Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived Spirocycles

3-Oxetanone-derived spirooxazolidines represent a class of building blocks for accessing diverse saturated heterocycles, but their synthetic methods remain unexplored. Herein, we demonstrate a highly atom-economic approach for the synthesis of diverse 3-oxetanone-derived <i>N</i>-proparg...

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Main Authors: Rongkang Zhang, Liliang Huang, Aiguo Gu, Huangdi Feng
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Liliang Huang
Aiguo Gu
Huangdi Feng
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description 3-Oxetanone-derived spirooxazolidines represent a class of building blocks for accessing diverse saturated heterocycles, but their synthetic methods remain unexplored. Herein, we demonstrate a highly atom-economic approach for the synthesis of diverse 3-oxetanone-derived <i>N</i>-propargyl spirooxazolidines via a CuBr<sub>2</sub>/TFA co-catalyzed four-component A<sup>3</sup>-based cascade reaction of a 1,2-amino alcohol, a 3-oxetanone, a formaldehyde, and an alkyne. This strategy is characterized by a wide substrate range and excellent chemoselectivity. In addition, the synthesized spirocycles could also be easily converted into other valuable compounds, facilitating potentially useful synthetic applications.
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spelling doaj-art-e6929c42d5094ae5921750ec686648892025-08-20T03:11:59ZengMDPI AGChemistry2624-85492025-02-01711910.3390/chemistry7010019Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived SpirocyclesRongkang Zhang0Liliang Huang1Aiguo Gu2Huangdi Feng3College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, ChinaJiangsu Product Quality Testing & Inspection Institute, 5 Guanghua Street, Nanjing 210007, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China3-Oxetanone-derived spirooxazolidines represent a class of building blocks for accessing diverse saturated heterocycles, but their synthetic methods remain unexplored. Herein, we demonstrate a highly atom-economic approach for the synthesis of diverse 3-oxetanone-derived <i>N</i>-propargyl spirooxazolidines via a CuBr<sub>2</sub>/TFA co-catalyzed four-component A<sup>3</sup>-based cascade reaction of a 1,2-amino alcohol, a 3-oxetanone, a formaldehyde, and an alkyne. This strategy is characterized by a wide substrate range and excellent chemoselectivity. In addition, the synthesized spirocycles could also be easily converted into other valuable compounds, facilitating potentially useful synthetic applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8549/7/1/19spirocycleoxetanoneoxazolidinemulticomponent reactiondomino reaction
spellingShingle Rongkang Zhang
Liliang Huang
Aiguo Gu
Huangdi Feng
Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived Spirocycles
Chemistry
spirocycle
oxetanone
oxazolidine
multicomponent reaction
domino reaction
title Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived Spirocycles
title_full Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived Spirocycles
title_fullStr Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived Spirocycles
title_full_unstemmed Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived Spirocycles
title_short Copper-Catalyzed Four-Component A<sup>3</sup>-Based Cascade Reaction: Facile Synthesis of 3-Oxetanone-Derived Spirocycles
title_sort copper catalyzed four component a sup 3 sup based cascade reaction facile synthesis of 3 oxetanone derived spirocycles
topic spirocycle
oxetanone
oxazolidine
multicomponent reaction
domino reaction
url https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8549/7/1/19
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