Preparation and isolation of isobenzofuran

• Morten K. Peters and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2659–2662, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.263

• reactivity is mainly due to the resonance energy gained by formation of a benzene ring in the cycloaddition product (Scheme 1) [6]. Isobenzofurans have been extensively used as 4 electron (diene) components in Diels–Alder reactions, and moreover in other cycloaddition reactions such as [4 + 3], [4 + 4], [8

Consecutive hydrazino-Ugi-azide reactions: synthesis of acylhydrazines bearing 1,5-disubstituted tetrazoles

• Angélica de Fátima S. Barreto,
• Veronica Alves dos Santos and
• Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2596–2602, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.256

• tetrazoles are intermolecular cycloaddition reactions and isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (IMCRs). Indeed, the Ugi-multicomponent reaction using TMSN3 (trimethylsilyl azide) as acid component, originally reported by Ugi in 1961 [10], is one of the best and most general methods for the synthesis of

Dialkyl dicyanofumarates and dicyanomaleates as versatile building blocks for synthetic organic chemistry and mechanistic studies

• Grzegorz Mlostoń and
• Heinz Heimgartner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2235–2251, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.221

• tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) with numerous applications [1][2][3], and its role in cycloaddition reactions is of special interest. Dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 and dicyanomaleates Z-1 ((E)- and (Z)-butenedioates 1, Figure 1) are less known, but the availability of both stereoisomers is of great advantage for the

• summarize the methods of their preparation and their applications in organic syntheses. In addition, mechanistic studies of cycloaddition reactions performed with E- and Z-1 will be discussed. Synthesis of dialkyl dicyanofumarates and maleates Numerous methods for the synthesis of E-1 have been reported and

• observed by 1H NMR spectroscopy [8]. Similar systems were prepared on solid phase and used as a new molecular recognition system [44]. The [4 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions of E- and Z-1b with electron-rich 1,3-dienes have been studied extensively by Sustmann and collaborators. Thus, 1-methoxybuta-1,3-diene

Conjugated nitrosoalkenes as Michael acceptors in carbon–carbon bond forming reactions: a review and perspective

• Yaroslav D. Boyko,
• Valentin S. Dorokhov,
• Alexey Yu. Sukhorukov and
• Sema L. Ioffe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2214–2234, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.220

• review does not deal with cycloaddition reactions of nitrosoalkenes. For this aspect of nitrosoalkene chemistry, the reader can be referred to earlier general reviews [6][7][8][9][10]. Review Precursors of conjugated nitrosoalkenes The way how α-nitrosoalkenes are generated is essential for achieving a

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

• -Triazoles have important applications in pharmaceutical chemistry [150] and traditionally they are prepared by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions at high temperature, long reaction times and produce low yield with multiple products [151]. In 2013, Ranu and co-workers reported mechanochemical synthesis of

Pd(OAc)₂/Ph₃P-catalyzed dimerization of isoprene and synthesis of monoterpenic heterocycles

• Dominik Kellner,
• Maximilian Weger,
• Andrea Gini and
• Olga García Mancheño

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1807–1815, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.175

• subsequent cyclization involving (hetero)-Diels–Alder or [4 + 1]-cycloaddition reactions. Experimental General Information 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded in CDCl3 (reference signals [50]: 1H = 7.26 ppm, 13C = 77.16 ppm) on a 400 MHz Jeol spectrometer. Chemical shifts (δ) are given in ppm and spin–spin

Ultrasound-promoted organocatalytic enamine–azide [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions for the synthesis of ((arylselanyl)phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ketones

• Gabriel P. Costa,
• Natália Seus,
• Juliano A. Roehrs,
• Raquel G. Jacob,
• Ricardo F. Schumacher,
• Thiago Barcellos,
• Rafael Luque and
• Diego Alves

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 694–702, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.68

• carbonyl compounds could successfully generate an enamine or an enolate, and these species react as dipolarophiles with organic azides in organocatalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. Our research group has demonstrated β-enamine–azide cycloaddition reactions for the synthesis of selenium-functionalized

• of ((arylselanyl)phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ketones by reacting a range of 1,3-diketones with substituted aryl azidophenyl selenides (Scheme 1). Results and Discussion Due to the fact that organocatalyzed β-enamine–azide cycloaddition reactions between azidophenyl aryl selenides and 1,3-diketones

Isoxazole derivatives as new nitric oxide elicitors in plants

• Anca Oancea,
• Emilian Georgescu,
• Florentina Georgescu,
• Alina Nicolescu,
• Elena Iulia Oprita,
• Catalina Tudora,
• Lucian Vladulescu,
• Marius-Constantin Vladulescu,
• Florin Oancea and
• Calin Deleanu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 659–664, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.65

• were obtained in good yields by regiospecific 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions between aromatic nitrile oxides, generated in situ from the corresponding hydroxyimidoyl chlorides, with non-symmetrical activated alkynes in the presence of catalytic amounts of copper(I) iodide. Effects of 3,5

• synthetic approaches towards the isoxazole core include the reactions of hydroxylamine with aryl-β-diketones [20], α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds [21], or α,β-unsaturated nitriles [22], and 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions between alkenes or alkynes and nitrile oxides [23][24][25]. Nitrile oxides are

• known as reactive 1,3-dipoles involved in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with various dipolarophiles generating five-membered heterocyclic compounds, such as isoxazoles, isoxazolines, oxadiazoles, oxadiazolines, dioxazolidines etc. [23][24][25]. Intermediate nitrile oxides are usually generated in

Exploring endoperoxides as a new entry for the synthesis of branched azasugars

• Svenja Domeyer,
• Mark Bjerregaard,
• Henrik Johansson and
• Daniel Sejer Pedersen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 644–647, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.63

• Herein, we report the development of a synthetic strategy using [4 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions to yield endoperoxides 18–23 that contain a protected primary amine. Such intermediates serve as useful new building blocks for organic synthesis. Preliminary exploration of the chemistry of these compounds

Regiochemistry of cyclocondensation reactions in the synthesis of polyazaheterocycles

• Patrick T. Campos,
• Leticia V. Rodrigues,
• Andrei L. Belladona,
• Caroline R. Bender,
• Juliana S. Bitencurt,
• Fernanda A. Rosa,
• Davi F. Back,
• Helio G. Bonacorso,
• Nilo Zanatta,
• Clarissa P. Frizzo and
• Marcos A. P. Martins

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 257–266, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.29

• the HOMO/LUMO energy gap is small and that the reaction between thiosemicarbazone and benzyl is kinetically favored, probably controlled by the frontier orbital component. Furthermore, calculations of HOMO and LUMO frontier orbital coefficients were used to prove the regiochemistry in cycloaddition

• reactions [15][16]. The main objective of this work has been the synthesis of a series of polyazaheterocycles through cyclocondensation reactions between a β-enaminodiketone and several 1,3-dinucleophiles. Due to the versatility of the precursors, a wide range of compounds was expected. Hence, DFT-B3LYP

Multicomponent synthesis of spiropyrrolidine analogues derived from vinylindole/indazole by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction

• Manjunatha Narayanarao,
• Lokesh Koodlur,
• Vijayakumar G. Revanasiddappa,
• Subramanya Gopal and
• Susmita Kamila

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2893–2897, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.288

• , antitubercular, anticonvulsant and cardiovascular activities [11][12][13][14][15][16]. As part of our interest in the exploration of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions [17] for the synthesis of polycyclic molecules, N-alkylated vinylindoles are applied as dipolarophiles in view of the challenges that still pose

• . Conclusion In conclusion, the present work explores the use of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions for the regio- and stereospecific synthesis of functionalized spiropyrrolidines through a one-pot multicomponent reaction. This new route involving a vinyl framework gives rise to a wide array of novel

Versatile synthesis of end-reactive polyrotaxanes applicable to fabrication of supramolecular biomaterials

• Atsushi Tamura,
• Asato Tonegawa,
• Yoshinori Arisaka and
• Nobuhiko Yui

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2883–2892, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.287

• [2 + 3] dipolar cycloaddition reactions, or click reactions [10][11][12]. Indeed, our group has reported on PRXs bearing azide groups at the threading CDs for the introduction of ligands and fluorescent molecules in biomaterials applications [13][14]. PRXs bearing reactive azide or alkynyl groups at

Synthesis of spiro[isoindole-1,5’-isoxazolidin]-3(2H)-ones as potential inhibitors of the MDM2-p53 interaction

• Salvatore V. Giofrè,
• Santa Cirmi,
• Raffaella Mancuso,
• Francesco Nicolò,
• Giuseppe Lanza,
• Laura Legnani,
• Agata Campisi,
• Maria A. Chiacchio,
• Michele Navarra,
• Bartolo Gabriele and
• Roberto Romeo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2793–2807, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.278

• -dipolar cycloaddition process have been rationalized through a mechanistic study on the basis of our expertise in the study of cycloaddition reactions and heterocyclic compounds [37][38][39][40][41][42]. Calculations were performed using the Gaussian09 program package, [43] through optimizations with the

A versatile route to polythiophenes with functional pendant groups using alkyne chemistry

• Xiao Huang,
• Li Yang,
• Rikard Emanuelsson,
• Jonas Bergquist,
• Maria Strømme,
• Martin Sjödin and
• Adolf Gogoll

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2682–2688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.265

• cross-coupling reactions, cycloaddition reactions, radical reactions and reductive addition reactions. A terminal alkyne can also react as nucleophile or serve as synthon for pyrrole rings [24][25]. Thus we here fuse the rich alkyne chemistry to the EDOT backbone, resulting in a novel EDOT derivative

Sydnone C-4 heteroarylation with an indolizine ring via Chichibabin indolizine synthesis

• Florin Albota,
• Mino R. Caira,
• Constantin Draghici,
• Florea Dumitrascu and
• Denisa E. Dumitrescu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2503–2510, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.245

• other metals and represent a versatile tool for obtaining hybrid heterocycles with properties that are useful for the development of new advanced materials and for medicinal purposes [1][2][3][4]. Recently, we obtained, by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of sydnone-ylides as bis(1,3-dipoles) with

• interesting chemical reactions of sydnones are their electrophilic substitution at C-4 and their participation in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with olefinic and acetylenic dipolarophiles to form pyrazoles and functional transformation at C-4 [20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Herein we present the synthesis

• than 30 different types of biological activity and they are highly fluorescent compounds the synthesis of new compounds with an indolizine framework is of great interest. The Chichibabin method and 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of pyridinium N-ylides with acetylenic dipolarophiles are two of the

Combined experimental and theoretical studies of regio- and stereoselectivity in reactions of β-isoxazolyl- and β-imidazolyl enamines with nitrile oxides

• Ilya V. Efimov,
• Marsel Z. Shafikov,
• Nikolai A. Beliaev,
• Natalia N. Volkova,
• Tetyana V. Beryozkina,
• Wim Dehaen,
• Zhijin Fan,
• Viktoria V. Grishko,
• Gert Lubec,
• Pavel A. Slepukhin and
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2390–2401, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.233

• -azolyl-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with hydroxylamine and cyanomethylazoles with hydroxamoyl chlorides are used for the synthesis of a few representatives of 4-(azol-5-yl)isoxazoles [1][4][12][13][14][15][16]. Cycloaddition reactions of azolylacetylenes with nitrile oxides are an alternative method for the

An effective one-pot access to polynuclear dispiroheterocyclic structures comprising pyrrolidinyloxindole and imidazothiazolotriazine moieties via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition strategy

• Alexei N. Izmest’ev,
• Galina A. Gazieva,
• Natalya V. Sigay,
• Sergei A. Serkov,
• Valentina A. Karnoukhova,
• Vadim V. Kachala,
• Alexander S. Shashkov,
• Igor E. Zanin,
• Angelina N. Kravchenko and
• Nina N. Makhova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2240–2249, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.216

• cycloaddition one of the most valuable means of combinatorial chemistry. Such multicomponent reactions are characterized by productivity, operational simplicity, and efficiency [9][10][11][12][13]. A highly interesting class of heterocycles which is accessible through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions are

Stereoselective synthesis of fused tetrahydroquinazolines through one-pot double [3 + 2] dipolar cycloadditions followed by [5 + 1] annulation

• Xiaofeng Zhang,
• Kenny Pham,
• Shuai Liu,
• Marc Legris,
• Alex Muthengi,
• Jerry P. Jasinski and
• Wei Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2204–2210, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.211

• using one-pot intermolecular or intramolecular [3 + 2] azomethine ylide cycloadditions [22][23][24][25][26][27] as the initial step followed by cyclization or cycloaddition reactions to form polycyclic scaffolds with skeleton, substitution, and stereochemistry diversities. Introduced in this paper is a

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

• ) or versipelostatin A (153) result from formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions between exo-methylene groups and conjugated dienes. The required exo-methylene groups are installed by formal dehydration of 5-hydroxymethyltetronates. Leadlay et al. have confirmed that the respective reaction in

Development of chiral metal amides as highly reactive catalysts for asymmetric [3 + 2] cycloadditions

• Yasuhiro Yamashita,
• Susumu Yoshimoto,
• Mark J. Dutton and
• Shū Kobayashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1447–1452, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.140

• amide catalysts in other reactions are ongoing. Experimental A general experimental procedure for conducting catalytic asymmetric [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions with 0.01 mol % catalyst loading is described. Under an Ar atmosphere, a solution of the preformed chiral CuHMDS catalyst [prepared from KHMDS

Synergistic chiral iminium and palladium catalysis: Highly regio- and enantioselective [3 + 2] annulation reaction of 2-vinylcyclopropanes with enals

• Haipan Zhu,
• Peile Du,
• Jianjun Li,
• Ziyang Liao,
• Guohua Liu,
• Hao Li and
• Wei Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1340–1347, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.127

• ; Introduction The power of “donor–acceptor” (D–A) cyclopropanes as versatile 1,3-dipolar components is fuelled by its capacity of serving a complementary approach to a wide array of 5-membered ring structures, which are difficult or impossible to access by classic [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions [1][2][3][4][5

• due to the minimization of the A[1][3] interaction. Therefore, it is observed 3a’ produced from corresponding 8a’ as the major diastereomer whereas 3a” as minor one. Conclusion We have developed a cooperative catalytic strategy for highly regio- and enantioselective [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of

• cycloaddition reactions involving enals and other D–A systems. The endeavor is being pursued in our laboratories. Experimental General procedure for the [3 + 2] annulation A mixture of 1a (0.2 mmol, 36.8 mg), 2a (0.2 mmol, 26.4 mg), Pd2(dba)3 (0.01 mmol, 9.2 mg), dppe (0.025 mmol, 10 mg) and I (0.06 mmol, 18.5

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

• heterocyclic phosphonates: (a) the direct electrophilic or nucleophilic phosphorylation of the heterocyclic systems and (b) the ring closure of phosphoryl-functionalized substrates through cyclization or cycloaddition reactions [14][15][16][17][18][19]. Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) constitute one of the

• . 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

Chiral cyclopentadienylruthenium sulfoxide catalysts for asymmetric redox bicycloisomerization

• Barry M. Trost,
• Michael C. Ryan and
• Meera Rao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1136–1152, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.110

• functionality on the substrate in question. For example, Hayashi has shown that a rhodium/phosphoramidite catalysis is particularly effective for asymmetric [5 + 2] cycloaddition reactions (Scheme 2b). The (S,R,R)-diastereomer of the Feringa-style phosphoramidite ligand proved to be crucial to both the yield

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of biologically important 3-hydroxyoxindoles: an update

• Bin Yu,
• Hui Xing,
• De-Quan Yu and
• Hong-Min Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1000–1039, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.98

• their characteristics of convertion to vinyliminium species or the delocalized carbocation intermediates in the presence of Lewis or Brønsted acids (LA or BA). In addition to the aforementioned studies on the nucleophilic substitutions, another research focus is the 3-indolylmethanol-based cycloaddition

• reactions for constructing structurally novel and complex polycyclic scaffolds (Scheme 53). A pioneering work has been done on the 3-indolylmethanol-involved cycloaddtion reactions by the Shi group. In 2014, Shi et al. developed a CPA-catalyzed asymmetric [3 + 3] cycloaddition of 3-indolylmethanols with

Diradical reaction mechanisms in [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of hetaryl thioketones with alkyl- or trimethylsilyl-substituted diazomethanes

• Grzegorz Mlostoń,
• Paulina Pipiak and
• Heinz Heimgartner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 716–724, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.71

• . Remarkably, in no single case, the ‘head-to-head dimerization’ of aryl/hetaryl and dihetaryl substituted thiocarbonyl ylides was observed. Keywords: [3 + 2]-cycloadditions; diazoalkanes; diradicals; 1,3-dithiolanes; reaction mechanisms; thioketones; Introduction Cycloaddition reactions belong to the most

• -thiadiazolines of type 2 can be obtained at low temperature and subsequently used as precursors of new thiocarbonyl ylides. The latter may be potentially useful for the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions with diverse dipolarophiles leading to five-membered S-heterocycles, such as di- and tetrahydrothiophenes, 1,3