Sustainable Four-Component Annulation for the Synthesis of 2,3,4,6-Tetraarylpyridines

J Org Chem. 2021 Mar 5;86(5):3897-3906. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02764. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

Abstract

A one-pot, four-component annulation of 2,3,4,6-tetraarylpyridines from aromatic aldehydes, methyl ketones, diaryl ethanones, and ammonium acetate is described. The reaction features high functional group compatibility in air under solvent-free conditions without any additive and only water as the nontoxic byproduct, providing a strategy for the facile, economical, and eco-friendly construction of multiaryl-substituted pyridines from simple and readily available reactants.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehydes*
  • Pyridines*

Substances

  • Aldehydes
  • Pyridines