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A Diversity-Oriented Synthesis Approach to Functionalized Azaheterocycles using Cyclic Alpha-Halo Eneformamides

Abstract

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Functionalized piperidines, azepanes, azamacrocycles, morpholines, and thiomorpholines are common structural motifs found in a wide range of pharmaceuticals such as carmegliptine, levofloxacin, thioridazine, claviciptic acid, and azithomycin. As a result, there is a strong desire to construct highly functionalized nitrogen-bearing ring scaffolds in order to construct a wide range of drug possibilities. There are several non-modular and step-uneconomical synthetic methods used in the construction of these aforementioned motifs such as ring closing metathesis, ring expansions, and intramolecular reductive amination. In this research, we present a step-economical, cost-effective, scalable, and diversity-oriented synthesis approach to highly functionalized N-heterocycles through the intermediacy of α-halo enamines/enamides. The synthetic utility of the method is exemplified through the construction of quaternary cyclic propargylic and homoallylic amines, polycyclic lactams, as well as chiral dihydro 1,4-oxazines and thiazines. Given the generality of the approach, we are confident that the synthesis and medicinal chemistry communities will undoubtedly embrace it, thus, endowing it with a practical advantage over existing methodologies.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science (MS)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Chemistry
Year dc:date.available
2017

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Langevin, Spencer A.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Timothy K. Beng
  • Levente Fabry-Asztalos
  • Gil Belofsky

Subjects

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English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/779
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oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1755

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citation

Langevin, Spencer A.. A Diversity-Oriented Synthesis Approach to Functionalized Azaheterocycles using Cyclic Alpha-Halo Eneformamides. 2017. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/779