Publications by Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck

Heteroannulation of Arynes with α-Amino Imides: Synthesis of 2,2-Disubstituted Indolin-3-ones and Application to the Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Hinckdentine A

Qian Wang, Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck, Jieping Zhu, Ruben Omar Torres Ochoa

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2018

Synthesis of Oxazolidin-2-ones by Oxidative Coupling of Isonitriles, Phenyl Vinyl Selenone, and Water

Qian Wang, Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck, Jieping Zhu, Delphine Pasche

Reaction of alkyl isocyanides, phenyl vinyl selenone, and water in the presence of a catalytic amount of Cs2CO3 afforded oxazolidin-2-ones in good yields. This unprecedented heteroannulation process created four chemical bonds in a single operation with th ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

Integrated One-Pot Synthesis of 1,3-Oxazinan-2-ones from Isocyanoacetates and Phenyl Vinyl Selenones

Qian Wang, Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck, Jieping Zhu

Brønsted base (Et3N or DBU) catalyzed Michael addition of α-substituted α-isocyanoacetates to phenyl vinyl selenones followed by a Brønsted acid (PTSA) catalyzed domino oxidative cyclization afforded 1,3-oxazinan-2-ones in good to excellent yields. Enantio ...

Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft2015

Triple Role of Phenylselenonyl Group Enabled a One-Pot Synthesis of 1,3-Oxazinan-2-ones From α-Isocyanoacetates, Phenyl Vinyl Selenones, and Water

Qian Wang, Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck, Jieping Zhu

Reaction of α-substituted α-isocyanoacetates with phenyl vinyl selenones in the presence of a catalytic amount of base (DBU or Et3N, 0.05− 0.1 equiv) followed by addition of p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA, 0.1−0.2 equiv) afforded 4,4,5-trisubstituted 1,3-oxa ...

Amer Chemical Soc2014

From Racemic to Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Trigonoliimines via Development of an Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael Addition of α-Aryl-α-isocyanoacetate to Vinyl Phenyl Selenone

Qian Wang, Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck, Jieping Zhu

Trigonoliimines are hexacyclic bisindole alkaloids isolated recently by Hao and co-workers. A synthesis of (±)-trigonoliimine B was accomplished in seven steps from simple starting materials featuring the Bischler-Napieralski reaction for closing the seven ...

Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft2014

Isocyanoacetates as Synthetic Platform Towards Natural Products and Biologically Relevant Scaffolds

Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck

My PhD work started with the development of a racemic access to trigonoliimine B, an hexacyclic alkaloid isolated in 2010. After having explored different strategies, we reported a 7-step synthesis of this natural product. This synthesis features a challen ...

EPFL2014

Catalytic Enantioselective Michael Addition of α-Aryl-α-Isocyanoacetates to Vinyl Selenone: Synthesis of α,α-Disubstituted α-Amino Acids and (+)- and (−)-Trigonoliimine A

Qian Wang, Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck, Jieping Zhu

Be like Mike: The title reaction in the presence of the catalyst 1 afforded Michael adducts in excellent yields and enantioselectivities. The adducts were readily converted into alpha,alpha’-disubstituted alpha-amino acids. The enantioselective total synth ...

Wiley-Blackwell2013

A Concise Total Synthesis of (±)-Trigonoliimine B

Qian Wang, Thomas Bertrand Pascal Marie Buyck, Jieping Zhu

Trigonoliimine B, a hexacyclic alkaloid, is synthesized in seven steps from simple starting materials. The synthesis features the use of an alpha-isocyanoacetate as a glycine template for the preparation of an alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-amino ester th ...

2012