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A resorcin[4]arene hexameric capsule as a supramolecular catalyst in elimination and isomerization reactions
- Tommaso Lorenzetto,
- Fabrizio Fabris and
- Alessandro Scarso
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 337–349, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.38
- and efficient organocatalyst. Recent promoted reactions by the resorcin[4]arene capsule include the intramolecular ether cyclization [34], the synthesis of bis(heteroaryl)methanes [35], the imine formation [36], the Michael addition reactions of N-methylpyrrole on methyl vinyl ketone [37], the
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Scheme 1: Resorcin[4]arene 1 forming the corresponding hexameric capsule 16 and the species used for control ...
Scheme 2: Carbonyl–ene intramolecular cyclization of (S)-citronellal to the corresponding diastereoisomeric c...
Figure 1: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: citronellal; C: citronel...
Scheme 3: Dehydration reaction of 1,1-diphenylethanol to 1,1-diphenylethylene.
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: 1,1-diphenylethanol; C: ...
Scheme 4: Possible isomerization products from β-pinene and α-pinene.
Figure 3: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: α-pinene; C: α-pinene (7...
Figure 4: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: β-pinene; C: β-pinene (7...
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3, except for E. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: β-pinene; C: β-pinene (...
A Se···O bonding catalysis approach to the synthesis of calix[4]pyrroles
- Qingzhe Tong,
- Zhiguo Zhao and
- Yao Wang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 325–330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.36
- phosphonium selenide catalysts which showed catalytic activity in assembly reactions [41], Michael addition reactions [41], Rauhut–Currier reactions [42], cyanosilylation reactions [43], and cycloaddition of vinylindoles through chalcogen–π bonding catalysis [44]. Our previous works demonstrated that Se···O
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Scheme 1: Proposal of a Se···O bonding catalysis approach.
Scheme 2: Se···O bonding catalysis approach to the synthesis of calix[4]pyrrole 2a.
Scheme 3: Reaction scope.
Scheme 4: Proposed activation mode.
Organocatalytic asymmetric nitroso aldol reaction of α-substituted malonamates
- Ekta Gupta,
- Narendra Kumar Vaishanv,
- Sandeep Kumar,
- Raja Krishnan Purshottam,
- Ruchir Kant and
- Kishor Mohanan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 217–224, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.25
- hydroxyamination of oxindoles and β-ketoamides [49][50][51][52][53][54]. Recently, it has been shown that malonate derivatives such as malonate half thioesters and malonamides could be effectively used in various enantioselecive addition reactions [55][56][57][58][59][60]. In this context, Chen and co-workers
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Scheme 1: Catalytic asymmetric nitroso aldol reaction.
Scheme 2: Variation of the amide moiety of malonamates. General conditions: 1 (0.20 mmol), 2a (0.24 mmol), 3a...
Figure 1: ORTEP diagram drawn with 30% ellipsoid probability for non-H atoms of the crystal structure of chir...
Scheme 3: Variation of ester moiety of malonamates and nitrosoarenes. General conditions: 1 (0.20 mmol), 2a (...
Scheme 4: Synthetic transformation.
Figure 2: Proposed transition state for the nitroso aldol reaction.
Synthesis and late stage modifications of Cyl derivatives
- Phil Servatius and
- Uli Kazmaier
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 174–181, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.19
- should undergo a wide range of addition reactions. Ozonolysis, on the other hand, should generate a carbonyl functionality. Radical additions towards the double unsaturated side chain of the Cyl-1 derivative might also allow cyclizations. To get access to the desired double unsaturated cyclopeptide, we
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Figure 1: Naturally occurring HDAC inhibitors.
Figure 2: Naturally occurring HDAC inhibitors with different zinc-binding motifs.
Scheme 1: Planned syntheses of Cyl-1 derivatives.
Scheme 2: Cyl-1 derivatives via peptide Claisen rearrangement.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tetrapeptide allyl esters 8.
Scheme 4: Synthesis and late stage modifications of Cyl derivatives.
Recent advances in the asymmetric phosphoric acid-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral compounds
- Alemayehu Gashaw Woldegiorgis and
- Xufeng Lin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2729–2764, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.185
- nucleophilic addition reactions using isatin-derived imines 50 as electrophiles was reported by Tan, Shi and co-workers in 2020. Enantioenriched 3,3'-bisindoles with a biologically essential chiral 3-aminooxindole unit can be readily prepared by these methods. CPA 9 utilizes hydrogen bonding to activate both
- -naphthylamines with azodicarboxylates. Synthesis of brominated atropisomeric N-arylquinoids. The enantioselective syntheses of axially chiral SPINOL derivatives. γ-Addition reaction of various 2,3-disubstituted indoles to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino esters. Regio- and stereoselective γ-addition reactions of isoxazol-5
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Figure 1: Representative examples of axially chiral biaryls, heterobiaryls, spiranes and allenes as ligands a...
Figure 2: Selected examples of axially chiral drugs and bioactive molecules.
Figure 3: Axially chiral functional materials and supramolecules.
Figure 4: Important chiral phosphoric acid scaffolds used in this review.
Scheme 1: Atroposelective aryl–aryl-bond formation by employing a facile [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement.
Scheme 2: Atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral biaryl amino alcohols 5.
Scheme 3: The enantioselective reaction of quinone and 2-naphthol derivatives.
Scheme 4: Enantioselective synthesis of multisubstituted biaryls.
Scheme 5: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral quinoline-derived biaryl atropisomers mediated by chir...
Scheme 6: Pd-Catalyzed atroposelective C–H olefination of biarylamines.
Scheme 7: Palladium-catalyzed directed atroposelective C–H allylation.
Scheme 8: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral (a) aryl indoles and (b) biaryldiols.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric arylation of indoles enabled by azo groups.
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the asymmetric arylation of indoles.
Scheme 11: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylindoles [38].
Scheme 12: Enantioselective [3 + 2] formal cycloaddition and central-to-axial chirality conversion.
Scheme 13: Organocatalytic atroposelective arene functionalization of nitrosonaphthalene with indoles.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism for the atroposelective arene functionalization of nitrosonaphthalenes.
Scheme 15: Asymmetric construction of axially chiral naphthylindoles [65].
Scheme 16: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 3,3’-bisindoles [66].
Scheme 17: Atroposelective synthesis of 3,3’-bisiindoles bearing axial and central chirality.
Scheme 18: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 3,3’-bisindoles bearing single axial chirality.
Scheme 19: Enantioselective reaction of azonaphthalenes with various pyrazolones.
Scheme 20: Enantioselective and atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylcarbazoles [73].
Scheme 21: Atroposelective cyclodehydration reaction.
Scheme 22: Atroposelective construction of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazoles [78].
Scheme 23: Proposed reaction mechanism for the atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazole...
Scheme 24: Atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral arylpyrroles [21].
Scheme 25: Synthesis of axially chiral arylquinazolinones and its reaction pathway [35].
Scheme 26: Synthesis of axially chiral aryquinoline by Friedländer heteroannulation reaction and its proposed...
Scheme 27: Povarov cycloaddition–oxidative chirality conversion process.
Scheme 28: Atroposelective synthesis of oxindole-based axially chiral styrenes via kinetic resolution.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of axially chiral alkene-indole frame works [45].
Scheme 30: Proposed reaction mechanism for axially chiral alkene-indoles.
Scheme 31: Atroposelective C–H aminations of N-aryl-2-naphthylamines with azodicarboxylates.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of brominated atropisomeric N-arylquinoids.
Scheme 33: The enantioselective syntheses of axially chiral SPINOL derivatives.
Scheme 34: γ-Addition reaction of various 2,3-disubstituted indoles to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino esters.
Scheme 35: Regio- and stereoselective γ-addition reactions of isoxazol-5(4H)-ones to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino ester...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of chiral tetrasubstituted allenes and naphthopyrans.
Scheme 37: Asymmetric remote 1,8-conjugate additions of thiazolones and azlactones to propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of chiral allenes from 1-substituted 2-naphthols [107].
AlBr3-Promoted stereoselective anti-hydroarylation of the acetylene bond in 3-arylpropynenitriles by electron-rich arenes: synthesis of 3,3-diarylpropenenitriles
- Yelizaveta Gorbunova,
- Dmitry S. Ryabukhin and
- Aleksander V. Vasilyev
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2663–2667, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.180
- take part in electrophilic [1][2] and nucleophilic [3][4][5][6] addition reactions onto the acetylene bond leading to various substituted nitriles. Reactions onto both acetylene and nitrile groups are widely used for the construction of various heterocyclic systems [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15
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Scheme 1: AlBr3-promoted hydroarylation of the acetylene bond of 3-arylpropynenitriles 1a–c by arenes with th...
Scheme 2: Plausible mechanism for reaction of acetylene nitriles 1 with arenes leading to nitriles 2.
Scheme 3: Cyclization of nitriles 2c,g into indanones 3a,b in TfOH.
Scheme 4: Hydrophenylation of nitriles 1a,b by benzene in TfOH leading to nitriles 2a,b.
Solvent-free synthesis of enantioenriched β-silyl nitroalkanes under organocatalytic conditions
- Akhil K. Dubey and
- Raghunath Chowdhury
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2642–2649, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.177
- to moisture and air. Therefore, this method offers an attractive and robust option for the preparation of chiral β-silyl nitroalkanes. In sharp contrast to the aforesaid reaction, organocatalytic conjugate addition reactions of nitroalkanes to enones have been well studied [39][40][41][42][43]. To
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Scheme 1: Selected methods for the synthesis of enantioenriched β-silyl nitroalkanes, synthesis of chiral org...
Scheme 2: Scope of substrates. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.2 mmol), 2 (0.5 mmol), catalyst VII (0.01 mmol, 5 mo...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of ent-3. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.2 mmol), 2 (0.5 mmol), catalyst VIII (0.01 mmol, 5 mo...
Scheme 4: Organocatalytic 1,4-conjuagte addition of nitromethane (2) to enone 3o.
Figure 1: Single crystal X-ray structure of ent-3k (CCDC 2097263).
Scheme 5: Preparative scale synthesis of 3c and ent-3d.
N-Sulfinylpyrrolidine-containing ureas and thioureas as bifunctional organocatalysts
- Viera Poláčková,
- Dominika Krištofíková,
- Boglárka Némethová,
- Renata Górová,
- Mária Mečiarová and
- Radovan Šebesta
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2629–2641, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.176
- . This result confirms the essential role of the pyrrolidine unit in the enamine formation during the reaction. Michael addition reactions catalyzed with sulfinylureas (S,R)-C2 and (S,S)-C2 provided the products within 24 hours in good yields (63% and 88%, respectively) but with lowered diastereomeric
- °C. The experimental results of the addition reactions of aldehydes 6a–c with nitrostyrenes 7b,c catalyzed with (S,R)-C2 are summarized in Table 4. The aliphatic aldehyde 6a in the Michael addition with 4-methoxy-β-nitrostyrene (7b) catalyzed by catalyst (S,R)-C2 gave the corresponding Michael adduct
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Figure 1: Catalyst design principles.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of isothiocyanate 3a and isocyanate 3b.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of sulfinylthioureas C1 and ureas C2.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of adducts 8a,d,f in solution.
Figure 2: DFT-calculated (PBEh-3c/def2-SV(P)//M06-2X/def2-TZVP) structures of catalyst (S,R) and (S,S)-C2, en...
Figure 3: a) Arrangements of reactants in the transition states; b) DFT-calculated (PBEh-3c/def2-SV(P)//M06-2...
Figure 4: DFT-calculated (PBEh-3c/def2-SV(P)//M06-2X/def2-TZVP) reaction profile for the Michael addition of ...
Recent advances in organocatalytic asymmetric aza-Michael reactions of amines and amides
- Pratibha Sharma,
- Raakhi Gupta and
- Raj K. Bansal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2585–2610, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.173
- the asymmetric aza-Michael addition reactions. Mahe et al. reported an effective, eco-friendly and cost-effective enantioselective synthesis of 3,5-diarylpyrazolines 49 by using phase-transfer methodology. They carried out a set of reactions between chalcones 46 and N-tert-butoxycarbonylhydrazine (47
- derivatives Squaramides are related to cinchona alkaloids but are much more effective organocatalysts than the latter due to the ability of dual hydrogen bonding besides a tertiary nitrogen atom of quinuclidine nucleus which may serve both as an H-bond acceptor and a base in asymmetric Michael addition
- reactions [34][35]. In 2015, Zhao et al. synthesized spiro[pyrrolidine-3,3'-oxindoles] 29 in single step by asymmetric cascade aza-Michael/Michael addition reaction between 4-tosylaminobut-2-enoates 27 and 3-ylideneoxindoles 26 catalyzed by a chiral bifunctional tertiary amine, squaramide (cat. 28) which
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Scheme 1: Asymmetric aza-Michael addition catalyzed by cinchona alkaloid derivatives.
Scheme 2: Intramolecular 6-exo-trig aza-Michael addition reaction.
Scheme 3: Asymmetric aza-Michael/Michael addition cascade reaction of 2-nitrobenzofurans and 2-nitrobenzothio...
Scheme 4: Asymmetric aza-Michael addition of para-dienone imide to benzylamine.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric synthesis of chiral N-functionalized heteroarenes.
Halides as versatile anions in asymmetric anion-binding organocatalysis
- Lukas Schifferer,
- Martin Stinglhamer,
- Kirandeep Kaur and
- Olga García Macheño
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2270–2286, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.145
- . Enantioselective tail-to-head cyclization of neryl chloride derivatives. Cation–π interactions in anion binding-catalyzed asymmetric addition reactions: a) addition of indoles to pyrones and b) allylation of α-chloro glycinates. Bisthiourea catalyzed oxa-Pictet–Spengler reaction of indole-based alcohols and
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Figure 1: a) Binding interactions in the chloride channel of E. coli. and b) examples of chloride, cyanide, n...
Figure 2: a) H-bond vs anion-binding catalysis and b) activation modes in anion-binding catalysis.
Scheme 1: First proposed anion-binding mechanism in the thiourea-catalyzed acetalization of benzaldehyde.
Scheme 2: a) Thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective acyl-Pictet–Spengler reaction of tryptamine-derived imines 4...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism of the thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective Pictet–Spengler reaction of hydroxyla...
Scheme 4: a) Thiourea-catalyzed intramolecular Pictet–Spengler-type cyclization of hydroxylactam-derived N-ac...
Scheme 5: Enantioselective Reissert-type reactions of a) (iso)quinolines with silyl ketene acetals, and b) vi...
Figure 3: Role of the counter-anion: a) Anion acting as a spectator and b) anion participating directly as th...
Scheme 6: Enantioselective selenocyclization catalyzed by squaramide 28.
Scheme 7: Desymmetrization of meso-aziridines catalyzed by bifunctional thiourea catalyst 31.
Scheme 8: Anion-binding-catalyzed desymmetrization of a) meso-aziridines catalyzed by chiral triazolium catal...
Scheme 9: Bis-urea-catalyzed enantioselective fluorination of a) β-bromosulfides and b) β-haloamines by Gouve...
Scheme 10: a) Bifunctional thiourea anion-binding – basic/nucleophilic catalysts. Selected applications in b) ...
Scheme 11: Thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective polycyclization reaction of hydroxylactams 51 through cation–π ...
Scheme 12: Enantioselective aza-Sakurai cyclization of hydroxylactams 56 implicating additional cation–π and L...
Scheme 13: Enantioselective tail-to-head cyclization of neryl chloride derivatives.
Scheme 14: Cation–π interactions in anion binding-catalyzed asymmetric addition reactions: a) addition of indo...
Scheme 15: Bisthiourea catalyzed oxa-Pictet–Spengler reaction of indole-based alcohols and aromatic aldehydes ...
Scheme 16: Anion-binding catalyst development in the enantioselective addition of silyl ketene acetals to 1-ch...
Scheme 17: a) Macrocyclic bis-thiourea catalyst in a diastereoselective glycosylation reaction. b) Competing SN...
Scheme 18: a) Folding mechanism of oligotriazoles upon anion recognition. b) Representative tetratriazole 82 c...
Scheme 19: Switchable chiral tetratriazole catalyst 86 in the enantioselective addition of silyl ketene acetal...
Preparation of mono-substituted malonic acid half oxyesters (SMAHOs)
- Tania Xavier,
- Sylvie Condon,
- Christophe Pichon,
- Erwan Le Gall and
- Marc Presset
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2085–2094, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.135
- widespread applications being aldol or Mannich-type addition reactions with carbonyl compounds and imines, respectively [4], and Galat olefination reactions of aldehydes [5][6][7]. Nevertheless, these developments have been mostly described with unsubstituted MAHOs, and the use of mono-substituted MAHOs
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Scheme 1: Main routes to SMAHOs.
Scheme 2: Preparation of α-halo-MAHOs.
Scheme 3: Preparation of SMAHOs from Meldrum's acid.
Scheme 4: Saponification of substituted malonates.
Scheme 5: Scope of the mono-esterification of substituted malonic acids. adr = 1:1.
Enantioenriched α-substituted glutamates/pyroglutamates via enantioselective cyclopropenimine-catalyzed Michael addition of amino ester imines
- Zara M. Seibel,
- Jeffrey S. Bandar and
- Tristan H. Lambert
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2077–2084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.134
- strategy for the enanantioselective conjugate addition of amino acid derivatives for this reaction remains an unmet goal. Our group previously described a chiral cyclopropenimine catalyst that displayed outstanding reactivity for addition reactions of glycine imines [40][41]. We hypothesized that this
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Figure 1: Strategy for the synthesis of glutamate and pyroglutamate derivatives and several natural products ...
Figure 2: Effect of the aryl substituent on reaction efficiency and selectivity.
Figure 3: Proposed transition state model.
Electron-rich triarylphosphines as nucleophilic catalysts for oxa-Michael reactions
- Susanne M. Fischer,
- Simon Renner,
- A. Daniel Boese and
- Christian Slugovc
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1689–1697, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.117
- MCA is not correlating with the phosphines’ activities in conjugate addition reactions. Another approach for assessing the nucleophilicity of the phosphines is to compare their HOMO energy. The nucleophilicity should decrease with increasing s character of the orbital containing the lone pair, which
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Scheme 1: Mechanism for the phosphine-initiated oxa-Michael addition.
Figure 1: Above: Michael acceptors, Michael donors and catalysts used in this study; pKa (respectively pKa of...
Figure 2: Left: double-bond conversion of the polymerization of 4 initiated by 5 mol % TPP, MMTPP or TMTPP af...
Figure 3: Left: Oxidation stability of the phosphines. Phosphine oxide content in % as determined by 31P NMR ...
Methodologies for the synthesis of quaternary carbon centers via hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins: twenty years of advances
- Thiago S. Silva and
- Fernando Coelho
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1565–1590, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.112
- observed in radical addition reactions necessitated that electron-deficient carbon-centered radicals first are generated in these ATR additions to olefins [117]. A common drawback of this kind of reaction is the poor reactivity of non-terminal olefins due to their tendency to form non-productive allylic
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Figure 1: Some examples of natural products and drugs containing quaternary carbon centers.
Scheme 1: Simplified mechanism for olefin hydrofunctionalization using an electrophilic transition metal as a...
Scheme 2: Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers formed by the intramolecular hydroalkylation of β-di...
Scheme 3: Control experiments and the proposed mechanism for the Pd(II)-catalyzed intermolecular hydroalkylat...
Scheme 4: Intermolecular olefin hydroalkylation of less reactive ketones under Pd(II) catalysis using HCl as ...
Scheme 5: A) Selected examples of Pd(II)-mediated quaternary carbon center synthesis by intermolecular hydroa...
Scheme 6: Selected examples of quaternary carbon center synthesis by gold(III) catalysis. This is the first r...
Scheme 7: Selected examples of inter- (A) and intramolecular (B) olefin hydroalkylations promoted by a silver...
Scheme 8: A) Intermolecular hydroalkylation of N-alkenyl β-ketoamides under Au(I) catalysis in the synthesis ...
Scheme 9: Asymmetric pyrrolidine synthesis through intramolecular hydroalkylation of α-substituted N-alkenyl ...
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the chiral gold(I) complex promotion of the intermolecular olefin hydroalkyl...
Scheme 11: Selected examples of carbon quaternary center synthesis by gold and evidence of catalytic system pa...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of a spiro compound via an aza-Michael addition/olefin hydroalkylation cascade promoted b...
Scheme 13: A selected example of quaternary carbon center synthesis using an Fe(III) salt as a catalyst for th...
Scheme 14: Intermolecular hydroalkylation catalyzed by a cationic iridium complex (Fuji (2019) [47]).
Scheme 15: Generic example of an olefin hydrofunctionalization via MHAT (Shenvi (2016) [51]).
Scheme 16: The first examples of olefin hydrofunctionalization run under neutral conditions (Mukaiyama (1989) [56]...
Scheme 17: A) Aryl olefin dimerization catalyzed by vitamin B12 and triggered by HAT. B) Control experiment to...
Scheme 18: Generic example of MHAT diolefin cycloisomerization and possible competitive pathways. Shenvi (2014...
Scheme 19: Selected examples of the MHAT-promoted cycloisomerization reaction of unactivated olefins leading t...
Scheme 20: Regioselective carbocyclizations promoted by an MHAT process (Norton (2008) [76]).
Scheme 21: Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers synthetized via intra- (A) and intermolecular (B) MH...
Scheme 22: A) Proposed mechanism for the Fe(III)/PhSiH3-promoted radical conjugate addition between olefins an...
Scheme 23: Examples of cascade reactions triggered by HAT for the construction of trans-decalin backbone uniti...
Scheme 24: A) Selected examples of the MHAT-promoted radical conjugate addition between olefins and p-quinone ...
Scheme 25: A) MHAT triggered radical conjugate addition/E1cB/lactonization (in some cases) cascade between ole...
Scheme 26: A) Spirocyclization promoted by Fe(III) hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins. B) Simplified mecha...
Scheme 27: A) Selected examples of the construction of a carbon quaternary center by the MHAT-triggered radica...
Scheme 28: Hydromethylation of unactivated olefins under iron-mediated MHAT (Baran (2015) [95]).
Scheme 29: The hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins via iron-mediated reductive coupling with hydrazones (Br...
Scheme 30: Selected examples of the Co(II)-catalyzed bicyclization of dialkenylarenes through the olefin hydro...
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism for the bicyclization of dialkenylarenes triggered by a MHAT process (Vanderwal ...
Scheme 32: Enantioconvergent cross-coupling between olefins and tertiary halides (Fu (2018) [108]).
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between olefins and tertiary halide...
Scheme 34: Proposed catalytic cycles for a MHAT/Ni cross-coupling reaction between olefins and halides (Shenvi...
Scheme 35: Selected examples of the hydroalkylation of olefins by a dual catalytic Mn/Ni system (Shenvi (2019) ...
Scheme 36: A) Selected examples of quaternary carbon center synthesis by reductive atom transfer; TBC: 4-tert-...
Scheme 37: A) Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers synthetized by radical addition to unactivated ol...
Scheme 38: A) Selected examples of organophotocatalysis-mediated radical polyene cyclization via a PET process...
Scheme 39: A) Sc(OTf)3-mediated carbocyclization approach for the synthesis of vicinal quaternary carbon cente...
Scheme 40: Scope of the Lewis acid-catalyzed methallylation of electron-rich styrenes. Method A: B(C6F5)3 (5.0...
Scheme 41: The proposed mechanism for styrene methallylation (Oestreich (2019) [123]).
Organocatalytic asymmetric Michael/acyl transfer reaction between α-nitroketones and 4-arylidenepyrrolidine-2,3-diones
- Chandrakanta Parida and
- Subhas Chandra Pan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1447–1452, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.100
- development of catalytic asymmetric conjugate addition reactions [3][4][5]. In particular, the conjugate addition of nitroalkanes and their derivatives to enones has drawn the attention of organic chemists as the corresponding products can be chemoselectively converted to a variety of useful structures [6
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Scheme 1: Reactions of α-nitroketones with unsaturated pyrazolone and with 4-benzylidenepyrrolidine-2,3-dione....
Scheme 2: Reaction of 4-benzylidenedihydrofuran-2,3-dione (4) with α-nitroketones 2b,c. Reaction conditions: ...
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
- Guido Gambacorta,
- James S. Sharley and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
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Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
N-tert-Butanesulfinyl imines in the asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles
- Joseane A. Mendes,
- Paulo R. R. Costa,
- Miguel Yus,
- Francisco Foubelo and
- Camilla D. Buarque
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1096–1140, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.86
- Re-face of the imine (Scheme 4) [1][36]. The nucleophilic addition reactions to N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines were also described by Ellman and co-workers who reported the addition of allylmagnesium bromide to ketimines. The employment of Grignard reagents showed greater diastereoselectivity than
- solvent, metal and additives in 1,2-addition reactions to N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines of organometallic compounds, different transition models have been proposed to explain the stereochemical outcomes. The cyclic model justified by the Zimmermann–Traxler transition state [40][41][42] is the typical
- steric hindrance [1][14][44][45] (Scheme 5). Other contributions to the nucleophilic addition reactions to N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines were made by Yus and co-workers employing organozincates [46][47][48][49] and indium [50]. After this brief about the synthesis of enantiomerically pure N-tert
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: General strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of N-containing heterocycles from N-tert-butane...
Scheme 2: Methodologies for condensation of aldehydes and ketones with tert-butanesulfinamides (1).
Scheme 3: Transition models for cis-aziridines and trans-aziridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanism for the reduction of N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 5: Transition models for the addition of organomagnesium and organolithium compounds to N-tert-butanes...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2,2-dibromoaziridines 15 from aldimines 14 and bromoform, and proposed non-chelation-c...
Scheme 7: Diastereoselective synthesis of aziridines from tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 22 from aldimines 14 and 1,3-dibromopropene 23, and proposed chelation...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 27 from aldimines 14 and α-bromoesters 26, and proposed transition sta...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 2-chloroaziridines 28 from aldimines 14 and dichloromethane, and proposed transition s...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of cis-vinylaziridines 30 and 31 from aldimines 14 and bromomethylbutenolide 29.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2-chloro-2-aroylaziridines 36 and 32 from aldimines 14, arylnitriles 34, and silyldich...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of trifluoromethylaziridines 39 and proposed transition state of the aziridination.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of aziridines 42 and proposed state transition.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2-azaspiro[3.3]heptanes, 1-phenyl-2-azaspiro[3.4]octane and 1-phenyl-2-a...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]heptanes 48 from chiral imines 14 and 1-Boc-azetidine...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of β-lactams 52 from chiral imines 14 and dimethyl malonate (49).
Scheme 18: Synthesis of spiro-β-lactam 57 from chiral (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl isatin ketimine 53 and ethyl ...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of β-lactam 60, a precursor of (−)-batzelladine D (61) and (−)-13-epi-batzelladine D (62)...
Scheme 20: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted pyrrolidines 66 from chiral imine (RS)-63 a...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines 69 and 70 from chiral imine 67.
Scheme 22: Asymmetric synthesis of cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines 73 from chiral imine (RS)-71.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 77 from chiral imine (RS)-74.
Scheme 24: Asymmetric synthesis of 4-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 80 from chiral imines 79.
Scheme 25: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-pyrrolines 82 from chiral imines 14 and ethyl 4-bromocrotonate (81).
Scheme 26: Asymmetric synthesis of γ-amino esters 84, and tetramic acid derivative 86 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 27: Asymmetric synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactams 90 from chiral imines (Z,SS)-87 and ethyl 2-bro...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric synthesis of methylenepyrrolidines 92 from chiral imines (RS)-14 and 2-(trimethysilylmet...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of dibenzoazaspirodecanes from cyclic N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 30: Stereoselective synthesis of cyclopenta[c]proline derivatives 103 from β,γ-unsaturated α-amino acid...
Scheme 31: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-angustureine (107) and (−)-cuspareine (108).
Scheme 32: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-pelletierine (112) and (+)-coniine (117).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of piperidine alkaloids (+)-dihydropinidine (122a), (+)-isosolenopsin (122b) and (+)-isos...
Scheme 34: Stereoselective synthesis of the alkaloids(+)-sedamine (125) from chiral imine (SS)-119.
Scheme 35: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 127 and 129 from chiral ...
Scheme 36: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted ethanone-2-piperidinones 132 from chiral...
Scheme 37: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-3-benzyl-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 136 from chiral...
Scheme 38: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted 2-piperidinones 139 from chiral imine 138...
Scheme 39: Stereoselective synthesis of ʟ-hydroxypipecolic acid 145 from chiral imine 144.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 1-substituted isoquinolones 147, 149 and 151.
Scheme 41: Stereoselective synthesis of 3-substituted dihydrobenzo[de]isoquinolinones 154.
Scheme 42: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (S)-1-benzyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (...
Scheme 43: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-cermizine B (171) and (+)-serratezomine E (172) develop...
Scheme 44: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-isosolepnosin (177) and (+)-solepnosin (178) from homoallylamine d...
Scheme 45: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives 184, 185 and 187 from chiral imines (RS...
Scheme 46: Stereoselective synthesis of pyridobenzofuran and pyridoindole derivatives 193 from homopropargylam...
Scheme 47: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines 196 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 48: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted trans-2,6-disubstituted piperidine 199 from chiral imine...
Scheme 49: Stereoselective synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted piperidines 200, and alkaloid (+)-241D, from chi...
Scheme 50: Stereoselective synthesis of 6-substituted piperidines-2,5-diones 206 and 1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decane...
Scheme 51: Stereoselective synthesis of spirocyclic oxindoles 210 from chiral imines (RS)-53.
Scheme 52: Stereoselective synthesis of azaspiro compound 213 from chiral imine 211.
Scheme 53: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives from chiral imines (RS)-214.
Scheme 54: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-crispine A 223 from chiral imine (RS)-214.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of (−)-harmicine (228) using tert-butanesulfinamide through haloamide cyclization.
Scheme 56: Stereoselective synthesis of tetraponerines T1–T8.
Scheme 57: Stereoselective synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines 246a and (−)-tylophorine (246b), and phenanthr...
Scheme 58: Stereoselective synthesis of indoline, tetrahydroquinoline and tetrahydrobenzazepine derivatives 253...
Scheme 59: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldimine (RS)-79.
Scheme 60: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) from chiral aldimine (SS)-261.
Scheme 61: Synthesis synthesis of (–)-hippodamine (273) and (+)-epi-hippodamine (272) using chiral sulfinyl am...
Scheme 62: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-grandisine D (279) and (+)-amabiline (283).
Scheme 63: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) and (+)-swaisonine (291) from aldimine (SS)-126....
Scheme 64: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-C(9a)-epi-epiquinamide (294).
Scheme 65: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-lasubine II (298) from chiral aldimine (SS)-109.
Scheme 66: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epimyrtine (300a) and (−)-lasubine II (ent-302) from β-amino keton...
Scheme 67: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-tabersonine (310), (−)-vincadifformine (311), and (−)-aspidospermi...
Scheme 68: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldehyde 313 and ...
Scheme 69: Total synthesis of (+)-lysergic acid (323) from N-tert-butanesulfinamide (RS)-1.
Recent advances in palladium-catalysed asymmetric 1,4–additions of arylboronic acids to conjugated enones and chromones
- Jan Bartáček,
- Jan Svoboda,
- Martin Kocúrik,
- Jaroslav Pochobradský,
- Alexander Čegan,
- Miloš Sedlák and
- Jiří Váňa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1048–1085, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.84
- possible, without a major loss of either yield or enantioselectivity (entry 7, Table 19) [50]. The substrate scope was further expanded with addition reactions of arylboronic acids to 3-acetyl-2-cyclohexenone. The products were isolated in moderate to good yields and excellent enantioselectivities (57–92
- %; 90–95% ee). Furthermore, no 2-arylated products have been detected (Table 20) [49]. Next, the substrate scope was further expanded with the addition reactions of N-protected aminophenylboronic acids. The best results in terms of enantioselectivity were achieved when trifluoroacetyl was used as the N
- enantioselectivities (85–99% ee; entry 1; Table 25) and used in the total synthesis of terpenoids (Scheme 14) [10]. In the same year, these terpenoids were also prepared by the Stoltz group [11]. Arylboronic acids bearing the appropriate functional groups were identified and the addition reactions to 3-methyl-2
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of optically pure 4-phenylchroman-2-one [34].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of (R)-tolterodine [3].
Scheme 3: Catalytic cycle of the Pd(II)-catalysed 1,4-addition of organoboron reagents to enones [3,26,35].
Scheme 4: Enantioselective β-arylation of cyclohexanone [38].
Scheme 5: Application of L2/Pd(OAc)2 in the total synthesis of terpenes [8].
Scheme 6: Plausible catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L3...
Scheme 7: Microwave-assisted addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L4/Pd2(dba)3·CHCl3...
Scheme 8: Plausible catalytic cycle of the addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by pal...
Scheme 9: Proposed catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acids to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by Pd...
Scheme 10: Usage of addition reactions of boronic acids to various chromones in the syntheses of potentially a...
Scheme 11: Multigram-scale synthesis of ABBV-2222 [6].
Scheme 12: Application of the asymmetric addition of phenylboronic acid to a chromone derivative for the total...
Scheme 13: Plausible catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone cataly...
Scheme 14: Total syntheses of naturally occurring terpenoids [10,11].
Scheme 15: Use of the L9/Pd(TFA)2 catalytic system for the synthesis of intermediates of biologically active c...
Scheme 16: Usage of a Michael addition catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in the total synthesis of (–)-ar-tenuifolene [12].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of terpenoids by Michael addition to 3-methyl-2-cyclopentenone [13].
Scheme 18: Rh-catalysed isomerisation of 3-alkyl-3-arylcyclopentanones to 1-tetralones [53].
Scheme 19: Addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in wat...
Scheme 20: Micellar nanoreactor PdL10c for the synthesis of flavanones [58].
Scheme 21: Plausible catalytic cycle for the desymmetrisation of polycyclic cyclohexenediones by the addition ...
Scheme 22: Attempt to use the catalytic system L2/Pd(TFA)2 for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-...
Scheme 23: Ring opening of an enantioenriched tetrahydropyran-2-one derivative as alternative strategy to line...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of biologically active compounds from addition products [14-16].
Scheme 25: Chiral 1,10-phenantroline derivative L15 as ligand for the Pd-catalysed addition reactions of pheny...
Scheme 26: The Rh-catalysed addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to a 3-substituted enone [20].
Scheme 27: Underdeveloped methodologies [14,15,65-67].
Scheme 28: Flowchart for the selection of the proper catalytic system.
Highly regio- and stereoselective phosphinylphosphination of terminal alkynes with tetraphenyldiphosphine monoxide under radical conditions
- Dat Phuc Tran,
- Yuki Sato,
- Yuki Yamamoto,
- Shin-ichi Kawaguchi,
- Shintaro Kodama,
- Akihiro Nomoto and
- Akiya Ogawa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 866–872, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.72
- previously reported radical addition reactions of Ph2P(S)PPh2 and Ph2P(S)P(S)Ph2 to alkynes [44], the E/Z ratios were about 9:1 and 8:2, respectively, it should be noted that the present addition of Ph2P(O)PPh2 1 to alkynes afforded (E)-isomers with an excellent stereoselectivity (greater than 95:5) [60
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Radical addition of Ph2PPPh2 and Ph2P(X)PPh2 to unsaturated C–C bonds.
Scheme 2: The addition of Ph2P(O)PPh2 (1) to 1-octyne (2a).
Scheme 3: Phosphinylphosphination of various terminal alkynes 2 with 1. aIsolated yields. V-40 = 1,1’-azobis(...
Scheme 4: Attempted radical addition to internal alkynes and insight into the addition to 2n.
Scheme 5: A plausible reaction pathway for the radical addition of Ph2P(O)PPh2 to terminal alkynes.
The synthesis of chiral β-naphthyl-β-sulfanyl ketones via enantioselective sulfa-Michael reaction in the presence of a bifunctional cinchona/sulfonamide organocatalyst
- Deniz Tözendemir and
- Cihangir Tanyeli
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 494–503, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.43
- nucleophiles [27][28][29][30]. Thionaphthols, however, are overlooked in sulfa-Michael addition reactions. And to our best knowledge, no study is present concerned with SMAs with naphthalene-1-thiol as the nucleophile for the addition to enones. Encouraged by the good results obtained with enantioselective
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of organocatalyst 5.
Figure 1: Structures of the screened organocatalysts.
Scheme 2: Proposed transition state for the SMA of 1-thionaphthol to trans-chalcones.
Figure 2: Comparison of the ee values of SMA in the presence of THF and DCM as solvent.
Coupling biocatalysis with high-energy flow reactions for the synthesis of carbamates and β-amino acid derivatives
- Alexander Leslie,
- Thomas S. Moody,
- Megan Smyth,
- Scott Wharry and
- Marcus Baumann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 379–384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.33
- resulting telescoped flow process was effectively applied across a series of acid substrates rendering the desired carbamate structures in high yield and purity. The derivatization of these products via complementary flow-based Michael addition reactions furthermore demonstrated the creation of β-amino acid
- utilizing electron-poor alkenes as the reaction partners that would undergo aza-Michael addition reactions on the Cbz-carbamates (Scheme 4). Driven by the desire to develop readily scalable routes towards the target products 8, continuous flow processing was again exploited. In a first approach the use of
- -based aza-Michael addition reactions. This novel approach allows for the creation of important chemical building blocks whilst demonstrating a new use of biocatalysts in continuous flow processes. Scope of Cbz-carbamate products obtained via flow process (*tRes = 60 min, **T = 80 °C; isolated yields
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The continuous flow set-up used.
Figure 1: Scope of Cbz-carbamate products obtained via flow process (*tRes = 60 min, **T = 80 °C; isolated yi...
Scheme 2: Side reaction during formation of product 3m.
Scheme 3: Flow set-up for the CALB-mediated impurity tagging approach.
Scheme 4: Strategies towards accessing β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 5: Complementary flow approaches towards the β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 6: Batch hydrolysis of the ester group in the presence of the carbamate.
The preparation and properties of 1,1-difluorocyclopropane derivatives
- Kymbat S. Adekenova,
- Peter B. Wyatt and
- Sergazy M. Adekenov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 245–272, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.25
- -valent transition metals such as Pd(0) also have a valuable catalytic role, particularly because of their ability to participate in oxidative addition reactions and to form π-allyl complexes. In the absence of nucleophiles, homolysis of the distal C–C bond takes place under the effect of high temperature
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1,1-difluoro-2,3-dimethylcyclopropane (2).
Scheme 2: Cyclopropanation via dehydrohalogenation of chlorodifluoromethane.
Scheme 3: Difluorocyclopropanation of methylstyrene 7 using dibromodifluoromethane and zinc.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of difluorocyclopropanes from the reaction of dibromodifluoromethane and triphenylphosphi...
Scheme 5: Generation of difluorocarbene in a catalytic two-phase system and its addition to tetramethylethyle...
Scheme 6: The reaction of methylstyrene 7 with chlorodifluoromethane (11) in the presence of a tetraarylarson...
Scheme 7: Pyrolysis of sodium chlorodifluoroacetate (12) in refluxing diglyme in the presence of alkene 13.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of boron-substituted gem-difluorocyclopropanes 16.
Scheme 9: Addition of sodium bromodifluoroacetate (17) to alkenes.
Scheme 10: Addition of sodium bromodifluoroacetate (17) to silyloxy-substituted cyclopropanes 20.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of difluorinated nucleosides.
Scheme 12: Addition of butyl acrylate (26) to difluorocarbene generated from TFDA (25).
Scheme 13: Addition of difluorocarbene to propargyl esters 27 and conversion of the difluorocyclopropenes 28 t...
Scheme 14: The generation of difluorocyclopropanes using MDFA 30.
Scheme 15: gem-Difluorocyclopropanation of styrene (32) using difluorocarbene generated from TMSCF3 (31) under...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of a gem-difluorocyclopropane derivative using HFPO (41) as a source of difluorocarbene.
Scheme 17: Cyclopropanation of (Z)-2-butene in the presence of difluorodiazirine (44).
Scheme 18: The cyclopropanation of 1-octene (46) using Seyferth's reagent (45) as a source of difluorocarbene.
Scheme 19: Alternative approaches for the difluorocarbene synthesis from trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)tin (48).
Scheme 20: Difluorocyclopropanation of cyclohexene (49).
Scheme 21: Synthesis of difluorocyclopropane derivative 53 using bis(trifluoromethyl)cadmium (51) as the diflu...
Scheme 22: Addition of difluorocarbene generated from tris(trifluoromethyl)bismuth (54).
Scheme 23: Addition of a stable (trifluoromethyl)zinc reagent to styrenes.
Scheme 24: The preparation of 2,2-difluorocyclopropanecarboxylic acids of type 58.
Scheme 25: Difluorocyclopropanation via Michael cyclization.
Scheme 26: Difluorocyclopropanation using N-acylimidazolidinone 60.
Scheme 27: Difluorocyclopropanation through the cyclization of phenylacetonitrile (61) and 1,2-dibromo-1,1-dif...
Scheme 28: gem-Difluoroolefins 64 for the synthesis of functionalized cyclopropanes 65.
Scheme 29: Preparation of aminocyclopropanes 70.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of fluorinated methylenecyclopropane 74 via selenoxide elimination.
Scheme 31: Reductive dehalogenation of (1R,3R)-75.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of chiral monoacetates by lipase catalysis.
Scheme 33: Transformation of (±)-trans-81 using Rhodococcus sp. AJ270.
Scheme 34: Transformation of (±)-trans-83 using Rhodococcus sp. AJ270.
Scheme 35: Hydrogenation of difluorocyclopropenes through enantioselective hydrocupration.
Scheme 36: Enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of difluorocyclopropenes with a Ru-based catalyst.
Scheme 37: The thermal transformation of trans-1,2-dichloro-3,3-difluorocyclopropane (84).
Scheme 38: cis–trans-Epimerization of 1,1-difluoro-2,3-dimethylcyclopropane.
Scheme 39: 2,2-Difluorotrimethylene diradical intermediate.
Scheme 40: Ring opening of stereoisomers 88 and 89.
Scheme 41: [1,3]-Rearrangement of alkenylcyclopropanes 90–92.
Scheme 42: Thermolytic rearrangement of 2,2-difluoro-1-vinylcyclopropane (90).
Scheme 43: Thermal rearrangement for ethyl 3-(2,2-difluoro)-3-phenylcyclopropyl)acrylates 93 and 95.
Scheme 44: Possible pathways of the ring opening of 1,1-difluoro-2-vinylcyclopropane.
Scheme 45: Equilibrium between 1,1-difluoro-2-methylenecyclopropane (96) and (difluoromethylene)cyclopropane 97...
Scheme 46: Ring opening of substituted 1,1-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3-methylenecyclopropane 98.
Scheme 47: 1,1-Difluorospiropentane rearrangement.
Scheme 48: Acetolysis of (2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)methyl tosylate (104) and (1,1-difluoro-2-methylcyclopropyl)...
Scheme 49: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 106 and 108 by thiolate nucleophiles.
Scheme 50: Hydrolysis of gem-difluorocyclopropyl acetals 110.
Scheme 51: Ring-opening reaction of 2,2-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 113 in the presence of ionic liquid as a s...
Scheme 52: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 113a by MgI2-initiated reaction with diarylimines 1...
Scheme 53: Ring-opening reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropylstannanes 117.
Scheme 54: Preparation of 1-fluorovinyl vinyl ketone 123 and the synthesis of 2-fluorocyclopentenone 124. TBAT...
Scheme 55: Iodine atom-transfer ring opening of 1,1-difluoro-2-(1-iodoalkyl)cyclopropanes 125a–c.
Scheme 56: Ring opening of bromomethyl gem-difluorocyclopropanes 130 and formation of gem-difluoromethylene-co...
Scheme 57: Ring-opening aerobic oxidation reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropanes 132.
Scheme 58: Dibrominative ring-opening functionalization of gem-difluorocyclopropanes 134.
Scheme 59: The selective formation of (E,E)- and (E,Z)-fluorodienals 136 and 137 from difluorocyclopropyl acet...
Scheme 60: Proposed mechanism for the reaction of difluoro(methylene)cyclopropane 139 with Br2.
Scheme 61: Thermal rearrangement of F2MCP 139 and iodine by CuI catalysis.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of 2-fluoropyrroles 142.
Scheme 63: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 143 mediated by BX3.
Scheme 64: Lewis acid-promoted ring-opening reaction of 2,2-difluorocyclopropanecarbonyl chloride (148).
Scheme 65: Ring-opening reaction of the gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketone 106 by methanolic KOH.
Scheme 66: Hydrogenolysis of 1,1-difluoro-3-methyl-2-phenylcyclopropane (151).
Scheme 67: Synthesis of monofluoroalkenes 157.
Scheme 68: The stereoselective Ag-catalyzed defluorinative ring-opening diarylation of 1-trimethylsiloxy-2,2-d...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of 2-fluorinated allylic compounds 162.
Scheme 70: Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of gem-difluorinated cyclopropanes 161.
Scheme 71: The (Z)-selective Pd-catalyzed ring-opening sulfonylation of 2-(2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)naphthalene...
Figure 1: Structures of zosuquidar hydrochloride and PF-06700841.
Scheme 72: Synthesis of methylene-gem-difluorocyclopropane analogs of nucleosides.
Figure 2: Anthracene-difluorocyclopropane hybrid derivatives.
Figure 3: Further examples of difluorcyclopropanes in modern drug discovery.
A sustainable strategy for the straightforward preparation of 2H-azirines and highly functionalized NH-aziridines from vinyl azides using a single solvent flow-batch approach
- Michael Andresini,
- Leonardo Degannaro and
- Renzo Luisi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 203–209, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.20
- approach that enables the direct preparation of functionalized NH-aziridines from vinyl azides. Results and Discussion At the earliest stage of our research, we focused on the choice of the most suitable solvent for azide cyclization and organolithium addition reactions. Most of the previously reported
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Flow generation and transformation of 2H-azirines.
Scheme 2: Flow synthesis of 2H-azirines from vinyl azides. aThe solution of vinyl azide was re-introduced twi...
Scheme 3: Mixed flow-batch approach for the preparation of functionalized NH-aziridines from vinyl azides.
Facile preparation and conversion of 4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-yn-1-ones to aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds
- Takashi Yamazaki,
- Yoh Nakajima,
- Minato Iida and
- Tomoko Kawasaki-Takasuka
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 132–138, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.14
- ][19], we decided to employ them without further purification. The Michael addition reactions were then carried out under basic conditions for the ynone 2a thus obtained, which, to our astonishment, was found to be relatively rare even for the nonfluorinated counterparts (Table 2) [24][25][26][27][28
- slowdown of the reaction rate when tert-butylamine was employed, which was considered to be a reflection of the sensitivity of ynones 2 towards steric hindrance. Because appropriate conditions for the initial Michael addition reactions were thus determined, further conversion to the benzene derivative 4aa
Asymmetric Mannich reactions of (S)-N-tert-butylsulfinyl-3,3,3-trifluoroacetaldimines with yne nucleophiles
- Ziyi Li,
- Li Wang,
- Yunqi Huang,
- Haibo Mei,
- Hiroyuki Konno,
- Hiroki Moriwaki,
- Vadim A. Soloshonok and
- Jianlin Han
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2671–2678, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.217
- , Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Alameda Urquijo 36-5, Plaza Bizkaia, 48011 Bilbao, Spain 10.3762/bjoc.16.217 Abstract In the present work, arylethynes were studied as new C-nucleophiles in the asymmetric Mannich addition reactions with (S
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Anti-HIV compound containing a trifluoromethylpropargylamine moiety.
Scheme 1: Literature-known methods (a and b) and the here reported (c) approach for the synthesis of α-triflu...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope study. Reaction conditions: arylethyne 2 (0.39 mmol), imine 1 (0.3 mmol), LiHMDS (0...
Figure 2: ORTEP diagram showing of the minor product of 3a.
Figure 3: Mode of nucleophilic attacks A and B.
Scheme 3: Large-scale application of the reaction.
Scheme 4: Removal of the chiral auxiliary.
