Abstract
An efficient and environmentally sustainable synthetic protocol has been presented to synthesize structurally diverse spiroxindoles spiroannulated with indenopyrroloimidazoles, pyranopyrroloimidazoles, chromenopyrroloimidazoles, and imidazopyrrolopyrimidines involving three-component reaction of isatins, hydantoin, and β-diketones in the presence of green and sustainable bio-organic catalyst, β-amino acid, 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid (taurine), in aqueous media. The synthetic efficiency, operational simplicity, and reusability of catalyst make the present synthetic protocol cost effective, time efficient, and eco-friendly to synthesize molecules with structural diversity and molecular complexity and expected to contribute significantly not only to drug discovery research but also to pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry.
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We gratefully acknowledge UGC New Delhi for the award of Research Fellowships to Kanchan (SRF) and Esha (SRF). UGC Bhopal is also acknowledged for its financial support. Head, Department of Chemistry is acknowledged for providing Lab and instrumentation facilities in the department.
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Verma, K., Tailor, Y.K., Khandelwal, S. et al. Efficient and environmentally sustainable domino protocol for the synthesis of diversified spiroheterocycles with privileged heterocyclic substructures using bio-organic catalyst in aqueous medium. Mol Divers 24, 1355–1365 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-019-09999-4
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