Base-promoted isomerization of CF₃-containing allylic alcohols to the corresponding saturated ketones under metal-free conditions

• Yoko Hamada,
• Tomoko Kawasaki-Takasuka and
• Takashi Yamazaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1507–1512, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.149

• reported intriguing 1,3-proton shift of 4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-yn-1-ols was successfully extended to the 4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-en-1-ol system under metal-free conditions to afford the corresponding saturated ketones in high to excellent chemical yields using such a convenient and easy-to-handle base as DBU at

• tractable tertiary amine as DBU, thus under metal-free conditions like the cases of the Ando [14] and Martín-Matute groups [15]. Moreover, this intriguing proton shift was clarified to be applied for optically active allylic alcohols whose chirality was transmitted almost in a perfect fashion. These results

Studies directed toward the exploitation of vicinal diols in the synthesis of (+)-nebivolol intermediates

• Runjun Devi and
• Sajal Kumar Das

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 571–578, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.56

• Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as the sole source of chirality [27]. For the synthesis of chroman derivative 2, first a base-mediated intramolecular SNAr reaction was envisioned for the aryl C–O bond formation under transition-metal-free conditions [28][29][30]. The additional benefit of this strategy

Effect of the ortho-hydroxy group of salicylaldehyde in the A³ coupling reaction: A metal-catalyst-free synthesis of propargylamine

• Sujit Ghosh,
• Kinkar Biswas,
• Suchandra Bhattacharya,
• Pranab Ghosh and
• Basudeb Basu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 552–557, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.53

• . Although we are not sure about the exact routes to the formation of 3, other results indirectly corroborate the proposition. For example, the inability of the o-methoxybenzaldehyde, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and o–hydroxyacetophenone to undergo a similar reaction under metal−free conditions could be explained

cis-Diastereoselective synthesis of chroman-fused tetralins as B-ring-modified analogues of brazilin

• Dimpee Gogoi,
• Runjun Devi,
• Pallab Pahari,
• Bipul Sarma and
• Sajal Kumar Das

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2816–2822, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.280

• under metal-free conditions and the operational simplicity render this transformation an attractive approach. Nevertheless, in an additional work, the angular –OH group of (±)-5k was reductively removed on treatment with Et3SiH and boron trifluoride etherate to get chroman-fused tetralin (±)-14 with the

Synthesis of 2-oxindoles via 'transition-metal-free' intramolecular dehydrogenative coupling (IDC) of sp² C–H and sp³ C–H bonds

• Nivesh Kumar,
• Santanu Ghosh,
• Subhajit Bhunia and
• Alakesh Bisai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1153–1169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.111

• efficient manner. However, despite the associated advantages, these methodologies require one or two metal catalysts for efficient reactions, which are sometimes undesirable [17][18][19][20][21]. Therefore, an alternate strategy to carry out these transformations under 'transition-metal-free' conditions has

Convenient preparation of high molecular weight poly(dimethylsiloxane) using thermally latent NHC-catalysis: a structure-activity correlation

• Stefan Naumann,
• Johannes Klein,
• Dongren Wang and
• Michael R. Buchmeiser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2261–2266, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.246

• ]. Likewise, poly(siloxane)s are attractive and versatile macromolecular materials produced on large scale and thus a rewarding field for the development of new catalysts, the more so if the added benefit of metal-free conditions can be implemented [19][20][21]. In spite of this, few investigations regarding

Come-back of phenanthridine and phenanthridinium derivatives in the 21st century

• Lidija-Marija Tumir,
• Marijana Radić Stojković and
• Ivo Piantanida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2930–2954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.312

• -isocyanobiphenyls with CF3SiMe3 under metal-free conditions showed to be a mild and efficient approach to 6-(trifluoromethyl)phenanthridines, characterised by good yields with high regioselectivity at ambient temperature (Scheme 6) [19][20]. Another radical-based route (targeting 6-perfluoroalkylphenanthridines

A one-pot synthesis of 3-trifluoromethyl-2-isoxazolines from trifluoromethyl aldoxime

• Raoni S. B. Gonçalves,
• Michael Dos Santos,
• Guillaume Bernadat,
• Danièle Bonnet-Delpon and
• Benoit Crousse

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2387–2394, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.275

• available reagents have been employed under metal-free conditions. A group [27] reported that the hypervalent iodine reagents (diacetoxyiodo)benzene (DIB) and phenyliodine bis(trifluoroacetate) (PIFA) could successfully promote the oxidation of aldoximes to the corresponding nitrile oxide. Those reagents

Metal-free aerobic oxidations mediated by N-hydroxyphthalimide. A concise review

• Lucio Melone and
• Carlo Punta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1296–1310, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.146

• suitable molecule bearing relatively weak X–H bonds. The result is the formation of two radical species and a molecule of water (Scheme 18) [53][54][55]. We assumed that an analogous homolysis induced by peracids could occur for this NHPI, leading to the formation of PINO radical under mild and metal-free

• conditions. This hypothesis was supported by spectroscopic and analytical evidence. By simply adding NHPI to a solution of acetonitrile containing m- chloroperbenzoic acid we could observe the characteristic Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectrum of PINO radical, while m-chlorobenzoic acid (90%) and

NHC-catalysed highly selective aerobic oxidation of nonactivated aldehydes

• Lennart Möhlmann,
• Stefan Ludwig and
• Siegfried Blechert

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 602–607, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.65

• of aldehydes to the corresponding acids or esters. The reaction proceeds under metal-free conditions by using N-heterocyclic carbenes as organocatalysts in combination with environmentally friendly oxygen as the terminal oxidation agent. Keywords: aerobic oxidation; chemoselective oxidation; metal

• we have developed an NHC-catalysed aerobic oxidation protocol, which is widely deployable to afford good to excellent yields. The reaction occurs under metal-free conditions at room temperature with low catalyst loadings and reasonable reaction times, demonstrating the desirability of this oxidation

New simple synthesis of ring-fused 4-alkyl-4H-3,1-benzothiazine-2-thiones: Direct formation from carbon disulfide and (E)-3-(2-aminoaryl)acrylates or (E)-3-(2-aminoaryl)acrylonitriles

• Qiuping Ding,
• Yuqing Lin,
• Guangni Ding,
• Fumin Liao,
• Xiaoyan Sang and
• Yi-Yuan Peng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 460–466, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.49

• efficient method to construct ring-fused 4-alkyl-4H-3,1-benzothiazine-2-thione derivatives. In the context of this method, carbon disulfide reacted with (E)-3-(2-aminoaryl)acrylates or (E)-3-(2-aminoaryl)acrylonitriles under metal-free conditions at room temperature. The newly developed method tolerates a

Microwave-assisted three-component domino reaction: Synthesis of indolodiazepinotriazoles

• Rajesh K. Arigela,
• Sudhir K. Sharma,
• Brijesh Kumar and
• Bijoy Kundu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 401–405, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.41

• ; indolodiazepinotriazoles; Introduction The intermolecular Huisgen azide–alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction [1][2][3][4][5][6] for the synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles in both aqueous [7][8][9][10] and organic solvents under either metal-catalyzed [11][12][13] or metal-free conditions [14][15][16] has received