An organocatalytic azide-aldehyde [3+2] cycloaddition: High-yielding regioselective synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles

Abstract

An organocatalytic azide-aldehyde [3+2] cycloaddition (organo-click) reaction of a variety of enolizable aldehydes is reported. The organo-click reaction is characterized by a high rate and regioselectivity, mild reaction conditions, easily available substrates with simple operation, and excellent yields with a broad spectrum of substrates. It constitutes an alternative to the previously known CuAAC, RuAAC, and IrAAC click reactions. Metal-free click: A variety of commercially available aldehydes was used in the metal-free organo-click reaction with aryl azides to obtain 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles. The method constitutes an alternative to previously known metal-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions (AAC), such as CuAAC, RuAAC, and IrAAC. DBU=1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene; DMSO=dimethyl sulfoxide.