargellini–Passerini multicomponent reactions. 3-Carboxamido-isobutyric acids bearing an amide bond were obtained Bargellini reaction from isocyanides, acetone, chloroform in presence sodium hydroxide. Next, Passerini multicomponent-...

α-Aminomethyl tetrazoles, recently made accessible by an Ugi multicomponent reaction (MCR), were shown to be excellent starting materials for a further Ugi MCR, yielding substituted N-methyl-2-(((1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)methyl)amino)acetamides having four points of diversity in a library-to-library approach. The scope and limitations of the two-step sequence was explored by conducting more th...

In the title crystals, C8H5Br2N, which are isomorphous, the steric bulk of the methyl group causes neighboring mol-ecules to become mutually inclined. This prevents the formation of planar or nearly planar sheets, which were observed in the tri-chloro and tri-bromo analogs. Instead of CN/NC⋯Br contacts, tetra-meric Br⋯Br contacts are observed. These contacts form tetra-gonally puckered sheets p...

A novel and efficient route for the preparation of quinazolin-4(3H)-imines via a palladium-catalyzed three-component reaction of carbodiimide, isocyanide, and nucleophile is described. The palladium-catalyzed isocyanide insertion is believed to be the key step during the reaction process.

We report results of the application of the "pulse method" to the study of photodissociation of various ligands from several heme proteins. By use of this technique, which allows the determination of the quantum yield of photodissociation accurately and rapidly, several ligands (CO, O(2), isocyanides) have been investigated for sperm-whale myoglobin and trout hemoglobin I. In agreement with pre...

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Karol Grela (University of Warsaw) in collaboration with Apeiron Synthesis (based in the Wrocław Technology Park). The researchers created a new, bidentate isocyanide scavenger that is very effective at removing ruthenium residues from the products of olefin metathesis. The Full Paper itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.201500784.

The synthesis of six cyclic depsipeptoids inspired by the natural depsipeptide sansalvamide A is described. An efficient and fast synthetic strategy was developed using a combination of consecutive isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (Ugi and Passerini reactions). This methodology can be used to access a variety of cyclic oligodepsipeptoids.

The Cover Feature shows a combination that could be called the ugly duckling of Ugi 4-component reactions, which involves concomitant use ammonia/formaldehyde pair. There was not single methodology so far to successfully achieve this goal. metamorphosis finally happen with intermediacy hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA), allows in situ generation both ammonia and formaldehyde for reactions carboxyli...

The anion binding affinity of a macrocyclic Rh complex can be allosterically regulated by reaction with a small molecule (an isocyanide), which effects a change in macrocycle size and shape.

The title salt, [V(C9H9N)7](+)I(-) or [V(CNX-yl)7](+)I(-) (Xyl is 2,6-di-methyl-phen-yl), crystallized from tetra-hydro-furan at low temperatures after reacting (Et4N)(+)[V(CO)6](-), excess of CNXyl and iodine. The complex cation and the two crystallographically different iodide anions, each located on a different glide plane, are well separated in the crystal structure. The V(CN)7 core of the ...