Synlett 2018; 29(11): 1530-1536
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1609758
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Copper-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of Chalcogen-Benzothiazoles/Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with Sulfur/Selenium Powder and Aryl Boronic Acids

Tao Guo*
a   College of Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. of China   Email: taoguo@haut.edu.cn
,
Xu-Ning Wei
a   College of Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. of China   Email: taoguo@haut.edu.cn
,
Ying-Li Zhu
b   Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, No. 7, Wei Wu Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P. R. of China
,
Huan Chen
c   China National Tobacco Quality Supervision & Test Center, No. 2 Fengyang Street, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. of China
,
Shu-Lei Han*
c   China National Tobacco Quality Supervision & Test Center, No. 2 Fengyang Street, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, P. R. of China
,
Yong-Cheng Ma*
b   Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, No. 7, Wei Wu Road, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
Financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (81502952), Open Project of Grain & Corn Engineering Technology Research Center in State Administration of Grain (No. 24400042), Colleges and Universities Key Research Program Foundation of Henan Province (No.17A150006), Science and Technology Foundation of Henan Province (No.172102310621, 182102210091) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Henan Provincial Colleges and Universities in Henan University of Technology (No. 2015QNJH08) are greatly appreciated. The authors are also thankful to Jun Liu, Henan University of Technology, for her assistance for the NMR analysis.
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Publication History

Received: 23 February 2018

Accepted after revision: 15 April 2018

Publication Date:
16 May 2018 (online)


Abstract

An efficient and convenient copper-catalyzed oxidative chalcogenation of benzothiazoles and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with sulfur/selenium powder and aryl boronic acids was developed. This procedure allows access to a wide range of structurally diverse arylchalcogen-substituted benzothiazoles/imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines in good yields and with good functional group tolerance. A biological evaluation revealed that some of the obtained products exhibited in vitro antiproliferative activities on human-derived lung, stomach, esophageal, and breast cancer cell lines.

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