(Bio)isosteres of ortho- and meta-substituted benzenes

• H. Erik Diepers and
• Johannes C. L. Walker

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 859–890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.78

Strategies in the synthesis of dibenzo[b,f]heteropines

• David I. H. Maier,
• Barend C. B. Bezuidenhoudt and
• Charlene Marais

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 700–718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.51

• the enol carboxylate and subsequent 1,2 radical rearrangement and decarboxylation. Moderate to good yields of dibenzo[b,f]oxepine carboxylates 25 were achieved (63–85%). Stopka et al. [46] reported on tandem C–H functionalisation and ring expansion as an alternative to the Wagner–Meerwin rearrangement

• )malonates 24. Ring expansion via C–H functionalisation. The synthesis of fluorinated 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine 38 from isatin (32). The synthesis of substituted dibenzo[b,f]azepines 43 from indoles 39. Retrosynthetic pathways to dibenzo[b,f]azepines via Buchwald–Hartwig amination. Synthesis of dibenzo[b,f

Group 13 exchange and transborylation in catalysis

• Dominic R. Willcox and
• Stephen P. Thomas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 325–348, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.28

• frustrated Lewis pair (FLP)-mediated C‒H functionalisation (Scheme 4a). Using computational analysis, the mechanism of the reaction was proposed to occur by borane dimer [9]2 dissociation, followed by a concerted deprotonation of the heterocycle 10 to give a zwitterionic intermediate 11. The zwitterion then

Heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow chemical reactors

• Christopher G. Thomson,
• Ai-Lan Lee and
• Filipe Vilela

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125

A challenging redox neutral Cp*Co(III)-catalysed alkylation of acetanilides with 3-buten-2-one: synthesis and key insights into the mechanism through DFT calculations

• Andrew Kenny,
• Alba Pisarello,
• Arron Bird,
• Paula G. Chirila,
• Alex Hamilton and
• Christopher J. Whiteoak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2366–2374, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.212

• application of these first-row transition metals stems from their low cost, ready availability and often wider reactivity profiles. One particular example which is currently attracting significant interest is cobalt, a metal which has found many applications in C–H functionalisation through exploitation of

• its diverse mechanisms [7]. Since 2013, the cobalt pre-catalysts, [Cp*Co(C6H6)](PF6)2 and [Cp*Co(CO)I2], have been successfully applied in a number of diverse C–H functionalisation protocols [8][9][10][11][12]. Whilst many of these protocols are very elegant, few examples are able to be applied to the

• exploited as a common directing group [13] and countless pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds contain these moieties. If the amide is reversed in the benzamide, the resulting compounds are acetanilides, which have been utilised far less as substrates in C–H functionalisation protocols [13], although a

Applications of organocatalysed visible-light photoredox reactions for medicinal chemistry

• Michael K. Bogdos,
• Emmanuel Pinard and
• John A. Murphy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2035–2064, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.179

• mechanistic considerations are highlighted in the text when appropriate. Keywords: C–H functionalisation; heterocycles; late-stage functionalisation; medicinal chemistry; organic dyes; organic photocatalysts; peptide chemistry; photoredox catalysis; Review 1 Introduction 1.1 Main advantages of

Atom-economical group-transfer reactions with hypervalent iodine compounds

• Andreas Boelke,
• Peter Finkbeiner and
• Boris J. Nachtsheim

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1263–1280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.108

• reaction sequence proceeds under metal-free conditions, the selective transfer of the more electron-deficient aryl group of the unsymmetrical iodonium salts 1 is achieved. The N-arylated heterocycle NAr1 then serves as the directing group in the following ortho-C–H functionalisation with the iodoarene as

One-pot functionalisation of N-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines by photooxidation and tunable organometallic trapping of iminium intermediates

• Joshua P. Barham,
• Matthew P. John and
• John A. Murphy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2981–2988, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.316

• ). Alternatively, the α-amino radicals can be trapped by electrophiles [7][8][9]. Oxidative C–H functionalisation of THIQs is reported using Cu(I) [10][11], Fe(III) [12], V(IV) [13] and I2 [14][15] catalysts, but also with heterogeneous [16], metal-organic [17][18] and organic [19][20] photocatalysts. Such

• side-product 8a. Analogous reactivity in the formation of cyclic product 8b under enamine catalysis. LC–MS (%) yields in parenthesis. Isolated yields, %, after chromatography not in parenthesis. Mechanism for dimerisation of the allylzinc halide and β-hydride addition to 5a [36]. Oxidative C–H

• functionalisation and examples of previously reported nucleophilic trappings. A concise synthesis of methopholine (3). Organometallic additions to iminium salts generated via visible-light photoredox catalysis. Substrate scope of organometallic additions to iminium salts generated via visible-light photoredox

The role of silver additives in gold-mediated C–H functionalisation

• Scott R. Patrick,
• Ine I. F. Boogaerts,
• Sylvain Gaillard,
• Alexandra M. Z. Slawin and
• Steven P. Nolan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 892–896, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.102

• functionalisation of aromatic C–H bonds. Doubt is cast on the commonly cited route of halide abstraction from gold and evidence of substrate activation is given. Keywords: C–H functionalisation; gold catalyst; halide abstraction; N-heterocyclic carbene; silver salt; substrate activation; Introduction The use of

• reaction times and yields [13][14], but also allow the C–H functionalisation of previously unreactive substrates. Larrosa has recently disclosed a mild methodology for the Au(I)-mediated C–H functionalisation of 1,3,5-trifluorobenzene (2, pKa DMSO 31.5 [15]) using a mixture of reagents and additives

• of 5. This observation clearly shows that silver can have a positive role in the carboxylation of C–H bonds. Conclusion The C–H functionalisation of arenes using (NHC)gold(I) complexes has been shown to be significantly affected by the leaving group on the gold. The gold(I) chloride may only react by