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A Brønsted acid catalyzed three-component reaction has been developed for the synthesis of isoindolinones containing N,S-acetal framework.

A facile methodology was demonstrated for the synthesis of isoindolinones containing the

A photoredox-mediated protocol for the synthesis of α-alkoxy-β-ketosulfoxides and α,β-dialkoxysulfoxides using alkynes, thiol, and alcohols is reported. This work presents a rare single-step synthesis of α-substituted sulfoxides, involving tandem introduction of a thiol and alcohol as a key enabling advancement. Furthermore, the method can be easily employed to access vinyl sulfoxides and β-ketosulfoxides.

A series of highly efficient amine functionalized SiO2–TiO2 supported bimetallic PdCu catalysts with varied metal composition have been synthesized. Ethane-1,2-diamine, butane-1,4-diamine and hexane-1,6-diamine were employed as interparticle linkers for amine functionalization of a SiO2–TiO2 support material so as to study the effect of pendant chain length on stabilization and immobilization of bimetallic nanoparticles. The shortest carbon chain length on the support provided the best results, which may be due to the trapping of metal nanoparticles more efficiently by the basic nitrogen sites. The catalytic activities of these materials were evaluated for C–N and C–C coupling reactions. The most active catalyst, Pd1Cu1@12DA-STS, was characterized by various techniques including SEM, HR-TEM, ICP-AES, XRD, FTIR, EDX, CHN analysis and TGA studies. Moreover, the synthesized catalyst was found to be recyclable for up to five runs without significant loss of activity.

Pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole is one of the most important azaheterocyclic compounds consisting of three fused aromatic rings. Molecules containing this core have displayed a wide range of applications in the field of medicinal chemistry. The synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole and its derivatives has attracted organic chemists because of its tremendous utility in interdisciplinary branches of chemistry. In this context, this review discusses the main advances in the synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles via metal-mediated and metal-free reactions from 2000 to 2016.1 Introduction2 Synthetic Approaches to Pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles2.1 Type I: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Methods2.2 Type II: Metal-Free Approaches3 Conclusion