Synthesis
DOI: 10.1055/a-2708-7132
Paper

Harnessing Amino Acids as Dual Synthons: I₂-DMSO/FeCl3-Promoted [3+2+1] Cyclization for Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine Synthesis

Yu-Man Song
1   State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, Central China Normal University School of Chemistry, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN428680)
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Ting Chen
2   State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University School of Chemistry, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN428680)
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Li-Sheng Wang
1   State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, Central China Normal University School of Chemistry, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN428680)
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You Zhou
1   State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, Central China Normal University School of Chemistry, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN428680)
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Yongxing Tang
3   National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN12446)
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Chun-Yan Wu
1   State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, Central China Normal University School of Chemistry, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN428680)
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Yan-Dong Wu
1   State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, Central China Normal University School of Chemistry, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN428680)
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Jia-Chen Xiang
4   School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China (Ringgold ID: RIN12579)
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Anxin Wu
5   Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Central China Normal University School of Chemistry, Wuhan, China (Ringgold ID: RIN428680)
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Gefördert durch: Southeast University's “Zhi-Shan Young Scholars of Excellence” Support Program 2242025RCB0021
Gefördert durch: Jiangsu Province Youth Science and Technology Talent Support Project JSTJ-2024-454
Gefördert durch: National Natural Science Foundation of China 22171098,22301035
Preview

The synthesis of pyrazolopyrimidine has attracted considerable attention since its nitrogen-atom-rich bicyclic backbone exhibits diverse bioactivities. We report a facile and straightforward synthesis of 4,6-disubstituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine from α-amino acids and 5-aminopyrazole. This unprecedented transformation is enabled by I2-DMSO reagent combination and facilitated by FeCl3. A domino sequence involving I₂-mediated Strecker degradation of amino acids followed by [3+2+1] cyclization is proposed as the reaction mechanism. Two electronically distinct intermediates derived from amino acid fragmentation act as C1N1 and C1 synthons, respectively, and concurrently participate in the pyrimidine ring cyclization.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 02. September 2025

Angenommen nach Revision: 24. September 2025

Accepted Manuscript online:
24. September 2025

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