This
review
highlights
recent
advances
in
maleimide-based
annulation
and
cyclization
strategies,
offering
insights
into
their
synthetic
versatility
potential
applications
creating
structurally
diverse
aromatics
bioactive
heterocycles.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(31), P. 6602 - 6607
Published: July 30, 2024
Presented
herein
is
a
novel
synthesis
of
indenone-fused
pyran
derivatives
via
the
cascade
reactions
aryl
enaminones
with
cyclopropenones.
The
formation
products
involves
one-pot
procedure
consisting
C–H
bond
and
enamine
functionalization
along
C–C
cleavage
cyclopropenone
1,3-rearrangement
in
situ-formed
allylic
alcohol
moiety
followed
by
intramolecular
O-nucleophilic
addition
Me2NH
elimination.
To
our
knowledge,
this
first
simultaneous
both
indenone
scaffolds
through
concurrent
unsymmetrical
relay
activation
double
C–C/C–O
formation.
Moreover,
usefulness
method
further
showcased
its
suitability
for
large-scale
synthetic
scenarios
diverse
transformations
products.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
By
means
of
simple
Rh
catalysis,
the
direct
activation
ortho-C-H
bond
in
aryl
enaminones
has
been
realized
with
enaminone
structure
as
a
traceless
directing
fragment.
The
products
resulting
from
C-H
alkenylation
and
further
annulation
via
intramolecular
addition
could
be
accessed
depending
upon
alkenes.
annulated
used
for
easy
synthesis
valuable
2-aza-fluorenones
one-pot
operation
by
employing
NH4OAc.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 19, 2025
Cascade
annulation
reactions
can
assemble
structurally
intricate
polycyclic
molecules
from
simple
starting
materials
with
enhanced
efficiency
and
minimized
production
of
waste.
Presented
herein
is
a
concise
effective
synthesis
benzoisochromene
derivatives
based
on
C-H
activation-initiated
cascade
formal
[4+2]/[2+4]
aryl
enaminone
vinyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one.
In
constructing
the
six-membered
carbocycle,
acted
as
C4
synthon
while
vinyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
C2
synthon.
O-heterocycle,
other
hand,
former
latter
C3O1
To
our
knowledge,
this
first
simultaneous
construction
both
carbocycle
an
O-heterocycle
via
concurrent
C-H/C-N/C-O
bond
cleavage
C-C/C-C/C-O
formation.
general,
novel
protocol
features
use
readily
obtainable
substrates
broad
scope,
excellent
atom-
step-economy,
intriguing
reaction
pathway,
valuable
products.
β-Enaminone
transformation
strategies
are
widely
employed
in
the
synthesis
of
numerous
biologically
active
drugs
and
natural
products,
highlighting
their
significance
medicinal
chemistry.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(33), P. 6977 - 6982
Published: Aug. 5, 2024
A
series
of
pyrroloisoquinoline-1,3-diones
has
been
synthesized
using
ruthenium(II)
as
the
catalyst
and
oxygen
oxidant
in
a
straightforward
manner.
The
reaction
proceeds
through
tandem
C-C/C-N
bond
formation
process
between
maleimides
ketoximes,
providing
direct
approach
for
synthesis
titled
products.
This
operationally
simple
procedure
supplies
suitable
conditions
synthesizing
diverse
isoquinoline-based
heterocycles
with
range
functional
groups
moderate
to
good
yields
compatible
gram-scale
synthesis.
Furthermore,
compatibility
this
green
environmentally
friendly
raises
importance
present
method.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
366(21), P. 4399 - 4403
Published: July 16, 2024
Abstract
A
multicomponent
cascade
cyclization
reaction
using
aryl
methyl
ketones,
amines,
and
enaminamide
reagents
to
construct
3‐hydroxy‐1
H
‐pyrrolo[3,4‐
b
]quinolin‐1‐one
skeleton
with
good
substrate
compatibility
(50
examples)
has
been
reported.
The
one‐pot,
metal‐free
process
formed
two
C−C
bonds,
C−N
a
tetrasubstituted
carbon
stereocenter
containing
hydroxyl
group.
enabled
modified
transformation
of
drug
molecules
derivatization
products.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(21), P. 6144 - 6149
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
We
developed
a
protocol
for
the
synthesis
of
PIITOs
from
maleimides
and
nitroenamines.
This
strategy
featured
[2
+
2
2]
cycloaddition
with
heating
mixture
substrates
1
DMF
without
any
catalyst.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(47)
Published: Sept. 13, 2024
Abstract
A
well‐ordered
strategy
of
sulfoxonium
ylides
as
a
directing
group
well
carbene
source
for
the
Ru‐catalysed
[4+2]
and
Rh‐catalysed
[4+1]
carbo‐annulations
with
maleimides
has
been
described.
These
novel
methodologies
have
successfully
established
synthesis
complex
spiroindanones
benzoisoindoles
containing
compounds
by
transition
metal‐mediated
C−H
activation/functionalization
reactions.
Further,
annulated
were
obtained
in
absence
any
oxidant.
possible
rationale
remarkable
divergent
selectivity
between
two
catalysts
proposed.