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The rapid and efficient synthesis of various 2,6-disubstituted-3-a
mino-i
midazopyridines using a
microwave-assisted one-pot cyclization/Suzuki coupling approach is described. Theutility of a 2-a
minopyridine-5-boronic acid pinacol ester asa robust and versatile building block for the synthesis ofdiverse co
mpound libraries is e
mphasized. The boronatefunctional group is re
markably tolerant to the Lewis acidcatalyzed cyclizations, and the subsequent Pd(0)-catalyzedSuzuki coupling reactions proceed cleanly in the presenceof
magnesiu
m salts. This work highlights the vast potentialof
microwave-assisted,
metal-catalyzed,
multico
mponentreactions.