Versatile Synthetic Approach for Selective Diversification of Bicyclic Aza-Diketopiperazines

ACS Omega. 2018 Nov 9;3(11):15182-15192. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01752. eCollection 2018 Nov 30.

Abstract

Herein, we report a convenient synthesis of unprecedented aza-diketopiperazines (aza-DKPs). The strategy is based on selective diversification of bicyclic aza-DKP scaffolds by click reaction, N-acylation, and/or N-alkylation. These scaffolds containing either azido or amino groups were obtained by a key Rh(I)-catalyzed hydroformylative cyclohydrocarbonylation reaction of allyl-substituted aza-DKP. The methodology is readily amenable to the parallel synthesis of original aza-DKPs to enlarge the chemical diversity of aza-heterocycles.