The LANCA three-component reaction to highly substituted β-ketoenamides – versatile intermediates for the synthesis of functionalized pyridine, pyrimidine, oxazole and quinoxaline derivatives

• Tilman Lechel,
• Roopender Kumar,
• Mrinal K. Bera,
• Reinhold Zimmer and
• Hans-Ulrich Reissig

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 655–678, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.61

• highly substituted heterocyclic compounds is possible. An intramolecular aldol-type condensation reaction efficiently furnishes pyridin-4-ols PY that can be further modified by palladium-catalyzed reactions, e.g., to specifically substituted furopyridine derivatives. Condensations of β-ketoenamides with

• reactions are possible. Keywords: allenes; condensations; multicomponent reactions; oxazoles; pyrimidines; quinoxalines; Introduction Multicomponent reactions are known to create unique product skeletons in an atom economic, efficient and time saving fashion. In many cases, compounds bearing functional

• pyrimidine N-oxide derivatives The condensation of β-ketoenamides KE with hydroxylamine hydrochloride can either deliver pyrimidine N-oxides PO or oxazepine derivatives J. However, only the six-membered heterocycles were isolated under the conditions employed (Scheme 16) [32]. Remarkably, the condensations

Synthesis and selected transformations of 2-unsubstituted 1-(adamantyloxy)imidazole 3-oxides: straightforward access to non-symmetric 1,3-dialkoxyimidazolium salts

• Grzegorz Mlostoń,
• Małgorzata Celeda,
• Katarzyna Urbaniak,
• Marcin Jasiński,
• Vladyslav Bakhonsky,
• Peter R. Schreiner and
• Heinz Heimgartner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 497–505, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.43

• temperature [14]. An important reaction of 1 is the O-alkylation leading to alkoxyimidazolium salts, which display in some cases properties of ‘room temperature ionic liquids’ [15][16]. Finally, straightforward deoxygenation by treatment with Raney-Ni is also worth mentioning [17]. Condensations presented in

Microwave-assisted synthesis of N,N-bis(phosphinoylmethyl)amines and N,N,N-tris(phosphinoylmethyl)amines bearing different substituents on the phosphorus atoms

• Erika Bálint,
• Anna Tripolszky,
• László Hegedűs and
• György Keglevich

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 469–473, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.40

• (phosphinoylmethyl)amine derivatives bearing different substituents at the phosphorous atoms (Y2P=O) by reacting them with one equivalent of paraformaldehyde and diphenylphosphine oxide under MW conditions (Scheme 6). The three-component condensations were performed in the absence of any catalyst in acetonitrile as

• identical (14) and different Y2P=O groups (15–17) (Scheme 8). The condensations were performed as mentioned above. The introduction of a third phosphinoylmethyl moiety into the bis-derivatives containing an NH unit (13a and 13b) required a longer reaction time (2 h) at 100 °C. In these cases, the conversion

Unexpected loss of stereoselectivity in glycosylation reactions during the synthesis of chondroitin sulfate oligosaccharides

• Teresa Mena-Barragán,
• José L. de Paz and
• Pedro M. Nieto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 137–144, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.14

• ]. Moreover, in previous studies, we carried out the [2 + 2] coupling between several N-TFA-protected uronic acid-GalNAc disaccharides and the β-tetrasaccharides were exclusively isolated in good yields [7][36]. Importantly, the same reaction conditions were used for all these [2 + 2] condensations (20 mol

Unnatural α-amino ethyl esters from diethyl malonate or ethyl β-bromo-α-hydroxyiminocarboxylate

• Eloi P. Coutant,
• Vincent Hervin,
• Glwadys Gagnot,
• Candice Ford,
• Racha Baatallah and
• Yves L. Janin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2853–2860, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.264

• condensations of diethyl malonate on aldehydes, reductions of the resulting alkylidenemalonates, the preparation of the corresponding α-hydroxyimino esters and their final reduction. This synthetic pathway turned out to be general although some unexpected limitations were encountered. The synthetic

• instance, from diethyl malonate (4) and an alkylation reaction or a Knoevenagel condensation–reduction sequence (Scheme 1). Results and Discussion As depicted in Table 1, Knoevenagel condensations of diethyl malonate (4) and aldehydes 5a–al followed by reduction of the intermediate alkylidenemalonates 6a

Synthesis of unnatural α-amino esters using ethyl nitroacetate and condensation or cycloaddition reactions

• Glwadys Gagnot,
• Vincent Hervin,
• Eloi P. Coutant,
• Sarah Desmons,
• Racha Baatallah,
• Victor Monnot and
• Yves L. Janin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2846–2852, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.263

• condensation reactions between aldehydes 3 or acetals 5 and ethyl nitroacetate (4). However, the high yield condensations with aldehydes 3 which were reported for some examples [3][4] require more than stoichiometric amounts of titanium tetrachloride thus leading to considerable amounts of metal-containing

• chemical waste. Moreover, far lower yields were reported in many other instances when using this reagent [5][6]. In an attempt to improve the generality of this synthetic pathway and diminish its requirement for metals, we studied some alternatives, such as the condensations between ethyl nitroacetate (4

• benzoate, a well-known side product in this reaction [7][8]. From the aryl acetals 5g–l featuring electron-withdrawing groups, low to non-detectable amounts of the condensations products 2g–l were observed by 1H NMR analysis, and this was reflected in the isolated yield of the corresponding α-nitroesters

An overview on recent advances in the synthesis of sulfonated organic materials, sulfonated silica materials, and sulfonated carbon materials and their catalytic applications in chemical processes

• Hashem Sharghi,
• Pezhman Shiri and
• Mahdi Aberi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2745–2770, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.253

• [DISM][CCl3COO] (18) and [Dsim][CF3COO] (19) ILs were utilized as recyclable, efficient, and eco-benign catalysts for the three-component one-pot condensations towards a variety of 1,8-dioxodecahydroacridine derivatives 22 and 14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthene derivatives 24 in short reaction times under solvent

Synthesis and supramolecular self-assembly of glutamic acid-based squaramides

• Juan V. Alegre-Requena,
• Marleen Häring,
• Isaac G. Sonsona,
• Alex Abramov,
• Eugenia Marqués-López,
• Raquel P. Herrera and
• David Díaz Díaz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2065–2073, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.180

• describe the preparation and characterization of two new unsymmetrical squaramide-based organogelators. The synthesis of the compounds was carried out by subsequent amine condensations starting from dimethyl squarate. The design of the gelators involved a squaramide core connected on one side to a long

• be synthesized for subsequent amine condensations starting from dimethyl squarate. These compounds were found to self-assemble in different organic solvents leading to the formation of stable supramolecular gels upon a classical heating–cooling cycle. Thus, these two compounds expand the short list

Direct electrochemical generation of organic carbonates by dehydrogenative coupling

• Tile Gieshoff,
• Vinh Trieu,
• Jan Heijl and
• Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1578–1582, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.135

• highly reactive chemicals. This comes with disadvantages in high safety requirements for handling these chemicals, such as ethylene oxide and phosgene [3]. Alternative approaches to carbonate generation are oxidative carbonylations or dehydrative condensations based on alcohols as starting materials

One hundred years of benzotropone chemistry

• Arif Dastan,
• Haydar Kilic and
• Nurullah Saracoglu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98

Recent developments in the asymmetric Reformatsky-type reaction

• Hélène Pellissier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 325–344, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.21

• constitute efficient alternatives to base-induced aldol condensations since the enolates are formed under neutral conditions, which allow an excellent functional group tolerance. However, the Reformatsky reaction generally provided lower yields and stereoselectivities along with narrower substrate scopes

One-pot sequential synthesis of tetrasubstituted thiophenes via sulfur ylide-like intermediates

• Jun Ki Kim,
• Hwan Jung Lim,
• Kyung Chae Jeong and
• Seong Jun Park

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 243–252, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.16

• primarily been prepared by base-catalyzed intramolecular Dieckmann-, Thorpe–Ziegler, and aldol-type condensations of the corresponding ketene-N,S-acetals [57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]. These methods are still need strong bases [60], high temperatures [62][64][65], and are generally low

Mechanochemical Knoevenagel condensation investigated in situ

• Sebastian Haferkamp,
• Franziska Fischer,
• Werner Kraus and
• Franziska Emmerling

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2010–2014, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.197

• interactions such as hydrogen bonds, halogen bonds, and π∙∙∙π interactions [16][17][18][19]. For example, Toda et al. reported yields of 97% for Aldol condensations in the absence of any solvents [20]. Kaupp et al. described the first Knoevenagel condensation in a ball mill [21]. Compared to conventional

Mechanochemical synthesis of small organic molecules

• Tapas Kumar Achar,
• Anima Bose and
• Prasenjit Mal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1907–1931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.186

• also observed that an oven-dried catalyst worked effectively to give 99% of product with 99% ee up to few cycles. Heterocycle synthesis Multicomponent reactions [135], cyclo-condensations and cascaded transformations are common strategies to make heterocyclic ring [113] systems like pyrroles, pyrans

Switchable highly regioselective synthesis of 3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)ones from o-phenylenediamines and aroylpyruvates

• Juraj Dobiaš,
• Marek Ondruš,
• Gabriela Addová and
• Andrej Boháč

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1350–1360, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.132

• 3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one pairs were selectively prepared and characterised (Table 1 and Supporting Information File 1). Their condensations were investigated under five different reaction conditions: a) Cyclocondensations of diamines 11a–f and ethyl ester of 12a were performed by our

Total syntheses of the archazolids: an emerging class of novel anticancer drugs

• Stephan Scheeff and
• Dirk Menche

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1085–1098, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.108

• coupling, acetate protection of the newly generated hydroxy group and DBU-mediated elimination. This three-step sequence proceeded as shown in Scheme 6 with excellent yields (94%) giving the triene 33 as a single diastereomer, which demonstrates the usefulness of aldol condensations in complex target

Opportunities and challenges for the sustainable production of structurally complex diterpenoids in recombinant microbial systems

• Katarina Kemper,
• Max Hirte,
• Markus Reinbold,
• Monika Fuchs and
• Thomas Brück

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 845–854, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.85

• the comparably short chains of dolichols [39]. The vast majority of terpenes, steroids and other isoprenoids like cholesterols and carotenoids are obtained from E-condensations [35]. Head-to-tail connection of single IPP and DMAPP by geranyl diphosphate synthase (GPPS) results in geranyl diphosphate

Highly bulky and stable geometry-constrained iminopyridines: Synthesis, structure and application in Pd-catalyzed Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides

• Yi Lai,
• Zhijian Zong,
• Yujie Tang,
• Weimin Mo,
• Nan Sun,
• Baoxiang Hu,
• Zhenlu Shen,
• Liqun Jin,
• Wen-hua Sun and
• Xinquan Hu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 213–221, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.24

• quantitative yield. With compounds 1, 2, 3 and 4 in hand, further condensations with different arylamines and direct coordination to PdCl2 in one pot smoothly in the presence of TsOH. For this transformation, we found that vigorous stirring during the reaction was very important, which increased the yields

Extrusion – back to the future: Using an established technique to reform automated chemical synthesis

• Deborah E. Crawford

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 65–75, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.9

• successful by ball milling also. Condensation reactions (e.g., Knoevenagel condensations, Michael additions and Aldol reactions) in particular are the most obvious reaction to be successful by extrusion due to its general success in the ball mill, and as their reactions can be accelerated by the simple

A new paradigm for designing ring construction strategies for green organic synthesis: implications for the discovery of multicomponent reactions to build molecules containing a single ring

• John Andraos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2420–2442, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.236

• ], or malonate diesters via Claisen condensations followed by hydrolysis and decarboxylation. The greenest routes appear in the [4 + 2] strategy. The three-step route beginning with photochemical ring opening of cyclobutenone to give vinylketene, followed by Diels–Alder addition to ethylene leading to

Useful access to enantiomerically pure protected inositols from carbohydrates: the aldohexos-5-uloses route

• Felicia D’Andrea,
• Giorgio Catelani,
• Lorenzo Guazzelli and
• Venerando Pistarà

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2343–2350, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.227

• derivatives of the D-xylo and L-ribo series, respectively C-4 and C-2 epimers of the L-arabino series. Based on these aldol condensations together with the work previously performed on the L-arabino [33] and L-lyxo [34] series, a working mechanism is presented to explain the complete stereocontrol over the

Effect of the π-conjugation length on the properties and photovoltaic performance of A–π–D–π–A type oligothiophenes with a 4,8-bis(thienyl)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene core

• Ni Yin,
• Lilei Wang,
• Yi Lin,
• Jinduo Yi,
• Lingpeng Yan,
• Junyan Dou,
• Hai-Bo Yang,
• Xin Zhao and
• Chang-Qi Ma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1788–1797, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.169

• (reaction iv), and the final compounds, COOP-nHT-TBDTs 1–4, were obtained by Knoevenagel condensations of CHO-nHT-TBDTs 17–20 with octylcyanoacetate (reaction v). Since all these compounds have multiple alkyl chains, they are soluble in common organic solvents, so that the final compounds can be processed

Biosynthesis of oxygen and nitrogen-containing heterocycles in polyketides

• Franziska Hemmerling and
• Frank Hahn

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1512–1550, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.148

• unprecedented, enzyme-bound flavin-N5-oxide 144 (Scheme 21) [137]. The resulting ketone 141 undergoes a Favorskii rearrangement, finally leading to the formation of the δ-lactone moiety. EncM has also been rationalised to participate in the stereoselectivity of the subsequent aldol condensations and the final

• mechanism for 4-substituted pyran-2-ones shown in Scheme 2e), Dieckmann condensations as well as oxidative ring expansion of tetramates (212, a–d in Scheme 29). Tetramates 209 are formed by Dieckmann condensation (c in Scheme 29). 2.1 Pyridinones 2.1.1 Condensation between carbonyl groups and nitrogen

Microwave-assisted synthesis of (aminomethylene)bisphosphine oxides and (aminomethylene)bisphosphonates by a three-component condensation

• Erika Bálint,
• Ádám Tajti,
• Anna Dzielak,
• Gerhard Hägele and
• György Keglevich

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1493–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.146

• diphenylphosphine oxide to an isonitrile (Scheme 4b) [36][42]. In this paper, we wish to report the results of our investigations on the synthetic protocol utilizing the three-component condensations of primary or secondary amines, orthoformates and >P(O)H species, such as dialkyl phosphites or diphenylphosphine

• isolated in a yield of 63%. At higher temperatures, decomposition was observed. In the next stage, the MW-assisted reaction of secondary amines was studied with triethyl orthoformate and diethyl phosphite (Scheme 8). The condensations were carried out applying 3.5 equivalents of diethyl phosphite at 125 °C

• were the same as those in the condensations with diethyl phosphite (125–150 °C, 1 h). Using 2 equivalents of dialkyl phosphite, more or less transesterified (aminomethylene)bisphosphonates (9–11 and 3c) were also formed beside the expected (phenylaminomethylene)bisphosphonates 7a or 7b (Table 6,entries

Multicomponent reactions: A simple and efficient route to heterocyclic phosphonates

• Mohammad Haji

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1269–1301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.121

• . Some of these post-MCR transformations are: intramolecular cycloaddition reactions, Knoevenagel condensations, metathesis reactions, aza-Wittig reactions, Mitsunobu reactions, etc. [21]. Up to now, two review articles have been reported on azaheterocyclic phosphonates [22][23], but no overview article

• arylamines were found to be effective in this reaction. Eventually, the biological evaluation of the (2H-isoindol-1-yl)phosphonates 74 revealed their potential as HCT-116 inhibitors. 2.2.4 Pyrazolyl- and oxazolylphosphonates: A series of modified Kabachnik–Fields condensations based on the reaction of 6