Abstract
Multicomponent reaction (MCR) is a type of reaction based on a mixture of three or more compounds or reagents leading only to one or a major molecule being able to form complex molecules with a high degree of control of the stereogenic centers in only one step. This methodology is also a useful tool in medicinal chemistry to produce a diversity of compounds for biological evaluation. Due to its importance, the exercises below focus on this technique.
Keywords: Bioactive compounds, Chemical transformations, Combinatorial chemistry, Drugs, Exercises, Heteroaromatic compounds, Medicinal chemistry, Molecules, Multicomponent reaction (MCR), Reaction conditions, Reagents, Retrosynthetic analysis, Substances, Synthesis, Synthons.