Five new sesquiterpenoids from agarwood of Aquilaria sinensis

• Hong Zhou,
• Xu-Yang Li,
• Hong-Bin Fang,
• He-Zhong Jiang and
• Yong-Xian Cheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 998–1007, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.75

• , 273.1461), 13C NMR, and DEPT spectra, indicating 5 degrees of unsaturation. The 1H NMR spectrum of 1 (Table 1) shows one methyl group at δH 1.16 (s, 3H), two olefinic protons [δH 5.05 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H), δH 4.05 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H)], and an oxygenated methylene at δH 4.06 (s, 2H). The 13C NMR and DEPT

• (Table 1) spectra indicate 15 carbons, including one methyl, eight methylenes (one sp2), one methine, and four nonprotonated carbons (including three sp2 and one sp3). The planar structure of 1 was mainly constructed by 2D NMR analysis. First, the 1H,1H-COSY spectrum (Figure 2) displays the correlations

• the correlation of H3-15/H2-6 (Figure 3), which results in ambiguity in the relative configuration assignment of 1. Thus, NMR chemical shift calculations and ECD calculations were used to confirm the relative and absolute configuration of 1. More specifically, NMR calculations were carried out at the

Synthesis of tetrahydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridines via Pictet–Spengler reaction

• Elena Y. Mendogralo and
• Maxim G. Uchuskin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 991–997, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.74

• . Reactivity of tetrahydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridine 4a. Optimization of reaction conditionsa. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 47: Experimental procedures, characterization data, copies of 1H and 13C NMR spectra, HRMS of new compounds, and X-ray crystallography data. Supporting Information File 48

The unique reactivity of 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridine in the Huisgen 1,4-diploar cycloaddition and formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition

• Xiu-Yu Chen,
• Hui Zheng,
• Ying Han,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 982–990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.73

• crystal structure of compound 4k (Figure 1, CCDC 2059918). Though there are four chiral centers in the product structure of the isoquinolino[1,2-f][1,6]naphthyridine, the 1H NMR spectra of the products all showed that only one diastereomer was produced in the reaction, which showed that this reaction has

• -1H-isoquinolino[1,2-f][1,6]naphthyridine-2,5,6-tricarboxylate (4a): orange solid, 75%; mp 174–175 °C; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.48–7.42 (m, 4H, ArH), 7.39–7.35 (m, 1H, ArH), 6.80 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, ArH), 6.75–6.71 (m, 4H, ArH), 6.63 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H, ArH), 6.39 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, ArH), 6.22 (d

• Hz, 1H, CH), 2.44 (s, 3H, CH3) ppm; 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 168.7, 166.2, 164.9, 150.2, 146.1, 145.7, 138.7, 129.3, 128.8, 128.1, 128.0, 127.8, 127.5, 127.3, 127.0, 126.3, 126.1, 125.1, 124.7, 124.6, 106.3, 104.6, 102.8, 61.3, 57.6, 56.0, 53.0, 51.6, 50.0, 44.8, 39.5, 17.9 ppm. IR (KBr) ν: 3732

Photoredox catalysis enabling decarboxylative radical cyclization of γ,γ-dimethylallyltryptophan (DMAT) derivatives: formal synthesis of 6,7-secoagroclavine

• Alessio Regni,
• Francesca Bartoccini and
• Giovanni Piersanti

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 918–927, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.70

• feasible under these conditions, the observed reaction efficiency was poor (14–33% yield). However, on the 1H NMR spectrum, some unexpected signals were observed. The appearance of equilibrating species such as rotamers in the 1H NMR spectrum (see the variable-temperature NMR experiments in Supporting

Intermediates and shunt products of massiliachelin biosynthesis in Massilia sp. NR 4-1

• Till Steinmetz,
• Blaise Kimbadi Lombe and
• Markus Nett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 909–917, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.69

• a second reversed-phase HPLC run. This led to the isolation of six compounds (1–6, Figure 2). The NMR spectroscopic data of compound 1 (brownish oil, 1.7 mg) were found to be very similar to those of the previously reported massiliachelin [18], suggesting a structural relatedness. The empirical

• formula of 1 was assigned to be C15H19NO3S by high-resolution (HR) ESIMS (m/z 294.1180 [M + H]+; calcd. 294.1169 for C15H20NO3S), which indicated the presence of seven double bond equivalents (DBEs). Upon analyzing the 13C NMR spectrum, the DBEs were assigned to two ring structures, two carbon–heteroatom

• double bonds (δC 171.9, 167.1 ppm; Table 1) and three carbon–carbon double bonds. The latter involved carbon atoms resonating at δC 155.4, 142.3, 130.3, 119.9, 119.8, and 113.2 ppm. The signals in the 1H NMR spectrum of 1 could be distributed among three discrete spin systems according to proton–proton

Synthesis of aliphatic nitriles from cyclobutanone oxime mediated by sulfuryl fluoride (SO₂F₂)

• Xian-Lin Chen and
• Hua-Li Qin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 901–908, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.68

• was not accomplished either by NMR analysis or chromatography. Conclusion In conclusion, we have developed an SO2F2-mediated ring-opening cross-coupling reaction of cyclobutanone oxime derivatives with alkenes for the synthesis of a class of novel elongated nitriles. The newly constructed δ-olefin

First synthesis of acylated nitrocyclopropanes

• Kento Iwai,
• Rikiya Kamidate,
• Khimiya Wada,
• Haruyasu Asahara and
• Nagatoshi Nishiwaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 892–900, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.67

• , compound 8b was isolated after column chromatography with 21% yield instead of the desired cyclopropane 1b (Scheme 4). The NMR data for the ring protons of product 8b and compound 1b’ are listed in Table 2. Although the benzene ring in compound 8b is methyl-substituted, a 1H NMR spectrum similar to those

• was not given for the different coupling constants between diester 1a and diketone 1b’. In the 13C NMR spectrum of diester 1a, two separate signals of carbonyl groups were observed at 163.2 and 163.3 ppm, indicating that the two ester functionalities were not equivalent. Moreover, the spectrum of

• the two cyclization modes, the reaction of 4e was monitored by 1H NMR in 5 min intervals (Figure 1). In Figure 1, the red triangles are the total yields of furans 8e and 11e. The yields of cyclopropane 1e and furans 8e and 11e increased with increasing reaction time, without disturbing the shape of

Asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and reaction with carbocations on acylimidazole Michael acceptors

• Brigita Mudráková,
• Renata Marcia de Figueiredo,
• Jean-Marc Campagne and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 881–888, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.65

• scope. Results of selected optimization experiments. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 174: Characterization data for all compounds, computational details, and picture of NMR spectra. Funding This work was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under the Contract no

Light-responsive rotaxane-based materials: inducing motion in the solid state

• Adrian Saura-Sanmartin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 873–880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.64

• UMUMOF-(E)-3 due to the decrease of the number of hydrogen bonds interactions between the counterparts, as determined by solid-state 2H NMR. Interestingly, UMUMOF-(E)-3 was employed as a molecular nanodispenser of para-benzoquinone working through a cyclic operation mode which involved three steps

A fluorescent probe for detection of Hg²⁺ ions constructed by tetramethyl cucurbit[6]uril and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene

• Xiaoqian Chen,
• Naqin Yang,
• Yue Ma,
• Xinan Yang and
• Peihua Ma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 864–872, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.63

• cucurbit[6]uril (TMeQ[6]) and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene (G) were used to construct a supramolecular fluorescent probe G@TMeQ[6]. The host–guest interaction between TMeQ[6] and G was investigated using 1H NMR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and various experimental techniques. The results show

• equation is y = 244.69x + 111.56, R2 = 0.9926, and the detection limit (LOD = 3σ/K, here σ is the standard deviation and K is the slope of the calibration curve) is 4.12 × 10–8 mol·L−1. The G@TMeQ[6] fluorescent probe can effectively detect Hg2+ ions in an aqueous solution. 1H NMR spectroscopic titration

• analysis of the interaction between the probe and Hg2+ ions To study the solution complexation between G and TMeQ[6], the 1H NMR titration spectrum of TMeQ[6] with different equivalents of guest molecule G was obtained (Figure 8A). When 1.0 equiv G was added, it was found that the proton peak of the G

Eschenmoser coupling reactions starting from primary thioamides. When do they work and when not?

• Lukáš Marek,
• Jiří Váňa,
• Jan Svoboda and
• Jiří Hanusek

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 808–819, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.61

• solutions (DMSO-d6, MeOD-d4, D2O), it was impossible to measure its NMR spectra and the only characterization involves MALDI–MS, IR, and melting point. The salt 6a was then treated in various solvents with or without additive (thiophile, base/acid) to give diverse products of cyclization (8a or 8a-Me), ECR

• where TEA behaves as a stronger base, the presence of benzonitrile was proved in the 1H NMR spectrum of the crude reaction mixture. On the other hand, the addition of 3 equivalents of a mild base (solid KHCO3; pKa = 6.35 in water [30]) into the DMF solution or MeCN suspension of salt 6a leads to the

• base from solid KHCO3 to TEA (Table 1, entry 12) causes the decomposition of salt 6a into a complex mixture of products from which only benzonitrile was unambiguously identified in the 1H NMR spectrum of the crude reaction mixture. Another product is probably 4-sulfanyl-1,4-dihydroisoquinolin-3(2H)-one

Facile access to 3-sulfonylquinolines via Knoevenagel condensation/aza-Wittig reaction cascade involving ortho-azidobenzaldehydes and β-ketosulfonamides and sulfones

• Ksenia Malkova,
• Andrey Bubyrev,
• Stanislav Kalinin and
• Dmitry Dar’in

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 800–807, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.60

• of the target compound 5a estimated by NMR (Table 1, entry 1). Different organic bases were tested, with piperidine performing most efficiently (Table 1, entry 4). Next it was found out that using o-azidobenzaldehyde (1a), PPh3, and an excess of piperidine in relation to ketosulfonamide 2a resulted

• in higher yields of quinoline 5a. The optimal solvent volume (the concentration of 2a) was chosen considering both reaction yields and practical reasons. Subsequent tuning of temperature and reaction time ensured quantitative NMR yield in the model reaction (Table 1, entry 13). A remarkable advantage

• . Supporting Information File 52: General experimental information, X-ray crystallographic data, synthetic procedures, analytical data and NMR spectra for the reported compounds. Acknowledgements We thank the Research Center for Magnetic Resonance, the Center for Chemical Analysis and Materials Research, and

Non-peptide compounds from Kronopolites svenhedini (Verhoeff) and their antitumor and iNOS inhibitory activities

• Yuan-Nan Yuan,
• Jin-Qiang Li,
• Hong-Bin Fang,
• Shao-Jun Xing,
• Yong-Ming Yan and
• Yong-Xian Cheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 789–799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.59

• , accompanied by two known flavan derivatives 5 and 6 and a known olefine acid (9) were isolated from whole bodies of Kronopolites svenhedini (Verhoeff). The structures of the new compounds were determined by 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and other spectroscopic methods, as well as computational

• -peptide small molecules, leading to the isolation of six new and three known compounds (Figure 1) from its extract. These structures were determined by 1D and 2D NMR spectra and the experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra. The six new compounds have been named kronopoone A

• identification Compound 1, a yellow gum, possesses the molecular formula C14H18O4 (six degrees of unsaturation), as deduced from its HRESIMS [M + H]+ ion peak at m/z 251.1274 (calcd for C14H19O4, 251.1278). The 1H NMR data (Table 1 and Figure S1 in Supporting Information File 1) display one aromatic proton [δH

Synthesis of substituted 8H-benzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolin-8-ones via photochemical 6π-electrocyclization of pyrimidines containing an allomaltol fragment

• Constantine V. Milyutin,
• Andrey N. Komogortsev,
• Boris V. Lichitsky,
• Mikhail E. Minyaev and
• Valeriya G. Melekhina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 778–788, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.58

• the model compound 10a in DMSO-d6 solution using 1H NMR monitoring (Figure 1). Thus, the NMR spectrum recorded after UV irradiation (365 nm) for 24 h contained signals of protons of two products along with signals of the starting pyrimidine 10a (Figure 1B). The complete conversion of the starting

• result, both products could be isolated and characterized using 1H, 13C NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Moreover, the structure of product 11a was also confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It might be noted that precipitated crystals of 11a contained two polymorph modifications

• sigmatropic shift step [23][24][25][30]. However, in all cases we failed to detect these intermediates even in the reaction mixture using NMR monitoring. However, in the present communication, for the first time, we managed to isolate and fully characterize a product of this class. Previously, we have shown

Sulfate radical anion-induced benzylic oxidation of N-(arylsulfonyl)benzylamines to N-arylsulfonylimines

• Joydev K. Laha,
• Pankaj Gupta and
• Amitava Hazra

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 771–777, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.57

• -pot synthesis of N-heterocycles. Optimization of reaction conditions.a Supporting Information Supporting Information File 112: General procedures, product characterization, and copies of 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of all compounds. Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge NIPER S.A.S. Nagar for

Bromination of endo-7-norbornene derivatives revisited: failure of a computational NMR method in elucidating the configuration of an organic structure

• Demet Demirci Gültekin,
• Arif Daştan,
• Yavuz Taşkesenligil,
• Cavit Kazaz,
• Yunus Zorlu and
• Metin Balci

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 764–770, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.56

• temperatures yielding mixtures of addition products. The structural elucidations of the formed compounds were achieved by NMR spectroscopy. Particularly, the γ-gauche effect and long-range couplings were instrumental in assigning the stereochemistry of the adducts. However, in a recent paper, Novitskiy and

• Kutateladze claimed that based on an applied machine learning-augmented DFT method for computational NMR that the structure of the product, (1R,2R,3S,4S,7s)-2,3,7-tribromobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane was wrong. With the aid of their computational method, they revised a number of published structures, including ours

• assigned by us through crucial NMR experiments, we also present the ultimate structural proof by means of X-ray crystallography. Moreover, we disprove the mechanism proposed by the aforementioned authors based on sound mechanistic reasoning and point to an oversight by the authors that led them to an

Honeycomb reactor: a promising device for streamlining aerobic oxidation under continuous-flow conditions

• Masahiro Hosoya,
• Yusuke Saito and
• Yousuke Horiuchi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 752–763, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.55

• , supplementary experiments and NMR spectra. Acknowledgements The authors are grateful to Takahiro Kawajiri, Shogo Nishijima, Hiroyuki Otaka, Naoki Tsuno and Takafumi Ohara in Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and Tamio Kosaka and Tatsuki Hiraoka in Cataler Corporation for their encouraging and helpful discussions.

Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-containing peptidomimetics by tandem of Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé and Ugi reactions

• Oleksandr V. Kolomiiets,
• Alexander V. Tsygankov,
• Maryna N. Kornet,
• Aleksander A. Brazhko,
• Vladimir I. Musatov and
• Valentyn A. Chebanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 727–735, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.53

• target reaction product was observed by 1H NMR spectroscopy of the crude reaction mixture. It was found that in the case of Table 2, entry 6, the ratio of product 9b to acid 8b was approximately 1:3. The obtained results show that for the synthesis of new compounds containing precisely substituted

Synthesis, structure, and properties of switchable cross-conjugated 1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadiynes based on 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene

• Semyon V. Tsybulin,
• Ekaterina A. Filatova,
• Alexander F. Pozharskii,
• Valery A. Ozeryanskii and
• Anna V. Gulevskaya

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 674–686, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.49

• aryl fragment, the less intense the long-wavelength maximum. Conjugation between the aryl substituent and the DMAN fragment in salts 11 is indirectly supported by the fact that the basicity of monomer 6b with the donor methoxy group (pKa = 8.2, measured in DMSO by the 1H NMR transprotonation approach

• through a butadiyne linker and aryl–C≡C–DMAN conjugation paths. A comprehensive study by X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry revealed that the “butadiyne pathway” is realized in cases where the aryl substituent is p-methoxyphenyl, phenyl or p-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl. Oligomers 5

• High Molecular Compounds Chemistry, Southern Federal University) for routine NMR measurements and Dr. Darya V. Spiridonova (Center for X-ray diffraction studies, St. Petersburg State University Research Park) for X-ray studies, Oussama Mammeri (Chemical analysis and materials research centre, St

Photocatalytic sequential C–H functionalization expediting acetoxymalonylation of imidazo heterocycles

• Deepak Singh,
• Shyamal Pramanik and
• Soumitra Maity

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 666–673, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.48

• plays a crucial role in activating IP towards the photoredox coupling reaction. Shifting of protons in the 1H NMR spectrum of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (1a) in the presence of Zn(OAc)2 in CDCl3 indicates a weak interaction of Zn(OAc)2 with 1a (see Supporting Information File 1 for details) [20][21

Cassane diterpenoids with α-glucosidase inhibitory activity from the fruits of Pterolobium macropterum

• Sarot Cheenpracha,
• Ratchanaporn Chokchaisiri,
• Lucksagoon Ganranoo,
• Sareeya Bureekaew,
• Thunwadee Limtharakul and
• Surat Laphookhieo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 658–665, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.47

• revealed the presence of hydroxy (3429 cm−1) and carbonyl (1733 cm−1) groups. The UV absorption band maximum at λmax 283 nm and five downfield-shifted carbon signals at δC 169.8 (C-16), 163.8 (C-13), 149.3 (C-12), 111.6 (C-11), and 109.6 (C-15) in the 13C NMR data suggested the presence of the α,β

• -butenolide ring conjugated with one extra double bond [12]. In the 1H NMR spectrum (Table 1), the resonances for four methyls [δH 1.30 (3H, s, H3-17), 0.90 (3H, s, H3-18), 0.85 (3H, s, H3-20), and 0.83 (3H, s, H3-19)], two olefinic protons [δH 6.03 (1H, br s, H-15) and 5.86 (1H, br s, H-11)] were observed

• . The 13C NMR and DEPT spectra, combined with HMQC correlations (Table 1) showed 20 resonances for carbon signals accounting for four methyls, five sp3 methylenes, five methines (two olefinics at δC 111.6, 109.6), and six quaternary carbons (one carbonyl at δC 169.8, two olefinics at δC 163.8, 149.3

Nucleophile-induced ring contraction in pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzothiazines: access to pyrrolo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazoles

• Ekaterina A. Lystsova,
• Maksim V. Dmitriev,
• Andrey N. Maslivets and
• Ekaterina E. Khramtsova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 646–657, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.46

•  13). However, when conducting the reaction in a ratio of 1:10 at room temperature during 24 h, we observed the formation of N1,N2-dibenzyloxalamide (9) as a major product (NMR yield of about 90%) (Scheme 14). Our attempts to employ other alkylamines (diethylamine, morpholine, and cyclohexylamine) to

• File 143: Further experimental details, copies of NMR spectra, X-ray crystallographic details, optimization by HPLC-UV details. Supporting Information File 144: Crystallographic information files (CIF) of compounds 3bb (CCDC 2241415), 4 (CCDC 2241420), 6b (CCDC 2241419), 6e (CCDC 2241423), 7a (CCDC

pH-Responsive fluorescent supramolecular nanoparticles based on tetraphenylethylene-labelled chitosan and a six-fold carboxylated tribenzotriquinacene

• Nan Yang,
• Yi-Yan Zhu,
• Wei-Xiu Lin,
• Yi-Long Lu and
• Wen-Rong Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 635–645, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.45

• reaction to generate the corresponding multiple Schiff bases and then reduced with sodium borohydride (Scheme 1a). The structure of CS-TPE was characterized by 1H NMR spectra and solid-state CP/MAS 13C NMR spectra, and the results were found to agree with the proposed structure. For instance, the products

• display distinct peaks at δ 7.50–6.70 in their 1H NMR spectra (Figure 1) and at δ 145–120 ppm in their 13C NMR spectra (Figure S1 in Supporting Information File 1), corresponding to the proton resonances of the benzene rings and the carbon resonances of the whole fluorophore, respectively. The appearance

• of these peaks confirmed that the TPE units were successfully labelled in the CS chain. The degree of fluorescence labelling (DL) of TPE attached to the CS chain was estimated by comparing the integrated areas of Har and H2 in the 1H NMR spectra (Figure 1) [24]. Accordingly, the DL at Rf = 2, 10 and

Enolates ambushed – asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and subsequent enolate trapping with conventional and less traditional electrophiles

• Péter Kisszékelyi and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 593–634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.44

• high diastereoselectivity and good to excellent yields. In most cases, the authors detected only a single diastereomer in the crude reaction mixture (NMR). Using the enantiomeric form of the ligand or the chiral sulfoximine reagent, four diastereomeric β-aminoketones can be produced in excellent

• NMR experiments (Hα coupling constants ≈ 6.4–8.6 Hz), the high level of diastereocontrol can be associated with the preferred Z-configuration of the cyclic copper enolate intermediate. In the presence of the chiral ligand (R,S)-L17, the tandem reaction was accomplished in a highly enantioselective way

C3-Alkylation of furfural derivatives by continuous flow homogeneous catalysis

• Grédy Kiala Kinkutu,
• Catherine Louis,
• Myriam Roy,
• Juliette Blanchard and
• Julie Oble

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 582–592, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.43

• reactants and catalyst. Initial tests with the commercial complex [Ru3(CO)12] at high temperature with different residence times provided the desired C3-alkylated imine I2a in NMR yields ranging from 30% to 65% (Table 1, entries 1–3 and Table S1 in Supporting Information File 1, p. S10). A continuous flow

• reproducibility. Moreover, increasing the residence time to 46 min resulted in 63% NMR yield of I2a (Table 1, entry 5), which was very similar to the results obtained with [Ru3(CO)12] in 30 min. A further increase in residence time to 77 min led to a lower yield (Table 1, entry 6), probably due to products

• reactor. Finally, after some optimizations, the temperature in the second reactor could be lowered to 180 °C leading to an NMR yield of C3-alkylated imine I2a of 79% (Scheme 3). Heat transfer calculations showed us that the reaction mixture rises to the set temperatures in two seconds, and more