Preparation of 3,4-Substituted-5-Aminopyrazoles and 4-Substituted-2-Aminothiazoles

J Org Chem. 2018 Dec 21;83(24):15380-15405. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02655. Epub 2018 Dec 6.

Abstract

3,4-Substituted-5-aminopyrazoles and 4-substituted-2-aminothiazoles are frequently used intermediates in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery projects. We report an expedient flexible synthesis of 3,4-substituted-5-aminopyrazoles (35 examples), based on palladium-mediated α-arylation of β-ketonitriles with aryl bromides. A library of 4-substituted-2-aminothiazoles (21 examples) was assembled by a sequence employing Suzuki coupling of newly prepared, properly protected pinacol ester and MIDA ester of 4-boronic acid-2-aminothiazole with (hetero)aryl halides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't