Solution processable diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) cored small molecules with BODIPY end groups as novel donors for organic solar cells

• Diego Cortizo-Lacalle,
• Calvyn T. Howells,
• Upendra K. Pandey,
• Joseph Cameron,
• Neil J. Findlay,
• Anto Regis Inigo,
• Tell Tuttle,
• Peter J. Skabara and
• Ifor D. W. Samuel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2683–2695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.283

• synthesise 6. Whereas the synthesis of 6 was achieved in 33% yield, the yield decreased to 12% when the derivative with two thiophenes was prepared [47]. The BODIPY-DPP-BODIPY triads (9 and 10) were synthesised via Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling by reaction of the functionalised DPP core 8 [48] with the

Phosphinocyclodextrins as confining units for catalytic metal centres. Applications to carbon–carbon bond forming reactions

• Matthieu Jouffroy,
• Rafael Gramage-Doria,
• David Sémeril,
• Dominique Armspach,
• Dominique Matt,
• Werner Oberhauser and
• Loïc Toupet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2388–2405, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.249

• , Buchwald and Hartwig on the use of monophosphine ligands in cross-coupling reactions, notably carbon–carbon ones such as the Mizoroki–Heck [1][2][3] and Suzuki–Miyaura reactions [4][5][6], there is a renewed interest for tertiary phosphines that favour the formation of singly phosphorus-ligated complexes

P(O)R₂-directed Pd-catalyzed C–H functionalization of biaryl derivatives to synthesize chiral phosphorous ligands

• Rong-Bin Hu,
• Hong-Li Wang,
• Hong-Yu Zhang,
• Heng Zhang,
• Yan-Na Ma and
• Shang-dong Yang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2071–2076, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.215

• reported operation, the substrates of biaryl derivatives that contained phosphate with axial chirality were obtained in high yields using the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction with the assistance of this versatile chiral ligand [31][32][33][34]. We used substituted naphthylboronic acid or ortho-substituted

• were successfully synthesized using the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction under the assistance of a chiral ligand. Moreover, the substrates were further C–H functionalized using the P(O)Ar2 directing role with Pd salt as catalyst. Notably, the reactions took place in air atmosphere and at high

Aryl substitution of pentacenes

• Andreas R. Waterloo,
• Anna-Chiara Sale,
• Dan Lehnherr,
• Frank Hampel and
• Rik R. Tykwinski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1692–1705, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.178

• opportunity to vary the pendent substituent through a Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling protocol (Scheme 2). Thus, pentacene 3g was treated under Suzuki–Miyaura coupling conditions with arylboronic acids, and the desired pentacenes 3j,k were obtained in yields of 92 and 68%, respectively. Notably, anthracenyl

• nucleophilic addition (yields given are for the pentacene product 3, over the two steps from either 4a or 4b). Functionalization of iodoaryl pentacene 3g using the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction. Optical properties of pentacenes 3a–k, unsubstituted pentacene (PEN), and TIPSPc. Thermal properties of a

Atherton–Todd reaction: mechanism, scope and applications

• Stéphanie S. Le Corre,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon-Gourvès,
• Jean-Pierre Haelters and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1166–1196, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.117

• reaction produced the arylstannane in 75 to 90% yield [88]. The Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction is another type of reaction with the phosphate group acting as a leaving group. As exemplified in Scheme 30, the aryl dialkyl phosphate was produced in good yield by an AT reaction [89]. Then, this

4-Hydroxy-6-alkyl-2-pyrones as nucleophilic coupling partners in Mitsunobu reactions and oxa-Michael additions

• Michael J. Burns,
• Thomas O. Ronson,
• Richard J. K. Taylor and
• Ian J. S. Fairlamb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1159–1165, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.116

• could find only limited precedent for this procedure being used previously in this way [15][16][17]. In our case, we were able to further modify the resulting pyronyl ether forming a trisubstituted enol ether, which then underwent a Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling or direct arylation-type reaction. As

Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reaction of ultra-stabilised 2-aryl-1,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]1,3,2-diazaborole compounds with aryl bromides: A direct protocol for the preparation of unsymmetrical biaryls

• Siphamandla Sithebe and
• Ross S. Robinson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1107–1113, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.109

• absorption and fluorescence characteristics. Here we describe the first palladium-catalysed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of easily accessible and ultra-stabilised 2-aryl-1,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]1,3,2-diazaborole derivatives with various aryl bromides. Aryl bromides bearing electron-withdrawing

• , electron-neutral and electron-donating substituents are reacted under the catalytic system furnishing unsymmetrical biaryl products in isolated yields of up to 96% in only 10 minutes. Keywords: aryl bromide; 2-aryl-1,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[d]1,3,2-diazaborole; asymmetrical biaryls; microwave; Suzuki–Miyaura

• [1][2][3][4][5]. Amongst them, the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl halides/triflates and organoboron compounds is one of the most documented and versatile cross-coupling reaction in the literature [6]. The use of organoboron compounds 1, 2 and 3 (Figure 1) as nucleophilic coupling

Clean and fast cross-coupling of aryl halides in one-pot

• Valerica Pandarus,
• Geneviève Gingras,
• François Béland,
• Rosaria Ciriminna and
• Mario Pagliaro

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 897–901, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.87

• Unsymmetrically coupled biaryls are synthesized in high yield starting from different aryl bromides and bis(pinacolato)diboron by carrying out the Miyaura borylation reaction followed by the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction in the same reaction pot over 1–2 mol % SiliaCat DPP-Pd. The SiliaCat DPP-Pd catalyst is air-stable

• and the method does not require the use of inert conditions. The use of non-toxic isopropanol or 2-butanol as reaction solvent further adds to the environmental benefits of this new green synthetic methodology. Keywords: borylation; SiliaCat; Suzuki–Miyaura; cross-coupling; one-pot; Findings

• Affording valued biaryls and heterobiaryls, namely ubiquitous chemical moieties in pharmaceuticals, natural products, photoactive species and many other functional molecules, the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction is widely employed by the fine chemicals and pharmaceutical industries [1]. The reaction

Columnar/herringbone dual crystal packing of pyrenylsumanene and its photophysical properties

• Binod Babu Shrestha,
• Shuhei Higashibayashi and
• Hidehiro Sakurai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 841–847, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.80

• Pyrenylsumanene (1) was prepared from iodosumanene [8] and pyreneboronic acid in 84% yield through a Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction (Scheme 1). The preparation of iodosumanene was improved by using a catalytic amount of scandium (III)triflate (Sc(OTf)3) with 6,6’-diiodo-2,2’-dimethoxy-1,1’-binaphthol (DIH

Synthesis of fluorescent (benzyloxycarbonylamino)(aryl)methylphosphonates

• Michał Górny vel Górniak,
• Anna Czernicka,
• Piotr Młynarz,
• Waldemar Balcerzak and
• Paweł Kafarski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 741–745, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.68

• % as the monophenyl ester. This library was enlarged by application of the Suzuki–Miyaura approach with compounds 2e and 2k being chosen as substrates (Scheme 3) [23][24]. Despite the enormous number of data considering application of this reaction, according to the best of our knowledge, there is no

Consecutive cross-coupling reactions of 2,2-difluoro-1-iodoethenyl tosylate with boronic acids: efficient synthesis of 1,1-diaryl-2,2-difluoroethenes

• Ju Hee Kim,
• Su Jeong Choi and
• In Howa Jeong

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2470–2475, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.286

• . Since the use of a proper base in the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction is an important factor to increase the yield of coupled product, we screened bases to get the optimized reaction conditions. When 2 was reacted with 1 equiv of phenylboronic acid in the presence of 5 mol % of Pd(OAc)2 and Cs2CO3 (2 equiv) in

The chemistry of isoindole natural products

• Klaus Speck and
• Thomas Magauer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2048–2078, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.243

• following one-pot Suzuki–Miyaura/aldol condensation of 134 with boronic acid 135 was carried out at 150 °C in a microwave reactor and gave aristolactam BII (115) in good yield. By variation of the coupling partners, Heo was able to efficiently synthesize a library of natural and non-natural analogues

One-step synthesis of pyridines and dihydropyridines in a continuous flow microwave reactor

• Mark C. Bagley,
• Vincenzo Fusillo,
• Robert L. Jenkins,
• M. Caterina Lubinu and
• Christopher Mason

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1957–1968, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.232

• an encapsulated palladium catalyst by Baxendale and Ley, et al. [25], the latter to process multigram quantities in a microwave-assisted Suzuki–Miyaura coupling. A comparison on the use of palladium(0) nanoparticle catalysts on glass-polymer composite materials in batch and flow-through experiments

Synthesis of enones, pyrazolines and pyrrolines with gem-difluoroalkyl side chains

• Assaad Nasr El Dine,
• Ali Khalaf,
• Danielle Grée,
• Olivier Tasseau,
• Fares Fares,
• Nada Jaber,
• Philippe Lesot,
• Ali Hachem and
• René Grée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1943–1948, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.230

• possibility of using these molecules as scaffolds for the preparation of focused chemical libraries. In order to explore this possibility we developed representative examples of Pd-catalyzed reactions starting from p-bromo derivatives 4e and 6e. The results are given in Scheme 7 for pyrazoline 4e. Suzuki

• –Miyaura coupling [35] gave biphenyl derivative 7e in 82% yield, while the Heck [36] and Sonogashira [37] reactions afforded also the desired targets 8e and 9e in 72% and 77% yield respectively. Similar results were obtained in Pd-mediated reactions starting from pyrroline 6e, as indicated in Scheme 8. The

ML212: A small-molecule probe for investigating fluconazole resistance mechanisms in Candida albicans

• Willmen Youngsaye,
• Cathy L. Hartland,
• Barbara J. Morgan,
• Amal Ting,
• Partha P. Nag,
• Benjamin Vincent,
• Carrie A. Mosher,
• Joshua A. Bittker,
• Sivaraman Dandapani,
• Michelle Palmer,
• Luke Whitesell,
• Susan Lindquist,
• Stuart L. Schreiber and
• Benito Munoz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1501–1507, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.171

• Two different routes were adopted to access the various functionalized indazoles required to evaluate the SAR associated with hit compound 1 (Scheme 1). The robust Suzuki–Miyaura reaction was selected for the preparation of analogues bearing substituents around the central indazole core. This approach

Controlled synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene) in continuous flow

• Helga Seyler,
• Jegadesan Subbiah,
• David J. Jones,
• Andrew B. Holmes and
• Wallace W. H. Wong

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1492–1500, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.170

• Suzuki–Miyaura and Stille coupling [12]. In this study, the continuous-flow synthesis of P3HT is examined. Distinct from a recent report of P3HT synthesis in a droplet-based microreactor [20], development of the flow synthesis is described in detail and controlled polymerization of P3HT, both in terms of

Incorporation of perfluorohexyl-functionalised thiophenes into oligofluorene-truxenes: synthesis and physical properties

• Neil Thomson,
• Alexander L. Kanibolotsky,
• Joseph Cameron,
• Tell Tuttle,
• Neil J. Findlay and
• Peter J. Skabara

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1243–1251, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.141

• -iodo-4-perfluorohexylthiophene, which was separated by column chromatography. Compound 4 then underwent Suzuki–Miyaura coupling with compound 5, which was synthesised according to our previously published method [17], and the product obtained, 6, was deprotected by bromination to give compound 7 and

Camera-enabled techniques for organic synthesis

• Steven V. Ley,
• Richard J. Ingham,
• Matthew O’Brien and
• Duncan L. Browne

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1051–1072, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.118

• reported the application of the synthetically powerful Suzuki–Miyaura reaction within aqueous microdroplets buffered by catalytically active fluorous interfaces [45]. Images of the flow channels captured by a high-speed camera provided preliminary kinetic data by allowing the precipitation of the solid

• setup that might not otherwise be available. Suzuki–Miyaura reaction performed within a microfluidic system. The product is observed by high-speed microscope photography, which shows a precipitate forming within the microdroplets. Friedel–Crafts reactions performed by using solid-acid catalysis at high

Direct alkenylation of indolin-2-ones by 6-aryl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-one-3-carbonitriles: a novel approach

• Sandeep Kumar,
• Ramendra Pratap,
• Abhinav Kumar,
• Brijesh Kumar,
• Vishnu K. Tandon and
• Vishnu Ji Ram

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.92

• hydride-AIBN initiated radical cyclization [33][34]. In 2005, Player and co-workers reported a tandem Heck/Suzuki–Miyaura coupling process for the synthesis of (E)-3,3-(diaryl)oxindoles [35][36][37]. Recently, alkenylation of indolin-2-ones has been developed by palladium-catalyzed aromatic C–H activation

Synthesis and structure of trans-bis(1,4-dimesityl-3-methyl-1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene)palladium(II) dichloride and diacetate. Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of polybromoarenes with high catalytic turnover efficiencies

• Jeelani Basha Shaik,
• Venkatachalam Ramkumar,
• Babu Varghese and
• Sethuraman Sankararaman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 698–704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.79

• Abstract trans-Bis(1,4-dimesityl-3-methyl-1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene)palladium(II) dichloride has been shown to be an excellent catalyst for the multiple Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions of polybromoarenes to the corresponding fully substituted polyarylarenes. The reactions proceeded in excellent yields and

• structures of the chloro (1) as well as the corresponding acetato (2) complexes are also reported and compared with the corresponding complexes of 1,4-diphenyl-3-methyl-1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene as the ligand. Keywords: C–C coupling; N-heterocyclic carbene; palladium; Suzuki–Miyaura coupling; 1,2,3

• reactions one often encounters the formation of partially coupled products and incomplete reactions leading to problematic separation of pure fully substituted compounds. Herein we report very clean multiple Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of polybromoarenes. In every case reported herein the final product, namely

Extending the utility of [Pd(NHC)(cinnamyl)Cl] precatalysts: Direct arylation of heterocycles

• Anthony R. Martin,
• Anthony Chartoire,
• Alexandra M. Z. Slawin and
• Steven P. Nolan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1637–1643, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.187

• ) (Figure 1). Complexes 1 and 2 are commercially available and have proven to be highly efficient in Suzuki–Miyaura coupling and Buchwald–Hartwig amination reactions [17][18][19][20]. We have also evaluated the recently reported [Pd(IPr*)(cin)Cl] (3), which has shown potency in Suzuki–Miyaura couplings [21

Sonogashira–Hagihara reactions of halogenated glycals

• Dennis C. Koester and
• Daniel B. Werz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 675–682, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.75

• Suzuki–Miyaura coupling with iodoglucals 6 to yield aliphatic C-glycosides [19]. This method impressively demonstrates the power of the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling in the formation of C(sp2)–C(sp3) bonds for the preparation of carbohydrate mimetics. Friesen and co-workers reported on a synthesis of aryl-C

Imidazole as a parent π-conjugated backbone in charge-transfer chromophores

• Jiří Kulhánek and
• Filip Bureš

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 25–49, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.4

• chromophores 95–100 (Figure 18; [112]). The synthesis of this series of chromophores involved two-fold Suzuki–Miyaura and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions on dibromoolefin 94 (for X-ray structure see [113]). This compound proved to be a very useful, fully planar precursor for the construction of a

• –111 (Figure 19; [20]). In contrast to a typical synthetic approach to diimidazoles as shown in Scheme 1, we used 4,5-dicyanoimidazole derivatives 1–3 (Scheme 2) and modern direct arylation, Suzuki–Miyaura, Sonogashira, and Heck reactions to construct molecules 101–111. These chromophores possess two

• on alkoxysilanes [105][106]. This new material is to be applied as an electro-optic modulator. Our synthetic efforts in the field of 4,5-dicyanoimidazole-derived chromophores began with the initial set of push–pull molecules 88–93 (Figure 16; [30]). Chromophores 88–93 were synthesized by Suzuki

Sexithiophenes as efficient luminescence quenchers of quantum dots

• Christopher R. Mason,
• Yang Li,
• Paul O’Brien,
• Neil J. Findlay and
• Peter J. Skabara

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1722–1731, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.202

• of 7a and 7b in modest yields (40% and 20%, respectively). Sexithiophenes 1a and 1b were subsequently isolated following Suzuki–Miyaura coupling with 4-(dimethylamino)phenylboronic acid (1a, 28%; 1b, 44%). As a comparison, nonfunctionalised sexithiophenes 2a and 2b were also synthesised in order to

Recent advances in direct C–H arylation: Methodology, selectivity and mechanism in oxazole series

• Cécile Verrier,
• Pierrik Lassalas,
• Laure Théveau,
• Guy Quéguiner,
• François Trécourt,
• Francis Marsais and
• Christophe Hoarau

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1584–1601, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.187

• direct (hetero)arylation of (hetero)arenes is an attractive alternative to traditional Kumada, Stille, Negishi and Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions, notably as it avoids the prior preparation and isolation of (hetero)arylmetals. Developments of this methodology in the oxazole series are reviewed

• , aminomethylation, sulfuration, oxygenation). However, aryllithiums can rarely be directly involved in transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and are usually transformed into organometallic fragments suitable for efficient Negishi, Stille, Suzuki–Miyaura, and Hiyama cross-coupling reactions [1][2