Synergistic chiral iminium and palladium catalysis: Highly regio- and enantioselective [3 + 2] annulation reaction of 2-vinylcyclopropanes with enals

• Haipan Zhu,
• Peile Du,
• Jianjun Li,
• Ziyang Liao,
• Guohua Liu,
• Hao Li and
• Wei Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1340–1347, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.127

• enals and a transition metal promoting to open the 2-vinylcyclopropanes for highly regio- and enantioselective [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of 2-vinylcyclopropanes with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes has been developed. Keywords: [3 + 2] annulation; enals; synergistic catalysis; vinylcyclopropanes

Multicomponent reactions: A simple and efficient route to heterocyclic phosphonates

• Mohammad Haji

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1269–1301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.121

• prepare phosponylpyrazoles 217 in the presence of KOH in MeOH in 73–95% yields (Scheme 44) [82]. Based on their explanation, the treatment of dimethyldiazomethylphosphonate 213 with a nucleophilic base generates diazo compound 215. The subsequent [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of 215 with Knoevenagel

Chiral cyclopentadienylruthenium sulfoxide catalysts for asymmetric redox bicycloisomerization

• Barry M. Trost,
• Michael C. Ryan and
• Meera Rao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1136–1152, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.110

• (CpRu) complexes containing tethered chiral sulfoxides were synthesized via an oxidative [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between an alkyne and an allylruthenium complex. Sulfoxide complex 1 containing a p-anisole moiety on its sulfoxide proved to be the most efficient and selective catalyst for the

C-5’-Triazolyl-2’-oxa-3’-aza-4’a-carbanucleosides: Synthesis and biological evaluation

• Roberto Romeo,
• Caterina Carnovale,
• Salvatore V. Giofrè,
• Maria A. Chiacchio,
• Adriana Garozzo,
• Emanuele Amata,
• Giovanni Romeo and
• Ugo Chiacchio

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 328–334, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.38

• the H-4a proton that resonates at 2.18 ppm as a doublet of doublet of doublets. 5’-Azido-2’-oxa-3’-aza-4’a-carbanucleosides 11 and 12 were independently engaged in a CuI-catalyzed Huisgen [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction with a series of substituted alkynes 17, according to the procedure described by

Sequential decarboxylative azide–alkyne cycloaddition and dehydrogenative coupling reactions: one-pot synthesis of polycyclic fused triazoles

• Kuppusamy Bharathimohan,
• Thanasekaran Ponpandian,
• A. Jafar Ahamed and
• Nattamai Bhuvanesh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3031–3037, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.321

• several advantages over the classical C–C bond formation method including the stability and preparation of the starting material and the non-hazardous byproducts. In 2011, Kolarovič et al. [6] first reported the copper-catalyzed decarboxylative [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of 2-alkynoic acid with

Synthesis of 2-trifluoromethylpyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines via silver triflate-catalyzed or electrophile-mediated one-pot tandem reaction

• Xiaoli Zhou,
• Meiling Liu,
• Puying Luo,
• Yingjun Lai,
• Tangtao Yang and
• Qiuping Ding

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2286–2292, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.238

• Gynecology, Jiangxi Provincial people's Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P. R. China 10.3762/bjoc.10.238 Abstract An efficient one-pot tandem cyclization/[3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of N’-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazides with ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-ynoate under silver triflate-catalyzed or

• of this tandem cyclization/[3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction, a range of N’-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazides 1a–j were prepared from the corresponding aldehydes and applied to the synthesis of trifluoromethylated pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives 3 under the optimized conditions (Table 1, entry 8

• -coupling reaction. Conclusion In conclusion, we have developed an efficient one-pot tandem cyclization/[3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of N’-(2-alkynylbenzylidene)hydrazides with ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-ynoate under silver triflate-catalyzed or electrophiles-mediated conditions. Highly functionalized

Bis(β-lactosyl)-[60]fullerene as novel class of glycolipids useful for the detection and the decontamination of biological toxins of the Ricinus communis family

• Hirofumi Dohi,
• Takeru Kanazawa,
• Akihiro Saito,
• Keita Sato,
• Hirotaka Uzawa,
• Yasuo Seto and
• Yoshihiro Nishida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1504–1512, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.155

• , Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan 10.3762/bjoc.10.155 Abstract Glycosyl-[60]fullerenes were first used as decontaminants against ricin, a lactose recognition proteotoxin in the Ricinus communis family. A fullerene glycoconjugate carrying two lactose units was synthesized by a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction

Carbohydrate PEGylation, an approach to improve pharmacological potency

• M. Eugenia Giorgi,
• Rosalía Agusti and
• Rosa M. de Lederkremer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1433–1444, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.147

• by the use of a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of an alkyne-bearing PEG reagent and an azide-functionalized tyrosine residue genetically incorporated on human superoxide dismutase-1 [30]. GlycoPEGylation, targeting carbohydrate sites, was conceived to produce a more homogeneous product with lower

Microwave-assisted Cu(I)-catalyzed, three-component synthesis of 2-(4-((1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)phenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazoles

• Yogesh Kumar,
• Vijay Bahadur,
• Anil K. Singh,
• Virinder S. Parmar,
• Erik V. Van der Eycken and
• Brajendra K. Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1413–1420, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.145

• reacts with azidobenzene 1a affording intermediate 6 by a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. The intermediate 6 yields 4-((1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)benzaldehyde intermediate 7 after protonolysis of the C–Cu bond. This intermediate reacts with 1,2-diaminobenzene (3a) under the formation of the

Visible-light photoredox catalyzed synthesis of pyrroloisoquinolines via organocatalytic oxidation/[3 + 2] cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization reaction cascade with Rose Bengal

• Carlos Vila,
• Jonathan Lau and
• Magnus Rueping

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1233–1238, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.122

• type of compounds [22][23][24][25][26]. Recently, several metal mediated syntheses using a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction have been described in the literature. Porco Jr. et al. [27] described a silver-catalyzed cycloisomerization/dipolar cycloaddition for the synthesis of the pyrrolo[2,1-a

Site-selective covalent functionalization at interior carbon atoms and on the rim of circumtrindene, a C₃₆H₁₂ open geodesic polyarene

• Hee Yeon Cho,
• Ronald B. M. Ansems and
• Lawrence T. Scott

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 956–968, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.94

• the great electrophilicity of circumtrindene in the Bingel–Hirsch reaction, it came as no surprise that circumtrindene can act as a good dipolarophile in a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction as well. Accordingly, the azomethine ylide 23 generated in situ from N-methylglycine and formaldehyde adds to

Isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions towards cyclic constrained peptidomimetics

• Gijs Koopmanschap,
• Eelco Ruijter and
• Romano V.A. Orru

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 544–598, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.50

Silver and gold-catalyzed multicomponent reactions

• Giorgio Abbiati and
• Elisabetta Rossi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 481–513, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.46

• isoquinolinium-2-ylamide 43 undergoes a [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reaction with carbodiimide 54. Further intramolecular rearrangement yields the desired 1-(isoquinolin-1-yl)guanidine 55. Moreover, isoquinolinium-2-ylamides 43 can participate as 1,3-dipoles in [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions with in situ generated

• , aldehydes and alkenes in a three-component reaction based on the cascade imine formation, azomethine ylide generation and [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction for the synthesis of pyrrolidines. However, the adopted method to induce chirality in the final products is rather dissimilar. Thus, in 2006 Garner’s group

Synthesis and characterization of novel bioactive 1,2,4-oxadiazole natural product analogs bearing the N-phenylmaleimide and N-phenylsuccinimide moieties

• Catalin V. Maftei,
• Elena Fodor,
• Peter G. Jones,
• M. Heiko Franz,
• Gerhard Kelter,
• Heiner Fiebig and
• Ion Neda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2202–2215, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.259

• catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Unfortunately, the yield for this reaction was very low (<20%). In order to obtain compound 1 by the 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition route we changed the protocol. We synthesized the nitro derivative 2 (3-tert-butyl-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole) in situ by using the

Intramolecular carbenoid ylide forming reactions of 2-diazo-3-keto-4-phthalimidocarboxylic esters derived from methionine and cysteine

• Marc Enßle,
• Stefan Buck,
• Roland Werz and
• Gerhard Maas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 433–440, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.49

• rearrangement. The short-lived carbonyl ylides derived from methionine and S-benzylcysteine formed head-to-tail dimers by a [3 + 3]-cycloaddition and could be trapped with external dipolarophiles, while the S-allyl derivative 14c yielded the pentacyclic compound 17 by an intramolecular [3 + 2]-cycloaddition

• reaction. Keywords: α-aminoacids; carbonyl ylides; cycloaddition; α-diazo-β-ketoesters; sulfonium ylides; Introduction The synthetic potential of diazo compounds, in particular of α-diazoketones and α-diazoesters, is greatly widened by the ability of the derived carbene or metal-carbene intermediates to

Bioorthogonal metabolic glycoengineering of human larynx carcinoma (HEp-2) cells targeting sialic acid

• Arne Homann,
• Riaz-ul Qamar,
• Sevnur Serim,
• Petra Dersch and
• Jürgen Seibel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 24, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.24

• ), followed by N-acylation with the activated ester 7 led to the alkyne 8 in a yield of 75% based on D-arabinose. A [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between N-tert-butyl nitrone 9 and 8 and subsequent base-catalyzed ring-opening and hydrolysis afforded N-(1-oxohex-5-ynyl)neuraminic acid (Neu5Hex, 3) in 38% yield