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Enantioselective desymmetrization strategy of prochiral 1,3-diols in natural product synthesis
- Lihua Wei,
- Rui Yang,
- Zhifeng Shi and
- Zhiqiang Ma
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1932–1963, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.151
- JohnPhos (6) induced cyclization, yielding bicyclic compound 7 with a 7-membered heterocycle. Final deprotection of the methoxymethyl (MOM) group in 7 afforded (+)-heliannuol D (8). Having successfully applied PPL-catalyzed acetylation to the synthesis of (+)-heliannuol D, the Shishido group subsequently
- . PPL-catalyzed desymmetrization of 10 with vinyl acetate yielded monoacetate (R)-11 in 41% yield (94% brsm) with 78% ee. Diene 12 was prepared from (R)-11 via a ten-step sequence. The following ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reaction catalyzed by Grubbs catalyst 13 converted 12 into the bicyclic
- ), compound 154 underwent epoxidation followed by acid-mediated cyclization to yield bicyclic compound 155. The synthesis was completed through a nine-step conversion of 155 to obtain (−)-dysiherbaine (156). To construct the asymmetric quaternary carbon centers with an amino group, the Kang group developed a
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Scheme 1: General mechanism of a lipase-catalyzed esterification.
Scheme 2: Shishido’s synthesis of (−)-xanthorrhizol (4) and (+)-heliannuol D (8).
Scheme 3: Shishido’s synthesis of a) (−)-heliannuol A (15) and b) heliannuol G (20) and heliannuol H (21).
Scheme 4: Deska’s synthesis of hyperione A (30) and ent-hyperione B (31).
Scheme 5: Huang’s synthesis of (+)-brazilin (37).
Scheme 6: Shishido’s synthesis of (−)-heliannuol D (42) and (+)-heliannuol A (43).
Scheme 7: Chênevert’s synthesis of (S)-α-tocotrienol (49).
Scheme 8: Kita’s synthesis of monoester 53.
Scheme 9: Kita’s synthesis of fredericamycin A (60).
Scheme 10: Takabe’s synthesis of (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2-octene-1,8-diol (64).
Scheme 11: Takabe’s synthesis of (18S)-variabilin (70).
Scheme 12: Kawasaki’s synthesis of (S)-Rosaphen (74) and (R)-Rosaphen (75).
Scheme 13: Tokuyama’s synthesis of a) (−)-petrosin (84) and b) (+)-petrosin (86).
Scheme 14: Fukuyama’s synthesis of leustroducsin B (96).
Scheme 15: Nanda’s synthesis of a) fragment 100, b) fragment 106 and c) (−)-rasfonin (109).
Scheme 16: Davies’ synthesis of (+)-pilocarpine (115) and (+)-isopilocarpine (116).
Scheme 17: Ōmura’s synthesis of salinosporamide A (125).
Scheme 18: Kang’s synthesis of ʟ-cladinose (124) and its derivative.
Scheme 19: Kang’s preparation of fragment 139.
Scheme 20: Kang’s synthesis of azithromycin (149).
Scheme 21: Kang’s synthesis of (−)-dysiherbaine (156).
Scheme 22: Kang’s synthesis of (−)-kaitocephalin (166).
Scheme 23: Kang’s synthesis of laidlomycin (180).
Scheme 24: Snyder’s synthesis of arboridinine (190).
Scheme 25: Ma’s synthesis of (+)-alstrostine G (203).
Scheme 26: Trost’s synthesis of (−)-18-epi-peloruside A (215).
Scheme 27: Lindel’s synthesis of (–)-dihydroraputindole (223).
Scheme 28: Iwata’s synthesis of a) (−)-talaromycin B (232) and b) (+)-talaromycin A (235).
Scheme 29: Cook’s synthesis of a) (−)-vincamajinine (240) and b) (−)-11-methoxy-17-epivincamajine (245).
Scheme 30: Cook’s synthesis of (+)-dehydrovoachalotine (249) and voachalotine (250).
Scheme 31: Cook’s synthesis of a) (−)-12-methoxy-Nb-methylvoachalotine (257) and b) (+)-polyneuridine, macusin...
Scheme 32: Trauner’s synthesis of stephadiamine (273).
Scheme 33: Garg’s synthesis of (–)-ψ-akuammigine (285).
Scheme 34: Ding’s synthesis of (+)-18-benzoyldavisinol (293) and (+)-davisinol (294).
Preparation of spirocyclic oxindoles by cyclisation of an oxime to a nitrone and dipolar cycloaddition
- Beth L. Ritchie,
- Alexandra Longcake and
- Iain Coldham
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1890–1896, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.146
- approach. This generates the desired spirooxindole connected to a bicyclic amine, with functionality related to the natural products. It is likely that unactivated dipolarophiles could be successful in related intramolecular cycloadditions [18]. Hence this approach could allow access the spirooxindole and
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Figure 1: Representative oxindole alkaloids.
Scheme 1: Proposed synthetic approach.
Scheme 2: Preparation of the aldehyde 4.
Scheme 3: Cycloaddition with N-methylmaleimide.
Figure 2: Orientation for the cycloaddition (left) and the crystal structure of the major stereoisomer 5a (ri...
Scheme 4: Cycloaddition with N-phenylmaleimide.
Scheme 5: Cycloaddition with dimethyl fumarate and dimethyl maleate.
Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide
- Michela Marcon,
- Christoph Haag and
- Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1808–1853, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.143
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Energy diagram of a two-state photoswitch. Figure 1 was redrawn from [2].
Figure 2: Example of the absorption spectra of the isomers of a photoswitch with most efficient irradiation w...
Scheme 1: Photoswitch classes described in this review.
Figure 3: Azoheteroarenes.
Scheme 2: E–Z Isomerisation (top) and mechanisms of thermal Z–E isomerisation (bottom).
Scheme 3: Rotation mechanism favoured by the electron displacement in push–pull systems. Selected examples of...
Figure 4: A) T-shaped and twisted Z-isomers determine the thermal stability and the Z–E-PSS (selected example...
Figure 5: Effect of di-ortho-substitution on thermal half-life and PSS.
Figure 6: Selected thermal lifetimes of azoindoles in different solvents and concentrations. aConcentration o...
Figure 7: Aryliminopyrazoles: N-pyrazoles (top) and N-phenyl (bottom).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of symmetrical heteroarenes through oxidation (A), reduction (B), and the Bayer–Mills rea...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of diazonium salt (A); different strategies of azo-coupling: with a nucleophilic ring (B)...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of arylazothiazoles 25 (A) and heteroaryltriazoles 28 (B).
Scheme 7: Synthesis of heteroarylimines 31a,b [36-38].
Figure 8: Push–pull non-ionic azo dye developed by Velasco and co-workers [45].
Scheme 8: Azopyridine reported by Herges and co-workers [46].
Scheme 9: Photoinduced phase transitioning azobispyrazoles [47].
Figure 9: Diazocines.
Scheme 10: Isomers, conformers and enantiomers of diazocine.
Scheme 11: Partial overlap of the ππ* band with electron-donating substituents and effect on the PSS. Scheme 11 was ada...
Figure 10: Main properties of diazocines with different bridges. aMeasured in n-hexane [56]. bMeasured in THF. cMe...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of symmetric diazocines.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of asymmetric diazocines.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of O- and S-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of N-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 16: Puromycin diazocine photoswitch [60].
Figure 11: Indigoids.
Figure 12: The main representatives of the indigoid photoswitch class.
Scheme 17: Deactivation process that prevents Z-isomerisation of indigo.
Figure 13: Stable Z-indigo derivative synthesised by Wyman and Zenhäusern [67].
Figure 14: Selected examples of indigos with aliphatic and aromatic substituents [68]. Dashed box: proposed π–π in...
Scheme 18: Resonance structures of indigo and thioindigo involving the phenyl ring.
Scheme 19: Possible deactivation mechanism for 4,4'-dihydroxythioindigo [76].
Scheme 20: Effect of different heteroaryl rings on the stability and the photophysical properties of hemiindig...
Figure 15: Thermal half-lives of red-shifted hemithioindigos in toluene [79]. aMeasured in toluene-d8.
Scheme 21: Structures of pyrrole [81] and imidazole hemithioindigo [64].
Figure 16: Examples of fully substituted double bond hemithioindigo (left), oxidised hemithioindigos (centre),...
Scheme 22: Structure of iminothioindoxyl 72 (top) and acylated phenyliminoindolinone photoswitch 73 (bottom). ...
Scheme 23: (top) Transition states of iminothioindoxyl 72. The planar transition state is associated with a lo...
Scheme 24: Baeyer–Drewsen synthesis of indigo (top) and N-functionalisation strategies (bottom).
Scheme 25: Synthesis of hemiindigo.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of hemithioindigo and iminothioindoxyl.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of double-bond-substituted hemithioindigos.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of phenyliminoindolinone.
Scheme 29: Hemithioindigo molecular motor [85].
Figure 17: Arylhydrazones.
Scheme 30: Switching of arylhydrazones. Note: The definitions of stator and rotor are arbitrary.
Scheme 31: Photo- and acidochromism of pyridine-based phenylhydrazones.
Scheme 32: A) E–Z thermal inversion of a thermally stable push–pull hydrazone [109]. B) Rotation mechanism favoured...
Scheme 33: Effect of planarisation on the half-life.
Scheme 34: The longest thermally stable hydrazone switches reported so far (left). Modulation of thermal half-...
Figure 18: Dependency of t1/2 on concentration and hypothesised aggregation-induced isomerisation.
Figure 19: Structure–property relationship of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of arylhydrazones.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 37: Photoswitchable fluorophore by Aprahamian et al. [115].
Scheme 38: The four-state photoswitch synthesised by the Cigáň group [116].
Figure 20: Diarylethenes.
Scheme 39: Isomerisation and oxidation pathway of E-stilbene to phenanthrene.
Scheme 40: Strategies adapted to avoid E–Z isomerisation and oxidation.
Scheme 41: Molecular orbitals and mechanism of electrocyclisation for a 6π system.
Figure 21: Aromatic stabilisation energy correlated with the thermal stability of the diarylethenes [127,129].
Figure 22: Half-lives of diarylethenes with increasing electron-withdrawing groups [128,129].
Scheme 42: Photochemical degradation pathway promoted by electron-donating groups [130].
Figure 23: The diarylethenes studied by Hanazawa et al. [134]. Increased rigidity leads to bathochromic shift.
Scheme 43: The dithienylethene synthesised by Nakatani's group [135].
Scheme 44: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylated diarylethenes.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 139 and 142 via McMurry coupling.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of symmetrical derivatives 145 via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of acyclic 148, malonic anhydride 149, and maleimide derivatives 154.
Figure 24: Gramicidin S (top left) and two of the modified diarylethene derivatives: first generation (bottom ...
Scheme 48: Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and its reaction with an amino acid (top). The analogous dithienylethene der...
Figure 25: Fulgides.
Scheme 49: The three isomers of fulgides.
Scheme 50: Thermal and photochemical side products of unsubstituted fulgide [150].
Figure 26: Maximum absorption λc of the closed isomer compared with the nature of the aromatic ring and the su...
Scheme 51: Possible rearrangement of the excited state of 5-dimethylaminoindolylfulgide [153].
Figure 27: Quantum yields of ring closure (ΦE→C) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) correlated with the increasing s...
Scheme 52: Active (Eα) and inactive (Eβ) conformers (left) and the bicyclic sterically blocked fulgide 169 (ri...
Scheme 53: Quantum yield of ring-opening (ΦC→E) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) for different substitution patter...
Scheme 54: Stobbe condensation pathway for the synthesis of fulgides 179, fulgimides 181 and fulgenates 178.
Scheme 55: Alternative synthesis of fulgides through Pd-catalysed carbonylation.
Scheme 56: Optimised synthesis of fulgimides [166].
Scheme 57: Photoswitchable FRET with a fulgimide photoswitch [167].
Scheme 58: Three-state fulgimide strategy by Slanina's group.
Figure 28: Spiropyrans.
Scheme 59: Photochemical (left) and thermal (right) ring-opening mechanisms for an exemplary spiropyran with a...
Figure 29: Eight possible isomers of the open merocyanine according to the E/Z configurations of the bonds hig...
Scheme 60: pH-Controlled photoisomerisation between the closed spiropyran 191-SP and the open E-merocyanine 19...
Scheme 61: Behaviour of spiropyran in water buffer according to Andréasson and co-workers [180]. 192-SP in an aqueo...
Scheme 62: (left box) Proposed mechanism of basic hydrolysis of MC [184]. (right box) Introduction of electron-dona...
Scheme 63: Photochemical interconversion of naphthopyran 194 (top) and spirooxazine 195 (bottom) photoswitches...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines 198 and the dicondensation by-product 199.
Scheme 65: Alternative synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines with indolenylium salt 200.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 4’-substituted spiropyrans 203 by condensation of an acylated methylene indoline 201 w...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of spironaphthopyrans 210 by acid-catalysed condensation of naphthols and diarylpropargyl...
Scheme 68: Photoswitchable surface wettability [194].
Figure 30: Some guiding principles for the choice of the most suitable photoswitch. Note that this guide is ve...
Catalytic asymmetric reactions of isocyanides for constructing non-central chirality
- Jia-Yu Liao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1648–1660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.129
- (Scheme 9a) [55]. With Ag2CO3 and L9 as the chiral catalyst, this reaction proceeded smoothly to produce highly functionalized bicyclic 1-pyrrolines 58 bearing a remote C–N stereogenic axis and three contiguous stereogenic carbon centers in high yields (up to 97%) with high stereoselectivities (up to >20
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: a) Common types of chirality. b) Representative functional molecules bearing non-central chirality.
Scheme 1: Construction of planar chirality.
Scheme 2: Construction of axial chirality.
Scheme 3: Construction of inherent chirality.
Scheme 4: Construction of helical chirality.
Scheme 5: CPA-catalyzed enantioselective Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction.
Scheme 6: Construction of axially chiral 3-arylpyrroles via de novo pyrrole formation.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of atropoisomeric 3-arylpyrroles via central-to-axial chirality transfer.
Scheme 8: Dynamic kinetic resolution of bridged biaryls with α-acidic isocyanides.
Scheme 9: Desymmetrization of prochiral compounds with α-acidic isocyanides.
On the aromaticity and photophysics of 1-arylbenzo[a]imidazo[5,1,2-cd]indolizines as bicolor fluorescent molecules for barium tagging in the study of double-beta decay of 136Xe
- Eric Iván Velazco-Cabral,
- Fernando Auria-Luna,
- Juan Molina-Canteras,
- Miguel A. Vázquez,
- Iván Rivilla and
- Fernando P. Cossío
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1627–1638, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.126
- of this tetracyclic system [11]. Since ground state aromaticity can be assessed by energetic [12], geometric [13] and magnetic [14][15] criteria, among others [16][17][18], we analyzed first the resonance energy of 1 with respect to the aromatic resonance energies of the ortho-phenyl and the bicyclic
- imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine components. In reaction A, an hyperhomodesmotic equation [19] 2 + 3 → 4 + 1 was defined, in which the conjugation of the bicyclic imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine unit was removed, while preserving the ortho-disubstituted phenyl ring, highlighted in yellow in Scheme 1A. This reaction yielded
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Figure 1: Two possible double beta decay modes. Left: with emission of two electronic antineutrinos (ββ2ν). R...
Figure 2: General structure of first-generation bicolor fluorescent indicators based on 1-aryl benzo[a]imidaz...
Scheme 1: Hyperhomodesmotic equations used to analyze the resonance energy of benzo[a]imidazo[5,1,2-cd]indoli...
Figure 3: (A) Total, peripheral and modular delocalization patterns for fluorophore 1. The ground state (So) ...
Scheme 2: Isodesmic (A) and reaction profiles (B) for the analysis of the interaction of Ba2+ with different ...
Figure 4: Fully optimized geometries (B3LYP-D3BJ/6ccrow-311++G**&DefTZVPP(Ba) level of theory) of Ba2+·crown ...
Figure 5: Relaxed scan of the relative conformational energies of sensor 18 at the free state (A) and bound t...
Scheme 3: Reaction of fluorescent probe 18 with barium perchlorate, as indicated in Figure 2 (X = O, Y, Z = Me). The ...
Figure 6: Fully optimized structures (B3LYP-D3BJ/6-311++G(d,p)&DefTZVPP(Ba) level of theory) of compounds 18 ...
Figure 7: Comparison between the calculated and experimental differences between the emission wavelength of 18...
Facile synthesis of hydantoin/1,2,4-oxadiazoline spiro-compounds via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides to 5-iminohydantoins
- Juliana V. Petrova,
- Varvara T. Tkachenko,
- Victor A. Tafeenko,
- Anna S. Pestretsova,
- Vadim S. Pokrovsky,
- Maxim E. Kukushkin and
- Elena K. Beloglazkina
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1552–1560, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.118
- pharmacophore, and molecules containing this group exhibit a wide range of biological activities, including antitumor, anti-HIV, anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anticancer, and antitubercular properties [1][2]. Among these molecules, bicyclic compounds with the dihydrooxadiazole connected to
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Figure 1: Design and synthetic strategies for the target hydantoin/1,2,4-oxadiazoline spiro-compounds.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of dipolarophiles (5-iminohydantoins 2a–i).
Scheme 2: Preparation of the dipole precursors 4a–d.
Scheme 3: 32CA reactions of nitrile oxides with 5-iminohydantoins (synthesis of spiro-compounds 5a–l). Isolat...
Scheme 4: Cycloaddition of nitrile oxide to 5-iminothiohydantoin 2j. aTriethylamine dropwise addition (2.4 eq...
Figure 2: Atropoisomerism of ortho-substituted spiro-compounds 5b and 5d.
Figure 3: Cytotoxicity investigation of hydantoin/1,2,4-oxadiazolines 5 (MTT test, HCT116 cell line) and sele...
Ambident reactivity of enolizable 5-mercapto-1H-tetrazoles in trapping reactions with in situ-generated thiocarbonyl S-methanides derived from sterically crowded cycloaliphatic thioketones
- Grzegorz Mlostoń,
- Małgorzata Celeda,
- Marcin Palusiak,
- Heinz Heimgartner,
- Marta Denel-Bobrowska and
- Agnieszka B. Olejniczak
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1508–1519, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.113
- , respectively [2][6]. On the other hand, enolizable imidazole-2-thiones and pyrimidine-2-thione were reported to react with 1a and 1b yielding S,S-dithioacetals as exclusive trapping/insertion products [12] (Scheme 1). Notably, enolizable nitrogen heterocycles such as imidazole and pyrazole, or bicyclic
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Scheme 1: Typical [3 + 2] cycloaddition (above) and trapping (below) reactions of thiocarbonyl S-methanides 1a...
Scheme 2: Ambident reactivity of 5-mercapto-1H-tetrazoles 4 towards dimethyl 2-arylcyclopropane dicarboxylate...
Scheme 3: Regioselectivity of [3 + 2] cycloadditions of diazomethane with adamantanethione (7a) [22,24,25], and sterica...
Scheme 4: The in situ generation of sterically crowded thiocarbonyl S-methanides 1c,d (via a 1,3-dipolar cycl...
Scheme 5: Reactions of the in situ-generated thiocarbonyl S-methanides 1 (from 1,3,4-thiadiazolines 2) with e...
Figure 1: (a) Molecular structure of the N-insertion product (thioaminal) 9i. Atoms are represented by therma...
Scheme 6: Stepwise mechanism of the competitive N- and S-insertion reactions between the in situ-generated th...
Scheme 7: Mechanism of the isomerization of initially formed thioaminals 9 to dithioacetals 10.
Oxetanes: formation, reactivity and total syntheses of natural products
- Peter Gabko,
- Martin Kalník and
- Maroš Bella
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101
- moderate to good yields of the spirocycle. The reaction is assumed to proceed through a Michael addition followed by Williamson etherification of the resulting γ-hydroxyselenone 12. In 2022, Kleij et al. reported a domino synthesis of bicyclic 3,5-anhydrofuranoses 15 using easily accessible bis-epoxy
- alcohols 13 and a binary Al/TBAB catalyst (Scheme 5) [40]. The reaction is carried out in toluene upon mild heating, providing the bicyclic products in high to excellent yields. Both electron-rich and electron-poor phenyls as well as aliphatic chains worked well, however, increased temperature and catalyst
- the precursor 60 from diazomalonate based on a Rh-catalysed O–H insertion, and further applied this cyclisation methodology to a preparation of tetrasubstituted oxetanes 62, including bicyclic analogues. In 2024, Liu, Shi, Wei and co-workers published the first radical cyclisation of ethers leading to
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bond lengths and bond angles in oxetane at 140 K [2].
Figure 2: Analogy of 3-substituted oxetanes to carbonyl and gem-dimethyl groups [12].
Figure 3: Use of oxetanes in drug design – selected examples.
Figure 4: Examples of oxetane-containing natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies towards construction of the oxetane ring.
Scheme 2: Overview of intramolecular Williamson etherification and competing Grob fragmentation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro-oxetanes via 1,4-C–H insertion and Williamson etherification.
Scheme 4: Use of phenyl vinyl selenone in the synthesis of spirooxindole oxetanes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of bicyclic 3,5-anhydrofuranoses via double epoxide opening/etherification.
Scheme 6: Preparation of spirooxetanes by cycloisomerisation via MHAT/RPC.
Scheme 7: Oxetane synthesis via alcohol C–H functionalisation.
Scheme 8: Access to oxetanes 38 from α-acetyloxy iodides.
Scheme 9: The kilogram-scale synthesis of oxetane intermediate 41.
Scheme 10: Overview of the intramolecular opening of 3-membered rings.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octane skeletons.
Scheme 12: Silicon-directed electrophilic cyclisation of homoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 13: Hydrosilylation–iodocyclisation of homopropargylic alcohols.
Scheme 14: Cu-catalysed intramolecular O-vinylation of γ-bromohomoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalysed intramolecular cross-coupling of hydroxyvinylstannanes.
Scheme 16: Isomerisation of oxiranyl ethers containing weakly carbanion-stabilising groups.
Scheme 17: Cyclisation of diethyl haloalkoxymalonates.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of oxetanes through a 1,5-HAT/radical recombination sequence.
Scheme 19: General approach to oxetanes via [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tricyclic 4:4:4 oxetanes through a photochemical triple cascade reaction.
Scheme 21: Iridium-catalysed Paternò–Büchi reaction between α-ketoesters and simple alkenes.
Scheme 22: Three-step synthesis of spirocyclic oxetanes 83 via Paternò–Büchi reaction, nucleophilic ring openi...
Scheme 23: Enantioselective Paternò–Büchi reaction catalysed by a chiral iridium photocatalyst.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of polysubstituted oxetanes 92 via Cu(II)-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of alkylideneoxetanes via NHC- and DBU-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 26: Use of sulphur-stabilised carbanions in ring expansions.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of α,α-difluoro(arylthio)methyl oxetanes.
Scheme 28: Ring expansion in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 29: Ring contraction of triflated 2-hydroxy-γ-lactones.
Scheme 30: Ring contraction in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 31: Photochemical ring contraction of 2,5-dihydrofurans by aryldiazoacetic acid esters.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 3-oxetanones via O-H insertion of carbenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of phosphonate oxetanones via gold-mediated alkyne oxidation/O–H insertion.
Scheme 34: Syntheses and common derivatisations of 3-oxetanone.
Scheme 35: SN1 substitution of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols by thiols and alcohols.
Scheme 36: Fe–Ni dual-catalytic olefin hydroarylation towards 3-alkyl-3-(hetero)aryloxetanes.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 38: Decarboxylative alkylation of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 3-amino-3-aryloxetanes via photoredox/nickel cross-coupling catalysis.
Scheme 40: Intermolecular cross-selective [2 + 2] photocycloaddition towards spirooxetanes.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-aryl-3-aminooxetanes via defluorosulphonylative coupling.
Scheme 42: Two-step synthesis of amide bioisosteres via benzotriazolyl Mannich adducts 170.
Scheme 43: Functionalisation of oxetanyl trichloroacetimidates 172.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of oxetane-amino esters 176.
Scheme 45: Tandem Friedel–Crafts alkylation/intramolecular ring opening of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of polysubstituted furans and pyrroles.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of oxazolines and bisoxazolines.
Scheme 48: Tandem, one-pot syntheses of various polycyclic heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinolines via skeletal reorganisation of oxetanes.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of benzoindolines and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and their derivatisations.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-dioxanes.
Scheme 52: Preparation of various lactones via ring opening of oxetane-carboxylic acids 219.
Scheme 53: Tsuji-Trost allylation/ring opening of 3-aminooxetanes.
Scheme 54: Arylative skeletal rearrangement of 3-vinyloxetan-3-ols to 2,5-dihydrofurans.
Scheme 55: Reductive opening of oxetanes using catalytic Mg–H species.
Scheme 56: Opening of oxetanes by silyl ketene acetals.
Scheme 57: Rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation of oxetanes.
Scheme 58: Generation of radicals from oxetanes mediated by a vitamin B12-derived cobalt catalyst.
Scheme 59: Reductive opening of oxetanes by B–Si frustrated Lewis pairs.
Scheme 60: Zirconocene-mediated reductive opening of oxetanes.
Scheme 61: Enantioselective syntheses of small and medium-size rings using chiral phosphoric acids.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]oxepines catalysed by a chiral scandium complex.
Scheme 63: Enantioselective synthesis of 1,3-bromohydrins under a chiral squaramide catalysis.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective opening of 2-aryl-2-ethynyloxetanes by anilines.
Scheme 65: Ru-catalysed insertion of diazocarbonyls into oxetanes.
Scheme 66: Ring expansion of oxetanes by stabilised carbenes generated under blue light irradiation.
Scheme 67: Expansion of oxetanes via nickel-catalysed insertion of alkynyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 68: Nickel-catalysed expansion of oxetanes into ε-caprolactones.
Scheme 69: Expansion of oxetanes via cobalt-catalysed carbonyl insertion.
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed intramolecular 1,1-carboalkoxylation of oxetane-ynamides.
Scheme 71: Expansion of oxetanes by stabilised sulphoxonium ylides.
Scheme 72: Cu-catalysed ring expansion of 2-vinyloxetanes by diazoesters.
Scheme 73: Total synthesis of (+)-oxetin.
Scheme 74: Total synthesis of racemic oxetanocin A.
Scheme 75: Total synthesis of (−)-merrilactone A.
Scheme 76: Total synthesis of (+)-dictyoxetane.
Scheme 77: Total synthesis of ent-dichrocephone B.
Scheme 78: Total synthesis of (−)-mitrephorone A.
Scheme 79: Total synthesis of (−)-taxol.
Recent total synthesis of natural products leveraging a strategy of enamide cyclization
- Chun-Yu Mi,
- Jia-Yuan Zhai and
- Xiao-Ming Zhang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 999–1009, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.81
- . Cyclization/isomerization – collective total synthesis of fawcettimine-type alkaloids The bicyclic decahydroquinoline enamide motif can serve as a versatile precursor to access different types of tricyclic N-heterocycles. As demonstrated in the above work from She’s group, the aza-Prins cyclization renders
- cases, the use of a chiral Cr(III)(salen)Cl complex in combination with InCl3 was necessary to maintain a high level of stereocontrol. Total synthesis of (−)-cephalocyclidin A The bicyclic and tricyclic N-heterocycles without a fused arene are essential core structures in a wide array of alkaloids. A
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Reactivity of enamides and enamide cyclizations.
Scheme 1: Total synthesis of (−)-dihydrolycopodine and (−)-lycopodine.
Scheme 2: Collective total synthesis of fawcettimine-type alkaloids.
Scheme 3: Total syntheses of cephalotaxine and cephalezomine H.
Scheme 4: Collective total syntheses of Cephalotaxus alkaloids.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric tandem cyclization/Pictet–Spengler reaction of tertiary enamides.
Scheme 6: Tandem cyclization/Pictet–Spengler reaction for the synthesis of chiral tetracyclic compounds.
Scheme 7: Total synthesis of (−)-cephalocyclidin A.
A convergent synthetic approach to the tetracyclic core framework of khayanolide-type limonoids
- Zhiyang Zhang,
- Jialei Hu,
- Hanfeng Ding,
- Li Zhang and
- Peirong Rao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 926–934, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.75
- bicyclic ketone 21, which was prepared from (+)-Hajos–Parrish ketone in 49% yield over two steps (Scheme 3) [40][41][42][43]. Ensuring silyl enol etherification of the ketone at C29 coupled with IBX-mediated Nicolaou oxidation [44] furnished the corresponding enone in 72% yield (90% brsm). The methyl group
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative limonoid triterpenes.
Scheme 1: Structures and retrosynthetic analysis of krishnolides A (7) and C (8).
Scheme 2: Construction of α-iodoenone 13.
Scheme 3: Construction of aldehyde 14.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the advanced intermediate 10 (in the X ray structure of 10 solvent molecule is omitted...
Recent advances in controllable/divergent synthesis
- Jilei Cao,
- Leiyang Bai and
- Xuefeng Jiang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 890–914, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.73
- radical anion, followed by cyclization and dehydration to yield bicyclic product 76. Substrate control Substrate control has emerged as a powerful strategy in organic synthesis, enabling precise manipulation of reaction pathways and stereochemical outcomes through the intrinsic structural and electronic
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Scheme 1: Ligand-controlled regiodivergent C1 insertion into arynes [19].
Scheme 2: Ligand effect in homogenous gold catalysis enabling regiodivergent π-bond-activated cyclization [20].
Scheme 3: Ligand-controlled palladium(II)-catalyzed regiodivergent carbonylation of alkynes [21].
Scheme 4: Catalyst-controlled annulations of strained cyclic allenes with π-allyl palladium complexes and pro...
Scheme 5: Ring expansion of benzosilacyclobutenes with alkynes [23].
Scheme 6: Photoinduced regiodivergent and enantioselective cross-coupling [24].
Scheme 7: Catalyst-controlled regiodivergent and enantioselective formal hydroamination of N,N-disubstituted ...
Scheme 8: Catalyst-tuned regio- and enantioselective C(sp3)–C(sp3) coupling [31].
Scheme 9: Catalyst-controlled annulations of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with vinyl azides [32].
Scheme 10: Solvent-driven reversible macrocycle-to-macrocycle interconversion [39].
Scheme 11: Unexpected solvent-dependent reactivity of cyclic diazo imides and mechanism [40].
Scheme 12: Palladium-catalyzed annulation of prochiral N-arylphosphonamides with aromatic iodides [41].
Scheme 13: Time-dependent enantiodivergent synthesis [42].
Scheme 14: Time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles via C–H activation [43].
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism for the time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles [43].
Scheme 16: Metal-free temperature-controlled regiodivergent borylative cyclizations of enynes [45].
Scheme 17: Nickel-catalyzed switchable site-selective alkene hydroalkylation by temperature regulation [46].
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 19: Proposed mechanism of copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 20: Enantioselective chemodivergent three-component radical tandem reactions [49].
Scheme 21: Substrate-controlled synthesis of indoles and 3H-indoles [52].
Scheme 22: Controlled mono- and double methylene insertions into nitrogen–boron bonds [53].
Scheme 23: Copper-catalyzed substrate-controlled carbonylative synthesis of α-keto amides and amides [54].
Scheme 24: Divergent sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange linkage of sulfonimidoyl fluorides and alkynes [55].
Scheme 25: Modular and divergent syntheses of protoberberine and protonitidine alkaloids [56].
Light-enabled intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition via photoactivation of simple alkenylboronic esters
- Lewis McGhie,
- Hannah M. Kortman,
- Jenna Rumpf,
- Peter H. Seeberger and
- John J. Molloy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 854–863, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.69
- , and control reactions support sensitization, enabling an intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition to be realized accessing 3D bicyclic fragments containing a boron handle. Keywords: boron; catalysis; [2 + 2] cycloaddition; energy transfer; photochemistry; Introduction The strategic use of a photon to
- ], the strategic incorporation of an alkene tether, bringing both alkenes spatially proximal, facilitated a [2 + 2] cycloaddition to generate bicyclic product 4a as a 1:1 mixture of diastereoisomers in low yield. This provides an exciting proof of principle that it is possible to efficiently quench the
- + 2] cycloaddition established, the scope and pivotal properties of the core structure was assessed (Scheme 1). Single point modifications of the tethered backbone were tolerated, enabling access to small 3D bicyclic scaffolds 4b, 4c, and 4d containing both a boron and ester handle. Consciously aware
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Energy transfer catalysis of alkenes in organic synthesis. B) Energy transfer catalysis of conju...
Figure 2: Probing boron effects on reactivity (A) and confirming the generation of a photostationary state eq...
Figure 3: Probing EnT catalysis enabled [2 + 2] cycloaddition of simple alkenylboronic esters.
Scheme 1: Establishing the substrate scope. Conditions: 3 (1 equiv), xanthone (20 mol %), MeCN (0.03 M), unde...
Scheme 2: A) Product derivatization and B) transition-metal EnT catalysis. Reaction conditions A): 4d (1 equi...
Unprecedented visible light-initiated topochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition in a functionalized bimane dye
- Metodej Dvoracek,
- Brendan Twamley,
- Mathias O. Senge and
- Mikhail A. Filatov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 500–509, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.37
- development of a novel scaffold for topochemically active monomers. Bimanes Bimanes, a class of bicyclic compounds first synthesized by Kosower and Pazhenchevsky in 1978 [16], are based on a 1H,7H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazole-1,7-dione scaffold. The general structure of a bimane is depicted in Figure 1a. The term
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Figure 1: Structures of a) the unfunctionalized bimane scaffold and b) the two isomers of bimanes with their ...
Figure 2: a) Structures of the bimanes studied and b) the reaction scheme of the [2 + 2] photocycloaddition o...
Figure 3: Synthetic approach to bimanes.
Figure 4: View of the molecular structures in the crystal of the functionalized bimanes studied: a) Cl2B (B),...
Figure 5: View of the molecular structure in the crystal of a) symmetry generated by inversion bimanes Cl2B (...
Figure 6: View of the packing of the unit cells of a) Me2B viewed normal to the c-axis and b) Me4B viewed nor...
Figure 7: UV–vis spectrum of Cl2B after irradiation in DCM.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for the topochemical [2 + 2] photocycloaddition of Cl2B.
Beyond symmetric self-assembly and effective molarity: unlocking functional enzyme mimics with robust organic cages
- Keith G. Andrews
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 421–443, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.30
- least bicyclic in connectivity, whose minimal structure is comprised of covalent bonds. Organic cages have historically been synthesized using irreversible bond formation [236][237][238][239][240][241][242][243][244][245][246][247][248], sometimes with a template [45][249][250]. Following the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Catalytic rate enhancements from a reduction in the Gibbs free energy transition barrier can be fra...
Figure 2: Typical catalysis modes using macrocycle cavities performing (non-specific) hydrophobic substrate b...
Figure 3: (A) Cram’s serine protease model system [87,88]. The macrocycle showed strong substrate binding (organizat...
Figure 4: (A) Self-assembling capsules can perform hydrophobic catalysis [116,117]. (B) Resorcin[4]arene building bloc...
Figure 5: (A) Metal-organic cages and key modes in catalysis. (B) Charged metals or ligands can result in +/−...
Figure 6: (A) Frameworks (MOFs, COFs) can be catalysts. (B) Example of a 2D-COF, assembled by dynamic covalen...
Figure 7: (A) Examples of dynamic covalent chemistry used to synthesize organic cages. (B) Organic cages are ...
Figure 8: (A) Design and development of soluble, functionalized, robust organic cages. (B) Examples of modula...
Figure 9: (A) There are 13 metastable conformers (symmetry-corrected) for cage 1 due to permutations of amide...
The effect of neighbouring group participation and possible long range remote group participation in O-glycosylation
- Rituparna Das and
- Balaram Mukhopadhyay
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 369–406, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.27
- the anomeric carbon forming an electron-deficient bicyclic acyloxonium ion intermediate 11 which blocks the α-face of the glycosyl ring, inducing the attack of the nucleophilic acceptor 12 to approach from the opposite face to form the 1,2-trans glycoside 13 primarily. Various protecting groups for
- stoichiometric amount of sodium methoxide [88] generated in situ where the authors postulated an associative SN2 pathway as they were unable to isolate any bicyclic orthoester intermediate from the crude mixture. With the aim to get similar neighbouring group protection at C-2 position, it was observed that the
- , Scheme 18) gave product 108 with higher 1,2-cis selectivity. In protocol A, the tosylamide forms an intramolecular hydrogen bonding with the benzylic oxygen forming a quasi-bicyclic intermediate acting as a 1,2-trans directing protecting group. Thus, following subsequent formation of the oxocarbenium ion
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Scheme 1: Continuum in the mechanistic pathway of glycosylation [32] reactions ranging between SN2 and SN1.
Scheme 2: Formation of 1,2-trans glycosides by neighbouring group participation with acyl protection in C-2 p...
Scheme 3: Solvent-free activation [92] of disarmed per-acetylated (15) and per-benzoylated (18) glycosyl donors.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of donor 2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)glucopyrano-[2,1-d]-2-oxazoline 22 [94] and regioselective ...
Scheme 5: The use of levulinoyl protection for an orthogonal glycosylation reaction.
Figure 1: The derivatives 32–36 of the pivaloyl group.
Scheme 6: Benzyl and cyanopivalolyl ester-protected hexarhamnoside derivative 37 and its global deprotection ...
Scheme 7: Orthogonal chloroacetyl group deprotection in oligosaccharide synthesis [113].
Figure 2: The derivatives of the chloroacetyl group: CAMB protection (41) [123], CAEB protection (42) [124], POMB prote...
Scheme 8: Use of the (2-nitrophenyl)acetyl protecting group [126] as the neighbouring group protecting group at th...
Scheme 9: Neighbouring group participation protocol by the BnPAc protecting group [128] in the C-2 position.
Scheme 10: Glycosylation reaction with O-PhCar (54) and O-Poc (55) donors showing high β-selectivity [133].
Scheme 11: Neighbouring group participation rendered by an N-benzylcarbamoyl (BnCar) group [137] at the C-2 positio...
Scheme 12: Stereoselectivity obtained from glycosylation [138] with 2-O-(o-trifluoromethylbenzenesulfonyl)-protecte...
Scheme 13: (a) Plausible mechanistic pathway for glycosylation with C-2 DMTM protection [139] and (b) example of a ...
Scheme 14: Glycosylation reactions employing MOM 78, BOM 81, and NAPOM 83-protected thioglycoside donors. Reag...
Scheme 15: Plausible mechanistic pathway for alkoxymethyl-protected glycosyl donors. Path A. Expected product ...
Scheme 16: Plausible mechanistic pathway for alkoxymethyl-protected glycosyl donors [147].
Scheme 17: A. Formation of α-glycosides and B formation of β-glycosides by using chiral auxiliary neighbouring...
Scheme 18: Bimodal participation of 2-O-(o-tosylamido)benzyl (TAB) protecting group to form both α and β-isome...
Scheme 19: (a) 1,2-trans-Directing nature using C-2 cyanomethyl protection and (b) the effect of acceptors and...
Scheme 20: 1,3-Remote assistance by C-3-ester protection for gluco- and galactopyranosides to form 1,2-cis gly...
Scheme 21: 1,6-Remote assistance by C-6-ester protection for gluco- and galactopyranosides to form 1,2-cis gly...
Scheme 22: 1,4-Remote assistance by C-4-ester protection for galactopyranosides to form 1,2-cis glycosidic pro...
Scheme 23: Different products obtained on activation of axial 3-O and equatorial 3-O ester protected glycoside...
Scheme 24: The role of 3-O-protection on the stereochemistry of the produced glycoside [191].
Scheme 25: The role of 4-O-protection on the stereochemistry of the produced glycosides.
Scheme 26: Formation and subsequent stability of the bicyclic oxocarbenium intermediate formed due to remote p...
Scheme 27: The role a C-6 p-nitrobenzoyl group on the stereochemistry of the glycosylated product [196].
Scheme 28: Difference in stereoselectivity obtained in glycosylation reactions by replacing non-participating ...
Scheme 29: The role of electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents on the C-4 acetyl group in glyc...
Scheme 30: Effect of the introduction of a methyl group in the C-4 position on the glycosylation with more rea...
Figure 3: Remote group participation effect exhibited by the 2,2-dimethyl-2-(o-nitrophenyl)acetyl (DMNPA) pro...
Scheme 31: The different stereoselectivities obtained by Pic and Pico donors on being activated by DMTST.
Figure 4: Hydrogen bond-mediated aglycon delivery (HAD) in glycosylation reactions for 1,2-cis 198a and 1,2-t...
Scheme 32: The role of different acceptor with 6-O-Pic-protected glycosyl donors.
Scheme 33: The role of the remote C-3 protection on various 4,6-O-benzylidene-protected mannosyl donors affect...
Scheme 34: The dual contribution of the DTBS group in glycosylation reactions [246,247].
Visible-light-promoted radical cyclisation of unactivated alkenes in benzimidazoles: synthesis of difluoromethyl- and aryldifluoromethyl-substituted polycyclic imidazoles
- Yujun Pang,
- Jinglan Yan,
- Nawaf Al-Maharik,
- Qian Zhang,
- Zeguo Fang and
- Dong Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 234–241, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.15
- efficiently, generating the CF2H-substituted bicyclic imidazoles with yields ranging from moderate to high (specifically, 3i yielded 42%, 3j yielded 70%, and 3k yielded 80%). The relatively lower yield of 3i can be attributed to the formation of side products due to the presence of the phenyl ring
- tricyclic and bicyclic imidazoles under additive-, base-, and metal catalyst-free conditions utilizing difluoroacetic acid and α,α-difluorobenzeneacetic acid as the readily available fluorine sources. The significant advantages of this approach, including its environmental friendliness and cost
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples containing tricyclic imidazole, CF2H or PhCF2 group.
Scheme 1: Strategies for the synthesis of difluoromethylated and difluoroarylmethylated tricyclic imidazoles.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the protocol. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.2 mmol), 2 (1.4 mmol), and PIDA (0.8 mmo...
Scheme 3: Control experiments and plausible mechanism.
Cu(OTf)2-catalyzed multicomponent reactions
- Sara Colombo,
- Camilla Loro,
- Egle M. Beccalli,
- Gianluigi Broggini and
- Marta Papis
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 122–145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.7
- formation releasing Cu(OTf)2. The final bicyclic product 33 arises from isomerization and water elimination. Recently, Singh's research group developed a cascade process to access imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines-linked isoxazoles 35. Isoxazole carbaldehydes treated with 2-aminopyridines and isonitriles in the
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Figure 1: Plausible general catalytic activation for ionic or radical mechanisms.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of α-aminonitriles 1.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of β-amino ketone or β-amino ester derivatives 3.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1-(α-aminoalkyl)-2-naphthol derivatives 4.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of thioaminals 5.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of aryl- or amine-containing alkanes 6 and 7.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1-aryl-2-sulfonamidopropanes 8.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of α-substituted propargylamines 10.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of N-propargylcarbamates 11.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of (E)-vinyl sulfones 12.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of o-halo-substituted aryl chalcogenides 13.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of α-aminophosphonates 14.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of unsaturated furanones and pyranones 15–17.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of substituted dihydropyrimidines 18.
Scheme 14: Regioselective synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines 20.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of tetrahydropyridines 21.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of furoquinoxalines 22.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 2,4-substituted quinolines 23.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclic ether-fused tetrahydroquinolines 24.
Scheme 19: Practical route for 1,2-dihydroisoquinolines 25.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives 26.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of polysubstituted pyrroles 27.
Scheme 22: Enantioselective synthesis of polysubstituted pyrrolidines 30 directed by the copper complex 29.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 4,5-dihydropyrazoles 31.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 2 arylisoindolinones 32.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines 33.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of isoxazole-linked imidazo[1,2-a]azines 35.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1,2,4-triazoles 36.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of naphthopyrans 37.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of benzo[g]chromene derivatives 38.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of naphthalene annulated 2-aminothiazoles 39, piperazinyl-thiazoloquinolines 40 and thiaz...
Scheme 31: Synthesis of furo[3,4-b]pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinolinones 42.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of spiroindoline-3,4’-pyrano[3,2-b]pyran-4-ones 43.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of N-(α-alkoxy)alkyl-1,2,3-triazoles 44.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 4-(α-tetrasubstituted)alkyl-1,2,3-triazoles 45.
Advances in radical peroxidation with hydroperoxides
- Oleg V. Bityukov,
- Pavel Yu. Serdyuchenko,
- Andrey S. Kirillov,
- Gennady I. Nikishin,
- Vera A. Vil’ and
- Alexander O. Terent’ev
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2959–3006, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.249
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Organic peroxide initiators in polymer chemistry.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of organic peroxides.
Scheme 3: Richness of radical cascades with species formed from hydroperoxides in redox conditions.
Scheme 4: Co-catalyzed allylic peroxidation of alkenes 1 and 3 by TBHP.
Scheme 5: Allylic peroxidation of alkenes 6 by Pd(II)TBHP.
Scheme 6: Cu(I)-catalyzed allylic peroxidation.
Scheme 7: Enantioselective peroxidation of alkenes 10 with TBHP in the presence of copper(I) compounds.
Scheme 8: Oxidation of α-pinene (12) by the Cu(I)/TBHP system.
Scheme 9: Introduction of the tert-butylperoxy fragment into the α-position of cyclic ketones 15 and 17.
Scheme 10: α-Peroxidation of β-dicarbonyl compounds 19 using the Cu(II)/TBHP system.
Scheme 11: Co-catalyzed peroxidation of cyclic compounds 21 with TBHP.
Scheme 12: Co-, Mn- and Fe-catalyzed peroxidation of 2-oxoindoles 23, barbituric acids 25, and 4-hydroxycoumar...
Scheme 13: Cu-catalyzed and metal-free peroxidation of barbituric acid derivatives 31 and 3,4-dihydro-1,4-benz...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical peroxidation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds 35.
Scheme 15: Peroxidation of β-dicarbonyl compounds, cyanoacetic esters and malonic esters 37 by the TBAI/TBHP s...
Scheme 16: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of malonodinitriles and cyanoacetic esters 39 with TBHP.
Scheme 17: Mn-catalyzed remote peroxidation via trifluromethylation of double bond.
Scheme 18: Cu-catalyzed remote peroxidation via trifluromethylthiolation of double bond.
Scheme 19: Fe-, Mn-, and Ru-catalyzed peroxidation of alkylaromatics 45, 47, 49, and 51 with TBHP.
Scheme 20: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of diphenylacetonitrile (53) with TBHP.
Scheme 21: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of benzyl cyanides 60 with TBHP.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of tert-butylperoxy esters 63 from benzyl alcohols 62 using the TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 23: Enantioselective peroxidation of 2-phenylbutane (64) with TBHP and chiral Cu(I) complex.
Scheme 24: Photochemical synthesis of peroxides 67 from carboxylic acids 66.
Scheme 25: Photochemical peroxidation of benzylic C(sp3)–H.
Scheme 26: Cu- and Ru-catalyzed peroxidation of alkylamines with TBHP.
Scheme 27: Peroxidation of amides 76 with the TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 28: Fe-catalyzed functionalization of ethers 78 with TBHP.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 4-(tert-butylperoxy)-5-phenyloxazol-2(3H)-ones 82 from benzyl alcohols 80 and isocyana...
Scheme 30: Fe- and Co-catalyzed peroxidation of alkanes with TBHP.
Scheme 31: Rh-catalyzed tert-butylperoxy dienone synthesis with TBHP.
Scheme 32: Rh- and Cu-catalyzed phenolic oxidation with TBHP.
Scheme 33: Metal-free peroxidation of phenols 94.
Scheme 34: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of acrylonitrile.
Scheme 35: Cu-catalyzed cycloalkylation–peroxidation of coumarins 99.
Scheme 36: Metal-free cycloalkylation–peroxidation of coumarins 102.
Scheme 37: Difunctionalization of indene 104 with tert-butylperoxy and alkyl groups.
Scheme 38: Acid-catalyzed radical addition of ketones (108, 111) and TBHP to alkenes 107 and acrylates 110.
Scheme 39: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 113 with TBHP and diazo compounds 114.
Scheme 40: Cobalt(II)-catalyzed addition of TBHP and 1,3-dicarbonyl compound 116 to alkenes 117.
Scheme 41: Cu(0)- or Co(II)-catalyzed addition of TBHP and alcohols 120 to alkenes 119.
Scheme 42: Fe-catalyzed functionalization of allenes 122 with TBHP.
Scheme 43: Fe-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 125 and 127.
Scheme 44: Fe- and Co-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 130, 133 and 134 with TBHP and aldehydes as...
Scheme 45: Carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 137, 140, 143 with hydroperoxides and aldehydes.
Scheme 46: Carbamoylation–peroxidation of alkenes 146 with formamides and TBHP.
Scheme 47: TBAB-catalyzed carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes.
Scheme 48: VOCl2-catalyzed carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 152.
Scheme 49: Acylation–peroxidation of alkenes 155 with aldehydes 156 and TBHP using photocatalysis.
Scheme 50: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of styrenes 158.
Scheme 51: Fe-catalyzed acylation-peroxidation of alkenes 161 with carbazates 160 and TBHP.
Scheme 52: Difunctionalization of alkenes 163, 166 with TBHP and (per)fluoroalkyl halides.
Scheme 53: Difunctionalization of alkenes 169 and 172 with hydroperoxides and sodium (per)fluoromethyl sulfina...
Scheme 54: Trifluoromethylation–peroxidation of styrenes 175 using MOF Cu3(BTC)2 as a catalyst.
Scheme 55: Difunctionalization of alkenes 178 with tert-butylperoxy and dihalomethyl fragments.
Scheme 56: Difunctionalization of alkenes 180 with the tert-butylperoxy and dihalomethyl moieties.
Scheme 57: The nitration–peroxidation of alkenes 182 with t-BuONO and TBHP.
Scheme 58: Azidation–peroxidation of alkenes 184 with TMSN3 and TBHP.
Scheme 59: Co-catalyzed bisperoxidation of butadiene 186.
Scheme 60: Bisperoxidation of styrene (189) and acrylonitrile (192) with TBHP by Minisci.
Scheme 61: Mn-catalyzed synthesis of bis(tert-butyl)peroxides 195 from styrenes 194.
Scheme 62: Bisperoxidation of arylidene-9H-fluorenes 196 and 3-arylidene-2-oxoindoles 198 with TBHP under Mn-c...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of bisperoxides from styrenes 200 and 203 using the Ru and Rh catalysis.
Scheme 64: Iodine-catalyzed bisperoxidation of styrenes 206.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of di-tert-butylperoxyoxoindoles 210 from acrylic acid anilides 209 using a Pd(II)/TBHP o...
Scheme 66: Pinolation/peroxidation of styrenes 211 catalyzed by Cu(I).
Scheme 67: TBAI-catalyzed acyloxylation–peroxidation of alkenes 214 with carboxylic acids and TBHP.
Scheme 68: Difunctionalization of alkenes 217 with TBHP and water or alcohols.
Scheme 69: TBAI-catalyzed hydroxyperoxidation of 1,3-dienes 220.
Scheme 70: Hydroxyperoxidation of 1,3-dienes 220.
Scheme 71: Iodination/peroxidation of alkenes 223 with I2 and hydroperoxides.
Scheme 72: The reactions of cyclic enol ethers 226 and 228 with I2/ROOH system.
Scheme 73: Synthesis of 1-(tert-butylperoxy)-2-iodoethanes 231.
Scheme 74: Synthesis of 1-iodo-2-(tert-butylperoxy)ethanes 233.
Scheme 75: Cu-catalyzed phosphorylation–peroxidation of alkenes 234.
Scheme 76: Co-catalyzed phosphorylation–peroxidation of alkenes 237.
Scheme 77: Ag-catalyzed sulfonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 241.
Scheme 78: Co-catalyzed sulfonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 244.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of α/β-peroxysulfides 248 and 249 from styrenes 247.
Scheme 80: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation–peroxidation of alkenes 250 and allenes 252.
Scheme 81: Photocatalytic sulfonyl peroxidation of alkenes 254 via deamination of N-sulfonyl ketimines 255.
Scheme 82: Photoredox-catalyzed 1,4-peroxidation–sulfonylation of enynones 257.
Scheme 83: Cu-catalyzed silylperoxidation of α,β-unsaturated compounds 260 and enynes 261.
Scheme 84: Fe-catalyzed silyl peroxidation of alkenes.
Scheme 85: Cu-catalyzed germyl peroxidation of alkenes 267.
Scheme 86: TBAI-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of diazo compounds 269 with further peroxidation.
Scheme 87: Co-catalyzed three-component coupling of benzamides 271, diazo compounds 272 and TBHP.
Scheme 88: Co-catalyzed esterification-peroxidation of diazo compounds 274 with TBHP and carboxylic acids 275.
Scheme 89: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of α-carbonylimines 277 or ketones 280.
Scheme 90: Mn-catalyzed ring-opening peroxidation of cyclobutanols 282 with TBHP.
Scheme 91: Peroxycyclization of tryptamines 284 with TBHP.
Scheme 92: Radical cyclization–peroxidation of homotryptamines 287.
Scheme 93: Iodine-catalyzed oxidative coupling of indoles 288, cyanoacetic esters and TBHP.
Scheme 94: Summary of metal-catalyzed peroxidation processes.
Photoredox-catalyzed intramolecular nucleophilic amidation of alkenes with β-lactams
- Valentina Giraldi,
- Giandomenico Magagnano,
- Daria Giacomini,
- Pier Giorgio Cozzi and
- Andrea Gualandi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2461–2468, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.210
- carboaminations. However, photoredox catalysis could be applied to a suitable β-lactam intermediate decorated with an alkene moiety to achieve N–H addition and cyclization to the fused bicyclic system of clavams (Figure 2A). Clavulanic acid (1, Figure 2B) belongs to the family of clavam β-lactam compounds and is
- literature, oxacepham scaffolds, the 6-membered fused bicyclic analog of clavams, were prepared from appropriately substituted unfused precursors by intramolecular C-radical addition to alkene functionalities [44]. The utilization of radical conditions has prevented the effective nucleophilic opening of the
- investigated whether this protocol could be adapted to other lactams, allowing for a practical synthesis of bicyclic structures. The resulting bicyclic lactam substrate could serve as a foundation to access pyrroloisoquinoline alkaloids [50][51]. The model substrate 14 was synthesized in a two-step process
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Figure 1: A) Photoredox amidocyclization reaction. B) The strongly oxidizing Fukuzumi catalyst (I) used in th...
Figure 2: A) Access of clavam derivatives by intramolecular photoredox reaction of alkenes. B) Clavulanic aci...
Scheme 1: Preparation of alkenyl β-lactam derivatives for the intramolecular photoredox reaction.
Scheme 2: Photoredox-catalyzed intramolecular N-alkylation reactions of various β-lactams. The trans/cis dr w...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the model substrate 14 and its photoredox-catalyzed intramolecular N-alkylation reacti...
Figure 3: Tentative mechanism for the photo-cyclization reaction.
Tandem diazotization/cyclization approach for the synthesis of a fused 1,2,3-triazinone-furazan/furoxan heterocyclic system
- Yuri A. Sidunets,
- Valeriya G. Melekhina and
- Leonid L. Fershtat
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2342–2348, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.200
- physiological conditions. Moreover, the target bicyclic compounds were shown to be thermostable substances and could be used in various fields of materials science. Examples of bioactive compounds containing the 1,2,3-triazin-4-one core. The X-ray structure of compound 1b (CCDC 2363621) and 7h (CCDC 2363622
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Figure 1: Examples of bioactive compounds containing the 1,2,3-triazin-4-one core.
Scheme 1: Tandem diazotization/azo coupling reactions of (1,2,5-oxadiazolyl)carboxamides containing an amino ...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of target furoxanotriazinones 1a–h.
Scheme 3: The synthesis of furazanotriazinones 7a–h.
Figure 2: The X-ray structure of compound 1b (CCDC 2363621) and 7h (CCDC 2363622).
Scheme 4: Control experiment with Na15NO2.
Figure 3: NO release data.
Deuterated reagents in multicomponent reactions to afford deuterium-labeled products
- Kevin Schofield,
- Shayna Maddern,
- Yueteng Zhang,
- Grace E. Mastin,
- Rachel Knight,
- Wei Wang,
- James Galligan and
- Christopher Hulme
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2270–2279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.195
- three-component reaction of α-amino-heterocycles, aldehydes, and isocyanides which affords various aza-bicyclic molecules [48][49][50][51][52]. The methodology has been widely used for file enhancement purposes. Three deuterated GBB products are presented, Scheme 9. Unlike the previous MCRs, labeling
- via a deuterated aldehyde is not feasible as deuterium is removed in favor of the aromatic bicyclic product. Both [D2]- and [D1]-isocyanides are exemplified in 7a–c. Finally, we studied the compatibility of the Hantzsch dihydropyridine synthesis with [D1]-aldehydes. The reaction is a condensation of
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Scheme 1: Competitive examples of D2-benzylamine formation via phenyl-nitriles.
Scheme 2: Proposed tentative mechanism of [D3]-formamide formation via modified Leuckart–Wallach reaction wit...
Scheme 3: Ugi-4CR products: no deuterium scrambling observed.
Scheme 4: Ugi-3CR products. No deuterium scrambling observed.
Scheme 5: Ugi-azide reaction products, no deuterium scrambling observed.
Scheme 6: Passerini products, no deuterium scrambling observed. aWater was used as solvent.
Scheme 7: Strecker reaction products (precursors to [D1]-α-amino acids), no deuterium scrambling was observed...
Scheme 8: Biginelli reaction products, no deuterium scrambling was observed. Six site-specific deuterated Big...
Scheme 9: GBB reaction products, no deuterium scrambling was observed. aA 70% [D2]-isocyanide was used in 7a ...
Scheme 10: Modified Hantzsch pyridine synthesis to afford 1,4-dihydropyridines. No deuterium scrambling was ob...
Scheme 11: CYP3A4 mediated dehydrogenation of dihydropyridines.
The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction in its maturity: innovation and improvements since its 21st birthday (2019–2023)
- Cristina Martini,
- Muhammad Idham Darussalam Mardjan and
- Andrea Basso
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1839–1879, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.162
- using 30 equiv of AcOH in DMA, with no damage of DNA observed. The GBB reaction, under these mild conditions, demonstrated a wide range of scope. Different aldehydes were tested: benzaldehydes with different substituents, heteroaromatic and bicyclic aromatic aldehydes, all giving good results. Only
- -substituted 1H-imidazo[1,5-a]imidazole scaffold. This scaffold has a significant relevance in drug synthesis and was not deeply studied yet. As depicted in Scheme 22, 5-amino-1H-imidazole-4-carbonitrile (57) was used as heterocyclic amidine, to obtain the desired bicyclic adducts 58. The solvent choice was
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Scheme 1: Mechanism of the GBB reaction.
Scheme 2: Comparison of the performance of Sc(OTf)3 with some RE(OTf)3 in a model GBB reaction. Conditions: a...
Scheme 3: Comparison of the performance of various Brønsted acid catalysts in the synthesis of GBB adduct 6. ...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalyst 7. Conditions: a) neat, 60 °C, 24 h; b) TfOH, DC...
Scheme 5: Aryliodonium derivatives as organic catalysts in the GBB reaction. In the box the proposed binding ...
Scheme 6: DNA-encoded GBB reaction in micelles made of amphiphilic polymer 13. Conditions: a) 13 (50 equiv), ...
Scheme 7: GBB reaction catalyzed by cyclodextrin derivative 14. Conditions: a) 14 (1 mol %), water, 100 °C, 4...
Scheme 8: Proposed mode of activation of CALB. a) activation of the substrates; b) activation of the imine; c...
Scheme 9: One-pot GBB reaction–Suzuki coupling with a bifunctional hybrid biocatalyst. Conditions: a) Pd(0)-C...
Scheme 10: GBB reaction employing 5-HMF (23) as carbonyl component. Conditions: a) TFA (20 mol %), EtOH, 60 °C...
Scheme 11: GBB reaction with β-C-glucopyranosyl aldehyde 26. Conditions: a) InCl3 (20 mol %), MeOH, 70 °C, 2–3...
Scheme 12: GBB reaction with diacetylated 5-formyldeoxyuridine 29, followed by deacetylation of GBB adduct 30....
Scheme 13: GBB reaction with glycal aldehydes 32. Conditions: a) HFIP, 25 °C, 2–4 h.
Scheme 14: Vilsmeier–Haack formylation of 6-β-acetoxyvouacapane (34) and subsequent GBB reaction. Conditions: ...
Scheme 15: GBB reaction of 4-formlyl-PCP 37. Conditions: a) HOAc or HClO4, MeOH/DCM (2:3), rt, 3 d.
Scheme 16: GBB reaction with HexT-aldehyde 39. Conditions: a) 39 (20 nmol) and amidine (20 μmol), MeOH, rt, 6 ...
Scheme 17: GBB reaction of 2,4-diaminopirimidine 41. Conditions: a) Sc(OTf)3 (20 mol %), MeCN, 120 °C (MW), 1 ...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of N-edited guanine derivatives from 3,6-diamine-1,2,4-triazin-5-one 44. Conditions: a) S...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 2-aminoimidazoles 49 by a Mannich-3CR followed by a one-pot intramolecular oxidative a...
Scheme 20: On DNA Suzuki–Miyaura reaction followed by GBB reaction. Conditions: a) CsOH, sSPhos-Pd-G2; b) AcOH...
Scheme 21: One-pot cascade synthesis of 5-iminoimidazoles. Conditions: a) Na2SO4, DMF, 220 °C (MW).
Scheme 22: GBB reaction of 5-amino-1H-imidazole-4-carbonile 57. Conditions: a) HClO4 (5 mol %), MeOH, rt, 24 h....
Scheme 23: One-pot cascade synthesis of indole-imidazo[1,2,a]pyridine hybrids. In blue the structural motif in...
Scheme 24: One-pot cascade synthesis of fused polycyclic indoles 67 or 69 from indole-3-carbaldehyde. Conditio...
Scheme 25: One-pot cascade synthesis of linked- and bridged polycyclic indoles from indole-2-carbaldehyde (70)...
Scheme 26: One-pot cascade synthesis of pentacyclic dihydroisoquinolines (X = N or CH). In blue the structural...
Scheme 27: One-pot stepwise synthesis of imidazopyridine-fused benzodiazepines 85. Conditions: a) p-TsOH (20 m...
Scheme 28: One-pot stepwise synthesis of benzoxazepinium-fused imidazothiazoles 89. Conditions: a) Yb(OTf)3 (2...
Scheme 29: One-pot stepwise synthesis of fused imidazo[4,5,b]pyridines 95. Conditions: a) HClO4, MeOH, rt, ove...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of heterocyclic polymers via the GBB reaction. Conditions: a) p-TsOH, EtOH, 70 °C, 24 h.
Scheme 31: One-pot multicomponent reaction towards the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks via the GBB re...
Scheme 32: One-pot multicomponent reaction towards the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks via the GBB re...
Scheme 33: GBB-like multicomponent reaction towards the synthesis of benzothiazolpyrroles (X = S) and benzoxaz...
Scheme 34: GBB-like multicomponent reaction towards the formation of imidazo[1,2,a]pyridines. Conditions: a) I2...
Scheme 35: Post-functionalization of GBB products via Ugi reaction. Conditions a) HClO4, DMF, rt, 24 h; b) MeO...
Scheme 36: Post-functionalization of GBB products via Click reaction. Conditions: a) solvent-free, 150 °C, 24 ...
Scheme 37: Post-functionalization of GBB products via cascade alkyne–allene isomerization–intramolecular nucle...
Scheme 38: Post-functionalization of GBB products via metal-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylation. In red and b...
Scheme 39: Post-functionalization of GBB products via isocyanide insertion (X = N or CH). Conditions: a) HClO4...
Scheme 40: Post-functionalization of GBB products via intramolecular nucleophilic addition to nitriles. Condit...
Scheme 41: Post-functionalization of GBB products via Pictet–Spengler cyclization. Conditions: a) 4 N HCl/diox...
Scheme 42: Post-functionalization of GBB products via O-alkylation. Conditions: a) TFA (20 mol %), EtOH, 120 °...
Scheme 43: Post-functionalization of GBB products via macrocyclization (X = -CH2CH2O-, -CH2-, -(CH2)4-). Condi...
Figure 1: Antibacterial activity of GBB-Ugi adducts 113 on both Gram-negative and Gram-positive strains.
Scheme 44: GBB multicomponent reaction using trimethoprim as the precursor. Conditions: a) Yb(OTf)3 or Y(OTf)3...
Figure 2: Antibacterial activity of GBB adducts 152 against MRSA and VRE; NA = not available.
Figure 3: Antibacterial activity of GBB adduct 153 against Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes and amastigot...
Figure 4: Antiviral and anticancer evaluation of the GBB adducts 154a and 154b. In vitro antiproliferative ac...
Figure 5: Anticancer activity of the GBB-furoxan hybrids 145b, 145c and 145d determined through antiprolifera...
Scheme 45: Synthesis and anticancer activity of the GBB-gossypol conjugates. Conditions: a) Sc(OTf)3 (10 mol %...
Figure 6: Anticancer activity of polyheterocycles 133a and 136a against human neuroblastoma. Clonogenic assay...
Figure 7: Development of GBB-adducts 158a and 158b as PD-L1 antagonists. HTRF assays were carried out against...
Figure 8: Development of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines as TDP1 inhibitors. The SMM meth...
Figure 9: GBB adducts 164a–c as anticancer through in vitro HDACs inhibition assays. Additional cytotoxic ass...
Figure 10: GBB adducts 165, 166a and 166b as anti-inflammatory agents through HDAC6 inhibition; NA = not avail...
Scheme 46: GBB reaction of triphenylamine 167. Conditions: a) NH4Cl (10 mol %), MeOH, 80 °C (MW), 1 h.
Scheme 47: 1) Modified GBB-3CR. Conditions: a) TMSCN (1.0 equiv), Sc(OTf)3 (0.2 equiv), MeOH, 140 °C (MW), 20 ...
Scheme 48: GBB reaction to assemble imidazo-fused heterocycle dimers 172. Conditions: a) Sc(OTf)3 (20 mol %), ...
Figure 11: Model compounds 173 and 174, used to study the acid/base-triggered reversible fluorescence response...
Oxidative fluorination with Selectfluor: A convenient procedure for preparing hypervalent iodine(V) fluorides
- Samuel M. G. Dearman,
- Xiang Li,
- Yang Li,
- Kuldip Singh and
- Alison M. Stuart
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1785–1793, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.157
- ) fluorides in good isolated yields (72–90%). Stability studies revealed that bicyclic difluoro(aryl)-λ5-iodane 6 was much more stable in acetonitrile-d3 than in chloroform-d1, presumably due to acetonitrile coordinating to the iodine(V) centre and stabilising it via halogen bonding. Keywords: fluorination
- them easily because they normally require harsh fluorinating reagents. The synthesis of hypervalent iodine(V) fluoride 3 was reported by Amey and Martin in 1979 using the highly toxic gas, trifluoromethyl hypofluorite (Scheme 2A), and they later prepared bicyclic hypervalent iodine(V) fluoride 4 using
- ) fluorides by reacting iodine(III) precursors with commercially available Selectfluor. The method avoids large excesses of reagents and pure iodine(V) fluorides are isolated after a simple work-up. Results and Discussion Preparation of bicyclic difluoro(aryl)-λ5-iodanes Two different types of bicyclic
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Examples of fluorination using hypervalent iodine(III) reagents 1 and 2.
Scheme 2: Preparations and reactions of hypervalent iodine(V) fluorides.
Figure 1: Bicyclic difluoro(aryl)-λ5-iodanes.
Scheme 3: Attempted oxidative fluorination of hypervalent iodine(III) amides.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of methyl(trifluoromethyl)fluoroiodane 15.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of bis(trifluoromethyl)fluoroiodane 19.
Scheme 6: Reaction of phenylmagnesium bromide with bis(trifluoromethyl)trifluoroiodane 22.
Figure 2: Molecular structure of difluoroiodane 6 showing 50% displacement ellipsoids.
Figure 3: Stability of difluoroiodane 6 in air in dry CD3CN (blue line), dry CDCl3 with 2.4 equivalents of dr...
Figure 4: Order of hydrolytic stability for the four hypervalent iodine(V) fluorides.
Chemo-enzymatic total synthesis: current approaches toward the integration of chemical and enzymatic transformations
- Ryo Tanifuji and
- Hiroki Oguri
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1693–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.151
- to form bicyclic thioester 89 with incorporation of a stereogenic center at C1. The Red domain liberates bicyclic aldehyde 90 by reducing the resulting thioester 89, while the A domain again activates another molecule of tyrosine derivative 86, facilitating its loading onto the PCP domain. In the
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Scheme 1: Targeted natural products and key enzymatic transformations in the chemo-enzymatic total syntheses ...
Scheme 2: Biosynthetic pathway to brassicicenes in Pseudocercospora fijiensis [14]. (A) Cyclization phase catalyz...
Scheme 3: Chemo-enzymatic total synthesis of cotylenol (1) and brassicicenes. (A) Chemical cyclization phase....
Scheme 4: (A) Biosynthetic pathway for trichodimerol (2) in Penicillium chrysogenum. (B) Chemo-enzymatic tota...
Scheme 5: (A) Proposed biosynthetic pathway for chalcomoracin (3) in Morus alba. (B) Outline of the biosynthe...
Scheme 6: (A) Chemo-enzymatically synthesized natural products by using the originally identified MaDA. (B) M...
Scheme 7: Proposed biosynthetic mechanism of tylactone (4) in Streptomyces fradiae.
Scheme 8: (A) Chemical synthesis and cascade enzymatic transformations of cyclization precursors. (B) Late-st...
Scheme 9: Proposed biosynthetic mechanism of saframycin A (5) in Streptomyces lavendulae.
Scheme 10: (A) Chemo-enzymatic total synthesis of saframycin A (5) and jorunnamycin A (103). (B) Chemo-enzymat...
Methyltransferases from RiPP pathways: shaping the landscape of natural product chemistry
- Maria-Paula Schröder,
- Isabel P.-M. Pfeiffer and
- Silja Mordhorst
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1652–1670, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.147
- sections. Myxococcus xanthus DK1622 and other strains of M. xanthus produce the peptide cittilin A (Figure 4). The novel RiPP class of cittilins was established based on its unique bicyclic structure. Experimental evidence suggests that O-methylation occurs in the last biosynthetic step by the MT CitC [65
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Figure 1: Schematic representation of the different acceptor regions for the methylation of RiPPs discussed i...
Figure 2: Schematic overview of different methylation strategies for amino acids and peptides. There are seve...
Figure 3: Biological methylation. A) Methyl donors from biological systems. The transferred methyl group is h...
Figure 4: Chemical structures of RiPPs with diverse O-, N-, C-, and S-methylations. Amino acids of lassomycin...
Figure 5: The three-dimensional structures of the conventional O-MTs OlvSA (model structure calculated by Col...
Figure 6: Reaction scheme of the PAMT´s catalysis, leading to the enzymatic conversion of aspartate to aspart...
Figure 7: Structural organisation of the OphMA homodimer. A) Schematic representation. The MT domain is colou...
Figure 8: Overview of the protein architectures and core peptide compositions of borosin N-MTs as defined by ...
Figure 9: Radical SAM C-methyltransferases. A) The different rSAM MT classes containing different functional ...
Figure 10: The three-dimensional structures of the rSAM C-MTs TsrM with bound cobalamin and [4Fe-4S] cluster (...
