Anna Brodzka

The sustainable synthesis of peptidomimetics via chemoenzymatic tandem oxidation–Ugi reaction

A simply and green synthetic protocol based on the selective laccase-oxidation of alcohol to a corresponding aldehyde and a following Ugi reaction in a micellar system made of SDS was developed and is reported herein. Special emphasis was placed on the metal-free chemoenzymatic tandem reaction based on alcohol oxidation strategies using molecular oxygen from air, followed by an Ugi reaction. The reaction was carried out without the use of a transition metal or organic solvents as a reaction medium. The presented protocol offers an efficient and environmentally friendly procedure.

Studies on the Synthesis of Endocyclic Enol Lactones via a RCM of Selected Vinyl Esters

The novel and efficient approach toward the synthesis of endocyclic enol lactones was devised based on ring-closing metathesis of unsaturated carboxylic acids vinyl esters. Systematic studies revealed that vinyl esters are suitable substrates for RCM reaction. The developed methodology offers an easy route for synthetically challenging target molecules with different functional groups and substitution. We have also demonstrated that vinyl esters of cyclic carboxylic acids can be successfully applied for domino ring-opening ring-closing metathesis sequences.

Multicomponent reactions accelerated by aqueous micelles

Multicomponent reactions are powerful synthetic tools for the efficient creation of complex organic molecules in an one-pot one-step fashion. Moreover, the amount of solvents and energy needed for separation and purification of intermediates is significantly reduced what is beneficial from the green chemistry issues point of view. This review highlights the development of multicomponent reactions conducted using aqueous micelles systems during the last two decades.