A structurally diverse heterocyclic library by decoration of oxcarbazepine scaffold

Molecules. 2013 Nov 6;18(11):13705-22. doi: 10.3390/molecules181113705.

Abstract

A library of new heterocyclic systems was synthesized starting from oxcarbazepine (OXC, Trileptal, 10-oxo-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-5-carboxamide). The key for these transformations is the α-enolizable ketone present on the [d]-side of our starting material OXC, thus, an in depth investigation of the literature to find heteroannulation reactions for substrates carrying an α-enolizable ketone gave us a boost to discover an excellent derivatization strategy and [3+2], [4+2] and [4+1] approaches were successfully developed. Almost always a pre-functionalization was needed, but also the direct one-pot heterocycle construction was also explored.

MeSH terms

  • Carbamazepine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Carbamazepine / chemistry
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxcarbazepine

Substances

  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Carbamazepine
  • Oxcarbazepine