Sustainable manganese catalysis for late-stage C–H functionalization of bioactive structural motifs

• Jongwoo Son

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1733–1751, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.122

• Jongwoo Son Department of Chemistry, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, South Korea Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, South Korea 10.3762/bjoc.17.122 Abstract The late-stage C–H functionalization of bioactive structural motifs is a

• organic synthesis. Among the 3d metals, manganese catalysts have gained increasing attention for late-stage diversification due to the sustainability, cost-effectiveness, ease of operation, and reduced toxicity. Herein, we summarize recent manganese-catalyzed late-stage C–H functionalization reactions of

• azobenzenes was unveiled [1], manganese catalysts have exhibited a significant capacity for powerful C–H functionalization, and they have therefore been actively utilized in the area of sustainable organic syntheses [2][3][4][5][6]. Catalytic late-stage C–H functionalization, a highly efficient synthetic

A recent overview on the synthesis of 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles

• Pezhman Shiri,
• Ali Mohammad Amani and
• Thomas Mayer-Gall

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1600–1628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.114

• insensitivity to air are advantages of this reaction (Scheme 37) [60]. In 2017, De Borggraeve et al. explained a convenient procedure for the preparation of triazolo[1,5-a]indolones 131 through an intramolecular cyclization via an unprecedented Pd-catalyzed carbonylative C–H functionalization of 1-(2-bromoaryl

Heterogeneous photocatalytic cyanomethylarylation of alkenes with acetonitrile: synthesis of diverse nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds

• Guanglong Pan,
• Qian Yang,
• Wentao Wang,
• Yurong Tang and
• Yunfei Cai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1171–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.89

• cyanomethylarylation of N-aryl/benzoyl acrylamide or allylamine involving the key C–H functionalization of readily available acetonitrile is a straightforward and powerful method to access these useful structures [13][14][15][16][17]. Over the last decade, although numerous protocols have been disclosed for the direct

Synthetic reactions driven by electron-donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes

• Zhonglie Yang,
• Yutong Liu,
• Kun Cao,
• Xiaobin Zhang,
• Hezhong Jiang and
• Jiahong Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 771–799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.67

• electrons from the electron-rich tertiary amine nitrogen atom to the electron-deficient benzene ring, achieving intramolecular electron transfer. Selective C–H-functionalization also includes no catalysts, oxidants, additives, acids and bases, which is of great significance in the synthesis and application

Synthesis of N-perfluoroalkyl-3,4-disubstituted pyrroles by rhodium-catalyzed transannulation of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles with terminal alkynes

• Olga Bakhanovich,
• Viktor Khutorianskyi,
• Vladimir Motornov and
• Petr Beier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 504–510, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.44

• electrophilic metal-bound iminocarbenes form. These iminocarbenes undergo a variety of intriguing reactions, such as a cycloaddition and a C–H functionalization, among others, leading mostly to nitrogen heterocycles [8][9][10]. Using this chemistry, a variety of pyrroles have been prepared starting from N

When metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization meets visible-light photocatalysis

• Lucas Guillemard and
• Joanna Wencel-Delord

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1754–1804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.147

• catalytic system is extremely appealing. In that perspective, the scope of this review aims to present innovative reactions combining C–H activation and visible-light induced photocatalysis. Keywords: C–H activation; C–H functionalization; dual catalysis; photoredox catalysis; radical chemistry

• -transfer-type reactions under mild conditions and in the absence of toxic radical precursors [44][45][46]. Considering, on one hand, the fundamentally appealing properties of both, metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization reactions and visible-light-induced photocatalysis, and, on the other hand, their

• of the independently formed intermediate furnished the expected coupling products under generally mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, a merge of metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization and photocatalysis was also astutely employed to design modern versions of Sonogashira-type reactions as well as

Photocatalytic trifluoromethoxylation of arenes and heteroarenes in continuous-flow

• Alexander V. Nyuchev,
• Ting Wan,
• Borja Cendón,
• Carlo Sambiagio,
• Job J. C. Struijs,
• Michelle Ho,
• Moisés Gulías,
• Ying Wang and
• Timothy Noël

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1305–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.111

• residence time up to 16 times in comparison to the batch procedure, while achieving similar or higher yields. In addition, the use of inorganic bases was demonstrated to increase the reaction yield under batch conditions. Keywords: C–H functionalization; continuous-flow; organic synthesis; photoredox

• , partially due to the general interest of the community into C–H functionalization methodologies [18][19], and partially thanks to the synthetic possibilities enabled by photoredox catalysis, a field widely explored in recent years [20][21][22]. In 2018, Ngai [23][24] and Togni [25] reported simple

• photoredox protocols for the radical trifluoromethoxylation of unfunctionalized (hetero)arenes by using specifically designed CF3O radical-releasing agents (Scheme 1B). Following our long-standing interest in the development of continuous-flow approaches for C–H functionalization [18][26] and photochemical

Photocatalysis with organic dyes: facile access to reactive intermediates for synthesis

• Stephanie G. E. Amos,
• Marion Garreau,
• Luca Buzzetti and
• Jerome Waser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1163–1187, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.103

• cations and radical anions) Recently, the exploitation of alkenyl and aryl radical ions has emerged as a platform for the functionalization of small molecules. They appear as attractive intermediates for a direct alkene difunctionalization or arene C–H functionalization. In particular, radical cations are

• direct activation of the ß-C–H bond [109]. However, organic dyes have not yet been broadly applied for such transformations. Charged aryl radical species Arene radical cations are valuable intermediates that enable the direct C–H functionalization of the aromatic species. They can be accessed through the

• -Acr+ scaffold. In 2015, they developed a site-selective C–H amination of arenes (Scheme 25) [110]. The arenes 25.1 could be aminated by various N-heterocycles 25.2 for the synthesis of the C–H functionalization products 25.3 with fine-tuned Mes-di(t-Bu)Acr+ (OD4) as a photocatalyst. In this

Diversity-oriented synthesis of 17-spirosteroids

• Benjamin Laroche,
• Thomas Bouvarel,
• Martin Louis-Sylvestre and
• Bastien Nay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 880–887, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.79

• accessible biologically relevant materials. This second strategy can take benefit of existing functional groups on the substrate, or rely on direct C–H functionalization [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. Taking steroids as an example of highly targeted privileged structures, numerous

Copper catalysis with redox-active ligands

• Agnideep Das,
• Yufeng Ren,
• Cheriehan Hessin and
• Marine Desage-El Murr

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 858–870, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.77

• ], and perform C–H functionalization through aerobic dearomatization of phenols [35]. These broad synthetic outcomes further led to a unified approach for the preparation of 1,2-oxy-aminoarenes by phenol–amine couplings (Scheme 10) [36]. We reported the formation of a C–N bond through copper-catalyzed

Photocatalytic deaminative benzylation and alkylation of tetrahydroisoquinolines with N-alkylpyrydinium salts

• David Schönbauer,
• Carlo Sambiagio,
• Timothy Noël and
• Michael Schnürch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.74

• alkyl and allyl groups were also successfully introduced via the same method. Additionally, the typically applied N-phenyl group in the THIQ substrate could be replaced by the cleavable p-methoxyphenyl (PMP) group and successful N-deprotection was demonstrated. Keywords: C–H functionalization; C(sp3)–C

• (sp3) coupling; deaminative coupling; Katritzky salt; photoredox catalysis; Introduction The selective formation of new carbon–carbon bonds via direct C–H functionalization bears the potential of being a process of high efficiency [1][2][3]. Since C–H bonds are omnipresent in organic compounds it is

• steps for the installation and removal of the directing group. However, there is also a good number of substrates containing C–H bonds that are inherently more reactive than others in the same molecule, and in such cases a selective C–H functionalization can be achieved in the absence of any directing

Regioselectively α- and β-alkynylated BODIPY dyes via gold(I)-catalyzed direct C–H functionalization and their photophysical properties

• Takahide Shimada,
• Shigeki Mori,
• Masatoshi Ishida and
• Hiroyuki Furuta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 587–595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.53

• -materials. Keywords: alkynylation; BODIPY; direct C–H functionalization; gold(I); Introduction Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY, 1) and its derivatives are representative families of fluorophores that have been widely used in applications for bioimaging [1][2][3][4][5][6], photodynamic therapy [7][8][9][10

• the synthesis of ethynyl-substituted BODIPY derivatives 3–6 by gold(I)-catalyzed direct C–H functionalization (Figure 1c). By taking advantage of the reactivity of β-(2 and 6)-positions of BODIPY (1), which are susceptible to electrophilic reactions, β,β'-diethynyl-substituted BODIPYs 5 and 6 were

• 5a and 6a agreed with the fact that the photoexcited dynamics of β-substituted BODIPYs intend to the rapid decay with structural relaxation. Conclusion In summary, we have synthesized novel regioselectively alkynylated BODIPY derivatives via a gold(I)-catalyzed direct C–H functionalization with TIPS

Synthesis of triphenylene-fused phosphole oxides via C–H functionalizations

• Md. Shafiqur Rahman and
• Naohiko Yoshikai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 524–529, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.48

• through two distinct C–H functionalization reactions as key steps. The phosphole ring was constructed by a three-component coupling of 3-(methoxymethoxy)phenylzinc chloride, an alkyne, and dichlorophenylphosphine, involving the regioselective C–H activation of the C2 position of the arylzinc intermediate

• nature as hybrids of triphenylene and benzo[b]phosphole. Keywords: C–H functionalization; fluorescence; phosphole; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; triphenylene; Introduction The phosphorus-containing five-membered ring, phosphole, has attracted significant attention as a structural motif in π

• phosphole oxides through C–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions. The phosphole ring was constructed in the early stage of the synthesis by a three-component assembly method featuring a 1,4-cobalt migration as the key step. Unlike other C–H activation/alkyne annulation approaches to benzo[b

Six-fold C–H borylation of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene

• Mai Nagase,
• Kenta Kato,
• Akiko Yagi,
• Yasutomo Segawa and
• Kenichiro Itami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 391–397, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.37

• on a NEC LX 110Rh system was used for optimization (B3LYP/6-31G(d)) [28][29]. Structures were optimized without any symmetry assumptions. C–H functionalization of HBCs. (a) Perchlorinated HBC. (b) Borylated HBC substituted by 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl (Mes) groups. (c) Six-fold C–H borylation of HBC

Room-temperature Pd/Ag direct arylation enabled by a radical pathway

• Amy L. Mayhugh and
• Christine K. Luscombe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 384–390, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.36

• both high molecular weight and regioregularity, and elevated reaction temperatures are typically required [3]. Mild conditions for C–H functionalization is of growing interest within the broader synthetic community as an opportunity to improve functional group tolerance, and environmental impact [4][5

• . There are limited examples across the aryl C–H functionalization literature indicating a transition metal-catalyzed radical process, limited largely to cobalt catalysis [31][32]. While there are several reports of palladium-catalyzed systems for room-temperature direct arylation (i.e., no directing

• Center for Selective C–H Functionalization (CHE-1700982).

Recent developments in photoredox-catalyzed remote ortho and para C–H bond functionalizations

• Rafia Siddiqui and
• Rashid Ali

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 248–280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.26

• functionalizations. Herein, we will broadly discuss the different catalytic systems that facilitate ortho and para C–H functionalization by utilization of effective and feasible photoredox catalysts (with the aid of transition metals), hydrogen atom transfer, and aerobic oxidation. Over the last two decades, direct

• easily. Recently, aerobic oxidation with visible light and photoredox catalysts has also gained a lot of attention in the modification and generation of new C–H functionalization methodologies [81][82]. The above-mentioned advantages make the photoredox processes a versatile tool in diverse fields, and

• -worker’s results [86], in 2015, Rueping and co-workers reported reoxidation reactions via visible photoredox catalysis [87]. In their study, they used photoredox catalyst 9 along with a Ru catalyst for ortho C–H functionalization of phenol derivatives, viz, ortho-(2-pyridyl)phenols (Pyr, Scheme 2

Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of benzoquinone-based donor–acceptor compounds

• Daniel R. Sutherland,
• Nidhi Sharma,
• Georgina M. Rosair,
• Ifor D. W. Samuel,
• Ai-Lan Lee and
• Eli Zysman-Colman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2914–2921, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.285

• St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK 10.3762/bjoc.15.285 Abstract Herein, we report a mild and efficient palladium-catalyzed C–H functionalization method to synthesize a series of

• arylboronic acids are readily accessible, we envisaged that our Pd-catalyzed direct C–H functionalization method would be ideal for attempting a facile and direct route to a series of novel substituted benzoquinone-based charge-transfer derivatives, with the aim of exploring their electroluminescent (EL

• because it should lead to a more red-shifted emission. As described above, with a mild and efficient method to functionalize BQs now in hand, we decided to exploit the C–H functionalization methodology developed within our group [14] to readily synthesize a series of benzoquinone-based charge-transfer

Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed incorporation of fluorine-containing groups

• Xiaowei Li,
• Xiaolin Shi,
• Xiangqian Li and
• Dayong Shi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2213–2270, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.218

• formed from A with Selectfluor or NFSI instead of an organometallic intermediate as usual. Then, the activated Pd(IV)–F electrophile B would be capable of electrophilic fluorination of weakly nucleophilic arenes. This unusual mechanism of catalysis may provide a new idea to the catalysis of C–H

• functionalization reactions. Aryl C–H fluorination with various directing groups: With Pd(OTf)2(MeCN)4 and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) used as the catalyst system, in 2011 the Yu group [57] described the ortho-fluorination of benzoic acid substrates with a directing group, an electron-deficient removable acidic

Cyclopropanation–ring expansion of 3-chloroindoles with α-halodiazoacetates: novel synthesis of 4-quinolone-3-carboxylic acid and norfloxacin

• Sara Peeters,
• Linn Neerbye Berntsen,
• Pål Rongved and
• Tore Bonge-Hansen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2156–2160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.212

• : catalysis; cyclopropanation; indole; norfloxacin quinoline; quinolone; Rh(II); ring expansion; Introduction The development and use of metal carbenes occupy a central part in the field of the C–H functionalization [1]. Among the metal carbenes, the transient Rh carbenes, usually made by Rh-catalyzed

Recent advances on the transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of imidazopyridines: an updated coverage

• Gagandeep Kour Reen,
• Ashok Kumar and
• Pratibha Sharma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1612–1704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.165

• of iodine in the absence of copper did not result in the desired product keeping the reaction conditions intact. However, based on control experiments and the works of Zhang and Ma’s group [103][104], oxidative C–H functionalization was expected to be more likely involved in the cyclization strategy

• of biologically active imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine derivatives [108]. Encouraged by the direct synthetic strategies for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines (IPs), Donthiri et al. have reported an efficient Cu-catalyzed C–H functionalization of pyridines with vinyl azide derivatives [109]. Their use of vinyl azide

• ) allow it to catalyze a number of organic reactions viz., nucleophilic substitutions, addition reactions, hydrogenations/hydrosilylations, cycloisomerizations, electrophilic aromatic substitutions, cross-coupling reactions, oxidative additions and reductive eliminations [66]. Iron–catalyzed C–H

Mechanochemistry of supramolecules

• Anima Bose and
• Prasenjit Mal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 881–900, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.86

• (pyridin-4-yl)ethylene and 4,6-dichlororesorcinol. Halogen-bonded co-crystals via a) I···P, b) I···As, and c) I···Sb bonds [112]. Transformation of contact-explosive primary amines and iodine(III) into a successful chemical reaction for amide synthesis. Undirected C–H functionalization by using the acidic

• hydrogen to control basicity of the amines [114]. a) Identified exothermic reactions. b) Successful reaction by quenching the heat intramolecularly. c) The plausible mechanism of acidic C–H functionalization intramolecularly. Acknowledgements A.B. thank CSIR (India) for fellowship.

Selective benzylic C–H monooxygenation mediated by iodine oxides

• Kelsey B. LaMartina,
• Haley K. Kuck,
• Linda S. Oglesbee,
• Asma Al-Odaini and
• Nicholas C. Boaz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 602–609, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.55

• intractable products, which were in many cases polyfunctionalized. Additionally, substrates containing arene rings were shown to inhibit aliphatic C–H functionalization via electrophilic trapping of reactive halogen species to form aryl chlorides and iodides. Utilizing NHPI as a less reactive hydrogen atom

Annulation of 1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones by thioacetamide: an approach to 5-azaisatins

• Aleksandr I. Kobelev,
• Ekaterina E. Stepanova,
• Maksim V. Dmitriev and
• Andrey N. Maslivets

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 364–370, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.32

• developed via an unprecedented annulation of pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones by thioacetamide. A new way of C–H functionalization of thioacetamide has been discovered. The reaction proceeds under green catalyst-free conditions. Keywords: annulation; domino reactions; isatin; nitrogen

• serve for a catalyst-free C–H functionalization of thioacetamide and mild introduction of this fragment in other molecules, which is valuable in terms of synthetic organic chemistry. Approaches to the synthesis of the 5-azaisatin core. Our previous work on the interaction of PBTs 2 with thioamides

Metal-free C–H mercaptalization of benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles using 1,3-propanedithiol as thiol source

• Yan Xiao,
• Bing Jing,
• Xiaoxia Liu,
• Hongyu Xue and
• Yajun Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 279–284, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.24

• 10.3762/bjoc.15.24 Abstract A facile and effective C–H functionalization strategy for the synthesis of 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles and 2-mercaptobenzoxazoles is described. 1,3-Propanedithiol was employed to convert benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles to the corresponding heteroarylthiols in the presence of

• potassium hydroxide and DMSO. This novel protocol is featured by direct C–H mercaptalization of heteroarenes and a simple reaction system. Keywords: benzothiazole; benzoxazole; C–H functionalization; mercaptalization; 1,3-propanedithiol; Introduction Both 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles and 2

• [22] and 1,2-ethanedithiol [23]. In the past decades, C–H functionalization has become an effective strategy for constructing different molecules directly from simple arenes and alkanes. C–H functionalization is an important method for C–S coupling reactions [24][25]. For example, transition metal

Transition metal-free oxidative and deoxygenative C–H/C–Li cross-couplings of 2H-imidazole 1-oxides with carboranyl lithium as an efficient synthetic approach to azaheterocyclic carboranes

• Lidia A. Smyshliaeva,
• Mikhail V. Varaksin,
• Pavel A. Slepukhin,
• Oleg N. Chupakhin and
• Valery N. Charushin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2618–2626, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.240

• 10.3762/bjoc.14.240 Abstract The direct C–H functionalization methodology has first been applied to perform transition metal-free C–H/C–Li cross-couplings of 2H-imidazole 1-oxides with carboranyllithium. This atom- and step-economical approach, based on one-pot reactions of nucleophilic substitution of

• hydrogen (SNH) in non-aromatic azaheterocycles, affords novel imidazolyl-modified carboranes of two types (N-oxides and their deoxygenative analogues), which are particularly of interest in the design of advanced materials. Keywords: carboranes; C–H functionalization; C–H/C–Li cross-coupling; 2H-imidazole

• . An alternative approach to exploit the C–X/C–M cross-coupling reactions, leading to heterocyclic boron clusters, is based on the C–H/C–M coupling strategy. One of the ways to realize these cross couplings is the transition metal-free methodology for direct C–H functionalization of azaheterocyclic