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Copper-catalyzed multicomponent reactions for the efficient synthesis of diverse spirotetrahydrocarbazoles
- Shao-Cong Zhan,
- Ren-Jie Fang,
- Jing Sun and
- Chao-Guo Yan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 796–808, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.80
- -acetate for the efficient synthesis of diverse spiro tetrahydrocarbazoles. In the presence of CuSO4, the multicomponent reactions of aromatic aldehydes, 2-methylindole and various cyclic dieneophiles such as 3-phenacylideneoxindoles, isatylidene malononitriles and the in situ generated 5-arylidene-1,3
- of 7:1. As shown in Scheme 3, a wide range of aromatic aldehydes with different substituents on the aromatic ring reacted smoothly to give the desired products 2a–e in good yields and with good to excellent diastereoselectivity. On the other hand, we also tested various isatylidene malononitriles
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Scheme 1: Construction of diverse tetrahydrocarbazoles via Levy-type reaction.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of spiro[carbazole-3,3'-inolines]. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (0.5 mmol), aromat...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro[carbazole-2,3'-indolines]. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (0.5 mmol), aroma...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tetrahydrospiro[carbazole-3,5'-pyrimidines]. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (0.5 ...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tetrahydrospiro[carbazole-3,1'-cycloalkane]-diones. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindol...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 3,3'-(arylmethylene)bis(2-methyl-1H-indole). Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (1.0 ...
Scheme 7: Proposed reaction mechanism for the multicomponent reaction.
Tri(n-butyl)phosphine-promoted domino reaction for the efficient construction of spiro[cyclohexane-1,3'-indolines] and spiro[indoline-3,2'-furan-3',3''-indolines]
- Hui Zheng,
- Ying Han,
- Jing Sun and
- Chao-Guo Yan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 669–679, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.68
- Hui Zheng Ying Han Jing Sun Chao-Guo Yan College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China 10.3762/bjoc.18.68 Abstract The tri(n-butyl)phosphine-catalyzed reaction of isatylidene malononitriles and bis-chalcones in chloroform at 65 °C afforded
- compounds [60][61][62][63][64][65][66] and in order to demonstrate the potential synthetic value of the nucleophilic phosphine-catalyzed annulation reaction, herein we wish to report the tri(n-butyl)phosphine-catalyzed reaction of isatylidene malononitriles and bis-chalcones for the synthesis of
- the reaction was developed by using various substrates and the results are summarized in Table 2. It was found that all reactions proceeded smoothly to give the expected spiro[cyclohexane-1,3'-indolines] 3a–z in moderate to good yields. The isatylidene malononitriles with different substituents at the
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Figure 1: Single crystal structure of compound 3l.
Figure 2: Single crystal structure of compound 3s.
Figure 3: Single crystal structure of compound 3f’.
Figure 4: Single crystal structure of compound 5a.
Scheme 1: Proposed reaction mechanism for the compounds 3 and 5.
Figure 5: Single crystal struture of compound 8a.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the formation of dispiro compounds 8.
Tosylhydrazine-promoted self-conjugate reduction–Michael/aldol reaction of 3-phenacylideneoxindoles towards dispirocyclopentanebisoxindole derivatives
- Sayan Pramanik and
- Chhanda Mukhopadhyay
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 469–478, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.49
- the In(III)-catalyzed reductive cyclization of isatylidene malononitriles using the Hantzsch ester as reducing agent for the synthesis of dispirocyclopentanebisoxindole. Our work utilizes tosylhydrazine as chemoselective reducing agent for 3-phenacylideneoxindoles and thereafter base-catalyzed
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Figure 1: Representative bioactive dispirooxindoles.
Scheme 1: Reductive cyclization for the synthesis of dispirocyclopentanebisoxindole derivatives.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of product 3 (part 1). Reaction conditions: substrates: 1 (1 mmol) and 2 (0.5 mmol)...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of product 3 (part 2). Reaction conditions: substrates: 1 (1 mmol) and 2 (0.5 mmol)...
Figure 2: ORTEP diagram of product 3g (CCDC NO. 2072521).
Figure 3: NOESY Spectra of compound 3e.
Scheme 4: Plausible mechanism of the reaction.
Figure 4: HRMS spectrum of the crude reaction mixture after 1 hour of the reaction.
Scheme 5: Control experiment.
Asymmetric organocatalytic Michael addition of cyclopentane-1,2-dione to alkylidene oxindole
- Estelle Silm,
- Ivar Järving and
- Tõnis Kanger
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 167–173, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.18
- to synthesise indoloquinolizidines [5]. Moreover, six-membered and five-membered cyclic 1,3-diketones have been investigated in reactions with acetates of nitroalkenes [6], cyanoacrylates and benzylidene malononitriles [7], ortho-hydroxy-benzhydryl alcohols [8], α,β-unsaturated pyrazolamides [9] and
- in carbohydrate chemistry [15]. Cyclic six-membered 1,2-diketones have been shown to react with benzylidene malononitriles [7][16], β-nitrostyrenes [17] and substituted propionaldehydes [18]. For a while, there were no examples related to cyclopentane-1,2-dione (CPD). In 2004, the first instance of
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Figure 1: Model of the catalyst action.
Figure 2: Catalysts screened.
Scheme 1: Screening of different N-protecting groups. Reaction conditions: 0.2 M solution of 1 (1 equiv), 2 (...
Scheme 2: Scope of the reaction (the relative configuration of the major diastereoisomer is depicted). Reacti...
Scheme 3: Comparison reactions of E- and Z-isomers (the relative configurations of the major diastereoisomers...
Asymmetric organocatalyzed synthesis of coumarin derivatives
- Natália M. Moreira,
- Lorena S. R. Martelli and
- Arlene G. Corrêa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1952–1980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.128
- substituted methylene malononitriles 92, affording a variety of pyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives 93 (Scheme 29) [64]. The catalyst used in this reaction was the dehydroabietylamine-cinchone-squaramide derivative 94. The products were obtained with good to excellent yields and enantioselectivities with both
- via domino reaction between 4-hydroxycoumarins (1) and substituted methylene malononitriles 92. Conjugated addition of 4-hydroxycoumarins 1 to nitroolefins 95. Michael addition of 4-hydroxycoumarin 1 to α,β-unsaturated ketones 2 promoted by primary amine thiourea bifunctional catalyst 97
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Figure 1: Coumarin-derived commercially available drugs.
Figure 2: Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by coumarin derivatives.
Scheme 1: Michael addition of 4-hydroxycoumarins 1 to α,β‐unsaturated enones 2.
Scheme 2: Organocatalytic conjugate addition of 4-hydroxycoumarin 1 to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes 2 followed b...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 3,4-dihydrocoumarin derivatives 10 through decarboxylative and dearomatizative cascade...
Scheme 4: Total synthesis of (+)-smyrindiol (17).
Scheme 5: Michael addition of 4-hydroxycoumarin (1) to enones 2 through a bifunctional modified binaphthyl or...
Scheme 6: Michael addition of ketones 20 to 3-aroylcoumarins 19 using a cinchona alkaloid-derived primary ami...
Scheme 7: Enantioselective reaction of cyclopent-2-enone-derived MBH alcohols 24 with 4-hydroxycoumarins 1.
Scheme 8: Sequential Michael addition/hydroalkoxylation one-pot approach to annulated coumarins 28 and 30.
Scheme 9: Michael addition of 4-hydroxycoumarins 1 to enones 2 using a binaphthyl diamine catalyst 31.
Scheme 10: Asymmetric Michael addition of 4-hydroxycoumarin 1 with α,β-unsaturated ketones 2 catalyzed by a ch...
Scheme 11: Catalytic asymmetric β-C–H functionalization of ketones via enamine oxidation.
Scheme 12: Enantioselective synthesis of polycyclic coumarin derivatives 37 catalyzed by an primary amine-imin...
Scheme 13: Allylic alkylation reaction between 3-cyano-4-methylcoumarins 39 and MBH carbonates 40.
Scheme 14: Enantioselective synthesis of cyclopropa[c]coumarins 45.
Scheme 15: NHC-catalyzed lactonization of 2-bromoenals 46 with 4-hydroxycoumarin (1).
Scheme 16: NHC-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of dihydrocoumarins 51.
Scheme 17: Domino reaction of enals 2 with hydroxylated malonate 53 catalyzed by NHC 55.
Scheme 18: Oxidative [4 + 2] cycloaddition of enals 57 to coumarins 56 catalyzed by NHC 59.
Scheme 19: Asymmetric [3 + 2] cycloaddition of coumarins 43 to azomethine ylides 60 organocatalyzed by quinidi...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of α-benzylaminocoumarins 64 through Mannich reaction between 4-hydroxycoumarins (1) and ...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric addition of malonic acid half-thioesters 67 to coumarins 66 using the sulphonamide organ...
Scheme 22: Enantioselective 1,4-addition of azadienes 71 to 3-homoacyl coumarins 70.
Scheme 23: Michael addition/intramolecular cyclization of 3-acylcoumarins 43 to 3-halooxindoles 74.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective synthesis of 3,4-dihydrocoumarins 78 catalyzed by squaramide 73.
Scheme 25: Organocatalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition between 2,4-dienals 79 and 3-coumarincarboxylates 43.
Scheme 26: Enantioselective one-pot Michael addition/intramolecular cyclization for the synthesis of spiro[dih...
Scheme 27: Michael/hemiketalization addition enantioselective of hydroxycoumarins (1) to: (a) enones 2 and (b)...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 2,3-dihydrofurocoumarins 89 through Michael addition of 4-hydroxycoumarins 1 to β-nitr...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of pyrano[3,2-c]chromene derivatives 93 via domino reaction between 4-hydroxycoumarins (1...
Scheme 30: Conjugated addition of 4-hydroxycoumarins 1 to nitroolefins 95.
Scheme 31: Michael addition of 4-hydroxycoumarin 1 to α,β-unsaturated ketones 2 promoted by primary amine thio...
Scheme 32: Enantioselective synthesis of functionalized pyranocoumarins 99.
Scheme 33: 3-Homoacylcoumarin 70 as 1,3-dipole for enantioselective concerted [3 + 2] cycloaddition.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of warfarin derivatives 107 through addition of 4-hydroxycoumarins 1 to β,γ-unsaturated α...
Scheme 35: Asymmetric multicatalytic reaction sequence of 2-hydroxycinnamaldehydes 109 with 4-hydroxycoumarins ...
Scheme 36: Mannich asymmetric addition of cyanocoumarins 39 to isatin imines 112 catalyzed by the amide-phosph...
Scheme 37: Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-scuteflorin A (119).
Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects
- Shivani Gulati,
- Stephy Elza John and
- Nagula Shankaraiah
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.71
- aldehyde and malononitriles undergoes Knoevenagel condensation resulting in alrylidene intermediate B. This is followed by Michael addition of imine A on the activated alrylidene intermediate B and subsequent intramolecular cyclization C and aromatization D affords the target molecules 123 (Scheme 46). N
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Figure 1: Marketed drugs with acridine moiety.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 4-arylacridinediones.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for acridinedione synthesis.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tetrahydrodibenzoacridinones.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of naphthoacridines.
Scheme 5: Plausible mechanism for naphthoacridines.
Figure 2: Benzoazepines based potent molecules.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of azepinone.
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism for azepinone formation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of benzoazulenen-1-one derivatives.
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism for benzoazulene-1-one synthesis.
Figure 3: Indole-containing pharmacologically active molecules.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of functionalized indoles.
Scheme 11: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of functionalized indoles.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of spirooxindoles.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of substituted spirooxindoles.
Scheme 14: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of substituted spirooxindoles.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of pyrrolidinyl spirooxindoles.
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for pyrrolidinyl spirooxindoles.
Figure 4: Pyran-containing biologically active molecules.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of functionalized benzopyrans.
Scheme 18: Plausible mechanism for synthesis of benzopyran.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of indoline-spiro-fused pyran derivatives.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for indoline-spiro-fused pyran.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of substituted naphthopyrans.
Figure 5: Marketed drugs with pyrrole ring.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of tetra-substituted pyrroles.
Scheme 23: Mechanism for silica-supported PPA-SiO2-catalyzed pyrrole synthesis.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,10]-phenanthrolines.
Scheme 25: Proposed mechanism for pyrrolo[1,10]-phenanthrolines.
Figure 6: Marketed drugs and molecules containing pyrimidine and pyrimidinones skeletons.
Scheme 26: MWA-MCR pyrimidinone synthesis.
Scheme 27: Two proposed mechanisms for pyrimidinone synthesis.
Scheme 28: MWA multicomponent synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for dihydropyrimidinones.
Figure 7: Biologically active fused pyrimidines.
Scheme 30: MWA- MCR for the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism for pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diones.
Scheme 33: Probable pathway for pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diones.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of pyridopyrimidines.
Scheme 35: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of pyridopyrimidines.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of dihydropyridopyrimidine and dihydropyrazolopyridine.
Scheme 37: Proposed mechanism for the formation of dihydropyridopyrimidine.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of thiopyrano[4,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 39: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of thiopyrano[4,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of decorated imidazopyrimidines.
Scheme 41: Proposed mechanism for imidazopyrimidine synthesis.
Figure 8: Pharmacologically active molecules containing purine bases.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of aza-adenines.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of 5-aza-7-deazapurines.
Scheme 44: Proposed mechanism for deazapurines synthesis.
Figure 9: Biologically active molecules containing pyridine moiety.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of steroidal pyridines.
Scheme 46: Proposed mechanism for steroidal pyridine.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of N-alkylated 2-pyridones.
Scheme 48: Two possible mechanisms for pyridone synthesis.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pyridone derivatives.
Scheme 50: Postulated mechanism for synthesis of pyridone.
Figure 10: Biologically active fused pyridines.
Scheme 51: Benzimidazole-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines synthesis.
Scheme 52: Mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazole-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-spirocycloalkanedione derivatives.
Scheme 54: Proposed mechanism for spiro-pyridines.
Scheme 55: Functionalized macrocyclane-fused pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives.
Scheme 56: Mechanism postulated for macrocyclane-fused pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine.
Scheme 57: Generation of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 58: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 59: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of azepinoindole.
Figure 11: Pharmaceutically important molecules with quinoline moiety.
Scheme 60: Povarov-mediated quinoline synthesis.
Scheme 61: Proposed mechanism for Povarov reaction.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of pyrazoloquinoline.
Scheme 63: Plausible mechanism for pyrazoloquinoline synthesis.
Figure 12: Quinazolinones as pharmacologically significant scaffolds.
Scheme 64: Four-component reaction for dihydroquinazolinone.
Scheme 65: Proposed mechanism for dihydroquinazolinones.
Scheme 66: Synthesis purine quinazolinone and PI3K-δ inhibitor.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of fused benzothiazolo/benzoimidazoloquinazolinones.
Scheme 68: Proposed mechanism for fused benzothiazolo/benzoimidazoloquinazolinones.
Scheme 69: On-water reaction for synthesis of thiazoloquinazolinone.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism for the thiazoloquinazolinone synthesis.
Scheme 71: β-Cyclodextrin-mediated synthesis of indoloquinazolinediones.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for synthesis of indoloquinazolinediones.
Figure 13: Triazoles-containing marketted drugs and pharmacologically active molecules.
Scheme 73: Cu(I) DAPTA-catalyzed 1,2,3-triazole formation.
Scheme 74: Mechanism for Cu(I) DAPTA-catalyzed triazole formation.
Scheme 75: Synthesis of β-hydroxy-1,2,3-triazole.
Scheme 76: Proposed mechanism for synthesis of β-hydroxy-1,2,3-triazoles.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of bis-1,2,4-triazoles.
Scheme 78: Proposed mechanism for bis-1,2,4-triazoles synthesis.
Figure 14: Thiazole containing drugs.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of a substituted thiazole ring.
Scheme 80: Synthesis of pyrazolothiazoles.
Figure 15: Chromene containing drugs.
Scheme 81: Magnetic nanocatalyst-mediated aminochromene synthesis.
Scheme 82: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of chromenes.
Annulation of a 1,3-dithiole ring to a sterically hindered o-quinone core. Novel ditopic redox-active ligands
- Sergey V. Norkov,
- Anton V. Cherkasov,
- Andrey S. Shavyrin,
- Maxim V. Arsenyev,
- Viacheslav A. Kuropatov and
- Vladimir K. Cherkasov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 273–282, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.26
- potential values of 2-substituted malononitriles and 2-substituted acetylacetones are usually higher than those of o-quinones, so that in the case of 6b and 6d two first distinct waves could be attributed to subsequent reductions of the dioxolene fragment. Further reductions correspond to processes on the
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Scheme 1: Synthetic pathways for the preparation of o-quinone derivatives with annulated 1,3-dithiole ring.
Figure 1: Active methylene compounds used for the preparation of gem-dithiolates.
Figure 2: Fragment of coordination polymer chain of adduct 8 in the crystal phase. Hydrogen atoms and CF3 gro...
Scheme 2: The tentative pathway for the formation of o-quinone 7 with annulated thiete ring.
Scheme 3: Reactions of o-quinone 6a.
Scheme 4: Stepwise reduction of o-quinones with metals to semiquinonates and catecholates, respectively.
The reductive decyanation reaction: an overview and recent developments
- Jean-Marc R. Mattalia
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 267–284, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.30
- radical recombination with the nickel species produce 66. Finally, an elimination of Ar-H closes the catalytic cycle. A similar mechanism was proposed with method B. Radical reactions This part is related to radical reactions not involving alkali metals and focuses on the reduction of malononitriles and
- developments using these compounds. Bu3SnH and N-heterocyclic carbene boranes The reductive decyanation of malononitriles to mononitriles using tributyltin hydride/AIBN in benzene was unexpectedly discovered by Curran and Seong [114]. Later, they made a full study and successfully reduced to mononitriles a
- variety of mono- and dialkylated malononitriles but under these conditions, the reduction of cyanoacetates failed [115]. Synthetic applications of this methodology were later described [116][117][118]. Chiba et al. have developed a concise and stereoselective methodology for the preparation of highly
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Scheme 1: Mechanism for the reduction under metal dissolving conditions.
Scheme 2: Example of decyanation in metal dissolving conditions coupled with deprotection [30]. TBDMS = tert-buty...
Scheme 3: Preparation of α,ω-dienes [18,33].
Scheme 4: Cyclization reaction using a radical probe [18].
Scheme 5: Synthesis of (±)-xanthorrhizol (8) [39].
Scheme 6: Mechanism for the reduction of α-aminonitriles by hydride donors.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines and phenanthroquinolizidines [71].
Scheme 8: Two-step synthesis of 5-unsubstituted pyrrolidines (25 examples and 1 synthetic application, see be...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of (±)-isoretronecanol 19. DBU = 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene [74].
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism with 14a for the NaBH4 induced decyanation reaction (“BH3” = BH3·THF) [74].
Scheme 11: Reductive decyanation by a sodium hydride–iodide composite (26 examples) [81].
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism for the reduction by NaH [81].
Scheme 13: Reductive decyanation catalyzed by nickel nanoparticles. Yields are given in weight % from GC–MS da...
Scheme 14: Decyanation of 2-cyanobenzo[b]thiophene [87].
Scheme 15: Simplified pathways involved in transition-metal-promoted reductive decyanations [93,95].
Scheme 16: Fe-catalyzed reductive decyanation. Numbers in square brackets represent turnover numbers. The TONs...
Scheme 17: Rh-catalyzed reductive decyanation of aryl nitriles (18 examples, 2 synthetic applications) [103].
Scheme 18: Rh-catalyzed reductive decyanation of aliphatic nitriles (15 examples, one synthetic application) [103].
Scheme 19: Ni-catalyzed reductive decyanation (method A: 28 examples and 2 synthetic applications; method B: 3...
Scheme 20: Reductive decyanation catalyzed by the nickel complex 58 (method A, 14 examples, yield ≥ 20% and 1 ...
Scheme 21: Proposed catalytic cycle for the nickel complex 58 catalyzed decyanation (method A). Only the cycle...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of bicyclic lactones [119,120].
Scheme 23: Reductive decyanation of malononitriles and cyanoacetates using NHC-boryl radicals (9 examples). Fo...
Scheme 24: Proposed mechanism for the reduction by NHC-boryl radicals. The other possible pathway (addition of ...
Scheme 25: Structures of organic electron-donors. Only the major Z isomer of 80 is shown [125,127].
Scheme 26: Reductive decyanation of malononitriles and cyanoacetates using organic electron-donors (method A, ...
Scheme 27: Photoreaction of dibenzylmalononitrile with 81 [128].
Scheme 28: Examples of decyanation promoted in acid or basic media [129,131,134,135].
Scheme 29: Mechanism proposed for the base-induced reductive decyanation of diphenylacetonitriles [136].
Scheme 30: Reductive decyanation of triarylacetonitriles [140].
Conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation reactions
- James P. Phelan and
- Jonathan A. Ellman
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1203–1228, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.116
- in high yield and enantioselectivity. Only when R1 was phenyl did the enantioselectivity of the thiol addition drop below 91.5:8.5 er to 85:15 er. The addition of a variety of α-substituted malononitriles 126e also proceeded in high yield and enantioselectivity. During the exploration of different
- -substituted vinyl ketones 118 via an enamine catalysis conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation pathway (Scheme 30). Lou first applied this strategy of reduction–conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation to α,β-unsaturated malononitriles 132a, to provide the product in comparable yield and
- enantioselectivity as when the enantioselective conjugate addition was performed using α-substituted malononitriles (126e, Scheme 29) [57]. In a subsequent report, Lou and co-workers demonstrated that Meldrum’s acid derivatives 132b were also operative in the reduction–conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation
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Figure 1: Two general pathways for conjugate addition followed by enantioselective protonation.
Scheme 1: Tomioka’s enantioselective addition of arylthiols to α-substituted acrylates.
Scheme 2: Sibi’s enantioselective hydrogen atom transfer reactions.
Scheme 3: Mikami’s addition of perfluorobutyl radical to α-aminoacrylate 11.
Scheme 4: Reisman’s Friedel–Crafts conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation approach toward tryptophan...
Scheme 5: Pracejus’s enantioselective addition of benzylmercaptan to α-aminoacrylate 20.
Scheme 6: Kumar and Dike’s enantioselective addition of thiophenol to α-arylacrylates.
Scheme 7: Tan’s enantioselective addition of aromatic thiols to 2-phthalimidoacrylates.
Scheme 8: Glorius’ enantioselective Stetter reactions with α-substituted acrylates.
Scheme 9: Dixon’s enantioselective addition of thiols to α-substituted acrylates.
Figure 2: Chiral phosphorous ligands.
Scheme 10: Enantioselective addition of arylboronic acids to methyl α-acetamidoacrylate.
Scheme 11: Frost’s enantioselective additions to dimethyl itaconate.
Scheme 12: Darses and Genet’s addition of potassium organotrifluoroborates to α-aminoacrylates.
Scheme 13: Proposed mechanism for enantioselective additions to α-aminoacrylates.
Scheme 14: Sibi’s addition of arylboronic acids to α-methylaminoacrylates.
Scheme 15: Frost’s enantioselective synthesis of α,α-dibenzylacetates 64.
Scheme 16: Rovis’s hydroheteroarylation of α-substituted acrylates with benzoxazoles.
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the hydroheteroarylation of α-substituted acrylates with benzoxazoles.
Scheme 18: Sodeoka’s enantioselective addition of amines to N-benzyloxycarbonyl acrylamides 75 and 77.
Scheme 19: Proposed catalytic cycle for Sodeoka’s enantioselective addition of amines.
Scheme 20: Sibi’s enantioselective Friedel–Crafts addition of pyrroles to imides 84.
Scheme 21: Kobayashi’s enantioselective addition of malonates to α-substituted N-acryloyloxazolidinones.
Scheme 22: Chen and Wu’s enantioselective addition of thiophenol to N-methacryloyl benzamide.
Scheme 23: Tan’s enantioselective addition of secondary phosphine oxides and thiols to N-arylitaconimides.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective addition of thiols to α-substituted N-acryloylamides.
Scheme 25: Kobayashi’s enantioselective addition of thiols to α,β-unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 26: Feng’s enantioselective addition of pyrazoles to α-substituted vinyl ketones.
Scheme 27: Luo and Cheng’s addition of indoles to vinyl ketones by enamine catalysis.
Scheme 28: Curtin–Hammett controlled enantioselective addition of indole.
Scheme 29: Luo and Cheng’s enantioselective additions to α-branched vinyl ketones.
Scheme 30: Lou’s reduction–conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation.
Scheme 31: Luo and Cheng’s primary amine-catalyzed addition of indoles to α-substituted acroleins.
Scheme 32: Luo and Cheng’s proposed mechanism and transition state.
Figure 3: Shibasaki’s chiral lanthanum and samarium tris(BINOL) catalysts.
Scheme 33: Shibasaki’s enantioselective addition of 4-tert-butyl(thiophenol) to α,β-unsaturated thioesters.
Scheme 34: Shibasaki’s application of chiral (S)-SmNa3tris(binaphthoxide) catalyst 144 to the total synthesis ...
Scheme 35: Shibasaki’s cyanation–enantioselective protonation of N-acylpyrroles.
Scheme 36: Tanaka’s hydroacylation of acrylamides with aliphatic aldehydes.
Scheme 37: Ellman’s enantioselective addition of α-substituted Meldrum’s acids to terminally unsubstituted nit...
Scheme 38: Ellman’s enantioselective addition of thioacids to α,β,β-trisubstituted nitroalkenes.
Scheme 39: Hayashi’s enantioselective hydroarylation of diphenylphosphinylallenes.
Scheme 40: Hayashi’s enantioselective hydroarylation of diphenylphosphinylallenes.
Figure 4: Togni’s chiral ferrocenyl tridentate nickel(II) and palladium(II) complexes.
Scheme 41: Togni’s enantioselective hydrophosphination of methacrylonitrile.
Scheme 42: Togni’s enantioselective hydroamination of methacrylonitrile.
(Thio)urea-mediated synthesis of functionalized six-membered rings with multiple chiral centers
- Giorgos Koutoulogenis,
- Nikolaos Kaplaneris and
- Christoforos G. Kokotos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 462–495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.48
- malononitriles 104 and α,α-dicyanoalkenes 105. The process yielded highly functionalized spiro-oxindole dienes 106. The products were obtained in good to excellent yields (up to 97%) and enantioselectivities (up to 96%), but the diastereoselectivities were moderate (up to 7.9:1) (Scheme 34) [53]. In 2015, Soós
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Activation of carbonyl compounds via enamine and iminium intermediates [2].
Scheme 2: Electronic and steric interactions present in enamine activation mode [2].
Scheme 3: Electrophilic activation of carbonyl compounds by a thiourea moiety.
Scheme 4: Asymmetric synthesis of dihydro-2H-pyran-6-carboxylate 3 using organocatalyst 4 [16].
Scheme 5: Possible hydrogen-bonding for the reaction of (E)-methyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbut-3-enoate [16].
Scheme 6: Asymmetric desymmetrization of 4,4-cyclohexadienones using the Michael addition reaction with malon...
Scheme 7: The enantioselective synthesis of α,α-disubstituted cycloalkanones using catalyst 11 [18].
Scheme 8: The enantioselective synthesis of indolo- and benzoquinolidine compounds through aza-Diels–Alder re...
Scheme 9: Enantioselective [5 + 2] cycloaddition [20].
Scheme 10: Asymmetric synthesis of oxazine derivatives 26 [21].
Scheme 11: Asymmetric synthesis of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonadienone, core 30 present in (−)-huperzine [22].
Scheme 12: Asymmetric inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction catalyzed by amine-thiourea 34 [23].
Scheme 13: Asymmetric entry to morphan skeletons, catalyzed by amine-thiourea 37 [24].
Scheme 14: Asymmetric transformation of (E)-2-nitroallyl acetate [25].
Scheme 15: Proposed way of activation.
Scheme 16: Asymmetric synthesis of nitrobicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-one derivatives [26].
Scheme 17: Asymmetric tandem Michael–Henry reaction catalyzed by 50 [27].
Scheme 18: Asymmetric Diels–Alder reactions of 3-vinylindoles 51 [29].
Scheme 19: Proposed transition state and activation mode of the asymmetric Diels–Alder reactions of 3-vinylind...
Scheme 20: Desymmetrization of meso-anhydrides by Chin, Song and co-workers [30].
Scheme 21: Desymmetrization of meso-anhydrides by Connon and co-workers [31].
Scheme 22: Asymmetric intramolecular Michael reaction [32].
Scheme 23: Asymmetric addition of malonate to 3-nitro-2H-chromenes 67 [33].
Scheme 24: Intramolecular desymmetrization through an intramolecular aza-Michael reaction [34].
Scheme 25: Enantioselective synthesis of (−)-mesembrine [34].
Scheme 26: A novel asymmetric Michael–Michael reaction [35].
Scheme 27: Asymmetric three-component reaction catalyzed by Takemoto’s catalyst 77 [46].
Scheme 28: Asymmetric domino Michael–Henry reaction [47].
Scheme 29: Asymmetric domino Michael–Henry reaction [48].
Scheme 30: Enantioselective synthesis of derivatives of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran 89 [49].
Scheme 31: Asymmetric addition of α,α-dicyano olefins 90 to 3-nitro-2H-chromenes 91 [50].
Scheme 32: Asymmetric three-component reaction producing 2,6-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanones 95 [51].
Scheme 33: Asymmetric double Michael reaction producing substituted chromans 99 [52].
Scheme 34: Enantioselective synthesis of multi-functionalized spiro oxindole dienes 106 [53].
Scheme 35: Organocatalyzed Michael aldol cyclization [54].
Scheme 36: Asymmetric synthesis of dihydrocoumarins [55].
Scheme 37: Asymmetric double Michael reaction en route to tetrasubstituted cyclohexenols [56].
Scheme 38: Asymmetric synthesis of α-trifluoromethyl-dihydropyrans 121 [58].
Scheme 39: Tyrosine-derived tertiary amino-thiourea 123 catalyzed Michael hemiaketalization reaction [59].
Scheme 40: Enantioselective entry to bicyclo[3.2.1]octane unit [60].
Scheme 41: Asymmetric synthesis of spiro[4-cyclohexanone-1,3’-oxindoline] 126 [61].
Scheme 42: Kinetic resolution of 3-nitro-2H-chromene 130 [62].
Scheme 43: Asymmetric synthesis of chromanes 136 [63].
Scheme 44: Wang’s utilization of β-unsaturated α-ketoesters 87 [64,65].
Scheme 45: Asymmetric entry to trifluoromethyl-substituted dihydropyrans 144 [66].
Scheme 46: Phenylalanine-derived thiourea-catalyzed domino Michael hemiaketalization reaction [67].
Scheme 47: Asymmetric synthesis of α-trichloromethyldihydropyrans 149 [68].
Scheme 48: Takemoto’s thiourea-catalyzed domino Michael hemiaketalization reaction [69].
Scheme 49: Asymmetric synthesis of densely substituted cyclohexanes [70].
Scheme 50: Enantioselective synthesis of polysubstituted chromeno [4,3-b]pyrrolidine derivatines 157 [71].
Scheme 51: Enantioselective synthesis of spiro-fused cyclohexanone/5-oxazolone scaffolds 162 [72].
Scheme 52: Utilizing 2-mercaptobenzaldehydes 163 in cascade processes [73,74].
Scheme 53: Proposed transition state of the initial sulfa-Michael step [74].
Scheme 54: Asymmetric thiochroman synthesis via dynamic kinetic resolution [75].
Scheme 55: Enantioselective synthesis of thiochromans [76].
Scheme 56: Enantioselective synthesis of chromans and thiochromans synthesis [77].
Scheme 57: Enantioselective sulfa-Michael aldol reaction en route to spiro compounds [78].
Scheme 58: Enantioselective synthesis of 4-aminobenzo(thio)pyrans 179 [79].
Scheme 59: Asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines [80].
Scheme 60: Novel asymmetric Mannich–Michael sequence producing tetrahydroquinolines 186 [81].
Scheme 61: Enantioselective synthesis of biologically interesting chromanes 190 and 191 [82].
Scheme 62: Asymmetric tandem Henry–Michael reaction [83].
Scheme 63: An asymmetric synthesis of substituted cyclohexanes via a dynamic kinetic resolution [84].
Scheme 64: Three component-organocascade initiated by Knoevenagel reaction [85].
Scheme 65: Asymmetric Michael reaction catalyzed by catalysts 57 and 211 [86].
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the asymmetric Michael reaction catalyzed by catalysts 57 and 211 [86].
Scheme 67: Asymmetric facile synthesis of hexasubstituted cyclohexanes [87].
Scheme 68: Dual activation catalytic mechanism [87].
Scheme 69: Asymmetric Michael–Michael/aldol reaction catalyzed by catalysts 57, 219 and 214 [88].
Scheme 70: Asymmetric synthesis of substituted cyclohexane derivatives, using catalysts 57 and 223 [89].
Scheme 71: Asymmetric synthesis of substituted piperidine derivatives, using catalysts 223 and 228 [90].
Scheme 72: Asymmetric synthesis of endo-exo spiro-dihydropyran-oxindole derivatives catalyzed by catalyst 232 [91]....
Scheme 73: Asymmetric synthesis of carbazole spiroxindole derivatives, using catalyst 236 [92].
Scheme 74: Enantioselective formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition of enal 209 with nitroalkene 210, using catalysts 23 ...
Scheme 75: Asymmetric synthesis of polycyclized hydroxylactams derivatives, using catalyst 242 [94].
Scheme 76: Asymmetric synthesis of product 243, using catalyst 246 [95].
Scheme 77: Formation of the α-stereoselective acetals 248 from the corresponding enol ether 247, using catalys...
Scheme 78: Selective glycosidation, catalyzed by Shreiner’s catalyst 23 [97].
Cross-dehydrogenative coupling for the intermolecular C–O bond formation
- Igor B. Krylov,
- Vera A. Vil’ and
- Alexander O. Terent’ev
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 92–146, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.13
- salts, were used for the oxidative functionalization at the α-position of carbonyl compounds. N-Hydroxyimides and N-hydroxyamides 204 are involved in the oxidative C–O coupling with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and their hetero analogues, such as 2-substituted malononitriles and cyanoacetic esters, 205 in
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 2: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling.
Scheme 3: Regioselective ortho-acetoxylation of meta-substituted arylpyridines and N-arylamides.
Scheme 4: ortho-Acyloxylation and alkoxylation of arenes directed by pyrimidine, benzoxazole, benzimidazole a...
Scheme 5: Cu(OAc)2/AgOTf/O2 oxidative system in the ortho-alkoxylation of arenes.
Scheme 6: Pd(OAc)2/persulfate oxidative system in the ortho-alkoxylation and acetoxylation of arenes with nit...
Scheme 7: ortho-Acetoxylation and methoxylation of O-methyl aryl oximes, N-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one, and (3-ben...
Scheme 8: Ruthenium-catalyzed ortho-acyloxylation of acetanilides.
Scheme 9: Acetoxylation and alkoxylation of arenes with amide directing group using Pd(OAc)2/PhI(OAc)2 oxidat...
Scheme 10: Alkoxylation of azoarenes, 2-aryloxypyridines, picolinamides, and N-(1-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl...
Scheme 11: Acetoxylation of compounds containing picolinamide and quinoline-8-amine moieties using the Pd(OAc)2...
Scheme 12: (CuOH)2CO3 catalyzed oxidative ortho-etherification using air as oxidant.
Scheme 13: Copper-catalyzed aerobic alkoxylation and aryloxylation of arenes containing pyridine-N-oxide moiet...
Scheme 14: Cobalt-catalyzed aerobic alkoxylation of arenes and alkenes containing pyridine N-oxide moiety.
Scheme 15: Non-symmetric double-fold C–H ortho-acyloxylation.
Scheme 16: N-nitroso directed ortho-alkoxylation of arenes.
Scheme 17: Selective alkoxylation and acetoxylation of alkyl groups.
Scheme 18: Acetoxylation of 2-alkylpyridines and related compounds.
Scheme 19: Acyloxylation and alkoxylation of alkyl fragments of substrates containing amide or sulfoximine dir...
Scheme 20: Palladium-catalyzed double sp3 C–H alkoxylation of N-(quinolin-8-yl)amides for the synthesis of sym...
Scheme 21: Copper-catalyzed acyloxylation of methyl groups of N-(quinolin-8-yl)amides.
Scheme 22: One-pot acylation and sp3 C–H acetoxylation of oximes.
Scheme 23: Possible mechanism of oxidative esterification catalyzed by N-heterocyclic nucleophilic carbene.
Scheme 24: Oxidative esterification employing stoichiometric amounts of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 25: Selective oxidative coupling of aldehydes with alcohols in the presence of amines.
Scheme 26: Iodine mediated oxidative esterification.
Scheme 27: Oxidative C–O coupling of benzyl alcohols with methylarenes under the action of Bu4NI/t-BuOOH syste...
Scheme 28: Oxidative coupling of methyl- and ethylarenes with aromatic aldehydes under the action of Bu4NI/t-B...
Scheme 29: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of aldehydes with t-BuOOH in the presence of Bu4NI.
Scheme 30: Bu4NI-catalyzed α-acyloxylation reaction of ethers and ketones with aldehydes and t-BuOOH.
Scheme 31: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes with N-hydroxyimides and hexafluoroisopropanol.
Scheme 32: Oxidative coupling of alcohols with N-hydroxyimides.
Scheme 33: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes and primary alcohols with N-hydroxyimides using (diacetoxyiodo)benz...
Scheme 34: Proposed mechanism of the oxidative coupling of aldehydes and N-hydroxysuccinimide under action of ...
Scheme 35: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes with pivalic acid (172).
Scheme 36: Oxidative C–O coupling of aldehydes with alkylarenes using the Cu(OAc)2/t-BuOOH system.
Scheme 37: Copper-catalyzed acyloxylation of C(sp3)-H bond adjacent to oxygen in ethers using benzyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Oxidative C–O coupling of aromatic aldehydes with cycloalkanes.
Scheme 39: Ruthenium catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of primary and secondary alcohols.
Scheme 40: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling reactions of β-dicarbonyl compounds with sulfonic acids, acetic ...
Scheme 41: Acyloxylation of ketones, aldehydes and β-dicarbonyl compounds using carboxylic acids and Bu4NI/t-B...
Scheme 42: Acyloxylation of ketones using Bu4NI/t-BuOOH system.
Scheme 43: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of β-dicarbonyl compounds and their heteroanalogues with N-hydro...
Scheme 44: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of β-dicarbonyl compounds and their heteroanalogues with t-BuOOH....
Scheme 45: Oxidative C–O coupling of 2,6-dialkylphenyl-β-keto esters and thioesters with tert-butyl hydroxycar...
Scheme 46: α’-Acyloxylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones using KMnO4.
Scheme 47: Possible mechanisms of the acetoxylation at the allylic position of alkenes by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 48: Products of the oxidation of terminal alkenes by Pd(II)/AcOH/oxidant system.
Scheme 49: Acyloxylation of terminal alkenes with carboxylic acids.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of linear E-allyl esters by cross-dehydrogenative coupling of terminal alkenes wih carbox...
Scheme 51: Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed acetoxylation of Z-vinyl(triethylsilanes).
Scheme 52: α’-Acetoxylation of α-acetoxyalkenes with copper(II) chloride in acetic acid.
Scheme 53: Oxidative acyloxylation at the allylic position of alkenes and at the benzylic position of alkylare...
Scheme 54: Copper-catalyzed alkoxylation of methylheterocyclic compounds using di-tert-butylperoxide as oxidan...
Scheme 55: Oxidative C–O coupling of methylarenes with β-dicarbonyl compounds or phenols.
Scheme 56: Copper-catalyzed esterification of methylbenzenes with cyclic ethers and cycloalkanes.
Scheme 57: Oxidative C–O coupling of carboxylic acids with toluene catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 58: Oxidative acyloxylation at the allylic position of alkenes with carboxylic acids using the Bu4NI/t-...
Scheme 59: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of carboxylic acids with alkylarenes using the Bu4NI/t-BuOOH sys...
Scheme 60: Oxidative C–O cross-coupling of methylarenes with ethyl or isopropylarenes.
Scheme 61: Phosphorylation of benzyl C–H bonds using the Bu4NI/t-BuOOH oxidative system.
Scheme 62: Selective C–H acetoxylation of 2,3-disubstituted indoles.
Scheme 63: Acetoxylation of benzylic position of alkylarenes using DDQ as oxidant.
Scheme 64: C–H acyloxylation of diarylmethanes, 3-phenyl-2-propen-1-yl acetate and dimethoxyarene using DDQ.
Scheme 65: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-diarylpropylenes and 1,3-diarylpropynes with alcohols.
Scheme 66: One-pot azidation and C–H acyloxylation of 3-chloro-1-arylpropynes.
Scheme 67: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-diarylpropylenes, (E)-1-phenyl-2-isopropylethylene and is...
Scheme 68: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of alkylarenes and related compounds with N-hydroxyphthalimide.
Scheme 69: Acetoxylation at the benzylic position of alkylarenes mediated by N-hydroxyphthalimide.
Scheme 70: C–O coupling of methylarenes with aromatic carboxylic acids employing the NaBrO3/NaHSO3 system.
Scheme 71: tert-Butyl peroxidation of allyl, propargyl and benzyl ethers catalyzed by Fe(acac)3.
Scheme 72: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of ethers with carboxylic acids mediated by Bu4NI/t-BuOOH system....
Scheme 73: Oxidative acyloxylation of dimethylamides and dioxane with 2-aryl-2-oxoacetic acids accompanied by ...
Scheme 74: tert-Butyl peroxidation of N-benzylamides and N-allylbenzamide using the Bu4NI/t-BuOOH system.
Scheme 75: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of aromatic carboxylic acids with ethers using Fe(acac)3 as cata...
Scheme 76: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of cyclic ethers with 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes using iron carbonyl...
Scheme 77: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of ethers with β-dicarbonyl compounds and phenols using copper c...
Scheme 78: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde with dioxane catalyzed by Cu2(BPDC)2(BP...
Scheme 79: Ruthenium chloride-catalyzed acyloxylation of β-lactams.
Scheme 80: Ruthenium-catalyzed tert-butyl peroxydation amides and acetoxylation of β-lactams.
Scheme 81: PhI(OAc)2-mediated α,β-diacetoxylation of tertiary amines.
Scheme 82: Electrochemical oxidative methoxylation of tertiary amines.
Scheme 83: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of ketene dithioacetals with carboxylic acids in the presence of...
Scheme 84: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of enamides with carboxylic acids using iodosobenzene as oxidant....
Scheme 85: Oxidative alkoxylation, acetoxylation, and tosyloxylation of acylanilides using PhI(O(O)CCF3)2 in t...
Scheme 86: Proposed mechanism of the oxidative C–O coupling of actetanilide with O-nucleophiles in the presenc...
Scheme 87: Three-component coupling of aldehydes, anilines and alcohols involving oxidative intermolecular C–O...
Scheme 88: Oxidative coupling of phenols with alcohols.
Scheme 89: 2-Acyloxylation of quinoline N-oxides with arylaldehydes in the presence of the CuOTf/t-BuOOH syste...
Scheme 90: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of azoles with primary alcohols.
Scheme 91: Oxidation of dipyrroles to dipyrrins and subsequent oxidative alkoxylation in the presence of Na3Co...
Scheme 92: Oxidative dehydrogenative carboxylation of alkanes and cycloalkanes to allylic esters.
Scheme 93: Pd-catalyzed acetoxylation of benzene.
A simple copper-catalyzed two-step one-pot synthesis of indolo[1,2-a]quinazoline
- Chunpu Li,
- Lei Zhang,
- Shuangjie Shu and
- Hong Liu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2441–2447, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.254
- -iodophenyl)acetamides with malononitriles and substituted o-iodobenzaldehydes was investigated. As summarized in Table 2, the desired products 4a–4q were obtained in moderate to good yields (34–72%) by treatment of various substituted N-(2-iodophenyl)acetamides 1a–1k with active methylene compounds 2a–2c and
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative examples of bioactive tetracyclic compounds containing the indole motif.
Scheme 1: Synthetic route for indolo[1,2-a]quinazoline derivatives by a sequential Ullmann-type C–C and C–N c...
Chiral phosphines in nucleophilic organocatalysis
- Yumei Xiao,
- Zhanhu Sun,
- Hongchao Guo and
- Ohyun Kwon
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2089–2121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.218
- and co-workers proved that these reactions could be performed in a convenient one-pot manner. For example, the one-pot reactions of isatins, malononitriles (precursors of activated alkene), and MBH adducts produced corresponding spirooxindoles with the same enantioselectivity as that between activated
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on bridged-ring skeletons.
Figure 2: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on binaphthyl skeletons.
Figure 3: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on ferrocene skeletons.
Figure 4: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on spirocyclic skeletons.
Figure 5: Cyclic chiral phosphines based on phospholane ring skeletons.
Figure 6: Acyclic chiral phosphines.
Figure 7: Multifunctional chiral phosphines based on binaphthyl skeletons.
Figure 8: Multifunctional chiral phosphines based on amino acid skeletons.
Scheme 1: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of allenoates with electron-deficient olefins, catalyzed by the chir...
Scheme 2: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of allenoate and enones, catalyzed by the chiral binaphthyl-based ph...
Scheme 3: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-substituted olefins and allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral bin...
Scheme 4: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 2-aryl-1,1-dicyanoethylenes with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by th...
Scheme 5: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 3-alkylideneindolin-2-ones with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the...
Scheme 6: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 2,6-diarylidenecyclohexanones with allenoates, catalyzed by the c...
Scheme 7: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of allenoate with alkylidene azlactones, catalyzed by the chiral bin...
Scheme 8: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of C60 with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine B6.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated esters and ketones with an allenoate, catalyzed b...
Scheme 10: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of exocyclic enones with allenoates, catalyzed by the ferrocene-modi...
Scheme 11: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of enones with an allenylphosphonate, catalyzed by the ferrocene-mod...
Scheme 12: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 3-alkylidene-oxindoles with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the fer...
Scheme 13: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of dibenzylideneacetones with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the ferr...
Scheme 14: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of trisubstituted alkenes with ethyl allenoate, catalyzed by the fer...
Scheme 15: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 2,6-diarylidenecyclohexanones with allenoates, catalyzed by the f...
Scheme 16: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated ketones with ethyl allenoates, catalyzed by the f...
Scheme 17: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated esters with allenoates, catalyzed by the ferrocen...
Scheme 18: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of alkylidene azlactones with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral sp...
Scheme 19: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α-trimethylsilyl allenones and electron-deficient olefins, cataly...
Scheme 20: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated ketones with an allenone, catalyzed by the chiral...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of cyclic enones with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral α-amino ac...
Scheme 22: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of arylidenemalononitriles and analogues with an allenoate, catalyze...
Scheme 23: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α,β-unsaturated esters with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral...
Scheme 24: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-derived acrylamides with an allenoate, c...
Scheme 25: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of maleimides with allenoates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H10....
Scheme 26: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of α-substituted acrylates with allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral p...
Scheme 27: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of an N-tosylimine with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphi...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-tosylimines with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphin...
Scheme 29: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-tosylimines with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphin...
Scheme 30: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-diphenylphosphinoyl aromatic imines with butynoates, catalyzed ...
Scheme 31: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-tosylimines with allenylphosphonates, catalyzed by the chiral p...
Scheme 32: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of an N-tosylimine with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral phosphi...
Scheme 33: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of N-diphenylphosphinoyl aromatic imines with allenoates (top), cata...
Scheme 34: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of N-diphenylphosphinoylimines with allenoates, catalyzed by the chir...
Scheme 35: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of an azomethine imine with an allenoate, catalyzed by the chiral pho...
Scheme 36: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations between α,β-unsaturated esters/ketones and 3-butynoates, catalyzed b...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric intramolecular [3 + 2] annulations of electron-deficient alkenes and MBH carbonates, cat...
Scheme 38: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of methyleneindolinone and methylenebenzofuranone derivatives with M...
Scheme 39: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of activated isatin-based alkenes with MBH carbonates, catalyzed by ...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of maleimides with MBH carbonates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine ...
Scheme 41: A series of [3 + 2] annulations of various activated alkenes with MBH carbonates, catalyzed by the ...
Scheme 42: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulations of an alkyne with isatins, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine F1.
Scheme 43: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphine B1.
Scheme 44: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H5.
Scheme 45: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphines H13 and H12.
Scheme 46: Asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H6.
Scheme 47: Kerrigan’s [2 + 2] annulations of ketenes with imines, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine B7.
Scheme 48: Asymmetric [4 + 1] annulations, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine G6.
Scheme 49: Asymmetric homodimerization of ketenes, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine F5 and F6.
Scheme 50: Aza-MBH/Michael reactions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine G1.
Scheme 51: Tandem RC/Michael additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H14.
Scheme 52: Intramolecular tandem RC/Michael addition, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine H15.
Scheme 53: Double-Michael addition, catalyzed by the chiral aminophosphine G9.
Scheme 54: Tandem Michael addition/Wittig olefinations, mediated by the chiral phosphine BIPHEP.
Scheme 55: Asymmetric Michael additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines H7, H8, and H9.
Scheme 56: Asymmetric γ-umpolung additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine A1.
Scheme 57: Asymmetric γ-umpolung additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines E2 and E3.
Scheme 58: Intramolecular γ-additions of hydroxy-2-alkynoates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine D2.
Scheme 59: Intra-/intermolecular γ-additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine D2.
Scheme 60: Intermolecular γ-additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines B5 and B3.
Scheme 61: Intermolecular γ-additions, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines E6 and B4.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric allylic substitution of MBH acetates, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine G2.
Scheme 63: Allylic substitutions between MBH acetates or carbonates and an array of nucleophiles, catalyzed by...
Scheme 64: Asymmetric acylation of diols, catalyzed by the chiral phosphines E4 and E5.
Scheme 65: Kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols, catalyzed by the chiral phosphine E8 and E9.
Investigating the continuous synthesis of a nicotinonitrile precursor to nevirapine
- Ashley R. Longstreet,
- Suzanne M. Opalka,
- Brian S. Campbell,
- B. Frank Gupton and
- D. Tyler McQuade
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2570–2578, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.292
- only requires implementing multiple reactors to work in parallel [29]. We have recently developed a method to synthesize polysubstituted 2-halonicotinonitriles in high yields via enamine intermediates 5 by reacting alkylidene malononitriles in the presence of acetic anhydride with N,N-dimethylformamide
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The estimated demand of for nevirapine until 2015 [6].
Scheme 1: Commercial building blocks to nevirapine.
Scheme 2: a) Current commercial process to CAPIC and b) newly developed batch synthesis to CAPIC and its brom...
Scheme 3: Proposed synthesis to 2-bromo-4-methylnicotinonitrile using a continuous approach with the consider...
Figure 2: a) Flow scheme to produce the enamine intermediate 5 from isopropylidenemalononitrile (4) (see Supporting Information File 1 for...
Scheme 4: Flow scheme to produce the enamine 5 starting from acetone and malononitrile (See Supporting Information File 1 for details).
Figure 3: Comparing the long-term stability of the Al2O3 and 3 Å MS columns when the Al2O3 column temperature...
Scheme 5: Several byproducts were observed when producing 5 starting from acetone and malononitrile. 7 is for...
Scheme 6: Flow scheme to produce 2-bromo-4-methylnicotinonitrile (6b) in 81% yield from 4 with a 1 M concentr...
Scheme 7: Reactor scheme for the continuous synthesis of 2-bromo-4-methylnicotinonitrile (6b) with an average...
The chemistry of bisallenes
- Henning Hopf and
- Georgios Markopoulos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1936–1998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.225
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Loschmidt’s structure proposal for benzene (1) (Scheme 181 from [3]) and the corresponding modern stru...
Figure 2: The first isolated bisallenes.
Figure 3: Carbon skeletons of selected bisallenes discussed in this review.
Scheme 1: The preparation of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 2: The preparation of a conjugated bisallene by the DMS-protocol.
Scheme 3: Preparation of the 3-deuterio- and 3,4-dideuterio derivatives of 24.
Scheme 4: A versatile method to prepare alkylated conjugated bisallenes and other allenes.
Scheme 5: A preparation of 3,4-dimethyl-1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (38).
Scheme 6: A (C6 + 0)-approach to 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 7: The preparation of a fully alkylated bisallenes from a 2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol diacetate.
Scheme 8: The preparation of the first phenyl-substituted conjugated bisallenes 3 and 4.
Scheme 9: Selective hydrogenation of [5]cumulenes to conjugated bisallenes: another (C6 + 0)-route.
Scheme 10: Aryl-substituted conjugated bisallenes by a (C3 + C3)-approach.
Scheme 11: Hexaphenyl-1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (59) by a (C3 + C3)-approach.
Scheme 12: An allenation route to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 13: The preparation of 3,4-difunctionalized conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 14: Problems during the preparation of sulfur-substituted conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 15: The preparation of 3,4-dibromo bisallenes.
Scheme 16: Generation of allenolates by an oxy-Cope rearrangement.
Scheme 17: A linear trimerization of alkynes to conjugated bisallenes: a (C2 + C2 + C2)-protocol.
Scheme 18: Preparation of a TMS-substituted conjugated bisallene by a C3-dimerization route.
Scheme 19: A bis(trimethylsilyl)bisallene by a C3-coupling protocol.
Scheme 20: The rearrangement of highly substituted benzene derivatives into their conjugated bisallenic isomer...
Scheme 21: From fully substituted benzene derivatives to fully substituted bisallenes.
Scheme 22: From a bicyclopropenyl to a conjugated bisallene derivative.
Scheme 23: The conversion of a bismethylenecyclobutene into a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 24: The preparation of monofunctionalized bisallenes.
Scheme 25: Preparation of bisallene diols and their cyclization to dihydrofurans.
Scheme 26: A 3,4-difunctionalized conjugated bisallene by a C3-coupling process.
Scheme 27: Preparation of a bisallenic diketone by a coupling reaction.
Scheme 28: Sulfur and selenium-substituted bisallenes by a [2.3]sigmatropic rearrangement.
Scheme 29: The biallenylation of azetidinones.
Scheme 30: The preparation of a fully ferrocenylated conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 31: The first isomerization of a 1,5-hexadiyne to a 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene.
Scheme 32: The preparation of alkynyl-substituted bisallenes by a C3-dimerization protocol.
Scheme 33: Preparation of another completely ferrocenylated bisallene.
Scheme 34: The cyclization of 1,5-hexadiyne (129) to 3,4-bismethylenecyclobutene (130) via 1,2,4,5-hexatetraen...
Scheme 35: Stereochemistry of the thermal cyclization of bisallenes to bismethylenecyclobutenes.
Scheme 36: Bisallene→bismethylenecyclobutene ring closures in the solid state.
Scheme 37: A bisallene cyclization/dimerization reaction.
Scheme 38: A selection of Diels–Alder additions of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene with various double-bond dienophiles.
Scheme 39: The stereochemistry of the [2 + 4] cycloaddition to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 40: Preparation of azetidinone derivatives from conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 41: Cycloaddition of heterodienophiles to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 42: Addition of triple-bond dienophiles to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 43: Sulfur dioxide addition to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 44: The addition of a germylene to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 45: Trapping of conjugated bisallenes with phosphinidenes.
Scheme 46: The cyclopropanantion of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 47: Photochemical reactions involving conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 48: Base-catalyzed isomerizations of conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 49: Ionic additions to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 50: Oxidation reactions of a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 51: The mechanism of oxidation of the bisallene 24.
Scheme 52: CuCl-catalyzed cyclization of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 53: The conversion of conjugated bisallenes into cyclopentenones.
Scheme 54: Oligomerization of a conjugated bisallene by nickel catalysts.
Scheme 55: Generation of 1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (229) as a reaction intermediate.
Scheme 56: The preparation of a stable derivative of 1,2,5,6-heptatetraene.
Scheme 57: A bisallene with a carbonyl group as a spacer element.
Scheme 58: The first preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 59: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by (C4 + C4)-coupling of enynes.
Scheme 60: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by (C4 + C4)-coupling of homoallenyl bromides.
Scheme 61: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by alkylation of propargylic substrates.
Scheme 62: Preparation of two highly functionalized 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes.
Scheme 63: Preparation of several higher α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 64: Preparation of different alkyl derivatives of α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 65: The preparation of functionalized 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene derivatives.
Scheme 66: Preparation of functionalized α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 67: The preparation of an α,ω-bisallene by direct homologation of an α,ω-bisalkyne.
Scheme 68: The gas-phase pyrolysis of 4,4-dimethyl-1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (237).
Scheme 69: Gas-phase pyrolysis of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 70: The cyclopropanation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 71: Intramolecular cyclization of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene derivatives.
Scheme 72: The gas-phase pyrolysis of 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene (265) and 1,2,8,9-decatetraene (266).
Scheme 73: Rh-catalyzed cyclization of a functionalized 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene.
Scheme 74: A triple cyclization involving two different allenic substrates.
Scheme 75: Bicyclization of keto derivatives of 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene.
Scheme 76: The preparation of complex organic compounds from functionalized bisallenes.
Scheme 77: Cycloisomerization of an α,ω-bisallene containing a C9 tether.
Scheme 78: Organoborane polymers from α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 79: Preparation of trans- (337) and cis-1,2,4,6,7-octapentaene (341).
Scheme 80: The preparation of 4-methylene-1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (349).
Scheme 81: The preparation of acetylenic bisallenes.
Scheme 82: The preparation of derivatives of hydrocarbon 351.
Scheme 83: The construction of macrocyclic alleno-acetylenes.
Scheme 84: Preparation and reactions of 4,5-bismethylene-1,2,6,7-octatetraene (365).
Scheme 85: Preparation of 1,2-bis(propadienyl)benzene (370).
Scheme 86: The preparation of 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene (376).
Scheme 87: The preparation of aromatic and heteroaromatic bisallenes by metal-mediated coupling reactions.
Scheme 88: Double cyclization of an aromatic bisallene.
Scheme 89: Preparation of an allenic [15]paracyclophane by a ring-closing metathesis reaction of an aromatic α...
Scheme 90: Preparation of a macrocyclic ring system containing 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene units.
Scheme 91: Preparation of copolymers from 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene (376).
Scheme 92: A boration/copolymerization sequence of an aromatic bisallene and an aromatic bisacetylene.
Scheme 93: Formation of a layered aromatic bisallene.
Figure 4: The first members of the semicyclic bisallene series.
Scheme 94: Preparation of the first bis(vinylidene)cyclobutane derivative.
Scheme 95: Dimerization of strain-activated cumulenes to bis(vinylidene)cyclobutanes.
Scheme 96: Photodimerization of two fully substituted butatrienes in the solid state.
Scheme 97: Preparation of the two parent bis(vinylidene)cyclobutanes.
Scheme 98: The preparation of 1,3-bis(vinylidene)cyclopentane and its thermal isomerization.
Scheme 99: The preparation of the isomeric bis(vinylidene)cyclohexanes.
Scheme 100: Bi- and tricyclic conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 101: A selection of polycyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 102: The first endocyclic bisallenes.
Figure 5: The stereochemistry of 1,2,6,7-cyclodecatetraene.
Scheme 103: The preparation of several endocyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 104: Synthesis of diastereomeric derivatives of 1,2,6,7-cyclodecatetraene.
Scheme 105: Preparation of a derivative of 1,2,8,9-cyclotetradecatetraene.
Scheme 106: The preparation of keto derivatives of cyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 107: The preparation of cyclic biscumulenic ring systems.
Scheme 108: Cyclic bisallenes in natural- and non-natural-product chemistry.
Scheme 109: The preparation of iron carbonyl complexes from cyclic bisallenes.
Figure 6: A selection of unknown exocyclic bisallenes that should have interesting chemical properties.
Scheme 110: The thermal isomerization of 1,2-diethynylcyclopropanes and -cyclobutanes.
Scheme 111: Intermediate generation of a cyclooctapentaene.
Scheme 112: Attempted preparation of a cyclodecahexaene.
Scheme 113: The thermal isomerization of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriyne (511) into [6]radialene (514).
Scheme 114: An isomerization involving a diketone derived from a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 115: Typical reaction modes of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 116: Generation and thermal behavior of acyclic hetero-organic bisallenes.
Scheme 117: Generation of bis(propadienyl)thioether.
Scheme 118: The preparation of a bisallenic sulfone and its thermal isomerization.
Scheme 119: Bromination of the bisallenic sulfone 535.
Scheme 120: Metalation/hydrolysis of the bisallenic sulfone 535.
Scheme 121: Aromatic compounds from hetero bisallenes.
Scheme 122: Isomerization/cyclization of bispropargylic ethers.
Scheme 123: The preparation of novel aromatic systems by base-catalyzed isomerization of bispropargyl ethers.
Scheme 124: The isomerization of bisacetylenic thioethers to bicyclic thiophenes.
Scheme 125: Aromatization of macrocyclic bispropargylic sulfides.
Scheme 126: Preparation of ansa-compounds from macrocyclic bispropargyl thioethers.
Scheme 127: Alternate route for cyclization of a heterorganic bisallene.
Scheme 128: Multiple isomerization/cyclization of “double” bispropargylic thioethers.
Scheme 129: Preparation of a bisallenyl disulfide and its subsequent bicyclization.
Scheme 130: Thermal cyclization of a bisallenyl thiosulfonate.
Scheme 131: Some reactions of heteroorganic bisallenes with two sulfur atoms.
Scheme 132: Further methods for the preparation of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 133: Cyclization reactions of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 134: Thermal cycloadditions of bisallenic tertiary amines.
Scheme 135: Cyclization of a bisallenic tertiary amine in the presence of a transition-metal catalyst.
Scheme 136: A Pauson–Khand reaction of a bisallenic ether.
Scheme 137: Formation of a 2:1adduct from two allenic substrates.
Scheme 138: A ring-forming silastannylation of a bisallenic tertiary amine.
Scheme 139: A three-component cyclization involving a heterorganic bisallene.
Scheme 140: Atom-economic construction of a complex organic framework from a heterorganic α,ω-bisallene.
Chiral multifunctional thiourea-phosphine catalyzed asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates with maleimides
- Hong-Ping Deng,
- De Wang,
- Yin Wei and
- Min Shi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1098–1104, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.121
- effective catalysts in the [3 + 2] annulation of MBH carbonates with isatylidene malononitriles to give the desired products in high yields with high enantioselectivities [50]. Furthermore, our group recently also synthesized a series of L-phenylalanine-derived multifunctional thiourea-phosphine catalysts
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Paths to the formation of 1,3-dipolar synthons by using a catalytic amount of phosphines.
Figure 1: The ORTEP plot of compound 3r.
Figure 2: 31P NMR spectra (161.9 MHz, CDCl3) of control experiments.
Scheme 2: Proposed transition models.
Scheme 3: Dihydroxylation of 3c.
Recent advances in the gold-catalyzed additions to C–C multiple bonds
- He Huang,
- Yu Zhou and
- Hong Liu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 897–936, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.103
- malononitriles 375 and N-Boc-protected imines 374 (Scheme 60) [176]. In the alkyne hydroamination (which is based on a bifunctional organocatalytic Mannich-type reaction, subsequent gold-catalyzed alkyne hydroamination and isomerization) thiourea-based hydrogen bonding organocatalyst 373 and PPh3AuNTf2 proved to
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Gold-catalyzed addition of alcohols.
Scheme 2: Gold-catalyzed cycloaddition of alcohols.
Scheme 3: Ionic liquids as the solvent in gold-catalyzed cycloaddition.
Scheme 4: Gold-catalyzed cycloaddition of diynes.
Scheme 5: Gold(I) chloride catalyzed cycloisomerization of 2-alkynyl-1,5-diols.
Scheme 6: Gold-catalyzed cycloaddition of glycols and dihydroxy compounds.
Scheme 7: Gold-catalyzed ring-opening of cyclopropenes.
Scheme 8: Gold-catalyzed intermolecular hydroalkoxylation of alkynes. PR3 = 41–45.
Scheme 9: Gold-catalyzed intramolecular 6-endo-dig cyclization of β-hydroxy-α,α-difluoroynones.
Scheme 10: Gold-catalyzed intermolecular hydroalkoxylation of non-activated olefins.
Scheme 11: Preparation of unsymmetrical ethers from alcohols.
Scheme 12: Expedient synthesis of dihydrofuran-3-ones.
Scheme 13: Catalytic approach to functionalized divinyl ketones.
Scheme 14: Gold-catalyzed glycosylation.
Scheme 15: Gold-catalyzed cycloaddition of aldehydes and ketones.
Scheme 16: Gold-catalyzed annulations of 2-(ynol)aryl aldehydes and o-alkynyl benzaldehydes.
Scheme 17: Gold-catalyzed addition of carboxylates.
Scheme 18: Dual-catalyzed rearrangement reaction of allenoates.
Scheme 19: Meyer–Schuster rearrangement of propargylic alcohols.
Scheme 20: Propargylic alcohol rearrangements.
Scheme 21: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of imines and amine alkylation.
Scheme 22: Hydroamination of allenes and allenamides.
Scheme 23: Gold-catalyzed inter- and intramolecular amination of alkynes and alkenes.
Scheme 24: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of O-propioloyl oximes and β-allenylhydrazones.
Scheme 25: Intra- and intermolecular amination with ureas.
Scheme 26: Gold-catalyzed cyclization of ortho-alkynyl-N-sulfonylanilines and but-3-yn-1-amines.
Scheme 27: Gold-catalyzed piperidine ring synthesis.
Scheme 28: Ring expansion of alkylnyl cyclopropanes.
Scheme 29: Gold-catalyzed annulations of N-propargyl-β-enaminones and azomethine imines.
Scheme 30: Gold(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of aziridines.
Scheme 31: AuCl3/AgSbF6-catalyzed intramolecular amination of 2-(tosylamino)phenylprop-1-en-3-ols.
Scheme 32: Gold-catalyzed cyclization via a 7-endo-dig pathway.
Scheme 33: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of fused xanthines.
Scheme 34: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of amides and isoquinolines.
Scheme 35: Gold-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reactions of propargylic acetates.
Scheme 36: Gold-catalyzed nucleophilic addition to allenamides.
Scheme 37: Gold-catalyzed direct carbon–carbon bond coupling reactions.
Scheme 38: Gold-catalyzed C−H functionalization of indole/pyrrole heterocycles and non-activated arenes.
Scheme 39: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of cyclic compounds.
Scheme 40: Gold-catalyzed cycloaddition of 1-aryl-1-allen-6-enes and propargyl acetates.
Scheme 41: Gold(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition with ligand-controlled regiochemistry.
Scheme 42: Gold(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition of dienes and enynes.
Scheme 43: Gold-catalyzed intramolecular cycloaddition of 3-alkoxy-1,5-enynes and 2,2-dipropargylmalonates.
Scheme 44: Gold-catalyzed intramolecular cycloaddition of 1,5-allenynes.
Scheme 45: Gold(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition of indoles.
Scheme 46: Gold-catalyzed annulation reactions.
Scheme 47: Gold–carbenoid induced cleavage of a sp3-hybridized C−H bond.
Scheme 48: Furan- and indole-based cascade reactions.
Scheme 49: Tandem process using aromatic alkynes.
Scheme 50: Gold-catalyzed cycloaddition of 1,3-dien-5-ynes.
Scheme 51: Gold-catalyzed cascade cyclization of diynes, propargylic esters, and 1,3-enynyl ketones.
Scheme 52: Tandem reaction of β-phenoxyimino ketones and alkynyl oxime ethers.
Scheme 53: Gold-catalyzed tandem cyclization of enynes, 2-(tosylamino)phenylprop-1-yn-3-ols, and allenoates.
Scheme 54: Cyclization of 2,4-dien-6-yne carboxylic acids.
Scheme 55: Gold(I)-catalyzed tandem cyclization approach to tetracyclic indolines.
Scheme 56: Gold-catalyzed tandem reactions of alkynes.
Scheme 57: Aminoarylation and oxyarylation of alkenes.
Scheme 58: Cycloaddition of 2-ethynylnitrobenzene with various alkenes.
Scheme 59: Gold-catalyzed tandem reactions of allenoates and alkynes.
Scheme 60: Gold-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-dihydropyrroles.
Scheme 61: Chiral [NHC–Au(I)]-catalyzed cyclization of enyne.
Scheme 62: Gold-catalyzed hydroaminations and hydroalkoxylations.
Scheme 63: Gold(I)-catalyzed asymmetric hydroalkoxylation of 1,3-dihydroxymethyl-2-alkynylbenzene chromium com...
Scheme 64: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of julolidine derivatives.
Scheme 65: Gold-catalyzed the synthesis of chiral fused heterocycles.
Scheme 66: Gold-catalyzed asymmetric reactions with 3,5-(t-Bu)2-4-MeO-MeOBIPHEP.
Scheme 67: Gold-catalyzed cyclization of o-(alkynyl) styrenes.
Scheme 68: Asymmetric gold(I)-catalyzed redox-neutral domino reactions of enynes.
Scheme 69: Gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective polyene cyclization reaction.
Scheme 70: Gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of benzopyrans.
Scheme 71: Gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective ring expansion of allenylcyclopropanols.
Approaches towards the synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles
- Ranjana Aggarwal,
- Vinod Kumar,
- Rajiv Kumar and
- Shiv P. Singh
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 179–197, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.25
- involve the reactions of β-ketonitriles, malononitrile, alkylidenemalononitriles and their derivatives with hydrazines, as well as some novel miscellaneous methods. Keywords: alkylidenemalononitriles; 5-aminopyrazoles; hydrazines; β-ketonitriles; malononitriles; Review The 5-aminopyrazole system
- hydrazines with malononitrile follows a similar course to yield 67, [48][49] which is the 1-substituted analog of 64 (Scheme 17). However, with substituted malononitriles 66 no such dimerization is possible and the condensation with hydrazine hydrate results in the smooth formation of 3,5-diaminopyrazoles 68
- -hydrazinopyrazole. Synthesis of 3,5-diaminopyrazoles with substituted malononitriles. Synthesis of 3,5-diamino-4-oximinopyrazole. Synthesis of 4-arylazo-3,5-diaminopyrazoles. Synthesis of 3- or 5-amino-4-cyanopyrazoles. Synthesis of triazenopyrazoles. Synthesis of 5(3)-aminopyrazoles. Synthesis of 3-substituted 5
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Pharmacologically active 5-aminopyrazoles.
Scheme 1: General equation for the condensation of β-ketonitriles with hydrazines.
Scheme 2: Reaction of hydrazinoheterocycles with α-phenyl-β-cyanoketones (4).
Scheme 3: Condensation of cyanoacetaldehyde (7) with hydrazines.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles and their sulfonamide derivatives.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles, containing a cyclohexylmethyl- or phenylmethyl- sulfonamido group at...
Scheme 6: Regioselective synthesis of 3-amino-2-alkyl (or aryl) thieno[3,4-c]pyrazoles 19.
Scheme 7: Solid supported synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles from resin supported enamine nitrile 25 as the starting material.
Scheme 9: Two-step “catch and release” solid-phase synthesis of 3,4,5-trisubstituted pyrazoles.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of pyrazolo[5,1-d][1,2,3,5]tetrazine-4(3H)-ones.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of the 5,5-ring system, imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazol-2-ones.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 5-amino-3-(pyrrol-2-yl)pyrazole-4-carbonitrile.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of N-(1,3-diaryl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)benzamide.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 3,7-bis(arylazo)-6-methyl-2-phenyl-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazoles.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3,5-diaminopyrazole.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 5-amino-4-cyanopyrazole and 5-amino-3-hydrazinopyrazole.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 3,5-diaminopyrazoles with substituted malononitriles.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 3,5-diamino-4-oximinopyrazole.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 4-arylazo-3,5-diaminopyrazoles.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 3- or 5-amino-4-cyanopyrazoles.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of triazenopyrazoles.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 5(3)-aminopyrazoles.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 3-substituted 5-amino-4-cyanopyrazoles.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 2-{[(1-acetyl-4-cyano-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)amino]methylene}malononitrile.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 5-aminopyrazole carbodithioates and 5-amino-3-arylamino-1-phenylpyrazole-4-carboxamide...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of 5-amino-4-cyanopyrazoles.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of thiazolylpyrazoles.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 5-amino-1-heteroaryl-3-methyl/aryl-4-cyanopyrazoles.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 5-amino-3-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of 4-acylamino-3(5)-amino-5(3)-arylsulfanylpyrazoles.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 5-amino-1-aryl-4-diethoxyphosphoryl-3-halomethylpyrazoles.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of substituted 5-amino-3-trifluoromethylpyrazoles 114 and 118.
Scheme 33: Solid-support synthesis of 5-N-alkylamino and 5-N-arylaminopyrazoles.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 5-amino-1-cyanoacetyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 3-substituted 5-amino-1-aryl-4-(benzothiazol-2-yl)pyrazoles.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 5-amino-4-carbethoxy-3-methyl-1-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)pyrazole.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of inhibitors of hsp27-phosphorylation and TNFa-release.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of the diglycylpyrazole 142.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 5-amino-1-aryl-4-benzoylpyrazole derivatives.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 4-benzoyl-3,5-diamino-1-(2-cyanoethyl)pyrazole.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of the 5-aminopyrazole derivative 150.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of 3,5-diaminopyrazoles 153.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles derivatives 155 via lithiated intermediates.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 5-amino-4-(1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-pyrazoles 157.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of a 5-aminopyrazole with anticonvulsant activity.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of tetrasubstituted 5-aminopyrazole derivatives.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of substituted 5-aminopyrazoles from hydrazonoyl halides.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 3-amino-5-phenylpyrazoles from isothiazoles.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles via ring transformation.
