Ligand effects, solvent cooperation, and large kinetic solvent deuterium isotope effects in gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular alkene hydroamination

• Ruichen Lan,
• Brock Yager,
• Yoonsun Jee,
• Cynthia S. Day and
• Amanda C. Jones

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 479–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.43

• of alkenes remains challenging. Advances in asymmetric catalysis [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10], C–N [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and C–C functionalization [18][19] reveal opportunities, but harsh conditions and limited substrate scope present problems. Intramolecular reactions almost invariably

Exploring the role of halogen bonding in iodonium ylides: insights into unexpected reactivity and reaction control

• Carlee A. Montgomery and
• Graham K. Murphy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1171–1190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.86

• such that they can undergo intramolecular reactions within the iodine’s ligand sphere. These EDA complexes have been proposed to then undergo single electron transfers from the Lewis base to the ylide, under both thermal or blue LED irradiation conditions, leading to C–H insertion products. Irradiating

Computational studies of Brønsted acid-catalyzed transannular cycloadditions of cycloalkenone hydrazones

• Manuel Pedrón,
• Jana Sendra,
• Irene Ginés,
• Tomás Tejero,
• Jose L. Vicario and
• Pedro Merino

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 477–486, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.37

• the reaction. To investigate further the origin of the observed lack of reactivity for medium- and long-size tethers we applied the Houk’s distortion model [30] to our substrates using the modified model [9] that allows the analysis of intramolecular reactions. According to that modified model, the

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

• [16]. Based on their reactivity, major contributions in carbon-centered radical formation followed, consequently unlocking highly predictable intramolecular reactions, deoxygenation protocols (Barton–McCombie reaction) [17], etc. Other reagents that majorly contributed were samarium diiodide for the

Synthetic accesses to biguanide compounds

• Oleksandr Grytsai,
• Cyril Ronco and
• Rachid Benhida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1001–1040, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.82

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

• , especially when intermolecular and intramolecular reactions or homogenous and heterogeneous reactions are compared. Since the quantum yield of most photochemical reactions is not known, the PSTY still gives a good comparison between different reactor geometries. The PSTY especially gains importance when

[3 + 2] Cycloaddition with photogenerated azomethine ylides in β-cyclodextrin

• Margareta Sohora,
• Leo Mandić and
• Nikola Basarić

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1296–1304, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.110

• different reactions, [3 + 2] cycloadditions showed applicability in the synthesis of heterocyclic 5-ring compounds [3], as well as in the green synthesis of a number of natural products [4]. One of the useful synthons in [3 + 2] cycloadditions is azomethine ylide [5][6][7], also used in intramolecular

• reactions [8]. Azomethine ylides can be formed by several photochemical or thermal catalytic methods [5][6][7], including photodecarboxylation of phthalimide derivatives of α-amino acids such as N-phthaloylglycine (1) [9][10]. Phthalimide is a versatile chromophore that has been used in the synthesis of

Oxime radicals: generation, properties and application in organic synthesis

• Igor B. Krylov,
• Stanislav A. Paveliev,
• Alexander S. Budnikov and
• Alexander O. Terent’ev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1234–1276, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.107

• intramolecular reactions of oxidative cyclization. Examples of intermolecular reactions of oxime radicals, a brief description of their structure, stability, and spectral properties are also given. The chemistry of iminoxyl radicals (including their generation, structure, EPR spectroscopy, and reactions) was

• they found a wide application in intramolecular processes of oxidative cyclization with functionalization of C–H and С=С fragments. In the majority of works related to synthetic use of oxime radicals, intramolecular reactions are reported. Perhaps this is due to the low stability of oxime radicals. The

• the C=C double bond of maleimides was reported [96]. The iminoxyl radicals were detected by EPR spectroscopy, but the non-radical mechanism (copper-catalyzed Michael addition) can not be excluded completely. Application of the oxime radicals in organic synthesis: intramolecular reactions There are two

Different reactivity of phosphorylallenes under the action of Brønsted or Lewis acids: a crucial role of involvement of the P=O group in intra- or intermolecular interactions at the formation of cationic intermediates

• Stanislav V. Lozovskiy,
• Alexander Yu. Ivanov and
• Aleksander V. Vasilyev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1491–1504, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.151

• substituents at the phosphorus atom of phosphorylallenes [13][14][15][16]. These cations were intermediates in Brønsted and Lewis acid-promoted intramolecular reactions of phosphorus-containing allenes with aromatic π-nucleophiles giving rise to various (bi)cyclic phosphorus-containing compounds [13][14][15

• under the action of Brønsted or Lewis acids can be explained by involvement of the P=O group in intra- or intermolecular interactions at the formation of cationic intermediates. Strong coordination of Lewis acid AlCl3 with the P=O group completely deactivates it for further intramolecular reactions

Olefin metathesis in multiblock copolymer synthesis

• Maria L. Gringolts,
• Yulia I. Denisova,
• Eugene Sh. Finkelshtein and
• Yaroslav V. Kudryavtsev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 218–235, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.21

• increasing the polymer concentration in the reaction mixture [84] in order to suppress intramolecular reactions. The range of practical applications of multiblock copolymers can be significantly broadened through their functionalization. This goal can be achieved by introducing substituents into the parent

Synthesis of dihydroquinazolines from 2-aminobenzylamine: N³-aryl derivatives with electron-withdrawing groups

• Nadia Gruber,
• Jimena E. Díaz and
• Liliana R. Orelli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2510–2519, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.227

• generated by Lewis acid-promoted halide abstraction from imidoyl chlorides or by alkylation of nitriles. A nucleophilic attack on such species followed by cyclization provides access to a variety of heterocycles. Intramolecular reactions of in situ generated nitrilium ions leading to heterocyclic compounds

Recent developments in the asymmetric Reformatsky-type reaction

• Hélène Pellissier

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

• example, as illustrated in the first part of the review, a number of total syntheses of natural and/or biologically active products included as key steps highly diastereoselective (aza)-Reformatsky-type inter- as well as intramolecular reactions based on the use of chiral substrates generally performed

CF₃SO₂X (X = Na, Cl) as reagents for trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethylsulfenyl-, -sulfinyl- and -sulfonylation. Part 1: Use of CF₃SO₂Na

• Hélène Guyon,
• Hélène Chachignon and
• Dominique Cahard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2764–2799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.272

• reactions with K2S2O8, I2O5 or a hypervalent iodine reagent, and (iii) photochemical activation. Most of the works concerned cascade intramolecular reactions in which a C–C bond is formed after the initial trifluoromethylation. Therefore, Lipshutz and co-workers reported a copper-catalysed intramolecular

Rh(II)-mediated domino [4 + 1]-annulation of α-cyanothioacetamides using diazoesters: A new entry for the synthesis of multisubstituted thiophenes

• Jury J. Medvedev,
• Ilya V. Efimov,
• Yuri M. Shafran,
• Vitaliy V. Suslonov,
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev and
• Valerij A. Nikolaev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2569–2576, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.253

• reaction with N-phenyl maleimide, gives rise to formation of S-containing heterocycles by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition [35]. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no literature data on analogous intramolecular reactions of C=S ylides involving thiocarbonyl and any other nucleophilic group within

• produce thiophenes 4 through an ordinary N–H insertion process [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] (Scheme 5). To the best of our knowledge, the discovered processes are the first examples of intramolecular reactions of thiocarbonyl ylides with cyano groups, acting as an electrophile, with subsequent 1,3

Intramolecular glycosylation

• Xiao G. Jia and
• Alexei V. Demchenko

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2028–2048, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.201

• glycosylation reactions wherein the facial stereoselectivity is achieved by tethering of the glycosyl donor and acceptor counterparts. Keywords: carbohydrates; glycosylation; intramolecular reactions; oligosaccharides; Introduction With recent advances in glycomics [1][2], we now know that half of the

Continuous N-alkylation reactions of amino alcohols using γ-Al₂O₃ and supercritical CO₂: unexpected formation of cyclic ureas and urethanes by reaction with CO₂

• Emilia S. Streng,
• Darren S. Lee,
• Michael W. George and
• Martyn Poliakoff

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 329–337, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.36

• temperatures intramolecular reactions were favoured. The formation of oxazolidinones was shown to be reversible releasing CO2 as dimers are formed. Imidazolidinones were shown to be stable to further reaction and no release of CO2 was observed under the conditions studied. Further optimisation and

Catalytic Wittig and aza-Wittig reactions

• Zhiqi Lao and
• Patrick H. Toy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2577–2587, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.253

• addition to phosphine oxide-catalyzed aza-Wittig reactions, Ding’s research group has also explored the use of phosphine catalysis in such reactions. In their initial report regarding this strategy, they used 1 to catalyze intramolecular reactions that converted aryl azides 68 into 4(3H)-quinazolinones 69

• be adopted. Evidence that the former reactions are being described in the literature with increasing frequency are the very recent reports by Saleh and Voituriez [39], and Wenwei Lin and co-workers [40] regarding intramolecular reactions to form heterocycles that appeared as this review was being

The synthesis of functionalized bridged polycycles via C–H bond insertion

• Jiun-Le Shih,
• Po-An Chen and
• Jeremy A. May

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 985–999, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.97

• ]decane 82, which would require the formation of a new 6-membered ring instead of a 5-membered ring, though the latter is typically preferred in intramolecular reactions [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59]. Nevertheless, 82 was produced as the

Recent advances in C(sp³)–H bond functionalization via metal–carbene insertions

• Bo Wang,
• Di Qiu,
• Yan Zhang and
• Jianbo Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 796–804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.78

• site-selectivity of C(sp3)–H bond insertion is also affected by steric factors. High regioselectivity of C(sp3)–H bond insertions has been observed in intramolecular reactions in most cases, in which the C(sp3)–H bond positioned 5 atoms away from the carbene center will normally react preferentially

Strecker degradation of amino acids promoted by a camphor-derived sulfonamide

• M. Fernanda N. N. Carvalho,
• M. João Ferreira,
• Ana S. O. Knittel,
• Maria da Conceição Oliveira,
• João Costa Pessoa,
• Rudolf Herrmann and
• Gabriele Wagner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 732–744, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.73

• zwitterions. Intramolecular reactions of non-zwitterionic ground state 6g to 11 (top) or 8 (bottom). The activation energy ΔEa denotes the calculated energy difference (in kcal/mol) between the TS and the optimized ground state 6g. A similar activation barrier was found for the conversion 6g → 10 (50.3 kcal

Cross-metathesis of polynorbornene with polyoctenamer: a kinetic study

• Yulia I. Denisova,
• Maria L. Gringolts,
• Alexander S. Peregudov,
• Liya B. Krentsel,
• Ekaterina A. Litmanovich,
• Arkadiy D. Litmanovich,
• Eugene Sh. Finkelshtein and
• Yaroslav V. Kudryavtsev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1796–1808, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.195

• the studies were focused on the intramolecular reactions [6][7] and polymer degradation by interaction with olefins [8][9], whereas the interchain cross-metathesis was merely an idea for many years [10]. Only recently a few publications appeared that demonstrated the possibility of using the Grubbs

SmI₂-mediated dimerization of indolylbutenones and synthesis of the myxobacterial natural product indiacen B

• Nils Marsch,
• Peter G. Jones and
• Thomas Lindel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1700–1706, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.184

• had been obtained in the case of intramolecular reactions where the β-positions of the enone systems were covalently tethered. Shinohara et al. have also reported a reductive dimerization of methyl cinnamate resulting in a cis-orientation of the phenyl rings [25]. SmI2-induced reductive dimerization

Selected synthetic strategies to cyclophanes

• Sambasivarao Kotha,
• Mukesh E. Shirbhate and
• Gopalkrushna T. Waghule

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1274–1331, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.142

• enantioselective intramolecular reactions of different nitrogen-branched triynes were carried out to obtain diverse cyclophanes (Scheme 47). Malacria and co-workers [181] have demonstrated an efficient use of a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction to generate the tetracyclic structure 282 related to taxane skeleton

Photocatalytic nucleophilic addition of alcohols to styrenes in Markovnikov and anti-Markovnikov orientation

• Martin Weiser,
• Sergej Hermann,
• Alexander Penner and
• Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 568–575, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.62

• additive. Photocatalytic additions of a variety of alcohols gave the corresponding products in good to excellent yields. The proposed photocatalytic electron transfer mechanism was supported by detection of the PDI radical anion as key intermediate and by comparison of two intramolecular reactions with

• intermediate and by comparison of two intramolecular reactions with different electron density. Representative mesoflow reactor experiments revealed that the irradiation times can be significantly shortened and sunlight can be used as a “green” light source. The yields of methanol addition using PDI as

Recent advances in the electrochemical construction of heterocycles

• Robert Francke

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2858–2873, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.303

• . The second scenario involves the electrochemical formation of a reactive species followed by cycloaddition in a concerted mechanism. The examples presented hereafter are classified according to the reaction type rather than to the resulting type of heterocycle. Among the intramolecular reactions