An organocatalytic Michael-cyclization cascade of 4-oxa-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with aldehydes: facile synthesis of chiral γ-lactols and trisubstituted γ-lactones
An organocatalytic Michael-cyclization cascade of 4-oxa-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with aldehydes has been developed, enabling highly enantioselective synthesis of γ-lactols, trisubstituted γ-lactones and γ-lactams.
The present invention provides a novel method of inducing diuresis by administering certain 2,6-diaryl-4-pyridinecarboxylic acid derivatives. Also provided are novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to be used in this method.
base-catalyzed cascade nucleophilic/aza-Michael addition reaction of N-alkoxy β-oxo-acrylamides with isocyanates has been developed to afford various highly functionalized hydantoin derivatives in 80–98% yields under mild reaction conditions. The intriguing features of this method include metal-free reaction conditions, low catalyst loading, broad substrate scope and short reaction time.