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

Selective and scalable oxygenation of heteroatoms using the elements of nature: air, water, and light

• Damiano Diprima,
• Hannes Gemoets,
• Stefano Bonciolini and
• Koen Van Aken

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1146–1154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.82

• Damiano Diprima Hannes Gemoets Stefano Bonciolini Koen Van Aken Ecosynth, Industrielaan 12, 9800 Deinze, Belgium Flow Chemistry Group, Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Creaflow, Industrielaan 12

• flow using the HANU flow reactor, indicating scalability and improving safety. Keywords: catalyst-free; flow chemistry; oxygen; photochemistry; sustainable oxidation; Introduction Oxidation reactions are widely used in the chemical industry, but are often problematic due to challenges with

Enolates ambushed – asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and subsequent enolate trapping with conventional and less traditional electrophiles

• Péter Kisszékelyi and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 593–634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.44

C3-Alkylation of furfural derivatives by continuous flow homogeneous catalysis

• Grédy Kiala Kinkutu,
• Catherine Louis,
• Myriam Roy,
• Juliette Blanchard and
• Julie Oble

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 582–592, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.43

• temperature). Thus, despite the synthetic interest of the molecules that can be obtained, transfers to industry are difficult. In order to circumvent this drawback, we considered transposing these batch reactions to a flow chemistry process. In recent years, the use of continuous flow chemistry in organic

• the C3-alkylation of furfural in continuous flow With the optimized conditions in hand (Table 2, entry 6), we were interested in extending the scope of this furfural alkylation reaction using a flow chemistry process to other reactants. For this, after each reaction, an aliquot of the resulting

• possible to implement at the moment with our reactors. Conclusion In conclusion, we have developed a method for the direct 2-step Ru-catalyzed alkylation of the C3–H bond of furfural by flow chemistry, via the preinstallation in a fixed bed reactor of an ortho-directing imine group that can be easily

Continuous flow synthesis of 6-monoamino-6-monodeoxy-β-cyclodextrin

• János Máté Orosz,
• Dóra Ujj,
• Petr Kasal,
• Gábor Benkovics and
• Erika Bálint

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 294–302, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.25

• review [5]. It is clear from the already mentioned facts about the synthesis of Ts-β-CD (2), that neither of these methods is suitable for the flow chemistry process. Heterogeneous mixtures should be strictly avoided and pyridine is a toxic compound and should not be used in large-scale syntheses or

Modern flow chemistry – prospect and advantage

• Philipp Heretsch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 33–35, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.3

• Philipp Heretsch Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B, 30167 Hannover, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.19.3 Keywords: flow chemistry; method development; reactor design; Organic chemistry has shaped modern society by fulfilling the basic needs for pharmaceuticals

• , agrochemicals, fragrances, and many more. Implementation of new and innovative technologies has played a vital role in this mission and has contributed to the opening of new research areas and to pushing the frontiers of existing ones. Among these new technologies, continuous flow chemistry has stepped on the

• chemicals. This has again led to improved scalability, higher purity of products, and eventually decreased manufacturing costs. From the undisputed role of continuous flow chemistry for process chemists, the advent of this technology in academic research laboratories, especially for method development and

Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of 6-membered cyclic iodonium salts via anodic oxidation

• Julian Spils,
• Thomas Wirth and
• Boris J. Nachtsheim

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 27–32, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.2

• Friedel–Crafts alkylation followed by an anodic oxidative cyclization yielded a defined set of cyclic iodonium salts in a highly substrate-dependent yield. Keywords: electrochemistry; flow chemistry; hypervalent compounds; iodine; oxidation; Introduction Hypervalent iodine compounds (HVI) are well

• oxidation of iodoarenes to form DIS by Wirth et al. (Scheme 1B) [39]. Herein, established conditions for synthesizing DIS were transferred into flow chemistry utilizing a model flow reactor with two platinum electrodes. Other recent examples include the generation of five-membered CDIS utilizing fluorinated

Combining the best of both worlds: radical-based divergent total synthesis

• Kyriaki Gennaiou,
• Antonios Kelesidis,
• Maria Kourgiantaki and
• Alexandros L. Zografos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1–26, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.1

• of (−)-FR901483 (160) and (+)-TAN1251C (162, Gaunt). Divergent synthesis of bipolamines (Maimone). Flow chemistry divergency between aporphine and morphinandione alkaloids (Felpin). Divergent synthesis of pyrroloazocine natural products (Echavarren). Using TEMPO to stabilize radicals for the

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

• chemistry tools developed in academia. Keywords: flow synthesis; inline purification; process development; reaction telescoping; scale-up; Introduction Continuous flow chemistry is a mature and widely applied platform technology that exploits intrinsic advantages over batch processing such as better heat

• flexibility at low cost or exploit standardized flow reactor modules readily available from various vendors. The growing popularity of flow chemistry over the last two decades has led to many developments to streamline important chemical reactions, overcome limitations due to highly unstable intermediates

• 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

On drug discovery against infectious diseases and academic medicinal chemistry contributions

• Yves L. Janin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1355–1378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.141

• effect on an animal model of the disease. Then, past these two hurdles, the task of selecting a clinical candidate and produce up to tons of it is also a major endeavor that has been often overlooked by the academia. However, a noteworthy exception would be the recent flow chemistry developments in the

Heterogeneous metallaphotoredox catalysis in a continuous-flow packed-bed reactor

• Wei-Hsin Hsu,
• Susanne Reischauer,
• Peter H. Seeberger,
• Bartholomäus Pieber and
• Dario Cambié

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1123–1130, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.115

• as a model system. The catalyst was shown to be stable, with a very low decrease of the yield (≈1% per day) during a continuous experiment over seven days, and to be effective for C–O arylations when carboxylic acids are used as nucleophile instead of sulfinates. Keywords: flow chemistry

• synthesis [3]. The adoption of flow chemistry ensured short photon path lengths and overcame issues related to scalability and productivity caused by the limited light penetration in large batch reactors (Lambert–Beer law), thereby making photocatalysis a promising option for industrially relevant processes

Continuous flow synthesis of azobenzenes via Baeyer–Mills reaction

• Jan H. Griwatz,
• Anne Kunz and
• Hermann A. Wegner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 781–787, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.78

• , which can lead to higher yields and purity [22]. Flow chemistry to prepare azobenzenes has been previously applied to the Cu-catalyzed synthesis of symmetric substituted AB derivatives [23][24]. However, non-symmetric substituted ABs are not accessible by this method in an efficient way. Herein, we

Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery

• Merlin Kleoff,
• Paul Kiler and
• Philipp Heretsch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 754–768, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.76

• the main odor families “fruity”, “green”, “marine”, “floral”, “spicy”, “woody”, “ambery”, and “musky” and their use and importance for perfumery is briefly discussed. Keywords: flow chemistry; fragrances; odorants; scents; terpenes; Introduction The history of odorants goes back to ancient cultures

• synthesis of odorants is the only way to provide them in sufficient quantities when natural sources are rare, or their production is unethical as it is the case for ingredients obtained from animals such as musk or civet [9][10]. In recent years, flow chemistry has enriched organic synthesis as an enabling

• technology to realize reactions that are impossible in batch or to provide products in higher purity avoiding expensive purification procedures [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Given the superior heat-, mass-, and phototransfer in microreactors, flow chemistry has been outlined as a central tool for

Inductive heating and flow chemistry – a perfect synergy of emerging enabling technologies

• Conrad Kuhwald,
• Sibel Türkhan and
• Andreas Kirschning

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 688–706, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.70

• chemistry, but also in medicine. Traditionally, inductive heating is used in industry, e.g., for heating large metallic objects including bending, bonding, and welding pipes. In addition, inductive heating has emerged as a partner for flow chemistry, both of which are enabling technologies for organic

• synthesis. This report reviews the combination of flow chemistry and inductive heating in industrial settings as well as academic research and demonstrates that the two technologies ideally complement each other. Keywords: catalysis; enabling technologies; flow chemistry; inductive heating; multistep

• mesoflow technology and indirect heating 3.1 Microwave-accelerated reactions under flow conditions Reactions that take 20 minutes or longer under classical batch conditions can be accelerated considerably under continuous flow conditions by rapid heating, because flow chemistry usually involves the use of

Flow synthesis of oxadiazoles coupled with sequential in-line extraction and chromatography

• Kian Donnelly and
• Marcus Baumann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 232–239, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.27

• telescoping; Introduction The application of enabling technologies in chemistry has received a surge in interest in recent years [1][2][3][4]. At the forefront of this revolution has been the advent of flow chemistry and its increasing utility in synthetic chemistry [5][6][7][8]. This is largely driven by

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

• temperatures, fragrance ingredients/intermediates make ideal candidates for continuous-flow manufacturing. This review highlights the potential crossover between a multibillion dollar industry and the flourishing sub-field of flow chemistry evolving within the discipline of organic synthesis. This is

• published in the chemical and engineering literature which would constitute a known solution or inspiration for commonly encountered procedures in the manufacture of fragrance and flavour chemicals. Keywords: flavours and fragrances; flow chemistry; process chemistry; synthesis; Introduction The fragrance

• activity within the field today (Figure 2). Flow chemistry Batch-based synthetic methods have enabled a wide variety of transformations to be performed at industrial scales, however, the implementation of flow-based protocols often lends itself to the creation of superior synthetic systems. Improved

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

• flow chemistry is by now a mature field with chemists in both academia and industry regularly reporting on the multitude of benefits arising from exploiting reactor miniaturization [1][2][3][4][5]. The steady increase of applications highlighting improved syntheses is thereby paralleled by a growing

• appreciation of pitfalls and challenges [6][7] as well as solutions for their rectification that result from increasing knowledge and experience [8]. Pleasingly, recent years have also witnessed the expansion of flow chemistry in university curricula [9] although considerable efforts are still needed to

The preparation and properties of 1,1-difluorocyclopropane derivatives

• Kymbat S. Adekenova,
• Peter B. Wyatt and
• Sergazy M. Adekenov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 245–272, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.25

• reaction conditions were also applied to this reaction (Scheme 15). The reagents were premixed in THF at room temperature and injected into a heated reactor fitted with a back pressure regulator to allow operation at temperatures that exceeded the boiling point of the solvent. In this flow chemistry setup

A sustainable strategy for the straightforward preparation of 2H-azirines and highly functionalized NH-aziridines from vinyl azides using a single solvent flow-batch approach

• Michael Andresini,
• Leonardo Degannaro and
• Renzo Luisi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 203–209, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.20

• Michael Andresini Leonardo Degannaro Renzo Luisi Flow Chemistry and Microreactor Technology FLAME-Lab, Department of Pharmacy – Drug Sciences, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Via E. Orabona 4, Bari, 70125, Italy 10.3762/bjoc.17.20 Abstract The reported flow-batch approach enables the easy

• and potentially automatable method for the synthesis of interesting strained compounds. Keywords: aziridines; 2H-azirines; flow chemistry; green chemistry; organolithium compounds; Introduction Since their conception in the early 1990s, Green Chemistry Principles (GCP) have been applied with

Photosensitized direct C–H fluorination and trifluoromethylation in organic synthesis

• Shahboz Yakubov and
• Joshua P. Barham

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2151–2192, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.183

• path length of l = 17.7 mm at which distance (from the surface) 90% of the light is absorbed. Flow chemistry provides an elegant means for scaling photochemical reactions [211][212][213][214], primarily due to the shorter path lengths for light transmission provided by flowing the reaction mixture

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

• of both substrates bearing various functional groups, thus furnishing more than 30 acylated products in moderate to good yields. As the molecular oxygen was the terminal oxidant, the typical high loading of an external oxidant could be avoided. Flow chemistry is an important technology for

• photochemical reactions due to the inherent lack of scalability issues as a consequence of the Beer–Lambert law of absorption. Consequently, continuous-flow chemistry represents one of the few ways in which pharmaceutically relevant quantities of compounds can be synthesized through photoinduced transformations

Pauson–Khand reaction of fluorinated compounds

• Jorge Escorihuela,
• Daniel M. Sedgwick,
• Alberto Llobat,
• Mercedes Medio-Simón,
• Pablo Barrio and
• Santos Fustero

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1662–1682, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.138

• described, including the use of metals other than cobalt (such as rhodium, iridium, titanium, ruthenium, nickel, and palladium), or the use of CO surrogates such as aldehydes, alcohols and formates. Recently, its utility in flow chemistry has also been described [42]. Intramolecular Pauson–Khand reactions

Heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow chemical reactors

• Christopher G. Thomson,
• Ai-Lan Lee and
• Filipe Vilela

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125

• some interesting reactor designs that could be implemented to enhance organic synthesis. Keywords: air purification; flow chemistry; heterogeneous photoredox catalysis; organic synthesis; reactor design; water purification; Review 1 Introduction 1.1 Scope of the review This review aims to be of

• interest to synthetic organic chemists who are considering applying heterogeneous photocatalysis (HPC) and flow chemistry in their research, and especially those who are already involved in one of the two areas. Many independent reviews have focused on individual types of HPCat materials [1][2][3][4][5][6

• is no review dedicated to this important and developing research area. Within the introduction, we cover the importance of the field and some important historical developments of photocatalysis (Section 1.2). We also discuss the synergy between flow chemistry and HPCats that allows chemists and

Disposable cartridge concept for the on-demand synthesis of turbo Grignards, Knochel–Hauser amides, and magnesium alkoxides

• Mateo Berton,
• Kevin Sheehan,
• Andrea Adamo and
• D. Tyler McQuade

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1343–1356, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.115

• ; Introduction Flow chemistry has facilitated: (1) new applications of high-energy or otherwise unsafe chemistry [1][2], enabled by a controlled/rapid heat removal and generation and the immediate use of unstable species [3][4]; (2) flash chemistry, where rapid mixing can outcompete unimolecular side reactions

• quantitative organic chloride conversion. Challenges: Metal surface activation, organomagnesium solubility, formation of a black side product, performance, and degradation over time. System setup: A commercial flow chemistry system [50] equipped with a temperature-controlled glass manifold reactor [51] was

• used (Figure S1, Supporting Information File 1). We have found that both glass and PFA columns with similar dimensions can be used. To reduce the costs, the flow chemistry system can be replaced by syringe or HPLC pumps, and the reactor heating can be accomplished using standard heating tools (water

Photocatalytic trifluoromethoxylation of arenes and heteroarenes in continuous-flow

• Alexander V. Nyuchev,
• Ting Wan,
• Borja Cendón,
• Carlo Sambiagio,
• Job J. C. Struijs,
• Michelle Ho,
• Moisés Gulías,
• Ying Wang and
• Timothy Noël

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1305–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.111

• Alexander V. Nyuchev Ting Wan Borja Cendon Carlo Sambiagio Job J. C. Struijs Michelle Ho Moises Gulias Ying Wang Timothy Noel Micro Flow Chemistry and Synthetic Methodology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Het Kranenveld, Bldg 14 − Helix, 5600