A General Three-Component Alkyl Petasis Boron–Mannich Reaction
Chao Hu, Jet Tsien, Si-Jie Chen, May Kong, Rohan R. Merchant, Yuzuru Kanda, Tian Qin
Abstract
Aryl amines are one of the most common moieties in biologically active molecules, and approximately 37% of drug candidates contain aromatic amines. Recent advancements in medicinal chemistry, coined “escaping from flatland”, have led to a greater focus on accessing highly functionalized C ( sp 3 )-rich amines to improve the physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of compounds. This article presents a modular and operationally straightforward three-component alkyl Petasis boron–Mannich (APBM) reaction that utilizes ubiquitous starting materials, including amines, aldehydes, and alkyl boronates. By adaptation of this transformation to high-throughput experimentation (HTE), it offers rapid access to an array of diverse C( sp 3 )-rich complex amines, amenable for rapid identification of drug candidates.