A series of 18 3-tetrazolyl-tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines were synthesized in 21-90% yields via a novel one-pot Ugi-azide/SAr/ring-chain azido-tautomerization process. We report also the synthesis of 10 3-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinolines in 28-94% yields via a novel one-pot Groebke-Blackburn-Bienaymé/SAr/ring-chain azido-tautomerization process. Both synthetic strategies involve the use of microwaves or ultrasound, and catalyst-free conditions. Finally, we show the synthesis of the tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline-3-carbaldehyde and tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline-3-dimethyl acetal at room temperature in methanol as solvent.

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A series of three 2,5-Diketopiperazine (DKP's) were synthesized via one-pot process through the post-IMCR-transformation strategy. This strategy emphasizes the role of orthogonal bifunctional reagents in the IMCR process to increase their synthetic potential, allowing us accessing a synthetic platform from which it is possible to obtain privileged heterocyclic peptidomimetics via lactamization reaction.

An efficient synthesis of alkyne-3-tetrazolyl-tetrazolo[1,5-a] quinolones via a one-pot isocyanide-based multicomponent reaction (IMCR) process: I-MCR Ugi-azide/SNAr/ring-chain azido tautomerization was performed under eco-friendly conditions. We report the one-pot synthesis of tris-heterocycles containing a tetrazolo[1,5-a] quinoline connected to a 1,5-disubstituted-tetrazole (1,5-DS-T). The synthesis of these compounds is of great interest in synthetic and medicinal chemistry because these heterocycles are considered privileged scaffolds and their preparation and evaluation may lead to the discovery of novel bioactive molecules.

A solvent-free and catalyst-free synthesis of fused bis-heterocycles containing imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline frameworks is reported via a one-pot process. This Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction (GBBR)/SNAr/ring-chain azido tautomerization cascade proceeds under eco-friendly conditions. The tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoline and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine scaffolds are present in various compounds with interesting pharmacological properties and could lead to the discovery of novel bioactive molecules.