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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1299–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.96
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structure of some natural ether lipids (ELs).
Figure 2: Synthesis of lyso-PAF and PAF from 1-O-alkylglycerol [64].
Figure 3: Synthesis of lyso-PAF from 1,3-benzylideneglycerol 3.1 [69].
Figure 4: A) Synthesis of the two enantiomers of octadecylglycerol (4.6 and 4.10) from ᴅ-mannitol (4.1); B) s...
Figure 5: Four-step synthesis of PAF 5.6 from (S)-glycidol [73].
Figure 6: Synthesis of 1-O-alkylglycerol A) from solketal, B) from ᴅ- or ʟ-tartaric acid and the intermediate ...
Figure 7: Synthesis of EL building blocks starting from substituted glycidol 7.1a–c [82].
Figure 8: Synthesis of PAF 8.5 by using phosphoramidite 8.2 [86].
Figure 9: Synthesis of oleyl-PAF 9.7 from ʟ-serine [88].
Figure 10: Synthesis of racemic analogues of lyso-PAF 10.8 and PAF 10.9 featuring a phenyl group between the g...
Figure 11: Synthesis of racemic deoxy-lyso-PAF 11.7 and deoxy-PAF 11.8 [91].
Figure 12: Synthesis of racemic thio-PAF 12.8 [93].
Figure 13: Racemic synthesis of 13.6 to illustrate the modification of the glycerol backbone by adding a methy...
Figure 14: Racemic synthesis of 14.5 as an illustration of the introduction of methyl substituents on the glyc...
Figure 15: Synthesis of functionalized sn-2-acyl chains of PC-EL; A) Steglich esterification or acylation reac...
Figure 16: Synthesis of racemic mc-PAF (16.3), a carbamate analogue of PAF [102].
Figure 17: A) Synthesis of (R)-17.2 and (S)-17.6 starting from (S)-solketal (17.1); B) synthesis of N3-PAF (17...
Figure 18: Modification of the phosphocholine polar head to produce PAF analogues [81].
Figure 19: Racemic PAF analogues 19.3 and 19.5 characterized by the absence of the phosphate group [107].
Figure 20: Synthesis of PIP3-PAF (20.7) [108].
Figure 21: Large-scale synthesis of C18-edelfosine (21.8) [116].
Figure 22: Synthesis of C16-edelfosine (22.10) starting from isopropylidene-ʟ-glyceric acid methyl ester (22.1...
Figure 23: Phosphocholine moiety installation by the use of chlorophosphite 23.2 as key reagent [119].
Figure 24: Synthesis of rac-1-alkyl-2-O-methylglycerol (AMG) [120].
Figure 25: Synthesis of stereocontrolled 1-alkyl-2-O-methyl glycerol 25.9 (AMG) from dimethyl ᴅ-tartrate [81].
Figure 26: A) Racemic synthesis of thioether 26.4 [129,130], B) structure of sulfone analogue 26.5 [129].
Figure 27: Stereocontrolled synthesis of C18-edelfosine thioether analogue 27.8 [118].
Figure 28: Synthesis of thioether 28.4 that include a thiophosphate function [134].
Figure 29: Synthesis of ammonium thioether 29.4 and 29.6 [135].
Figure 30: Synthesis of the N-methylamino analogue of edelfosine 30.6 (BN52211) [138].
Figure 31: Synthesis of 1-desoxy analogues of edelfosine; A) with a saturated alkyl chain; B) synthesis of the...
Figure 32: Stereocontrolled synthesis of edelfosine analogue (S)-32.8 featuring a C18:1 lipid chain [142].
Figure 33: Synthesis of edelfosine analogues with modulation of the lipid chain; A) illustration with the synt...
Figure 34: Synthesis of phospholipid featuring a carbamate function to link the lipid chain to the glycerol un...
Figure 35: Synthesis of sesquiterpene conjugates of phospho glycero ether lipids [148].
Figure 36: Racemic synthesis of methyl-substituted glycerol analogues 36.7 and 36.10: A) synthesis of diether ...
Figure 37: Racemic synthesis of ilmofosine (37.6) [155,156].
Figure 38: A) Stereoselective synthesis of 38.5 via a stereoselective hydroboration reaction; B) synthesis of ...
Figure 39: Racemic synthesis of SRI62-834 (39.6) featuring a spiro-tetrahydrofurane heterocycle in position 2 ...
Figure 40: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine analogue 40.5 featuring an imidazole moiety in sn-2 position [160].
Figure 41: Racemic synthesis of fluorine-functionalized EL: A) Synthesis of 41.6 and B) synthesis of 41.8 [161-163].
Figure 42: A) Synthesis of the β-keto-ester 42.6 that also features a decyl linker between the phosphate and t...
Figure 43: Synthesis of phosphonate-based ether lipids; A) edelfosine phosphonate analogue 43.7 and B) thioeth...
Figure 44: Enantioselective synthesis of phosphonates 44.3 and 44.4 [171].
Figure 45: Racemic synthesis of phosphinate-based ether lipid 45.10 [172].
Figure 46: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine arsonium analogue 46.5 [173].
Figure 47: Synthesis of edelfosine dimethylammonium analogue 47.2 [118].
Figure 48: Synthesis of rac-C18-edelfosine methylammonium analogue 48.4 [176].
Figure 49: A) Synthesis of edelfosine N-methylpyrrolidinium analogue 49.2 or N-methylmorpholinium analogue 49.3...
Figure 50: A) Synthesis of edelfosine’s analogue 50.4 with a PE polar group; B) illustration of a pyridinium d...
Figure 51: A) Synthesis of 51.4 featuring a thiazolium cationic moiety; B) synthesis of thiazolium-based EL 51...
Figure 52: Synthesis of cationic ether lipids 52.3, 52.4 and 52.6 [135,183].
Figure 53: Synthesis of cationic carbamate ether lipid 53.5 [184].
Figure 54: Synthesis of cationic sulfonamide 54.5 [185].
Figure 55: Chemical structure of ONO-6240 (55.1) and SRI-63-119 (55.2).
Figure 56: Synthesis of non-ionic ether lipids 56.2–56.9 [188].
Figure 57: Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to foscarnet 57.6 [189].
Figure 58: A) Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to arabinofuranosylcytosine; B) synthesis of AZT conjugated ...
Figure 59: Synthesis of quercetin conjugate to edelfosine [191].
Figure 60: Synthesis of 60.8 (Glc-PAF) [194].
Figure 61: A) Synthesis of amino ether lipid 61.7 functionalized with a rhamnose unit and its amide analogue 6...
Figure 62: A) Synthesis of glucose ether lipid 62.4; B) structure of ether lipid 62.5 possessing a maltose uni...
Figure 63: A) Synthesis of glucuronic methyl ester 63.8; B) structure of cellobiose 63.9 and maltose 63.10 ana...
Figure 64: A) Synthesis of maltosyl glycerolipid 64.7; B) structure of lactose analogue 64.8 prepared followin...
Figure 65: A) Asymmetric synthesis of the aglycone moiety starting from allyl 4-methoxyphenyl ether; B) glycos...
Figure 66: A) Synthesis of ohmline possessing a lactose moiety. B) Structure of other glyco glycero lipids pre...
Figure 67: A) Synthesis of lactose-glycerol ether lipid 67.5; B) analogues possessing a maltose (67.6) or meli...
Figure 68: Synthesis of digalactosyl EL 68.6, A) by using trityl, benzyl and acetyl protecting groups, B) by u...
Figure 69: A) Synthesis of α-ohmline; B) structure of disaccharide ether lipids prepared by using similar meth...
Figure 70: Synthesis of lactose ether lipid 70.3 and its analogue 70.6 featuring a carbamate function as linke...
Figure 71: Synthesis of rhamnopyranoside diether 71.4 [196].
Figure 72: Synthesis of 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-methyl-3-S-(α-ᴅ-1'-thioglucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (72.5) [225].
Figure 73: A) Preparation of lipid intermediate 73.4; B) synthesis of 2-desoxy-C-glycoside 73.10 [226].
Figure 74: Synthesis of galactose-pyridinium salt 74.3 [228].
Figure 75: Synthesis of myo-inositol derivative Ino-C2-PAF (75.10) [230].
Figure 76: A) Synthesis of myo-inositol phosphate building block 76.7; B) synthesis of myo-inositolphosphate d...
Figure 77: A) Synthesis of phosphatidyl-3-desoxy-inositol 77.4; B) synthesis of phosphono-3-desoxyinositol 77.9...
Figure 78: A) Structure of diether phosphatidyl-myo-inositol-3,4-diphosphate 78.1; B) synthesis of phosphatidy...
Figure 79: A) Synthesis of diether-phosphatidyl derivative 79.4 featuring a hydroxymethyl group in place of a ...
Figure 80: Synthesis of Glc-amine-PAF [78].
Figure 81: Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipid 81.4 and its analogues functionalized in position 3 of the ami...
Figure 82: Synthesis of fully deprotected aminoglucoside ether lipid 82.5 [246].
Figure 83: Synthesis of C-aminoglycoside 83.12 using Ramberg–Bäcklund rearrangement as a key step [250].
Figure 84: A) List of the most important glyco lipids and amino glyco lipids included in the study of Arthur a...
Figure 85: Synthesis of mannosamine ether lipid 85.6 [254].
Figure 86: A) Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipids with a non-natural ʟ-glucosamine moiety; B) synthesis of e...
Figure 87: A) Structure of the most efficient anticancer agents 87.1–87.4 featuring a diamino glyco ether lipi...
Figure 88: A) Synthesis of diamino glyco ether lipid 87.4; B) synthesis of bis-glycosylated ether lipid 88.10 [256]....
Figure 89: Synthesis of triamino ether lipid 89.4 [260].
Figure 90: Synthesis of chlorambucil conjugate 90.7 [261].
Figure 91: Three main methods for the preparation of glycerol ether lipid 91.3; A) from solketal and via a tri...
Figure 92: Four different methods for the installation of the phosphocholine polar head group; A) method using...
Figure 93: Illustration of two methods for the installation of saccharides or aminosaccharides; A) O-glycosyla...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of terpenes containing a bicyclo[3.6.0]undecane motif.
Figure 2: Commercially available first and second generation Grubbs and Hoveyda–Grubbs catalysts.
Figure 3: Examples of strategies to access the fusicoccan and ophiobolin tricyclic core structure by RCM.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of bicyclic core structure 12 of ophiobolin M (13) and cycloaraneosene (14).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the core structure 21 of ophiobolins and fusicoccanes.
Scheme 3: Ring-closing metathesis attempts starting from thioester 22.
Scheme 4: Total synthesis of ent-fusicoauritone (28).
Figure 4: General structure of ophiobolins and congeners.
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of (+)-ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 6: Investigation of RCM for the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8). Path A) RCM with TBDPS-protected alcoho...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the core structure of cotylenin A aglycon, cotylenol (50).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of tricyclic core structure of fusicoccans.
Scheme 9: Total synthesis of (−)-teubrevin G (59).
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the core skeleton 63 of the basmane family.
Scheme 11: Total synthesis of (±)-schindilactone A (68).
Scheme 12: Total synthesis of dactylol (72).
Scheme 13: Ring-closing metathesis for the total synthesis of (±)-asteriscanolide (2).
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the simplified skeleton of pleuromutilin (1).
Scheme 15: Total synthesis of (−)-nitidasin (93) using a ring-closing metathesis to construct the eight-member...
Scheme 16: Total synthesis of (±)-naupliolide (97).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of the A-B ring structure of fusicoccane (101).
Scheme 18: First attempts of TRCM of dienyne substrates.
Scheme 19: TRCM on optimized substrates towards the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 20: Tandem ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of variecolin intermediates 114 and 115.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of poitediol (118) using the allylsilane ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 22: Access to scaffold 122 by a NHK coupling reaction.
Scheme 23: Key step to construct the [5-8] bicyclooctanone core of aquatolide (4).
Scheme 24: Initial strategy to access aquatolide (4).
Scheme 25: Synthetic plan to cotylenin A (130).
Scheme 26: [5-8] Bicyclic structure of brachialactone (7) constructed by a Mizoroki–Heck reaction.
Scheme 27: Influence of the replacement of the allylic alcohol moiety.
Scheme 28: Formation of variecolin intermediate 140 through a SmI2-mediated Barbier-type reaction.
Scheme 29: SmI2-mediated ketyl addition. Pleuromutilin (1) eight-membered ring closure via C5–C14 bond formati...
Scheme 30: SmI2-mediated dialdehyde cyclization cascade of [5-8-6] pleuromutilin scaffold 149.
Scheme 31: A) Modular synthetic route to mutilin and pleuromutilin family members by Herzon’s group. B) Scaffo...
Scheme 32: Photocatalyzed oxidative ring expansion in pleuromutilin (1) total synthesis.
Scheme 33: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (−)-6-epi-ophiobolin N (168).
Scheme 34: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (+)-6-epi-ophiobolin A (173).
Scheme 35: Radical 8-endo-trig-cyclization of a xanthate precursor.
Figure 5: Structural representations of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179) beari...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of the common [5-8-5] tricyclic intermediate of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), an...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric synthesis of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179).
Figure 6: Scope of the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 38: Nazarov cyclization revealing the fusicoauritone core structure 192.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of fusicoauritone (28) through Nazarov cyclization.
Scheme 40: (+)-Epoxydictymene (5) synthesis through a Nicholas cyclization followed by a Pauson–Khand reaction...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of aquatolide (4) by a Mukaiyama-type aldolisation.
Scheme 42: Tandem Wolff/Cope rearrangement furnishing the A-B bicyclic moiety 204 of variecolin.
Scheme 43: Asymmetric synthesis of the A-B bicyclic core 205 and 206 of variecolin.
Scheme 44: Formation of [5-8]-fused rings by cyclization under thermal activation.
Scheme 45: Construction of the [5-8-6] tricyclic core structure of variecolin (3) by Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of the [6-4-8-5]-tetracyclic skeleton by palladium-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 47: Access to the [5-8] bicyclic core structure of asteriscanolide (227) through rhodium-catalyzed cycl...
Scheme 48: Total syntheses of asterisca-3(15),6-diene (230) and asteriscanolide (2) with a Rh-catalyzed cycliz...
Scheme 49: Photocyclization of 2-pyridones to access the [5-8-5] backbone of fusicoccanes.
Scheme 50: Total synthesis of (+)-asteriscunolide D (245) and (+)-aquatolide (4) through photocyclization.
Scheme 51: Biocatalysis pathway to construct the [5-8-5] tricyclic scaffold of brassicicenes.
Scheme 52: Influence of the CotB2 mutant over the cyclization’s outcome of GGDP.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1672–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.179
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Scheme 1: Organocatalysis classification used in the present perspective.
Scheme 2: Oxidative processes catalyzed by amines.
Scheme 3: N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis in oxidative functionalization of aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Examples of asymmetric oxidative processes catalyzed by chiral Brønsted acids.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric aerobic α-hydroxylation of lactams under phase-transfer organocatalysis conditions emplo...
Scheme 6: Selective CH-oxidation of methylarenes to aldehydes or carboxylic acids.
Scheme 7: An example of the regioselective CH-amination by a sterically hindered imide-N-oxyl radical precurs...
Scheme 8: CH-amination of ethylbenzene and CH-fluorination of aldehydes catalyzed by N-hydroxybenzimidazoles,...
Scheme 9: Mixed hetero-/homogeneous TiO2/N-hydroxyimide photocatalysis in the selective benzylic oxidation.
Scheme 10: Electrochemical benzylic iodination and benzylation of pyridine by benzyl iodides generated in situ...
Scheme 11: Electrochemical oxidative C–O/C–N coupling of alkylarenes with NHPI. Electrolysis conditions: Const...
Scheme 12: Chemoselective alcohol oxidation catalyzed by TEMPO.
Scheme 13: ABNO-catalyzed oxidative C–N coupling of primary alcohols with primary amines.
Scheme 14: ACT-catalyzed electrochemical oxidation of primary alcohols and aldehydes to carboxylic acids.
Scheme 15: Electrocatalytic oxidation of benzylic alcohols by a TEMPO derivative immobilized on a graphite ano...
Scheme 16: Electrochemical oxidation of carbamates of cyclic amines to lactams and oxidative cyanation of amin...
Scheme 17: Hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and single-electron transfer (SET) as basic principles of amine cation...
Scheme 18: Electrochemical quinuclidine-catalyzed oxidation involving unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 19: DABCO-mediated photocatalytic C–C cross-coupling involving aldehyde C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 20: DABCO-derived cationic catalysts in inactivated C–H bond cleavage for alkyl radical addition to ele...
Scheme 21: Electrochemical diamination and dioxygenation of vinylarenes catalyzed by triarylamines.
Scheme 22: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation mediated by triarylimidazoles.
Scheme 23: Thiyl radical-catalyzed CH-arylation of allylic substrates by aryl cyanides.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of redox-active alkyl tetrafluoropyridinyl sulfides by unactivated C–H bond cleavage by t...
Scheme 25: Main intermediates in quinone oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 26: Electrochemical DDQ-catalyzed intramolecular dehydrogenative aryl–aryl coupling.
Scheme 27: DDQ-mediated cross-dehydrogenative C–N coupling of benzylic substrates with azoles.
Scheme 28: Biomimetic o-quinone-catalyzed benzylic alcohol oxidation.
Scheme 29: Electrochemical synthesis of secondary amines by oxidative coupling of primary amines and benzylic ...
Scheme 30: General scheme of dioxirane and oxaziridine oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 31: Dioxirane organocatalyzed CH-hydroxylation involving aliphatic C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 32: Enantioselective hydroxylation of CH-acids catalyzed by chiral oxaziridines.
Scheme 33: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed vinylarene diamination.
Scheme 34: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric CH-hydroxylation of benzylic substrates.
Scheme 35: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric difluorination of alkenes with migration of aryl or methyl gro...
Scheme 36: Examples of 1,2-diiodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzene-catalyzed electrochemical oxidative heterocyclizations.
Scheme 37: Electrochemical N-ammonium ylide-catalyzed CH-oxidation.
Scheme 38: Oxidative dimerization of aryl- and alkenylmagnesium compounds catalyzed by quinonediimines.
Scheme 39: FLP-catalyzed dehydrogenation of N-substituted indolines.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1062–1069, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.108
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Scheme 1: Strategies for the synthesis of vic-1,2-diols.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Reaction conditions: 1 (1.0 mmol), Et4NBr (0.1 equiv), imidazole (0.05 equiv), MeC...
Scheme 3: Investigation of cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 4: Large-scale experiment.
Scheme 5: Control experiments. aDetermined by 1H NMR using 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene as an internal standard. b...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 588–596, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.61
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Scheme 1: Photochemical transformations of 3-hydroxypyran-4-one derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis and study of the photochemical behavior of compound 16.
Scheme 3: Photoreaction of compound 12a.
Figure 1: 1H NMR monitoring of the photoreaction of compound 12a under UV irradiation (365 nm) in DMSO-d6 sol...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the photoreaction of compound 11a.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of compounds 15a–l. Reaction conditions: 1) 12a–l (0.5 mmol), AcOH (25 mL), UV irradiatio...
Figure 2: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 15a.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of compounds 15m–o. Reaction conditions: 1) 12m–o (0.5 mmol), AcOH (25 mL), UV irradiatio...
Figure 3: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 15m.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of compound 18.
Figure 4: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 18.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 508–523, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.53
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Figure 1: Molecular structures of (R)-BINOL (left) and (S)-BINOL (right).
Figure 2: Synthesis of Sauvage´s [2]catenanes (S,S)-5 and (S,S)-6 containing two BINOL units by the passive m...
Figure 3: Synthesis of Saito´s [2]rotaxane (R)-10 from a BINOL-based macrocycle by the active metal template ...
Figure 4: Synthesis of Stoddart´s [2]rotaxane (rac)-14 by an ammonium crown ether template.
Figure 5: Synthesis of Stoddart´s BINOL-containing [2]catenanes 18/20/22/24 by π–π recognition.
Figure 6: Synthesis of Takata´s rotaxanes featuring chiral centers on the axle: a) rotaxane (R,R,R/S)-27 obta...
Figure 7: Takata´s chiral polyacetylenes 32/33 featuring BINOL-based [2]rotaxane side chains.
Figure 8: Synthesis of Takata´s chiral thiazolium [2]rotaxanes (R)-35a/b and (R)-38.
Figure 9: Results for the asymmetric benzoin condensation of benzaldehyde (39) with catalysts (R)-35a/b and (R...
Figure 10: Synthesis of Takata´s pyridine-based [2]rotaxane (R)-42.
Figure 11: The asymmetric desymmetrization reaction of meso-1,2-diols with rotaxane (R)-42.
Figure 12: Synthesis of Niemeyer´s axially chiral [2]catenane (S,S)-47.
Figure 13: Results for the enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of 2-phenylquinoline with catalysts (S,S)-47...
Figure 14: Synthesis of Niemeyer´s chiral [2]rotaxanes (S)-56/57.
Figure 15: Results for the enantioselective Michael addition with different rotaxane catalysts (S)-56a/56b/57a/...
Figure 16: Synthesis of Beer´s [2]rotaxanes 64a/b for anion recognition.
Figure 17: Association constants of different anions (used as the Bu4N+ salts) to the [2]rotaxanes (S)-64a/b a...
Figure 18: Synthesis of Beer´s [3]rotaxane (S)-68.
Figure 19: Association constants of different anions (used as the Bu4N+-salts) to the [2]rotaxane (S)-68 and a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 420–428, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.44
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Scheme 1: Scope of the reaction of bromopropargylic alcohol 1a and phenols 2b–i.
Scheme 2: Reaction of bromopropargylic alcohol 1b and phenols 2a and 2d.
Scheme 3: Reaction of bromopropargylic alcohol 1c and phenol (2a).
Scheme 4: Reaction of chloropropargylic alcohol and phenol (2a).
Scheme 5: Reaction of bromopropargylic alcohol 1a and anilines.
Scheme 6: Control experiments.
Scheme 7: A plausible mechanism for the formation of phenoxyhydroxyketone 4.
Scheme 8: A plausible mechanism for the formation of diphenoxyketone 5.
Scheme 9: Examples of representative preparation of phenoxyketones 4.
Scheme 10: α-Ketol rearrangement of phenoxyketones 4a and 4f.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 381–419, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.43
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Figure 1: Natural bioactive naphthoquinones.
Figure 2: Chemical structures of vitamins K.
Figure 3: Redox cycle of menadione.
Scheme 1: Selected approaches for menadione synthesis using silver(I) as a catalyst.
Scheme 2: Methylation approaches for the preparation of menadione from 1,4-naphthoquinone using tert-butyl hy...
Scheme 3: Methylation approach of 1,4-naphthoquinone using i) rhodium complexes/methylboronic acid and ii) bi...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of menadione (10) from itaconic acid.
Scheme 5: Menadione synthesis via Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of menadione (10) using p-cresol as a synthetic precursor.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of menadione (10) via demethoxycarbonylating annulation of methyl methacrylate.
Scheme 8: Furan 34 used as a diene in a Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of menadione (10).
Scheme 9: o-Toluidine as a dienophile in a Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of menadione (10).
Scheme 10: Representation of electrochemical synthesis of menadione.
Figure 4: Reaction sites and reaction types of menadione as substrate.
Scheme 11: DBU-catalyzed epoxidation of menadione (10).
Scheme 12: Phase-transfer catalysis for the epoxidation of menadione.
Scheme 13: Menadione epoxidation using a hydroperoxide derived from (+)-norcamphor.
Scheme 14: Enantioselective Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of asymmetric quinone 50 catalyzed by a chi...
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions for the synthesis of anthra[9,1-bc]pyranone.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of anthra[9,1-bc]furanone, anthra[9,1-bc]pyridine, and anthra[9,1-bc]pyrrole derivatives.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of derivatives employing protected trienes.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclobutene derivatives of menadione.
Scheme 19: Menadione reduction reactions using sodium hydrosulfite.
Scheme 20: Green methodology for menadiol synthesis and pegylation.
Scheme 21: Menadione reduction by 5,6-O-isopropylidene-ʟ-ascorbic acid under UV light irradiation.
Scheme 22: Selected approaches of menadione hydroacetylation to diacetylated menadiol.
Scheme 23: Thiele–Winter reaction catalyzed by Bi(OTf)3.
Scheme 24: Carbonyl condensation of menadione using resorcinol and a hydrazone derivative.
Scheme 25: Condensation reaction of menadione with thiosemicarbazide.
Scheme 26: Condensation reaction of menadione with acylhydrazides.
Scheme 27: Menadione derivatives functionalized with organochalcogens.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of selenium-menadione conjugates derived from chloromethylated menadione 84.
Scheme 29: Menadione alkylation by the Kochi–Anderson method.
Scheme 30: Menadione alkylation by diacids.
Scheme 31: Menadione alkylation by heterocycles-substituted carboxylic acids.
Scheme 32: Menadione alkylation by bromoalkyl-substituted carboxylic acids.
Scheme 33: Menadione alkylation by complex carboxylic acids.
Scheme 34: Kochi–Anderson method variations for the menadione alkylation via oxidative decarboxylation of carb...
Scheme 35: Copper-catalyzed menadione alkylation via free radicals.
Scheme 36: Nickel-catalyzed menadione cyanoalkylation.
Scheme 37: Iron-catalyzed alkylation of menadione.
Scheme 38: Selected approaches to menadione alkylation.
Scheme 39: Menadione acylation by photo-Friedel–Crafts acylation reported by Waske and co-workers.
Scheme 40: Menadione acylation by Westwood procedure.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-benzoylmenadione via metal-free TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 42: Michael-type addition of amines to menadione reported by Kallmayer.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of amino-menadione derivatives using polyalkylamines.
Scheme 44: Selected examples for the synthesis of different amino-substituted menadione derivatives.
Scheme 45: Selected examples of Michael-type addition of complex amines to menadione (10).
Scheme 46: Addition of different natural α-amino acids to menadione.
Scheme 47: Michael-type addition of amines to menadione using silica-supported perchloric acid.
Scheme 48: Indolylnaphthoquinone or indolylnaphthalene-1,4-diol synthesis reported by Yadav et al.
Scheme 49: Indolylnaphthoquinone synthesis reported by Tanoue and co-workers.
Scheme 50: Indolylnaphthoquinone synthesis from menadione by Escobeto-González and co-workers.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of menadione analogues functionalized with thiols.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of menadione-derived symmetrical derivatives through reaction with dithiols.
Scheme 53: Mercaptoalkyl acids as nucleophiles in Michael-type addition reaction to menadione.
Scheme 54: Reactions of menadione (10) with cysteine derivatives for the synthesis of quinoproteins.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of menadione-glutathione conjugate 152 by Michael-type addition.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2781–2786, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.188
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: (−)-Codonopsinol B (1) and its N-nor-methyl analogue 2; known inhibition activities against α-gluco...
Scheme 1: Synthetic approach towards (±)-codonopsinol B (1) and its N-nor-methyl analogue 2.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of isoxazolidine-4,5-diol (±)-3. Reagents and conditions: (a) ᴅʟ-proline, CHCl3, rt, 48 h...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of final pyrrolidines (±)-1 and (±)-2. Reagents and conditions: (a) vinyl-MgBr, CeCl3, TH...
Figure 2: Molecular structure of N-Cbz-protected pyrrolidine 12 confirmed by single-crystal X-ray crystallogr...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2729–2764, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.185
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative examples of axially chiral biaryls, heterobiaryls, spiranes and allenes as ligands a...
Figure 2: Selected examples of axially chiral drugs and bioactive molecules.
Figure 3: Axially chiral functional materials and supramolecules.
Figure 4: Important chiral phosphoric acid scaffolds used in this review.
Scheme 1: Atroposelective aryl–aryl-bond formation by employing a facile [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement.
Scheme 2: Atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral biaryl amino alcohols 5.
Scheme 3: The enantioselective reaction of quinone and 2-naphthol derivatives.
Scheme 4: Enantioselective synthesis of multisubstituted biaryls.
Scheme 5: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral quinoline-derived biaryl atropisomers mediated by chir...
Scheme 6: Pd-Catalyzed atroposelective C–H olefination of biarylamines.
Scheme 7: Palladium-catalyzed directed atroposelective C–H allylation.
Scheme 8: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral (a) aryl indoles and (b) biaryldiols.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric arylation of indoles enabled by azo groups.
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the asymmetric arylation of indoles.
Scheme 11: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylindoles [38].
Scheme 12: Enantioselective [3 + 2] formal cycloaddition and central-to-axial chirality conversion.
Scheme 13: Organocatalytic atroposelective arene functionalization of nitrosonaphthalene with indoles.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism for the atroposelective arene functionalization of nitrosonaphthalenes.
Scheme 15: Asymmetric construction of axially chiral naphthylindoles [65].
Scheme 16: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 3,3’-bisindoles [66].
Scheme 17: Atroposelective synthesis of 3,3’-bisiindoles bearing axial and central chirality.
Scheme 18: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 3,3’-bisindoles bearing single axial chirality.
Scheme 19: Enantioselective reaction of azonaphthalenes with various pyrazolones.
Scheme 20: Enantioselective and atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylcarbazoles [73].
Scheme 21: Atroposelective cyclodehydration reaction.
Scheme 22: Atroposelective construction of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazoles [78].
Scheme 23: Proposed reaction mechanism for the atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazole...
Scheme 24: Atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral arylpyrroles [21].
Scheme 25: Synthesis of axially chiral arylquinazolinones and its reaction pathway [35].
Scheme 26: Synthesis of axially chiral aryquinoline by Friedländer heteroannulation reaction and its proposed...
Scheme 27: Povarov cycloaddition–oxidative chirality conversion process.
Scheme 28: Atroposelective synthesis of oxindole-based axially chiral styrenes via kinetic resolution.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of axially chiral alkene-indole frame works [45].
Scheme 30: Proposed reaction mechanism for axially chiral alkene-indoles.
Scheme 31: Atroposelective C–H aminations of N-aryl-2-naphthylamines with azodicarboxylates.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of brominated atropisomeric N-arylquinoids.
Scheme 33: The enantioselective syntheses of axially chiral SPINOL derivatives.
Scheme 34: γ-Addition reaction of various 2,3-disubstituted indoles to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino esters.
Scheme 35: Regio- and stereoselective γ-addition reactions of isoxazol-5(4H)-ones to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino ester...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of chiral tetrasubstituted allenes and naphthopyrans.
Scheme 37: Asymmetric remote 1,8-conjugate additions of thiazolones and azlactones to propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of chiral allenes from 1-substituted 2-naphthols [107].
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Dimerisation of α-lithio epoxides or aziridines [3-5].
Scheme 2: Proposed eliminative cross-coupling of carbenoids to allylic alcohols (X = O) or allylic amines (X ...
Scheme 3: Allylic alcohol 6 by one-carbon homologation from epoxide 5.
Scheme 4: Internal allylic alcohols from epoxides and stannane 7.
Scheme 5: Cyclopropylidene synthesis from epoxide 5.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of vinylsilane 14.
Scheme 7: Allylic alcohol 8 from epoxide 5 and sulfone 15.
Scheme 8: Allylic amines from aziridine 17.
Scheme 9: Cyclopropylidene synthesis from aziridine 20.
Scheme 10: Cinnamylamine 23 synthesis from aziridine 17.
Scheme 11: Cinnamylamine 23 synthesis from isopropyl or neopentyl benzylic ethers 26 and 27.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of anthracene derivatives and their applications.
Scheme 1: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of arylboronic acids with internal alkynes.
Scheme 2: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative benzannulation reactions of 1-adamantoyl-1-naphthylamines with internal...
Scheme 3: Gold/bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyldiarylmethanes.
Scheme 4: [2 + 2 + 2] Cyclotrimerization reactions with alkynes/nitriles in the presence of nickel and cobalt...
Scheme 5: Cobalt-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization reactions with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (23).
Scheme 6: [2 + 2 + 2] Alkyne-cyclotrimerization reactions catalyzed by a CoCl2·6H2O/Zn reagent.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H alkenylation of diphenyl carboxylic acids with acrylates.
Scheme 8: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H arylation with o-tolualdehydes and aryl iodides.
Scheme 9: Alkylation of arenes with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of acetyl bromide and ZnBr2/SiO2.
Scheme 10: BF3·H2O-catalyzed hydroxyalkylation of arenes with aromatic dialdehyde 44.
Scheme 11: Bi(OTf)3-promoted Friedel–Crafts alkylation of triarylmethanes and aromatic acylals and of arenes a...
Scheme 12: Reduction of anthraquinones by using Zn/pyridine or Zn/NaOH reductive methods.
Scheme 13: Two-step route to novel substituted Indenoanthracenes.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1,8-diarylanthracenes through Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction in the presence of Pd-P...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of five new substituted anthracenes by using LAH as reducing agent.
Scheme 16: One-pot procedure to synthesize substituted 9,10-dicyanoanthracenes.
Scheme 17: Reduction of bromoanthraquinones with NaBH4 in alkaline medium.
Scheme 18: In(III)-catalyzed reductive-dehydration intramolecular cycloaromatization of 2-benzylic aromatic al...
Scheme 19: Acid-catalyzed cyclization of new O-protected ortho-acetal diarylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Lewis acid-mediated regioselective cyclization of asymmetric diarylmethine dipivalates and diarylme...
Scheme 21: BF3·OEt2/CF3SO3H-mediated cyclodehydration reactions of 2-(arylmethyl)benzaldehydes and 2-(arylmeth...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-anthracenetetracarbonitrile (90) by double Wittig reaction followed by deprote...
Scheme 23: Homo-elongation protocol for the synthesis of substituted acene diesters/dinitriles.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of two new parental BN anthracenes via borylative cyclization.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of substituted anthracenes from a bifunctional organomagnesium alkoxide.
Scheme 26: Palladium-catalyzed tandem C–H activation/bis-cyclization of propargylic carbonates.
Scheme 27: Ruthenium-catalyzed C–H arylation of acetophenone derivatives with arenediboronates.
Scheme 28: Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of (Z,Z)-p-styrylstilbene derivatives.
Scheme 29: AuCl-catalyzed double cyclization of diiodoethynylterphenyl compounds.
Scheme 30: Iodonium-induced electrophilic cyclization of terphenyl derivatives.
Scheme 31: Oxidative photocyclization of 1,3-distyrylbenzene derivatives.
Scheme 32: Oxidative cyclization of 2,3-diphenylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 33: Suzuki-Miyaura/isomerization/ring closing metathesis strategy to synthesize benz[a]anthracenes.
Scheme 34: Green synthesis of oxa-aza-benzo[a]anthracene and oxa-aza-phenanthrene derivatives.
Scheme 35: Triple benzannulation of substituted naphtalene via a 1,3,6-naphthotriyne synthetic equivalent.
Scheme 36: Zinc iodide-catalyzed Diels–Alder reactions with 1,3-dienes and aroyl propiolates followed by intra...
Scheme 37: H3PO4-promoted intramolecular cyclization of substituted benzoic acids.
Scheme 38: Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular direct acylation of aromatic aldehydes and o-iodoesters.
Scheme 39: Cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization of quinone and β-enamino esters.
Scheme 40: ʟ-Proline-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of naphthoquinones and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes....
Scheme 41: Iridium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of a 1,2-bis(propiolyl)benzene derivative with alkynes.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of several anthraquinone derivatives by using InCl3 and molecular iodine.
Scheme 43: Indium-catalyzed multicomponent reactions employing 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (186), β-naphthol (...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of substituted anthraquinones catalyzed by an AlCl3/MeSO3H system.
Scheme 45: Palladium(II)-catalyzed/visible light-mediated synthesis of anthraquinones.
Scheme 46: [4 + 2] Anionic annulation reaction for the synthesis of substituted anthraquinones.
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Scheme 1: Schematic overview of transition metals studied in C–H activation processes.
Scheme 2: (A) Known biological activities related to benzimidazole-based compounds; (B and C) an example of a...
Scheme 3: (A) Known biological activities related to quinoline-based compounds; (B and C) an example of a sca...
Scheme 4: (A) Known biological activities related to sulfur-containing compounds; (B and C) an example of a s...
Scheme 5: (A) Known biological activities related to aminoindane derivatives; (B and C) an example of a scand...
Scheme 6: (A) Known biological activities related to norbornane derivatives; (B and C) an example of a scandi...
Scheme 7: (A) Known biological activities related to aniline derivatives; (B and C) an example of a titanium-...
Scheme 8: (A) Known biological activities related to cyclohexylamine derivatives; (B) an example of an intram...
Scheme 9: (A) Known biologically active benzophenone derivatives; (B and C) photocatalytic oxidation of benzy...
Scheme 10: (A) Known bioactive fluorine-containing compounds; (B and C) vanadium-mediated C(sp3)–H fluorinatio...
Scheme 11: (A) Known biologically active Lythraceae alkaloids; (B) synthesis of (±)-decinine (30).
Scheme 12: (A) Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-boehmeriasin (31); (B) synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines by vanadi...
Scheme 13: (A) Known bioactive BINOL derivatives; (B and C) vanadium-mediated oxidative coupling of 2-naphthol...
Scheme 14: (A) Known antiplasmodial imidazopyridazines; (B) practical synthesis of 41.
Scheme 15: (A) Gold-catalyzed drug-release mechanism using 2-alkynylbenzamides; (B and C) chromium-mediated al...
Scheme 16: (A) Examples of anti-inflammatory benzaldehyde derivatives; (B and C) chromium-mediated difunctiona...
Scheme 17: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed chemoselective intramolecular C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage modi...
Scheme 18: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage modification of a leelamine deriva...
Scheme 19: (A) Known bioactive compounds containing substituted N-heterocycles; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed ...
Scheme 20: (A) Known indoles that present GPR40 full agonist activity; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H alkyl...
Scheme 21: (A) Examples of known biaryl-containing drugs; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H arylation through ...
Scheme 22: (A) Known zidovudine derivatives with potent anti-HIV properties; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H...
Scheme 23: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed C–H organic photo-electrosynthesis; (C) late-stage modification.
Scheme 24: (A) Example of a known antibacterial silylated dendrimer; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H silylat...
Scheme 25: (A and B) Fe-based small molecule catalyst applied for selective aliphatic C–H oxidations; (C) late...
Scheme 26: (A) Examples of naturally occurring gracilioethers; (B) the first total synthesis of gracilioether ...
Scheme 27: (A and B) Selective aliphatic C–H oxidation of amino acids; (C) late-stage modification of proline-...
Scheme 28: (A) Examples of Illicium sesquiterpenes; (B) first chemical synthesis of (+)-pseudoanisatin (80) in...
Scheme 29: (A and B) Fe-catalyzed deuteration; (C) late-stage modification of pharmaceuticals.
Scheme 30: (A and B) Biomimetic Fe-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of methylarenes to benzaldehydes (PMHS, polymet...
Scheme 31: (A) Known tetrahydroquinolines with potential biological activities; (B and C) redox-selective Fe c...
Scheme 32: (A) Known drugs containing a benzofuran unit; (B and C) Fe/Cu-catalyzed tandem O-arylation to acces...
Scheme 33: (A) Known azaindolines that act as M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonists; (B and C) intramo...
Scheme 34: (A) Known indolinones with anticholinesterase activity; (B and C) oxidative C(sp3)–H cross coupling...
Scheme 35: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H alkenylation of C-3-peptide-containing indoles; (C) derivatization b...
Scheme 36: (A) Cobalt-Cp*-catalyzed C–H methylation of known drugs; (B and C) scope of the o-methylated deriva...
Scheme 37: (A) Known lasalocid A analogues; (B and C) three-component cobalt-catalyzed C–H bond addition; (D) ...
Scheme 38: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C(sp2)–H amidation of thiostrepton.
Scheme 39: (A) Known 4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one derivatives with hypolipidemic activity; (B and C) cobalt-ca...
Scheme 40: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H arylation of pyrrole derivatives; (C) application for the synthesis ...
Scheme 41: (A) Known 2-phenoxypyridine derivatives with potent herbicidal activity; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed...
Scheme 42: (A) Natural cinnamic acid derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H carboxylation of terminal alk...
Scheme 43: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H borylation; (C) application to the synthesis of flurbiprofen.
Scheme 44: (A) Benzothiazoles known to present anticonvulsant activities; (B and C) cobalt/ruthenium-catalyzed...
Scheme 45: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed oxygenation of methylene groups towards ketone synthesis; (C) synthesis ...
Scheme 46: (A) Known anticancer tetralone derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H difluoroalkylation of ar...
Scheme 47: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H thiolation; (C) application in the synthesis of quetiapine (153).
Scheme 48: (A) Known benzoxazole derivatives with anticancer, antifungal, and antibacterial activities; (B and...
Scheme 49: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H carbonylation of naphthylamides; (C) BET inhibitors 158 and 159 tota...
Scheme 50: (A) Known bioactive pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H ...
Scheme 51: (A) Known antibacterial cyclic sulfonamides; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H amination of propargyli...
Scheme 52: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed intramolecular 1,5-C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage functionalization ...
Scheme 53: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H/C–H cross-coupling between benzamides and oximes; (C) late-state syn...
Scheme 54: (A) Known anticancer natural isoquinoline derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C(sp2)–H annulati...
Scheme 55: (A) Enantioselective intramolecular nickel-catalyzed C–H activation; (B) bioactive obtained motifs;...
Scheme 56: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed α-C(sp3)–H arylation of ketones; (C) application of the method using kno...
Scheme 57: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H acylation of pyrrolidine derivatives; (C) exploring the use of ...
Scheme 58: (A) Nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation of dioxolane; (B) library of products obtained from biologi...
Scheme 59: (A) Intramolecular enantioselective nickel-catalyzed C–H cycloalkylation; (B) product examples, inc...
Scheme 60: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed C–H deoxy-arylation of azole derivatives; (C) late-stage functionalizati...
Scheme 61: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) application of t...
Scheme 62: (A and B) Another important example of nickel-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) app...
Scheme 63: (A and B) Another notable example of a nickel-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) lat...
Scheme 64: (A and B) Nickel-based metalorganic framework (MOF-74-Ni)-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivati...
Scheme 65: (A) Known commercially available benzothiophene-based drugs; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed C–H arylati...
Scheme 66: (A) Known natural tetrahydrofuran-containing substances; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3...
Scheme 67: (A and B) Another notable example of a nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3)–H alkylation/arylation; (...
Scheme 68: (A) Electrochemical/nickel-catalyzed C–H alkoxylation; (B) achieved scope, including three using na...
Scheme 69: (A) Enantioselective photoredox/nickel catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation; (B) achieved scope, including ...
Scheme 70: (A) Known commercially available trifluoromethylated drugs; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed C–H trifluor...
Scheme 71: (A and B) Stereoselective nickel-catalyzed C–H difluoroalkylation; (C) late-stage functionalization...
Scheme 72: (A) Cu-mediated ortho-amination of oxalamides; (B) achieved scope, including derivatives obtained f...
Scheme 73: (A) Electro-oxidative copper-mediated amination of 8-aminoquinoline-derived amides; (B) achieved sc...
Scheme 74: (A and B) Cu(I)-mediated C–H amination with oximes; (C) derivatization using telmisartan (241) as s...
Scheme 75: (A and B) Cu-mediated amination of aryl amides using ammonia; (C) late-stage modification of proben...
Scheme 76: (A and B) Synthesis of purine nucleoside analogues using copper-mediated C(sp2)–H activation.
Scheme 77: (A) Copper-mediated annulation of acrylamide; (B) achieved scope, including the synthesis of the co...
Scheme 78: (A) Known bioactive compounds containing a naphthyl aryl ether motif; (B and C) copper-mediated eth...
Scheme 79: (A and B) Cu-mediated alkylation of N-oxide-heteroarenes; (C) late-stage modification.
Scheme 80: (A) Cu-mediated cross-dehydrogenative coupling of polyfluoroarenes and alkanes; (B) scope from know...
Scheme 81: (A) Known anticancer acrylonitrile compounds; (B and C) Copper-mediated cyanation of unactivated al...
Scheme 82: (A) Cu-mediated radiofluorination of 8-aminoquinoline-derived aryl amides; (B) achieved scope, incl...
Scheme 83: (A) Examples of natural β-carbolines; (B and C) an example of a zinc-catalyzed C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 84: (A) Examples of anticancer α-aminophosphonic acid derivatives; (B and C) an example of a zinc-catal...
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of pavettamine 1 and its enantiomer 2.
Scheme 1: Established route for the synthesis of intermediate 4 [1].
Scheme 2: Alternative route. Reaction conditions: a) TrCl, pyridine, rt, overnight, 100%; b) DMAP, imidazole,...
Figure 2: Crystal structure of compound 9.
Scheme 3: Sequence showing the source of compound 9.
Scheme 4: Stereoselective reduction of intermediate 8 as key step towards intermediate 4. Reaction conditions...
Figure 3: Single crystal X-ray structure of compound 4.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of the C5 fragments from intermediate 4. Reaction conditions: a) i) TFAA, collidine, 0 °C...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of ent-pavettamine as the TFA salt 28. Reaction conditions: a) IBX, DMSO, rt, overnight, ...
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Double-headed nucleosides. B1 and B2 = nucleobases or heterocyclic/carbocyclic moieties; L = linker....
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2′-(pyrimidin-1-yl)methyl- or 2′-(purin-9-yl)methyl-substituted double-headed nucleosi...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 7 having two cytosine moieties.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 2′-deoxy-2′-C-(2-(thymine-1-yl)ethyl)-uridine (11).
Scheme 4: Double-headed nucleosides 14 and 15 obtained by click reaction.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 19.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 24 and 25.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 28 and 29.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 33.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 37.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 1-(5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)-2′-C-((4-(pyren-1-yl)-1,2,...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of triazole-containing double-headed ribonucleosides 46a–c and 50a–e.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 54a–g.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 59 and 60.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 63 and 64.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 66a–c.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of benzoxazole-containing double-headed nucleosides 69 and 71 from 5′-amino-5′-deoxynucle...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 4′-C-((N6-benzoyladenin-9-yl)methyl)thymidine (75) and 4′-C-((thymin-1-yl)methyl)thymi...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 5′-(adenine-9-yl)-5′-deoxythymidine (79) and 5′-(adenine-9-y...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 85–87 via reversed nucleosides methodology.
Scheme 20: Double-headed nucleosides 91 and 92 derived from ω-terminal-acetylenic sugar derivatives 90a,b.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 96a–g.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 100 and 103.
Scheme 23: Double-headed nucleosides 104 and 105 with a triazole motif.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 107 and 108.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 110 with additional nucleobase in 5′-(S)-C-position joined th...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 111–113 with additional nucleobases in the 5′-(S)-C-position...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 114 by click reaction.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 118 with an additional nucleobase at the 5′-(S)-C-position.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of bicyclic double-headed nucleoside 122.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 125a–c derived from 2′-amino-LNA.
Scheme 31: Double-headed nucleoside 127 obtained by click reaction.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 130.
Scheme 33: Double-headed nucleosides 132a–d and 134a–d synthesized by Sonogashira cross coupling reaction.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 137 and 138 via Suzuki coupling.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 140 and 141 via Sonogashira cross coupling reaction.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 143.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 146.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 5-C-alkynyl-functionalized double-headed nucleosides 151a–d.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 5-C-triazolyl-functionalized double-headed nucleosides 154a, b.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 157a–c.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 159, phosphoramidite 160 and the corresponding nucleotide mon...
Scheme 42: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 163, phosphoramidite 164 and the corresponding nucleotide mon...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 167, phosphoramidite 168, and the corresponding nucleotide mo...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 171, phosphoramidite 172, and the corresponding nucleotide mo...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 175, phosphoramidite 176, and the corresponding nucleotide mo...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 178.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 181 and 183.
Scheme 48: Alternative synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 183.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 188 through thermal [2 + 3] sydnone–alkyne cycloaddition reac...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 190 and 191.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of 1-((5S)-2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-5-(2,6-dichloropurin-9-yl)-β-ᴅ-xylopyranosyl)uracil (195).
Scheme 52: Synthesis of hexopyranosyl double-headed pyrimidine homonucleosides 200a–c.
Figure 2: 3′-C-Ethynyl-β-ᴅ-allopyranonucleoside derivatives 201a–f.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of 3′-C-(1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazolyl)-double-headed pyranonucleosides 203–207.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of 3′-C-(1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazolyl)-double-headed pyranonucleosides 208 and 209.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of 3′-C-(1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazolyl)-double-headed pyranonucleoside 210.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of double-headed acyclic nucleosides (2S,3R)-1,4-bis(thymine-1-yl)butane-2,3-diol (213a) ...
Scheme 57: Synthesis of double-headed acyclic nucleosides (2R,3S)-1,4-bis(thymine-1-yl)butane-2,3-diol (213c) ...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of double-headed acetylated 1,3,4-oxadiazino[6,5-b]indolium-substituted C-nucleosides 218b...
Scheme 59: Synthesis of double-headed acyclic nucleoside 222.
Scheme 60: Synthesis of functionalized 1,2-bis(1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)ethane-1,2-diols 223a–f.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of acyclic double-headed 1,2,4-triazino[5,6-b]indole C-nucleosides 226–231.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of double-headed 1,3,4-thiadiazoline, 1,3,4-oxadiazoline, and 1,2,4-triazoline acyclo C-n...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of double-headed acyclo C-nucleosides 240–242.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of double-headed acyclo C-nucleoside 246.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleoside 250.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleoside 253.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleosides 259a–d.
Scheme 68: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleoside 261.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically active 2-amino-1,3-diols.
Scheme 1: Stereoselective synthesis of the pinane-fused oxazolidin-2-one 9.
Figure 2: NOESY experiments and X-ray structure elucidation of oxazolidin-2-one 9.
Scheme 2: Stereoselective synthesis of the pinane spiro-fused oxazolidin-2-one 12.
Scheme 3: Parallel synthesis of 2-amino-1,3-diols.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of N-benzyl-2-amino-1,3-diol 16.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 2-amino-1,3-diols.
Figure 3: NOESY experiments and X-ray structure proofment of the structure of oxazolidine 17.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2-phenyliminooxazolidines.
Figure 4: Proposed pathway for the ring–ring tautomerism.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Kinetic mechanisms. In each case E represents the free enzyme, other species starting E are other e...
Figure 1: Reaction progress for “ordered, second” kinetics and the effect of D/Q (e.g., NADH/NAD+) ratio. S0 ...
Figure 2: Effect of the initial starting material concentration and enzyme E value for “ordered, second” kine...
Figure 3: Effects of key enzyme parameters on the fall in product ee during reaction for “ordered, second” ki...
Figure 4: Reaction progress for “ping-pong, second” kinetics, and the effect of the ratio of donor to prochir...
Figure 5: Effect of the key ee decline parameter (eeDP) of the enzyme on the product ee for “ping-pong, secon...
Figure 6: Effects of prochiral substrate concentration and its KM value for “ping-pong, first” kinetics. Inpu...
Figure 7: Effect of eeDP and k−4 · Keq/k4 on the product ee at high conversion for “ping-pong, first” kinetic...
Figure 8: Progress curves for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diacid esterification. The plot shows the increasin...
Figure 9: Effects on the ee of the product formed early in the reaction for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diaci...
Figure 10: Increase in the product ee as the reaction proceeds for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diacid esterifi...
Figure 11: Effects on the ee at high conversion for diacid ester synthesis, “ping-pong, both” kinetics. Parame...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 805–812, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.69
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Figure 1: Generation of the six-membered byproduct A from thionation reactions using Lawesson’s reagent.
Figure 2: Work-up procedure for the reaction with LR.
Figure 3: Modified process for the synthesis of 2e via phase separation.
Scheme 1: Modified process for the synthesis of pincer ligand 4.
Scheme 2: Modified process for the synthesis of pincer-type ligand 6.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 589–621, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.53
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Figure 1: Potential classification of plastic recycling processes. The area covered by the present review is ...
Figure 2: EG produced during glycolytic depolymerisation of PET using DEG + DPG as solvent and titanium(IV) n...
Scheme 1: Simplified representation of the conversion of 1,4-PBD to C16–C44 macrocycles using Ru metathesis c...
Figure 3: Main added-value monomers obtainable by catalytic depolymerisation of PET via chemolytic methods.
Scheme 2: Hydrogenolytic depolymerisation of PET by ruthenium complexes.
Scheme 3: Depolymerisation of PET via catalytic hydrosilylation by Ir(III) pincer complex.
Scheme 4: Catalytic hydrolysis (top) and methanolysis (bottom) reactions of PET.
Scheme 5: Depolymerisation of PET by glycolysis with ethylene glycol.
Figure 4: Glycolysis of PET: evolution of BHET yield over time, with and without zinc acetate catalyst (196 °...
Scheme 6: Potential activated complex for the glycolysis reaction of PET catalysed by metallated ILs and evol...
Scheme 7: One-pot, two-step process for PET repurposing via chemical recycling.
Scheme 8: Synthetic routes to PLA.
Scheme 9: Structures of the zinc molecular catalysts used for PLA-methanolysis in various works. a) See [265], b) ...
Scheme 10: Depolymerisation of PLLA by Zn–N-heterocyclic carbene complex.
Scheme 11: Salalen ligands.
Scheme 12: Catalytic hydrogenolysis of PLA.
Scheme 13: Catalytic hydrosilylation of PLA.
Scheme 14: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PBT and PCL by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 15: Glycolysis reaction of PCT by diethylene glycol.
Scheme 16: Polymerisation–depolymerisation cycle of 3,4-T6GBL.
Scheme 17: Polymerisation–depolymerisation cycle of 2,3-HDB.
Scheme 18: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PBPAC by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 19: Catalytic hydrolysis (top), alcoholysis (middle) and aminolysis (bottom) reactions of PBPAC.
Scheme 20: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PPC (top) and PEC (bottom) by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 21: Polymerisation-depolymerisation cycle of BEP.
Scheme 22: Hydrogenolysis of polyamides using soluble Ru catalysts.
Scheme 23: Catalytic depolymerisation of epoxy resin/carbon fibres composite.
Scheme 24: Depolymerisation of polyethers with metal salt catalysts and acyl chlorides.
Scheme 25: Proposed mechanism for the iron-catalysed depolymerisation reaction of polyethers. Adapted with per...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 581–588, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.52
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Figure 1: A) Tetracyclic core of steroids and possible sites of bond cleavages for secosteroids. B)The first ...
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of 9,11-secosterols.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of starting materials. Reagents and conditions: i) NaBH4, EtOH/CH2Cl2 1:1, 2 h, rt, then ...
Scheme 3: Oxidation of diols 5 and 6 with NaOCl·5H2O.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 283–292, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.27
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Scheme 1: Scope of the nitrostyrenes 1 in the Diels–Alder reaction with CPD (dr = exo:endo).
Figure 1: The structure assignment of norbornenes 2 by 1H (a) and NOE (b) NMR spectroscopy.
Figure 2: 13C NMR spectrum of the mixture of exo- and endo-isomers of norbornene 2l.
Figure 3: The predicted reaction pathway for the Diels–Alder reaction of nitrostyrene 1h with CPD is displaye...
Scheme 2: The Diels–Alder reaction of nitrostyrene 1h with spiro[2.4]hepta-4,6-diene.
Scheme 3: Diels–Alder reaction of nitrostyrenes 1 with CHD (dr = exo:endo). (а) Reaction under microwave acti...
Scheme 4: Kinetic study of reactions of 1h with CPD and CHD.
Figure 4: Kinetic curves for the reactions of nitrostyrene 1h with CPD (50–130 °C) and CHD at 110 °C.
Scheme 5: The Diels–Alder reaction of the nitrostyrene 1h with 1-methoxy-1,3-cyclohexadiene.
Scheme 6: Selected chemical transformations of norbornenes 2 (dr = exo:endo).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 139–155, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.15
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of representative macrocycles.
Figure 2: Ba2+-induced intermolecular [2 + 2]-photocycloaddition of crown ether-functionalized substrates 1 a...
Figure 3: Energy transfer system constructed of a BODIPY–zinc porphyrin–crown ether triad assembly bound to a...
Figure 4: The sensitizer 5 was prepared by a flavin–zinc(II)–cyclen complex for the photooxidation of benzyl ...
Figure 5: Enantiodifferentiating Z–E photoisomerization of cyclooctene sensitized by a chiral sensitizer as t...
Figure 6: Structures of the modified CDs as chiral sensitizing hosts. Adapted with permission from [24], Copyrigh...
Figure 7: Supramolecular 1:1 and 2:2 complexations of AC with the cationic β-CD derivatives 16–21 and subsequ...
Figure 8: Construction of the TiO2–AuNCs@β-CD photocatalyst. Republished with permission of The Royal Society...
Figure 9: Visible-light-driven conversion of benzyl alcohol to H2 and a vicinal diol or to H2 and benzaldehyd...
Figure 10: (a) Structures of CDs, (b) CoPyS, and (c) EY. Republished with permission of The Royal Society of C...
Figure 11: Conversion of CO2 to CO by ReP/HO-TPA–TiO2. Republished with permission of The Royal Society of Che...
Figure 12: Thiacalix[4]arene-protected TiO2 clusters for H2 evolution. Reprinted with permission from [37], Copyri...
Figure 13: 4-Methoxycalix[7]arene film-based TiO2 photocatalytic system. Reprinted from [38], Materials Today Chem...
Figure 14: (a) Photodimerization of 6-methylcoumarin (22). (b) Catalytic cycle for the photodimerization of 22...
Figure 15: Formation of a supramolecular PDI–CB[7] complex and structures of monomers and the chain transfer a...
Figure 16: Ternary self-assembled system for photocatalytic H2 evolution (a) and structure of 27 (b). Figure 16 reprodu...
Figure 17: Structures of COP-1, CMP-1, and their substrate S-1 and S-2.
Figure 18: Supramolecular self-assembly of the light-harvesting system formed by WP5, β-CAR, and Chl-b. Reprod...
Figure 19: Photocyclodimerization of AC based on WP5 and WP6.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 28–41, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.4
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Figure 1: Homotropane (azabicyclononane) systems.
Figure 2: Alkaloids (−)-adaline (1), (+)-euphococcinine (2) and (+)-N-methyleuphococcinine (3).
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies before 1995.
Scheme 2: Synthesis (±)-adaline (1) and (±)-euphococcinine (2). Reagents and conditions: i) 1. dihydropyran, ...
Scheme 3: Synthesis (+)-euphococcinine (2). Reagents and conditions: i) H2O2, SeO2 (cat), acetone, rt, 88%; i...
Scheme 4: Synthesis (+)-euphococcinine (2). Reagents and conditions: i) 2,4-bis(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1,3-dithia-2...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of (±)-euphococcinine precursor (±)-42. Reagents and conditions: i) Bu3SnH, AIBN, toluene...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of (−)-adaline (1). Reagents and conditions: i) LiH2NBH3, THF, 40 °C, 88%; ii) TPAP, NMO,...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of (−)-adaline (1) and (−)-euphococcinine (2). Reagents and conditions: i) 1. BuLi, t-BuO...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of (−)-adaline (1). Reagents and conditions: i) Ref. [52]; ii) Et3N, TBDMSOTf, CH2Cl2, 0 °C t...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of (+)-euphococcinine (2). Reagents and conditions: i) 1. Cp2ZrCl2,AlMe3, CH2Cl2; 2. p-me...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of (−)-adaline 1. Reagents and conditions: i) 1. CuBr.DMS, Et2O/DMS, -42 ºC; 2. 1-heptyne...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of (−)-euphococcinine (2) and (−)-adaline (1). Reagents and conditions: i) 102, KHMDS, Et2...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of N-methyleuphococcinine 3. Reagents and conditions: i) 108 (1.5 equiv), 3,5-di-F-C6H3B(...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2272–2281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.188
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Figure 1: Structure of PBA-BODIPY (1) and schematic representation of dextran (Dex) and PBA-BODIPY conjugated...
Scheme 1: Schematic representation of dextran/PBA-BODIPY bioconjugations in: A. conventional solution-based c...
Figure 2: A) Amount of recovered PBA-BODIPY (1, i.e., nonreacted 1) in the mixtures DMSO/EtOH and in the seri...
Figure 3: A) UV–vis absorption and B) fluorescence emission spectra (λexc = 380 nm) of the BODIPY-dextran con...
Figure 4: A) Hydrodynamic diameter of (nm) conjugate Dex-1b (at 1 mg/mL in H2O, black curve) and PBS (red cur...
Figure 5: Fluorescence emission spectra of pyrene (4.4 × 10−8 M) in water and in a water solution in the pres...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1936–1946, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.160
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Figure 1: Representative fluorinated nucleos(t)ides and acyclonucleotides.
Figure 2: Acyclonucleotides as nucleotide surrogates.
Figure 3: Olefination approaches and ring-opening of oxetane derivatives.
Scheme 1: Preparation of fluoroakylidene-oxetanes and their ring-opening reactions.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of benzyloxy-substituted fluoroethylidene-oxetane derivative 8.
Scheme 3: Effect of the medium on the selective formation of derivative 10.
Scheme 4: Mechanism for the formation of dihydrofuran 10.
Scheme 5: Mechanism for the formation of unsaturated lactones 14 and 15.
Scheme 6: Opening reaction of ethyl 2-(oxetanyl-3-idene)acetate (16).
Scheme 7: Functionalization of bromomethyllactone 15 and its analogues.
Scheme 8: Functionalization by substitution reaction of the bromide E-1d vs ring-opening reaction of the oxet...
Scheme 9: Preparation of tetrasubstituted fluoroalkenes.