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Chemoenzymatic synthesis of macrocyclic peptides and polyketides via thioesterase-catalyzed macrocyclization
- Senze Qiao,
- Zhongyu Cheng and
- Fuzhuo Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 721–733, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.66
- attention is given to the strategies of mimics formation to demonstrate how biocatalysis provides an elegant link between chemistry and biology. Review Macrocyclic peptides Since first being reported in the 1960s [26], solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) has been an invaluable tool for preparing numerous
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Scheme 1: Brief introduction of thioesterase (TE) domain. (a) NRPS and PKS assembly lines. (b) Mechanism of T...
Scheme 2: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of tyrocidine A and its analogs. (a) First-gen chemoenzymatic synthesis of...
Scheme 3: Representative examples of NAC-activated thioesters-mediated biocatalytic macrolactamization.
Scheme 4: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of CDA, daptomycin and their analogs. (a) Biocatalytic macrocyclization of...
Scheme 5: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of surugamide B and related natural products. (a) Three synthetic strategi...
Scheme 6: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of the pikromycins. (a) Macrocyclization of 10-deoxymethynolide catalyzed ...
Scheme 7: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of the juevnimicins.
Scheme 8: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of the cryptophycins.
Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles
- Periklis X. Kolagkis,
- Eirini M. Galathri and
- Christoforos G. Kokotos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36
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Scheme 1: Examples of BIMs used for their medicinal properties.
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the synthesis of BIMs using protic or Lewis acids as catalysts.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 4: Competition experiments and synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM of using DBDMH.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2.
Scheme 7: General reaction mechanism upon halogen bonding.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2, introduced by Ji.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using Br2 in CH3CN.
Scheme 10: Βidentate halogen-bond donors.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using bidentate halogen-bond donor 26.
Scheme 12: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using iodoalkyne as catalyst.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions used by Ramshini.
Scheme 16: Activation of the carbonyl group by HPA/TPI-Fe3O4.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of nanoAg-Pt/SiO2-doped silicate.
Scheme 18: Mechanism of action proposed by Khalafi-Nezhad et al.
Scheme 19: Activation of the carbonyl group by the Cu–isatin Schiff base complex.
Scheme 20: Optimum reaction conditions published by Jain.
Scheme 21: Organocatalytic protocol utilizing nanoparticles introduced by Bankar.
Scheme 22: Activation of the carbonyl group by the AlCl3·6H2O-SDS-SiO2 complex.
Scheme 23: Optimal reaction conditions for the aforementioned nano-Fe3O4 based catalysts.
Scheme 24: Nanocatalytic protocol proposed by Kaur et al.
Scheme 25: Microwave approach introduced by Yuan.
Scheme 26: Microwave approach introduced by Zahran et al.
Scheme 27: Microwave irradiation protocol introduced by Bindu.
Scheme 28: Silica-supported microwave irradiation protocol.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM by Nongkhlaw.
Scheme 30: Microwave-assisted synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by succinic acid.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of action of MMO-4.
Scheme 32: Catalytic approach introduced by Muhammadpoor-Baltork et al.
Scheme 33: Reaction conditions used by Xiao-Ming.
Scheme 34: Ultrasonic irradiation-based protocol published by Saeednia.
Scheme 35: Pyruvic acid-mediated synthesis of BIMs proposed by Thopate.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of BIMs using [bmim]BF4 or [bmim]PF6 ionic liquids.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing In(OTf)3 in octylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as ionic liquid.
Scheme 38: FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed synthesis of BIMs with use of ionic liquid.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing the [hmim]HSO4/EtOH catalytic system.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing acidic ionic liquid immobilized on silica gel (ILIS-SO2Cl).
Scheme 41: The [bmim][MeSO4]-catalyzed reaction of indole with various aldehydes.
Scheme 42: The role of [bmim][MeSO4] in catalyzing the reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing FeCl3-based ionic liquid ([BTBAC]Cl-FeCl3) as catalyst.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of BIMs using [Msim]Cl at room temperature.
Scheme 45: [Et3NH][H2PO4]-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 46: PILs-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 47: FSILs-mediated synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 48: Possible “release and catch” catalytic process.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [DABCO-H][HSO4].
Scheme 50: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [(THA)(SO4)].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 53: Chemoselectivity of the present method.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by chitosan-supported ionic liquid.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism of action of CSIL.
Scheme 56: Optimization of the reaction in DESs.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of BIMs using ChCl/SnCl2 as DES.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of BIMs derivatives in presence of DES.
Scheme 59: BIMs synthesis in choline chloride/urea (CC/U).
Scheme 60: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs by Ley.
Scheme 61: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs proposed by Nam et al.
Scheme 62: Amino-catalyzed reaction of indole with propionaldehyde.
Scheme 63: Aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 64: Proposed mechanism for the aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 65: Enzymatic reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by TLIM.
Scheme 67: Proposed reaction mechanism by Badsara.
Scheme 68: Mechanism proposed by D’Auria.
Scheme 69: Photoinduced thiourea catalysis.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism of photoacid activation.
Scheme 71: Proposed mechanism of action for CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs by Mandawad.
Scheme 73: Proposed mechanism for the (a) acid generation and (b) synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 74: a) Reaction conditions employed by Khaksar and b) activation of the carbonyl group by HFIP.
Scheme 75: Activation of the carbonyl group by the PPy@CH2Br through the formation of a halogen bond.
Scheme 76: Reaction conditions utilized by Mhaldar et al.
Scheme 77: a) Reaction conditions employed by López and b) activation of the carbonyl group by thiourea.
Scheme 78: Infrared irradiation approach introduced by Luna-Mora and his research group.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of BIMs with the use of the Fe–Zn BMOF.
Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series
- Cécile Alleman,
- Charlène Gadais,
- Laurent Legentil and
- François-Hugues Porée
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23
- construction of the 8-membered ring from an appropriate cyclopentane precursor. The proposed strategies include metathesis, Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi (NHK) cyclization, Pd-mediated cyclization, radical cyclization, Pauson–Khand reaction, Lewis acid-promoted cyclization, rearrangement, cycloaddition and biocatalysis
- precursor. The proposed strategies include metathesis, Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi (NHK) cyclization, Pd-mediated cyclization, radical cyclization (including SmI2), Pauson–Khand reaction, Lewis acid-promoted cyclization, rearrangement, cycloaddition, and biocatalysis. In particular, the purpose will focus on the
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Figure 1: Examples of terpenes containing a bicyclo[3.6.0]undecane motif.
Figure 2: Commercially available first and second generation Grubbs and Hoveyda–Grubbs catalysts.
Figure 3: Examples of strategies to access the fusicoccan and ophiobolin tricyclic core structure by RCM.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of bicyclic core structure 12 of ophiobolin M (13) and cycloaraneosene (14).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the core structure 21 of ophiobolins and fusicoccanes.
Scheme 3: Ring-closing metathesis attempts starting from thioester 22.
Scheme 4: Total synthesis of ent-fusicoauritone (28).
Figure 4: General structure of ophiobolins and congeners.
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of (+)-ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 6: Investigation of RCM for the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8). Path A) RCM with TBDPS-protected alcoho...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the core structure of cotylenin A aglycon, cotylenol (50).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of tricyclic core structure of fusicoccans.
Scheme 9: Total synthesis of (−)-teubrevin G (59).
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the core skeleton 63 of the basmane family.
Scheme 11: Total synthesis of (±)-schindilactone A (68).
Scheme 12: Total synthesis of dactylol (72).
Scheme 13: Ring-closing metathesis for the total synthesis of (±)-asteriscanolide (2).
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the simplified skeleton of pleuromutilin (1).
Scheme 15: Total synthesis of (−)-nitidasin (93) using a ring-closing metathesis to construct the eight-member...
Scheme 16: Total synthesis of (±)-naupliolide (97).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of the A-B ring structure of fusicoccane (101).
Scheme 18: First attempts of TRCM of dienyne substrates.
Scheme 19: TRCM on optimized substrates towards the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 20: Tandem ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of variecolin intermediates 114 and 115.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of poitediol (118) using the allylsilane ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 22: Access to scaffold 122 by a NHK coupling reaction.
Scheme 23: Key step to construct the [5-8] bicyclooctanone core of aquatolide (4).
Scheme 24: Initial strategy to access aquatolide (4).
Scheme 25: Synthetic plan to cotylenin A (130).
Scheme 26: [5-8] Bicyclic structure of brachialactone (7) constructed by a Mizoroki–Heck reaction.
Scheme 27: Influence of the replacement of the allylic alcohol moiety.
Scheme 28: Formation of variecolin intermediate 140 through a SmI2-mediated Barbier-type reaction.
Scheme 29: SmI2-mediated ketyl addition. Pleuromutilin (1) eight-membered ring closure via C5–C14 bond formati...
Scheme 30: SmI2-mediated dialdehyde cyclization cascade of [5-8-6] pleuromutilin scaffold 149.
Scheme 31: A) Modular synthetic route to mutilin and pleuromutilin family members by Herzon’s group. B) Scaffo...
Scheme 32: Photocatalyzed oxidative ring expansion in pleuromutilin (1) total synthesis.
Scheme 33: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (−)-6-epi-ophiobolin N (168).
Scheme 34: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (+)-6-epi-ophiobolin A (173).
Scheme 35: Radical 8-endo-trig-cyclization of a xanthate precursor.
Figure 5: Structural representations of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179) beari...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of the common [5-8-5] tricyclic intermediate of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), an...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric synthesis of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179).
Figure 6: Scope of the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 38: Nazarov cyclization revealing the fusicoauritone core structure 192.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of fusicoauritone (28) through Nazarov cyclization.
Scheme 40: (+)-Epoxydictymene (5) synthesis through a Nicholas cyclization followed by a Pauson–Khand reaction...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of aquatolide (4) by a Mukaiyama-type aldolisation.
Scheme 42: Tandem Wolff/Cope rearrangement furnishing the A-B bicyclic moiety 204 of variecolin.
Scheme 43: Asymmetric synthesis of the A-B bicyclic core 205 and 206 of variecolin.
Scheme 44: Formation of [5-8]-fused rings by cyclization under thermal activation.
Scheme 45: Construction of the [5-8-6] tricyclic core structure of variecolin (3) by Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of the [6-4-8-5]-tetracyclic skeleton by palladium-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 47: Access to the [5-8] bicyclic core structure of asteriscanolide (227) through rhodium-catalyzed cycl...
Scheme 48: Total syntheses of asterisca-3(15),6-diene (230) and asteriscanolide (2) with a Rh-catalyzed cycliz...
Scheme 49: Photocyclization of 2-pyridones to access the [5-8-5] backbone of fusicoccanes.
Scheme 50: Total synthesis of (+)-asteriscunolide D (245) and (+)-aquatolide (4) through photocyclization.
Scheme 51: Biocatalysis pathway to construct the [5-8-5] tricyclic scaffold of brassicicenes.
Scheme 52: Influence of the CotB2 mutant over the cyclization’s outcome of GGDP.
Inline purification in continuous flow synthesis – opportunities and challenges
- Jorge García-Lacuna and
- Marcus Baumann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1720–1740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.182
- that would otherwise be prohibitive or achieve readily scalable processes suitable for industrial applications [6][7][8][9]. In addition, flow chemistry has become the method of choice in modern research areas including photo- [10][11][12][13], electrochemistry [14][15][16], and biocatalysis [17][18
- . As different injection valves are used, a series of columns can be employed for a continuous stream of crude material being purified. The system was applied to separate an intermediate during the synthesis of isoniazid [45] (Table 2, entry 4). In the field of biocatalysis, Raston, Weiss and co
- used to trap carboxylic acids, from which the product can be released with diluted solutions of formic acid [95]. Another strategy that is applicable in the context of biocatalysis involves Ni–NTA resins used for protein purification which are commonly packed in cartridges to enable automated peptide
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Scheme 1: Automated in-line chromatography with the Advion puriFlash® system. The rightmost part of the schem...
Scheme 2: Purification via pH tuning and several Zaiput membranes. Redrawn from [51].
Scheme 3: Two-phase recirculating system for purifications of an immobilized enzyme-based reaction. Redrawn f...
Scheme 4: Countercurrent L–L purification using large Zaiput membranes in the presence of a phase transfer ca...
Scheme 5: General scheme of a telescoped flow process using L–L separators.
Scheme 6: Example of phase separation using a computer-vision approach. Redrawn from [68].
Scheme 7: Example of an inline purification using heterogeneous scavenging. Redrawn from [76].
Scheme 8: General scheme of a telescoped process using heterogenous cartridges.
Scheme 9: Comparison of two strategies for flow-based imatinib syntheses. Redrawn from [91] and [92].
Scheme 10: General purification scheme using the catch and release strategy.
Scheme 11: Exemplar catch and release purification of a stereoselective oxidation. Redrawn from [105].
Scheme 12: Catch and release-type purification using conventional SiO2. Redrawn from [107].
Scheme 13: Schematic representation of an industrial continuous crystallization. Redrawn from [109].
Scheme 14: General scheme of an academic inline crystallization approach.
Scheme 15: Simplified overview of purification options and selected criteria.
Redox-active molecules as organocatalysts for selective oxidative transformations – an unperceived organocatalysis field
- Elena R. Lopat’eva,
- Igor B. Krylov,
- Dmitry A. Lapshin and
- Alexander O. Terent’ev
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1672–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.179
- , where an inorganic element is not a part of the active principle, that functions by donating or removing electrons or protons [1]. This definition distinguishes organocatalysis from the other two large catalysis areas: metal-complex catalysis and enzymatic/biocatalysis. The advantages of organocatalysts
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Scheme 1: Organocatalysis classification used in the present perspective.
Scheme 2: Oxidative processes catalyzed by amines.
Scheme 3: N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis in oxidative functionalization of aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Examples of asymmetric oxidative processes catalyzed by chiral Brønsted acids.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric aerobic α-hydroxylation of lactams under phase-transfer organocatalysis conditions emplo...
Scheme 6: Selective CH-oxidation of methylarenes to aldehydes or carboxylic acids.
Scheme 7: An example of the regioselective CH-amination by a sterically hindered imide-N-oxyl radical precurs...
Scheme 8: CH-amination of ethylbenzene and CH-fluorination of aldehydes catalyzed by N-hydroxybenzimidazoles,...
Scheme 9: Mixed hetero-/homogeneous TiO2/N-hydroxyimide photocatalysis in the selective benzylic oxidation.
Scheme 10: Electrochemical benzylic iodination and benzylation of pyridine by benzyl iodides generated in situ...
Scheme 11: Electrochemical oxidative C–O/C–N coupling of alkylarenes with NHPI. Electrolysis conditions: Const...
Scheme 12: Chemoselective alcohol oxidation catalyzed by TEMPO.
Scheme 13: ABNO-catalyzed oxidative C–N coupling of primary alcohols with primary amines.
Scheme 14: ACT-catalyzed electrochemical oxidation of primary alcohols and aldehydes to carboxylic acids.
Scheme 15: Electrocatalytic oxidation of benzylic alcohols by a TEMPO derivative immobilized on a graphite ano...
Scheme 16: Electrochemical oxidation of carbamates of cyclic amines to lactams and oxidative cyanation of amin...
Scheme 17: Hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and single-electron transfer (SET) as basic principles of amine cation...
Scheme 18: Electrochemical quinuclidine-catalyzed oxidation involving unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 19: DABCO-mediated photocatalytic C–C cross-coupling involving aldehyde C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 20: DABCO-derived cationic catalysts in inactivated C–H bond cleavage for alkyl radical addition to ele...
Scheme 21: Electrochemical diamination and dioxygenation of vinylarenes catalyzed by triarylamines.
Scheme 22: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation mediated by triarylimidazoles.
Scheme 23: Thiyl radical-catalyzed CH-arylation of allylic substrates by aryl cyanides.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of redox-active alkyl tetrafluoropyridinyl sulfides by unactivated C–H bond cleavage by t...
Scheme 25: Main intermediates in quinone oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 26: Electrochemical DDQ-catalyzed intramolecular dehydrogenative aryl–aryl coupling.
Scheme 27: DDQ-mediated cross-dehydrogenative C–N coupling of benzylic substrates with azoles.
Scheme 28: Biomimetic o-quinone-catalyzed benzylic alcohol oxidation.
Scheme 29: Electrochemical synthesis of secondary amines by oxidative coupling of primary amines and benzylic ...
Scheme 30: General scheme of dioxirane and oxaziridine oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 31: Dioxirane organocatalyzed CH-hydroxylation involving aliphatic C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 32: Enantioselective hydroxylation of CH-acids catalyzed by chiral oxaziridines.
Scheme 33: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed vinylarene diamination.
Scheme 34: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric CH-hydroxylation of benzylic substrates.
Scheme 35: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric difluorination of alkenes with migration of aryl or methyl gro...
Scheme 36: Examples of 1,2-diiodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzene-catalyzed electrochemical oxidative heterocyclizations.
Scheme 37: Electrochemical N-ammonium ylide-catalyzed CH-oxidation.
Scheme 38: Oxidative dimerization of aryl- and alkenylmagnesium compounds catalyzed by quinonediimines.
Scheme 39: FLP-catalyzed dehydrogenation of N-substituted indolines.
Efficient production of clerodane and ent-kaurane diterpenes through truncated artificial pathways in Escherichia coli
- Fang-Ru Li,
- Xiaoxu Lin,
- Qian Yang,
- Ning-Hua Tan and
- Liao-Bin Dong
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 881–888, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.89
- chemoenzymatic strategies and biocatalysis in preparation of high value diterpenoid natural products. (a) The natural pathways (MVA: blue, MEP: green) for producing IPP and DMAPP; (b) the carbon skeletons of clerodane and kaurane diterpenes and representative bioactive natural products. acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase
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Figure 1: (a) The natural pathways (MVA: blue, MEP: green) for producing IPP and DMAPP; (b) the carbon skelet...
Figure 2: Truncated artificial pathways (six steps) to produce terpentetriene and ent-kaurene.
Figure 3: Construction maps of single plasmid expression system and two-plasmid expression system for overpro...
Figure 4: Optimizing the ratios of ISO/DMAA for overproducing terpentetriene (a) and ent-kaurene (b). Red: IS...
Figure 5: (a) Terpentetriene (red) and ent-kaurene (blue) yields supplied with various concentrations of glyc...
Shift of the reaction equilibrium at high pressure in the continuous synthesis of neuraminic acid
- Jannis A. Reich,
- Miriam Aßmann,
- Kristin Hölting,
- Paul Bubenheim,
- Jürgen Kuballa and
- Andreas Liese
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 567–579, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.59
- Jannis A. Reich Miriam Assmann Kristin Holting Paul Bubenheim Jurgen Kuballa Andreas Liese Institute of Technical Biocatalysis, Hamburg University of Technology, Denickestr. 15, 21073 Hamburg, Germany GALAB Laboratories GmbH, Am Schleusengraben 7, 21029 Hamburg, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.18.59
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Figure 1: Reaction sequence starting from GlcNAc with ManNAc as an intermediate. Pyr is added in the second s...
Figure 2: Enzyme loading after immobilization of the epimerase and aldolase on different carriers.
Figure 3: Evaluation of immobilized epimerase on different carriers with respect to specific activity. Reacti...
Figure 4: Evaluation of immobilized aldolase on different carriers with respect to specific activity. Reactio...
Figure 5: Relative activities in repetitive batch experiments of the immobilized epimerase on polymethacrylat...
Figure 6: Relative activities in repetitive batch experiments of the immobilized aldolase on amino methacryla...
Figure 7: Recycling study of immobilized epimerase and aldolase. Assay conditions: 100 mM Tris, pH 8, 40 °C, ...
Figure 8: Measured reaction rates of the immobilized epimerase. The dashed line is the fit according to the M...
Figure 9: Measured reaction rate of the immobilized epimerase as a function of pyruvate and pressure. Dashed ...
Figure 10: Measured reaction rate (left) and the determined inhibition constant by pyruvate (right) at differe...
Figure 11: Measured kinetics of the aldolase when varying the pyruvate and ManNAc concentration (given in mM) ...
Figure 12: Circular reactor, vessel mixing was achieved with a magnetic stirrer and samples were taken directl...
Figure 13: Aldolase: Change of the equilibrium constant at different pressures. Starting concentrations were v...
Figure 14: Progress curve of the circular reactor with both reactions at varying pressures. Starting condition...
Figure 15: Residence time distributions of the stand-alone system and the reactor integrated into the system. ...
Figure 16: Reactor set-up (left to right): UHPLC pump, heated fixed-bed reactor, capillaries (ID: 25 µm or 50 ...
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
- Guido Gambacorta,
- James S. Sharley and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
- media was optimised by Gröger et al. using a modified proline catalyst. In this example, the authors employed tubular coiled reactors and, to enhance the mixing effect, high flow rates and long tube lengths were applied (Scheme 7). As biocatalysis is becoming more and more important, one of the major
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Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
Designed whole-cell-catalysis-assisted synthesis of 9,11-secosterols
- Marek Kõllo,
- Marje Kasari,
- Villu Kasari,
- Tõnis Pehk,
- Ivar Järving,
- Margus Lopp,
- Arvi Jõers and
- Tõnis Kanger
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 581–588, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.52
- chemistry and synthetic biology. Stereo- and regioselective hydroxylation at C9 (steroid numbering) is carried out using whole-cell biocatalysis, followed by the chemical cleavage of the C–C bond of the vicinal diol. The two-step method features mild reaction conditions and completely excludes the use of
- total synthesis sequence. Inspired by several enzymatic oxidations [22][23][24][25], we envisioned to carry out oxidation at C9 in an environmentally benign way using an oxidation by a whole-cell biocatalysis method. The first, and so far the only chemoenzymatic synthesis of 9,11-secosterols using
- (DE3) strain, and protein expression was induced by the addition of IPTG. Substrates of biocatalysis were added together with the IPTG inducer. The whole-cell biocatalysis was performed overnight at 30 °C in a rich medium with continuous shaking. Cell pellet and culture supernatant were collected the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Tetracyclic core of steroids and possible sites of bond cleavages for secosteroids. B)The first ...
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of 9,11-secosterols.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of starting materials. Reagents and conditions: i) NaBH4, EtOH/CH2Cl2 1:1, 2 h, rt, then ...
Scheme 3: Oxidation of diols 5 and 6 with NaOCl·5H2O.
Coupling biocatalysis with high-energy flow reactions for the synthesis of carbamates and β-amino acid derivatives
- Alexander Leslie,
- Thomas S. Moody,
- Megan Smyth,
- Scott Wharry and
- Marcus Baumann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 379–384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.33
- species. This strategy thus highlights the applicability of this work towards the creation of important chemical building blocks for the pharmaceutical and speciality chemical industries. Keywords: biocatalysis; CALB; Curtius rearrangement; flow synthesis; reaction telescoping; Introduction Continuous
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The continuous flow set-up used.
Figure 1: Scope of Cbz-carbamate products obtained via flow process (*tRes = 60 min, **T = 80 °C; isolated yi...
Scheme 2: Side reaction during formation of product 3m.
Scheme 3: Flow set-up for the CALB-mediated impurity tagging approach.
Scheme 4: Strategies towards accessing β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 5: Complementary flow approaches towards the β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 6: Batch hydrolysis of the ester group in the presence of the carbamate.
Hierarchically assembled helicates as reaction platform – from stoichiometric Diels–Alder reactions to enamine catalysis
- David Van Craen,
- Jenny Begall,
- Johannes Großkurth,
- Leonard Himmel,
- Oliver Linnenberg,
- Elisabeth Isaak and
- Markus Albrecht
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2338–2345, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.195
- . thesis [33] of Dr. David Van Craen. Funding Support by the international graduate school SeleCa – Selectivity in Chemo- and Biocatalysis of the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) is gratefully acknowledged.
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Formation of hierarchically assembled lithium-bridged titanium(IV) helicates as well as the ligands...
Scheme 2: Previously reported on/off switch for “remote-controlled” [23-31] stereoselectivity of a Diels–Alder react...
Scheme 3: Elucidating the pathway of the stereoinduction of the Diels–Alder reaction. Ten equivalents of chir...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the ligands with secondary amine-containing substituents.
When metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization meets visible-light photocatalysis
- Lucas Guillemard and
- Joanna Wencel-Delord
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1754–1804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.147
- catalysis with a second catalytic system has sparked significant interest from the scientific community. Accordingly, numerous unprecedented reactions involving photoredox catalysis in synergy with other activation modes including Brønsted/Lewis acid catalysis, organocatalysis, enzymatic biocatalysis, or
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Concept of dual synergistic catalysis.
Figure 2: Classification of catalytic systems involving two catalysts.
Figure 3: General mechanism for the dual nickel/photoredox catalytic system.
Figure 4: General mechanisms for C–H activation catalysis involving different reoxidation strategies.
Figure 5: Indole synthesis via dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 6: Proposed mechanism for the indole synthesis via dual catalysis.
Figure 7: Oxidative Heck reaction on arenes via the dual catalysis.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for the Heck reaction on arenes via dual catalysis.
Figure 9: Oxidative Heck reaction on phenols via the dual catalysis.
Figure 10: Proposed mechanism for the Heck reaction on phenols via dual catalysis.
Figure 11: Carbazole synthesis via dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 12: Proposed mechanism for the carbazole synthesis via dual catalysis.
Figure 13: Carbonylation of enamides via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 14: Proposed mechanism for carbonylation of enamides via dual catalysis.
Figure 15: Annulation of benzamides via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 16: Proposed mechanism for the annulation of benzamides via dual catalysis.
Figure 17: Synthesis of indoles via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 18: Proposed mechanism for the indole synthesis via dual catalysis.
Figure 19: General concept of dual catalysis merging C–H activation and photoredox catalysis.
Figure 20: The first example of dual catalysis merging C–H activation and photoredox catalysis.
Figure 21: Proposed mechanism for the C–H arylation with diazonium salts via dual catalysis.
Figure 22: Dual catalysis merging C–H activation/photoredox using diaryliodonium salts.
Figure 23: Direct arylation via the dual catalytic system reported by Xu.
Figure 24: Direct arylation via dual catalytic system reported by Balaraman.
Figure 25: Direct arylation via dual catalytic system reported by Guo.
Figure 26: C(sp3)–H bond arylation via the dual Pd/photoredox catalytic system.
Figure 27: Acetanilide derivatives acylation via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 28: Proposed mechanism for the C–H acylation with α-ketoacids via dual catalysis.
Figure 29: Acylation of azobenzenes via the dual catalysis C–H activation/photoredox.
Figure 30: C2-acylation of indoles via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 31: Proposed mechanism for the C2-acylation of indoles with aldehydes via dual catalysis.
Figure 32: C2-acylation of indoles via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 33: Perfluoroalkylation of arenes via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 34: Proposed mechanism for perfluoroalkylation of arenes via dual catalysis.
Figure 35: Sulfonylation of 1-naphthylamides via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 36: Proposed mechanism for sulfonylation of 1-naphthylamides via dual catalysis.
Figure 37: meta-C–H Alkylation of arenes via visible-light metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 38: Alternative procedure for meta-C–H alkylation of arenes via metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 39: Proposed mechanism for meta-C–H alkylation of arenes via metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 40: C–H borylation of arenes via visible-light metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 41: Proposed mechanism for C–H borylation of arenes via visible-light metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 42: Undirected C–H aryl–aryl cross coupling via dual gold/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 43: Proposed mechanism for the undirected C–H aryl–aryl cross-coupling via dual catalysis.
Figure 44: Undirected C–H arylation of (hetero)arenes via dual manganese/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 45: Proposed mechanism for the undirected arylation of (hetero)arenes via dual catalysis.
Figure 46: Photoinduced C–H arylation of azoles via copper catalysis.
Figure 47: Photo-induced C–H chalcogenation of azoles via copper catalysis.
Figure 48: Decarboxylative C–H adamantylation of azoles via dual cobalt/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 49: Proposed mechanism for the C–H adamantylation of azoles via dual catalysis.
Figure 50: General mechanisms for the “classical” (left) and Cu-free variant (right) Sonogoshira reaction.
Figure 51: First example of a dual palladium/photoredox catalysis for Sonogashira-type couplings.
Figure 52: Arylation of terminal alkynes with diazonium salts via dual gold/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 53: Proposed mechanism for the arylation of terminal alkynes via dual catalysis.
Figure 54: C–H Alkylation of alcohols promoted by H-atom transfer (HAT).
Figure 55: Proposed mechanism for the C–H alkylation of alcohols promoted by HAT.
Figure 56: C(sp3)–H arylation of latent nucleophiles promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 57: Proposed mechanism for the C(sp3)–H arylation of latent nucleophiles promoted by HAT.
Figure 58: Direct α-arylation of alcohols promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 59: Proposed mechanism for the direct α-arylation of alcohols promoted by HAT.
Figure 60: C–H arylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 61: Proposed mechanism for the C–H arylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 62: C–H functionalization of nucleophiles via excited ketone/nickel dual catalysis.
Figure 63: Proposed mechanism for the C–H functionalization enabled by excited ketones.
Figure 64: Selective sp3–sp3 cross-coupling promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 65: Proposed mechanism for the selective sp3–sp3 cross-coupling promoted by HAT.
Figure 66: Direct C(sp3)–H acylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 67: Proposed mechanism for the C–H acylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 68: C–H hydroalkylation of internal alkynes via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 69: Proposed mechanism for the C–H hydroalkylation of internal alkynes.
Figure 70: Alternative procedure for the C–H hydroalkylation of ynones, ynoates, and ynamides.
Figure 71: Allylic C(sp3)–H activation via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 72: Proposed mechanism for the allylic C(sp3)–H activation via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 73: Asymmetric allylation of aldehydes via dual Cr/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 74: Proposed mechanism for the asymmetric allylation of aldehydes via dual catalysis.
Figure 75: Aldehyde C–H functionalization promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism for the C–H functionalization of aldehydes promoted by HAT.
Figure 77: Direct C–H arylation of strong aliphatic bonds promoted by HAT.
Figure 78: Proposed mechanism for the C–H arylation of strong aliphatic bonds promoted by HAT.
Figure 79: Direct C–H trifluoromethylation of strong aliphatic bonds promoted by HAT.
Figure 80: Proposed mechanism for the C–H trifluoromethylation of strong aliphatic bonds.
A green, economical synthesis of β-ketonitriles and trifunctionalized building blocks from esters and lactones
- Daniel P. Pienaar,
- Kamogelo R. Butsi,
- Amanda L. Rousseau and
- Dean Brady
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2930–2935, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.287
- Information File 528: Experimental procedures, compound characterization data and NMR spectra. Acknowledgements KRB thanks the National Research Foundation (South Africa) and the SABINA network for funding. DP and DB gratefully acknowledge the Department of Science and Technology Biocatalysis Initiative
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Proposed retrosynthesis of the free diol 1.
Scheme 2: Preparation of O-unprotected, trifunctionalized synthons from lactones.
A review of asymmetric synthetic organic electrochemistry and electrocatalysis: concepts, applications, recent developments and future directions
- Munmun Ghosh,
- Valmik S. Shinde and
- Magnus Rueping
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2710–2746, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.264
- chemistry. Several challenges need to be addressed in order to see widespread application. While recent advancements in electrochemistry have been promising, readily available parallel screening technologies similar to those in homogeneous, heterogeneous, photo- as well as biocatalysis need to be developed
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: General classification of asymmetric electroorganic reactions.
Scheme 1: Asymmetric reduction of 4-acetylpyridine using a modified graphite cathode.
Scheme 2: Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones using Raney nickel powder electrodes modified with optically ac...
Scheme 3: Asymmetric reduction of prochiral activated olefins with a poly-ʟ-valine-coated graphite cathode.
Scheme 4: Asymmetric reduction of prochiral carbonyl compounds, oximes and gem-dibromides on a poly-ʟ-valine-...
Scheme 5: Asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral ketones with poly[RuIII(L)2Cl2]+-modified carbon felt cathode...
Scheme 6: Asymmetric hydrogenation of α-keto esters using chiral polypyrrole film-coated cathode incorporated...
Scheme 7: Quinidine and cinchonidine alkaloid-induced asymmetric electroreduction of acetophenone.
Scheme 8: Asymmetric electroreduction of 4- and 2-acetylpyridines at a mercury cathode in the presence of a c...
Scheme 9: Enantioselective reduction of 4-methylcoumarin in the presence of catalytic yohimbine.
Scheme 10: Cinchonine-induced asymmetric electrocarboxylation of 4-methylpropiophenone.
Scheme 11: Enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl benzoylformate using an alkaloid entrapped silver cathode.
Scheme 12: Alkaloid-induced enantioselective hydrogenation using a Cu nanoparticle cathode.
Scheme 13: Alkaloid-induced enantioselective hydrogenation of aromatic ketones using a bimetallic Pt@Cu cathod...
Scheme 14: Enantioselective reduction of ketones at mercury cathode using N,N'-dimethylquininium tetrafluorobo...
Scheme 15: Asymmetric synthesis of an amino acid using an electrode modified with amino acid oxidase and elect...
Scheme 16: Asymmetric oxidation of p-tolyl methyl sulfide using chemically modified graphite anode.
Scheme 17: Asymmetric oxidation of unsymmetric sulfides using poly(amino acid)-coated electrodes.
Scheme 18: Enantioselective, electocatalytic oxidative coupling on TEMPO-modified graphite felt electrode in t...
Scheme 19: Asymmetric electrocatalytic oxidation of racemic alcohols on a TEMPO-modified graphite felt electro...
Scheme 20: Asymmetric electrocatalytic lactonization of diols on TEMPO-modified graphite felt electrodes.
Scheme 21: Asymmetric electrochemical pinacolization in a chiral solvent.
Scheme 22: Asymmetric electroreduction using a chiral supporting electrolyte.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric anodic oxidation of enol acetates using chiral supporting electrolytes.
Scheme 24: Kinetic resolution of primary amines using a chiral N-oxyl radical mediator.
Scheme 25: Chiral N-oxyl-radical-mediated kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols via electrochemical oxidati...
Scheme 26: Chiral iodoarene-mediated asymmetric electrochemical lactonization.
Scheme 27: Os-catalyzed electrochemical asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins using the Sharpless ligand and i...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric electrochemical epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by a chiral Mn-salen complex.
Scheme 29: Asymmetric electrooxidation of 1,2-diols, and amino alcohols using a chiral copper catalyst.
Scheme 30: Mechanism of asymmetric electrooxidation of 1,2-diols, and amino alcohols using a chiral copper cat...
Scheme 31: Enantioselective electrocarboxylation catalyzed by an electrogenerated chiral [CoI(salen)]− complex....
Scheme 32: Asymmetric oxidative cross coupling of 2-acylimidazoles with silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 33: Ni-catalyzed asymmetric electroreductive cleavage of allylic β-keto ester 89.
Scheme 34: Asymmetric alkylation using a combination of electrosynthesis and a chiral Ni catalyst.
Scheme 35: Mechanism of asymmetric alkylation using a combination of electrosynthesis and a chiral Ni catalyst....
Scheme 36: Asymmetric epoxidation by electrogenerated percarbonate and persulfate ions in the presence of chir...
Scheme 37: α-Oxyamination of aldehydes via anodic oxidation catalyzed by chiral secondary amines.
Scheme 38: The α-alkylation of aldehydes via anodic oxidation catalyzed by chiral secondary amines.
Scheme 39: Mechanism of α-alkylation of aldehydes via anodic oxidation catalyzed by chiral secondary amines.
Scheme 40: Electrochemical chiral secondary amine-catalyzed intermolecular α-arylation of aldehydes.
Scheme 41: Mechanism of electrochemical chiral secondary amine-catalyzed intermolecular α-arylation of aldehyd...
Scheme 42: Asymmetric cross-dehydrogenative coupling of tertiary amines with simple ketones via an electrochem...
Scheme 43: Electroenzymatic asymmetric reduction using enoate reductase.
Scheme 44: Assymetric reduction using alcohol dehydrogenase as the electrocatalyst.
Scheme 45: Asymmetric electroreduction catalyzed by thermophilic NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase.
Scheme 46: Asymmetric epoxidation of styrene by electrochemical regeneration of flavin-dependent monooxygenase....
Scheme 47: Asymmetric electroreduction using a chloroperoxidase catalyst.
Scheme 48: Asymmetric electrochemical transformation mediated by hydrophobic vitamin B12.
Scheme 49: Diastereoselective cathodic reduction of phenylglyoxalic acids substituted with amines as chiral au...
Scheme 50: Ni-catalyzed asymmetric electroreductive cross coupling of aryl halides with α-chloropropanoic acid...
Scheme 51: Electrochemical Mannich addition of silyloxyfuran to in situ-generated N-acyliminium ions.
Scheme 52: Stereoselective electroreductive homodimerization of cinnamates attached to a camphor-derived chira...
Scheme 53: Diastereoselective electrochemical carboxylation of chiral α-bromocarboxylic acid derivatives.
Scheme 54: Electrocatalytic stereoselective conjugate addition of chiral β-dicarbonyl compounds to methyl viny...
Scheme 55: Stereoselective electrochemical carboxylation of chiral cinnamic acid derivatives under a CO2 atmos...
Scheme 56: Electrochemical diastereoselective α-alkylation of pyrrolidines attached with phosphorus-derived ch...
Scheme 57: Electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion-induced synthesis of chiral cis-β-lactams from amides bearing ch...
Scheme 58: Diastereoselective anodic oxidation followed by intramolecular cyclization of ω-hydroxyl amides bea...
Scheme 59: Electrochemical deprotonation of Ni(II) glycinate containing (S)-BPB as a chiral auxiliary: diaster...
Scheme 60: Enantioselective electroreductive coupling of diaryl ketones with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound...
Scheme 61: Asymmetric total synthesis of ropivacaine and its analogues using a electroorganic reaction as a ke...
Scheme 62: Asymmetric total synthesis of (−)-crispine A and its natural enantiomer via anodic cyanation of tet...
Scheme 63: Asymmetric oxidative electrodimerization of cinnamic acid derivatives as key step for the synthesis...
Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase
- Alexey Stepanyuk and
- Andreas Kirschning
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2590–2602, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.252
- , (+)-α-bulnesene, (−)-α-guajene, (−)-β-patchoulene and (−)-seychellene) with a slightly camphoraceous, woody balsamic odour [6]. Enzymatic derivatisation of terpenes by means of biocatalysis is another opportunity to create new fragrance molecules or to achieve chiral resolution of racemates. The former
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Terpene constituents 1–9 found in geranium and bergamot oils and specified odours of individual com...
Figure 2: Other selected mono- and sesquiterpenes (10–26) as fragrance materials [6].
Figure 3: Main constituents of natural iris oil: irone (27).
Scheme 1: First synthesis of ionone (30) [11].
Scheme 2: First synthesis of Ambrelux (32) [14].
Scheme 3: Industrial synthesis of myrcene (1) by pyrolysis of β-pinene (8).
Scheme 4: First synthesis of Iso E Super® (33), Iso E Super Plus® (34) and Georgywood® (35) as a mixture of i...
Figure 4: Iso E Super® region of GC spectra of Molecule 01 (left, 75 €–100 € per 100 mL; march 2019), a low-p...
Scheme 5: First synthetic route to (−)-Georgywood® (35) by Corey and Hong [33].
Scheme 6: First synthetic route to the odour-active (+)-enantiomer of Iso E Super Plus® (+)-34 [33].
Scheme 7: Analysis of the isomerisation process and formation of products. Most importantly, Iso E Super® (33...
Scheme 8: Isomerisation using additives such as alcohols or carboxylic acids. The product with the γ-position...
Scheme 9: Iso E Super Plus® (34) can undergo a third cyclisation to tetrahydrofuran 59 through compound rac-53...
Figure 5: (Adapted from ref. [8]) Ionone (30, 1893, odour threshold: 0.8 ng L−1), koavone (1982, odour threshold...
Figure 6: Branched, terpene-like cyclohexene derivatives, that are synthetic fragrance components: 60: Iso da...
Scheme 10: New unnatural terpenoid 70 from unnatural farnesyl pyrophosphate derivative 69 and comparison with ...
Extending mechanochemical porphyrin synthesis to bulkier aromatics: tetramesitylporphyrin
- Qiwen Su and
- Tamara D. Hamilton
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1149–1153, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.111
- out important functions in nature including light harvesting (i.e., chlorophyll), oxygen transport (i.e., heme), biocatalysis, and electron transfer. The ability to synthesize porphyrins bearing a variety of chemical and steric functionalities on the periphery is important in fields as diverse as
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Porphyrin structure and labelling system. B) Substituents in the ortho-position of the group att...
Scheme 1: Steps leading to the formation of a porphyrin.
Scheme 2: Mechanochemical synthesis of tetramesitylporphyrin.
Aqueous olefin metathesis: recent developments and applications
- Valerio Sabatino and
- Thomas R. Ward
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 445–468, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.39
- performing catalysis in a more sustainable medium, it still remains challenging to achieve due to the detrimental effect of water. Despite this limitation, olefin metathesis widely contributes to polymer chemistry, drug discovery and biocatalysis. Several technologies relying on aqueous metathesis have been
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Most common metathesis reactions. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), acyclic diene meta...
Scheme 2: Catalytic cycle for metathesis proposed by Chauvin.
Figure 1: Some of the most representative catalysts for aqueous metathesis. a) Well-defined ruthenium catalys...
Scheme 3: First aqueous ROMP reactions catalyzed by ruthenium(III) salts.
Scheme 4: Degradation pathway of first generation Grubbs catalyst (G-I) in methanol.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of Blechert-type catalysts 19 and 20.
Figure 2: Chemical structure and components of amphiphilic molecule PTS and derivatives.
Scheme 6: RCM of selected substrates in the presence of the surfactant PTS. Conditionsa: The reaction was car...
Scheme 7: RCM reactions of substrates 31 and 33 with the encapsulated G-II catalyst.
Scheme 8: Living ROMP of norbornene derivatives 35 and 36 with phosphine-based catalysts bearing quaternary a...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of water-soluble catalysts 3 and 4 bearing quaternary ammonium tags.
Scheme 10: In situ formation of catalyst 5 bearing a quaternary ammonium group.
Scheme 11: Catalyst recycling of an ammonium-bearing catalyst.
Scheme 12: Removal of the water-soluble catalyst 12 through host–guest interaction with silica-gel-supported β...
Scheme 13: Selection of artificial metathases reported by Ward and co-workers (ArM 1 based on biotin–(strept)a...
Figure 3: In vivo metathesis with an artificial metalloenzyme based on the biotin–streptavidin technology.
Scheme 14: Artificial metathase based on covalent anchoring approach. α-Chymotrypsin interacts with catalyst 66...
Scheme 15: Assembling an artificial metathase (ArM 4) based on the small heat shock protein from M. Jannaschii...
Scheme 16: Artificial metathases based on cavity-size engineered β-barrel protein nitrobindin (NB4exp). The HG...
Scheme 17: Artificial metathase based on cutinase (ArM 8) and resulting metathesis activities.
Scheme 18: Site-specific modification of proteins via aqueous cross-metathesis. The protein structure is based...
Scheme 19: a) Allyl homocysteine (Ahc)-modified proteins as CM substrates. b) Incorporation of Ahc in the Fc p...
Scheme 20: On-DNA cross-metathesis reaction of allyl sulfide 99.
Scheme 21: Preparation of BODIPY-containing profluorescent probes 102 and 104.
Scheme 22: Metathesis-based ethylene detection in live cells.
Scheme 23: First example of stapled peptides via olefin metathesis.
Thiol-free chemoenzymatic synthesis of β-ketosulfides
- Adrián A. Heredia,
- Martín G. López-Vidal,
- Marcela Kurina-Sanz,
- Fabricio R. Bisogno and
- Alicia B. Peñéñory
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 378–387, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.34
- ][40]. Such a combination has been scarcely exploited as compared to strategies comprising transition metal catalysis and biocatalysis [41] or, in a lesser extent, organocatalysis and enzymes [42]. In this context, a versatile and robust synthesis of β-ketosulfides avoiding the use of thiols under
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of valuable β-ketosulfides. A: bioactive synthetic compounds, B: natural products....
Scheme 1: Different strategies for the preparation of β-ketosulfides.
Scheme 2: Thiol-free chemoenzymatic synthesis of β-ketosulfides.
Figure 2: Time-course plot for the CAL-B catalysed hydrolysis of 1a.
Scheme 3: One-pot two-step preparation of phenacylalkylsulfides. aReaction conditions: i. α-haloketone (0.25 ...
Scheme 4: Selective oxidation of the β-ketosulfide 2a.
Olefin metathesis catalysts embedded in β-barrel proteins: creating artificial metalloproteins for olefin metathesis
- Daniel F. Sauer,
- Johannes Schiffels,
- Takashi Hayashi,
- Ulrich Schwaneberg and
- Jun Okuda
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2861–2871, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.265
- Biocatalysis” (SeleCa), the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) (FKZ: 031B0297), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) through the Japanese-German Graduate Externship Program on Environmentally Benign Bio- and Chemical Processes, and JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP15H05804.
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Left: Mechanism of the olefin metathesis reaction postulated by Chauvin [2]. Right: Potential influenc...
Scheme 2: (i) Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), (ii) ring-closing metathesis (RCM) and (iii) cro...
Figure 1: Common anchoring strategies for metal-complex or metal ion incorporation into protein scaffolds.
Scheme 3: Biotinylated GH-type catalysts for conjugation to (strept)avidin and their catalyzed ring-closing m...
Scheme 4: Whole-cell artificial metatheases designed by Ward et al. [47].
Scheme 5: Coupling of GH-type catalysts Ru-4/5/6 to NB4 or NB11.
Scheme 6: Anchoring and refolding of GH-type catalysts Ru-4/5/6 to FhuA.
Figure 2: Top: NB4 (PDB 3WJB); bottom: NB4exp. Highlighted in blue are the additional two β-sheets. Highlight...
β-Hydroxy sulfides and their syntheses
- Mokgethwa B. Marakalala,
- Edwin M. Mmutlane and
- Henok H. Kinfe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1668–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.143
- biocatalysis for the asymmetric synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides still remains unexplored. 3.1.2 Disulfides as nucleophiles. Whilst thiols are excellent nucleophiles and can open epoxides under a variety of conditions as detailed above, they can be awfully odoriferous and unpleasant to work with [58]. As an
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Some sulfur-containing natural products.
Figure 2: Some natural products incorporating β-hydroxy sulfide moieties.
Figure 3: Some synthetic β-hydroxy sulfides of clinical value.
Scheme 1: Alumina-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides, ethers, amines and selenides from epoxides.
Scheme 2: β-Hydroxy sulfide syntheses by ring opening of epoxides under different Lewis and Brønsted acid and...
Scheme 3: n-Bu3P-catalyzed thiolysis of epoxides and aziridines to provide the corresponding β-hydroxy and β-...
Scheme 4: Zinc(II) chloride-mediated thiolysis of epoxides.
Scheme 5: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides under microwave irradiation.
Scheme 6: Gallium triflate-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides and one-pot oxidation.
Scheme 7: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides using Ga(OTf)3 as a catalyst.
Scheme 8: Ring opening of epoxide using ionic liquids under solvent-free conditions.
Scheme 9: N-Bromosuccinimide-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 10: LiNTf2-mediated epoxide opening by thiophenol.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric ring-opening of cyclohexene oxide with various thiols catalyzed by zinc L-tartrate.
Scheme 12: Catalytic asymmetric ring opening of symmetrical epoxides with t-BuSH catalyzed by (R)-GaLB (43) wi...
Scheme 13: Asymmetric ring opening of meso-epoxides by p-xylenedithiol catalyzed by a (S,S)-(salen)Cr complex.
Scheme 14: Desymmetrization of meso-epoxide with thiophenol derivatives.
Scheme 15: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of meso-epoxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chira...
Scheme 16: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of stilbene oxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chi...
Scheme 17: Asymmetric desymmetrization of meso-epoxides using BINOL-based Brønsted acid catalysts.
Scheme 18: Lithium-BINOL-phosphate-catalyzed desymmetrization of meso-epoxides with aromatic thiols.
Scheme 19: Ring-opening reactions of cyclohexene oxide with thiols by using CPs 1-Eu and 2-Tb.
Scheme 20: CBS-oxazaborolidine-catalyzed borane reduction of β-keto sulfides.
Scheme 21: Preparation of β-hydroxy sulfides via connectivity.
Scheme 22: Baker’s yeast-catalyzed reduction of sulfenylated β-ketoesters.
Scheme 23: Sodium-mediated ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 24: Disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybdate.
Scheme 25: Proposed reaction mechanism of disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybda...
Scheme 26: Cyclodextrin-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes.
Scheme 27: Zinc-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from disulfides and alkenes.
Scheme 28: tert-Butyl hydroperoxide-catalyzed hydroxysulfurization of alkenes.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism of the radical hydroxysulfurization.
Scheme 30: Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfides.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfid...
Scheme 32: Copper(II)-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides 15e,f from alkenes and basic disulfides.
Scheme 33: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes.
Scheme 34: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation reaction mechanism.
Scheme 35: One-pot oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfenylation of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 36: Proposed mechanism for the oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfination of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 37: 1,2-Acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes using DIB/KI.
Scheme 38: Proposed reaction mechanism of the diacetoxyiodobenzene (DIB) and KI-mediated 1,2-acetoxysulfenylat...
Scheme 39: Catalytic asymmetric thiofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes.
Scheme 40: Proposed catalytic cycle for asymmetric sulfenofunctionalization.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of thiosugars using intramolecular thiol-ene reaction.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of leukotriene C-1 by Corey et al.: (a) N-(trifluoroacetyl)glutathione dimethyl ester (3 ...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of pteriatoxins with epoxide thiolysis to attain β-hydroxy sulfides. Reagents: (a) (1) K2...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of peptides containing a β-hydroxy sulfide moiety.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of diltiazem (12) using biocatalytic resolution of an epoxide followed by thiolysis.
Biocatalytic synthesis of the Green Note trans-2-hexenal in a continuous-flow microreactor
- Morten M. C. H. van Schie,
- Tiago Pedroso de Almeida,
- Gabriele Laudadio,
- Florian Tieves,
- Elena Fernández-Fueyo,
- Timothy Noël,
- Isabel W. C. E. Arends and
- Frank Hollmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 697–703, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.58
- induced by the segmented flow regime. This flow pattern guarantees an enhanced contact between the two phases and provides a uniform gas concentration in the liquid segment. Therefore, it is not very astonishing that also the biocatalysis community is showing interest in flow chemistry. Several
- setup. Conclusion Alcohol oxidase-catalysed oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes bears a significant potential for preparative biocatalysis. The reaction is independent from expensive and instable nicotinamide cofactors (and the corresponding cosubstrates/coproducts as well as possible regeneration
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Enzymatic reaction schemes for the selective oxidation of trans-hex-2-enol. A: Alcohol dehydrogenas...
Figure 1: Michaelis–Menten kinetics of the PeAAOx-catalysed oxidation of trans-hex-2-enol. Conditions: 50 mM ...
Figure 2: The influence of the residence time on the conversion of trans-hex-2-enol (red squares) to trans-2-...
Figure 3: Increasing the PeAAOx turnover numbers (TN) by increasing the residence time. Conditions: 6 mL flow...
Heterogeneous Pd catalysts as emulsifiers in Pickering emulsions for integrated multistep synthesis in flow chemistry
- Katharina Hiebler,
- Georg J. Lichtenegger,
- Manuel C. Maier,
- Eun Sung Park,
- Renie Gonzales-Groom,
- Bernard P. Binks and
- Heidrun Gruber-Woelfler
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 648–658, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.52
- sacubitril. In addition, successful implementation of heterogeneous Pd catalysts in Pickering emulsions is a first promising step towards the aimed combination of chemo- and biocatalysis for the continuous formation of valsartan and sacubitril via multistep catalytic cascade reactions. Finally, it could be
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Targeted integrated multistep synthesis of valsartan (1) and sacubitril (2).
Scheme 1: Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of phenylboronic acid 3 with various bromoarenes 4a–e (a: R1 = H, R2 = CH3; ...
Figure 2: Particle size distribution of Ce0.495Sn0.495Pd0.01O2–δ after size reduction via milling and separat...
Figure 3: Optical microscope images of fresh aqueous dispersions, 0.05 wt %, of (a) Ce0.495Sn0.495Pd0.01O2–δ ...
Figure 4: Photos of vessels containing cyclohexane-in-water emulsions stabilised by particles of Ce0.495Sn0.4...
Figure 5: Optical microscopy images of cyclohexane-in-water emulsions of Figure 4 after one month for particle concen...
Figure 6: (top) Mean emulsion droplet diameter after 30 min as a function of particle concentration for syste...
Figure 7: Mean particle diameter in aqueous dispersions as a function of Ce0.495Sn0.495Pd0.01O2–δ concentrati...
Figure 8: Variation of the zeta potential and pH value of aqueous dispersions of Ce0.495Sn0.495Pd0.01O2–δ par...
Figure 9: (a) Appearance of octane-in-water emulsions with time at 0.05 wt % of Ce0.495Sn0.495Pd0.01O2–δ (lef...
Figure 10: (a) Variation of droplet diameter with particle concentration for octane-in-water emulsions stabili...
Figure 11: (a) Variation of droplet diameter with particle concentration for toluene-in-water emulsions stabil...
Latest development in the synthesis of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA): a critical review
- Fabio Tonin and
- Isabel W. C. E. Arends
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 470–483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.33
- reagents and products. This methodology is widely used in biocatalysis to solve solubility issues. Unfortunately, the solubility of hydroxysteroids in non-alcoholic organic solvents (e.g., ethers, alkanes, dichloromethane, chloroform) is not very high (e.g., the reported solubility values for CDCA and CA
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structure of UDCA.
Figure 2: Chemical structures of bile acids and salts.
Figure 3: Comparison between Wolff–Kishner and Mozingo reduction. Notably the overall chemical reaction is th...
Figure 4: Reaction catalysed by the 12α-HSDH; the 12-OH group of CA or UCA is oxidized yielding 12-oxo-CDCA o...
Figure 5: Epimerization reaction catalysed by the 7α-HSDH and 7β-HSDH; the 7α-OH group of CA (R = OH) or CDCA...
Figure 6: Overview of the chemoenzymatic process for the production of UDCA from CA: The oxidation, reduction...
Figure 7: Schematic representation of the flow reactor for the continuous conversion of CDCA to UDCA [93].
Figure 8: Chemoenzymatic pathways for the formation of UDCA from CA that profit by the C7 hydroxylation activ...
Preparation of trinucleotide phosphoramidites as synthons for the synthesis of gene libraries
- Ruth Suchsland,
- Bettina Appel and
- Sabine Müller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 397–406, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.28
- selection and identification of mutants with improved properties is a favoured method in the field of white biotechnology and biocatalysis, to improve the fitness of enzymes for industrial application [5]. In general, directed evolution may be summarized as an iterative two-step process which involves the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Preparation of fully protected trinucleotides in solution (A), on solid phase (B) and on soluble po...
Figure 2: Strategies for trinucleotide synthesis using different pairs of orthogonal groups for protection of...
Figure 3: Strategy for the synthesis of nucleotide dimers and extension to the trimer in either 5'- or 3'-dir...
Figure 4: Removal of the 3'-O-protecting group under conditions that leave all other protecting groups at 5'-...
Figure 5: Release of trinucleotide blocks from the solid support by cleavage of an oxalyl anchor (A) and by a...
Figure 6: Release of the trinucleotide from the support under reductive conditions.
Figure 7: Phosphitylation of trimers. Reaction conditions, in particular the choice of the phosphitylation re...
Hydrolysis, polarity, and conformational impact of C-terminal partially fluorinated ethyl esters in peptide models
- Vladimir Kubyshkin and
- Nediljko Budisa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2442–2457, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.241
- Vladimir Kubyshkin Nediljko Budisa Biocatalysis group, Institute of Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Müller-Breslau-Strasse 10, Berlin 10623, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.13.241 Abstract Fluorinated moieties are highly valuable to chemists due to the sensitive NMR detectability of the 19F
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A. Dependence of the lipophilicity (logP) on the number of fluorine atoms in a partially fluorinate...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the model compounds.
Figure 2: Kinetics of the C-terminal ester hydrolysis.
Figure 3: Partitioning of the esters 1–5 between octan-1-ol and water. Insert: comparison with the other part...
Scheme 2: Amide isomerism in the N-acetylprolyl fragment.
Figure 4: Enhancement of the trans/cis thermodynamic preferences in the ester models as a function of the sol...
Scheme 3: A. Four-state conformational equilibrium model used by Siebler et al. [72] for explanations of the elev...
Scheme 4: Elevation of the trans/cis ratio in derivatives of N-acyl proline may result from the enhanced n→π*...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of the model peptides.
Figure 5: Mean residue molar circular dichroism (Δε) of peptides 8–10 in methanol (left) and aqueous phosphat...
Figure 6: Conformational analysis of the peptides by 1H DOSY NMR (D2O, 298 K). The theoretical values were ca...
Figure 7: Hydrolysis of the C-terminal 2,2-difluoroethyl esters of the oligopeptides in buffered deuterium ox...
