Biginelli

The formation of well-crystallized derivatives of semicarbazine has proved extremely useful in the investigation of terpene compounds which often yield liquid oximes, and phenylhydrazones that only crystallize with difficulty and readily undergo decomposition. As a rule the aldehyde or ketone combines with semi- 

Aliphatic ketones have varying velocities of interaction with different salts of semicarbazine, hence,by the 

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The production of stereoisomeric semicarbazones of cyclic ketones has been investigated. 

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When the aromatic aldehyde is omitted from a Biginelli reaction mixture, a dihydropyrimidine is still formed. Thus, for example, phenylacetaldehyde (2 mol) and urea (1 mol) react to give 4-benzyl-5-phenyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(li/)-one (676) (33JA3361). 

If one replaces one of the two equivalents of P-dicarbonyl with urea, such that the reaction is now carried out with one equivalent of aldehyde 123, one equivalent of P-dicarbonyl 124 and an equivalent of urea 125 in acidic ethanol solution, then dihydropyrimidines 126 are formed. This class of reactions has been named Biginelli reactions and are reviewed in section 10.6... 

The Biginelli reaction involves an one-pot reaction between aldehyde 1, 1,3-dicarbonyl 2, and urea 3a or thiourea 3b in the presence of an acidic catalyst to afford 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(l//)-one (DHPM) 4. This reaction is also referred to as the Biginelli condensation and Biginelli dihydropyrimidine synthesis. It belongs to a class of transformations called multi-component reactions (MCRs). 

In 1893 Pietro Biginelli reported the first synthesis of 4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(l//)-ones (DHPMs) via an one-pot process using three components. Thus, DHPM 7 was synthesized by mixing benzaldehyde (5), ethyl acetoacetate (6), and urea (3a) in ethanol at reflux in the presence of a catalytic amount of HCl. 

Since the 1930s several mechanistic pathways have been proposed for the Biginelli In 1933, Folkers and Johnson reported that one of three intermediates... 

The mechanism was then reexamined 25 years later in 1997 by Kappe. Kappe used H and C spectroscopy to support the argument that the key intermediate in the Biginelli reaction was iminium species 16. In the event, 5 reacted with 3a to form an intermediate hemiaminal 17 which subsequently dehydrated to deliver 16. Iminium cation 16 then reacted with 6 to give 14, which underwent facile cyclodehydration to give 15. Kappe also noted that in the absence of 6, bisureide 8 was afforded as a consequence of nueleophilic attack of 16 by urea (3a). This discovery confirmed the conclusion of Folkers and Johnson in 1933. As far as the proposal from 25 years earlier by Sweet and Fissekis, Kappe saw no evidenee by H and NMR spectroscopy that a carbenium ion was a required species in the Biginelli reaetion. When benzaldehyde (5) and ethyl... 

Since the revised Biginelli mechanism was reported in 1997, numerous papers have appeared addressing improvements and variations of this reaction. The improvements include Lewis acid catalysis, protic acid catalysis, non-catalytic conditions, and heterogeneous catalysis. In addition, microwave irradiation (MWI) has been exploited to increase the reaction rates and yields. 

Although acid catalysis is thought to be necessary for the Biginelli reaction, there has been a report disputing this requirement. Ranu and coworkers surveyed over 20 aldehydes and showed that excellent yields of DHPMs could be achieved at 100-105°C in 1 h in the absence of catalyst and solvent with no by-products formed. In contrast Peng and Deng reported no significant formation of DHPM 15 when a mixture of benzaldehyde (5), ethyl acetoacetate (6), and urea (3a) was heated at 100°C for 30 min. 

Over the last several years research groups have also explored the use of microwaves to increase the reaction rate and efficiency of the Biginelli reaction. In one example, polyphosphate ester (PPE) was used as the promoter under microwave conditions to deliver a variety of DHPMs 38 in yields ranging from 65-95% yield with reaction times typically below 2 minutes. ... 

In addition to modification of the catalyst, several variants of the Biginelli reaction have emerged as viable alternatives however, each method requires pre-formation of intermediates that are normally formed in the one-pot Biginelli reaction. First, Atwal and coworkers reported the reaction between aldol adducts 39 with urea 40a or thiourea 40b in the presence of sodium bicarbonate in dimethylformamide at 70°C to give 1,4-dihydropyrimidines 41. DHPM 42 was then produced by deprotection of 41. 

Overman has extended his tethered Biginelli reaction to include alkenes and dienes instead of p-keto esters to deliver 51 diastereoselectively over 52 in the presence of Cu(OT02. 

Since the early 1990s the Biginelli reaction has been utilized to deliver the DHPM core which was further elaborated to the target of interest. These reports are well documented in two reviews by Kappe in 2000. However, this section will address work primarily completed after these comprehensive reviews were published. 

For example, Ghorab and coworkers exploited the classical Biginelli reaction to synthesize a variety of potentially active antifungal agents such as 56 from DHPM 55. ... 

In addition, Namazi and coworkers expanded the DHPM core by constructing pyrrolo[3,4-rf pyrimidines via the classical approach. First, DHPM 59 was delivered in 60% yield using the standard Biginelli conditions. 59 was then brominated in high yield to afford 60. Substitution of bromide 60 with methylamine followed by cyclization of the intermediate amino ester furnished pyrrolo[3,4-rf pyrimidine 61 in 53% yield. 

The Biginelli reaction has also been extended to solid phase and combinatorial synthesis. In a recent combinatorial approach Kappe and coworkers used 4-chloroacetoacetate as a building block to create a library of diverse DHPMs under... 

Deng and Peng have found that certain ionic liquids catalyze the Biginelli reaction [62]. Usually, this reaction is catalyzed by Lewis acids such as InCl3, [Fe(H20)6]Cl3, or BF3.0(C2H5)2, or by acid catalysts such as Nafion-H. The reaction was found to give yields in the 77-99 % range in the ionic liquids [BMIM][PF6] or [BMIM][BF4] for the examples in Scheme 5.1-34. The reaction fails if there is no ionic liquid present or in the presence of tetrabutylammonium chloride. 

Scheme 1 Biginelli q clocondensation reaction for the synthesis of DHPMs 4...

Benzo-derivatives 46,48 Benzopyranopyrroles 55 Benzothiazoles 67 Benzothiophenes 62 Benzoxazines 253 Benzoxazoles 249 Biginelli cyclocondensation 34 Bis(indole)alkaloids 271 Bromination 20... 

A classical non-isocyanide-based multicomponent process is the Biginelli dihydropyrimidine synthesis from 3-keto esters, aldehydes and urea or thiourea [63], The transformation was first reported in 1893 [64], but during the early part of the... 

In 1997, the controversial mechanism of the Biginelli reaction was reinveshgated by Kappe using NMR spectroscopy and trapping experiments [94], and the current generally accepted process was elucidated (see Scheme 9.23). The N-acyliminium ion 9-112 is proposed as key intermediate this is formed by an acid-catalyzed reaction of an aldehyde with urea or thiourea via the semiaminal 9-111. Intercephon of 9-112 by the enol form of the 1,3-dicarbonyl compound 9-113 produces the open-chain ureide 9-114, which cyclizes to the hexahydropyrimidine 9-115. There follows an elimination to give the final product 9-116. 

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