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Heteroleptic metallosupramolecular aggregates/complexation for supramolecular catalysis
- Prodip Howlader and
- Michael Schmittel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 597–630, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.62
- of the cage/architecture depends on its dynamics: the catalytic activity will correlate with the rate of thermal motion. As illustrated below, there are presently two phenomena known where continuous nanomechanical motion influences the catalytic activity: a) Increasing nanomechanical speed reduces
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Figure 1: Butterfly 1 (Figure was reprinted with permission from [45]. Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society. ...
Figure 2: Synthesis of the three-component heteroleptic molecular boat 8 and its use as a catalyst for the Kn...
Figure 3: Synthesis of the two-component triangle 14 and three-component heteroleptic prism 15 [59]. Figure was a...
Figure 4: Catalytic Michael addition reaction using the urea-decorated molecular prism 15 [59].
Figure 5: Self-assembly of two-component tetragonal prismatic architectures with different cavity size. Figur...
Figure 6: Construction of artificial LHS using rhodamine B as an acceptor and 24b as donor generating a photo...
Figure 7: Synthesis of supramolecular spheres with varying [AuCl] concentration inside the cavity. Figure was...
Figure 8: Hydroalkoxylation reaction of γ-allenol 34 in the presence of [AuCl]-encapsulated molecular spheres ...
Figure 9: Two-component heteroleptic triangles of different size containing a BINOL functionality. Figure was...
Figure 10: Asymmetric conjugate addition of chalcone 42 with trans-styrylboronic acid (43) catalyzed by BINOL-...
Figure 11: Encapsulation of monophosphoramidite-Rh(I) catalyst into a heteroleptic tetragonal prismatic cage 47...
Figure 12: (a) Representations of the basic HETPYP, HETPHEN, and HETTAP complex motifs. (b) The three-componen...
Figure 13: Two representative four-component rotors, with a (top) two-arm stator and (bottom) a four-arm stato...
Figure 14: Four-component rotors with a monohead rotator. Figure was adapted with permission from [94]. Copyright ...
Figure 15: (left) Click reaction catalyzed by rotors [Cu2(55)(60)(X)]2+. (right) Yield as a function of the ro...
Figure 16: A supramolecular AND gate. a) In truth table state (0,0) two nanoswitches serve as the receptor ens...
Figure 17: Two supramolecular double rotors (each has two rotational axes) and reference complex [Cu(78)]+ for...
Figure 18: The slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X = 83, 84, or 85). Figure is from [98] and was reprinted from the jo...
Figure 19: Catalysis of a conjugated addition reaction in the presence of the slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X ...
Figure 20: A rotating catalyst builds a catalytic machinery. For catalysis of the catalytic machinery, see Figure 21. F...
Figure 21: Catalytic machinery. Figure was adapted from [100] (“Evolution of catalytic machinery: three-component n...
Figure 22: An information system based on (re)shuffling components between supramolecular structures [99]. Figure ...
Figure 23: Switching between dimeric heteroleptic and homoleptic complex for OFF/ON catalytic formation of rot...
Figure 24: A chemically fueled catalytic system [112]. Figure was adapted from [112]. Copyright 2021 American Chemical S...
Figure 25: (Top) Operation of a fuel acid. (Bottom) Knoevenagel addition [112].
Figure 26: Development of the yield of Knoevenagel product 118 in a fueled system [112]. Figure was reprinted with ...
Figure 27: Weak-link strategy to increased catalytic activity in epoxide opening [119]. Figure was adapted from [24]. C...
Figure 28: A ON/OFF polymerization switch based on the weak-link approach [118]. Figure was reprinted with permissi...
Figure 29: A weak-link switch turning ON/OFF a Diels–Alder reaction [132]. Figure was reprinted with permission fro...
Figure 30: A catalyst duo allowing selective activation of one of two catalytic acylation reactions [133] upon subs...
Figure 31: A four-state switchable nanoswitch (redrawn from [134]).
Figure 32: Sequential catalysis as regulated by nanoswitch 138 and catalyst 139 in the presence of metal ions ...
Figure 33: Remote control of ON/OFF catalysis administrated by two nanoswitches through ion signaling (redrawn...
Shift of the reaction equilibrium at high pressure in the continuous synthesis of neuraminic acid
- Jannis A. Reich,
- Miriam Aßmann,
- Kristin Hölting,
- Paul Bubenheim,
- Jürgen Kuballa and
- Andreas Liese
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 567–579, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.59
- Abstract The importance of a compound that helps fight against influenza is, in times of a pandemic, self-evident. In order to produce these compounds in vast quantities, many researchers consider continuous flow reactors in chemical industry as next stepping stone for large scale production. For these
- reasons, the synthesis of N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) in a continuous fixed-bed reactor by an immobilized epimerase and aldolase was investigated in detail. The immobilized enzymes showed high stability, with half-life times > 173 days under storage conditions (6 °C in buffer) and reusability over 50
- recycling steps, and were characterized regarding the reaction kinetics (initial rate) and scalability (different lab scales) in a batch reactor. The reaction kinetics were studied in a continuous flow reactor. A high-pressure circular reactor (up to 130 MPa) was applied for the investigation of changes in
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Figure 1: Reaction sequence starting from GlcNAc with ManNAc as an intermediate. Pyr is added in the second s...
Figure 2: Enzyme loading after immobilization of the epimerase and aldolase on different carriers.
Figure 3: Evaluation of immobilized epimerase on different carriers with respect to specific activity. Reacti...
Figure 4: Evaluation of immobilized aldolase on different carriers with respect to specific activity. Reactio...
Figure 5: Relative activities in repetitive batch experiments of the immobilized epimerase on polymethacrylat...
Figure 6: Relative activities in repetitive batch experiments of the immobilized aldolase on amino methacryla...
Figure 7: Recycling study of immobilized epimerase and aldolase. Assay conditions: 100 mM Tris, pH 8, 40 °C, ...
Figure 8: Measured reaction rates of the immobilized epimerase. The dashed line is the fit according to the M...
Figure 9: Measured reaction rate of the immobilized epimerase as a function of pyruvate and pressure. Dashed ...
Figure 10: Measured reaction rate (left) and the determined inhibition constant by pyruvate (right) at differe...
Figure 11: Measured kinetics of the aldolase when varying the pyruvate and ManNAc concentration (given in mM) ...
Figure 12: Circular reactor, vessel mixing was achieved with a magnetic stirrer and samples were taken directl...
Figure 13: Aldolase: Change of the equilibrium constant at different pressures. Starting concentrations were v...
Figure 14: Progress curve of the circular reactor with both reactions at varying pressures. Starting condition...
Figure 15: Residence time distributions of the stand-alone system and the reactor integrated into the system. ...
Figure 16: Reactor set-up (left to right): UHPLC pump, heated fixed-bed reactor, capillaries (ID: 25 µm or 50 ...
Synthesis of piperidine and pyrrolidine derivatives by electroreductive cyclization of imine with terminal dihaloalkanes in a flow microreactor
- Yuki Naito,
- Naoki Shida and
- Mahito Atobe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 350–359, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.39
- . Furthermore, piperidine and pyrrolidine derivatives could be obtained on preparative scale by continuous electrolysis for approximately 1 hour. Keywords: electrochemical synthesis; electrocyclization; flow microreactor; heterocyclic amines; imine; Introduction Heterocycles are a very important class of
- determined (Figure 3). Continuous flow electrolysis could be performed without any problem at least until the fifth fraction collection. The yields of the fractions were almost the same, and the average yield of the five fractions was 77%. In addition, no precipitates were observed on the electrodes after
- approximately 1 hour of continuous electrolysis; therefore, we then attempted to synthesize pyrrolidine and azetidine derivatives (3b and 3c) using the same procedure (entries 2 and 3 of Table 8). 3b was obtained from imine 1 and dihaloalkane 2d with a good isolated yield (57%, 75.8 mg). However, the azetidine
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Figure 1: Piperidine and pyrrolidine rings in biologically active compounds.
Scheme 1: Conventional synthetic routes for piperidine derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,2-diphenylpiperidine (3a) by the electroreductive cyclization mechanism.
Figure 2: Schematic diagram of the electroreductive cyclization for the synthesis of 1,2-diphenylpiperidine (...
Figure 3: Yield of 3a for each fraction sample in the continuous flow reductive cyclization.
Flow synthesis of oxadiazoles coupled with sequential in-line extraction and chromatography
- Kian Donnelly and
- Marcus Baumann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 232–239, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.27
- Kian Donnelly Marcus Baumann School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Science Centre South, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 10.3762/bjoc.18.27 Abstract An efficient continuous flow process is reported for the synthesis of various 1,3,4-oxadiazoles via an iodine-mediated oxidative cyclisation
- the ability to improve reaction efficiency, safety and provide access to chemistry that was not previously possible [9][10][11]. Carrying out a reaction in continuous flow mode can improve its efficiency in several ways, including decreasing reaction times, increasing yields, or eliminating tedious
- significant development in continuous flow platforms, particularly in industry [16][17][18][19][20]. 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles are biologically relevant 5-membered heterocyclic compounds with various favourable pharmacokinetic properties and have been investigated as potential candidates for antiviral, antifungal and
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Scheme 1: Methods for accessing 1,3,4-oxadiazoles.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of acyl hydrazones 1a–j.
Scheme 3: Iodine-mediated cyclisation of hydrazones 1a–j yielding oxadiazoles 2a–j. Reaction conditions: 1a–j...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of complex oxadiazoles.
Scheme 5: Continuous flow scale-up reaction with in-line quench and extraction.
Scheme 6: Continuous flow setup equipped with in-line extraction and purification.
Anomeric 1,2,3-triazole-linked sialic acid derivatives show selective inhibition towards a bacterial neuraminidase over a trypanosome trans-sialidase
- Peterson de Andrade,
- Sanaz Ahmadipour and
- Robert A. Field
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 208–216, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.24
- and purity (qualitative assessment based on the NMR analysis) without further purification. Enzyme inhibition assays The inhibitory activities of compounds 3a–h toward TcTS and neuraminidase were assessed by a continuous fluorimetric assay [34], which is based on the residual hydrolase activity of
- ) with 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mL/min. Fractions containing TcTS were pooled and concentrated using Amicon Ultra-15 Centrifugal Filter (30,000 MW cut off) [42]. TcTS and neuraminidase inhibition assays Inhibition of both enzymes was assessed based on the continuous fluorimetric assay
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Figure 1: Chemical structures and reported activities of viral (A), human neuraminidases (B) and Trypanosoma ...
Figure 2: Design and synthesis of potential neuraminidase and trans-sialidase inhibitors exploiting a moiety ...
Figure 3: TcTS and neuraminidase hydrolase activity (A) as well as TcTS transferase activity (B) in the prese...
Figure 4: TcTS and neuraminidase inhibition by 1,2,3-triazole-linked sialic acid derivatives 3a–h (1 mM) usin...
Figure 5: Crystal structure of TcTS (PDB code 1MS1 – coloured red) (A) and neuraminidase (PDB code 2VK6 – col...
High-speed C–H chlorination of ethylene carbonate using a new photoflow setup
- Takayoshi Kasakado,
- Takahide Fukuyama,
- Tomohiro Nakagawa,
- Shinji Taguchi and
- Ilhyong Ryu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 152–158, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.16
- the reaction and the system should be kept dry for continuous production. We are now investigating some other photo gas–liquid flow reactions, which will be reported in due course. Experimental The photoflow setup consisting of a flow photoreactor LX-1 and UV-LEDs were supplied from MiChS Inc., Ltd
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Scheme 1: Radical chain mechanism for a photo-induced C–H chlorination reaction.
Figure 1: Components for photoflow setup: (a) MiChS LX-1 reactor and (b) MiChS LED-s (365 ± 5 nm, 60–600 W).
Scheme 2: Model reaction: photoflow C–H chlorination of ethylene carbonate (1) to chloroethylene carbonate (2...
Figure 2: Photoflow setup for the C–H chlorination of ethylene carbonate (1).
Green synthesis of C5–C6-unsubstituted 1,4-DHP scaffolds using an efficient Ni–chitosan nanocatalyst under ultrasonic conditions
- Soumyadip Basu,
- Sauvik Chatterjee,
- Suman Ray,
- Suvendu Maity,
- Prasanta Ghosh,
- Asim Bhaumik and
- Chhanda Mukhopadhyay
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 133–142, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.14
- under continuous stirring to a suspension of chitosan (5 g) in 100 mL of water. An ammonia solution was used to adjust the pH value of the mixture to 9. The solution was further stirred continuously overnight at room temperature. After that, the green catalyst was separated by filtration and dried under
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Figure 1: FTIR spectra of (a) the Ni–chitosan NPs and (b) bare chitosan.
Figure 2: PXRD data for the Ni–chitosan NPs.
Figure 3: TEM (a and b) and SEM images (c and d) of the Ni–chitosan NPs.
Figure 4: EDX spectrum of the Ni–chitosan NPs.
Figure 5: Synthesis of dialkyl 1,4-dihydropyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate derivatives.
Figure 6: ORTEP representation of product 4a (CCDC 1949329).
Scheme 1: A plausible mechanistic route for the synthesis of C5–C6-unsubstituted 1,4-DHP derivatives using th...
Figure 7: Recycling experiment of the Ni–chitosan nanocatalyst.
Chemoselective N-acylation of indoles using thioesters as acyl source
- Tianri Du,
- Xiangmu Wei,
- Honghong Xu,
- Xin Zhang,
- Ruiru Fang,
- Zheng Yuan,
- Zhi Liang and
- Yahui Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 89–94, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.9
- continuous interest on thioesters, herein, we report an efficient and chemoselective protocol for the synthesis of indoleamide derivatives with thioesters as acyl source. Results and Discussion At the beginning of our studies, we selected 3-methyl-1H-indole (1a) and S-methyl butanethioate (2a) as the model
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Figure 1: Representative pharmaceuticals containing N-acylindole moieties.
Scheme 1: A) Strategies for the synthesis of N-acylindoles; B) thioester as dicarbonylation reagent; C) recen...
Scheme 2: Reactions of thioesters and indoles. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv), 2 (0.6 mmol, 3.0...
Scheme 3: Gram-scale experiment.
Scheme 4: Control experiments.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism.
1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts in organic synthesis
- Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
- Patricia G. Ferreira,
- Amanda de A. Borges,
- Luana da S. M. Forezi,
- Fernando de Carvalho da Silva and
- Vitor F. Ferreira
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5
- addition, several authors concluded that this was a good method for analytically determining low levels of activated aromatic amines in drugs. This method continued to be used over the years and was subsequently optimized by a spectrophotometric determination technique coupled with continuous flow [55]. In
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Figure 1: Naphthoquinones are commonly used in organic synthesis.
Figure 2: Some important natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
Scheme 1: Synthetic studies of BNQs and reactions with amines.
Scheme 2: Methods described for the synthesis of β-NQS.
Figure 3: Drugs detected using β-NQSNa.
Scheme 3: Reactions between β-NQS and amines.
Scheme 4: Isomerization of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of unsymmetrical 2-amino-4-imino compounds.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(isoxazolyl)naphthoquinones from β-NQS.
Scheme 7: The reaction of β-NQS with 30 followed by cycle condensation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4-(2-amino-5-selenothiazoles)-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of amino- and phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 4-semicarbazide-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 11: Reactions of 4-azido-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Figure 4: Modifications that can be easily carried out from the products of β-NQS 8.
Scheme 12: Derivatives of 1,2-naphthoquinones obtained from β-NQS.
Scheme 13: Oximes as well as 4-amino- and 4-phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone as potential anti-inflammatory agents.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of triazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of naphtho[1,2-d]oxazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 16: A) Arylation and vinylation of β-NQS catalyzed by Ni(II) salts. B) Transformation of the 1,2-dicarb...
Scheme 17: Benzo[a]carbazole and benzo[c]carbazoles fused with 1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,2-naphthoquinones having a C=C bond from β-NQS. Method A: NaOH, EtOH/H2O, 40 °C, 2 h...
Scheme 19: C=C bond formation from β-NQS and substituted acetonitriles.
Study on the interactions between melamine-cored Schiff bases with cucurbit[n]urils of different sizes and its application in detecting silver ions
- Jun-Xian Gou,
- Yang Luo,
- Xi-Nan Yang,
- Wei Zhang,
- Ji-Hong Lu,
- Zhu Tao and
- Xin Xiao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2950–2958, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.204
- mechanism of Q[7]-TBT towards Ag+, a UV–vis titration experiment was carried out. As shown in Figure 6, with the continuous addition of Ag+, the absorbance of Q[7]-TBT continues to increase at λmax = 258 nm, which is caused by the n–π* transition of Q[7]-TBT. Therefore, it can be further inferred that Ag
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Scheme 1: The Structures of Q[7], Q[8], TMeQ[6], and TBT.
Figure 1: The 1H NMR titration of TBT (1 mM) with an increasing amount of TMeQ[6] from 0 (i), 0.1 (ii), 0.2 (...
Figure 2: The 1H NMR titration of TBT (1 mM) with an increasing amount of Q[7] from 0 (i), 0.1 (ii), 0.5 (iii...
Figure 3: The UV–vis spectra (a) of TBT (20 μM) with an increasing amount of Q[7] from 0.0 to 4.0 equiv; the ...
Figure 4: The UV–vis spectra (a) of TBT (20 μM) with an increasing amount of Q[8] from 0.0 to 4.0 equiv and t...
Figure 5: The UV–vis spectra (a) of Q[7]-TBT (3:1, 20 μM) affected by Mn+ (50 equivalents); histogram of (b) ...
Figure 6: The UV–vis spectra (a) of Q[7]-TBT (20 μM) with an increasing amount of Ag+ from 0.0 to 2.0 equiv; ...
Scheme 2: The synthesis of TBT.
Host–guest interaction and properties of cucurbit[8]uril with chloramphenicol
- Lin Zhang,
- Jun Zheng,
- Guangyan Luo,
- Xiaoyue Li,
- Yunqian Zhang,
- Zhu Tao and
- Qianjun Zhang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2832–2839, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.194
- ] and CPE was investigated using UV–vis spectroscopy utilizing the molar ratio and Job's method under neutral conditions (Figure 3). Figure 3A shows that CPE has a strong absorption peak at λ = 278 nm and the absorption intensity gradually decreases after the continuous addition of Q[8]. When n(Q[8])/n
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Figure 1: The structures of chloramphenicol (A) and cucurbit[n]urils (B).
Figure 2: (A) CPE and Q[8] structural model diagram, (B) interaction between CPE and Q[8], (C) CPE@Q[8] stack...
Figure 3: UV–vis absorption spectra of CPE with Q[8] in aqueous solution (A) or hydrochloric acid solution (C...
Figure 4: ITC data obtained for the binding of Q[8] with CPE in an aqueous solution at 25 °C.
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectra of CPE, CPE@Q[8] and Q[8] (VD2O/VDCl = 3:2).
Figure 6: IR spectra recorded for Q[8] (a), CPE (b), a physical mixture of Q[8] and CPE (c), and the CPE@Q[8]...
Figure 7: UV absorption intensity of CPE and CPE@Q[8] changes with time in the artificial gastrointestinal ju...
Figure 8: Release curve of CPE and CPE@Q[8] in artificial gastrointestinal juice (pH 1.2, pH 6.8).
Electrocatalytic C(sp3)–H/C(sp)–H cross-coupling in continuous flow through TEMPO/copper relay catalysis
- Bin Guo and
- Hai-Chao Xu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2650–2656, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.178
- terminal alkynes has been achieved in a continuous-flow microreactor through 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl (TEMPO)/copper relay catalysis. The reaction is easily scalable and requires low concentration of supporting electrolyte and no external chemical oxidants or ligands, providing straightforward
- and sustainable access to 2-functionalized tetrahydroisoquinolines. Keywords: continuous flow; copper; catalysis; dehydrogenative cross-coupling; electrochemistry; Introduction The dehydrogenative cross-coupling of two C–H bonds represents an ideal strategy for the construction of C–C bonds [1][2
- reaction of tetrahydroisoquinolines with terminal alkynes (Scheme 1C) [10]. The chiral ligand was found to be critical for the stereoinduction as well as product formation for these electrochemical reactions that are conducted in batch. Continuous-flow electrochemical microreactors offer several advantages
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Scheme 1: C(sp3)–H alkynylation of tetrahydroisoquinolines. L* = chiral ligand. TEMPO = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpi...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Reaction conditions: Pt anode, Pt cathode, interelectrode distance 0.25 mm, 1 (0.0...
Scheme 3: Reaction scale-up.
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism.
Adjusting the length of supramolecular polymer bottlebrushes by top-down approaches
- Tobias Klein,
- Franka V. Gruschwitz,
- Maren T. Kuchenbrod,
- Ivo Nischang,
- Stephanie Hoeppener and
- Johannes C. Brendel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2621–2628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.175
- technology due to the rapid mixing of the sample [28]. In DAC, the sample holder performs an additional rotation besides the main rotor rotation, resulting in a continuous change of the direction of the centrifugal force [28]. This change induces a strong agitation of the solution and generates large shear
- ) decreased slightly and shifted to a lower elution time. For the BTU sample, even a new peak was formed at 10 to 20 min, corresponding to the formation of short structures. Continuous US for a cumulated time of 5 s resulted in the disappearance of the main peaks and the appearance of a broad distribution
- characterization. Acknowledgements The authors thank Prof. Ulrich S. Schubert for his continuous support and access to excellent research facilities. Funding T. K., F. V. G., and J. C. B. thank the German Science Foundation (DFG) for generous funding within the Emmy Noether Programme (Project-ID: 358263073
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Figure 1: Schematic representation of the chemical structures of BTU and BTP and the supramolecular self-asse...
Figure 2: cryoTEM images of A) BTU DAC (10 min, 1,000 rpm) and C) BTP DAC (10 min, 1,000 rpm). The correspond...
Figure 3: AF4 elution profiles showing the stability against dual centrifugation over different time ranges a...
Figure 4: AF4−UV elution profiles after US for the cumulated time of 0 s (black), 1 s (red), 5 s (blue), 10 s...
Synthesis of new bile acid-fused tetrazoles using the Schmidt reaction
- Dušan Đ. Škorić,
- Olivera R. Klisurić,
- Dimitar S. Jakimov,
- Marija N. Sakač and
- János J. Csanádi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2611–2620, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.174
- temperature with continuous stirring until the end of the reaction. After reaction completion, the mixture was poured into water, extracted with ethyl acetate, and the combined organic extracts were washed with saturated NaHCO3 solution and water. After drying and evaporation of the solvent in vacuo, crude
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Figure 1: Structures of the steroidal tetrazoles that showed anticancer potential in vitro.
Figure 2: Mechanism of the Schmidt reaction.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 12-oxo intermediates. Reagents and conditions: a) EtOAc, pTsOH, reflux, 14 h (81%); b)...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 7-oxo intermediate 11 from chenodeoxycholic acid (9). Reagents and conditions: a) EtOA...
Figure 3: Mercury [51] drawing of the molecular structures of compounds 13 and 14, with labelling of nonhydrogen ...
Figure 4: Dose dependence of the cytotoxicity of tested compounds on treated cell lines. All compounds were t...
Photoredox catalysis in nickel-catalyzed C–H functionalization
- Lusina Mantry,
- Rajaram Maayuri,
- Vikash Kumar and
- Parthasarathy Gandeepan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2209–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.143
- process in a continuous-flow reactor. The mechanistic studies indicated that a nickel hydride intermediate generated with C(sp3)–H as the hydride source is involved in this catalytic transformation. The hydronickelation step results in the sterically less hindered vinylnickel intermediate 15-I, which
- under slightly modified reaction conditions with exclusion of the nickel catalyst (Scheme 36) [113]. Acylation The ketone motif is an important functional group in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and functional materials [114][115][116][117]. Hence continuous efforts devoted to developing a convenient
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Scheme 1: Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling versus C‒H activation.
Figure 1: Oxidative and reductive quenching cycles of a photocatalyst. [PC] = photocatalyst, A = acceptor, D ...
Scheme 2: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation of dimethylaniline (1a).
Scheme 3: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed arylation of α-amino, α-oxy and benzylic C(sp3)‒H bonds with aryl bromi...
Figure 2: Proposed catalytic cycle for the photoredox-mediated HAT and nickel catalysis enabled C(sp3)‒H aryl...
Scheme 4: Photoredox arylation of α-amino C(sp3)‒H bonds with aryl iodides.
Figure 3: Proposed mechanism for photoredox nickel-catalyzed α-amino C‒H arylation with aryl iodides.
Scheme 5: Nickel-catalyzed α-oxy C(sp3)−H arylation of cyclic and acyclic ethers.
Figure 4: Proposed catalytic cycle for the C(sp3)−H arylation of cyclic and acyclic ethers.
Scheme 6: Photochemical nickel-catalyzed C–H arylation of ethers.
Figure 5: Proposed catalytic cycle for the nickel-catalyzed arylation of ethers with aryl bromides.
Scheme 7: Nickel-catalyzed α-amino C(sp3)‒H arylation with aryl tosylates.
Scheme 8: Arylation of α-amino C(sp3)‒H bonds by in situ generated aryl tosylates from phenols.
Scheme 9: Formylation of aryl chlorides through redox-neutral 2-functionalization of 1,3-dioxolane (13).
Scheme 10: Photochemical C(sp3)–H arylation via a dual polyoxometalate HAT and nickel catalytic manifold.
Figure 6: Proposed mechanism for C(sp3)–H arylation through dual polyoxometalate HAT and nickel catalytic man...
Scheme 11: Photochemical nickel-catalyzed α-hydroxy C‒H arylation.
Scheme 12: Photochemical synthesis of fluoxetine (21).
Scheme 13: Photochemical nickel-catalyzed allylic C(sp3)‒H arylation with aryl bromides.
Figure 7: Proposed mechanism for the photochemical nickel-catalyzed allylic C(sp3)‒H arylation with aryl brom...
Scheme 14: Photochemical C(sp3)‒H arylation by the synergy of ketone HAT catalysis and nickel catalysis.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for photochemical C(sp3)‒H arylation by the synergy of ketone HAT catalysis and ...
Scheme 15: Benzophenone- and nickel-catalyzed photoredox benzylic C–H arylation.
Scheme 16: Benzaldehyde- and nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3)–H arylation.
Scheme 17: Photoredox and nickel-catalyzed enantioselective benzylic C–H arylation.
Figure 9: Proposed mechanism for the photoredox and nickel-catalyzed enantioselective benzylic C–H arylation.
Scheme 18: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed α-(sp3)‒H arylation of secondary benzamides with aryl bromides.
Scheme 19: Enantioselective sp3 α-arylation of benzamides.
Scheme 20: Nickel-catalyzed decarboxylative vinylation/C‒H arylation of cyclic oxalates.
Figure 10: Proposed mechanism for the nickel-catalyzed decarboxylative vinylation/C‒H arylation of cyclic oxal...
Scheme 21: C(sp3)−H arylation of bioactive molecules using mpg-CN photocatalysis and nickel catalysis.
Figure 11: Proposed mechanism for the mpg-CN/nickel photocatalytic C(sp3)–H arylation.
Scheme 22: Nickel-catalyzed synthesis of 1,1-diarylalkanes from alkyl bromides and aryl bromides.
Figure 12: Proposed mechanism for photoredox nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H alkylation via polarity-matched HAT.
Scheme 23: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)‒H alkylation via polarity-matched HAT.
Scheme 24: Benzaldehyde- and nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3)‒H alkylation of ethers.
Scheme 25: Benzaldehyde- and nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3)‒H alkylation of amides and thioethers.
Scheme 26: Photoredox and nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)‒H alkylation of benzamides with alkyl bromides.
Scheme 27: CzIPN and nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)‒H alkylation of ethers with alkyl bromides.
Figure 13: Proposed mechanism for the CzIPN and nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)‒H alkylation of ethers.
Scheme 28: Nickel/photoredox-catalyzed methylation of (hetero)aryl chlorides and acid chlorides using trimethy...
Figure 14: Proposed catalytic cycle for the nickel/photoredox-catalyzed methylation of (hetero)aryl chlorides ...
Scheme 29: Photochemical nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H methylations.
Scheme 30: Photoredox nickel catalysis-enabled alkylation of unactivated C(sp3)–H bonds with alkyl bromides.
Scheme 31: Photochemical C(sp3)–H alkenylation with alkenyl tosylates.
Scheme 32: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed hydroalkylation of internal alkynes.
Figure 15: Proposed mechanism for the photoredox nickel-catalyzed hydroalkylation of internal alkynes.
Scheme 33: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed hydroalkylation of activated alkynes with C(sp3)−H bonds.
Scheme 34: Allylation of unactivated C(sp3)−H bonds with allylic chlorides.
Scheme 35: Photochemical nickel-catalyzed α-amino C(sp3)–H allylation of secondary amides with trifluoromethyl...
Scheme 36: Photoredox δ C(sp3)‒H allylation of secondary amides with trifluoromethylated alkenes.
Scheme 37: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed acylation of α-amino C(sp3)‒H bonds of N-arylamines.
Figure 16: Proposed mechanism for the photoredox nickel-catalyzed acylation of α-amino C(sp3)–H bonds of N-ary...
Scheme 38: Photocatalytic α‑acylation of ethers with acid chlorides.
Figure 17: Proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic α‑acylation of ethers with acid chlorides.
Scheme 39: Photoredox and nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)‒H esterification with chloroformates.
Scheme 40: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of benzylic and aldehydic C–H bonds.
Figure 18: Proposed reaction pathway for the photoredox nickel-catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of benzylic ...
Scheme 41: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed enantioselective acylation of α-amino C(sp3)–H bonds with carboxylic ac...
Scheme 42: Nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)‒H acylation with N-acylsuccinimides.
Figure 19: Proposed mechanism for the nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H acylation with N-acylsuccinimides.
Scheme 43: Nickel-catalyzed benzylic C–H functionalization with acid chlorides 45.
Scheme 44: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed benzylic C–H acylation with N-acylsuccinimides 84.
Scheme 45: Photoredox nickel-catalyzed acylation of indoles 86 with α-oxoacids 87.
Scheme 46: Nickel-catalyzed aldehyde C–H functionalization.
Figure 20: Proposed catalytic cycle for the photoredox nickel-catalyzed aldehyde C–H functionalization.
Scheme 47: Photoredox carboxylation of methylbenzenes with CO2.
Figure 21: Proposed mechanism for the photoredox carboxylation of methylbenzenes with CO2.
Scheme 48: Decatungstate photo-HAT and nickel catalysis enabled alkene difunctionalization.
Figure 22: Proposed catalytic cycle for the decatungstate photo-HAT and nickel catalysis enabled alkene difunc...
Scheme 49: Diaryl ketone HAT catalysis and nickel catalysis enabled dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes.
Figure 23: Proposed catalytic mechanism for the diaryl ketone HAT catalysis and nickel catalysis enabled dicar...
Scheme 50: Overview of photoredox nickel-catalyzed C–H functionalizations.
Constrained thermoresponsive polymers – new insights into fundamentals and applications
- Patricia Flemming,
- Alexander S. Münch,
- Andreas Fery and
- Petra Uhlmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2123–2163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.138
- continuous development and improvement of polymerization techniques, more and more diverse copolymers can be synthesized. Very recently, Kertsomboon et al. succeeded in preparing a copolymer (poly(AAm-co-MDO)) of acrylamide and a degradable, hydrophobic monomer based on a ring opening polymerisation of
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Figure 1: (a) Schematic representation of the phase stability of a binary mixture based on the free enthalpy ...
Figure 2: Illustration of the relationship between the type of miscibility gap and the temperature dependence...
Figure 3: Schematically pictured phase diagram of a binary mixture composed of a dissolved polymer with a LCS...
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of a thermo-induced swelling behavior of a star polymer composed of responsi...
Figure 5: Schematic illustration of self-assembly of block copolymer amphiphiles in a polar medium.
Figure 6: Schematic comparison of the size and conformation between free polymer chains (a), grafted polymer ...
Figure 7: Comparison of the possible phase diagrams of a polymer in solution with partially miscibility and t...
Figure 8: Selection of polymers exhibiting UCST behavior due to hydrogen bonding (blue) divided into homo- (a...
Figure 9: Part A shows the molecular structure of PDMAPS stars synthesized by Li et al. (left) demonstrating ...
Figure 10: Part A contains a schematic demonstration of conformational transitions of dual-thermoresponsive bl...
Figure 11: Part A pictures zwitterionic brushes grafted from silicon substrates obtaining a nonassociated, hyd...
Figure 12: Part A pictures the UCST phase transition of zwitterionic polymers grafted on the surface of mesopo...
On the application of 3d metals for C–H activation toward bioactive compounds: The key step for the synthesis of silver bullets
- Renato L. Carvalho,
- Amanda S. de Miranda,
- Mateus P. Nunes,
- Roberto S. Gomes,
- Guilherme A. M. Jardim and
- Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1849–1938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.126
- are crucial. In 2018, Ackermann and co-workers described a novel room temperature C–H arylation by using a continuous visible light photo-flow technique, allied with a manganese photocatalyst CpMn(CO)3 [142]. The new flow protocol enabled the synthesis of several arene- and heterocyclic-based
Graphical Abstract
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...
Cerium-photocatalyzed aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols to aldehydes and ketones
- Girish Suresh Yedase,
- Sumit Kumar,
- Jessica Stahl,
- Burkhard König and
- Veera Reddy Yatham
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1727–1732, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.121
- this cerium-photocatalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols prompted us to conduct some preliminary mechanistic studies (Figure 1). As anticipated, the ON/OFF irradiation experiments confirmed that our reaction required a continuous blue light irradiation (see Supporting Information File 1). The
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Photocatalyzed aerobic oxidation of aromatic alcohols.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Reaction conditions as given in Table 1 (entry 1). Yields are isolated yields, average of...
Scheme 3: Selective oxidation of 3-bromobenzyl alcohol in the presence of 3-phenylpropanol. Compound 1af was ...
Figure 1: Mechanistic studies. (A): UV–vis spectra of the CeIV(OBn)Cln complex in CH3CN under blue light irra...
Methodologies for the synthesis of quaternary carbon centers via hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins: twenty years of advances
- Thiago S. Silva and
- Fernando Coelho
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1565–1590, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.112
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Some examples of natural products and drugs containing quaternary carbon centers.
Scheme 1: Simplified mechanism for olefin hydrofunctionalization using an electrophilic transition metal as a...
Scheme 2: Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers formed by the intramolecular hydroalkylation of β-di...
Scheme 3: Control experiments and the proposed mechanism for the Pd(II)-catalyzed intermolecular hydroalkylat...
Scheme 4: Intermolecular olefin hydroalkylation of less reactive ketones under Pd(II) catalysis using HCl as ...
Scheme 5: A) Selected examples of Pd(II)-mediated quaternary carbon center synthesis by intermolecular hydroa...
Scheme 6: Selected examples of quaternary carbon center synthesis by gold(III) catalysis. This is the first r...
Scheme 7: Selected examples of inter- (A) and intramolecular (B) olefin hydroalkylations promoted by a silver...
Scheme 8: A) Intermolecular hydroalkylation of N-alkenyl β-ketoamides under Au(I) catalysis in the synthesis ...
Scheme 9: Asymmetric pyrrolidine synthesis through intramolecular hydroalkylation of α-substituted N-alkenyl ...
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the chiral gold(I) complex promotion of the intermolecular olefin hydroalkyl...
Scheme 11: Selected examples of carbon quaternary center synthesis by gold and evidence of catalytic system pa...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of a spiro compound via an aza-Michael addition/olefin hydroalkylation cascade promoted b...
Scheme 13: A selected example of quaternary carbon center synthesis using an Fe(III) salt as a catalyst for th...
Scheme 14: Intermolecular hydroalkylation catalyzed by a cationic iridium complex (Fuji (2019) [47]).
Scheme 15: Generic example of an olefin hydrofunctionalization via MHAT (Shenvi (2016) [51]).
Scheme 16: The first examples of olefin hydrofunctionalization run under neutral conditions (Mukaiyama (1989) [56]...
Scheme 17: A) Aryl olefin dimerization catalyzed by vitamin B12 and triggered by HAT. B) Control experiment to...
Scheme 18: Generic example of MHAT diolefin cycloisomerization and possible competitive pathways. Shenvi (2014...
Scheme 19: Selected examples of the MHAT-promoted cycloisomerization reaction of unactivated olefins leading t...
Scheme 20: Regioselective carbocyclizations promoted by an MHAT process (Norton (2008) [76]).
Scheme 21: Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers synthetized via intra- (A) and intermolecular (B) MH...
Scheme 22: A) Proposed mechanism for the Fe(III)/PhSiH3-promoted radical conjugate addition between olefins an...
Scheme 23: Examples of cascade reactions triggered by HAT for the construction of trans-decalin backbone uniti...
Scheme 24: A) Selected examples of the MHAT-promoted radical conjugate addition between olefins and p-quinone ...
Scheme 25: A) MHAT triggered radical conjugate addition/E1cB/lactonization (in some cases) cascade between ole...
Scheme 26: A) Spirocyclization promoted by Fe(III) hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins. B) Simplified mecha...
Scheme 27: A) Selected examples of the construction of a carbon quaternary center by the MHAT-triggered radica...
Scheme 28: Hydromethylation of unactivated olefins under iron-mediated MHAT (Baran (2015) [95]).
Scheme 29: The hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins via iron-mediated reductive coupling with hydrazones (Br...
Scheme 30: Selected examples of the Co(II)-catalyzed bicyclization of dialkenylarenes through the olefin hydro...
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism for the bicyclization of dialkenylarenes triggered by a MHAT process (Vanderwal ...
Scheme 32: Enantioconvergent cross-coupling between olefins and tertiary halides (Fu (2018) [108]).
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between olefins and tertiary halide...
Scheme 34: Proposed catalytic cycles for a MHAT/Ni cross-coupling reaction between olefins and halides (Shenvi...
Scheme 35: Selected examples of the hydroalkylation of olefins by a dual catalytic Mn/Ni system (Shenvi (2019) ...
Scheme 36: A) Selected examples of quaternary carbon center synthesis by reductive atom transfer; TBC: 4-tert-...
Scheme 37: A) Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers synthetized by radical addition to unactivated ol...
Scheme 38: A) Selected examples of organophotocatalysis-mediated radical polyene cyclization via a PET process...
Scheme 39: A) Sc(OTf)3-mediated carbocyclization approach for the synthesis of vicinal quaternary carbon cente...
Scheme 40: Scope of the Lewis acid-catalyzed methallylation of electron-rich styrenes. Method A: B(C6F5)3 (5.0...
Scheme 41: The proposed mechanism for styrene methallylation (Oestreich (2019) [123]).
Iodine-catalyzed electrophilic substitution of indoles: Synthesis of (un)symmetrical diindolylmethanes with a quaternary carbon center
- Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar,
- Masoud Sedaghati,
- Andhika B. Mahardhika,
- Lukas L. Wendt and
- Christa E. Müller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1464–1475, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.102
- substrate scope and functional group tolerance is highly desirable. As part of our continuous efforts to prepare biologically active DIM derivatives [38], we herein report an innovative approach to synthesize unsymmetrical 3,3'-diindolylmethanes (DIMs) with a fluoromethyl-containing quaternary carbon center
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Figure 1: Diindolylmethanes and reported biological activities.
Figure 2: Synthetic strategies toward trifluoromethylated unsymmetrical quaternary DIMs.
Figure 3: Reactions performed to study the scope of the method.
Figure 4: Gram-scale synthesis of unsymmetrical DIMs 3a and 3ad.
Figure 5: Plausible reaction mechanism for the synthesis of fluoromethylated unsymmetrical DIMs, shown for co...
Total synthesis of ent-pavettamine
- Memory Zimuwandeyi,
- Manuel A. Fernandes,
- Amanda L. Rousseau and
- Moira L. Bode
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1440–1446, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.99
- , using our previously published methodology in an overall yield of 8% over 8 steps (Scheme 1) [1]. An alternative strategy for the synthesis of 4 was developed so as to avoid a cumbersome continuous extraction step of a triol associated with the established method, in addition to improving the overall
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, ...
Antiviral therapy in shrimp through plant virus VLP containing VP28 dsRNA against WSSV
- Santiago Ramos-Carreño,
- Ivone Giffard-Mena,
- Jose N. Zamudio-Ocadiz,
- Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera,
- Ricardo Valencia-Yañez,
- Jaime Ruiz-Garcia,
- Maria Teresa Viana and
- Ruben D. Cadena-Nava
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1360–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.95
- antiviral therapy would be based mainly on preventive therapy or at the first signs of infection, through continuous prophylaxis during the period of the shrimp culture. By this means, the risk of crop losses before a potential outbreak occurs could be avoided. Once shrimp are infected by the WSSV, they
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Analysis of the VLP-dsRNAvp28 assembly by electrophoresis mobility shift assay (EMSA) in a 1% nativ...
Figure 2: TEM micrographs of different stages of the assemblies of CCMV CP with dsRNAvp28. In section A, the ...
Figure 3: P. vannamei survival when exposed to WSSV and treatments. (A) IM inoculum activation in two consecu...
Figure 4: Cumulative survival curves of P. vannamei infected with WSSV and provided with VLPs antiviral treat...
Photoinduced post-modification of graphitic carbon nitride-embedded hydrogels: synthesis of 'hydrophobic hydrogels' and pore substructuring
- Cansu Esen and
- Baris Kumru
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1323–1334, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.92
- : Four supporting figures. Supporting Information File 122: Water contact angle video. Acknowledgements We thank Prof. Dr. Dr. Markus Antonietti for a continuous support. Ms. Antje Völkel is acknowledged for TGA measurements. Funding The authors greatly acknowledge the Max Planck Society for funding.
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Scheme 1: Schematic overview of g-CN-embedded hydrogel fabrication and its subsequent photoinduced post-modif...
Scheme 2: Hydrophobic hydrogel via photoinduced surface modification over embedded g-CN nanosheets in hydroge...
Figure 1: a) FTIR spectra of freeze-dried HGCM-vTA, HGCM and HG. b) UV spectra of freeze-dried HGCM-vTA, HGCM...
Figure 2: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of a) HGCM and b) HGCM-vTA in combination with their elem...
Figure 3: a) Equilibrium swelling ratios of HG, HGCM, HGCM-vTA at specified time intervals. b) Thermogravimet...
Scheme 3: Overview of pore substructuring via photoinduced free radical polymerization over embedded g-CN nan...
Figure 4: FTIR spectra of freeze-dried HGCM-PAA, HGCM-PAAM, HGCM-PEGMEMA in comparison with HGCM.
Figure 5: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of a) HGCM-PAA, b) HGCM-PAAM, and c) HGCM-PEGMEMA.
Figure 6: a) Thermogravimetric analysis of HGCM, HGCM-PAA, HGCM-PAAM and HGCM-PEGMEMA. b) Equilibrium swellin...
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
- Guido Gambacorta,
- James S. Sharley and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
- temperatures, fragrance ingredients/intermediates make ideal candidates for continuous-flow manufacturing. This review highlights the potential crossover between a multibillion dollar industry and the flourishing sub-field of flow chemistry evolving within the discipline of organic synthesis. This is
- domains) means flow is becoming a popular choice. While recent efforts within the flow chemistry community have been mainly geared towards the use of continuous systems for small/research scale chemistry, there is growing interest in the translation of such capabilities to larger/commercial scale
- investment to maintain and operate (requirements for large volumes of solvent during work-ups and cleaning of reactors between processes). Alternatively, in the continuous-flow approach, a fully automated reaction system can be assembled, in which, transformations occur within reactors with a continuous
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
N-tert-Butanesulfinyl imines in the asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles
- Joseane A. Mendes,
- Paulo R. R. Costa,
- Miguel Yus,
- Francisco Foubelo and
- Camilla D. Buarque
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1096–1140, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.86
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: General strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of N-containing heterocycles from N-tert-butane...
Scheme 2: Methodologies for condensation of aldehydes and ketones with tert-butanesulfinamides (1).
Scheme 3: Transition models for cis-aziridines and trans-aziridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanism for the reduction of N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 5: Transition models for the addition of organomagnesium and organolithium compounds to N-tert-butanes...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2,2-dibromoaziridines 15 from aldimines 14 and bromoform, and proposed non-chelation-c...
Scheme 7: Diastereoselective synthesis of aziridines from tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 22 from aldimines 14 and 1,3-dibromopropene 23, and proposed chelation...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 27 from aldimines 14 and α-bromoesters 26, and proposed transition sta...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 2-chloroaziridines 28 from aldimines 14 and dichloromethane, and proposed transition s...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of cis-vinylaziridines 30 and 31 from aldimines 14 and bromomethylbutenolide 29.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2-chloro-2-aroylaziridines 36 and 32 from aldimines 14, arylnitriles 34, and silyldich...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of trifluoromethylaziridines 39 and proposed transition state of the aziridination.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of aziridines 42 and proposed state transition.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2-azaspiro[3.3]heptanes, 1-phenyl-2-azaspiro[3.4]octane and 1-phenyl-2-a...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]heptanes 48 from chiral imines 14 and 1-Boc-azetidine...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of β-lactams 52 from chiral imines 14 and dimethyl malonate (49).
Scheme 18: Synthesis of spiro-β-lactam 57 from chiral (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl isatin ketimine 53 and ethyl ...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of β-lactam 60, a precursor of (−)-batzelladine D (61) and (−)-13-epi-batzelladine D (62)...
Scheme 20: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted pyrrolidines 66 from chiral imine (RS)-63 a...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines 69 and 70 from chiral imine 67.
Scheme 22: Asymmetric synthesis of cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines 73 from chiral imine (RS)-71.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 77 from chiral imine (RS)-74.
Scheme 24: Asymmetric synthesis of 4-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 80 from chiral imines 79.
Scheme 25: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-pyrrolines 82 from chiral imines 14 and ethyl 4-bromocrotonate (81).
Scheme 26: Asymmetric synthesis of γ-amino esters 84, and tetramic acid derivative 86 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 27: Asymmetric synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactams 90 from chiral imines (Z,SS)-87 and ethyl 2-bro...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric synthesis of methylenepyrrolidines 92 from chiral imines (RS)-14 and 2-(trimethysilylmet...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of dibenzoazaspirodecanes from cyclic N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 30: Stereoselective synthesis of cyclopenta[c]proline derivatives 103 from β,γ-unsaturated α-amino acid...
Scheme 31: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-angustureine (107) and (−)-cuspareine (108).
Scheme 32: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-pelletierine (112) and (+)-coniine (117).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of piperidine alkaloids (+)-dihydropinidine (122a), (+)-isosolenopsin (122b) and (+)-isos...
Scheme 34: Stereoselective synthesis of the alkaloids(+)-sedamine (125) from chiral imine (SS)-119.
Scheme 35: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 127 and 129 from chiral ...
Scheme 36: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted ethanone-2-piperidinones 132 from chiral...
Scheme 37: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-3-benzyl-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 136 from chiral...
Scheme 38: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted 2-piperidinones 139 from chiral imine 138...
Scheme 39: Stereoselective synthesis of ʟ-hydroxypipecolic acid 145 from chiral imine 144.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 1-substituted isoquinolones 147, 149 and 151.
Scheme 41: Stereoselective synthesis of 3-substituted dihydrobenzo[de]isoquinolinones 154.
Scheme 42: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (S)-1-benzyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (...
Scheme 43: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-cermizine B (171) and (+)-serratezomine E (172) develop...
Scheme 44: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-isosolepnosin (177) and (+)-solepnosin (178) from homoallylamine d...
Scheme 45: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives 184, 185 and 187 from chiral imines (RS...
Scheme 46: Stereoselective synthesis of pyridobenzofuran and pyridoindole derivatives 193 from homopropargylam...
Scheme 47: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines 196 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 48: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted trans-2,6-disubstituted piperidine 199 from chiral imine...
Scheme 49: Stereoselective synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted piperidines 200, and alkaloid (+)-241D, from chi...
Scheme 50: Stereoselective synthesis of 6-substituted piperidines-2,5-diones 206 and 1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decane...
Scheme 51: Stereoselective synthesis of spirocyclic oxindoles 210 from chiral imines (RS)-53.
Scheme 52: Stereoselective synthesis of azaspiro compound 213 from chiral imine 211.
Scheme 53: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives from chiral imines (RS)-214.
Scheme 54: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-crispine A 223 from chiral imine (RS)-214.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of (−)-harmicine (228) using tert-butanesulfinamide through haloamide cyclization.
Scheme 56: Stereoselective synthesis of tetraponerines T1–T8.
Scheme 57: Stereoselective synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines 246a and (−)-tylophorine (246b), and phenanthr...
Scheme 58: Stereoselective synthesis of indoline, tetrahydroquinoline and tetrahydrobenzazepine derivatives 253...
Scheme 59: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldimine (RS)-79.
Scheme 60: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) from chiral aldimine (SS)-261.
Scheme 61: Synthesis synthesis of (–)-hippodamine (273) and (+)-epi-hippodamine (272) using chiral sulfinyl am...
Scheme 62: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-grandisine D (279) and (+)-amabiline (283).
Scheme 63: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) and (+)-swaisonine (291) from aldimine (SS)-126....
Scheme 64: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-C(9a)-epi-epiquinamide (294).
Scheme 65: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-lasubine II (298) from chiral aldimine (SS)-109.
Scheme 66: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epimyrtine (300a) and (−)-lasubine II (ent-302) from β-amino keton...
Scheme 67: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-tabersonine (310), (−)-vincadifformine (311), and (−)-aspidospermi...
Scheme 68: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldehyde 313 and ...
Scheme 69: Total synthesis of (+)-lysergic acid (323) from N-tert-butanesulfinamide (RS)-1.
