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Experimental and theoretical studies on the synthesis of 1,4,5-trisubstituted pyrrolidine-2,3-diones
- Nguyen Tran Nguyen,
- Vo Viet Dai,
- Nguyen Ngoc Tri,
- Luc Van Meervelt,
- Nguyen Tien Trung and
- Wim Dehaen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1140–1153, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.118
- broad peak corresponding to the proton of the secondary amino group (NH) at a chemical shift of 11.74 ppm. The intramolecular hydrogen bond led to the appearance of a resonance signal of the amino group at high chemical shift. Also, the coupling between the amino proton and methylene protons was
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Figure 1: Structure of naturally occurring and synthetic 2-pyrrolidone derivatives.
Figure 2: Structure of natural compounds containing a 1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-one subunit.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of substituted 4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-3-pyrroline-2-ones 4 via three-component reaction.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanistic path for the synthesis of substituted 4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-3-pyrroline-2-ones.
Scheme 3: Tautomerism of compounds 4a–c in DMSO.
Figure 3: View of the molecular structure of compound 10aa with atom labeling. Displacement ellipsoids are dr...
Figure 4: The PES of reaction for the synthesis of 1,4,5-trisubstituted pyrrolidine-2,3-dione 10ab enamine de...
Scheme 4: Reaction pathways from 4a, 4a’ to 10ab via IS5 in the gase phase.
Scheme 5: Reaction pathways from 4a to 10ab-v2 via IS3 in the gase phase.
Figure 5: The PES for the possible pathways (1), (2), (3), and (4) in ethanol solvent.
Figure 6: The optimized structures of some reactants, intermediates, transition states, and products in the p...
Molecular diversity of the base-promoted reaction of phenacylmalononitriles with dialkyl but-2-ynedioates
- Hui Zheng,
- Ying Han,
- Jing Sun and
- Chao-Guo Yan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 991–998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.99
- exist in cis-position. Sequentially, nucleophilic addition of the amino group of intermediate F to the C–C double bond connecting the two alkoxycarbonyl groups in molecule 3 resulted in the formation of intermediate G. At last, the base-catalyzed dehydration and elimination of hydrocyanide gave the
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Scheme 1: Representative cycloaddition reactions of phenacylmalononitriles.
Figure 1: Single crystal structure of compound 3k.
Figure 2: Single crystal structure of compound 4a.
Figure 3: Single crystal structure of compound 4c.
Scheme 2: Proposed reaction mechanism for compounds 3, 4, and 5.
Figure 4: Single crystal structure of compound 5.
Scheme 3: Control experiment.
Syntheses of novel pyridine-based low-molecular-weight luminogens possessing aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) properties
- Masayori Hagimori,
- Tatsusada Yoshida,
- Yasuhisa Nishimura,
- Yukiko Ogawa and
- Keitaro Tanaka
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 580–587, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.60
- attack of the amino group of 2-aminopyridine to maleimide 1, followed by elimination of the methylsulfanyl group, and subsequent cyclization (Figure 1). The ring-fused pyridine compound 3b was obtained from the reaction of 1 with 2-aminopyridine 2b, which has an electron-donating methyl group at position
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Scheme 1: Syntheses of pyrido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine 3a and N-methyl-4-((5-bromopyridin-2-yl)amino)-s...
Figure 1: Presumed reaction mechanism to produce 3a.
Figure 2: Fluorescence spectral profiles of (a) 4a (10−5 M, Exmax = 413 nm) and (b) 4e (10−5 M, Exmax = 415 n...
Figure 3: Fluorescence spectral changes of (a) 4a (10−5 M, Exmax = 413 nm) and (b) 4e (10−5 M, Exmax = 415 nm...
Figure 4: Protonation of N-methyl-4-((pyridin-2-yl)amino)-substituted maleimides 4 by 0.1 M HCl.
Figure 5: Frontier molecular orbitals and HOMO–LUMO energy gaps of compounds 3a, 4a, and 4e for ground-state ...
Chemistry of polyhalogenated nitrobutadienes, 17: Efficient synthesis of persubstituted chloroquinolinyl-1H-pyrazoles and evaluation of their antimalarial, anti-SARS-CoV-2, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activities
- Viktor A. Zapol’skii,
- Isabell Berneburg,
- Ursula Bilitewski,
- Melissa Dillenberger,
- Katja Becker,
- Stefan Jungwirth,
- Aditya Shekhar,
- Bastian Krueger and
- Dieter E. Kaufmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 524–532, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.54
- -Elimination of an azole from A leads to formation of an isolable diene B. Upon further heating, the amino group attacks the electrophilic C–Cl position of the trichlorovinylic group intramolecularly, leading to a 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole C. Finally, pyrazoles 3 are obtained upon 1,3-elimination of hydrochloric
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Figure 1: The structures of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and amodiaquine.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 3-azolylpyrazoles 3a–c.
Scheme 2: Assumed mechanism for the formation of 1H-pyrazoles 3a–c.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 3-aminopyrazoles 5b–k and 5-aminopyrazoles 5a and 5l–o.
Scheme 4: Orientation of nucleophilic attack of 7-chloro-4-hydrazinylquinoline on nitrobutadienes 4.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of oxazolidine 6 and pyrazole 7.
Scheme 6: A plausible mechanism for the formation of pyrazole 7.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of pyrazoles 9 and sulfoxide 10d.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of pyrazole 11.
Amamistatins isolated from Nocardia altamirensis
- Till Steinmetz,
- Wolf Hiller and
- Markus Nett
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 360–367, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.40
- ). HMBC correlations indicated the presence of a formyl group at the ε-amino group of this residue. The fourth spin system belongs to a 1,2-disubstituted benzene moiety, featuring proton signals at δH 7.03 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.2 Hz, H-33), 7.38 (ddd, J = 8.3, 7.3, 1.7 Hz, H-34), 6.97 (ddd, J = 7.9, 7.3, 1.2 Hz
- formula of C35H53N5O8 was determined by HRESIMS with a molecular ion at m/z 672.3966 [M + H]+ (calcd for C35H54N5O9, 672.3972). Similar to 3, compound 4 is also missing a formyl group at the ε-amino group of its lysine residue. However, its increased mass of 16 Da indicates the presence of an additional
- next to the ε-amino group in the lysine moiety. The assumption of a hydroxylamine function is consistent with tandem MS data, which showed mass shifts of 16 Da in the corresponding region in comparison to compound 3. Compound 5 (0.7 mg) was obtained as a clear oil. Its molecular formula of C36H53N5O10
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of amamistatins (1–5) and a putative biosynthetic shunt product (6) isolated in...
Figure 2: 1H,1H COSY and selected 1H,13C HMBC correlations in compounds 1 and 6.
Figure 3: MS–MS fragmentation of amamistatins (1–5).
Figure 4: Proposed biosynthesis of amamistatins isolated in this study.
Synthesis of novel [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines and investigation of their fungistatic activity
- Anna V. Korotina,
- Svetlana G. Tolshchina,
- Rashida I. Ishmetova,
- Natalya P. Evstigneeva,
- Natalya A. Gerasimova,
- Natalya V. Zilberberg,
- Nikolay V. Kungurov,
- Gennady L. Rusinov,
- Oleg N. Chupakhin and
- Valery N. Charushin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 243–250, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.29
- ) was only 10%. It can be explained by a low stability of the starting tetrazine 2i containing the formamidine moiety, since the latter on heating is easily transformed into the amino group, thus leading to 3-amino-6-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine. It has been found that N-bromosuccinimide
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Scheme 1: Chemical structures of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazine (a), [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines 3a–k.
Figure 1: X-ray structure of N-(6-(4-bromo-3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazin-3-yl)benzamide.
Scheme 3: Reactions of triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines 3a,j with N- and O-nucleophiles.
Scheme 4: Reactions of triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines 3a,j with C-nucleophiles.
Scheme 5: Reactions of 6-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-methyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazine (10a...
Asymmetric organocatalytic Michael addition of cyclopentane-1,2-dione to alkylidene oxindole
- Estelle Silm,
- Ivar Järving and
- Tõnis Kanger
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 167–173, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.18
- bifunctional hydrogen-bonding catalyst would activate both CPD via a tertiary amino group of a quinuclidine moiety acting as a base via anion-binding, and an oxindole through the squaramide or thiourea moieties of the catalyst as hydrogen bond donors (Figure 1) [29][30][31][32]. Therefore, squaramide and
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Figure 1: Model of the catalyst action.
Figure 2: Catalysts screened.
Scheme 1: Screening of different N-protecting groups. Reaction conditions: 0.2 M solution of 1 (1 equiv), 2 (...
Scheme 2: Scope of the reaction (the relative configuration of the major diastereoisomer is depicted). Reacti...
Scheme 3: Comparison reactions of E- and Z-isomers (the relative configurations of the major diastereoisomers...
Efficient and regioselective synthesis of dihydroxy-substituted 2-aminocyclooctane-1-carboxylic acid and its bicyclic derivatives
- İlknur Polat,
- Selçuk Eşsiz,
- Uğur Bozkaya and
- Emine Salamci
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 77–85, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.7
- the epoxide-ring-opening reaction of 7 with sodium azide, to introduce an extra amino group in position 4 on the cyclooctane skeleton. For this, epoxide 7 was treated with NaN3 in the presence of NH4Cl/DMF and this formed lactone 13 as the sole product in 80% yield (Scheme 4). The epoxide 7 was
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Figure 1: Examples of natural products containing β-amino acids.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of cyclic β-amino acid 6.
Scheme 2: Epoxidation of Boc-protected amino ester 4 and hydrolysis of epoxide 7 with HCl(g)–MeOH.
Scheme 3: Reaction of epoxide 7 with NaHSO4 in methylene chloride/MeOH.
Figure 2: The X-ray crystal structure of 10.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of cyclic β-amino acid derivative 8.
Scheme 5: Suggested mechanism for the reaction of epoxide 7 with NaHSO4.
Figure 3: Solvent-corrected relative free energy profile at 298.15 K for the reaction mechanism of 14 shown i...
Figure 4: Solvent-corrected relative free energy profile at 298.15 K for the reaction mechanism of 17 shown i...
Figure 5: The optimized geometries of the conformers 7a and 7b with selected interatomic distances at the B3L...
1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts in organic synthesis
- Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
- Patricia G. Ferreira,
- Amanda de A. Borges,
- Luana da S. M. Forezi,
- Fernando de Carvalho da Silva and
- Vitor F. Ferreira
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5
- recognition of cholylglycine, which is a combination of cholic acid and glycine. The β-cyclodextrin/graphene oxide composite forms an inclusion complex with a β-NQS guest. The amino group of cholylglycine can bind to β-NQS by a nucleophilic substitution reaction, resulting in a decrease in the electrochemical
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Figure 1: Naphthoquinones are commonly used in organic synthesis.
Figure 2: Some important natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
Scheme 1: Synthetic studies of BNQs and reactions with amines.
Scheme 2: Methods described for the synthesis of β-NQS.
Figure 3: Drugs detected using β-NQSNa.
Scheme 3: Reactions between β-NQS and amines.
Scheme 4: Isomerization of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of unsymmetrical 2-amino-4-imino compounds.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(isoxazolyl)naphthoquinones from β-NQS.
Scheme 7: The reaction of β-NQS with 30 followed by cycle condensation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4-(2-amino-5-selenothiazoles)-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of amino- and phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 4-semicarbazide-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 11: Reactions of 4-azido-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Figure 4: Modifications that can be easily carried out from the products of β-NQS 8.
Scheme 12: Derivatives of 1,2-naphthoquinones obtained from β-NQS.
Scheme 13: Oximes as well as 4-amino- and 4-phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone as potential anti-inflammatory agents.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of triazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of naphtho[1,2-d]oxazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 16: A) Arylation and vinylation of β-NQS catalyzed by Ni(II) salts. B) Transformation of the 1,2-dicarb...
Scheme 17: Benzo[a]carbazole and benzo[c]carbazoles fused with 1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,2-naphthoquinones having a C=C bond from β-NQS. Method A: NaOH, EtOH/H2O, 40 °C, 2 h...
Scheme 19: C=C bond formation from β-NQS and substituted acetonitriles.
Synthesis of a novel aminobenzene-containing hemicucurbituril and its fluorescence spectral properties with ions
- Qingkai Zeng,
- Qiumeng Long,
- Jihong Lu,
- Li Wang,
- Yuting You,
- Xiaoting Yuan,
- Qianjun Zhang,
- Qingmei Ge,
- Hang Cong and
- Mao Liu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2840–2847, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.195
- ) × 104 M−1, which was contrary to those of hemicucurbiturils. As observed by fluorescence titration experiments, macrocycle 4 showed weak interactions with selected anions. Results and Discussion Because of the relatively strong nucleophilicity of the amino group in aniline, the synthesis could become
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Scheme 1: The evolution of hemicucurbituril analogs.
Scheme 2: The route for the synthesis of aminobenzene-containing hemicucurbituril 4.
Figure 1: The X-ray structure of nitrobenzene-containing hemicucurbituril 9 (CCDC 2094879).
Figure 2: Fluorescence emission spectra (λmax = 349 nm) of 4 (2.5 × 10−5 M) in the presence of 10 equivalents...
Figure 3: Column diagram of fluorescence quenching efficiency of 4 (2.5 × 10−5 M) in the presence of 10 equiv...
Figure 4: Fluorescence emission spectra (λmax = 349 nm) of 4 (2.5 × 10−5 M) in the presence of Fe3+ and Cu2+ ...
Figure 5: Fluorescence emission spectra (λmax = 349 nm) of 4 (2.5 × 10−5 M) in the presence of 20 equivalents...
Figure 6: Column diagram of fluorescence enhancement efficiency of 4 (2.5 × 10−5 M) in the presence of 20 equ...
Photophysical, photostability, and ROS generation properties of new trifluoromethylated quinoline-phenol Schiff bases
- Inaiá O. Rocha,
- Yuri G. Kappenberg,
- Wilian C. Rosa,
- Clarissa P. Frizzo,
- Nilo Zanatta,
- Marcos A. P. Martins,
- Isadora Tisoco,
- Bernardo A. Iglesias and
- Helio G. Bonacorso
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2799–2811, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.191
- %) was observed when 2-methyl-6-aminoquinoline (1a) was employed to obtain the derivative 3aa. We initially speculated that a competition between the 6-amino group and the 2-methyl substituent present in quinoline 1a might have occurred, as described by Fu and co-workers [26], which could lead to only
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Figure 1: Examples of structures and properties of Schiff bases of interest in the present study.
Scheme 1: General view for the present study.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of ((trifluoromethyl)quinolinyl)phenol Schiff bases 3aa–fa.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trifluoromethylated quinolinyl-phenol Schiff bases 3bb–be.
Figure 2: ORTEP diagram of the crystal structure of (E)-2-(((2-phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-6-yl)imino)...
Figure 3: Normalized absorption spectra in the UV–vis region of compounds (a) 3ea and (b) 3be in CHCl3, MeOH ...
Figure 4: Normalized steady-state fluorescence emission spectra of compound 3aa (R = Ph, R1 = H) in CHCl3 (bl...
Figure 5: Comparative normalized steady-state fluorescence emission spectra of compounds 3bb and 3be in the t...
Figure 6: Photostability (%) plots of derivatives 3aa–fa and 3bb–be in DMSO solution after irradiation with w...
Figure 7: DPBF photooxidation assays by red-light irradiation with diode laser (λ = 660 nm) in the presence o...
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
- 69 and 70 in high yields (up to 89%) with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 98% ee, Scheme 22) [78]. The primary amino group in the N1-(aryl)benzene-1,2-diamines reacts with the carbonyl group in 67 to give imine intermediate I-15 mediated by the chiral phosphoric acid. Meanwhile, isomerization of
- I-15 leads to enamine I-16. In the presence of the CPA catalyst, an intramolecular Michael addition of the amino group to the enamine in I-16 leads to I-17. Subsequently, the imines I-15 and I-17 are converted to the intermediate I-18, which through elimination by cleavage of the C–C bond gives the
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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].
α-Ketol and α-iminol rearrangements in synthetic organic and biosynthetic reactions
- Scott Benz and
- Andrew S. Murkin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2570–2584, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.172
- converting the α-ketol to an α-iminol by condensation with a suitable amine, provided that the amino group resulting from the rearrangement is compatible with the planned synthesis. In recent years, the Wulff group has made significant progress in the development of catalysts for asymmetric α‑iminol
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Figure 1: Generalized α-ketol or α-iminol rearrangement.
Figure 2: Nickel(II)-catalyzed enantioselective rearrangement of ketol 3 to form the ring-expanded and chiral...
Figure 3: Enantioselective ring expansion of β-hydroxy-α-dicarbonyl 6 catalyzed by a chiral copper-bisoxazoli...
Figure 4: Enantioselective rearrangement of ketols 9 and 12 and hydroxyaldimine 14 catalyzed by Al(III) or Sc...
Figure 5: Asymmetric rearrangement of α,α-dialkyl-α-siloxyaldehydes 16 to α-siloxyketones 17 catalyzed by chi...
Figure 6: BF3-promoted diastereospecific rearrangement of α-ketol 21 to difluoroalkoxyborane 22.
Figure 7: In the presence of a gold catalyst and water in 1,4-dioxane, 1-alkynylbutanol derivatives undergo t...
Figure 8: The diastereospecific α-ketol rearrangement of 32 to 33, part of the total synthesis of periconiano...
Figure 9: Two α-ketol rearrangements, one catalyzed by silica gel on 38 and the other by NaOMe on both 38 and ...
Figure 10: α-Ketol rearrangement of triumphalone (41) to isotriumphalone (42) via ring contraction.
Figure 11: Tandem reaction of strophasterol A synthetic intermediate 43 to 44 through a vinylogous α-ketol rea...
Figure 12: Tandem reaction consisting of a Diels–Alder cycloaddition followed by an α-ketol rearrangement, par...
Figure 13: Single-pot reaction consisting of Claisen and α-ketol rearrangements, part of the total synthesis o...
Figure 14: Enzyme-catalyzed α-ketol rearrangements. a) Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KAR) catalyzes the rearran...
Figure 15: The conversion of asperfloroid (73) to asperflotone (72), featuring the ring-expanding α-ketol rear...
Figure 16: Hypothetical interconversion of natural products prekinamycin (76) and isoprekinamycin (77) and che...
Figure 17: Proposed biosynthetic pathway converting acylphloroglucinol (87) to isolated elodeoidins A–H 92–96....
Figure 18: α-Iminol rearrangements catalyzed by VANOL Zr (99). The rearrangement can be conducted with preform...
Figure 19: α-Iminol rearrangements catalyzed by silica gel and montmorillonite K 10. a) For 102a (102 with R =...
Figure 20: Synthesis of tryptamines 110 via a ring-contracting α‑iminol rearrangement. A mechanism for the fin...
Figure 21: Tandem synthesis of functionalized α-amino cyclopentanones 119 from heteroarenes 115 and cyclobutan...
Figure 22: Four eburnane-type alkaloid natural products 122–125 were synthesized from common intermediate 127,...
Visible-light-mediated copper photocatalysis for organic syntheses
- Yajing Zhang,
- Qian Wang,
- Zongsheng Yan,
- Donglai Ma and
- Yuguang Zheng
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2520–2542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.169
- photoexcitation the CuI acetylide A undergoes a SET process to form the CuII phenylacetylide species B and a superoxide radical anion. In parallel, under irradiation the homolytic S–S-bond cleavage in 2-aminothiophenol dimer 38 forms thiol radicals 40. The nucleophilic addition of the amino group in radical 40 to
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Scheme 1: Photoredox catalysis mechanism of [Ru(bpy)3]2+.
Scheme 2: Photoredox catalysis mechanism of CuI.
Scheme 3: Ligands and CuI complexes.
Scheme 4: Mechanism of CuI-based photocatalysis.
Scheme 5: Mechanisms of CuI–substrate complexes.
Scheme 6: Mechanism of CuII-base photocatalysis.
Scheme 7: Olefinic C–H functionalization and allylic alkylation.
Scheme 8: Cross-coupling of unactivated alkenes and CF3SO2Cl.
Scheme 9: Chlorosulfonylation/cyanofluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Scheme 10: Hydroamination of alkenes.
Scheme 11: Cross-coupling reaction of alkenes, alkyl halides with nucleophiles.
Scheme 12: Cross-coupling of alkenes with oxime esters.
Scheme 13: Oxo-azidation of vinyl arenes.
Scheme 14: Azidation/difunctionalization of vinyl arenes.
Scheme 15: Photoinitiated copper-catalyzed Sonogashira reaction.
Scheme 16: Alkyne functionalization reactions.
Scheme 17: Alkynylation of dihydroquinoxalin-2-ones with terminal alkynes.
Scheme 18: Decarboxylative alkynylation of redox-active esters.
Scheme 19: Aerobic oxidative C(sp)–S coupling reaction.
Scheme 20: Copper-catalyzed alkylation of carbazoles with alkyl halides.
Scheme 21: C–N coupling of organic halides with amides and aliphatic amines.
Scheme 22: Copper-catalyzed C–X (N, S, O) bond formation reactions.
Scheme 23: Arylation of C(sp2)–H bonds of azoles.
Scheme 24: C–C cross-coupling of aryl halides and heteroarenes.
Scheme 25: Benzylic or α-amino C–H functionalization.
Scheme 26: α-Amino C–H functionalization of aromatic amines.
Scheme 27: C–H functionalization of aromatic amines.
Scheme 28: α-Amino-C–H and alkyl C–H functionalization reactions.
Scheme 29: Other copper-photocatalyzed reactions.
Scheme 30: Cross-coupling of oxime esters with phenols or amines.
Scheme 31: Alkylation of heteroarene N-oxides.
Copper-catalyzed monoselective C–H amination of ferrocenes with alkylamines
- Zhen-Sheng Jia,
- Qiang Yue,
- Ya Li,
- Xue-Tao Xu,
- Kun Zhang and
- Bing-Feng Shi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2488–2495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.165
- excellent mono-selectivity and no diaminated ferrocenylamide was detected. The exclusive monoselectivity is most likely originated from the strong coordination of the amino group, which could form a tridentate copper complex and prevent the second C–H amination [34][50]. Having obtained the optimized
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: 3d-Transition-metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization to access functionalized ferrocenes.
Scheme 2: Scope of ferrocenes with morpholine.
Scheme 3: Scope of various amines with 1a.
Scheme 4: Synthetic applications.
Scheme 5: Mechanistic experiments.
Synthesis of O6-alkylated preQ1 derivatives
- Laurin Flemmich,
- Sarah Moreno and
- Ronald Micura
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2295–2301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.147
- following published procedures. Chloroacetonitrile and methyl formate gave 2-chloro-2-cyanoacetaldehyde which was then reacted with 2,6-diaminopyrimidin-4-one to provide preQ0 in good yields [31]. Protection of the exocyclic amino group using pivaloyl chloride was optimized from a published procedure [32
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Chemical structures of queuine (Q base) and the hypermodified nucleoside queuosine (Q), the natural...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of compound 1 (m6preQ0) by cyclocondensation using a 4-methoxypyrimidine derivative resul...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of compound 3 following known procedures [31-33].
Scheme 4: The five-step synthesis of m6preQ1 2 from compound 3 required derivatization to make the intermedia...
Scheme 5: The synthesis of e6preQ1 (2a) and bn6preQ1 (2b) was performed in analogy to the route outlined in Scheme 4 ...
(Phenylamino)pyrimidine-1,2,3-triazole derivatives as analogs of imatinib: searching for novel compounds against chronic myeloid leukemia
- Luiz Claudio Ferreira Pimentel,
- Lucas Villas Boas Hoelz,
- Henayle Fernandes Canzian,
- Frederico Silva Castelo Branco,
- Andressa Paula de Oliveira,
- Vinicius Rangel Campos,
- Floriano Paes Silva Júnior,
- Rafael Ferreira Dantas,
- Jackson Antônio Lamounier Camargos Resende,
- Anna Claudia Cunha,
- Nubia Boechat and
- Mônica Macedo Bastos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2260–2269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.144
- compounds 2c and 2d, which presented almost equivalent interaction energy values. In addition, the hydrogen bond between the amino group of IMT with the Thr334 residue [32][38] (Figure 4a) was not observed for compounds 2c, 2d, and 2g, which suggests a lower binding energy of the synthesized compounds when
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Proposed structural modifications to obtain triazole derivatives 1a, b and 2a–j.
Scheme 1: Synthetic route of the triazole derivatives 1a,b, and 2a–j.
Figure 2: Asymmetric unit representation of the 1,2,3-triazole derivative 2b. Displacement ellipsoids are dra...
Figure 3: Screening of the triazole derivatives of imatinib 1a,b, and 2a–j at concentrations of 1 μM and 10 μ...
Figure 4: Interaction maps of IMT, 2c, 2d, and 2g with the BCR-Abl-1 structure (PDB code: 3PYY), showing ster...
Progress and challenges in the synthesis of sequence controlled polysaccharides
- Giulio Fittolani,
- Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas,
- Denisa Vargová,
- Manishkumar A. Chaube and
- Martina Delbianco
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1981–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.129
- -acetylated amino group, respectively [256]. The stereoselectivity of the glycosylation reaction between the C-2 azido donor 71 and N-Phth 72 acceptor met with little success, lowering the yield of the desired anomer significantly. The obtained disaccharide was converted to the trichloroacetimidate donor and
- ][260]. The automated solid-phase approach required only two BBs with the amino group protected either with the N-TCA 79 or with the N-Cbz group 80 (Scheme 12). Compounds 81–85 served as standards to explore the conformational space of COS with different PA. NMR analysis and MD simulations revealed the
- importance of the deacetylated residues, with the free amino group able to stabilize new geometries. Many more N-protecting groups [217][261] are available and could generate COS with defined PA, however, to date most of them have shown significant drawbacks, decreasing the reactivity of the BB during
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Overview of the methods available for the synthesis of polysaccharides. For each method, advantages...
Figure 2: Overview of the classes of polysaccharides discussed in this review. Each section deals with polysa...
Scheme 1: Enzymatic and chemical polymerization approaches provide cellulose oligomers with a non-uniform dis...
Scheme 2: AGA of a collection of cellulose analogues obtained using BBs 6–9. Specifically placed modification...
Figure 3: Chemical structure of the different branches G, X, L, F commonly found in XGs. Names are given foll...
Scheme 3: AGA of XG analogues with defined side chains. The AGA cycle includes coupling (TMSOTf), Fmoc deprot...
Figure 4: Synthetic strategies and issues associated to the formation of the β(1–3) linkage.
Scheme 4: Convergent synthesis of β(1–3)-glucans using a regioselective glycosylation strategy.
Scheme 5: DMF-mediated 1,2-cis glycosylation. A) General mechanism and B) examples of α-glucans prepared usin...
Scheme 6: Synergistic glycosylation strategy employing a nucleophilic modulation strategy (TMSI and Ph3PO) in...
Scheme 7: Different approaches to produce xylans. A) Polymerization techniques including ROP, and B) enzymati...
Scheme 8: A) Synthesis of arabinofuranosyl-decorated xylan oligosaccharides using AGA. Representative compoun...
Scheme 9: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of COS utilizing a lysozyme-catalyzed transglycosylation reaction followed...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of COS using an orthogonal glycosylation strategy based on the use of two different LGs.
Scheme 11: Orthogonal N-PGs permitted the synthesis of COS with different PA.
Scheme 12: AGA of well-defined COS with different PA using two orthogonally protected BBs. The AGA cycle inclu...
Scheme 13: A) AGA of β(1–6)-N-acetylglucosamine hexasaccharide and dodecasaccharide. AGA includes cycles of co...
Figure 5: ‘Double-faced’ chemistry exemplified for ᴅ-Man and ʟ-Rha. Constructing β-Man linkages is considerab...
Figure 6: Implementation of a capping step after each glycosylation cycle for the AGA of a 50mer oligomannosi...
Scheme 14: AGA enabled the synthesis of a linear α(1–6)-mannoside 100mer 93 within 188 h and with an average s...
Scheme 15: The 151mer branched polymannoside was synthesized by a [30 + 30 + 30 + 30 + 31] fragment coupling. ...
Figure 7: PG stereocontrol strategy to obtain β-mannosides. A) The mechanism of the β-mannosylation reaction ...
Scheme 16: A) Mechanism of 1,2-cis stereoselective glycosylation using ManA donors. Once the ManA donor is act...
Figure 8: A) The preferred 4H3 conformation of the gulosyl oxocarbenium ion favors the attack of the alcohol ...
Scheme 17: AGA of type I rhamnans up to 16mer using disaccharide BB 115 and CNPiv PG. The AGA cycle includes c...
Figure 9: Key BBs for the synthesis of the O-antigen of Bacteroides vulgatus up to a 128mer (A) and the CPS o...
Figure 10: Examples of type I and type II galactans synthesized to date.
Figure 11: A) The DTBS PG stabilizes the 3H4 conformation of the Gal oxocarbenium ion favoring the attack of t...
Figure 12: Homogalacturonan oligosaccharides synthesized to date. Access to different patterns of methyl-ester...
Figure 13: GlfT2 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalyzes the sequential addition of UPD-Galf donor to a grow...
Figure 14: The poor reactivity of acceptor 137 hindered a stepwise synthesis of the linear galactan backbone a...
Scheme 18: AGA of a linear β(1–5) and β(1–6)-linked galactan 20mer. The AGA cycle includes coupling (NIS/TfOH)...
Figure 15: The 92mer arabinogalactan was synthesized using a [31 + 31 + 30] fragment coupling between a 31mer ...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the branched arabinofuranose fragment using a six component one-pot synthesis. i) TTBP...
Figure 16: A) Chemical structure and SNFG of the representative disaccharide units forming the GAG backbones, ...
Figure 17: Synthetic challenges associated to the H/HS synthesis.
Scheme 20: Degradation of natural heparin and heparosan generated valuable disaccharides 150 and 151 that can ...
Scheme 21: A) The one-step conversion of cyanohydrin 156 to ʟ-iduronamide 157 represent the key step for the s...
Scheme 22: A) Chemoenzymatic synthesis of heparin structures, using different types of UDP activated natural a...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of the longest synthetic CS chain 181 (24mer) using donor 179 and acceptor 180 in an iter...
Scheme 24: AGA of a collection of HA with different lengths. The AGA cycle includes coupling (TfOH) and Lev de...
On the application of 3d metals for C–H activation toward bioactive compounds: The key step for the synthesis of silver bullets
- Renato L. Carvalho,
- Amanda S. de Miranda,
- Mateus P. Nunes,
- Roberto S. Gomes,
- Guilherme A. M. Jardim and
- Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1849–1938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.126
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Schematic overview of transition metals studied in C–H activation processes.
Scheme 2: (A) Known biological activities related to benzimidazole-based compounds; (B and C) an example of a...
Scheme 3: (A) Known biological activities related to quinoline-based compounds; (B and C) an example of a sca...
Scheme 4: (A) Known biological activities related to sulfur-containing compounds; (B and C) an example of a s...
Scheme 5: (A) Known biological activities related to aminoindane derivatives; (B and C) an example of a scand...
Scheme 6: (A) Known biological activities related to norbornane derivatives; (B and C) an example of a scandi...
Scheme 7: (A) Known biological activities related to aniline derivatives; (B and C) an example of a titanium-...
Scheme 8: (A) Known biological activities related to cyclohexylamine derivatives; (B) an example of an intram...
Scheme 9: (A) Known biologically active benzophenone derivatives; (B and C) photocatalytic oxidation of benzy...
Scheme 10: (A) Known bioactive fluorine-containing compounds; (B and C) vanadium-mediated C(sp3)–H fluorinatio...
Scheme 11: (A) Known biologically active Lythraceae alkaloids; (B) synthesis of (±)-decinine (30).
Scheme 12: (A) Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-boehmeriasin (31); (B) synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines by vanadi...
Scheme 13: (A) Known bioactive BINOL derivatives; (B and C) vanadium-mediated oxidative coupling of 2-naphthol...
Scheme 14: (A) Known antiplasmodial imidazopyridazines; (B) practical synthesis of 41.
Scheme 15: (A) Gold-catalyzed drug-release mechanism using 2-alkynylbenzamides; (B and C) chromium-mediated al...
Scheme 16: (A) Examples of anti-inflammatory benzaldehyde derivatives; (B and C) chromium-mediated difunctiona...
Scheme 17: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed chemoselective intramolecular C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage modi...
Scheme 18: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage modification of a leelamine deriva...
Scheme 19: (A) Known bioactive compounds containing substituted N-heterocycles; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed ...
Scheme 20: (A) Known indoles that present GPR40 full agonist activity; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H alkyl...
Scheme 21: (A) Examples of known biaryl-containing drugs; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H arylation through ...
Scheme 22: (A) Known zidovudine derivatives with potent anti-HIV properties; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H...
Scheme 23: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed C–H organic photo-electrosynthesis; (C) late-stage modification.
Scheme 24: (A) Example of a known antibacterial silylated dendrimer; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H silylat...
Scheme 25: (A and B) Fe-based small molecule catalyst applied for selective aliphatic C–H oxidations; (C) late...
Scheme 26: (A) Examples of naturally occurring gracilioethers; (B) the first total synthesis of gracilioether ...
Scheme 27: (A and B) Selective aliphatic C–H oxidation of amino acids; (C) late-stage modification of proline-...
Scheme 28: (A) Examples of Illicium sesquiterpenes; (B) first chemical synthesis of (+)-pseudoanisatin (80) in...
Scheme 29: (A and B) Fe-catalyzed deuteration; (C) late-stage modification of pharmaceuticals.
Scheme 30: (A and B) Biomimetic Fe-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of methylarenes to benzaldehydes (PMHS, polymet...
Scheme 31: (A) Known tetrahydroquinolines with potential biological activities; (B and C) redox-selective Fe c...
Scheme 32: (A) Known drugs containing a benzofuran unit; (B and C) Fe/Cu-catalyzed tandem O-arylation to acces...
Scheme 33: (A) Known azaindolines that act as M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonists; (B and C) intramo...
Scheme 34: (A) Known indolinones with anticholinesterase activity; (B and C) oxidative C(sp3)–H cross coupling...
Scheme 35: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H alkenylation of C-3-peptide-containing indoles; (C) derivatization b...
Scheme 36: (A) Cobalt-Cp*-catalyzed C–H methylation of known drugs; (B and C) scope of the o-methylated deriva...
Scheme 37: (A) Known lasalocid A analogues; (B and C) three-component cobalt-catalyzed C–H bond addition; (D) ...
Scheme 38: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C(sp2)–H amidation of thiostrepton.
Scheme 39: (A) Known 4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one derivatives with hypolipidemic activity; (B and C) cobalt-ca...
Scheme 40: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H arylation of pyrrole derivatives; (C) application for the synthesis ...
Scheme 41: (A) Known 2-phenoxypyridine derivatives with potent herbicidal activity; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed...
Scheme 42: (A) Natural cinnamic acid derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H carboxylation of terminal alk...
Scheme 43: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H borylation; (C) application to the synthesis of flurbiprofen.
Scheme 44: (A) Benzothiazoles known to present anticonvulsant activities; (B and C) cobalt/ruthenium-catalyzed...
Scheme 45: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed oxygenation of methylene groups towards ketone synthesis; (C) synthesis ...
Scheme 46: (A) Known anticancer tetralone derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H difluoroalkylation of ar...
Scheme 47: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H thiolation; (C) application in the synthesis of quetiapine (153).
Scheme 48: (A) Known benzoxazole derivatives with anticancer, antifungal, and antibacterial activities; (B and...
Scheme 49: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H carbonylation of naphthylamides; (C) BET inhibitors 158 and 159 tota...
Scheme 50: (A) Known bioactive pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H ...
Scheme 51: (A) Known antibacterial cyclic sulfonamides; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H amination of propargyli...
Scheme 52: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed intramolecular 1,5-C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage functionalization ...
Scheme 53: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H/C–H cross-coupling between benzamides and oximes; (C) late-state syn...
Scheme 54: (A) Known anticancer natural isoquinoline derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C(sp2)–H annulati...
Scheme 55: (A) Enantioselective intramolecular nickel-catalyzed C–H activation; (B) bioactive obtained motifs;...
Scheme 56: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed α-C(sp3)–H arylation of ketones; (C) application of the method using kno...
Scheme 57: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H acylation of pyrrolidine derivatives; (C) exploring the use of ...
Scheme 58: (A) Nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation of dioxolane; (B) library of products obtained from biologi...
Scheme 59: (A) Intramolecular enantioselective nickel-catalyzed C–H cycloalkylation; (B) product examples, inc...
Scheme 60: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed C–H deoxy-arylation of azole derivatives; (C) late-stage functionalizati...
Scheme 61: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) application of t...
Scheme 62: (A and B) Another important example of nickel-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) app...
Scheme 63: (A and B) Another notable example of a nickel-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) lat...
Scheme 64: (A and B) Nickel-based metalorganic framework (MOF-74-Ni)-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivati...
Scheme 65: (A) Known commercially available benzothiophene-based drugs; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed C–H arylati...
Scheme 66: (A) Known natural tetrahydrofuran-containing substances; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3...
Scheme 67: (A and B) Another notable example of a nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3)–H alkylation/arylation; (...
Scheme 68: (A) Electrochemical/nickel-catalyzed C–H alkoxylation; (B) achieved scope, including three using na...
Scheme 69: (A) Enantioselective photoredox/nickel catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation; (B) achieved scope, including ...
Scheme 70: (A) Known commercially available trifluoromethylated drugs; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed C–H trifluor...
Scheme 71: (A and B) Stereoselective nickel-catalyzed C–H difluoroalkylation; (C) late-stage functionalization...
Scheme 72: (A) Cu-mediated ortho-amination of oxalamides; (B) achieved scope, including derivatives obtained f...
Scheme 73: (A) Electro-oxidative copper-mediated amination of 8-aminoquinoline-derived amides; (B) achieved sc...
Scheme 74: (A and B) Cu(I)-mediated C–H amination with oximes; (C) derivatization using telmisartan (241) as s...
Scheme 75: (A and B) Cu-mediated amination of aryl amides using ammonia; (C) late-stage modification of proben...
Scheme 76: (A and B) Synthesis of purine nucleoside analogues using copper-mediated C(sp2)–H activation.
Scheme 77: (A) Copper-mediated annulation of acrylamide; (B) achieved scope, including the synthesis of the co...
Scheme 78: (A) Known bioactive compounds containing a naphthyl aryl ether motif; (B and C) copper-mediated eth...
Scheme 79: (A and B) Cu-mediated alkylation of N-oxide-heteroarenes; (C) late-stage modification.
Scheme 80: (A) Cu-mediated cross-dehydrogenative coupling of polyfluoroarenes and alkanes; (B) scope from know...
Scheme 81: (A) Known anticancer acrylonitrile compounds; (B and C) Copper-mediated cyanation of unactivated al...
Scheme 82: (A) Cu-mediated radiofluorination of 8-aminoquinoline-derived aryl amides; (B) achieved scope, incl...
Scheme 83: (A) Examples of natural β-carbolines; (B and C) an example of a zinc-catalyzed C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 84: (A) Examples of anticancer α-aminophosphonic acid derivatives; (B and C) an example of a zinc-catal...
Cationic oligonucleotide derivatives and conjugates: A favorable approach for enhanced DNA and RNA targeting oligonucleotides
- Mathias B. Danielsen and
- Jesper Wengel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1828–1848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.125
- significant improvement in Tm was observed when the functionalizing groups were changed from ethylenediamine to either trimethylenediamine (monomer 42) or putrescine (monomer 43), demonstrating that the length between the cationic amino group and the sugar scaffold is important for the thermal stability
- relative to the downregulation of the reference ASO (Oblimersen) [91]. In an entirely different approach, the 2’-amino group of amino-LNA-thymine (amino-LNA-T) has been explored as an attachment point for various cationic groups. As one example, amino acids such as glycine, lysine, and proline in different
- combinations have been attached to the 2’-amino group with substantial success regarding duplex stability [92]. The 2’-amino-LNA scaffold has further been modified with amine-functionalized groups at the nucleoside level creating different nucleotide building blocks for ON synthesis, or at the ON level via
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A schematic representation of 16-mer ASOs in different designs. White circles represent unmodified ...
Figure 2: Structures of 5-(1-propargylamino)-2’-deoxyuridine (A) and 2’-aminoethoxy-5-propargylaminouridine (...
Chemical approaches to discover the full potential of peptide nucleic acids in biomedical applications
- Nikita Brodyagin,
- Martins Katkevics,
- Venubabu Kotikam,
- Christopher A. Ryan and
- Eriks Rozners
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1641–1688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.116
- , respectively, than the natural A–T, but do not cross-bind in a D–s2U pair because of a steric clash between the 2-amino group of D and 2-thiocarbonyl group of s2U [129][130]. A recent report described an improved synthesis of s2U and s2T, which will help future applications of this currently somewhat
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of DNA and PNA.
Figure 2: PNA binding modes: (A) PNA–dsDNA 1:1 triplex; (B) PNA–DNA–PNA strand-invasion triplex; (C) the Hoog...
Figure 3: Structure of P-form PNA–DNA–PNA triplex from reference [41]. (A) view in the major groove and (B) view ...
Figure 4: Structures of backbone-modified PNA.
Figure 5: Structures of PNA having α- and γ-substituted backbones.
Figure 6: Structures of modified nucleobases in PNA to improve Hoogsteen hydrogen bonding to guanine and aden...
Figure 7: Proposed hydrogen bonding schemes for modified PNA nucleobases designed to recognize pyrimidines or...
Figure 8: Modified nucleobases to modulate Watson–Crick base pairing and chemically reactive crosslinking PNA...
Figure 9: Examples of triplets formed by Janus-wedge PNA nucleobases (blue). R1 denotes DNA, RNA, or PNA back...
Figure 10: Examples of fluorescent PNA nucleobases. R1 denotes DNA, RNA, or PNA backbones.
Figure 11: Endosomal entrapment and escape pathways of PNA and PNA conjugates.
Figure 12: (A) representative cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), (B) conjugation designs and linker chemistries....
Figure 13: Proposed delivery mode by pHLIP-PNA conjugates (A) the transmembrane section of pHLIP interacting w...
Figure 14: Structures of modified penetratin CPP conjugates with PNA linked through either disulfide (for stud...
Figure 15: Chemical structure of C9–PNA, a stable amphipathic (cyclic-peptide)–PNA conjugate.
Figure 16: Structures of PNA conjugates with a lipophilic triphenylphosphonium cation (TPP–PNA) through (A) th...
Figure 17: Structures of (A) chloesteryl–PNA, (B) cholate–PNA and (C) cholate–PNA(cholate)3.
Figure 18: Structures of PNA–GalNAc conjugates (A) (GalNAc)2K, (B) triantennary (GalNAc)3, and (C) trivalent (...
Figure 19: Vitamin B12–PNA conjugates with different linkages.
Figure 20: Structures of (A) neomycin B, (B) PNA–neamine conjugate, and (C) PNA–neosamine conjugate.
Figure 21: PNA clamp (red) binding to target DNA containing a mixture of sequences (A) PNA binds with higher a...
Figure 22: Rolling circle amplification using PNA openers (red) to invade a dsDNA target forming a P-loop. A p...
Figure 23: Molecular beacons containing generic fluorophores (Fl) and quenchers (Q) recognizing a complementar...
Figure 24: (A) Light-up fluorophores such as thiazole orange display fluorescence enhancement upon binding to ...
Figure 25: Templated fluorogenic detection of oligonucleotides using two PNAs. (A) Templated FRET depends on h...
Figure 26: Lateral flow devices use a streptavidin labeled strip on nitrocellulose paper to anchor a capture P...
Copper-mediated oxidative C−H/N−H activations with alkynes by removable hydrazides
- Feng Xiong,
- Bo Li,
- Chenrui Yang,
- Liang Zou,
- Wenbo Ma,
- Linghui Gu,
- Ruhuai Mei and
- Lutz Ackermann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1591–1599, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.113
- electrophilic substitutes were well tolerated. Moreover, substrates with a highly reactive unprotected amino group also delivered the corresponding product 3cn with good yield. The robustness of this protocol was further highlighted by the excellent reactivity of heterocyclic acetylenes (see 2p–r). However, a
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Assembly of 3-methyleneisoindolin-1-one via 3d transition metal-mediated/catalyzed oxidative C−H/N−...
Scheme 1: Copper-mediated oxidative C−H/N−H functionalization of hydrazides 1 with ethynylbenzene (2a).
Scheme 2: Copper-mediated oxidative C−H/N−H functionalization of 1 with alkynes 2.
Scheme 3: Decaboxylative C−H/N−H activation and cleavage of the directing group.
Scheme 4: Summary of key mechanistic findings.
Scheme 5: Proposed reaction pathway.
Double-headed nucleosides: Synthesis and applications
- Vineet Verma,
- Jyotirmoy Maity,
- Vipin K. Maikhuri,
- Ritika Sharma,
- Himal K. Ganguly and
- Ashok K. Prasad
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1392–1439, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.98
- one-pot procedure in 55% yield. For this conversion, the carbonyl group at the 4-position of uracil was first activated by tosylation, which was followed by conversion to the amine upon reaction with ammonia and protection of the newly introduced amino group with benzoyl chloride to afford the double
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Double-headed nucleosides. B1 and B2 = nucleobases or heterocyclic/carbocyclic moieties; L = linker....
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2′-(pyrimidin-1-yl)methyl- or 2′-(purin-9-yl)methyl-substituted double-headed nucleosi...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 7 having two cytosine moieties.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 2′-deoxy-2′-C-(2-(thymine-1-yl)ethyl)-uridine (11).
Scheme 4: Double-headed nucleosides 14 and 15 obtained by click reaction.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 19.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 24 and 25.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 28 and 29.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 33.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 37.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 1-(5′-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)-2′-C-((4-(pyren-1-yl)-1,2,...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of triazole-containing double-headed ribonucleosides 46a–c and 50a–e.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 54a–g.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 59 and 60.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 63 and 64.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 66a–c.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of benzoxazole-containing double-headed nucleosides 69 and 71 from 5′-amino-5′-deoxynucle...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 4′-C-((N6-benzoyladenin-9-yl)methyl)thymidine (75) and 4′-C-((thymin-1-yl)methyl)thymi...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 5′-(adenine-9-yl)-5′-deoxythymidine (79) and 5′-(adenine-9-y...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 85–87 via reversed nucleosides methodology.
Scheme 20: Double-headed nucleosides 91 and 92 derived from ω-terminal-acetylenic sugar derivatives 90a,b.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 96a–g.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 100 and 103.
Scheme 23: Double-headed nucleosides 104 and 105 with a triazole motif.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 107 and 108.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 110 with additional nucleobase in 5′-(S)-C-position joined th...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 111–113 with additional nucleobases in the 5′-(S)-C-position...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 114 by click reaction.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 118 with an additional nucleobase at the 5′-(S)-C-position.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of bicyclic double-headed nucleoside 122.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 125a–c derived from 2′-amino-LNA.
Scheme 31: Double-headed nucleoside 127 obtained by click reaction.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 130.
Scheme 33: Double-headed nucleosides 132a–d and 134a–d synthesized by Sonogashira cross coupling reaction.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 137 and 138 via Suzuki coupling.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 140 and 141 via Sonogashira cross coupling reaction.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 143.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 146.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 5-C-alkynyl-functionalized double-headed nucleosides 151a–d.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 5-C-triazolyl-functionalized double-headed nucleosides 154a, b.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides 157a–c.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 159, phosphoramidite 160 and the corresponding nucleotide mon...
Scheme 42: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 163, phosphoramidite 164 and the corresponding nucleotide mon...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 167, phosphoramidite 168, and the corresponding nucleotide mo...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 171, phosphoramidite 172, and the corresponding nucleotide mo...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 175, phosphoramidite 176, and the corresponding nucleotide mo...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 178.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 181 and 183.
Scheme 48: Alternative synthesis of the double-headed nucleoside 183.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of double-headed nucleoside 188 through thermal [2 + 3] sydnone–alkyne cycloaddition reac...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of the double-headed nucleosides 190 and 191.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of 1-((5S)-2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-5-(2,6-dichloropurin-9-yl)-β-ᴅ-xylopyranosyl)uracil (195).
Scheme 52: Synthesis of hexopyranosyl double-headed pyrimidine homonucleosides 200a–c.
Figure 2: 3′-C-Ethynyl-β-ᴅ-allopyranonucleoside derivatives 201a–f.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of 3′-C-(1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazolyl)-double-headed pyranonucleosides 203–207.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of 3′-C-(1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazolyl)-double-headed pyranonucleosides 208 and 209.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of 3′-C-(1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazolyl)-double-headed pyranonucleoside 210.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of double-headed acyclic nucleosides (2S,3R)-1,4-bis(thymine-1-yl)butane-2,3-diol (213a) ...
Scheme 57: Synthesis of double-headed acyclic nucleosides (2R,3S)-1,4-bis(thymine-1-yl)butane-2,3-diol (213c) ...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of double-headed acetylated 1,3,4-oxadiazino[6,5-b]indolium-substituted C-nucleosides 218b...
Scheme 59: Synthesis of double-headed acyclic nucleoside 222.
Scheme 60: Synthesis of functionalized 1,2-bis(1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)ethane-1,2-diols 223a–f.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of acyclic double-headed 1,2,4-triazino[5,6-b]indole C-nucleosides 226–231.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of double-headed 1,3,4-thiadiazoline, 1,3,4-oxadiazoline, and 1,2,4-triazoline acyclo C-n...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of double-headed acyclo C-nucleosides 240–242.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of double-headed acyclo C-nucleoside 246.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleoside 250.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleoside 253.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleosides 259a–d.
Scheme 68: Synthesis of acyclo double-headed nucleoside 261.
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
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.
Synthetic accesses to biguanide compounds
- Oleksandr Grytsai,
- Cyril Ronco and
- Rachid Benhida
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1001–1040, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.82
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Tautomeric forms of biguanide.
Figure 2: Illustrations of neutral, monoprotonated, and diprotonated structures biguanide.
Figure 3: The main approaches for the synthesis of biguanides. The core structure is obtained via the additio...
Scheme 1: The three main preparations of biguanides from cyanoguanidine.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of butylbiguanide using CuCl2 [16].
Scheme 3: Synthesis of biguanides by the direct fusion of cyanoguanidine and amine hydrochlorides [17,18].
Scheme 4: Synthesis of ethylbiguanide and phenylbiguanide as reported by Smolka and Friedreich [14].
Scheme 5: Synthesis of arylbiguanides through the reaction of cyanoguanidine with anilines in water [19].
Scheme 6: Synthesis of aryl- and alkylbiguanides by adaptations of Cohn’s procedure [20,21].
Scheme 7: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N1-aryl and -dialkylbiguanides [22,23].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of aryl- and alkylbiguanides by trimethylsilyl activation [24,26].
Scheme 9: Synthesis of phenformin analogs by TMSOTf activation [27].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of N1-(1,2,4-triazolyl)biguanides [28].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 2-guanidinobenzazoles by addition of ortho-substituted anilines to cyanoguanidine [30,32] and...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2,4-diaminoquinazolines by the addition of 2-cyanoaniline to cyanoguanidine and from 3...
Scheme 13: Reactions of anthranilic acid and 2-mercaptobenzoic acid with cyanoguanidine [24,36,37].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of disubstituted biguanides with Cu(II) salts [38].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of an N1,N2,N5-trisubstituted biguanide by fusion of an amine hydrochloride and 2-cyano-1...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of N1,N5-disubstituted biguanides by the addition of anilines to cyanoguanidine derivativ...
Scheme 17: Microwave-assisted additions of piperazine and aniline hydrochloride to substituted cyanoguanidines ...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of N1,N5-alkyl-substituted biguanides by TMSOTf activation [27].
Scheme 19: Additions of oxoamines hydrochlorides to dimethylcyanoguanidine [49].
Scheme 20: Unexpected cyclization of pyridylcyanoguanidines under acidic conditions [50].
Scheme 21: Example of industrial synthesis of chlorhexidine [51].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of symmetrical N1,N5-diarylbiguanides from sodium dicyanamide [52,53].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of symmetrical N1,N5-dialkylbiguanides from sodium dicyanamide [54-56].
Scheme 24: Stepwise synthesis of unsymmetrical N1,N5-trisubstituted biguanides from sodium dicyanamide [57].
Scheme 25: Examples for the synthesis of unsymmetrical biguanides [58].
Scheme 26: Examples for the synthesis of an 1,3-diaminobenzoquinazoline derivative by the SEAr cyclization of ...
Scheme 27: Major isomers formed by the SEAr cyclization of symmetric biguanides derived from 2- and 3-aminophe...
Scheme 28: Lewis acid-catalyzed synthesis of 8H-pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinazoline-2,4-diamine [63].
Scheme 29: Synthesis of [1,2,4]oxadiazoles by the addition of hydroxylamine to dicyanamide [49,64].
Scheme 30: Principle of “bisamidine transfer” and analogy between the reactions with N-amidinopyrazole and N-a...
Scheme 31: Representative syntheses of N-amidino-amidinopyrazole hydrochloride [68,69].
Scheme 32: First examples of biguanide syntheses using N-amidino-amidinopyrazole [66].
Scheme 33: Example of “biguanidylation” of a hydrazide substrate [70].
Scheme 34: Example for the synthesis of biguanides using S-methylguanylisothiouronium iodide as “bisamidine tr...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of N-substituted N1-cyano-S-methylisothiourea precursors.
Scheme 36: Addition routes on N1-cyano-S-methylisothioureas.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of an hydroxybiguanidine from N1-cyano-S-methylisothiourea [77].
Scheme 38: Synthesis of an N1,N2,N3,N4,N5-pentaarylbiguanide from the corresponding triarylguanidine and carbo...
Scheme 39: Reactions of N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylguanidine (TMG) with carbodiimides to synthesize hexasubstituted ...
Scheme 40: Microwave-assisted addition of N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylguanidine to carbodiimides [80].
Scheme 41: Synthesis of N1-aryl heptasubstituted biguanides via a one-pot biguanide formation–copper-catalyzed ...
Scheme 42: Formation of 1,2-dihydro-1,3,5-triazine derivatives by the reaction of guanidine with excess carbod...
Scheme 43: Plausible mechanism for the spontaneous cyclization of triguanides [82].
Scheme 44: a) Formation of mono- and disubstituted (iso)melamine derivatives by the reaction of biguanides and...
Scheme 45: Reactions of 2-aminopyrimidine with carbodiimides to synthesize 2-guanidinopyrimidines as “biguanid...
Scheme 46: Non-catalyzed alternatives for the addition of 2-aminopyrimidine derivatives to carbodiimides. A) h...
Scheme 47: Addition of guanidinomagnesium halides to substituted cyanamides [90].
Scheme 48: Microwave-assisted synthesis of [11C]metformin by the reaction of 11C-labelled dimethylcyanamide an...
Scheme 49: Formation of 4-amino-6-dimethylamino[1,3,5]triazin-2-ol through the reaction of Boc-guanidine and d...
Scheme 50: Formation of 1,3,5-triazine derivatives via the addition of guanidines to substituted cyanamides [92].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of biguanide by the reaction of O-alkylisourea and guanidine [93].
Scheme 52: Aromatic nucleophilic substitution of guanidine on 2-O-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine [95].
Scheme 53: Synthesis of N1,N2-disubstituted biguanides by the reaction of guanidine and thioureas in the prese...
Scheme 54: Cyclization reactions involving condensations of guanidine(-like) structures with thioureas [97,98].
Scheme 55: Condensations of guanidine-like structures with thioureas [99,100].
Scheme 56: Condensations of guanidines with S-methylisothioureas [101,102].
Scheme 57: Addition of 2-amino-1,3-diazaaromatics to S-alkylisothioureas [103,104].
Scheme 58: Addition of guanidines to 2-(methylsulfonyl)pyrimidines [105].
Scheme 59: An example of a cyclodesulfurization reaction to a fused 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole [106].
Scheme 60: Ring-opening reactions of 1,3-diaryl-2,4-bis(arylimino)-1,3-diazetidines [107].
Scheme 61: Formation of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole derivatives via addition of hydrazines to 1,3-diazetidine-2...
Scheme 62: Formation of a biguanide via the addition of aniline to 1,2,4-thiadiazol-3,5-diamines, ring opening...
Figure 4: Substitution pattern of biguanides accessible by synthetic pathways a–h.
