One-Pot Approach to N-Quinolyl 3'/4'-Biaryl Carboxamides by Microwave-Assisted Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling and N-Boc Deprotection.

N-Quinolyl biaryl carboxamides have received tremendous attention for their notable biological properties. Here we have described a general protocol for the preparation of N-quinolyl 3'/4'-biaryl carboxamides by microwave-assisted Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction and N-Boc deprotection in one pot. This method, which did not require acids, was used to produce a series of N-quinolyl 3'/4'-biaryl carboxamides with excellent functional group tolerance and high yields (70% to 95%).

Synthesis and absolute configuration assignment of albucidin: a late-stage reductive deiodination by visible light photocatalysis.

The synthesis of albucidin and its enantiomer are described. It involves a visible-light photocatalysis deiodination at the late stage. The absolute configuration of natural albucidin is determined as (1R,3S). This work provides a basis for structural modification to develop a new type of herbicidal from an old structure.