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Multi-redox indenofluorene chromophores incorporating dithiafulvene donor and ene/enediyne acceptor units
- Christina Schøttler,
- Kasper Lund-Rasmussen,
- Line Broløs,
- Philip Vinterberg,
- Ema Bazikova,
- Viktor B. R. Pedersen and
- Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 59–73, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.8
- therefore it was not possible to determine the purity of the product by this method. In an initial attempt to investigate other synthetic pathways to extended IF compounds, the reduced IF 29 was synthesized from IF dione 1 by a Wolff–Kishner reduction of the two ketones as shown in Scheme 6. Compound 29
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Figure 1: Overview of structural motifs relevant for the work described herein.
Figure 2: Dione/ketones 1, 4–6 and 1,3-dithiole-2-thione compounds 2, 3, 7, and 8 are building blocks used in...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of IF-DTF ketones 9–12 and dimer 13.
Scheme 2: Further functionalization of the IF-DTF ketone 11 via Ramirez/Corey–Fuchs dibromo-olefination and K...
Scheme 3: Coupling of 1,3-dithiole-2-thione building blocks 2 and 3 with fluorenone 5 to afford fluorene-exte...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds based on IF-DTF. Conditions: (a) Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI, THF, Et3N, rt...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds with IF as central core. *Not fully characterized due to poor sol...
Scheme 6: Reduction of IF dione 1 to dihydro-IF 29.
Figure 3: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 4, 9–12, and 15 in PhMe at 25 °C.
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 13, 16, 17, and 30 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 5: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 6: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 11 (in MeCN), 13 (in CH2Cl2), 15 (in MeCN), 16 (in CH2Cl2), and 17...
Figure 7: Comparison of properties of compounds 13 and 17.
Figure 8: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2; supporting electrolyte: 0.1 M Bu4NPF...
Figure 9: Radical anion (left), dianion (middle), and radical cation (right) of compound 23; the radical anio...
Figure 10: ORTEP plots (50% probability) and crystal packing of compounds a) 25, b) 26, and c) 29. The respect...
Figure 11: Labels of bonds within five-membered ring.
Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase
- Alexey Stepanyuk and
- Andreas Kirschning
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2590–2602, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.252
- transformed into cyclohexene 48 with shifted olefinic group by means of a reductive variant of the Wolff–Kishner deoxygenation. A straightforward four-step sequence finally yielded Iso E Super Plus® ((+)-34). Industrially pursued syntheses do not involve a specific stereoinducing step. In fact, it is
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Figure 1: Terpene constituents 1–9 found in geranium and bergamot oils and specified odours of individual com...
Figure 2: Other selected mono- and sesquiterpenes (10–26) as fragrance materials [6].
Figure 3: Main constituents of natural iris oil: irone (27).
Scheme 1: First synthesis of ionone (30) [11].
Scheme 2: First synthesis of Ambrelux (32) [14].
Scheme 3: Industrial synthesis of myrcene (1) by pyrolysis of β-pinene (8).
Scheme 4: First synthesis of Iso E Super® (33), Iso E Super Plus® (34) and Georgywood® (35) as a mixture of i...
Figure 4: Iso E Super® region of GC spectra of Molecule 01 (left, 75 €–100 € per 100 mL; march 2019), a low-p...
Scheme 5: First synthetic route to (−)-Georgywood® (35) by Corey and Hong [33].
Scheme 6: First synthetic route to the odour-active (+)-enantiomer of Iso E Super Plus® (+)-34 [33].
Scheme 7: Analysis of the isomerisation process and formation of products. Most importantly, Iso E Super® (33...
Scheme 8: Isomerisation using additives such as alcohols or carboxylic acids. The product with the γ-position...
Scheme 9: Iso E Super Plus® (34) can undergo a third cyclisation to tetrahydrofuran 59 through compound rac-53...
Figure 5: (Adapted from ref. [8]) Ionone (30, 1893, odour threshold: 0.8 ng L−1), koavone (1982, odour threshold...
Figure 6: Branched, terpene-like cyclohexene derivatives, that are synthetic fragrance components: 60: Iso da...
Scheme 10: New unnatural terpenoid 70 from unnatural farnesyl pyrophosphate derivative 69 and comparison with ...
One hundred years of benzotropone chemistry
- Arif Dastan,
- Haydar Kilic and
- Nurullah Saracoglu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98
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Scheme 1: Tropone (1), tropolone (2) and their resonance structures.
Figure 1: Natural products containing a tropone nucleus.
Figure 2: Possible isomers 11–13 of benzotropone.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of benzotropones 11 and 12.
Scheme 3: Oxidation products of benzotropylium fluoroborate (16).
Scheme 4: Oxidation of 7-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (22).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) using o-phthalaldehyde (27).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) starting from oxobenzonorbornadiene 31.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed cleavage of oxo-bridge of 34.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) from o-xylylene dibromide (38).
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) via the carbene adduct 41.
Scheme 10: Heck coupling strategy for the synthesis of 11.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of benzofulvalenes via carbonyl group of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Figure 3: Some cycloheptatrienylium cations.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of condensation product 63 and its subsequent oxidative cyclization products.
Figure 4: A novel series of benzo[7]annulenes prepared from 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 13: Preparation of substituted benzo[7]annulene 72 using the Mukaiyama-Michael reaction.
Figure 5: Possible benzo[7]annulenylidenes 73–75.
Scheme 14: Thermal and photochemical decomposition of 7-diazo-7H-benzo[7]annulene (76) and the trapping of int...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of benzoheptafulvalene 86.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 7-(diphenylmethylene)-7H-benzo[7]annulene (89).
Scheme 17: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with dimethyl diazomethane.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dihydrobenzomethoxyazocine 103.
Scheme 19: Synthesis and reducibility of benzo-homo-2-methoxyazocines.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 4,5-benzohomotropones 104 and 115 from 4,5-benzotropones 11 and 113.
Scheme 21: A catalytic deuterogenation of 4,5-benzotropone (11) and synthesis of 5-monosubstituted benzo[7]ann...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of methyl benzo[7]annulenes 131 and 132.
Scheme 23: Ambident reactivity of halobenzo[7]annulenylium cations 133a/b.
Scheme 24: Preparation of benzo[7]annulenylidene–iron complexes 147.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1-ethynylbenzotropone (150) and the etheric compound 152 from 4,5-benzotropone (11) wi...
Scheme 26: Thermal decomposition of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 27: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with 1,2-ethanediol and 1,2-ethanedithiol.
Scheme 28: Conversions of 1-benzosuberone (162) to 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 29: Synthesis strategies for 2,3-bezotropone (12) using 1-benzosuberones.
Scheme 30: Oxidation-based synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) via 1-benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) from α-tetralone (171) via ring-expansion.
Scheme 32: Preparation of 2,3-benzotropone (12) by using of benzotropolone 174.
Figure 6: Benzoheptafulvenes as condensation products of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 33: Conversion of 2,3-benzotropone (12) to tosylhydrazone salt 182 and gem-dichloride 187.
Figure 7: Benzohomoazocines 191–193 and benzoazocines 194–197.
Scheme 34: From 2,3-benzotropone (12) to carbonium ions 198–201.
Scheme 35: Cycloaddition reactions of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 36: Reaction of 2,3-benzotropone (12) with various reagents and compounds.
Figure 8: 3,4-Benzotropone (13) and its resonance structure.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 6,7-benzobicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (230).
Figure 9: Photolysis and thermolysis products of 230.
Figure 10: Benzotropolones and their tautomeric structures.
Scheme 38: Synthesis strategies of 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 39: Synthesis protocol for 2-hydroxy-4,5-benzotropone (238) using oxazole-benzo[7]annulene 247.
Figure 11: Some quinoxaline and pyrazine derivatives 254–256 prepared from 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 40: Nitration product of 4,5-benzotropolone (238) and its isomerization to 1-nitro-naphthoic acid (259)....
Scheme 41: Synthesis protocol for 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 42: Various reactions via 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 43: Photoreaction of 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 45: Synthesis strategy for 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from ketone 276.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from β-naphthoquinone (280).
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from bicyclic endoperoxide 213.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) by ring-closing metathesis.
Figure 12: Various monosubstitution products 289–291 of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241).
Scheme 49: Reaction of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) with various reagents.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropones 174 and 304 from diketones 300/301.
Scheme 51: Catalytic hydrogenation of diketones 300 and 174.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of halo-benzotropones from alkoxy-naphthalenes 306, 307 and 310.
Figure 13: Unexpected byproducts 313–315 during synthesis of chlorobenzotropone 309.
Figure 14: Some halobenzotropones and their cycloadducts.
Scheme 53: Multisep synthesis of 2-chlorobenzotropone 309.
Scheme 54: A multistep synthesis of 2-bromo-benzotropone 26.
Scheme 55: A multistep synthesis of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 311 and 316.
Scheme 56: Oxidation reactions of 8-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (329) with some oxidants.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 2-bromo-4,5-benzotropone (26).
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 6-chloro-2,3-benzotropone (335) using LiCl and proposed intermediate 336.
Scheme 59: Reaction of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with methylamine.
Scheme 60: Reactions of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 26 and 311 with dimethylamine.
Scheme 61: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 311 and 26 with NaOMe.
Scheme 62: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 26 and 312 with t-BuOK in the presence of DPIBF.
Scheme 63: Cobalt-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with cyclic α-bromo en...
Figure 15: Cycloadduct 357 and its di-π-methane rearrangement product 358.
Scheme 64: Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-chloro-4,5-benzotropone (311).
Scheme 65: Synthesis of dibromo-benzotropones from benzotropones.
Scheme 66: Bromination/dehydrobromination of benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 67: Some transformations of isomeric dibromo-benzotropones 261A/B.
Scheme 68: Transformations of benzotropolone 239B to halobenzotropolones 369–371.
Figure 16: Bromobenzotropolones 372–376 and 290 prepared via bromination/dehydrobromination strategy.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of some halobenzotropolones 289, 377 and 378.
Figure 17: Bromo-chloro-derivatives 379–381 prepared via chlorination.
Scheme 70: Synthesis of 7-iodo-3,4-benzotropolone (382).
Scheme 71: Hydrogenation of bromobenzotropolones 369 and 370.
Scheme 72: Debromination reactions of mono- and dibromides 290 and 375.
Figure 18: Nitratation and oxidation products of some halobenzotropolenes.
Scheme 73: Azo-coupling reactions of some halobenzotropolones 294, 375 and 378.
Figure 19: Four possible isomers of dibenzotropones 396–399.
Figure 20: Resonance structures of tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 74: Two synthetic pathways for tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 75: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from dibenzotropone 399.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from 9,10-phenanthraquinone (406).
Scheme 77: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from trifluoromethyl-substituted arene 411.
Figure 21: Dibenzosuberone (414).
Figure 22: Reduction products 415 and 416 of tribenzotropone (400).
Figure 23: Structures of tribenzotropone dimethyl ketal 417 and 4-phenylfluorenone (412) and proposed intermed...
Figure 24: Structures of benzylidene- and methylene-9H-tribenzo[a,c,e][7]annulenes 419 and 420 and chiral phos...
Figure 25: Structures of tetracyclic alcohol 422, p-quinone methide 423 and cation 424.
Figure 26: Structures of host molecules 425–427.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of non-helical overcrowded derivatives syn/anti-431.
Figure 27: Hexabenzooctalene 432.
Figure 28: Structures of possible eight isomers 433–440 of naphthotropone.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of naphthotropone 437 starting from 1-phenylcycloheptene (441).
Scheme 80: Synthesis of 10-hydroxy-11H-cyclohepta[a]naphthalen-11-one (448) from diester 445.
Scheme 81: Synthesis of naphthotropone 433.
Scheme 82: Synthesis of naphthotropones 433 and 434 via cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of naphthotropone 434 starting from 452.
Figure 29: Structures of tricarbonyl(tropone)irons 458, and possible cycloadducts 459.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of naphthotropone 436.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of precursor 465 for naphthotropone 435.
Scheme 86: Generation of naphthotropone 435 from 465.
Figure 30: Structures of tropylium cations 469 and 470.
Figure 31: Structures of tropylium ions 471+.BF4−, 472+.BF4−, and 473+.BF4−.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of tropylium ions 471+.BF4− and 479+.ClO4−.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 1- and 2-methylanthracene (481 and 482) via carbene–carbene rearrangement.
Figure 32: Trapping products 488–490.
Scheme 89: Generation and chemistry of a naphthoannelated cycloheptatrienylidene-cycloheptatetraene intermedia...
Scheme 90: Proposed intermediates and reaction pathways for adduct 498.
Scheme 91: Exited-state intramolecular proton transfer of 505.
Figure 33: Benzoditropones 506 and 507.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of benzoditropone 506e.
Scheme 93: Synthetic approaches for dibenzotropone 507 via tropone (1).
Scheme 94: Formation mechanisms of benzoditropone 507 and 516 via 515.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of benzoditropones 525 and 526 from pyromellitic dianhydride (527).
Figure 34: Possible three benzocyclobutatropones 534–536.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of benzocyclobutatropones 534 and 539.
Scheme 97: Synthesis attempts for benzocyclobutatropone 545.
Scheme 98: Generation and trapping of symmetric benzocyclobutatropone 536.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of chloro-benzocyclobutatropone 552 and proposed mechanism of fluorenone derivatives.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of tropolone analogue 559.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of tropolones 561 and 562.
Figure 35: o/p-Tropoquinone rings (563 and 564) and benzotropoquinones (565–567).
Scheme 102: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 566.
Scheme 103: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 567 via a Diels–Alder reaction.
Figure 36: Products 575–577 through 1,2,3-benzotropoquinone hydrate 569.
Scheme 104: Structures 578–582 prepared from tropoquinone 567.
Figure 37: Two possible structures 583 and 584 for dibenzotropoquinone, and precursor compound 585 for 583.
Scheme 105: Synthesis of saddle-shaped ketone 592 using dibenzotropoquinone 584.
Latest development in the synthesis of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA): a critical review
- Fabio Tonin and
- Isabel W. C. E. Arends
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 470–483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.33
- oxidized in position C12 to the corresponding ketone, after which Wolff–Kishner reduction can be applied. This whole sequence comprises 5 steps [13]. After the protection of the carboxylic group by acid-catalyzed esterification (quantitative yield), the 3- and 7-OH groups are protected selectively with
- acetic anhydride and pyridine (yield 92%). The 12-OH group is oxidized with CrO3 (yield 98%) and, after a deprotection step in alkaline environment, the formed ketone group can be removed by a Wolff–Kishner reaction yielding CDCA (yield 82%). The overall yield of the dehydroxylation step is around 65
- %. Wolff–Kishner reduction The Wolff–Kishner reaction is widely used by chemists to remove carbonyl moieties yielding unsubstituted alkyl chains. The reaction requires two steps: the hydrazine first reacts with the ketone forming a hydrazone; The addition of a strong base and heat then promote a
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Figure 1: Chemical structure of UDCA.
Figure 2: Chemical structures of bile acids and salts.
Figure 3: Comparison between Wolff–Kishner and Mozingo reduction. Notably the overall chemical reaction is th...
Figure 4: Reaction catalysed by the 12α-HSDH; the 12-OH group of CA or UCA is oxidized yielding 12-oxo-CDCA o...
Figure 5: Epimerization reaction catalysed by the 7α-HSDH and 7β-HSDH; the 7α-OH group of CA (R = OH) or CDCA...
Figure 6: Overview of the chemoenzymatic process for the production of UDCA from CA: The oxidation, reduction...
Figure 7: Schematic representation of the flow reactor for the continuous conversion of CDCA to UDCA [93].
Figure 8: Chemoenzymatic pathways for the formation of UDCA from CA that profit by the C7 hydroxylation activ...
Hydroquinone–pyrrole dyads with varied linkers
- Hao Huang,
- Christoffer Karlsson,
- Maria Strømme,
- Martin Sjödin and
- Adolf Gogoll
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 89–96, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.10
- . achieved a total yield of 70% [11], however, their procedure relies on a Wolff–Kishner reduction of the corresponding acylpyrrole with hydrazine hydrate, making it impractical in countries where the use of hydrazine has been restricted by law [12]. As an alternative, the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction can be
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Figure 1: Structure of pyrrole/hydroquinone derivatives 3-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrole (1) and 3-(1,4-dih...
Figure 2: Hydroquinone dimethyl ether functionalized pyrroles with linkers L discussed in this study.
Scheme 1: Synthetic route for 3-(2,5-dimethoxybenzyl)-1H-pyrrole (3a). Conditions: i) Pd(PPh3)4, Na2CO3 (2 M ...
Scheme 2: Synthetic route for 3-(2,5-dimethoxystyryl)-1H-pyrrole (3c); cis-4c and trans-4c were separated chr...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 3-((2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethynyl)-1H-pyrrole (3d). Conditions: i) Ethynyltrimethylsilan...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 3-(2,5-dimethoxyphenethyl)-1H-pyrrole (3b). Conditions: i) Pd/C, MeOH/acetone, rt, 1.5...
Figure 3: 1H NMR spectra (400 MHz, CDCl3 solution) of the DMB-pyrrole dyads (aliphatic signals not shown).
Figure 4: 13C NMR spectra (100.6 MHz, CDCl3 solution) of the DMB-pyrrole dyads (aliphatic signals not shown).
Figure 5: UV–vis absorption spectra of 1, 3a–d, (full lines) and the reference compounds DMB, DMB-VI, DMB-EN ...
Figure 6: Calculated HOMO for 3a (a) and 3d (b).
Selected synthetic strategies to cyclophanes
- Sambasivarao Kotha,
- Mukesh E. Shirbhate and
- Gopalkrushna T. Waghule
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1274–1331, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.142
- accomplished in a one-pot reaction under Wolff–Kishner reaction conditions to generate 223 and 259, respectively (Scheme 41). Cycloaddition reactions [2 + 2] Cycloaddition: Roemer and Lentz [175] have reported the synthesis of fluorinated ferrocenophanes from 1,10-bis(trifluorovinyl)ferrocene and 1,4-(1,10
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Figure 1: General representation of cyclophanes.
Figure 2: cyclophanes one or more with heteroatom.
Figure 3: Metathesis catalysts 12–17 and C–C coupling catalyst 18.
Figure 4: Natural products containing the cyclophane skeleton.
Figure 5: Turriane family of natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of [3]ferrocenophanes through Mannich reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) excess HNMe2...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of cyclophanes through Michael addition. Reagents and conditions: (i) xylylene dibromide,...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of normuscopyridine analogue 37 through an oxymercuration–oxidation strategy. Reagents an...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tribenzocyclotriyne 39 through Castro–Stephens coupling reaction. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of cyclophane 43 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 9,10-bis(...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the macrocyclic C-glycosyl cyclophane through Glaser coupling. Reagents and conditions...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of cyclophane-containing complex 49 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling reaction. Reagents a...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of cyclophane 53 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) K2CO3, ac...
Figure 6: Cyclophanes 54–56 that have been synthesized through Glaser–Eglinton coupling.
Figure 7: Synthesis of tetrasubstituted [2.2]paracyclophane 57 and chiral cyclophyne 58 through Eglinton coup...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of cyclophane through Glaser–Hay coupling reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) CuCl2 (1...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of seco-C/D ring analogs of ergot alkaloids through intramolecular Heck reaction. Reagent...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of muscopyridine 73 via Kumada coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 72, THF, ether, 20 ...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the cyclophane 79 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 75, decaline, ref...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of stilbenophane 81 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) TiCl4, Zn, pyridin...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of stilbenophane 85 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS (2 equiv), ben...
Figure 8: List of cyclophanes prepared via McMurry coupling reaction as a key step.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of paracyclophane by cross coupling involving Pd(0) catalyst. Reagents and conditions: (i...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the cyclophane 112 via the pinacol coupling and 113 by RCM. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of cyclophane derivatives 122a–c via Sonogoshira coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) C...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclophane 130 via Suzuki–Miyaura reaction as a key step. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the mycocyclosin via Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) benzy...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of cyclophanes via Wurtz coupling reaction Reagents and conditions: (i) PhLi, Et2O, C6H6,...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of non-natural glycophanes using alkyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-I (12)...
Figure 9: Synthesis of cyclophanes via ring-closing alkyne metathesis.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of crownophanes by cross-enyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-II (13), 5 mol ...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophanes A (156) and (−)-cylindrocyclophanes F (155). Reagents and cond...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of cyclophane 159 derivatives via SM cross-coupling and RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 25: Sexithiophene synthesis via cross metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) 161, Pd(PPh3)4, K2CO3, T...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of pyrrole-based cyclophane using enyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) Se, chlo...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of macrocyclic derivatives by RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-I/G-II, CH2Cl2, 0.005 M...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of enantiopure β-lactam-based dienyl bis(dihydrofuran) 179. Reagents and conditions: (i) ...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of a [1.1.6]metaparacyclophane derivative 183 via SM cross coupling. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of a [1.1.6]metaparacyclophane derivative 190 via SM cross coupling. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 31: Template-promoted synthesis of cyclophanes involving RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) acenaphthene...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [3.4]cyclophane derivatives 200 via SM cross coupling and RCM. Reagents and conditions...
Figure 10: Examples for cyclophanes synthesized by RCM.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of the longithorone C framework assisted by fluorinated auxiliaries. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of the longithorone framework via RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) 213, NaH, THF, rt, 10...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of floresolide B via RCM as a key step. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-II (13, 0.1 equiv)...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of normuscopyridine (223) by the RCM strategy. Reagents and condition: (i) Mg, THF, hexen...
Scheme 37: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) 225, NaH, THF, 0 °C to rt, 1....
Scheme 38: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via RCM strategy. Reagents and conditions: (i) NaH, n-BuLi, 5-bromo...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of pyridinophane derivatives 223 and 245. Reagents and conditions: (i) PhSO2Na, TBAB, CH3...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of metacyclophane derivatives 251 and 253. Reagents and conditions: (i) 240, NaH, THF, rt...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of normuscopyridine and its higher analogues. Reagents and conditions: (i) alkenyl bromid...
Scheme 42: Synthesis of fluorinated ferrocenophane 263 via a [2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of [2.n]metacyclophanes 270 via a [2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) Ac2...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of metacyclophane 273 by a [2 + 2 + 2] co-trimerization. Reagents and conditions: (i) [Rh...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of paracyclophane 276 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: ...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of cyclophane 278 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) ...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of cyclophane 280 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) [(Rh(cod)(...
Scheme 48: Synthesis of taxane framework by a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) Cp(CO)2 ...
Scheme 49: Synthesis of cyclophane 284 and 285 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of pyridinophanes 293a,b and 294a,b via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 51: Synthesis of pyridinophanes 296 and 297 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of triazolophane by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) propargyl b...
Scheme 53: Synthesis of glycotriazolophane 309 by a click reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiOH, H2O, Me...
Figure 11: Cyclophanes 310 and 311 prepared via click chemistry.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of cyclophane via the Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 100 °C, 12 h...
Scheme 55: Synthesis of [6,6]metacyclophane by a Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 100 °C...
Scheme 56: Synthesis of cyclophanes by a Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 65 °C, 3 h; (i...
Scheme 57: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via an intramolecular DA reaction of ketene. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of bis[10]paracyclophane 336 via Diels–Alder reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMAD,...
Scheme 59: Synthesis of [8]paracyclophane via DA reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) maleic anhydride, 3–5 ...
Scheme 60: Biomimetic synthesis of (−)-longithorone A. Reagents and conditions: (i) Me2AlCl, CH2Cl2, −20 °C, 7...
Scheme 61: Synthesis of sporolide B (349) via a [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) P...
Scheme 62: Synthesis of the framework of (+)-cavicularin (352) via a [4 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and condi...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of oxazole-containing cyclophane 354 via Beckmann rearrangement. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of cyclophanes 360a–c via benzidine rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) 356a–d, K2...
Scheme 65: Synthesis of cyclophanes 365a–c via benzidine rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) BocNHNH2,...
Scheme 66: Synthesis of metacyclophane 367 via Ciamician–Dennstedt rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of cyclophane by tandem Claisen rearrangement and RCM as key steps. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of cyclophane derivative 380. Reagents and conditions: (i) K2CO3, CH3CN, allyl bromide, r...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of metacyclophane via Cope rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) MeOH, NaBH4, rt, 1...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of cyclopropanophane via Favorskii rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) Br2, CH2Cl2...
Scheme 71: Cyclophane 389 synthesis via photo-Fries rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMAP, EDCl/CHCl...
Scheme 72: Synthesis of normuscopyridine (223) via Schmidt rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) ethyl s...
Scheme 73: Synthesis of crownophanes by tandem Claisen rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) diamine, Et3...
Scheme 74: Attempted synthesis of cyclophanes via tandem Claisen rearrangement and RCM. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of muscopyridine via alkylation with 2,6-dimethylpyridine anion. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 76: Synthesis of cyclophane via Friedel–Craft acylation. Reagents and conditions: (i) CS2, AlCl3, 7 d, ...
Scheme 77: Pyridinophane 418 synthesis via Friedel–Craft acylation. Reagents and conditions: (i) 416, AlCl3, CH...
Scheme 78: Cyclophane synthesis involving the Kotha–Schölkopf reagent 421. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS, A...
Scheme 79: Cyclophane synthesis involving the Kotha–Schölkopf reagent 421. Reagents and conditions: (i) BEMP, ...
Scheme 80: Cyclophane synthesis by coupling with TosMIC. Reagents and conditions: (i) (a) ClCH2OCH3, TiCl4, CS2...
Scheme 81: Synthesis of diaza[32]cyclophanes and triaza[33]cyclophanes. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMF, NaH,...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of cyclophane 439 via acyloin condensation. Reagents and conditions: (i) Na, xylene, 75%;...
Scheme 83: Synthesis of multibridged binuclear cyclophane 442 by aldol condensation. Reagents and conditions: ...
Scheme 84: Synthesis of various macrolactones. Reagents and conditions: (i) iPr2EtN, DMF, 77–83%; (ii) TBDMSCl...
Scheme 85: Synthesis of muscone and muscopyridine via Yamaguchi esterification. Reagents and conditions: (i) 4...
Scheme 86: Synthesis of [5]metacyclophane via a double elimination reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiBr...
Figure 12: Cyclophanes 466–472 synthesized via Hofmann elimination.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of cryptophane via Baylis–Hillman reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) methyl acrylate,...
Scheme 88: Synthesis of cyclophane 479 via double Chichibabin reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) excess 478...
Scheme 89: Synthesis of cyclophane 483 via double Chichibabin reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) 481, OH−;...
Scheme 90: Synthesis of cyclopeptide via an intramolecular SNAr reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) TBAF, T...
Scheme 91: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via C-zip ring enlargement reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) H...
Figure 13: Mechanism of the formation of compound 494.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of indolophanetetraynes 501a,b using the Nicholas reaction as a key step. Reagents and co...
Scheme 93: Synthesis of cyclophane via radical cyclization. Reagents and conditions: (i) cyclododecanone, phen...
Scheme 94: Synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophanes A (156) and (−)-cylindrocyclophanes F (155). Reagents and cond...
Scheme 95: Cyclophane synthesis via Wittig reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiOEt (2.1 equiv), THF, −78 ...
Figure 14: Representative examples of cyclophanes synthesized via Wittig reaction.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of the [6]paracyclophane via isomerization of Dewar benzene. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Substrate dependent reaction channels of the Wolff–Kishner reduction reaction: A theoretical study
- Shinichi Yamabe,
- Guixiang Zeng,
- Wei Guan and
- Shigeyoshi Sakaki
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 259–270, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.21
- Shinichi Yamabe Guixiang Zeng Wei Guan Shigeyoshi Sakaki Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Takano-Nishihiraki-cho 34-4, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8103, JAPAN. Phone: +81-075-711-7907 10.3762/bjoc.10.21 Abstract Wolff–Kishner reduction reactions were investigated by DFT
- product. For both ketone substrates, the diimines undergoing E2 reactions were found to be key intermediates. Keywords: acetone; acetophenone; DFT calculations; diimine intermediate; reduction reaction; transition states; Wolff–Kishner; Introduction The Wolff–Kishner (W-K) reduction is an organic
- * calculations [45] were carried out on the precursor and the rate-determining step. All the calculations were carried out using the GAUSSIAN 09 program package [46]. The computations were performed at the Research Center for Computational Science, Okazaki, Japan. Geometric changes of the neutral Wolff–Kishner
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The Wolff–Kishner (W-K) reduction. DEG, diethylene glycol (HO–C2H4–O–C2H4–OH), is usually used as a...
Scheme 2: Mechanism of the Wolff–Kishner reduction. The route (a) is taken from ref. [6] and (b) from refs. [5,7,8].
Scheme 3: An uncatalyzed (without base) Knoevenagel condensation in water. Experimental conditions and yields...
Scheme 4: Reaction models of neutral (a) and anionic (b) systems. Water molecules are linked to oxygen lone-p...
Figure 1: Geometric changes of the neutral Wolff–Kishner reduction reaction. The employed model is shown in Scheme 4a ...
Scheme 5: A CT complex between R1R2C=O and H2N–NH2 assisted by two hydrogen networks. R3–OH is an alcohol mol...
Figure 2: Energy changes of the neutral W-K reaction of acetone. Geometric changes are shown in Figure 1 and Figure S...
Figure 3: Geometric changes of the base-promoted Wolff–Kishner reduction reaction. The model employed is show...
Figure 4: Energy changes of the OH− containing W-K reaction of acetone calculated by B3LYP/6-311+G**. Geometr...
Scheme 6: The main part of TS6. The N1···H26 hydrogen bond is converted into the C1–H26 covalent bond.
Figure 5: A trans-diimine → propane conversion step corresponding to TS6 in Figure 3. The system is composed of trans...
Figure 6: Geometric changes of the base-promoted Wolff–Kishner reduction reaction of acetophenone [Me–C(=O)–P...
Figure 7: Energy changes of the OHˉ containing W-K reaction of acetophenone. Geometric changes are shown in Figure 6....
Scheme 7: Elementary processes of the W-K reduction obtained by DFT calculations. From the diimine intermedia...
Recent applications of the divinylcyclopropane–cycloheptadiene rearrangement in organic synthesis
- Sebastian Krüger and
- Tanja Gaich
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 163–193, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.14
- achieved by the conjugate addition of cyanide [78]. Reduction of the newly introduced nitrile yielded the unexpected stable pentacycle 77. Formation of the missing methyl group (compound 78) could be achieved using forcing Wolff–Kishner-conditions. Benzoate formation and global oxidation [79][80] finally
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Vogel’s first approach towards the divinylcyclopropane rearrangement [4] and characterization of cis-d...
Scheme 2: Transition states for the Cope rearrangement and the related DVCPR. Ts = transition state.
Scheme 3: Two possible mechanisms of trans-cis isomerizations of divinylcyclopropanes.
Scheme 4: Proposed biosynthesic pathway to ectocarpene (21), an inactive degradation product of a sexual pher...
Scheme 5: Proposed biosynthesis of occidenol (25) and related natural compounds.
Scheme 6: Gaich’s bioinspired system using the DVCPR to mimick the dimethylallyltryptophan synthase. DMAPP = ...
Scheme 7: Iguchi’s total synthesis of clavubicyclone, part 1.
Scheme 8: Iguchi’s total synthesis of clavubicyclone, part 2.
Scheme 9: Wender’s syntheses of the two pseudoguainanes confertin (50) and damsinic acid (51) and Pier’s appr...
Scheme 10: Overman’s total synthesis of scopadulcic acid B.
Scheme 11: Davies’ total syntheses of tremulenolide A and tremulenediol A.
Scheme 12: Davies formal [4 + 3] cycloaddition approach towards the formal synthesis of frondosin B.
Scheme 13: Davies and Sarpongs formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition approach towards barekoxide (106) and barekol (107...
Scheme 14: Davies formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition approach to 5-epi-vibsanin E (115) containing an intermediate c...
Scheme 15: Echavarren’s total synthesis of schisanwilsonene A (126) featuring an impressive gold-catalzed casc...
Scheme 16: Davies early example of a formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition in alkaloids synthesis.
Scheme 17: Fukuyama’s total synthesis of gelsemine, part 1.
Scheme 18: Fukuyama’s total synthesis of gelsemine, featuring a divinylcyclopropane rearrangement, part 2.
Scheme 19: Kende’s total synthesis of isostemofoline, using a formal [4 + 3]-cycloaddition, including an inter...
Scheme 20: Danishefsky’s total synthesis of gelsemine, part 1.
Scheme 21: Danishefsky’s total synthesis of gelsemine, part 2.
Scheme 22: Fukuyama’s total synthesis of gelsemoxonine.
Scheme 23: Wender’s synthetic access to the core skeleton of tiglianes, daphnanes and ingenanes.
Scheme 24: Davies’ approach towards the core skeleton of CP-263,114 (212).
Scheme 25: Wood’s approach towards actinophyllic acid.
Scheme 26: Takeda’s approach towards the skeleton of the cyanthins, utilitizing the divinylcyclopropane rearra...
Scheme 27: Donaldson’s organoiron route towards the guianolide skeleton.
Scheme 28: Stoltz’s tandem Wolff/DVCPR rearrangement.
Scheme 29: Stephenson’s tandem photocatalysis/arylvinylcyclopropane rearrangement.
Scheme 30: Padwa’s rhodium cascade involving a DVCPR.
Scheme 31: Matsubara’s version of a DVCPR.
Scheme 32: Toste’s tandem gold-catalyzed Claisen-rearrangement/DVCPR.
Scheme 33: Ruthenium- and gold-catalyzed versions of tandem reactions involving a DVCPR.
Scheme 34: Tungsten, platinum and gold catalysed cycloisomerizations leading to a DVCPR.
Scheme 35: Reisman’s total synthesis of salvileucalin B, featuring an (undesired) vinylcyclopropyl carbaldehyd...
Scheme 36: Studies on the divinylepoxide rearrangement.
Scheme 37: Studies on the vinylcyclopropanecarbonyl rearrangement.
Scheme 38: Nitrogen-substituted variants of the divinylcyclopropane rearrangement.
