Exploring the role of halogen bonding in iodonium ylides: insights into unexpected reactivity and reaction control

• Carlee A. Montgomery and
• Graham K. Murphy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1171–1190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.86

• employed in numerous reactions such as metallocarbene chemistry [3][4][5][6][7][8], cycloadditions [9][10][11][12][13][14], and radiofluorinations [15][16][17][18]. As with most HVI reagents, reactions of iodonium ylides are often described using terminologies (e.g., ylide transfer, coupling or reductive

• reported by Hadjiarapoglou, Varvoglis and co-workers [107][108][109][110][111][112] and Moriarty et al. [113][114][115], who observed metal-free cycloadditions between iodonium ylides and olefins in the absence of a transition metal catalyst. These reactions proceeded under mild conditions without catalyst

• cyclopropane 22a. Interestingly, Hadjiarapoglou also revisited their investigation of iodonium ylide cycloadditions and their associated mechanisms [120], using diphenylketene as a new reaction partner with dimedone iodonium ylide 6 (analogous to earlier work reported by Koser in 1975 [9]). Investigations by

The unique reactivity of 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridine in the Huisgen 1,4-diploar cycloaddition and formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition

• Xiu-Yu Chen,
• Hui Zheng,
• Ying Han,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 982–990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.73

• ][59][60][61][62][63][64], herein, we wish to report the use of 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines as electron-deficient alkenes in the Huisgen 1,4-diploar cycloaddition and as electron-rich alkenes in formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions for the efficient synthesis of isoquinolino[1,2-f][1,6

Nucleophile-induced ring contraction in pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzothiazines: access to pyrrolo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazoles

• Ekaterina A. Lystsova,
• Maksim V. Dmitriev,
• Andrey N. Maslivets and
• Ekaterina E. Khramtsova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 646–657, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.46

• cycloadditions of N-alkylbenzothiazolium salts (Scheme 1, entry 6) [17][18][19][20][21][22], MCRs of 2-methylbenzothiazole, acetylenedicarboxylates and active methylene compounds (Scheme 1, entry 7) [23][24][25], MCRs of (1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)acetonitrile, aldehydes and acylcyanides (Scheme 1, enry 8) [3][26

Transition-metal-catalyzed domino reactions of strained bicyclic alkenes

• Austin Pounder,
• Eric Neufeld,
• Peter Myler and
• William Tam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 487–540, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.38

• initiates with the in situ reduction of Ni(II) to Ni(0) followed by the side-on coordination of the alkene and alkyne substrates to the metal center with subsequent oxidative cyclometallation to form a nickel metallacycle, similar to several reported Ni-catalyzed [2 + 2] cycloadditions [29][30]. Rather than

Computational studies of Brønsted acid-catalyzed transannular cycloadditions of cycloalkenone hydrazones

• Manuel Pedrón,
• Jana Sendra,
• Irene Ginés,
• Tomás Tejero,
• Jose L. Vicario and
• Pedro Merino

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 477–486, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.37

• Bilbao, Spain Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (SQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain 10.3762/bjoc.19.37 Abstract The contribution to the energy barrier of a series of tethers in transannular cycloadditions of cycloalkenes with hydrazones has been computationally

• by the tethers, the entropy effects caused by them has also been studied. The analysis of the evolution of the electron localization function along the reaction revealed the highly concerted character of the reaction. Keywords: DFT; distortion model; hydrazones; transannular cycloadditions

• materials and the conditions used [5]. Some common types of TCRs include Diels–Alder reactions [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20], photocycloadditions [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28], and other types of multistep cycloadditions [29]. Steric hindrance can have a significant effect on

Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series

• Cécile Alleman,
• Charlène Gadais,
• Laurent Legentil and
• François-Hugues Porée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23

1,4-Dithianes: attractive C2-building blocks for the synthesis of complex molecular architectures

• Bram Ryckaert,
• Ellen Demeyere,
• Frederick Degroote,
• Hilde Janssens and
• Johan M. Winne

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 115–132, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.12

• cation in (3 + 2) cycloadditions: 5,6-dihydro-1,4-dithiin-2-methanol as a stabilized allyl cation Allyl cations are versatile electrophiles for the allylation of various nucleophiles, but can also act as C3-π-systems in a range of cycloaddition reactions (Scheme 13) [84][85][86][87][88]. When combined

• group) are especially favored here [92][93], and these allyl cations can also be seen as 1,3-dipoles, cross-conjugated by a carbonyl (Scheme 13b). As can be expected from this 1,3-dipolar nature, such amphiphilic allyl cations can also be used in (3 + 2) cycloadditions, though this has so far been

• reported far less commonly than their use in (4 + 3) cycloadditions [94]. Simple hydrocarbon allyl cations can also undergo (3 + 2) cycloadditions through a purely stepwise cation olefin cyclization-type pathway, but these generally give complex mixtures and low yields and show unpredictable substrate

One-pot double annulations to confer diastereoselective spirooxindolepyrrolothiazoles

• Juan Lu,
• Bin Yao,
• Desheng Zhan,
• Zhuo Sun,
• Yun Ji and
• Xiaofeng Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1607–1616, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.171

• one-pot reactions were also developed by Zhang using the 4-aminoquinoline synthesis, for example, in amino acids(esters)-based [3 + 2] cycloadditions [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48] and in the synthesis of pyrrolidine-containing systems [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59

• -component reaction for the synthesis of compound 5. Proposed mechanism for the double [3 + 2] cycloadditions. The synthesis of compound 5a with ᴅ- and ʟ-cysteine. Two-step (process A) vs cascade (process B) synthesis of 5a. i) 1.0:1.15 of 1a/2, EtOH (0.05 M), 25 °C, 6 h. ii) 1.1:1.0:1.0 of 1a/3a/4a, EtOH

Dissecting Mechanochemistry III

• Lars Borchardt and
• José G. Hernández

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1454–1456, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.150

• Margetić used dibrominated polycyclic imides as substrates to generate reactive alkenes, which could be trapped in situ by several dienes through Diels−Alder cycloadditions by ball milling (Scheme 3) [7]. Further, Moores and co-workers synthesized phosphorus-bridged heptazine-based carbon nitrides (g-h-PCN

Polymer and small molecule mechanochemistry: closer than ever

• José G. Hernández

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1225–1235, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.128

• polymerizations [57][58][59], arylations and borylations [60], trifluoromethylations [61], as well as dehydrogenative couplings and cycloadditions [62], among others [63][64] in which mechanically polarized piezoelectric materials triggered redox chemistry. Alternative strategies to transduce mechanical force to

Radical cation Diels–Alder reactions of arylidene cycloalkanes

• Kaii Nakayama,
• Hidehiro Kamiya and
• Yohei Okada

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1100–1106, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.112

• cation cycloadditions using (photo)electrochemical single-electron transfer in lithium perchlorate (LiClO4)/nitromethane (CH3NO2) solution [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]. During the course of our studies, we found that the TiO2 photoelectrochemical approach was more beneficial than simple

• trend is observed in photosensitized [2 + 2] cycloadditions [48]. Since their report was not a [4 + 2] but a [2 + 2] reaction and they proposed an energy transfer mechanism as opposed to an electron transfer pathway, it cannot be directly compared to our results. Even so, it would be fair to say that

• there is some correlation between these arylidene cycloalkane cycloadditions. Control studies are summarized in Table 1. LiClO4, TiO2, and light were crucial for the reaction (Table 1, entries 1–4) and the equivalents of the diene 2 was also key (entries 5 and 6 in Table 1). The reaction was sensitive

Scope of tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines in CuAAC reactions for the synthesis of triazoloquinoxalines, imidazoloquinoxalines, and rhenium complexes thereof

• Laura Holzhauer,
• Chloé Liagre,
• Olaf Fuhr,
• Nicole Jung and
• Stefan Bräse

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1088–1099, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.111

• reactions and denitrogenative annulation according to Roy et al. [11]. Copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloadditions are initiated via the (dual) complexation of the alkyne, whereas denitrogenative annulation on 1,2,3,4-tetrazoles is assumed to start via complexation of the open-form azide 18 (see Scheme 4

Synthesis of bis-spirocyclic derivatives of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane via cyclopropene cycloadditions to the stable azomethine ylide derived from Ruhemann's purple

• Alexander S. Filatov,
• Olesya V. Khoroshilova,
• Anna G. Larina,
• Vitali M. Boitsov and
• Alexander V. Stepakov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 769–780, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.77

• reductive amination/cyclization of enantiopure cis-cyclopropane dicarbonyls [26]. The strategy based on azomethine ylide cycloadditions to cyclopropenes enables ready access to a wide range of spiro-fused 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes (Scheme 1a). Inspired by our recent achievements, we have focused on

• cycloadditions to stable azomethine ylide PRP (Scheme 1c). Results and Discussion The study commenced with testing the feasibility of the cycloaddition reaction between protonated Ruhemann's purple (PRP, 1) [28][29] and cyclopropene dipolarophiles 2. 1,2,3-Triphenylcycloprop-1-ene (TPC, 2a) [30] was chosen as a

• (MeOH) in 75% yield. Eventually, the constitution of 3a was unambiguously corroborated by NMR spectra. Given the results of previous studies [22][23] concerning cycloadditions of ninhydrin-derived azomethine ylides to cyclopropenes, it was suggested that the stable azomethine ylide 1 appears to react

Complementarity of solution and solid state mechanochemical reaction conditions demonstrated by 1,2-debromination of tricyclic imides

• Petar Štrbac and
• Davor Margetić

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 746–753, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.75

• Zn/Ag couple in THF [19]. Linear exo,exo-product 25 was obtained exclusively in the reaction with DPIBF 24, which is in accordance to the stereospecificity of cycloadditions reported by Sasaki [25] where the linear adduct is greatly preferred over bent. An interesting feature of the 1H NMR spectrum

Structural basis for endoperoxide-forming oxygenases

• Takahiro Mori and
• Ikuro Abe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 707–721, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.71

• the synthesis of chemical reagents with an endoperoxide bridge have been reported [77][78]. The classical method for endoperoxide synthesis is through cycloadditions of dienes and alkenes, using singlet oxygen. Furthermore, cyclizations of hydroperoxides with pendant alkenes or alkynes have also been

Inductive heating and flow chemistry – a perfect synergy of emerging enabling technologies

• Conrad Kuhwald,
• Sibel Türkhan and
• Andreas Kirschning

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 688–706, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.70

• 87%). Pericyclic reactions such as the Diels–Alder and hetero-Diels–Alder cycloadditions, the Alder-En reaction, as well as the decarboxylation of α-alkylated malonic acids, are also suitable for flow protocols in combination with inductive heating (Scheme 10, case A) [53]. The yields but especially

Site-selective reactions mediated by molecular containers

• Rui Wang and
• Yang Yu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 309–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.35

• Except for controlled cycloadditions, the site-selective reduction is also difficile to achieve. It mainly depends on the oxidative difference between the potential reactive sites and the careful picking of reductive reagents. Once the oxidative properties of these sites are similar to each other, it is

Iridium-catalyzed hydroacylation reactions of C1-substituted oxabenzonorbornadienes with salicylaldehyde: an experimental and computational study

• Angel Ho,
• Austin Pounder,
• Krish Valluru,
• Leanne D. Chen and
• William Tam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 251–261, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.30

• functionalization. Over the years, several interesting transformations have been investigated such as cycloadditions 4 [18][19][20][21][22][23], dimerizations 3 [24][25][26][27], isomerizations [28][29][30][31], among other reactions that have been reported [32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. The nucleophilic ring

Organocatalytic asymmetric nitroso aldol reaction of α-substituted malonamates

• Ekta Gupta,
• Narendra Kumar Vaishanv,
• Sandeep Kumar,
• Raja Krishnan Purshottam,
• Ruchir Kant and
• Kishor Mohanan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 217–224, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.25

• noteworthy and widely explored transformations of nitrosoarenes include nitroso ene reactions [9][10][11], Diels–Alder cycloadditions [12][13][14][15][16][17][18], and nitroso aldol reactions [19][20][21][22][23]. Among the various applications of nitrosoarenes, the asymmetric nitroso aldol reaction to

Selective sulfonylation and isonitrilation of para-quinone methides employing TosMIC as a source of sulfonyl group or isonitrile group

• Chuanhua Qu,
• Run Huang,
• Yong Li,
• Tong Liu,
• Yuan Chen and
• Guiting Song

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2822–2831, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.193

• combination of acidic α-carbon atoms, isocyano groups, and sulfonyl moieties [18]. In general, TosMIC undergoes base-mediated 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with activated alkenes to provide pyrroles as products [18] (Scheme 1A). Recently, alternative functionalizations using TosMIC as a tosyl source of

Synthesis of new bile acid-fused tetrazoles using the Schmidt reaction

• Dušan Đ. Škorić,
• Olivera R. Klisurić,
• Dimitar S. Jakimov,
• Marija N. Sakač and
• János J. Csanádi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2611–2620, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.174

• hazardous [26][27]. Some recent studies employ this reagent in the Schmidt synthesis of tetrazoles from ketones that are smaller in size and simpler than the steroidal ketones in this work [28][29]. For the synthesis of steroidal tetrazoles, most often 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions are being used. In this way

A study on selective transformation of norbornadiene into fluorinated cyclopentane-fused isoxazolines

• Zsanett Benke,
• Attila M. Remete and
• Loránd Kiss

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2051–2066, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.132

• multiple stereogenic centers. The synthesis involved selective cycloadditions, with subsequent ROM of the formed cycloalkene-fused isoxazoline scaffolds and selective CM by chemodifferentiation of the olefin bonds of the resulting alkenylated derivatives. Various experimental conditions were applied for

A recent overview on the synthesis of 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles

• Pezhman Shiri,
• Ali Mohammad Amani and
• Thomas Mayer-Gall

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1600–1628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.114

• catalyst with the corresponding acetylide by using LiOt-Bu. Further intermolecular [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of azide 67 with intermediate 70 affords a 5-copper(I)-substituted triazolide intermediate 71. The oxidative addition of 1-bromoalkyne 68 forms an alkyne–Cu(III)Br–triazole complex intermediate 72

A straightforward conversion of 1,4-quinones into polycyclic pyrazoles via [3 + 2]-cycloaddition with fluorinated nitrile imines

• Greta Utecht-Jarzyńska,
• Karolina Nagła,
• Grzegorz Mlostoń,
• Heinz Heimgartner,
• Marcin Palusiak and
• Marcin Jasiński

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1509–1517, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.108

• naphthoquinone-derived products and low-intensity bands in the visible region (≈400 nm) for the anthraquinone series. Keywords: [3 + 2]-cycloadditions; fluorinated compounds; fused pyrazoles; N-heterocycles; nitrile imines; 1,4-quinones; Introduction The 1,4-quinone scaffold belongs to the most important

• , and diverse transformations are known to create new C–C bonds and/or to extend the (poly)cyclic system. In this context, cycloadditions are of special importance, and Diels–Alder reactions have successfully been explored in conversions aimed at the construction of a new, six-membered ring [5]. However

• , [3 + 2]-cycloadditions leading to five-membered heterocycles are less often employed in spite of the high dipolarophilicity of the α,β-unsaturated diketone system [6][7][8][9]. Notably, in the already reported reactions of propargylic 1,3-dipoles, such as nitrile oxides or nitrile ylides, with 1,4

Synthesis of 1-indolyl-3,5,8-substituted γ-carbolines: one-pot solvent-free protocol and biological evaluation

• Premansh Dudhe,
• Mena Asha Krishnan,
• Kratika Yadav,
• Diptendu Roy,
• Krishnan Venkatasubbaiah,
• Biswarup Pathak and
• Venkatesh Chelvam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1453–1463, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.101

• cycloisomerization/Pictet–Spengler cyclization of 2-(4-aminobut-1-yn-1-yl)aniline [16], the Ru and Rh-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions of yne-ynamides [17], and the Pd-catalyzed tandem coupling-cyclization [18] are significant works in the area (Scheme 1). However, the use of toxic and expensive metal catalysts