Synthesis tandem/domino/cascade

The percentage of C-C bond-forming events within the total number of steps in a synthesis should be maximized. Where possible, cascade (tandem) [domino and multicomponent] reactions should be designed and incorporated to elicit maximum structural change per step. The innate reactivity of functional groups should be exploited so as to reduce the number of (or perhaps even eliminate) protecting groups. 

The domino cycloaddition-iV-acyliminium ion cyclization cascade has been extensively reviewed. Tandem reactions combining Diels-Alder reactions and sigma-tropic rearrangement reactions in organic synthesis have been extensively reviewed. The tandem Diels-Alder reaction between acetylenedicarboxaldehyde and N,N -dipyrrolylmethane has been extensively studied at the RHT/3-21G and RHF/6-31G levels.The molecular mechanism of the domino Diels-Alder reaction between hexafluorobut-2-yne and A,A -dipyrrolylmethane has been studied using density functional theory. 

A transannular 4 + 2-cycloaddition initiates the tandem 4 + 2/3+2-cycloaddion cascade of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles (1) to yield cycloadduct intermediates (2) used for the synthesis of analogues of vinblastine (Scheme 1)." The multi-component 4+ 2/3+2-domino cycloaddition reactions of 3-nitroindole derivatives with vinyl ethers and acrylates were studied computationally and experimentally. The 4+2-reaction follows a classical concerted asynchronous process while the 3 + 2-addition involves an electron donation by an electron-deficient reaction partner. ... 

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