Heterocyclic iodoniums as versatile synthons to approach diversified polycyclic heteroarenes†
Zhouming Wu,Liyun Liang,Yameng Sun,Bingling Luo,Peng Huang,Shijun Wen
RSC Advances Pub Date : 10/16/2019 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C9RA07288H
Abstract

Polycyclic heteroarenes are important scaffolds in the construction of pharmaceuticals. We have previously developed a series of novel heterocyclic iodoniums. In our current work, these unique iodoniums were employed to construct various complex polycyclic heteroarenes with structural diversity via tandem dual arylations. As a result, indole, thiophene and triphenylene motifs were fused into these heterocycles with high molecular quality, which might provide promising fragments in drug discovery. Moreover, these heterocycles could be diversified at a late stage.

Graphical abstract: Heterocyclic iodoniums as versatile synthons to approach diversified polycyclic heteroarenes