Stereoselective, nitro-Mannich/lactamisation cascades for the direct synthesis of heavily decorated 5-nitropiperidin-2-ones and related heterocycles

• Pavol Jakubec,
• Dane M. Cockfield,
• Madeleine Helliwell,
• James Raftery and
• Darren J. Dixon

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 567–578, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.64

• –c to LiAlH4 in THF followed by quenching and treatment with HCOOH, spirocycles 11a–c were obtained in good yields. The chemoselectivity of the reduction was unambiguously confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies of 11c. Furthermore, the use of an excess of DIBAL at room temperature

Intramolecular carbenoid ylide forming reactions of 2-diazo-3-keto-4-phthalimidocarboxylic esters derived from methionine and cysteine

• Marc Enßle,
• Stefan Buck,
• Roland Werz and
• Gerhard Maas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 433–440, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.49

• . It is therefore interesting to gather information about the chemoselectivity of these reactive intermediates. For intramolecular reactions, the ring size of the products can make an additional contribution to the observed chemoselectivity. In this study, we have addressed the competition between two

On the control of secondary carbanion structure utilising ligand effects during directed metallation

• Andrew E. H. Wheatley,
• Jonathan Clayden,
• Ian H. Hillier,
• Alison Campbell Smith,
• Mark A. Vincent,
• Laurence J. Taylor and
• Joanna Haywood

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 50–60, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.5

• solvent or additives to influence the chemoselectivity of lithiation, 6-H was treated at −78 °C with t-BuLi in a hydrocarbon medium to which 1 equiv of PMDTA had been added. The resulting dark purple solution was transferred directly to a freezer (−30 °C) whereupon storage afforded a product that X-ray

Efficient and selective chemical transformations under flow conditions: The combination of supported catalysts and supercritical fluids

• M. Isabel Burguete,
• Eduardo García-Verdugo and
• Santiago V. Luis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1347–1359, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.159

• , whereas lower values, around 0.13–0.21 mmol·h−1, were achieved in DCM. More interestingly, in all cases the conversion, chemoselectivity, selectivity and enantioselectivity were comparable or slightly superior to those found for the work under batch conditions with the same catalysts. The results obtained

Functionalization of heterocyclic compounds using polyfunctional magnesium and zinc reagents

• Paul Knochel,
• Matthias A. Schade,
• Sebastian Bernhardt,
• Georg Manolikakes,
• Albrecht Metzger,
• Fabian M. Piller,
• Christoph J. Rohbogner and
• Marc Mosrin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1261–1277, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.147

• -coupling (Negishi reaction) affords the 5-arylated furan 15 in 89% yield. Interestingly, a high chemoselectivity is observed with several heterocyclic dihalides [8][9]. Thus, the tribromopyrimidine 16 provides only the 4-zincated pyrimidine 17. After allylation, the expected allylated pyrimidine 18 is

• -iodide, and therefore facilitates the cleavage of this carbon–iodide bond. This method has been extended to the preparation of benzylic zinc reagents [13]. A remarkable chemoselectivity is observed and functional groups, such as an acetyl group, are perfectly compatible with such synthesis. Thus, the

• of the base, the role of MgCl2 is to increase its reactivity and the role of zinc is essential since it confers to this base an exceptional chemoselectivity (Scheme 8). Thus, the 1,3,4-oxadiazole 43 is readily converted to the zinc reagent 44 by the reaction with TMP2Zn·2MgCl2·2LiCl (42, 0.55 equiv

Gold(I)-catalyzed synthesis of γ-vinylbutyrolactones by intramolecular oxaallylic alkylation with alcohols

• Michel Chiarucci,
• Mirko Locritani,
• Gianpiero Cera and
• Marco Bandini

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1198–1204, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.139

• confirms the allylic SN1 mechanism for the present methodology [44]. The high chemoselectivity guaranteed by the gold catalysts is worthy of note, as it channels the reaction toward the allylic alkylation mechanism without any contamination deriving from transesterification reactions. This evidence is

Evaluation of a commercial packed bed flow hydrogenator for reaction screening, optimization, and synthesis

• Marian C. Bryan,
• David Wernick,
• Christopher D. Hein,
• James V. Petersen,
• John W. Eschelbach and
• Elizabeth M. Doherty

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1141–1149, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.132

• ]. In addition, the contamination appears to accumulate through continued use of the reactor, presenting a signficant challenge with regard to performance stability. It should be noted that after thorough decontamination of the reactor we were able to reproduce the high chemoselectivity observed in the

Reductive amination with zinc powder in aqueous media

• Giovanni B. Giovenzana,
• Daniela Imperio,
• Andrea Penoni and
• Giovanni Palmisano

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1095–1099, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.125

• benzaldehyde with aliphatic amines (entries e and f). The reaction with allylamine allows us to appreciate the chemoselectivity of this protocol, leaving the C=C double bond untouched. Entries g and h rely on the combination of aliphatic substrates; the yields are lower and coupling byproducts were not

Microphotochemistry: 4,4'-Dimethoxybenzophenone mediated photodecarboxylation reactions involving phthalimides

• Oksana Shvydkiv,
• Kieran Nolan and
• Michael Oelgemöller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1055–1063, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.121

• thiazolidine ring gave two sets of doublets at 2.97/3.39 ppm and 4.36/4.93 ppm. The increased yield of 7 compared to its carbon-analogue 3 suggests that the sulfur-atom in α-position to the carboxylate group in 6 accelerates photodecarboxylation [44][45]. In addition to the high chemoselectivity, DMBP remained

Triazole–Au(I) complex as chemoselective catalyst in promoting propargyl ester rearrangements

• Dawei Wang,
• Yanwei Zhang,
• Rong Cai and
• Xiaodong Shi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1014–1020, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.115

• Dawei Wang Yanwei Zhang Rong Cai Xiaodong Shi Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA 10.3762/bjoc.7.115 Abstract Triazole–Au (TA–Au) catalysts were employed in several transformations involving propargyl ester rearrangement. Good chemoselectivity was observed

• . Keywords: allene; chemoselectivity; gold catalysis; ligand effect; organometallic; Introduction The past decade has seen rapid growth in the use of homogeneous gold catalysis for conducting powerful organic transformations [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Like many other transition metal complexes, the

• indicating excellent chemoselectivity of the triazole coordinated gold complexes. Various propargyl esters were synthesized to test the reaction substrate scope. The results are summarized in Table 1. As shown in Table 1, the transformation proceeded smoothly with substrates having both an aromatic group on

Multicomponent reaction access to complex quinolines via oxidation of the Povarov adducts

• Esther Vicente-García,
• Rosario Ramón,
• Sara Preciado and
• Rodolfo Lavilla

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 980–987, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.110

• for these substrates. One of the most commonly used is DDQ, which affords quinolines in acceptable yields. The main advantages of this oxidizing agent lie in its chemoselectivity and a requirement for relatively mild conditions, allowing it to be used in the presence of a wide range of substituents of

High chemoselectivity in the phenol synthesis

• Matthias Rudolph,
• Melissa Q. McCreery,
• Wolfgang Frey and
• A. Stephen K. Hashmi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 794–801, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.90

Palladium- and copper-mediated N-aryl bond formation reactions for the synthesis of biological active compounds

• Carolin Fischer and
• Burkhard Koenig

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 59–74, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.10

• the required stoichiometric amount of copper and the long reaction time of 3 days [42]. For detailed insight into the structural requirements of active antimycobacterial purines 90, an easy access to 9-N-arylpurines 93 was required. Complete regioselectivity, and in most cases high chemoselectivity

The allylic chalcogen effect in olefin metathesis

• Yuya A. Lin and
• Benjamin G. Davis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 1219–1228, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.140

• is even compatible with amine and sulfur containing building blocks. Together with its high stability in various media and excellent chemoselectivity, olefin metathesis has been used on peptide substrates for various applications in chemical biology [5][6][7][8]. The development of water-soluble

• methyl acrylate with very high yield [25]. Remarkably, none of the possible RCM products of the diene were detected. This observed chemoselectivity was ascribed to hydrogen-bonding of the allylic hydroxy to the chloride ligand of the catalyst resulting in an intermediate alkylidene 17 which has a

Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of 1-aryltriazenes with arylboronic acids catalyzed by a recyclable polymer-supported N-heterocyclic carbene–palladium complex catalyst

• Guangming Nan,
• Fang Ren and
• Meiming Luo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 70, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.70

• . Various aryltriazenes were investigated as electrophilic substrates at room temperature to give biaryls in good to excellent yields and showed good chemoselectivity over aryl halides in the reactions. Keywords: 1-aryltriazenes; N-heterocyclic carbene–palladium complex; polymer-supported catalyst

•  5, entries 5, 6). Notably, good reactivity and chemoselectivity were achieved with 1-(4-bromophenyl)- and 1-(4-iodophenyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)diazene (Table 5, entries 5, 6), showing that triazenes were more active than the corresponding aryl bromides and iodides under these reaction conditions

• , while the homogeneous Pd-phosphine catalyst system gave very low product yields with these substrates [29]. The good reactivity and chemoselectivity may allow haloaryltriazenes to be used as substrates for differential cross-coupling reactions in the same way as haloarenediazonium salts [33]. Conclusion

A short and efficient synthesis of valsartan via a Negishi reaction

• Samir Ghosh,
• A. Sanjeev Kumar and
• G. N. Mehta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 27, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.27

• , the use of organozinc compounds provides better transmetalation activity than that obtained by the use of organoboron reagents as well as good chemoselectivity since most common functional groups are not attacked by organozinc species. Although preparations of several biphenyl ring systems related to

Mitomycins syntheses: a recent update

• Jean-Christophe Andrez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 33, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.33

• molecule, provides the desired steroselectivity. An uncommon transformation was then accomplished: the reduction, with L-Selectride, of a lactam in the presence of a ketone. There are several causes for the unusual chemoselectivity of this reduction. The lone pair electrons of the amide nitrogen in

The development and evaluation of a continuous flow process for the lipase- mediated oxidation of alkenes

• Charlotte Wiles,
• Marcus J. Hammond and
• Paul Watts

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 27, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.27

• reduced chemoselectivity observed in strongly acidic media. As a means of addressing these problems, the past 20 years has seen a series of authors investigate the use of a chemo-enzymatic process for the oxidation of olefins, based on the enzymatic formation of peracids from carboxylic acids and oxidants

N-acylation of ethanolamine using lipase: a chemoselective catalyst

• Mazaahir Kidwai,
• Roona Poddar and
• Poonam Mothsra

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 10, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.10

• irradiation has advantages over conventional heating (CH), in the control of reaction rate, yield, stereoselectivity or chemoselectivity [15]. Microwave assisted heating under controlled conditions is an invaluable technology for organic synthesis because it often dramatically reduces reaction times

Chemoselective reduction of aldehydes by ruthenium trichloride and resin- bound formates

• Basudeb Basu,
• Bablee Mandal,
• Sajal Das,
• Pralay Das and
• Ashis K. Nanda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 53, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.53

• ® resins; chemoselectivity; hydrogen transfer; reduction of carbonyl group; ruthenium chloride; Introduction Reduction of carbonyl functionality by transition metal-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation (CTH) with the aid of a suitable hydrogen donor is a valuable synthetic tool and has proved to be a viable

Total synthesis of the indolizidine alkaloid tashiromine

• Stephen P. Marsden and
• Alison D. McElhinney

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 8, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-4-8

• potentially act as nucleophiles themselves in the acidic medium of the electrophilic cyclisation, and the investigation of such chemoselectivity issues provided a further impetus for this study. Acylsilane 13 was therefore prepared from propargyl alcohol in four steps then subjected to asymmetric reduction

Knorr- Rabe partial reduction of pyrroles: Application to the synthesis of indolizidine alkaloids

• Brendon S. Gourlay,
• John H. Ryan and
• Jason A. Smith

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 3, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-4-3

• was consumed to give the hexahydroindolizidine 9 as the only observable product in ~80% yield. The chemoselectivity using these modified conditions is noteworthy while the carbonyl group is fully reduced the pyrrole group is selectively and partially reduced to the 3-pyrroline. This result was

The enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-monomorine I using a 5-endo- trig cyclisation strategy

• Malcolm B. Berry,
• Donald Craig,
• Philip S. Jones and
• Gareth J. Rowlands

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, No. 39, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-3-39

• )aziridine 9 by ring-opening with 1 followed by protecting group interchange. Although this strategy was not as elegant as utilising an N-benzoylaziridine directly, we deemed it prudent not to subject such a species to nucleophilic attack due to reported issues with chemoselectivity. [17] Careful

Microwave assisted synthesis of triazoloquinazolinones and benzimidazoquinazolinones

• Aboul-Fetouh E. Mourad,
• Ashraf A. Aly,
• Hassan H. Farag and
• Eman A. Beshr

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2007, 3, No. 11, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-3-11

• . Analysis of the 1H NMR spectra of 4a-d provided answers on the chemoselectivity of the cyclocondensation. The δ values of the most carbon signals could be determined and assigned to the corresponding carbon atoms. For example, the 13C NMR spectrum of compound 4b revealed fourteen distinctive carbon signals

Hydrogenation of aromatic ketones, aldehydes, and epoxides with hydrogen and Pd(0)EnCat™ 30NP

• Steven V. Ley,
• Angus J. P. Stewart-Liddon,
• David Pears,
• Remedios H. Perni and
• Kevin Treacher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 15, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-15

• ]. For these kind of substrates, catalysts based on Ni, Pd, and Pt have been used, and further efforts are directed toward improving the chemoselectivity and regioselectivity of this ring-opening reaction. [18][19] We now demonstrate that aryl aldehydes and ketones as well as aryl epoxides can also