title: Iodine/palladium approaches to the synthesis of polyheterocyclic compounds.
abstract: A simple, straightforward strategy for the synthesis of polyheterocyclic compounds (PHCs) is reported, which involves iterative cycles of palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling, followed by iodocyclization using I(2) or ICl. A variety of heterocyclic units, including benzofurans, benzothiophenes, indoles, and isocoumarins, can be efficiently incorporated under mild reaction conditions. In addition, variations of this strategy afford a variety of linked and fused PHCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Larock
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007455:Iodine / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D010165:Palladium; D007455:Iodine