Atom-economical group-transfer reactions with hypervalent iodine compounds

• Andreas Boelke,
• Peter Finkbeiner and
• Boris J. Nachtsheim

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1263–1280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.108

• -catalysed reaction with diazo compounds 42 (Scheme 22) [56]. This strategy is not only atom economic regarding the applied hypervalent iodine reagent but also with regard to the chosen substrate. The metal carbene species generated from the diazo compounds displays nucleophilic as well as electrophilic

• reactivity at the same carbon atom and only gaseous dinitrogen is produced as stoichiometric waste. The reaction provides oxyalkynylated products 43 in high yields and addresses a broad scope of diazo derivatives 42 and EBX compounds 36a. For diazo compounds bearing hydrogen, alkyl or aryl groups (R1

• of elemental nitrogen is lost over the course of the reaction. The overall AE is only diminished by the necessity to use two equivalents of the diazo compound (AE = 74% for 43b). Furthermore, an enantioselective version of this oxyalkynylation (for R1 = H) was developed [57]. Employing a chiral

One hundred years of benzotropone chemistry

• Arif Dastan,
• Haydar Kilic and
• Nurullah Saracoglu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98

• benzotropones 11 and 12 (Scheme 14 and Scheme 33) [78]. Diazo compound 76 was prepared from 4,5-benzotropone hydrazone under oxidative conditions. Irradiation of matrix-isolated 7-diazo-7H-benzo[7]annulene (76) afforded a mixture of triplet 7H-benzo[7]annulenylidene (77), 2,3-benzobicyclo[4.1.0]hepta-2,4,6

• ], while the allenic rearrangement product 183 for the carbene 75 was not detected in the photolysis of a diazo compound (Scheme 33) [78]. 2,3-Benzotropone (12) was converted to gem-dichloride 187 to achieve diazirine as carbene precursor (Scheme 33) [77][144]. 3.2.2. Ring-expansion reactions via a tropone

• of azo, nitro, and amino derivatives of 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239) (Scheme 42) [164]. While 7-amino derivative 264 was prepared via diazo coupling of 239 with diazotized p-toluidine in a pyridine solution followed by hydrogenation, the nitration of 239 in acetic acid solution afforded nitro

Addition of dithi(ol)anylium tetrafluoroborates to α,β-unsaturated ketones

• Yu-Chieh Huang,
• An Nguyen,
• Simone Gräßle,
• Sylvia Vanderheiden,
• Nicole Jung and
• Stefan Bräse

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 515–522, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.37

• Discussion Addition to α,β-unsaturated ketones Since we could show the benefits of a use of dithi(ol)anylium TFBs instead of ketene 1,3-dithioacetals for the addition of diazo components [31], we were interested in a more general use of dithi(ol)anylium TFBs for the addition to electrophiles in α-position to

Stimuli-responsive oligonucleotides in prodrug-based approaches for gene silencing

• Françoise Debart,
• Christelle Dupouy and
• Jean-Jacques Vasseur

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 436–469, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.32

• suitable reagent, which generally is a diazo derivative bearing a photoresponsive moiety, or b) incorporation of an appropriate photocaged phosphoramidite during the solid-supported ON synthesis [73][78]. The advantage of the first approach is that the functionalization results from a reaction with

• available unmodified ONs, while the second approach first requires the synthesis of a modified unit followed by its incorporation into ON during solid-phase synthesis. However, the first approach is far less efficient than the second one because the labeling of phosphodiester linkages with diazo compounds

• is not specific to a given phosphodiester in siRNA and cannot be controlled in location and the amount of caging units, yielding a random mixture of ONs. Moreover, diazo compounds exhibit certain reactivity toward nucleobases that can lead to undesired side reactions [74]. Considering their RNAi

Progress in copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation

• Guan-bao Li,
• Chao Zhang,
• Chun Song and
• Yu-dao Ma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 155–181, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.11

• proceeded via radical intermediates (Scheme 25), which is analogous to Sandmeyer halogenations of diazonium salts. First, the trifluoromethyl copper(I) species is generated from TMSCF3 and copper salt. Then, Cu(I)CF3 transfers one electron to the diazonium salt affording Cu(II)CF3 and a diazo radical

• following by the formation of an aryl radial from the diazo radical through the release of nitrogen. Finally, the aryl radical reacts with Cu(II)CF3 furnishing the trifluoromethylated product along with copper(I) salt. Compared with Fu’s method, this process needs an extra step to generate the diazionium

• (tpy) and a small amount of water as the co-solvent. A range of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates were smoothly converted to the corresponding analogues in acceptable yields. A mechanistic study indicated that a radical process was involved in this conversion (Scheme 28). First, the diazo radical

Rh(II)-mediated domino [4 + 1]-annulation of α-cyanothioacetamides using diazoesters: A new entry for the synthesis of multisubstituted thiophenes

• Jury J. Medvedev,
• Ilya V. Efimov,
• Yuri M. Shafran,
• Vitaliy V. Suslonov,
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev and
• Valerij A. Nikolaev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2569–2576, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.253

• was also shown that α-cyanothioacetamides easily interact with dirhodium carboxylates to give rather stable 2:1 complexes, resulting in an evident decrease in the efficiency of the catalytic process at moderate temperatures (20–30 °C). Keywords: [4 + 1]-annulation; catalysis; diazo compounds; domino

• domino reactions of diazo compounds with intermediate formation of ylides [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Thus, it was for example shown that ammonium or oxonium ylides generated in the course of intermolecular processes can be easily trapped by ketones, imines, α,β-unsaturated

• thioamides 1a–e of cyanoacetic acid (differing in the structure of substituents in the amino fragment) and diazoesters of three types: acyclic diazomalonates 2a,b, their cyclic analogue, 5-diazo-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione (diazo Meldrum’s acid, 2c), as well as α-cyanodiazoacetic ester 2d were used in

Hydrolysis, polarity, and conformational impact of C-terminal partially fluorinated ethyl esters in peptide models

• Vladimir Kubyshkin and
• Nediljko Budisa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2442–2457, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.241

• added to a solution of N-acetylproline in water (2.5 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. Then, trifluoroacetic acid (0.1 mL) was added, and the mixture was stirred for an additional hour to quench residual diazo compound. The solution was then freeze-dried. Purification of the

• crude material on a silica gel column afforded 30 mg of 4 as a clear oil (yield 20%). When the diazo compound was generated in an acetonitrile/water (1:1) mixture (4.5 mL), no heating was applied, and N-acetylproline was added to the yellowish mixture 5 min after mixing the amine with the nitrite. From

Conjugated nitrosoalkenes as Michael acceptors in carbon–carbon bond forming reactions: a review and perspective

• Yaroslav D. Boyko,
• Valentin S. Dorokhov,
• Alexey Yu. Sukhorukov and
• Sema L. Ioffe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2214–2234, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.220

• observed. Triphenylarsonium ylides were also studied in the reaction with nitrosoalkenes, yet lower yields of isoxazolines 93 were obtained as compared to sulfonium ylides [11]. Following the same reaction pattern, Cheng and co-workers [84] applied diazo compounds 96 instead of sulfonium ylides 92 in the

• reaction with α-bromo ketoximes 1 (Scheme 36). The reaction requires a copper catalyst, which transforms the diazo compound 96 into a metal carbene complex 97. The latter reacts with a nitrosoalkene intermediate NSA (formed from α-bromo ketoxime 1) producing isoxazoline 93 with recovery of the catalyst

• . Unfortunately, the reaction is complicated by a concurrent [3 + 2]-cycloaddition of diazo compounds 96 to nitrosoalkenes leading to N-nitrosopyrazoles 98 via intermediates 99. A substantial improvement of this isoxazoline ring-forming strategy was recently introduced by Li et al. [85], who achieved the

Phosphonic acid: preparation and applications

• Charlotte M. Sevrain,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2186–2213, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.219

• induced the silylation of diethyl phosphonate but also the phosphoramidate and the phosphinate functional groups. Other phosphonic acids possessing different functionalities including phosphine 56 [183], trimethylsilyl 57 [184], diazo 58 [185] or styrene 59 [186] moieties were also prepared efficiently

Synthesis of benzannelated sultams by intramolecular Pd-catalyzed arylation of tertiary sulfonamides

• Valentin A. Rassadin,
• Mirko Scholz,
• Anastasiia A. Klochkova,
• Armin de Meijere and
• Victor V. Sokolov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1932–1939, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.187

• sultams with a pyramidal nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom in the apex positions were prepared from the same kind of starting materials in good to excellent yields [20]. Quite recently, Xu et al. employed 1-diazo-1-ethoxycarbonylmethanesulfonamides for the synthesis of benzo-γ-sultams. The key step in the

• latter transformation was a rhodium octanoate-catalyzed intramolecular carbenoid insertion into an ortho CAr–H bond (Scheme 1) [21][22], which proceeded with good yields in most cases. However, with non-equivalent aryl ortho-positions in the starting diazo compounds, mixtures of regioisomers – virtually

A novel application of 2-silylated 1,3-dithiolanes for the synthesis of aryl/hetaryl-substituted ethenes and dibenzofulvenes

• Grzegorz Mlostoń,
• Paulina Pipiak,
• Róża Hamera-Fałdyga and
• Heinz Heimgartner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1900–1906, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.185

• applied [14]. Another approach, which opens access to diverse ethenes, is the ‘two-fold extrusion reaction’, which comprises the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition of a diazo compound with a thiocarbonyl dipolarophile and subsequent elimination of N2 followed by sulfur extrusion [15][16][17]. In our continuing studies

• on [3 + 2]-cycloadditions with thioketones and diazo compounds, we turned our attention to hetaryl thioketones [18]. It turned out that the presence of the hetaryl groups strongly influences the reactivity of these dipolarophiles in reactions with diazomethane (CH2N2, Schönberg reaction) [19][20][21

Contribution of microreactor technology and flow chemistry to the development of green and sustainable synthesis

• Flavio Fanelli,
• Giovanna Parisi,
• Leonardo Degennaro and
• Renzo Luisi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 520–542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.51

• " for safety reasons, such as those involving diazo compounds, hydrazine, azides, phosgene, cyanides and other hazardous chemicals could be performed with relatively low risk using flow technology [72][73][74][75][76]. Several research groups investigated this aspect, as highlighted by several available

• reviews [77][78]. Here we describe very recent reports with the aim to highlight the potential of flow chemistry in the field of hazardous chemistry under a greener perspective. Diazo compounds are recognized as versatile reagents in organic synthesis. Nevertheless, diazo compounds are also considered

• highly energetic reagents [79][80]. For this reason, the in situ generation of such reagents has been investigated under flow conditions. Moody and co-workers reported a new method for the in situ generation of diazo compounds as precursors of highly reactive metal carbenes (Scheme 16) [81]. As reported

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

• reactions leading to intermediates 197 and 198 [85]. The authors have also synthesized other fluorenone derivatives 200–204 by using this method (Scheme 56). 1.6 From diazo compounds Hashimoto et al. have proposed the synthesis of optically active 1,1’-spirobi[indan-3,3’-dione] derivative 208 (up to 80

• % enantiomeric excess) from bis(α-diazo-β-keto ester) 205 [86]. The key step of this synthesis was a double intramolecular C–H insertion process catalyzed by dirhodium(II) tetrakis[N-phthaloyl-(R or S)-tert-leucinate]. The resulting spiroindanone derivative 207 obtained from the intermediate 206, underwent

• , potentially more selective than known compounds [87]. Transformation of diazo compounds 209 into 1-indanone derivatives 210, catalyzed by rhodium acetate, has been one of the steps in the total synthesis of atipamezole analogues 211 (Scheme 58). The most common symptom of the menopause is hot flash, which is

Catalytic Wittig and aza-Wittig reactions

• Zhiqi Lao and
• Patrick H. Toy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2577–2587, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.253

• catalytic diaza-Wittig reactions (Scheme 20) [38]. In these reactions 76 (from the reduction of 44) was the catalyst that transformed diazo group containing starting materials 77 into pyridazine derivatives 78. In these reactions 44 was actually added to the reaction mixtures as the pre-catalyst that was

The in situ generation and reactive quench of diazonium compounds in the synthesis of azo compounds in microreactors

• Faith M. Akwi and
• Paul Watts

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1987–2004, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.186

• transfer synthesis’ in micro-chips for a diazo-coupling reaction [23]. The authors did not however employ a phase transfer catalyst, but rather the principle to increase the reaction selectivity in the diazo coupling of 5-methylresorcinol (10) to p-nitrobenzene diazonium tetrafloroborate (11) in a biphasic

Unusual reactions of diazocarbonyl compounds with α,β-unsaturated δ-amino esters: Rh(II)-catalyzed Wolff rearrangement and oxidative cleavage of N–H-insertion products

• Valerij A. Nikolaev,
• Jury J. Medvedev,
• Olesia S. Galkina,
• Ksenia V. Azarova and
• Christoph Schneider

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1904–1910, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.180

• products. These oxidation processes are mediated by Rh(II) catalysts possessing perfluorinated ligands. The formation of pyrrolidine structures, characteristic for catalytic reactions of diazoesters, was not observed in these processes at all. Keywords: diazo compounds; N–H-insertion; oxidation cleavage

• intermediates generated from diazo compounds (ammonium, oxonium, C=X-ylides and others) to react with a variety of electrophiles/nucleophiles yielding complex and challenging organic molecules from relatively straightforward initial compounds [9][10]. The research group by Hu and co-workers elaborated recently

• system of the amino ester to afford N-arylpyrrolidines B (Scheme 1). It was suggested that this strategy for the synthesis of pyrrolidines could be extended to diazo compounds of other types and structures, and, as with diazoesters, multi-substituted pyrrolidines are the principal reaction products in

On the cause of low thermal stability of ethyl halodiazoacetates

• Magnus Mortén,
• Martin Hennum and
• Tore Bonge-Hansen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1590–1597, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.155

• briefly studied the thermal, non-catalytic cyclopropanation of styrenes and compared the results to the analogous Rh(II)-catalyzed reactions. Keywords: carbenes; catalysis; cyclopropanation; halo diazoacetates; half-lives; thermal stability; Introduction The chemistry of diazo compounds has fascinated

• organic chemists ever since Theodor Curtius synthesized ethyl diazoacetate (EDA, 1) for the first time in 1883 [1]. Even today, after more than a century of research, diazo compounds still play an important role in state-of-the-art organic chemistry in areas such as for example C–H functionalization [2

• ]. The synthesis and properties of diazo compounds have been a topic of much interest, particularly relevant are their thermal stability and sensitivity towards Brønsted and Lewis acids. The monograph by Regitz and Maas gives an excellent overview on their preparation and properties [3]. The thermal

Multicomponent reactions: A simple and efficient route to heterocyclic phosphonates

• Mohammad Haji

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

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

• developed for the preparation of different 3-carbo-5-phosphonylpyrazoles 223 (Scheme 45) [83]. The corresponding phosphonylpyrazoles 223 were formed via a Claisen–Schmidt/1,3-dipolar cycloaddition/oxidation process under basic conditions in MeOH in 30–91% yields. The dual reactivity of diethyl (1-diazo-2

The synthesis of functionalized bridged polycycles via C–H bond insertion

• Jiun-Le Shih,
• Po-An Chen and
• Jeremy A. May

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 985–999, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.97

• major product, with the minor product coming from the predicted second-most preferred conformation 84. The May group also showed that the cascade reaction could be initiated from hydrazones. In the course of this work, it was discovered that NaOSiMe3 was a superior base for hydrazone to diazo conversion

• gold ketocarbenes 104 from alkynes (Scheme 22) [95]. Those carbenes are then capable of further transformations, including C–H bond insertion and the reaction with other alkynes. Notably, this approach avoids the use of unstable diazo compounds. The Zhang group also demonstrated that the gold carbenes

Enantioselective carbenoid insertion into C(sp³)–H bonds

• J. V. Santiago and
• A. H. L. Machado

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 882–902, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.87

• activation; chiral catalysis; diazo compounds; total synthesis; Introduction One of the major challenges met in organic synthesis is the formation of carbon–carbon bonds, in particular in a stereoselective way. Nucleophilic substitution reactions, radical reactions, cross-coupling reactions and the Heck

• the carbenoid intermediate can change its reactivity and hence the selectivity of the carbenoid reaction. The most commonly used diazo compounds rely on the formation of a donor/acceptor carbenoid intermediate type. The EWG increases the electrophilicity and reactivity of the donor/acceptor carbenoid

• -cuparenone (8) through the construction of a five-membered ring prepared by an enantioselective carbenoid insertion into a C(sp3)–H bond (Scheme 3) [34]. To carry out the cyclization, the carbenoid was formed by the action of Rh2(OAc)4 on the diazo compound 6. That intermediate intramolecularly inserted into

Recent advances in C(sp³)–H bond functionalization via metal–carbene insertions

• Bo Wang,
• Di Qiu,
• Yan Zhang and
• Jianbo Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 796–804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.78

• (I) complexes. In some cases, high regioselectivity and enantioselectivity have been achieved in the C–H bond insertion of small alkanes. This review highlights the most recent accomplishments in this field. Keywords: alkane; diazo compounds; C–H bond functionalization; C–H bond insertion; metal

• chiral porphyrins D4-por*, the enantioselective intermolecular carbene insertion into C(sp3)–H bonds was achieved with moderate to high selectivities (Scheme 7). Besides, the reaction of diazo compounds with benzylic, allylic and alkane C(sp3)–H bonds afforded the insertion products in up to 80% yield

Diradical reaction mechanisms in [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of hetaryl thioketones with alkyl- or trimethylsilyl-substituted diazomethanes

• Grzegorz Mlostoń,
• Paulina Pipiak and
• Heinz Heimgartner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 716–724, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.71

• products of the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition of the diazo dipole onto the C=S bond. The latter decompose only at higher temperature (ca. −40 °C) to generate thiocarbonyl S-isopropanide. In the absence of the starting thioketone, the corresponding thiiranes and/or ethene derivatives, formed from them via

Supramolecular polymer assembly in aqueous solution arising from cyclodextrin host–guest complexation

• Jie Wang,
• Zhiqiang Qiu,
• Yiming Wang,
• Li Li,
• Xuhong Guo,
• Duc-Truc Pham,
• Stephen F. Lincoln and
• Robert K. Prud’homme

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 50–72, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.7

• [93]. Structures of the poly(acrylate)-based polymers PAAAzo (trans), PAAAzo (cis), PAA3α-CD and PAA6α-CD, and the effects of the stereochemistry and photo-isomerism of the diazo substituents of PAA3β-CD and PAA6β-CD on their host–guest complexation by the α-CD substituents of PAA3α-CD and PAA6α-CD

Catalytic asymmetric formal synthesis of beraprost

• Yusuke Kobayashi,
• Ryuta Kuramoto and
• Yoshiji Takemoto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2654–2660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.285

• condensation followed by diazo-transfer reaction. The chiral dihydrobenzofuran scaffold (5 or 6) could be synthesized by asymmetric intramolecular oxa-Michael reaction (AIOM) of α,β-unsaturated amides 7 or 8. Such reactions are generally considered to be challenging due to low nucleophilicity of the oxygen

Synthesis of bi- and bis-1,2,3-triazoles by copper-catalyzed Huisgen cycloaddition: A family of valuable products by click chemistry

• Zhan-Jiang Zheng,
• Ding Wang,
• Zheng Xu and
• Li-Wen Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2557–2576, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.276

• diazo transfer agent (imidazole-1-sulfonyl azide) was performed to convert the amine group into the corresponding azide group, which provided a polymeric substrate for the second CuAAC reaction to give the desired bistriazoles (Scheme 23). In 2009, Zhu and co-workers found that copper(II) acetate (Cu