Herein we report the first example of Pd-catalyzed highly selective three-component reaction alkyn-1,4-diol dicarbonates, organoboronic acids, and malonate anions for efficient synthesis trisubstituted 2,3-allenyl malonates not readily...

The imidazole ring is part of the lateral chain of histidine. One of the main features of this amino acid is the ability to coordinate copper, especially Cu(2+), because of the intermediate base nature of its imidazole ring, which has a great biological relevance. Proteins such as cytochrome c oxidase, a crucial enzyme in the respiratory chain, and β-amyloid peptide, implicated in the pathology...

Imidazole, an organic alkaloid, is an important pharmacophore in drug discovery. Anti-neoplastic potential of imidazole derivatives has been documented in several studies; however, mechanisms by which tumor cells respond to these stimuli remain to be elucidated. Autophagy and apoptosis have key roles in tumorigenesis and tumor treatment. In this study, we systematically examined autophagic even...

Low-temperature studies of the simple variously substituted imidazole types 4-phenyl-1H-imidazole, C9H8N2, 1-benzyl-1Himidazole, C10H10N2, and 1-mesityl-1H-imidazole, C12H14N2, extend comparisons between parent imidazole species and their derivatives, the pronounced double-bond localization opposite the substituted N atom common to simple neutral species being redistributed aromatically on prot...

The palladium-catalysed reaction of alkynyltriarylborates with aryl halides afforded trisubstituted alkenylboranes, in which two different aryl groups were installed across the carbon-carbon double bond in a cis arrangement.

The triphenylphosphine-catalyzed formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition of allenoates and trifluoromethylketones was realized to give the corresponding dihydrofurans in good yields with excellent γ-regioselectivities. Hydrogenation of the dihydrofurans gave 2,4,4-trisubstituted tetrahydrofurans in good yields with exclusive cis-selectivities.

A microwave-assisted HWE olefination process of readily accessible aryl-alkyl ketones has been developed to provide a rapid access to (Z)-3,3-trisubstituted-α,βunsaturated methyl esters, key building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active compounds.

The unprecedented reaction of trisubstituted alkenes with iron porphyrin carbenes has been successfully developed. Both multiply substituted 1,3-butadiene and cyclopentadiene products are readily accessible with high efficiency and selectivity in good yields.

Tandem reactions of cis-2-acyl-1-alkynyl-1-aryl cyclopropanes tuned by gold(i) and silver(i) catalysts are described, which afford selectively the key pyran-fused indene cores and the 2,4,6-trisubstituted phenols in good yields, respectively.