Photoredox catalysis in nickel-catalyzed C–H functionalization

• Lusina Mantry,
• Rajaram Maayuri,
• Vikash Kumar and
• Parthasarathy Gandeepan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2209–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.143

• authors proposed a plausible reaction mechanism to account for the mode of operation as shown in Figure 13 [87]. Here, the halide radical species generated in situ was proposed to mediate the HAT event. Considering the 'magic methyl' effect in drug candidates [88], there is a strong demand for the direct

Facile and innovative catalytic protocol for intramolecular Friedel–Crafts cyclization of Morita–Baylis–Hillman adducts: Synergistic combination of chiral (salen)chromium(III)/BF₃·OEt₂ catalysis

• Karthikeyan Soundararajan,
• Helen Ratna Monica Jeyarajan,
• Raju Subimol Kamarajapurathu and
• Karthik Krishna Kumar Ayyanoth

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2186–2193, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.140

• the dialkoxy and ortho-halide- substituted MBH adducts. Thereby alternative synthetic routes should be accessed to overcome the harsh reaction conditions, structural requirements and scalability issues intrinsically associated with the literature reported procedures. Hence chiral catalysts could

Constrained thermoresponsive polymers – new insights into fundamentals and applications

• Patricia Flemming,
• Alexander S. Münch,
• Andreas Fery and
• Petra Uhlmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2123–2163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.138

• the halide anions Cl−, Br−, and I−-, respectively, UCST behavior can also be induced in polymeric ionic liquids by the addition of a suitable hydrophobic counterion, such as tetrafluoroborate BF4− [288][289]. In both cases, the critical phase transition temperature is strongly affected by the

Preparation of mono-substituted malonic acid half oxyesters (SMAHOs)

• Tania Xavier,
• Sylvie Condon,
• Christophe Pichon,
• Erwan Le Gall and
• Marc Presset

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2085–2094, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.135

• describing their preparation. An evaluation of different approaches has been achieved, allowing to define the best strategies to introduce diversity on both the malonic position and the ester function. A classical alkylation step of a malonate by an alkyl halide followed by a monosaponification gave access

• usually achieved by a nucleophilic substitution of an alkyl halide by the deprotonated malonate [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], but other strategies could be envisioned: Cu-catalyzed arylation reactions for aryl-substituted MAHOs [20][21][22][23]; Knoevenagel/reduction sequences for benzyl-substituted

• malonic position in moderate to good yields. Various primary aliphatic alkyl halides could be used (3aa, 50%; 3ab, 40%; 3ac, 75%; 3bd, 93%) and the reaction was also possible using a secondary alkyl halide (3be, 52%) with a longer reaction time. The alkylation step was obviously more efficient with

Progress and challenges in the synthesis of sequence controlled polysaccharides

• Giulio Fittolani,
• Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas,
• Denisa Vargová,
• Manishkumar A. Chaube and
• Martina Delbianco

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1981–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.129

• oligosaccharides having multiple α-glycosidic linkages by AGA [171]. Additional strategies include the dehydrative glycosylation of glucosyl hemiacetal [172] or the halide-catalyzed in situ anomerization of glucosyl iodide donors that yielded α(1–6)-hexaglucans [173]. The halide-catalyzed in situ anomerization

Regioselective N-alkylation of the 1H-indazole scaffold; ring substituent and N-alkylating reagent effects on regioisomeric distribution

• Ryan M. Alam and
• John J. Keating

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1939–1951, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.127

• distribution. For example, employing C-7 NO2 or CO2Me substituted indazoles conferred excellent N-2 regioselectivity (≥ 96%). Importantly, we show that this optimized N-alkylation procedure tolerates a wide structural variety of alkylating reagents, including primary alkyl halide and secondary alkyl tosylate

• conditions A and B (Table 6). The high selectivity observed for N-1 alkylation using NaH in THF (conditions A) was mainly effective using primary halide and tosylate compounds as electrophiles. Similar to the regiospecificity observed when employing n-pentyl bromide (ratio N-1 (10):N-2 (11) > 99:1, Table 1

• amounts (< 5% isolated yield, Table 6, entries 7 and 9), due to poor conversion (< 5%, combined N-1 and N-2 (see Supporting Information File 1)). While the latter observation may be due to competing elimination of the alkyl halide under strongly basic conditions [40], the use of a secondary tosylate

A recent overview on the synthesis of 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles

• Pezhman Shiri,
• Ali Mohammad Amani and
• Thomas Mayer-Gall

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1600–1628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.114

• produce [Ru]–N3 169. Then, the resulting intermediate cyclizes with ynoate ester 170 to form metal-bound heterocyclic complex 171. This metal-bound heterocyclic complex 171 reacts with alkyl halide to produce final product 172 via a bond cleavage between ruthenium and nitrogen (Scheme 45) [66]. Cu/Ru

Methodologies for the synthesis of quaternary carbon centers via hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins: twenty years of advances

• Thiago S. Silva and
• Fernando Coelho

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1565–1590, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.112

• changing the previously optimized mild reaction conditions (Scheme 6). Only traces of 10 were observed in the absence of one of the metal salts; this excluded the participation of the silver salt in the olefin activation but highlighted its usual role in the activation of the gold catalyst, namely halide

• in Fe(III)-promoted hydroalkylation/cyclization cascades (Scheme 26A) [93]. Here, the carbocyclization occurred via a SN2 mechanism between the enolate intermediate and the tethered halide (Scheme 26B). Using arylidene diones 67 as radical acceptors, spiro compounds 69 were obtained in moderate to

• good yields. Five- and six-membered rings were synthesized by this method, and the tetracyclic compounds 69i–l were obtained when isopregol halide derivatives were employed. No diastereoselectivity was observed in the five-membered cyclizations (Scheme 26A, 69e–g), whereas the six-membered ring 69h was

Fritsch–Buttenberg–Wiechell rearrangement of magnesium alkylidene carbenoids leading to the formation of alkynes

• Tsutomu Kimura,
• Koto Sekiguchi,
• Akane Ando and
• Aki Imafuji

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1352–1359, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.94

• ethylmagnesium bromide (Scheme 7c) [16]. The nucleophilic substitution of the halide on the magnesium atom with the carbenoid carbon atom having a halogen substituent is a plausible mechanism for the isomerization. The FBW rearrangement of magnesium alkylidene carbenoids was studied by using DFT calculations

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

Metal-free glycosylation with glycosyl fluorides in liquid SO₂

• Krista Gulbe,
• Jevgeņija Lugiņina,
• Edijs Jansons,
• Artis Kinens and
• Māris Turks

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 964–976, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.78

• stabilize the oxocarbenium ion formed from glycosyl perchlorate that is generated in situ from glycosyl chloride and AgClO4 [56]. Apart from that, SO2 has considerable affinity to the Lewis basic halide ions [57][58][59]. Kuhn et al. [60] and later Eisfield and Regitz [61] have published ab initio studies

• on the stability of halosulfites HalSO2− (Hal = F, Cl, Br or I) that can be formed between halide ions and the SO2 molecule. They disclosed that the formation of fluorosulfite anion (FSO2−) has the highest energy gain and it appears to be stable even in highly polar solvents (ε ≤ 45), while all other

Prins cyclization-mediated stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyrans and dihydropyrans: an inspection of twenty years

• Asha Budakoti,
• Pradip Kumar Mondal,
• Prachi Verma and
• Jagadish Khamrai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 932–963, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.77

• -orbital at C4. These orbital stabilizations, along with the lack of 1,3-diaxial interaction experienced by the incoming nucleophile (mostly halide) leads to the preferential equatorial attack over an axial attack by the nucleophile (Scheme 3) to give all-cis-2,4,6-trisubstituted THPs. In the absence of an

• cyclization between homoallyl alcohol 118 (or using the corresponding aldehyde and allylsilyl chloride 119) and an aldehyde 120 in the presence of a catalytic amount of the mild Lewis acid In(OTf)3 and trimethylsilyl halide as an additive to produce cis-4-halo-2,6-disubstituted tetrahydropyran 121 (Scheme 28

• -trimethylsilylalkenyl cation 242 formed by the Grob-type fragmentation (Scheme 57), which was trapped by the subsequent attack of the halide anion, leading to the formation of Prins product 244. On the basis of theoretical calculations, the authors could conclude factors controlling the alkyne Prins cyclization over

Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects

• Shivani Gulati,
• Stephy Elza John and
• Nagula Shankaraiah

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.71

Synthetic reactions driven by electron-donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes

• Zhonglie Yang,
• Yutong Liu,
• Kun Cao,
• Xiaobin Zhang,
• Hezhong Jiang and
• Jiahong Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 771–799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.67

• 22 can be afforded easily (Scheme 7). This procedure offers a novel cyclization method with bifunctionalization, causing a multicomponent reaction of vinylaniline, halide, and sulfonylate to give corresponding indole derivatives. Furthermore, a wide variety of applicable substrates and good

• process, the authors supposed that it may facilitate single-electron transfer between biguanidine anion and perfluoroalkyl halide. By constructing two C–N bonds at the same time, the triazine heterocyclic structure that is commonly utilized in medical and material fields was accomplished by [5 + 1

• the EDA complex formed by aryl halide 106 and oxindole 107 under alkaline conditions allowed single-electron transfer under irradiation with light, eventually affording arylated oxidized indole product 108 (Scheme 37). This reaction provides an effective method to construct various 3-arylindoles with

Amino- and polyaminophthalazin-1(2H)-ones: synthesis, coordination properties, and biological activity

• Zbigniew Malinowski,
• Emilia Fornal,
• Agata Sumara,
• Renata Kontek,
• Karol Bukowski,
• Beata Pasternak,
• Dariusz Sroczyński,
• Joachim Kusz,
• Magdalena Małecka and
• Monika Nowak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 558–568, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.50

• the coordination of the amine takes place after the oxidative addition of the organic halide to the palladium–ligand complex. Based on the analysis of our results we have concluded that in the case of systems 3, the order of reagent addition could have a significant impact on a proper course of the

Deoxygenative C2-heteroarylation of quinoline N-oxides: facile access to α-triazolylquinolines

• Geetanjali S. Sontakke,
• Rahul K. Shukla and
• Chandra M. R. Volla

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 485–493, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.42

• 3i and 3j were isolated in slightly lower yield (81% and 84%, respectively). Triazoles bearing halide substituents (Cl and Br) at the meta- or para-positions were also found to be viable substrates to afford the products 3k and 3l with 85–90% yield. Additionally, the reaction protocol is compatible

CF₃-substituted carbocations: underexploited intermediates with great potential in modern synthetic chemistry

• Anthony J. Fernandes,
• Armen Panossian,
• Bastien Michelet,
• Agnès Martin-Mingot,
• Frédéric R. Leroux and
• Sébastien Thibaudeau

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 343–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.32

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

• halodifluoromethanes and alkenes (Scheme 2). The elimination of hydrogen halide from the halodifluoromethane under basic conditions (metal alkoxide or alkyllithium) generated difluorocarbene [14][15]. The low yields of the product have been attributed to the facile addition of the strong bases to difluorocarbene. The

• yields were best in the reactions with electron-rich alkenes and when a low concentration of the base was used to minimize the destruction of difluorocarbene. The use of oxirane or epichlorohydrin as hydrogen halide scavengers avoided the need for a stoichiometric amount of the strong base [16][17]. The

• amounts of halide sources (e.g., tetramethylammonium chloride or tetrabutylammonium bromide). Compared with the difluoromethylenation protocols using TFDA (25), MDFA (30), or TMSCF3 (31), the application of BrCF2SiMe3 has been claimed to be safer and more convenient for large-scale application because of

Benzothiazolium salts as reagents for the deoxygenative perfluoroalkylthiolation of alcohols

• Armin Ariamajd,
• Nils J. Gerwien,
• Benjamin Schwabe,
• Stefan Dix and
• Matthew N. Hopkinson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 83–88, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.8

• substitution reactions of this type are synthetically appealing as they avoid pre-generation of an active electrophile such as an alkyl halide. A selection of benzylic alcohols 2 was reacted under the standard conditions with BT-SC2F5 (1.25 equiv) and NEt(iPr)2 (2 equiv) in MeCN at −40 °C, providing the

• alcohols, thus avoiding the pre-formation of an alkyl halide. This straight-forward route should inspire further investigations of perfluoroalkylthio groups in pharmaceutical, agrochemical and materials science. Synthetic routes towards perfluoroalkyl thioethers. Two-step synthesis of BT-SRF reagents from

Synthesis of tetrafluorinated piperidines from nitrones via a visible-light-promoted annelation reaction

• Vyacheslav I. Supranovich,
• Igor A. Dmitriev and
• Alexander D. Dilman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3104–3108, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.260

• photocatalyst and stoichiometric quantities (1.2 equiv) of a reducing system (ascorbic acid/collidine). In this reaction no products were formed with reactant 2a remaining unconsumed (Table 1). To obtain a more reactive fluorinated halide, the bromine atom residing at the fluorinated moiety was exchanged for

Changed reactivity of secondary hydroxy groups in C8-modified adenosine – lessons learned from silylation

• Jennifer Frommer and
• Sabine Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2854–2861, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.234

• halide to iodine, taking into account that direct iodination of purines has been claimed being troublesome [26], although not impossible [27]. For C8-iodination of adenosine, first the hydroxy groups at the sugar moiety were protected with tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) groups. The silylated nucleoside

Dirhamnolipid ester – formation of reverse wormlike micelles in a binary (primerless) system

• David Liese,
• Hans Henning Wenk,
• Xin Lu,
• Jochen Kleinen and
• Gebhard Haberhauer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2820–2830, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.232

• chain length without the production of side products (Scheme 1). Under mild and basic conditions, with this SN2 reaction of the dirhamnolipid and any primary alkyl halide, the desired product was obtained with a high yield ranging from 70–85%. Also, a gemini-like structure 7 was synthesized. Solubility

Synthesis of novel fluorinated building blocks via halofluorination and related reactions

• Attila Márió Remete,
• Tamás T. Novák,
• Melinda Nonn,
• Matti Haukka,
• Ferenc Fülöp and
• Loránd Kiss

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2562–2575, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.208

• steric hindrance – and 33% unreacted starting material was recovered from the iodofluorination reaction mixture. In order to study the synthetic usefulness of the halofluorinated products, E2 hydrogen halide elimination was attempted. Since bromide and iodide are much better leaving groups than fluoride

• , the selective elimination of the former halogens was expected. Taking into account the stereochemical requirements of the E2 elimination (the halide group and the β-hydrogen atom should be antiperiplanar relative to each other), the limited availability of the compound (rac)-5b, and Bredt’s rule

• upon the intramolecular nucleophilic attack by the alkyl halide (Scheme 16). The reaction of the compound (rac)-6b is less direct. According to the above pathway, the formation of the compound (rac)-T10 would be expected (Scheme 17). In order to generate the final product (rac)-27, a base-catalyzed

Dawn of a new era in industrial photochemistry: the scale-up of micro- and mesostructured photoreactors

• Emine Kayahan,
• Mathias Jacobs,
• Leen Braeken,
• Leen C.J. Thomassen,
• Simon Kuhn,
• Tom van Gerven and
• M. Enis Leblebici

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2484–2504, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.202

• , a microcapillary reactor (1/6” OD, 3.5 mL reactor volume) that was wrapped around a metal halide UV lamp was scaled up by using several strategies together. Rather than splitting up the reaction medium into many photoreactors, the photoreactors were numbered up by adding them in series (Figure 3b

Regiodivergent synthesis of functionalized pyrimidines and imidazoles through phenacyl azides in deep eutectic solvents

• Paola Vitale,
• Luciana Cicco,
• Ilaria Cellamare,
• Filippo M. Perna,
• Antonio Salomone and
• Vito Capriati

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1915–1923, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.158

• cross-coupling reactions. A 4-fluoro-substituted phenacyl chloride as well as a bromomethyl 2-naphthyl ketone proved to be competent substrates as well, thus furnishing the corresponding imidazoles 3i/3i' and 3j in 67–87% yield. Conversely, a phenacyl halide decorated with an additional phenyl group at