Scaffold Diversity from N-Acyliminium Ions

Peng Wu*, Thomas E. Nielsen

*Corresponding author for this work
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    Abstract

    N-Acyliminium ions are powerful reactive species for the formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds. Strategies relying on intramolecular reactions of N-acyliminium intermediates, also referred to as N-acyliminium ion cyclization reactions, have been employed for the construction of structurally diverse scaffolds, ranging from simple bicyclic skeletons to complex polycyclic systems and natural-product-like compounds. This review aims to provide an overview of cyclization reactions of N-acyliminium ions derived from various precursors for the assembly of structurally diverse scaffolds, covering the literature over the past 12 years (from 2004 to 2015).

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalChemical Reviews
    Volume117
    Issue number12
    Pages (from-to)7811-7856
    Number of pages46
    ISSN0009-2665
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

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