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The Diels–Alder reaction (DAR) is found in myriad applications in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry for drug development, as it is the method of choice for the expedient synthesis of complex natural compounds and innovative materials including nanomaterials, graphene expanses, and polymeric nanofibers. Furthermore, the greatest focus of attention of DARs is on the consistent reaction procedure with stimulus yields by highly stereo- and regioselective mechanistic pathways. Therefore, the present review is intended to summarize conventional solvent-free (SF) DARs for the expedient synthesis of heterocyclic compounds and materials. In particular, this review deals with the DARs of mechanochemical grinding, catalysis (including stereoselective catalysts), thermal, and electromagnetic radiation (such as microwave [MW], infrared [IR], and ultraviolet [UV] irradiation) in SF procedures. Therefore, this comprehensive review validates the application of DARs to pharmaceutical innovations and biorenewable materials through consistent synthetic approaches.
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This work was financially supported by the Grants Council of the President of the Russian Federation (# NSh-1223.2022.1.3) and Russian Scientific Foundation (Grant # 21-13-00304).
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Rammohan, A., Krinochkin, A.P., Khasanov, A.F. et al. Sustainable Solvent-Free Diels–Alder Approaches in the Development of Constructive Heterocycles and Functionalized Materials: A Review. Top Curr Chem (Z) 380, 43 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-022-00398-2
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