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Reaction of indoles with aromatic fluoromethyl ketones: an efficient synthesis of trifluoromethyl(indolyl)phenylmethanols using K2CO3/n-Bu4PBr in water
- Thanigaimalai Pillaiyar,
- Masoud Sedaghati and
- Gregor Schnakenburg
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 778–790, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.71
- makes a hydrogen bond interaction with the NH of the 5-methoxyindole (1a) and form the adduct B. This interaction assists 1a reacting with an electrophilic ketone (2a) to form the intermediate D via C–C bond formation (C). Re-aromatization of D generates E, which then protonates to form the desired
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Figure 1: Structures of trifluoromethylated compounds and their biological activities.
Figure 2: Synthetic approaches toward hydroxyalkylation of indole.
Figure 3: Structures of heterocycles that did not react with ketone 2a.
Scheme 1: Gram-scale synthesis of 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-phenylethan-1-ols (3a and 3p).
Figure 4: Recyclability of the catalytic system n-Bu4PBr/K2CO3 for the preparation of 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(5-me...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of trifluoromethylated unsymmetrical 3,3'- and 3,6'-DIMs (9–11).
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the preparation of 3a as an example.
Scheme 4: Control experiments.
Combining enyne metathesis with long-established organic transformations: a powerful strategy for the sustainable synthesis of bioactive molecules
- Valerian Dragutan,
- Ileana Dragutan,
- Albert Demonceau and
- Lionel Delaude
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 738–755, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.68
- ). Subsequent Diels–Alder cycloaddition reactions with dienophiles and further aromatization reactions paved the way for a convenient access to structurally diverse polycyclic compounds. For instance, installing the C-aryl and spiro-C-aryl glycosides in the same moiety was successfully achieved. An application
- of this concept to obtain the core structure of gilvocarcin, a natural C-aryl glycoside, was also reported. Moreover, the authors attempted a tandem enyne metathesis/Diels–Alder/aromatization to directly prepare the C-aryl glycosides in a one-pot protocol. (−)-Exiguolide The first stereoselective
- efficiently produce key 1,3-dienic frameworks, further subjected to sequential functionalization. The main focus was placed on strategies combining enyne metathesis with traditional chemical transformations such as Diels–Alder cycloaddition, Suzuki–Miyaura or Heck cross-couplings, aromatization, epoxidation
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Scheme 1: Intramolecular (A) and intermolecular (B) enyne metathesis reactions.
Scheme 2: Ene–yne and yne–ene mechanisms for intramolecular enyne metathesis reactions.
Scheme 3: Metallacarbene mechanism in intermolecular enyne metathesis.
Scheme 4: The Oguri strategy for accessing artemisinin analogs 1a–c through enyne metathesis.
Scheme 5: Access to the tetracyclic core of nanolobatolide (2) via tandem enyne metathesis followed by an Eu(...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of (−)-amphidinolide E (3) using an intermolecular enyne metathesis as the key step.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of amphidinolide K (4) by an enyne metathesis route.
Scheme 8: Trost synthesis of des-epoxy-amphidinolide N (5) [72].
Scheme 9: Enyne metathesis between the propargylic derivative and the allylic alcohol in the synthesis of the...
Scheme 10: Synthetic route to amphidinolide N (6a).
Scheme 11: Synthesis of the stereoisomeric precursors of amphidinolide V (7a and 7b) through alkyne ring-closi...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the anthramycin precursor 8 from ʟ-methionine by a tandem enyne metathesis–cross metat...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of (−)‐clavukerin A (9) and (−)‐isoclavukerin A (10) by an enyne metathesis route startin...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of (−)-isoguaiene (11) through an enyne metathesis as the key step.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of erogorgiaene (12) by a tandem enyne metathesis/cross metathesis sequence using the sec...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of (−)-galanthamine (13) from isovanilin by an enyne metathesis.
Scheme 17: Application of enyne metathesis for the synthesis of kempene diterpenes 14a–c.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of the alkaloid (+)-lycoflexine (15) through enyne metathesis.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the AB subunits of manzamine A (16a) and E (16b) by enyne metathesis.
Scheme 20: Jung's synthesis of rhodexin A (17) by enyne metathesis/cross metathesis reactions.
Scheme 21: Total synthesis of (−)-flueggine A (18) and (+)-virosaine B (19) from Weinreb amide by enyne metath...
Scheme 22: Access to virgidivarine (20) and virgiboidine (21) by an enyne metathesis route.
Scheme 23: Enyne metathesis approach to (−)-zenkequinone B (22).
Scheme 24: Access to C-aryl glycoside 23 by an intermolecular enyne metathesis/Diels–Alder cycloaddition.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of spiro-C-aryl glycoside 24 by a tandem intramolecular enyne metathesis/Diels–Alder reac...
Scheme 26: Pathways to (−)-exiguolide (25) by Trost’s Ru-catalyzed enyne cross-coupling and cross-metathesis [94].
A systematic review on silica-, carbon-, and magnetic materials-supported copper species as efficient heterogeneous nanocatalysts in “click” reactions
- Pezhman Shiri and
- Jasem Aboonajmi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 551–586, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.52
- synthesize benzimidazole–triazole derivatives through a one‐pot sequence of activation of the alkyne, [3 + 2] condensation, cyclization, and aromatization under mild reaction conditions (Scheme 2). Moreover, the BS–Cu(II)@SiO2 (11) catalyst could be recovered and recycled for seven cycles without a notable
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Scheme 1: Chemical structure of the catalysts 1a and 1b and their catalytic application in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 2: Synthetic route to the catalyst 11 and its catalytic application in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 3: Synthetic route of dendrons, illustrated using G2-AMP 23.
Scheme 4: The catalytic application of CuYAu–Gx-AAA–SBA-15 in a CuAAC reaction.
Scheme 5: Synthetic route to the catalyst 36.
Scheme 6: Application of the catalyst 36 in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 7: The synthetic route to the catalyst 45 and catalytic application of 45 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 8: Synthetic route to the catalyst 48 and catalytic application of 48 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 9: Synthetic route to the catalyst 58 and catalytic application of 58 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 10: Synthetic route to the catalyst 64 and catalytic application of 64 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 11: Chemical structure of the catalyst 68 and catalytic application of 68 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 12: Chemical structure of the catalyst 69 and catalytic application of 69 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 13: Synthetic route to, and chemical structure of the catalyst 74.
Scheme 14: Application of the cayalyst 74 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 15: Synthetic route to, and chemical structure of the catalyst 78 and catalytic application of 78 in “c...
Scheme 16: Synthetic route to the catalyst 85.
Scheme 17: Application of the catalyst 85 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 18: Synthetic route to the catalyst 87 and catalytic application of 87 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 19: Chemical structure of the catalyst 88 and catalytic application of 88 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 20: Synthetic route to the catalyst 90 and catalytic application of 90 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 21: Synthetic route to the catalyst 96 and catalytic application of 96 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 22: Synthetic route to the catalyst 100 and catalytic application of 100 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 23: Synthetic route to the catalyst 102 and catalytic application of 23 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 24: Synthetic route to the catalysts 108–111.
Scheme 25: Catalytic application of 108–111 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 26: Synthetic route to the catalyst 121 and catalytic application of 121 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 27: Synthetic route to 125 and application of 125 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 28: Synthetic route to the catalyst 131 and catalytic application of 131 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 29: Synthetic route to the catalyst 136.
Scheme 30: Application of the catalyst 136 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 31: Synthetic route to the catalyst 141 and catalytic application of 141 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 32: Synthetic route to the catalyst 144 and catalytic application of 144 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 33: Synthetic route to the catalyst 149 and catalytic application of 149 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 34: Synthetic route to the catalyst 153 and catalytic application of 153 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 35: Synthetic route to the catalyst 155 and catalytic application of 155 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 36: Synthetic route to the catalyst 157 and catalytic application of 157 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 37: Synthetic route to the catalyst 162.
Scheme 38: Application of the catalyst 162 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 39: Synthetic route to the catalyst 167 and catalytic application of 167 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 40: Synthetic route to the catalyst 169 and catalytic application of 169 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route to the catalyst 172.
Scheme 42: Application of the catalyst 172 in “click” reactions.
Recent advances in photocatalyzed reactions using well-defined copper(I) complexes
- Mingbing Zhong,
- Xavier Pannecoucke,
- Philippe Jubault and
- Thomas Poisson
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 451–481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.42
- intermediate with an iodine radical, followed by aromatization, generated the desired carbazole. Later in 2015, the group of Che described the synthesis of a zwitterionic copper(I) complex having a phenanthroline ligand (bcp) and a nido-carborane-diphosphine ligand. This complex was used in a benchmark
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Scheme 1: [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl-catalyzed ATRA reaction under green light irradiation.
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic allylation of α-haloketones.
Scheme 3: [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl-photocatalyzed chlorosulfonylation and chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 4: Photocatalytic perfluoroalkylchlorination of electron-deficient alkenes using the Sauvage catalyst.
Scheme 5: Photocatalytic synthesis of fluorinated sultones.
Scheme 6: Photocatalyzed haloperfluoroalkylation of alkenes and alkynes.
Scheme 7: Chlorosulfonylation of alkenes catalyzed by [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl. aNo Na2CO3 was added. b1 equiv of Na2CO...
Scheme 8: Copper-photocatalyzed reductive allylation of diaryliodonium salts.
Scheme 9: Copper-photocatalyzed azidomethoxylation of olefins.
Scheme 10: Benzylic azidation initiated by [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl.
Scheme 11: Trifluoromethyl methoxylation of styryl derivatives using [Cu(I)(dap)2]PF6. All redox potentials ar...
Scheme 12: Trifluoromethylation of silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of annulated heterocycles upon oxidation with the Sauvage catalyst.
Scheme 14: Oxoazidation of styrene derivatives using [Cu(dap)2]Cl as a precatalyst.
Scheme 15: [Cu(I)(dpp)(binc)]PF6-catalyzed ATRA reaction.
Scheme 16: Allylation reaction of α-bromomalonate catalyzed by [Cu(I)(dpp)(binc)]PF6 following an ATRA mechani...
Scheme 17: Bromo/tribromomethylation reaction using [Cu(I)(dmp)(BINAP)]PF6.
Scheme 18: Chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkenes catalyzed by [Cu(I)(N^N)(xantphos)]PF6.
Scheme 19: Chlorosulfonylation of styrene and alkyne derivatives by ATRA reactions.
Scheme 20: Reduction of aryl and alkyl halides with the complex [Cu(I)(bcp)(DPEPhos)]PF6. aIrradiation was car...
Scheme 21: Meerwein arylation of electron-rich aromatic derivatives and 5-exo-trig cyclization catalyzed by th...
Scheme 22: [Cu(I)(bcp)(DPEPhos)]PF6-photocatalyzed synthesis of alkaloids. aYield over two steps (cyclization ...
Scheme 23: Copper-photocatalyzed decarboxylative amination of NHP esters.
Scheme 24: Photocatalytic decarboxylative alkynylation using [Cu(I)(dq)(binap)]BF4.
Scheme 25: Copper-photocatalyzed alkylation of glycine esters.
Scheme 26: Copper-photocatalyzed borylation of organic halides. aUnder continuous flow conditions.
Scheme 27: Copper-photocatalyzed α-functionalization of alcohols with glycine ester derivatives.
Scheme 28: δ-Functionalization of alcohols using [Cu(I)(dmp)(xantphos)]BF4.
Scheme 29: Photocatalytic synthesis of [5]helicene and phenanthrene.
Scheme 30: Oxidative carbazole synthesis using in situ-formed [Cu(I)(dmp)(xantphos)]BF4.
Scheme 31: Copper-photocatalyzed functionalization of N-aryl tetrahydroisoquinolines.
Scheme 32: Bicyclic lactone synthesis using a copper-photocatalyzed PCET reaction.
Scheme 33: Photocatalytic Pinacol coupling reaction catalyzed by [Cu(I)(pypzs)(BINAP)]BF4. The ligands of the ...
Scheme 34: Azide photosensitization using a Cu-based photocatalyst.
Recent developments in photoredox-catalyzed remote ortho and para C–H bond functionalizations
- Rafia Siddiqui and
- Rashid Ali
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 248–280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.26
- oxidation via HAT or SET/deprotonation, generates the desired product 97 (Figure 15). The oxidation of the persulfate anion generates a sulfate radical anion, which acts as an oxidant in the aromatization step. In the absence of light and photoredox catalyst, no product was obtained. C–H phosphonylation
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Figure 1: List of photoredox catalysts used for C–H bond functionalizations.
Figure 2: List of metal-based photoredox catalysts used in this review article.
Figure 3: Jablonski diagram.
Figure 4: Photoredox catalysis via reductive or oxidative pathways. D = donor, A = acceptor, S = substrate, P...
Figure 5: Schematic representation of the combination of photoredox catalysis and transition metal catalysis.
Scheme 1: Weinreb amide C–H olefination.
Figure 6: Mechanism for the formation of 21 from 19 using photoredox catalyst 11.
Scheme 2: C–H olefination of phenolic ethers.
Scheme 3: Decarboxylative acylation of acetanilides.
Figure 7: Mechanism for the formation of 30 from acetanilide derivatives.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of fluorenone derivatives by intramolecular deoxygenative acylation of biaryl carboxylic ...
Figure 8: Mechanism for the photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of fluorenone derivatives.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of benzothiazoles via aerobic C–H thiolation.
Figure 9: Plausible mechanism for the construction of benzothiazoles from benzothioamides.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of benzothiazoles via oxidant-free C–H thiolation.
Figure 10: Mechanism involved in the synthesis of benzothiazoles via oxidant-free C–H thiolation.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of indoles via C–H cyclization of anilides with alkynes.
Scheme 8: Preparation of 3-trifluoromethylcoumarins via C–H cyclization of arylpropiolate esters.
Figure 11: Mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of coumarin derivatives via C–H cyclization.
Scheme 9: Monobenzoyloxylation without chelation assistance.
Figure 12: Plausible mechanism for the formation of 71 from 70.
Scheme 10: Aryl-substituted arenes prepared by inorganic photoredox catalysis using 12a.
Figure 13: Proposed mechanism for C–H arylations in the presence of 12a and a Pd catalyst.
Scheme 11: Arylation of purines via dual photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 12: Arylation of substituted arenes with an organic photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 13: C–H trifluoromethylation.
Figure 14: Proposed mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of 88.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of benzo-3,4-coumarin derivatives.
Figure 15: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of substituted coumarins.
Scheme 15: Oxidant-free oxidative phosphonylation.
Figure 16: Mechanism proposed for the phosphonylation reaction of 100.
Scheme 16: Nitration of anilines.
Figure 17: Plausible mechanism for the nitration of aniline derivatives via photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of carbazoles via intramolecular amination.
Figure 18: Proposed mechanism for the formation of carbazoles from biaryl derivatives.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of substituted phenols using QuCN.
Figure 19: Mechanism for the synthesis of phenol derivatives with photoredox catalyst 8.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of substituted phenols with DDQ (5).
Figure 20: Possible mechanism for the generation of phenols with the aid of photoredox catalyst 5.
Scheme 20: Aerobic bromination of arenes using an acridinium-based photocatalyst.
Scheme 21: Aerobic bromination of arenes with anthraquinone.
Figure 21: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of monobrominated compounds.
Scheme 22: Chlorination of benzene derivatives with Mes-Acr-MeClO4 (2).
Figure 22: Mechanism for the synthesis of 131 from 132.
Scheme 23: Chlorination of arenes with 4CzIPN (5a).
Figure 23: Plausible mechanism for the oxidative photocatalytic monochlorination using 5a.
Scheme 24: Monofluorination using QuCN-ClO4 (8).
Scheme 25: Fluorination with fluorine-18.
Scheme 26: Aerobic amination with acridinium catalyst 3a.
Figure 24: Plausible mechanism for the aerobic amination using acridinium catalyst 3a.
Scheme 27: Aerobic aminations with semiconductor photoredox catalyst 18.
Scheme 28: Perfluoroalkylation of arenes.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of benzonitriles in the presence of 3a.
Figure 25: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of substituted benzonitrile derivatives in the presence of 3a....
AgNTf2-catalyzed formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition of ynamides with unprotected isoxazol-5-amines: efficient access to functionalized 5-amino-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide derivatives
- Ziping Cao,
- Jiekun Zhu,
- Li Liu,
- Yuanling Pang,
- Laijin Tian,
- Xuejun Sun and
- Xin Meng
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2623–2630, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.255
- silver catalyst from E along with the formation of enamide motif affords 3H-pyrrole F. A final aromatization step by isomerization provides the desire cyclic product 10aa. Notably, two possible cyclization routes from D’ (or D) to give 7-membered rings G and H cannot be achieved through the attack of the
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Scheme 1: Two modes of reactions of alkynes by silver catalysis.
Scheme 2: Reactions of ynamides or ynol ethers with isoxazoles by transition metal catalysis.
Figure 1: Selected bioactive molecules containing the 5-amino-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide motif.
Scheme 3: Reactions of ynamide 4a with different isoxazoles 5, 7 and 8a.
Figure 2: Scope with regard to ynamide 4. All reactions were carried out with ynamide 4 (0.2 mmol), isoxazole ...
Figure 3: Scope with regard to the 5-aminoisoxazole 8 (see Figure 2). aReaction conditions: 2.0 equiv of 8e, 100 °C.
Figure 4: Molecular structure in the solid state of compound 10ad.
Scheme 4: A gram-scale experiment.
Scheme 5: Mechanistic hypotheses for Ag-catalyzed reaction of ynamide 4a with aminoisoxazole 8a.
Scheme 6: Possible reaction routes of intermediate C.
Safe and highly efficient adaptation of potentially explosive azide chemistry involved in the synthesis of Tamiflu using continuous-flow technology
- Cloudius R. Sagandira and
- Paul Watts
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2577–2589, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.251
- (Figure 10). The aromatization reaction becomes predominant with increasing reaction basicity thus indeed confirming the detrimental effect of basic conditions on the reaction. The use of 1 equiv TEA rather than 1.1 equiv is obviously more logical from the above selectivity study. However, it was
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Scheme 1: Handling of azide chemistry in Tamiflu synthesis by Hayashi and co-workers [14].
Figure 1: Synthesis of compound 2 from acyl chloride 1 via Curtius rearrangement using a continuous-flow syst...
Scheme 2: Azide chemistry in the synthesis of Tamiflu.
Scheme 3: Azidation of mesyl shikimate 5.
Figure 2: Continuous-flow system for C-3 azidation of mesyl shikimate using aqueous sodium azide.
Figure 3: Mesyl shikimate azidation conversion in a continuous-flow system using NaN3.
Figure 4: Desired azide 5 selectivity in a continuous-flow system using NaN3.
Figure 5: Effect of NaN3 concentration on mesyl shikimate 4 conversion and azide 5 selectivity.
Figure 6: Regio- and stereospecific nucleophilic -N3 group attack.
Figure 7: Continuous-flow system for C-3 azidation of mesyl shikimate using DPPA or TMSA.
Figure 8: Mesyl shikimate azidation conversion in a continuous-flow system using DPPA.
Figure 9: Desired azide 5 selectivity in a continuous-flow system using DPPA.
Scheme 4: DPPA azidating mechanism in the presence of a base.
Figure 10: Effect of TEA concentration on the reaction selectivity.
Figure 11: Mesyl shikimate azidation conversion in a continuous-flow system using TMSA.
Figure 12: Desired azide 5 selectivity in a continuous-flow system using TMSA.
Figure 13: Continuous-flow system for C-3 azidation of mesyl shikimate using TBAA.
Figure 14: Continuous-flow system for C-3 azidation of mesyl shikimate using TBAA.
Scheme 5: C-5 azidation of acetamide 6 in our proposed route.
Figure 15: Continuous flow system for C-5 azidation of acetamide 6 using NaN3.
Figure 16: Continuous-flow C-5 azidation of acetamide 6 using NaN3.
Figure 17: Continuous flow C-5 azidation of acetamide 6 using various azidating agents.
Figure 18: Continuous flow synthesis of azide 7 from acetamide 6 using various azidating agents.
Characterization of two new degradation products of atorvastatin calcium formed upon treatment with strong acids
- Jürgen Krauß,
- Monika Klimt,
- Markus Luber,
- Peter Mayer and
- Franz Bracher
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2085–2091, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.206
- ][22]. For benzanilides Tu [21] proposed a mechanism involving protonation of the amide oxygen, followed by 1,3 proton shift to the ring carbon next to the amide carbonyl group, followed by elimination of protonated phenyl isocyanate under re-aromatization. For the pyrrole derived substrate
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Figure 1: Atorvastatin calcium trihydrate (1) and previously published decomposition products arising from tr...
Scheme 1: Formation of novel artefacts 6 and 7 under extremely strong acidic conditions.
Figure 2: Top: Molecular structure of artefact 6. Shown here is the molecular structure of one of three indep...
Figure 3: Separation of atorvastatin (1; retention time: 5.8 min) from the four decomposition products 2 (ret...
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the formation of desamidated product 7.
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of bridged product 6 under cyclization, isopropyl migration an...
A review of the total syntheses of triptolide
- Xiang Zhang,
- Zaozao Xiao and
- Hongtao Xu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1984–1995, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.194
- reactions and a newly developed deoxygenative aromatization procedure. The first enantioselective Diels–Alder reaction, which is an intermolecular cycloaddition and lactonization between (Z)-3-iodo-4-methylpenta-2,4-dien-1-ol (29) and methyl acrylate (30) in the presence of Mikami’s (binol)TiCl2 catalyst to
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Figure 1: Structures of triptolide (1), triptonide (2), tripdiolide (3), 16-hydroxytriptolide (4), triptrioli...
Figure 2: Syntheses of triptolide.
Scheme 1: Berchtold’s synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 2: Li’s formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 3: van Tamelen’s asymmetric synthesis of triptonide and triptolide.
Scheme 4: Van Tamelen’s (method II) formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 5: Sherburn’s formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 6: van Tamelen’s biogenetic type total synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 7: Yang’s total synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 8: Key intermediates or transformations of routes J–N.
Recent advances on the transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of imidazopyridines: an updated coverage
- Gagandeep Kour Reen,
- Ashok Kumar and
- Pratibha Sharma
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1612–1704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.165
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Figure 1: Various drugs having IP nucleus.
Figure 2: Participation percentage of various TMs for the syntheses of IPs.
Scheme 1: CuI–NaHSO4·SiO2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 2: Experimental examination of reaction conditions.
Scheme 3: One-pot tandem reaction for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridine.
Scheme 5: Copper-MOF-catalyzed three-component reaction (3-CR) for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 6: Mechanism for copper-MOF-driven synthesis.
Scheme 7: Heterogeneous synthesis via titania-supported CuCl2.
Scheme 8: Mechanism involving oxidative C–H functionalization.
Scheme 9: Heterogeneous synthesis of IPs.
Scheme 10: One-pot regiospecific synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 11: Vinyl azide as an unprecedented substrate for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 12: Radical pathway.
Scheme 13: Cu(I)-catalyzed transannulation approach for imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 14: Plausible radical pathway for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 15: A solvent-free domino reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 16: Cu-NPs-mediated synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 17: CuI-catalyzed synthesis of isoxazolylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 18: Functionalization of 4-bromo derivative via Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 19: A plausible reaction pathway.
Scheme 20: Cu(I)-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative C–H amidation reaction.
Scheme 21: One-pot synthetic reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 23: Cu(OAc)2-promoted synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 24: Mechanism for aminomethylation/cycloisomerization of propiolates with imines.
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Figure 3: Scope of pyridin-2(1H)-ones and acetophenones.
Scheme 26: CuO NPS-promoted A3 coupling reaction.
Scheme 27: Cu(II)-catalyzed C–N bond formation reaction.
Scheme 28: Mechanism involving Chan–Lam/Ullmann coupling.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of formyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 30: A tandem sp3 C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 31: Probable mechanistic approach.
Scheme 32: Dual catalytic system for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 33: Tentative mechanism.
Scheme 34: CuO/CuAl2O4/ᴅ-glucose-promoted 3-CCR.
Scheme 35: A tandem CuOx/OMS-2-based synthetic strategy.
Figure 4: Biomimetic catalytic oxidation in the presence of electron-transfer mediators (ETMs).
Scheme 36: Control experiment.
Scheme 37: Copper-catalyzed C(sp3)–H aminatin reaction.
Scheme 38: Reaction of secondary amines.
Scheme 39: Probable mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 40: Coupling reaction of α-azidoketones.
Scheme 41: Probable pathway.
Scheme 42: Probable mechanism with free energy calculations.
Scheme 43: MCR for cyanated IP synthesis.
Scheme 44: Substrate scope for the reaction.
Scheme 45: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 46: Probable mechanistic pathway for Cu/ZnAl2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 47: Copper-catalyzed double oxidative C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 48: Application towards different coupling reactions.
Scheme 49: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 50: Condensation–cyclization approach for the synthesis of 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 51: Optimized reaction conditions.
Scheme 52: One-pot 2-CR.
Scheme 53: One-pot 3-CR without the isolation of chalcone.
Scheme 54: Copper–Pybox-catalyzed cyclization reaction.
Scheme 55: Mechanistic pathway catalyzed by Cu–Pybox complex.
Scheme 56: Cu(II)-promoted C(sp3)-H amination reaction.
Scheme 57: Wider substrate applicability for the reaction.
Scheme 58: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 59: CuI assisted C–N cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 60: Probable reaction mechanism involving sp3 C–H amination.
Scheme 61: One-pot MCR-catalyzed by CoFe2O4/CNT-Cu.
Scheme 62: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 63: Synthetic scheme for 3-nitroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for CuBr-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 65: Regioselective synthesis of halo-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of diarylated compounds.
Scheme 68: CuBr2-mediated one-pot two-component oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 69: Decarboxylative cyclization route to synthesize 1,3-diarylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 70: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 71: C–H functionalization reaction of enamines to produce diversified heterocycles.
Scheme 72: A plausible mechanism.
Scheme 73: CuI-promoted aerobic oxidative cyclization reaction of ketoxime acetates and pyridines.
Scheme 74: CuI-catalyzed pathway for the formation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 75: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 76: Mechanistic rationale for the synthesis of products.
Scheme 77: Copper-catalyzed synthesis of vinyloxy-IP.
Scheme 78: Regioselective product formation with propiolates.
Scheme 79: Proposed mechanism for vinyloxy-IP formation.
Scheme 80: Regioselective synthesis of 3-hetero-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with different reaction su...
Scheme 81: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 82: CuI-mediated synthesis of 3-formylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 83: Radical pathway for 3-formylated IP synthesis.
Scheme 84: Pd-catalyzed urea-cyclization reaction for IPs.
Scheme 85: Pd-catalyzed one-pot-tandem amination and intramolecular amidation reaction.
Figure 5: Scope of aniline nucleophiles.
Scheme 86: Pd–Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 87: One-pot amide coupling reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 88: Urea cyclization reaction for the synthesis of two series of pyridines.
Scheme 89: Amidation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Figure 6: Amide scope.
Scheme 90: Pd NPs-catalyzed 3-component reaction for the synthesis of 2,3-diarylated IPs.
Scheme 91: Plausible mechanistic pathway for Pd NPs-catalyzed MCR.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of chromenoannulated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 93: Mechanism for the synthesis of chromeno-annulated IPs.
Scheme 94: Zinc oxide NRs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines/diazines.
Scheme 95: Zinc oxide-catalyzed isocyanide based GBB reaction.
Scheme 96: Reaction pathway for ZnO-catalyzed GBB reaction.
Scheme 97: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 98: ZnO NRs-catalyzed MCR for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines.
Scheme 99: Ugi type GBB three-component reaction.
Scheme 100: Magnetic NPs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 101: Regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines catalyzed by Fe-SBA-15.
Scheme 102: Plausible mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazopyridine.
Scheme 103: Iron-catalyzed synthetic approach.
Scheme 104: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation reaction.
Scheme 105: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 106: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-substituted imidazoles and alkynes.
Scheme 107: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 108: Rh(III)-catalyzed non-aromatic C(sp2)–H bond activation–functionalization for the synthesis of imid...
Scheme 109: Reactivity and selectivity of different substrates.
Scheme 110: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkynylation by Li et al.
Scheme 111: Suggested radical mechanism.
Scheme 112: Scandium(III)triflate-catalyzed one-pot reaction and its mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazo...
Scheme 113: RuCl3-assisted Ugi-type Groebke–Blackburn condensation reaction.
Scheme 114: C-3 aroylation via Ru-catalyzed two-component reaction.
Scheme 115: Regioselective synthetic mechanism.
Scheme 116: La(III)-catalyzed one-pot GBB reaction.
Scheme 117: Mechanistic approach for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine using LaMnO3 NPs under neat conditions.
Scheme 119: Mechanistic approach.
Scheme 120: One-pot 3-CR for regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxy-3-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 121: Formation of two possible products under optimization of the catalysts.
Scheme 122: Mechanistic strategy for NiFe2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 123: Two-component reaction for synthesizing imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 124: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 125: CuI-catalyzed arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 126: Mechanism for arylation reaction.
Scheme 127: Cupric acetate-catalyzed double carbonylation approach.
Scheme 128: Radical mechanism for double carbonylation of IP.
Scheme 129: C–S bond formation reaction catalyzed by cupric acetate.
Scheme 130: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 131: Control experiments for signifying the role of DMSO and oxygen.
Scheme 132: Mechanism pathway.
Scheme 133: Copper bromide-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 134: Extension of the substrate scope.
Scheme 135: Plausible radical pathway.
Scheme 136: Transannulation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 137: Plausible reaction pathway for denitrogenative transannulation.
Scheme 138: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 carbonylation reaction.
Scheme 139: Plausible mechanism for regioselective C-3 carbonylation.
Scheme 140: Alkynylation reaction at C-2 of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 141: Two-way mechanism for C-2 alkynylation of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 142: Palladium-catalyzed SCCR approach.
Scheme 143: Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction.
Scheme 144: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 145: A phosphine free palladium-catalyzed synthesis of C-3 arylated imidazopyridines.
Scheme 146: Palladium-mediated Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reaction.
Figure 7: Structure of the ligands optimized.
Scheme 147: Palladium acetate-catalyzed direct arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 148: Palladium acetate-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 149: Palladium acetate-catalyzed regioselective arylation reported by Liu and Zhan.
Scheme 150: Mechanism for selective C-3 arylation of IP.
Scheme 151: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with styrenes.
Scheme 152: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with acrylates.
Scheme 153: A two way mechanism.
Scheme 154: Double C–H activation reaction catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 155: Probable mechanism.
Scheme 156: Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling.
Scheme 157: Mechanistic cycle for decarboxylative arylation reaction.
Scheme 158: Ligand-free approach for arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 159: Mechanism for ligandless arylation reaction.
Scheme 160: NHC-Pd(II) complex assisted arylation reaction.
Scheme 161: C-3 arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with aryl bromides catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 162: Pd(II)-catalyzed C-3 arylations with aryl tosylates and mesylates.
Scheme 163: CDC reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 164: Plausible reaction mechanism for Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 165: Pd-catalyzed C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 166: Mechanism for C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 167: One-pot synthesis for 3,6-di- or 2,3,6-tri(hetero)arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 168: C–H/C–H cross-coupling reaction of IPs and azoles catalyzed by Pd(II).
Scheme 169: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 170: Rh-catalyzed C–H arylation reaction.
Scheme 171: Mechanistic pathway for C–H arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 172: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 173: Rh(III)-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 174: Rh(III)-mediated oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 175: Reactions showing functionalization of the product obtained by the group of Kotla.
Scheme 176: Mechanism for Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 177: Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation reaction.
Scheme 178: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 179: Annulation reactions of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 180: Two-way reaction mechanism for annulations reaction.
Scheme 181: [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2-catalyzed C–C bond formation reaction.
Scheme 182: Reported reaction mechanism.
Scheme 183: Fe(III) catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 184: SET mechanism-catalyzed by Fe(III).
Scheme 185: Ni(dpp)Cl2-catalyzed KTC coupling.
Scheme 186: Pd-catalyzed SM coupling.
Scheme 187: Vanadium-catalyzed coupling of IP and NMO.
Scheme 188: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 189: Selective C3/C5–H bond functionalizations by mono and bimetallic systems.
Scheme 190: rGO-Ni@Pd-catalyzed C–H bond arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 191: Mechanistic pathway for heterogeneously catalyzed arylation reaction.
Scheme 192: Zinc triflate-catalyzed coupling reaction of substituted propargyl alcohols.
One-pot activation–alkynylation–cyclization synthesis of 1,5-diacyl-5-hydroxypyrazolines in a consecutive three-component fashion
- Christina Görgen,
- Katharina Boden,
- Guido J. Reiss,
- Walter Frank and
- Thomas J. J. Müller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1360–1370, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.136
- or Brønsted acidic conditions were accompanied by simultaneous deacylation of substituent R3 finally furnishing 5-(hetero)aroyl-3-(hetero)aryl-1H-pyrazole 6a (for attempted dehydrative aromatization, see Supporting Information File 1, Table S5), as already reported for alkaline deprotection
- –aromatization [49]. However, compound 5b is stable against water and weakly basic conditions. This indicates that 1,5-diacyl-5-hydroxypyrazolines might act as acyl transferring agents under certain conditions. Conclusion In summary we could elucidate that the consecutive three-component activation–alkynylation
- -diacyl-5-hydroxypyrazolines is concise, highly efficient and diversity-oriented. The deacylating aromatization of the title compounds under weakly alkaline or acidic conditions indicates acyl-transfer ability. Furthermore, the peculiar reactivity of the ynedione intermediate calls for more sophisticated
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected anticancer active 3,5-diaryl-1-acylpyrazoline (left) and xanthine oxygenase inhibitors (ce...
Figure 2: Selected 1-acyl-5-hydroxypyrazolines with analgesic (left, center) and antibacterial activity (cent...
Scheme 1: Glyoxylation–alkynylation (GA) and activation–alkynylation (AA) synthesis of alkynediones in a one-...
Scheme 2: Consecutive three-component synthesis to give 5-benzoyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole (6a) after alkaline de...
Figure 3: ORTEP plot of 5-benzoyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole (6a) (thermal ellipsoids at 30% probability); the dire...
Scheme 3: Cyclization of 1,4-diphenylbut-3-yne-1,2-dione (3a) and Boc-hydrazine (4a) to give intermediate 5a.
Figure 4: Ellipsoid plot of 1-Boc-5-benzoyl-5-hydroxypyrazoline 5a.
Scheme 4: Model reaction for optimizing the activation–alkynylation–cyclization synthesis of 1,5-diacyl-5-hyd...
Scheme 5: One-pot activation–alkynylation–cyclization synthesis of 1,5-diacyl-5-hydroxypyrazolines 5.
Figure 5: ORTEP plot and dimer of compound 5r (thermal ellipsoids at 30% probability).
Steroid diversification by multicomponent reactions
- Leslie Reguera,
- Cecilia I. Attorresi,
- Javier A. Ramírez and
- Daniel G. Rivera
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1236–1256, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.121
- epiandrosterone acetate, etc., all providing excellent yields of steroidal pyrimidines after 12 h of reaction at 90 °C (Scheme 13). The reaction sequence of this multicomponent protocol comprises the initial formation of the Biginelli product, followed by aromatization under air to furnish the heterocyclic ring
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of natural steroids of A) animal and B) plant origin.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of a steroidal β-lactam by Ugi reaction of a cholanic aldehyde [14].
Scheme 2: Synthetic route to steroidal 2,5-diketopiperazines based on a diastereoselective Ugi-4CR with an an...
Scheme 3: Multicomponent synthesis of a heterocycle–steroid hybrid using a ketosteroid as carbonyl component [18]....
Scheme 4: Synthesis of peptidomimetic–steroid hybrids using the Ugi-4CR with spirostanic amines and carboxyli...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of azasteroids using the Ugi-4CR with androstanic and pregnanic carboxylic acids [22].
Figure 2: Ugi-4CR-derived library of androstanic azasteroids with diverse substitution patterns at the phenyl...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 4-azacholestanes by an intramolecular Ugi-4C-3R [26].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of amino acid–steroid hybrid by multiple Ugi-4CR using steroidal isocyanides [29].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of ecdysteroid derivatives by Ugi-4CR using a steroidal isocyanide [30].
Scheme 9: Stereoselective multicomponent synthesis of a steroid–tetrahydropyridine hybrid using a chiral bifu...
Scheme 10: Pd(II)-catalyzed three-component reaction with an alkynyl seco-cholestane [34].
Scheme 11: Multicomponent synthesis of steroid–thiazole hybrids from a steroidal ketone [36].
Scheme 12: Synthesis of cholanic pseudo-peptide derivatives by novel MCRs based on the reactivity of ynamide [37,38].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of steroid-fused pyrimidines and pyrimidones using the Biginelli-3CR [39,42,43].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of steroidal pyridopyrimidines by a reaction sequence comprising a 4CR followed by a post...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of steroid-fused pyrimidines by MCR of 2-hydroxymethylene-3-ketosteroids [46].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of steroid-fused naphthoquinolines by the Kozlov–Wang MCR using ketosteroids [50,51].
Scheme 17: Conjugation of steroids to carbohydrates and peptides by the Ugi-4CR [62,63].
Scheme 18: Solid-phase multicomponent conjugation of peptides to steroids by the Ugi-4CR [64].
Scheme 19: Solid-phase multicomponent conjugation of peptides to steroids by the Petasis-3CR [68].
Scheme 20: Synthesis of steroidal macrobicycles (cages) by multiple multicomponent macrocyclizations based on ...
Scheme 21: One-pot synthesis of steroidal cages by double Ugi-4CR-based macrocyclizations [76].
Multicomponent reactions (MCRs): a useful access to the synthesis of benzo-fused γ-lactams
- Edorta Martínez de Marigorta,
- Jesús M. de Los Santos,
- Ana M. Ochoa de Retana,
- Javier Vicario and
- Francisco Palacios
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1065–1085, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.104
- synthesis where the benzene moiety is created from non-aromatic substrates. Certainly, this three-component protocol includes an aromatization step in the course of the acid-catalysed reaction of cyclohexa-1,3-dione (136), amines 2 and alkyl acetylenedicarboxylates 137, to produce the final phenolic
- involving a sequential enamine formation-Michael addition to produce intermediate 139, followed by intramolecular cyclization to 141 and aromatization through species 142 and 143 (Scheme 40). The cyclization step takes place in a regioselective manner, leading to five-membered heterocycle 141 rather than to
- the formation of six-membered lactam 140. Then, tautomerization followed by aromatization would provide oxindole 138. Conclusion Although the utilization of multicomponent reactions in synthesis is not a new deal, in the last years there has been an increased use of this strategy, particularly for the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: γ-Lactam-derived structures considered in this review.
Figure 2: Alkaloids containing an isoindolinone moiety.
Figure 3: Alkaloids containing the 2-oxindole ring system.
Figure 4: Drugs and biological active compounds containing an isoindolinone moiety.
Figure 5: Drugs and biologically active compounds bearing a 2-oxindole skeleton.
Scheme 1: Three-component reaction of benzoic acid 1, amides 2 and DMSO (3).
Scheme 2: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-iodobenzoic acids 10, alkynylcarboxylic acids 11 and...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of methylene isoindolinones 13.
Scheme 4: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-iodobenzamide 17, terminal alkyne 18 and pyrrole or ...
Scheme 5: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of ethynylbenzamides 21, secondary amines 22 and CO (23...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the formation of methyleneisoindolinones 24.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of formyl benzoate 29, amines 2 and alkynes 18.
Scheme 8: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of formylbenzoate 29, amines 2 and ketones 31.
Scheme 9: Non-catalysed (A) and phase-transfer catalysed (B) three-component reactions of formylbenzoic acids ...
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the formation of isoindolinones 36.
Scheme 11: Three-component reaction of formylbenzoic acid 33, amines 2 and fluorinated silyl ethers 39.
Scheme 12: Three-component Ugi reaction of 2-formylbenzoic acid (33), diamines 41 and isocyanides 42.
Scheme 13: Non-catalysed (A, B) and chiral phosphoric acid promoted (C) three-component Ugi reactions of formy...
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the enantioselective formation of isoindolinones 46.
Scheme 15: Three-component reaction of benzoic acids 33 or 54, amines 2 and TMSCN (52).
Scheme 16: Several variations of the three-component reaction of formylbenzoic acids 33, amines 2 and isatoic ...
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of isoindoloquinazolinones 57.
Scheme 18: Three-component reaction of isobenzofuranone 61, amines 2 and isatoic anhydrides 56.
Scheme 19: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-aminobenzamides 59, 2-bromobenzaldehydes 62 and C...
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for the palladium-catalysed synthesis of isoindoloquinazolinones 57.
Scheme 21: Four-component reaction of 2-vinylbenzoic acids 67, aryldioazonium tetrafluoroborates 68, DABCO·(SO2...
Scheme 22: Plausible mechanism for the formation of isoindolinones 71.
Scheme 23: Three-component reaction of trimethylsilylaryltriflates 77, isocyanides 42 and CO2 (78).
Scheme 24: Plausible mechanism for the three-component synthesis of phthalimides 79.
Scheme 25: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-formylbenzonitriles 85, arenes 86 and diaryliodonium...
Scheme 26: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-formylbenzonitriles 85, diaryliodonium salts 87 and ...
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 2,3-diarylisoindolinones 88, 89 and 92.
Scheme 28: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of chloroquinolinecarbaldehydes 97 with isocyanides 42...
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of imines 99 with CO (23) and ortho-iodoarylimines 100....
Scheme 30: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of amines 2 with CO (23) and aryl iodide 105.
Scheme 31: Three-component reaction of 2-ethynylanilines 109, perfluoroalkyl iodides 110 and carbon monoxide (...
Scheme 32: Ultraviolet-induced three-component reaction of N-(2-iodoaryl)acrylamides 113, DABCO·(SO2)2 (69) an...
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the preparation of oxindoles 115.
Scheme 34: Three-component reaction of acrylamide 113, CO (23) and 1,4-benzodiazepine 121.
Scheme 35: Multicomponent reaction of sulfonylacrylamides 123, aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates 68 and DABCO·(...
Scheme 36: Proposed mechanism for the preparation of oxindoles 124.
Scheme 37: Three-component reaction of N-arylpropiolamides 128, aryl iodides 129 and boronic acids 130.
Scheme 38: Proposed mechanism for the formation of diarylmethylene- and diarylallylideneoxindoles 131 and 132.
Scheme 39: Three-component reaction of cyclohexa-1,3-dione (136), amines 2 and alkyl acetylenedicarboxylates 1...
Scheme 40: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 2-oxindoles 138.
Selective benzylic C–H monooxygenation mediated by iodine oxides
- Kelsey B. LaMartina,
- Haley K. Kuck,
- Linda S. Oglesbee,
- Asma Al-Odaini and
- Nicholas C. Boaz
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 602–609, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.55
- aromatization was observed, suggesting that monooxygenated products are able to react further. We propose that acetoxylated tetrahydronaphthalene eliminates acetic acid to yield dihydronaphthalene, which can be further oxidized by two electrons to yield the stable naphthalene ring. Minisci and co-workers also
- reported aromatization upon oxidation of tetrahydronaphthalene using an acetoxylation system similar to that reported in this work [57]. While the methodology described in this work is tolerant of molecular functionality with moderate oxidative stability such as esters and nitrogen-containing heterocycles
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Catalyst optimization for the monooxidation of n-butylbenzene mediated by the iodate anion.
Figure 2: NHPI-catalyzed oxidation of secondary benzylic C–H bonds mediated by iodine(V). a100 °C for 18 h; b...
Figure 3: NHPI-catalyzed oxidation of di-benzylic C–H bonds mediated by iodate.
Figure 4: NHPI-catalyzed oxidation of substrates containing primary and tertiary benzylic C–H bonds. aReactio...
Figure 5: Competitive deuterium KIE for the oxidation of ethyl benzene by the NHPI-iodate system.
Figure 6: Pyrolysis of an acyl perester in the presence of molecular iodine.
Figure 7: Proposed mechanism for the selective monooxygenation of benzylic C–H bonds.
Synthesis and selected transformations of 2-unsubstituted 1-(adamantyloxy)imidazole 3-oxides: straightforward access to non-symmetric 1,3-dialkoxyimidazolium salts
- Grzegorz Mlostoń,
- Małgorzata Celeda,
- Katarzyna Urbaniak,
- Marcin Jasiński,
- Vladyslav Bakhonsky,
- Peter R. Schreiner and
- Heinz Heimgartner
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 497–505, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.43
- -aromatization of the imidazole ring. The same mechanism governs sulfur-transfer reactions with cycloaliphatic thioketones yielding the corresponding imidazole-2-thiones [13]. The isomerization of N-oxides 1 into the corresponding imidazol-2-ones can be easily performed by treatment with acetic anhydride at room
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2-unsubstituted imidazole N-oxides 1 from α-hydroxyiminoketones 2 and formaldimines 3.
Scheme 2: Preparation of adamantyloxyamine (4) and its conversion into N-(adamantyloxy)formaldimine (6a); Ad ...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1-(adamantyloxy)imidazole 3-oxides 7a–e and 1-adamantylimidazole 3-oxides 7f,g in acet...
Scheme 4: Deoxygenation of 1-(adamantyloxy)imidazole 3-oxides 7a–d and isomerization of 7b into imidazole-2-o...
Scheme 5: Conversions of imidazole 3-oxides 7a–d into 1-(adamantyloxy)imidazole-2-thiones 10a–d via sulfur tr...
Scheme 6: Syntheses of the non-symmetric 1,3-dialkoxyimidazolium bromides 13a–c and 1-alkyl-3-alkoxyimidazoli...
Scheme 7: Attempted O-adamantylation of imidazole N-oxide 7a with adamantan-1-yl trifluoroacetate and subsequ...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of the symmetric 1,3-di(adamantyloxy)imidazolium bromide (15) and its transformation to 1...
Oxidative radical ring-opening/cyclization of cyclopropane derivatives
- Yu Liu,
- Qiao-Lin Wang,
- Zan Chen,
- Cong-Shan Zhou,
- Bi-Quan Xiong,
- Pan-Liang Zhang,
- Chang-An Yang and
- Quan Zhou
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 256–278, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.23
- -methoxy substituent or not), this reaction proceeds through two different pathways. When R1 is not a para-methoxy group, the intermediate 59 undergoes a conventional cyclization with aromatic ring to afford the radical intermediate 60. After oxidation and aromatization, the corresponding product 55 is
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The oxidative radical ring-opening/cyclization of cyclopropane derivatives.
Scheme 2: Mn(OAc)3-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with malonates.
Scheme 3: Mn(III)-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with 1,3-dicarbonyl compoun...
Scheme 4: Heat-promoted ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs with elemental chalgogens.
Scheme 5: Copper(II) acetate-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with diphenyl di...
Scheme 6: AIBN-promoted oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with benzenethiol.
Scheme 7: AIBN-mediated oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with diethyl phosphites.
Scheme 8: Organic-selenium induced radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs derivatives (cyclopropylaldeh...
Scheme 9: Copper(I)-catalyzed oxidative radical trifluoromethylation/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs with To...
Scheme 10: Ag(I)-mediated trifluoromethylthiolation/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs with AgSCF3.
Scheme 11: oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with α-C(sp3)-–H of ethers.
Scheme 12: Oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs with aldehydes.
Scheme 13: Cu(I) or Fe(II)-catalyzed oxidative radical trifluoromethylation/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs d...
Scheme 14: Rh(II)-catalyzed oxidative radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCPs.
Scheme 15: Ag(I)-catalyzed oxidative radical amination/ring-opening/cyclization of MCPs derivatives.
Scheme 16: Heating-promoted radical ring-opening and cyclization of MCP derivatives (arylvinylidenecyclopropan...
Scheme 17: Bromine radical-mediated ring-opening of alkylidenecyclopropanes.
Scheme 18: Fluoroalkyl (Rf) radical-mediated ring-opening of MCPs.
Scheme 19: Visible-light-induced alkylation/ring-opening/cyclization of cyclopropyl olefins with bromides.
Scheme 20: Mn(III)-mediated ring-opening and [3 + 3]-annulation of cyclopropanols and vinyl azides.
Scheme 21: Ag(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening of cyclopropanols with quinones.
Scheme 22: Ag(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening of cyclopropanols with heteroarenes.
Scheme 23: Cu(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening/trifluoromethylation of cyclopropanols.
Scheme 24: Cu(I)-catalyzed oxidative ring-opening and trifluoromethylation/trifluoromethylthiolation of cyclop...
Scheme 25: Ag(I)-mediated oxidative ring-opening/fluorination of cyclopropanols with Selectfluor.
Scheme 26: Photocatalyzed ring-opening/fluorination of cyclopropanols with Selectfluor.
Scheme 27: Na2S2O8-promoted ring-opening/alkynylation of cyclopropanols with EBX.
Scheme 28: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening and chlorination of cyclopropanols with aldehydes.
Scheme 29: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening/alkynylation of cyclopropanols with EBX.
Scheme 30: Na2S2O8-promoted ring-opening/alkylation of cyclopropanols with acrylamides.
Scheme 31: Cyclopropanol ring-opening initiated tandem cyclization with acrylamides or 2-isocyanobiphenyls.
Scheme 32: Ag(II)-mediated oxidative ring-opening/fluorination of cyclopropanols with AgF2.
Scheme 33: Cu(II)-catalyzed ring-opening/fluoromethylation of cyclopropanols with sulfinate salts.
Scheme 34: Cu(II)-catalyzed ring-opening/sulfonylation of cyclopropanols with sulfinate salts.
Scheme 35: Na2S2O8-promoted ring-opening/arylation of cyclopropanols with propiolamides.
Scheme 36: The ring-opening and [3 + 2]-annulation of cyclopropanols with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes.
Scheme 37: Cu(II)-catalyzed ring-opening/arylation of cyclopropanols with aromatic nitrogen heterocyles.
Scheme 38: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening and difluoromethylthiolation of cyclopropanols with PhSO2SCF2H.
Scheme 39: Ag(I)-catalyzed ring-opening and acylation of cyclopropanols with aldehydes.
Scheme 40: Aerobic oxidation ring-opening of cyclopropanols for the synthesis of 2-oxyranyl ketones.
Scheme 41: Aerobic oxidation ring-opening of cyclopropanols for the synthesis of linear enones.
Scheme 42: Aerobic oxidation ring-opening of cyclopropanols for the synthesis of metabolite.
Mn-mediated sequential three-component domino Knoevenagel/cyclization/Michael addition/oxidative cyclization reaction towards annulated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines
- Olga A. Storozhenko,
- Alexey A. Festa,
- Delphine R. Bella Ndoutoume,
- Alexander V. Aksenov,
- Alexey V. Varlamov and
- Leonid G. Voskressensky
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3078–3087, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.287
- , complicated by the need of an oxidant to fulfil the final aromatization. Following our interest in domino [42][43] and MCR chemistry [44][45] and taking an advantage of 2-iminochromene reactivity, herein we report a sequential three-component domino reaction of salicylaldehydes 2 and N-(cyanomethyl)pyridinium
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically relevant imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and chromenes.
Scheme 1: Domino formation of imidazopyridines and current work.
Scheme 2: Scope of the reaction between N-(cyanomethyl)pyridinium chloride, o-hydroxybenzaldehydes, and nitro...
Scheme 3: Scope of the reaction of o-hydroxybenzaldehydes with N-(cyanomethyl)pyridinium chloride and indoles...
Scheme 4: Scope of the nucleophiles in the reaction of o-hydroxyarylaldehydes with N-(cyanomethyl)pyridinium ...
Scheme 5: N-(Cyanomethyl)thieno[2,3-c]pyridinium chloride (15) and 6-(cyanomethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]...
Figure 2: General view of the molecule 7b in the crystal state (CCDC 1849215). Anisotropic displacement param...
Scheme 6: The presumed mechanism for the formation of target chromenoimidazopyridines (reaction 1) and additi...
Synthesis of indole–cycloalkyl[b]pyridine hybrids via a four-component six-step tandem process
- Muthumani Muthu,
- Rakkappan Vishnu Priya,
- Abdulrahman I. Almansour,
- Raju Suresh Kumar and
- Raju Ranjith Kumar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2907–2915, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.269
- cyclization with the carbonyl to give 11, which subsequently undergoes dehydration to yield the cyclododeca[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile 12. The intermediate 12 upon oxidative aromatization by molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant yields the indole–cyclododeca[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile 7f. This four-component
- aromatization sequence of reactions in a single transformation leading to the formation of two new C–N and C–C bonds. The structure of all the indole–cycloalkyl[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile hybrid heterocycles was elucidated with the help of NMR spectroscopy and supported by single crystal X-ray studies for two
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of biologically important cycloalkyl-fused pyridines.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 3-oxopropanenitriles 3.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 7f.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of indole–cyclododeca[b]pyridine-3-carbonitriles 7 and 14.
Figure 2: Axial chirality due to restricted C–C bond rotation (representative cases).
Figure 3: ORTEP diagram of 12r.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of indole–cycloalkyl[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile hybrids 15–18.
Figure 4: ORTEP diagram of 16f.
Molecular iodine-catalyzed one-pot multicomponent synthesis of 5-amino-4-(arylselanyl)-1H-pyrazoles
- Camila S. Pires,
- Daniela H. de Oliveira,
- Maria R. B. Pontel,
- Jean C. Kazmierczak,
- Roberta Cargnelutti,
- Diego Alves,
- Raquel G. Jacob and
- Ricardo F. Schumacher
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2789–2798, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.256
- Lewis acid to generate the hydrazone intermediate A. Then, hydrazone A undergoes a cyclization reaction followed by an oxidative aromatization to yield 1H-pyrazol-5-amine 5. At the same time, the diaryl diselenide 3 reacts with the molecular iodine to generate an electrophilic selenium species B. The
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of selanyl-pyrazoles and their derivatives previously described.
Scheme 2: Multicomponent reaction proposed in this work.
Scheme 3: Direct selanylation reaction of 5-amino-pyrazole 5a with diphenyl diselenide (3a) under the optimiz...
Scheme 4: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of diazo pyrazole derivative 6.
Figure 1: Molecular structure of compound 6. The hydrogen atoms are omitted for clarity [27].
DABCO- and DBU-promoted one-pot reaction of N-sulfonyl ketimines with Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates: a sequential approach to (2-hydroxyaryl)nicotinate derivatives
- Soumitra Guin,
- Raman Gupta,
- Debashis Majee and
- Sampak Samanta
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2771–2778, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.254
- -Michael reaction between MBH carbonates derived from an acrylate/acrylonitrile and N-sulfonyl ketimines as C,N-binucleophiles catalyzed by DABCO, followed by elimination of SO2 under the influence of base and subsequent aromatization in an open atmosphere. Keywords: MBH carbonates; metal-free; N-sulfonyl
- the aromatization process. For this purpose, DBU (1.2 equiv, entry 4, Table 1) was added to the reaction mixture at 60 °C after completion of step I. Pleasantly, 76% yield of wanted 5aa was isolated after 5 h. Attempts to optimize the reaction conditions using several solvents (THF, MeCN, DMF and DMSO
- generality and scope of the reaction by reacting several aryl/heteroaryl-substituted MBH carbonates derived from acrylates 2a–j and 4-methyl-N-sulfonyl ketimines 1a–e under present sequential reaction conditions. The results are incorporated in Scheme 3. The regioselective allylic alkylation/aromatization
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Drugs and agrochemicals having a nicotinic acid derivative.
Scheme 1: One-pot access to (2-hydroxyaryl)pyridines.
Scheme 2: A possible mechanism for this sequential reaction.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope for (2-hydroxyaryl)nicotinates syntheses. The reaction was performed with 1a–e (0.2...
Scheme 4: One-pot synthesis of (2-hydroxyaryl)nicotinonitriles 5ak–5am.
Synthesis of aryl sulfides via radical–radical cross coupling of electron-rich arenes using visible light photoredox catalysis
- Amrita Das,
- Mitasree Maity,
- Simon Malcherek,
- Burkhard König and
- Julia Rehbein
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2520–2528, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.228
- photocatalyst and complete the catalytic cycle forming the sulfate dianion 5 and sulfate radical anion 6. The phenyl sulfide radical 2 formed upon homolytic cleavage of diphenyl disulfide adds to the radical cation of the arene to form the unstable cationic intermediate 3. Aromatization by deprotonation leads
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of sulfenylated heterocycles used in pharmaceuticals and material chemistry.
Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to organosulfur compounds.
Scheme 2: Aryl sulfide synthesis.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope for arylthiol syntheses. The reaction was performed with 1a–g (0.1 mmol) and 2a–d (...
Figure 2: Crystal structures of compounds 3a, 3d, 3e and 3i.
Scheme 4: Radical trapping experiments.
Figure 3: (a) Changes in the fluorescence spectra (in this case intensity, λEx = 455 nm) of [Ir(dF(CF3)ppy)2(...
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for visible light mediated direct C–H sulfenylation.
Figure 4: Black line: UV–vis spectrum of the degassed [Ir] + 1,3,5-TMB mixture (solution A) in ACN. Blue and ...
Synergistic approach to polycycles through Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling and metathesis as key steps
- Sambasivarao Kotha,
- Milind Meshram and
- Chandravathi Chakkapalli
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2468–2481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.223
- diiodobenzene 11 using allylboronate ester 12 via a SM-type allylation sequence [32]. Next, compound 13 was exposed to Grubbs 1st generation (G-I) catalyst 1 to effect the ring-closure to produce tetrahydronaphthalene derivative 14 (92%). Subsequently, aromatization of compound 14 was accomplished with 2,3
- with G-I catalyst 1 under ethylene, which resulted in the formation of the dienes 97a (63%) and 97b (83%, Scheme 15). Further, treatment of dienes 97a,b with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD, 98) separately delivered the corresponding cycloadducts. Subsequently, aromatization was achieved by using
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Figure 1: Various catalysts used for metathesis reactions.
Scheme 1: SM coupling and RCM protocol to substituted indene derivative 10.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of polycycles via SM and RCM approach.
Figure 2: Various angucyclines.
Scheme 3: SM coupling and RCM protocol to the benz[a]anthracene skeleton 26.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of substituted spirocycles via RCM and SM sequence.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of highly functionalized bis-spirocyclic derivative 37.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of spirofluorene derivatives via RCM and SM coupling sequence.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of truxene derivatives via RCM and SM coupling.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of substituted isoquinoline derivative via SM and RCM protocol.
Scheme 9: Synthesis to 8-aryl substituted coumarin 64 via RCM and SM sequence.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of cyclic sulfoximine 70 via SM and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1-benzazepine derivative 75 via SM and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of naphthoxepine derivative 79 via RCM followed by SM coupling.
Scheme 13: Sequential CM and SM coupling approach to Z-stilbene derivative 85.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of substituted trans-stilbene derivatives via SM coupling and RCM.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of biaryl derivatives via sequential EM, DA followed by SM coupling.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the dibenzocyclooctadiene core of schisandrene.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of cyclophane 115 via SM coupling and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclophane 120 and 122 via SM coupling and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of cyclophanes via SM and RCM.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of MK-6325 (141) via RCM and SM coupling.
Synthesis of eunicellane-type bicycles embedding a 1,3-cyclohexadiene moiety
- Alex Frichert,
- Peter G. Jones and
- Thomas Lindel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2461–2467, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.222
- reduction of non-cyclizing cyclohexane systems that were synthesized from limonene oxide. The title compounds and their synthetic precursors are prone to aromatization on contact with air oxygen. Attempted synthesis of cyclohexene-containing eunicellane bicycles by elimination of water from tertiary alkynyl
- motif were prone to aromatization and had to be protected from contact with air and higher temperatures. Removal of solvents was performed below 21 °C and all compounds were stored under argon at −18 °C. Sonogashira coupling (PdCl2(PPh3)2) of dienol triflate 11 with alkyne 12 [11] provided C20 ester 13
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bicyclic eunicellane-type diterpenes.
Figure 2: Synthetic eunicellane-type compounds with benzene partial structure.
Scheme 1: Access to ketoester 14 that did not cyclize to the ethyl vinyl ether under McMurry conditions.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the 1,3-cyclohexadiene-containing eunicellane-type [8.4.0]bicycle 18 by McMurry coupli...
Figure 3: Preferred conformations of diastereomeric diols 18 and 19 including decisive NOESY correlations.
Scheme 3: Assembly of the envisaged cyclization precursor 27.
Scheme 4: Structure analysis of diastereomeric cyanohydrins 29 and 30.
Scheme 5: Formation of allenes 32 and 34 from sterically crowded propargylic alcohol 31.
Tetrathiafulvalene – a redox-switchable building block to control motion in mechanically interlocked molecules
- Hendrik V. Schröder and
- Christoph A. Schalley
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2163–2185, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.190
- efficient operation and characterization of TTF-based MIMs on a suitable laboratory timescale. The observed stability of the two oxidation states can be explained by the stepwise aromatization of the TTF system. In the neutral state, TTF consists of two pro-aromatic 1,3-dithiolylidene rings which are
- change of the electronic structure is also accompanied by conformational changes [25][26] of the TTF skeleton. Neutral TTF has a boat-shaped structure with C2v symmetry. In the radical-cation state, TTF●+ planarizes into a D2h-symmetric structure due to its partial aromatization. This property change is
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The two one-electron oxidation reactions of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF, 1) and the corresponding prope...
Figure 2: UV–vis spectra and photographs of TTF 2 in its three stable oxidation states (black line = 2, orang...
Figure 3: Structure and conformations of two TTF dimers in solution, the mixed-valence and the radical-cation...
Figure 4: (a) The isomerism problem of TTF. (b)–(d) Major synthetic breakthroughs for the construction of TTF...
Figure 5: (a) Host–guest equilibrium between π-electron-poor cyclophane 3 and different TTFs with their corre...
Figure 6: TTF complexes with different host molecules.
Figure 7: Stable TTF (a) radical-cation and (b) mixed-valence dimers in confined molecular spaces.
Figure 8: A “three-pole supramolecular switch”: Controlled by its oxidation state, TTF (1) jumps back and for...
Figure 9: Redox-controlled closing and opening motion of the artificial molecular lasso 12.
Figure 10: Graphical illustration how a non-degenerate TTF-based shuttle works under electrochemical operation....
Figure 11: The first TTF-based rotaxane 13.
Figure 12: A redox-switchable bistable molecular shuttle 14.
Figure 13: The redox-switchable cyclodextrin-based rotaxane 15.
Figure 14: The redox-switchable non-ionic rotaxane 16 with a pyromellitic diimide macrocycle.
Figure 15: The redox-switchable TTF rotaxane 17 based on a crown/ammonium binding motif.
Figure 16: Structure and operation of the electro- and photochemically switchable rotaxane 18 which acts as po...
Figure 17: (a) The redox-switchable rotaxane 19 with a donor–acceptor pair which is stable in five different s...
Figure 18: Schematic representation of a molecular electronic memory based on a bistable TTF-based rotaxane. (...
Figure 19: Schematic representation of bending motion of a microcantilever beam with gold surface induced by o...
Figure 20: TTF-dimer interactions in a redox-switchable tripodal [4]rotaxane 22.
Figure 21: (a) A molecular friction clutch 23 which can be operated by electrochemical stimuli. (b) Schematic ...
Figure 22: Fusion between rotaxane and catenane: a [3]rotacatenane 24 which can stabilize TTF dimers.
Figure 23: The first TTF-based catenane 25.
Figure 24: Electrochemically controlled circumrotation of the bistable catenane 26.
Figure 25: A tristable switch based on the redox-active [2]catenane 27 with three different stations.
Figure 26: Structure of catenane-functionalized MOF NU-1000 [108] with structural representation of subcomponents. ...
Figure 27: (a) [3]Catenanes 29 and 30 which can stabilize mixed-valence or radical-cation dimers of TTF. (b) S...
[3 + 2]-Cycloaddition reaction of sydnones with alkynes
- Veronika Hladíková,
- Jiří Váňa and
- Jiří Hanusek
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1317–1348, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.113
- bicyclic intermediate via a concerted [3 + 2]-cycloaddition followed by its very fast decomposition (extrusion of CO2) via a retro-Diels–Alder [4 + 2]-cycloaddition. The almost spontaneous extrusion of CO2 is caused by an energetically favorable aromatization occurring in this step leading to the formation
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Thermal reaction of sydnones with symmetrical alkynes.
Scheme 2: Reaction of sydnones with strained cycloalkynes.
Scheme 3: Reaction of sydnones with didehydrobenzenes.
Scheme 4: Formation of isomeric pyrazole dicarboxylates.
Scheme 5: Mechanism of thermal cycloaddition between sydnones and alkynes.
Scheme 6: Mechanism of photochemical reaction of sydnones with symmetrical alkynes.
Scheme 7: HOMO–LUMO diagram for thermal [3 + 2]-cycloaddition of sydnones with alkynes.
Scheme 8: Synthetic strategy leading to 1,2-disubstituted pyrazoles.
Scheme 9: Unsuccessful reaction with phenylpropiolic acid.
Scheme 10: Synthetic strategy leading to 1,4,5-trisubstituted pyrazoles.
Scheme 11: Reaction of sydnones carrying in position 4- six-membered 2-N-heterocyclic ring.
Scheme 12: Strain-promoted sydnone alkyne cycloaddition (SPSAC).
Scheme 13: Synthesis of a key intermediate of niraparib.
Scheme 14: Reaction of sydnones with 1,3-/1,4-benzdiyne equivalents.
Scheme 15: Reaction of sydnones with heterocyclic strained cycloalkynes.
Scheme 16: Mono-copper catalyzed cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 17: Di-copper catalyzed cycloaddition reaction.
