Efficient and Green One-Pot Multi-Component Synthesis of α-Aminophosphonates Catalyzed by Zinc Triflate

Title:Efficient and Green One-Pot Multi-Component Synthesis of α-Aminophosphonates Catalyzed by Zinc Triflate

Volume: 14 Issue: 2

Author(s): Idris Essid and Soufiane Touil*

Affiliation:

• Laboratory of Heteroatom Organic Chemistry, University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, 7021-Jarzouna,Tunisia

Keywords: α-Aminophosphonates, Kabachnik-Fields reaction, zinc triflate, green synthesis, multi-component reactions.

Abstract: Background:α-Aminophosphonates are an important class of compounds in medicinal chemistry with a wide range of biological effects. Despite the numerous synthetic methods for α-aminophosphonates reported in literature, there is still a need for the development of a simpler and greener protocol, for high throughput library synthesis.

Objective: The primary objective of this work was to develop a simple, mild, eco-benign and low cost protocol, to obtain a wider variety of α-aminophosphonates for biological screening.

Method: We report herein a simple and green methodology for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates, in good yields, through the zinc triflate-catalyzed one-pot multi-component reaction of aldehydes, amines and dialkyl phosphites, at room temperature, under solvent-free conditions.

Results: The one-pot three-component condensation of aldehydes, amines and dialkyl phosphites, performed at room temperature, under solvent-free conditions, in the presence of a catalytic amount of zinc triflate (10 mol%), gave the corresponding α-aminophosphonates in 72-93% yield. The present method was found to be tolerant toward various aldehydes, amines and dialkyl phosphites. A mechanistic rationalization for this reaction is also provided.

Conclusion: We have successfully developed an efficient, green and straightforward methodology for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates, through the zinc triflate-catalyzed one-pot multi-component reaction of aldehydes, amines and dialkyl phosphites, at room temperature, under solvent-free conditions. This synthetic strategy offers significant advantages such as good yields, versatile substituents, mild reaction conditions, easy workup and environmental safety, what make this protocol more amenable for high throughput library synthesis.

Cite this article as:

Essid Idris and Touil Soufiane*, Efficient and Green One-Pot Multi-Component Synthesis of α-Aminophosphonates Catalyzed by Zinc Triflate, Current Organic Synthesis 2017; 14 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570179413666160624092814

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570179413666160624092814	Print ISSN 1570-1794
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-6271