(Cyanomethylene) phosphoranes as carbonyl 1,1-dipole synthons for use in constructing combinatorial libraries

摘要

The invention is directed to systematic synthetic and testing strategies for alpha -keto acids, esters and amides. The method of synthesis comprises (A) reacting (cyanomethylene)triphenylphosphorane with a carbonyl compound selected from carboxylic acids (RCOOH) and acyl chlorides (RCOCl) to make a cyano keto phosphorane, (B) oxidizing said phosphorane and (C) reacting the oxidized product with a nucleophile (NuH) to make the product alpha -keto acid, ester or amide. Systematic synthesis and testing are achieved by a modular approach in which arrays of molecules are generated by variation of R and Nu.