Cationic cobalt-catalyzed [1,3]-rearrangement of N-alkoxycarbonyloxyanilines

• Itaru Nakamura,
• Mao Owada,
• Takeru Jo and
• Masahiro Terada

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1972–1979, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.172

• catalyst; concerted reaction; N–O bond; rearrangement; Introduction The 2-aminophenol moiety is ubiquitously found as a core structure of biologically active compounds, such as tigecycline [1], iguratimod [2], and phosalone (Scheme 1) [3]. The scaffolds have also been frequently utilized as synthetic

Synthesis of pyrimido[1,6-a]quinoxalines via intermolecular trapping of thermally generated acyl(quinoxalin-2-yl)ketenes by Schiff bases

• Svetlana O. Kasatkina,
• Ekaterina E. Stepanova,
• Maksim V. Dmitriev,
• Ivan G. Mokrushin and
• Andrey N. Maslivets

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1734–1742, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.147

• (quinoxaline fused by a six-membered heterocycle at the [a]-side) are promising biologically active compounds. Recent research studies revealed that they can act as inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) [3], inhibitors of hepatitis C virus [4], 5-HT2C agonists [5][6][7], substances for controlling

• catalysts. The elaborated method might be applicable to the syntheses of pharmaceutically important substances. Quinoxaline-based 6/6/6-angularly fused scaffolds and respective examples of biologically active compounds. Synthetic routes towards the pyrimido[1,6-a]quinoxaline scaffold. Acyl(quinoxalin-2-yl

Synthesis of pyrazolopyrimidinones using a “one-pot” approach under microwave irradiation

• Mark Kelada,
• John M. D. Walsh,
• Robert W. Devine,
• Patrick McArdle and
• John C. Stephens

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1222–1228, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.104

• the development of novel biologically active compounds based on the pyrazolopyrimidinone scaffold, we sought to develop a simple one-pot synthesis of the nitrogen-fused bicyclic system. In order to establish reaction conditions for this one-pot synthesis, we began by seeking general reaction

Rhodium-catalyzed C–H functionalization of heteroarenes using indoleBX hypervalent iodine reagents

• Erwann Grenet,
• Ashis Das,
• Paola Caramenti and
• Jérôme Waser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1208–1214, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.102

• also omnipresent in bioactive compounds [2]. It can be directly bound to other heterocycles, such as a dihydropyrazidinone in hamacanthine A (4) (Figure 1) [3]. Due to their occurrence in biologically active compounds, it is therefore attractive to develop new methods to functionalize pyridinones. The

Diastereoselective auxiliary- and catalyst-controlled intramolecular aza-Michael reaction for the elaboration of enantioenriched 3-substituted isoindolinones. Application to the synthesis of a new pazinaclone analogue

• Romain Sallio,
• Stéphane Lebrun,
• Frédéric Capet,
• Francine Agbossou-Niedercorn,
• Christophe Michon and
• Eric Deniau

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 593–602, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.46

• -transfer catalyst; 3-substituted isoindolinones; Introduction Isoindolinones I (Figure 1), e.g., 2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-ones, also called phthalimidines are bicyclic lactams whose molecular structure is the basis of a wide range of alkaloids and biologically active compounds [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9

Mannich base-connected syntheses mediated by ortho-quinone methides

• Petra Barta,
• Ferenc Fülöp and
• István Szatmári

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 560–575, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.43

• transferred as building blocks into several natural or biologically active compounds. Thanks to the immense number of possibilities for Mannich reaction through the use of various amines, aldehydes and electron-rich aromatic compounds, the continued evolution of the literature on these reactions appears to be

5-Aminopyrazole as precursor in design and synthesis of fused pyrazoloazines

• Ranjana Aggarwal and
• Suresh Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 203–242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.15

• biologically active compounds [80][81][82][83]. Consequently, there has been an ongoing interest in the synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines [84][85][86]. Navarrete et al. [87] reported the reaction of acetylacetone (104) with 5-amino-3-(4-iodophenyl)pyrazole 103 in ethanol that gives pyrazolo[1,5-a

CF₃SO₂X (X = Na, Cl) as reagents for trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethylsulfenyl-, -sulfinyl- and -sulfonylation. Part 1: Use of CF₃SO₂Na

• Hélène Guyon,
• Hélène Chachignon and
• Dominique Cahard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2764–2799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.272

• -featuring molecules [5]. Its oxidised congeners CF3S(O) and CF3SO2 are also well-developed as structural units in biologically active compounds, catalysts for synthesis, and functional materials. The chemistry of CF3Se derivatives is less developed but basically shares the same synthetic approaches with

Vinylphosphonium and 2-aminovinylphosphonium salts – preparation and applications in organic synthesis

• Anna Kuźnik,
• Roman Mazurkiewicz and
• Beata Fryczkowska

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2710–2738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.269

• , followed by the intramolecular Wittig reaction gave the corresponding 3,6-dihydropyran derivatives 44 in yields of 34–56% and a high enantioselectivity of 95–98% (Scheme 30) [43]. Pyran derivatives are structural elements of many natural biologically active compounds [44][45][46][47]. 2.2.2. Reactions with

• presence of sodium hydride provided quinoline derivatives 57 in 41–64% yield (Scheme 38) [33]. Palacios et al. used 2-aminovinylphosphonium salts 58 for the synthesis of biologically active compounds or their precursors, e.g., azadiene 59, which is a precursor of the important γ-aminobutyric acid (60) in

Mechanochemical synthesis of thioureas, ureas and guanidines

• Vjekoslav Štrukil

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1828–1849, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.178

• application as organocatalysts and sensors. On the other hand, the specific and unique nature of each of these functionalities render (thio)ureas and guanidines as the key constituents of pharmaceuticals and other biologically active compounds. Keywords: guanidines; mechanochemistry; solid state synthesis

Iodoarene-catalyzed cyclizations of N-propargylamides and β-amidoketones: synthesis of 2-oxazolines

• Somaia Kamouka and
• Wesley J. Moran

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1823–1827, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.177

• biologically-active compounds containing an oxazoline ring. Our previous and current iodoarene-catalyzed cyclizations. 2-Iodoanisole-catalyzed cyclization of N-propargylamides. Postulated mechanism for N-propargylamide cyclization. Synthesis of β-amidoketones 5. 2-Iodoanisole-catalyzed cyclization of β

Effect of uridine protecting groups on the diastereoselectivity of uridine-derived aldehyde 5’-alkynylation

• Raja Ben Othman,
• Mickaël J. Fer,
• Laurent Le Corre,
• Sandrine Calvet-Vitale and
• Christine Gravier-Pelletier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1533–1541, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.153

• ; nucleoside; protecting groups; uridine; Introduction Nucleoside and nucleotide derivatives or analogues are biologically active compounds of major interest [1][2]. Their widespread applications span from therapeutic agents, such as antibacterial [3][4][5], antiviral [6] or antitumor [7][8] drugs, to

Sustainable synthesis of 3-substituted phthalides via a catalytic one-pot cascade strategy from 2-formylbenzoic acid with β-keto acids in glycerol

• Lina Jia and
• Fuzhong Han

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1425–1429, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.139

• straightforward method for the preparation of several biologically active compounds of medicinal and agrochemical interest [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. Notably, the decarboxylative reaction of β-keto acids provides a traceless means of activation with CO2 as the only byproduct. On the other hand, glycerol

New tricks of well-known aminoazoles in isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions and antibacterial activity of the compounds synthesized

• Maryna V. Murlykina,
• Maryna N. Kornet,
• Sergey M. Desenko,
• Svetlana V. Shishkina,
• Oleg V. Shishkin,
• Aleksander A. Brazhko,
• Vladimir I. Musatov,
• Erik V. Van der Eycken and
• Valentin A. Chebanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1050–1063, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.104

• antimicrobial effect. For most of the stuctures a 30–50% increase in biomass of Gram-positive strains (mainly B. subtilis) compared to control was observed. After a detailed study this effect may be used to stimulate the growth of producers of biologically active compounds. Alternative structures A and B for

Synthesis of tetrasubstituted pyrazoles containing pyridinyl substituents

• Josef Jansa,
• Ramona Schmidt,
• Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye,
• Laura Castoldi,
• Alexander Roller,
• Vittorio Pace and
• Wolfgang Holzer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 895–902, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.90

• condensation product was confirmed by crystal structure analysis. Keywords: Negishi coupling; NMR (1H; 13C; 15N); pyrazole; pyridine; X-ray structure analysis; Introduction The pyrazole nucleus is a frequently occurring motif in many pharmaceuticals [1][2] and biologically active compounds [3][4

Metal-free hydroarylation of the side chain carbon–carbon double bond of 5-(2-arylethenyl)-3-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles in triflic acid

• Anna S. Zalivatskaya,
• Dmitry S. Ryabukhin,
• Marina V. Tarasenko,
• Alexander Yu. Ivanov,
• Irina A. Boyarskaya,
• Elena V. Grinenko,
• Ludmila V. Osetrova,
• Eugeniy R. Kofanov and
• Aleksander V. Vasilyev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 883–894, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.89

• products, oxadiazoles 2 (Scheme 1) are structurally close to many biologically active compounds and drugs [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49], which contain a chain of three carbon atoms, two aryl rings on one end of this chain, and further functional groups on the other end of it (Figure 2

• -oxadiazoles in high yields. The reactive electrophilic intermediates of this hydroarylation process are N4,C-diprotonated forms of the starting oxadiazoles. 1,2,4-Oxadiazole-based drugs. General structure for various biologically active compounds containing three carbon atoms, two aryl rings and functional

Synthesis of 1-indanones with a broad range of biological activity

• Marika Turek,
• Dorota Szczęsna,
• Marek Koprowski and
• Piotr Bałczewski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 451–494, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.48

• -indanone derivatives 66 were obtained in 13–86% yields (Scheme 22). This method was further applied to the synthesis of biologically active compounds, such as 1-tetralones, 1-benzosuberones and donepezil (a potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease). Halo-1

• -indanones and their heteroatom analogues 138–142 which may be further converted into biologically active compounds (Figure 4) [72]. Products 138–142 were obtained by electrocyclization of the substrates substituted by electron-withdrawing groups, such as CO2Me, P(O)(OEt)2, CN or NO2. This reaction was

• was converted to the expected, estrogen receptor modulator 216 (Scheme 59). 3-Arylindan-1-ones 219, versatile intermediates for the synthesis of a number of biologically active compounds, have been synthesized from α-diazo-β-keto ester 218 via a intramolecular C–H insertion reaction catalyzed by the

Continuous-flow synthesis of highly functionalized imidazo-oxadiazoles facilitated by microfluidic extraction

• Ananda Herath and
• Nicholas D. P. Cosford

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 239–246, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.26

• and Discussion Historically the 1,2,4-oxadiazole scaffold has been used by medicinal chemists as a ubiquitous bioisosteric replacement of amide and ester functionalities in a wide variety of biologically active compounds [23][24]. This motif is found in several drugs and drug leads including

Synthesis, dynamic NMR characterization and XRD studies of novel N,N’-substituted piperazines for bioorthogonal labeling

• Constantin Mamat,
• Marc Pretze,
• Matthew Gott and
• Martin Köckerling

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2478–2489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.242

• development of new building blocks for specific and bioorthogonal labeling of biologically active compounds is of high importance. Depending on their size and composition, building blocks can influence (bio-)chemical parameters such as the lipophilicity (log P) affecting the solubility and the biological

Selective and eco-friendly procedures for the synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives. The role of the Er(OTf)₃ catalyst in the reaction selectivity

• Natividad Herrera Cano,
• Jorge G. Uranga,
• Mónica Nardi,
• Antonio Procopio,
• Daniel A. Wunderlin and
• Ana N. Santiago

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2410–2419, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.235

• ) trifluoromethanesulfonate; green procedure; heterocycle; Introduction The formation of heterocyclic compounds is a very important task in organic synthesis, mainly because they are present in numerous biologically active compounds and in several natural products [1]. Among them the presence of benzimidazole [2][3][4][5][6

Combined experimental and theoretical studies of regio- and stereoselectivity in reactions of β-isoxazolyl- and β-imidazolyl enamines with nitrile oxides

• Ilya V. Efimov,
• Marsel Z. Shafikov,
• Nikolai A. Beliaev,
• Natalia N. Volkova,
• Tetyana V. Beryozkina,
• Wim Dehaen,
• Zhijin Fan,
• Viktoria V. Grishko,
• Gert Lubec,
• Pavel A. Slepukhin and
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2390–2401, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.233

• Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering 300071 Tianjin, China Laboratory of Biologically Active Compounds, Institute of Technical Chemistry Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Academician Korolev str., Perm, Russia Medical University of Vienna, Department of Pediatrics, 14

A new and expeditious synthesis of all enantiomerically pure stereoisomers of rosaprostol, an antiulcer drug

• Wiesława Perlikowska,
• Remigiusz Żurawiński and
• Marian Mikołajczyk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2234–2239, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.215

• stereostructure–bioactivity relationship in biologically active compounds [18][19], including selected prostanoids [20][21][22], we decided to synthesize all four rosaprostol stereoisomers 1a–d in enantiomerically pure form (Figure 2). The two rosaprostol stereoisomers 1c and 1d have an absolute configuration at

Stereo- and regioselectivity of the hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of nitroso derivatives with conjugated dienes

• Lucie Brulíková,
• Aidan Harrison,
• Marvin J. Miller and
• Jan Hlaváč

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1949–1980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.184

• biologically active compounds. It is a variant of the Diels–Alder reaction where either the diene or the dienophile contains a heteroatom. Hetero-Diels–Alder reactions between conjugated dienes and nitroso dienophiles affording 1,2-oxazines are utilized for the synthesis of many biologically active molecules

Synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4(3H)-ones: Rearrangement of pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,3,4]oxadiazines and regioselective intramolecular cyclization of 1,2-biscarbamoyl-substituted 1H-pyrroles

• Kkonnip Son and
• Seong Jun Park

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1780–1787, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.168

• considered to be more facile and practical than previously reported procedures. Keywords: intramolecular cyclization; pyrrolooxadiazines; pyrrolotriazinone; rearrangement; Introduction Pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4(3H)-ones have been considered to be biologically active compounds. For example, these

Three-component synthesis of highly functionalized aziridines containing a peptide side chain and their one-step transformation into β-functionalized α-ketoamides

• Lena Huck,
• Juan F. González,
• Elena de la Cuesta and
• J. Carlos Menéndez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1772–1777, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.166

• moieties occur in many natural products and are also encountered in unnatural biologically active compounds including drugs in clinical use, especially in the field of cancer treatment [1]. In the areas of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology, aziridines are of current interest as starting materials