4-Aminopyrimidine libraries from the Ugi-Smiles reaction of thiouracil

The Ugi-Smiles reaction of S-benzyl thiouracil have been exploited in several three-step sequences for the preparation of aminopyrimidine libraries with high diversity. After the 4-component coupling, oxidation of the thioether to sulfone is followed by displacement of the latter by various carbon-centered nucleophiles (cyanide, malonate, boronic acids) or amines. The efficiency of the whole sequence was further demonstrated with one-pot procedures. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd.