Issue 18, 2017

A new four-component reaction involving the Michael addition and the Gewald reaction, leading to diverse biologically active 2-aminothiophenes

Abstract

The Gewald three-component reaction yielding highly substituted 2-aminothiophene heterocycles has been known for a long time and holds an extraordinary potential in the pharmaceutical industry. Herein, we describe a four-component reaction initiated by the conjugate addition of different indole derivatives to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. This is followed by an in situ Gewald three-component reaction which results in the formation of a compound containing an indole and a 2-aminothiophene moiety separated by a methylene spacer. We also examined the impact of the use of other nucleophilic components such as pyrrole derivatives on this MG-4CR (Michael–Gewald four component reaction). All these synthesized compounds were tested for anti-proliferative activity and three of them showed activity in the nanomolar range.

Graphical abstract: A new four-component reaction involving the Michael addition and the Gewald reaction, leading to diverse biologically active 2-aminothiophenes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Mar 2017
Accepted
09 Apr 2017
First published
11 Apr 2017

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 3892-3900

A new four-component reaction involving the Michael addition and the Gewald reaction, leading to diverse biologically active 2-aminothiophenes

J. Thomas, S. Jana, M. Sonawane, B. Fiey, J. Balzarini, S. Liekens and W. Dehaen, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 3892 DOI: 10.1039/C7OB00707H

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