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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
- yields of 85% after 20 minutes of stirring. The nano-TiO2 catalyst was easily recovered by centrifugation, where it could be reused up to four times, without any reductions in product conversion. What holds back the efficiency of this nanocatalytic protocol is the application of conventional heating, as
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Scheme 1: Examples of BIMs used for their medicinal properties.
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the synthesis of BIMs using protic or Lewis acids as catalysts.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 4: Competition experiments and synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM of using DBDMH.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2.
Scheme 7: General reaction mechanism upon halogen bonding.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2, introduced by Ji.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using Br2 in CH3CN.
Scheme 10: Βidentate halogen-bond donors.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using bidentate halogen-bond donor 26.
Scheme 12: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using iodoalkyne as catalyst.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions used by Ramshini.
Scheme 16: Activation of the carbonyl group by HPA/TPI-Fe3O4.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of nanoAg-Pt/SiO2-doped silicate.
Scheme 18: Mechanism of action proposed by Khalafi-Nezhad et al.
Scheme 19: Activation of the carbonyl group by the Cu–isatin Schiff base complex.
Scheme 20: Optimum reaction conditions published by Jain.
Scheme 21: Organocatalytic protocol utilizing nanoparticles introduced by Bankar.
Scheme 22: Activation of the carbonyl group by the AlCl3·6H2O-SDS-SiO2 complex.
Scheme 23: Optimal reaction conditions for the aforementioned nano-Fe3O4 based catalysts.
Scheme 24: Nanocatalytic protocol proposed by Kaur et al.
Scheme 25: Microwave approach introduced by Yuan.
Scheme 26: Microwave approach introduced by Zahran et al.
Scheme 27: Microwave irradiation protocol introduced by Bindu.
Scheme 28: Silica-supported microwave irradiation protocol.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM by Nongkhlaw.
Scheme 30: Microwave-assisted synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by succinic acid.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of action of MMO-4.
Scheme 32: Catalytic approach introduced by Muhammadpoor-Baltork et al.
Scheme 33: Reaction conditions used by Xiao-Ming.
Scheme 34: Ultrasonic irradiation-based protocol published by Saeednia.
Scheme 35: Pyruvic acid-mediated synthesis of BIMs proposed by Thopate.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of BIMs using [bmim]BF4 or [bmim]PF6 ionic liquids.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing In(OTf)3 in octylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as ionic liquid.
Scheme 38: FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed synthesis of BIMs with use of ionic liquid.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing the [hmim]HSO4/EtOH catalytic system.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing acidic ionic liquid immobilized on silica gel (ILIS-SO2Cl).
Scheme 41: The [bmim][MeSO4]-catalyzed reaction of indole with various aldehydes.
Scheme 42: The role of [bmim][MeSO4] in catalyzing the reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing FeCl3-based ionic liquid ([BTBAC]Cl-FeCl3) as catalyst.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of BIMs using [Msim]Cl at room temperature.
Scheme 45: [Et3NH][H2PO4]-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 46: PILs-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 47: FSILs-mediated synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 48: Possible “release and catch” catalytic process.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [DABCO-H][HSO4].
Scheme 50: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [(THA)(SO4)].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 53: Chemoselectivity of the present method.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by chitosan-supported ionic liquid.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism of action of CSIL.
Scheme 56: Optimization of the reaction in DESs.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of BIMs using ChCl/SnCl2 as DES.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of BIMs derivatives in presence of DES.
Scheme 59: BIMs synthesis in choline chloride/urea (CC/U).
Scheme 60: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs by Ley.
Scheme 61: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs proposed by Nam et al.
Scheme 62: Amino-catalyzed reaction of indole with propionaldehyde.
Scheme 63: Aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 64: Proposed mechanism for the aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 65: Enzymatic reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by TLIM.
Scheme 67: Proposed reaction mechanism by Badsara.
Scheme 68: Mechanism proposed by D’Auria.
Scheme 69: Photoinduced thiourea catalysis.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism of photoacid activation.
Scheme 71: Proposed mechanism of action for CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs by Mandawad.
Scheme 73: Proposed mechanism for the (a) acid generation and (b) synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 74: a) Reaction conditions employed by Khaksar and b) activation of the carbonyl group by HFIP.
Scheme 75: Activation of the carbonyl group by the PPy@CH2Br through the formation of a halogen bond.
Scheme 76: Reaction conditions utilized by Mhaldar et al.
Scheme 77: a) Reaction conditions employed by López and b) activation of the carbonyl group by thiourea.
Scheme 78: Infrared irradiation approach introduced by Luna-Mora and his research group.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of BIMs with the use of the Fe–Zn BMOF.
Multi-redox indenofluorene chromophores incorporating dithiafulvene donor and ene/enediyne acceptor units
- Christina Schøttler,
- Kasper Lund-Rasmussen,
- Line Broløs,
- Philip Vinterberg,
- Ema Bazikova,
- Viktor B. R. Pedersen and
- Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 59–73, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.8
- reduction. The pyrrolo-annelated dimer 13 showed a reversible oxidation at +0.42 V followed by an irreversible oxidation at +1.01 V, and two reversible reductions at −1.48 V and −1.81 V. Here, the acceptor properties are not promoted by incorporating an acceptor unit as in 15, but instead by the
- -electron reductions at −1.63 V and −1.89 V, indicating that the larger conjugated system of compound 27 does not significantly change the redox properties of the compound. Compounds 26 and 27 lack the DTF donor part and are hence oxidized at significantly higher potentials than the other compounds. On the
- , incorporating different dithiafulvenes and acetylenic scaffolds, such as acetylenic radiaannulenes. The compounds have strong absorptions in the visible region and undergo reversible (or quasi-reversible) oxidations and reductions. We have also presented two new fluorene-extended dithiafulvenes, which also
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Figure 1: Overview of structural motifs relevant for the work described herein.
Figure 2: Dione/ketones 1, 4–6 and 1,3-dithiole-2-thione compounds 2, 3, 7, and 8 are building blocks used in...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of IF-DTF ketones 9–12 and dimer 13.
Scheme 2: Further functionalization of the IF-DTF ketone 11 via Ramirez/Corey–Fuchs dibromo-olefination and K...
Scheme 3: Coupling of 1,3-dithiole-2-thione building blocks 2 and 3 with fluorenone 5 to afford fluorene-exte...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds based on IF-DTF. Conditions: (a) Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI, THF, Et3N, rt...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds with IF as central core. *Not fully characterized due to poor sol...
Scheme 6: Reduction of IF dione 1 to dihydro-IF 29.
Figure 3: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 4, 9–12, and 15 in PhMe at 25 °C.
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 13, 16, 17, and 30 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 5: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 6: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 11 (in MeCN), 13 (in CH2Cl2), 15 (in MeCN), 16 (in CH2Cl2), and 17...
Figure 7: Comparison of properties of compounds 13 and 17.
Figure 8: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2; supporting electrolyte: 0.1 M Bu4NPF...
Figure 9: Radical anion (left), dianion (middle), and radical cation (right) of compound 23; the radical anio...
Figure 10: ORTEP plots (50% probability) and crystal packing of compounds a) 25, b) 26, and c) 29. The respect...
Figure 11: Labels of bonds within five-membered ring.
Selectivity control towards CO versus H2 for photo-driven CO2 reduction with a novel Co(II) catalyst
- Lisa-Lou Gracia,
- Philip Henkel,
- Olaf Fuhr and
- Claudia Bizzarri
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1766–1775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.129
- that the energy barriers of the reactions shown in Equation 2 and Equation 3 are lowered. In fact, the formation of the radical anion CO2−· takes place at −1.9 V versus normal hydrogen electrode (NHE), while the proton-assisted reductions of CO2 to CO and formic acid happen at −0.53 V and −0.61 V
- profile of redox processes (Figure 4a, black lines). In particular, two irreversible reductions occur at the cathodic potentials −1.53 V and −1.9 V versus ferrocene. These electrochemical processes may correspond to the first and second reduction of the metal core Co(II)/Co(I) and Co(I)/Co(0
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of the molecular components used in this work: Co(II) complex 1 as the novel ca...
Figure 2: ORTEP drawing of crystal polymorph 1a (left) and 1b (right), shown at the 50% probability level. Hy...
Figure 3: UV–vis absorbance of complex 1 in DMA. Inset: zoom-in of the 500–800 nm range to visualize the low-...
Figure 4: Cyclic voltammetry of complex 1 in 0.1 M TBAPF6 solution of (a) DMA and (b) DMA/TEOA 5:1 (v/v). Bla...
Figure 5: Time evolution of CO (blue squares) and H2 (red triangles) with the power functional fitting (blue ...
Scheme 1: Proposed mechanism for the photoinduced reduction of carbon dioxide with the system presented in th...
Benzoimidazolium-derived dimeric and hydride n-dopants for organic electron-transport materials: impact of substitution on structures, electrochemistry, and reactivity
- Swagat K. Mohapatra,
- Khaled Al Kurdi,
- Samik Jhulki,
- Georgii Bogdanov,
- John Bacsa,
- Maxwell Conte,
- Tatiana V. Timofeeva,
- Seth R. Marder and
- Stephen Barlow
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1651–1663, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.121
- , resulting in 1g• and 1h• being more reducing monomers than their non-methoxylated analogues 1b• and 1e•, respectively. Cyclic voltammograms of both 1H and 12 both reveal irreversible oxidations (with the corresponding 1+ reductions seen in subsequent reductive cycles, see Figure 6 for examples). These 1H
- of 1h2 and VII to form VII•– under the conditions used in the present study is complete much sooner than reactions using 1b2 or 1g2, consistent with the ET-first reaction of 3h2 being more rapid than that for either 1b2 or 1g2. Furthermore, the presumed “cleavage-first” reductions of VII•– to VII2
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Figure 1: DMBI+, DMBI-H, and (DMBI)2 derivatives discussed in this work (new compounds in red).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of DMBI-H and (DMBI)2 derivatives and structures of side products.
Figure 2: Crystallographically characterized molecules related to DMBI dimers.
Figure 3: Molecular structures from the single crystal structures of 1b2 (two crystallographically inequivale...
Figure 4: Molecular structures from the single crystal structures of 1bH (upper left), 1gH (upper right), 1hH...
Figure 5: Structures of the cations from the single crystal structures of 1g+I− (left), 1h+PF6− (center), and ...
Figure 6: Cyclic voltammograms (50 mV s−1, THF, 0.1 M Bu4NPF6) of 1g+PF6–, 1gH, and 1g2, in each case contain...
Figure 7: Acceptors used to examine reactivity of DMBI-H and (DMBI)2 derivatives.
Figure 8: a) Temporal evolution of the absorbance at 1030 nm, corresponding to an absorption maximum of VI•–,...
Tying a knot between crown ethers and porphyrins
- Maksym Matviyishyn and
- Bartosz Szyszko
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1630–1650, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.120
- with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) resulted in a cationic 40-H+. Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were performed to investigate the electrochemical properties of 40-H+. The cation exhibited two reversible oxidations and two to three reductions. The redox potentials were influenced by
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Figure 1: Porphyrin and crown ether.
Figure 2: Timeline demonstrating the contributions into the crown ether–porphyrin chemistry.
Figure 3: Tetra-crowned porphyrin 1 and dimer 2 formed upon K+ binding.
Figure 4: meso-Crowned 25-oxasmaragdyrins 3a–c and their boron(III) complexes (3a–c)-BF2.
Scheme 1: CsF ion-pair binding of 4. The molecular structure of 4-CsF is shown on the right [101].
Figure 5: CsF ion pair binding by 5. The molecular structure of 5-CsF is shown on the right [102].
Scheme 2: Ion-pair binding by 6. The molecular structure of (6-CsCl)2 is shown on the right [103].
Scheme 3: Hydrated fluoride binding by 7 [104].
Figure 6: β-Crowned porphyrin 8.
Figure 7: Crown ether-capped porphyrins 9.
Figure 8: The capped porphyrin 10 and complex [10-PQ](PF6)2.
Figure 9: The double-capped porphyrin 11.
Figure 10: Selected examples of iminoporphyrinoids [58,122].
Scheme 4: The synthesis of 13.
Scheme 5: Tripyrrane-based crown ether-embedding porphyrinoid 15.
Figure 11: Macrocycles 16–19 and their coordination compounds.
Scheme 6: The flexibility of 16-Co [66].
Figure 12: Hexagonal wheel composed of six 16-Co(III) monomers [66].
Scheme 7: The synthesis of 16-V [67].
Figure 13: The molecular structure of dimers [16-Mn]2 [67].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of crownphyrins 28–33. Compounds 23a/b and 29a/b were obtained from 4,7,10-trioxa-1,13-tr...
Figure 14: The molecular structures of 22a, 34a·(HCl)2, and 29b [69].
Figure 15: Molecular structures of 22a-Pb and (29b)2-Zn [69].
Scheme 9: Reactivity of 29a/b.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 36 and 37 [131].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 40–45.
Figure 16: Potential applications of porphyrin-crown ether hybrids.
One-pot nucleophilic substitution–double click reactions of biazides leading to functionalized bis(1,2,3-triazole) derivatives
- Hans-Ulrich Reissig and
- Fei Yu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1399–1407, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.101
- revealed that the N-benzyl groups were still intact, however, we cannot exclude that partial reductions had occurred at other positions of this relatively complex molecule. Thus, better conditions for the clean transformation of compounds such as 21 into carbohydrate mimetics have still to be developed. We
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Scheme 1: Earlier approaches to multivalent carbohydrate mimetics B, D or F based on enantiopure aminopyran a...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of model compound 3 under conventional conditions and as a one-pot process employing benz...
Scheme 3: One-pot reaction employing enantiopure alkynyl-substituted 1,2-oxazin-4-one derivative 6 leading to...
Scheme 4: One-pot reactions of dihalides 8 and 11 with sodium azide and alkyne 2 leading to symmetric divalen...
Scheme 5: One-pot reactions employing enantiopure alkynyl-substituted 1,2-oxazin-4-one derivative 6 leading t...
Scheme 6: One-pot reaction employing enantiopure alkynyl-substituted 1,2-oxazin-4-ol derivative 19 leading to...
Scheme 7: Reductive ring-openings of 1,2-oxazine derivatives 19 and 23 as simple model compounds by hydrogeno...
Scheme 8: Attempted reductive ring-openings of compound 21 by hydrogenolysis or by samarium diiodide leading ...
Enabling artificial photosynthesis systems with molecular recycling: A review of photo- and electrochemical methods for regenerating organic sacrificial electron donors
- Grace A. Lowe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1198–1215, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.88
- solvent polarity [24][25]. Hence, it is important when considering new reagents and catalysts to only compare potentials measured in conditions as close to the photocatalytic conditions as possible. For instance, quinones have 2 one-electron reductions in aprotic media and one two-electron reduction at a
- various acids [49]. This system is completely metal-free and uses one photocatalyst rather than separate sensitizer and catalyst species. However, the electron source for the reductions was a thiolate sacrificial donor and not water. Thiolates are used as redox mediators in other systems such as dye
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Figure 1: Diagram comparing the two reaction pathways for sacrificial electron donors (SD) in photocatalyzed ...
Figure 2: Diagram showing water-splitting systems developed by Girault, Scanlon, and co-workers that employ i...
Figure 3: Diagram illustrating the transfer of electrons in a photocatalytic particulate suspensions Z-scheme...
Figure 4: A. Structures of the molecules represented in part B. The numbers in brackets correspond to the com...
Figure 5: A. Structures of the molecules represented in part B. The numbers in brackets correspond to the com...
Photoredox catalysis harvesting multiple photon or electrochemical energies
- Mattia Lepori,
- Simon Schmid and
- Joshua P. Barham
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1055–1145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.81
- applications, the most marked difference between the two types of processes, however, is that conPET is more appropriate for redox-neutral reactions, whereas PEC is more appropriate for net oxidations or reductions due to the radical polar crossover nature of its reactivity [30][31]. In the former, the neutral
- -chloroanisole (Epred = −2.88 V vs SCE) were only obtained in yields of 6% and 4%, respectively, which the authors attributed to insufficient redox power of *DCA•− in its D1 state (*E1/2 = −2.60 V vs SCE) [53]. These results strongly contrast to the work of Lambert and Lin on e-PRC reductions with DCA (vide
- two polysulfide redox couples. However, K2CO3 was needed to quench liberated protons. A large variety of electron-poor aryl bromides bearing different functional groups readily underwent SET reductions to give biaryl cross-coupled products 4 in poor to excellent yields (20–93%) (Figure 15A). The
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Figure 1: Oxidative and reductive activations of organic compounds harvesting photoredox catalysis.
Figure 2: General catalytic cycles of radical ion conPET (left) and radical ion e-PRC (right).
Figure 3: “Beginner’s guide”: comparison between advantages, capacities, and prospectives of conPET and PEC.
Figure 4: A) conPET reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides with PDI. B) Reductive C–H arylation with pyrrol...
Figure 5: A) Chromoselective mono- and disubstitution or polybrominated pyrimidines with pyrroles. B) Sequent...
Figure 6: A) Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines. B) Synthesis of ullazines.
Figure 7: A) Reductive phosphorylation of aryl halides via conPET. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 8: A) Reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides via conPET and selected examples from the substrate sco...
Figure 9: A) Reductive C–H arylation of aryl halides via conPET (top) and selected examples from the substrat...
Figure 10: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the su...
Figure 11: A) Reductive hydrodechlorination of aryl chlorides with 4-DPAIPN. B) Proposed formation of CO2•−. C...
Figure 12: A) Reductive conPET borylation with 3CzEPAIPN (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope ...
Figure 13: Scale-up of conPET phosphorylation with 3CzEPAIPN.
Figure 14: A) Borylation of 1d. B) Characteristics and structure of PC1 with green and red parts showing the l...
Figure 15: A) Reductive C–H arylation scope with polysulfide conPET (top) and selected examples from the subst...
Figure 16: Scale-up of A) C–H arylation and B) dehaloborylation with polysulfide photocatalysis in continuous-...
Figure 17: A) Formation of [Ir1]0 and [Ir2]0 upon PET between [Ir1]+ and Et3N. B) Mechanism of multi-photon ta...
Figure 18: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides via multi-photon tandem photocatalysis. B) Selecte...
Figure 19: A) Carbonylative amidation of aryl halides in continuous flow. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 20: A) General scheme for reductive (RQ) and oxidative quenching (OQ) protocols using [FeIII(btz)3](PF6)...
Figure 21: A) Carbonylative amidation of alkyl iodides with [IrIII(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6. B) Selected examples fro...
Figure 22: A) Carboxylative C–N bond cleavage in cyclic amines. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope....
Figure 23: A) Formal reduction of alkenes to alkanes via transfer hydrogenation. B) Selected examples from the...
Figure 24: A) Birch-type reduction of benzenes with PMP-BPI. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope (sc...
Figure 25: Proposed mechanism of the OH− mediated conPET Birch-type reduction of benzene via generation of sol...
Figure 26: Reductive detosylation of N-tosylated amides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 27: A) Reductive detosylation of N-tosyl amides by dual PRC. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 28: A) Mechanism of the dual PRC based on PET between [Cu(dap)2]+ and DCA. B) Mechanism of the dual PRC...
Figure 29: A) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides with anthracene. B) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides rely...
Figure 30: A) Pentafluorosulfanylation and fluoride elimination. B) Mechanism of the pentafluorosulfanylation ...
Figure 31: A) α-Alkoxypentafluorosulfanylation (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope (bottom). ...
Figure 32: A) Oxidative amination of arenes with azoles catalyzed by N-Ph PTZ. B) Selected examples from the s...
Figure 33: A) C(sp3)–H bond activation by HAT via chloride oxidation by *N-Ph PTZ•+. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Figure 34: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H azolation of electron-rich arenes with pyrazoles using Mes-Acr+ as a photoca...
Figure 35: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated phot...
Figure 36: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TPA as an electro-activated photo...
Figure 37: Proposed mechanism (top) and mode of preassembly (bottom).
Figure 38: A) Possible preassemblies of reactive (left) vs unreactive (right) arenes. B) Calculated spin densi...
Figure 39: A) Recycling e-PRC C(sp2 )–H acetoxylation of arenes using DDQ as a photocatalyst. B) Proposed cata...
Figure 40: Gram scale hydroxylation of benzene in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 41: A) Radical ion e-PRC vicinal diamination of alkylarenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocat...
Figure 42: A) Sequential oxygenation of multiple adjacent C–H bonds under radical ion e-PRC using TAC+ as an e...
Figure 43: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds using ADQS as photocatalyst. B)...
Figure 44: Proposed tandem mechanism by Xu and co-workers.
Figure 45: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC decarboxylative cyanation using Cu(acac)2, Ce(OTf)3 and a box l...
Figure 46: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC benzylic cyanation using Cu(MeCN)4BF4, box ligand and anthraqui...
Figure 47: A) Radical ion e-PRC acetoxyhydroxylation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photoc...
Figure 48: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 49: Photoelectrochemical acetoxyhydroxylation in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 50: A) Radical ion e-PRC aminooxygenation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocatal...
Figure 51: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with organic trifluoroborates using Mes-Acr+ as p...
Figure 52: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using CeCl3·7H2O as catalyst. B) ...
Figure 53: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2·6H2O as cata...
Figure 54: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with alkyl oxalates and 4CzIPN as photocatalyst. ...
Figure 55: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H carbamoylation of heteroarenes using 4CzIPN as photocatalyst...
Figure 56: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated hydrocarbon activation via the chlorine radical. B) Proposed m...
Figure 57: A) Selected examples from the substrate scope. B) Gram and decagram scale semi-continuous flow PEC ...
Figure 58: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated dehydrogenative coupling of benzothiazoles with aliphatic C–H ...
Figure 59: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT activation of ethers using electro-activated TAC+ as photocatalyst. B) ...
Figure 60: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 61: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated synthesis of alkylated benzimidazo-fused isoquinolinones using...
Figure 62: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical cerium-catalyzed oxydichlorination of alkynes using CeCl3 as cata...
Figure 63: Proposed decoupled photoelectrochemical mechanism.
Figure 64: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical ring-opening bromination of tertiary cycloalkanols using MgBr2 as...
Figure 65: A) Recycling e-PRC ring-opening functionalization of cycloalkanols using CeCl3 as catalyst. B) Prop...
Figure 66: Selected examples from the substrate scope of the PEC ring-opening functionalization.
Figure 67: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of chloro- and bromoarenes using DCA as catalyst and various accepto...
Figure 68: A) Screening of different phthalimide derivatives as catalyst for the e-PRC reduction of aryl halid...
Figure 69: Screening of different organic catalysts for the e-PRC reduction of trialkylanilium salts.
Figure 70: A) e-PRC reduction of phosphonated phenols and anilinium salts. B) Selected examples from the subst...
Figure 71: A) ConPET and e-PRC reduction of 4-bromobenzonitrile using a naphthalene diimide (NDI) precatalyst ...
Figure 72: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of phosphinated aliphatic alcohols with n-BuO-NpMI as catalyst. B) C...
Figure 73: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 74: A) Recycling e-PRC reductive dimerization of benzylic chlorides using a [Cu2] catalyst. B) Proposed...
Figure 75: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical C–H alkylation of heteroarenes through deamination of Katritzky s...
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism by Chen and co-workers.
Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series
- Cécile Alleman,
- Charlène Gadais,
- Laurent Legentil and
- François-Hugues Porée
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23
- radical, but is now assumed to proceed through the formation of an organosamarium intermediate, resulting from two successive single-electron reductions [66]. This strategy was successfully applied to the construction of variecolin intermediate 140 possessing a [5-8] ring system in its backbone (Scheme 28
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of terpenes containing a bicyclo[3.6.0]undecane motif.
Figure 2: Commercially available first and second generation Grubbs and Hoveyda–Grubbs catalysts.
Figure 3: Examples of strategies to access the fusicoccan and ophiobolin tricyclic core structure by RCM.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of bicyclic core structure 12 of ophiobolin M (13) and cycloaraneosene (14).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the core structure 21 of ophiobolins and fusicoccanes.
Scheme 3: Ring-closing metathesis attempts starting from thioester 22.
Scheme 4: Total synthesis of ent-fusicoauritone (28).
Figure 4: General structure of ophiobolins and congeners.
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of (+)-ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 6: Investigation of RCM for the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8). Path A) RCM with TBDPS-protected alcoho...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the core structure of cotylenin A aglycon, cotylenol (50).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of tricyclic core structure of fusicoccans.
Scheme 9: Total synthesis of (−)-teubrevin G (59).
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the core skeleton 63 of the basmane family.
Scheme 11: Total synthesis of (±)-schindilactone A (68).
Scheme 12: Total synthesis of dactylol (72).
Scheme 13: Ring-closing metathesis for the total synthesis of (±)-asteriscanolide (2).
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the simplified skeleton of pleuromutilin (1).
Scheme 15: Total synthesis of (−)-nitidasin (93) using a ring-closing metathesis to construct the eight-member...
Scheme 16: Total synthesis of (±)-naupliolide (97).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of the A-B ring structure of fusicoccane (101).
Scheme 18: First attempts of TRCM of dienyne substrates.
Scheme 19: TRCM on optimized substrates towards the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 20: Tandem ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of variecolin intermediates 114 and 115.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of poitediol (118) using the allylsilane ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 22: Access to scaffold 122 by a NHK coupling reaction.
Scheme 23: Key step to construct the [5-8] bicyclooctanone core of aquatolide (4).
Scheme 24: Initial strategy to access aquatolide (4).
Scheme 25: Synthetic plan to cotylenin A (130).
Scheme 26: [5-8] Bicyclic structure of brachialactone (7) constructed by a Mizoroki–Heck reaction.
Scheme 27: Influence of the replacement of the allylic alcohol moiety.
Scheme 28: Formation of variecolin intermediate 140 through a SmI2-mediated Barbier-type reaction.
Scheme 29: SmI2-mediated ketyl addition. Pleuromutilin (1) eight-membered ring closure via C5–C14 bond formati...
Scheme 30: SmI2-mediated dialdehyde cyclization cascade of [5-8-6] pleuromutilin scaffold 149.
Scheme 31: A) Modular synthetic route to mutilin and pleuromutilin family members by Herzon’s group. B) Scaffo...
Scheme 32: Photocatalyzed oxidative ring expansion in pleuromutilin (1) total synthesis.
Scheme 33: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (−)-6-epi-ophiobolin N (168).
Scheme 34: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (+)-6-epi-ophiobolin A (173).
Scheme 35: Radical 8-endo-trig-cyclization of a xanthate precursor.
Figure 5: Structural representations of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179) beari...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of the common [5-8-5] tricyclic intermediate of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), an...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric synthesis of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179).
Figure 6: Scope of the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 38: Nazarov cyclization revealing the fusicoauritone core structure 192.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of fusicoauritone (28) through Nazarov cyclization.
Scheme 40: (+)-Epoxydictymene (5) synthesis through a Nicholas cyclization followed by a Pauson–Khand reaction...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of aquatolide (4) by a Mukaiyama-type aldolisation.
Scheme 42: Tandem Wolff/Cope rearrangement furnishing the A-B bicyclic moiety 204 of variecolin.
Scheme 43: Asymmetric synthesis of the A-B bicyclic core 205 and 206 of variecolin.
Scheme 44: Formation of [5-8]-fused rings by cyclization under thermal activation.
Scheme 45: Construction of the [5-8-6] tricyclic core structure of variecolin (3) by Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of the [6-4-8-5]-tetracyclic skeleton by palladium-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 47: Access to the [5-8] bicyclic core structure of asteriscanolide (227) through rhodium-catalyzed cycl...
Scheme 48: Total syntheses of asterisca-3(15),6-diene (230) and asteriscanolide (2) with a Rh-catalyzed cycliz...
Scheme 49: Photocyclization of 2-pyridones to access the [5-8-5] backbone of fusicoccanes.
Scheme 50: Total synthesis of (+)-asteriscunolide D (245) and (+)-aquatolide (4) through photocyclization.
Scheme 51: Biocatalysis pathway to construct the [5-8-5] tricyclic scaffold of brassicicenes.
Scheme 52: Influence of the CotB2 mutant over the cyclization’s outcome of GGDP.
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
- ) [30]. HAT reductions of the C9–C11 alkene followed to deliver arisugacin F (35), phenylpyropene C (36), pyripyropene E (38), and phenylpyropene F (41). The steric bulk of the manganese catalyst employed suppressed the undesired reaction with tetrasubstituted alkenes and led to the exclusive reaction
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The power of radical retrosynthesis and the tactic of divergent total synthesis.
Figure 1: Evolution of radical chemistry for organic synthesis.
Scheme 2: Divergent total synthesis of α-pyrone-diterpenoids (Baran).
Scheme 3: Divergent synthesis of pyrone diterpenoids by merged chemoenzymatic and radical synthesis (part I, ...
Scheme 4: Divergent synthesis of pyrone diterpenoids by merged chemoenzymatic and radical synthesis (part II,...
Scheme 5: Divergent synthesis of drimane-type hydroquinone meroterpenoids (Li).
Scheme 6: Divergent synthesis of natural products isolated from Dysidea avara (Lu).
Scheme 7: Divergent synthesis of kaurene-type terpenoids (Lei).
Scheme 8: Divergent synthesis of 6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane meroterpenoids (Lou).
Scheme 9: Divergent synthesis of crinipellins by radical-mediated Dowd–Backwith rearrangement (Xie and Ding).
Scheme 10: Divergent total synthesis of Galbulimima alkaloids (Shenvi).
Scheme 11: Divergent synthesis of eburnane alkaloids (Qin).
Scheme 12: Divergent synthesis of Aspidosperma alkaloids (Boger).
Scheme 13: Photoredox based synthesis of (−)-FR901483 (160) and (+)-TAN1251C (162, Gaunt).
Scheme 14: Divergent synthesis of bipolamines (Maimone).
Scheme 15: Flow chemistry divergency between aporphine and morphinandione alkaloids (Felpin).
Scheme 16: Divergent synthesis of pyrroloazocine natural products (Echavarren).
Scheme 17: Using TEMPO to stabilize radicals for the divergent synthesis of pyrroloindoline natural products (...
Scheme 18: Radical pathway for preparation of lignans (Zhu).
Scheme 19: Divergent synthesis of DBCOD lignans (Lumb).
B–N/B–H Transborylation: borane-catalysed nitrile hydroboration
- Filip Meger,
- Alexander C. W. Kwok,
- Franziska Gilch,
- Dominic R. Willcox,
- Alex J. Hendy,
- Kieran Nicholson,
- Andrew D. Bage,
- Thomas Langer,
- Thomas A. Hunt and
- Stephen P. Thomas
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1332–1337, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.138
- transborylation (a σ-bond metathesis turnover method) has been used for borane-catalysed reductions of N-heteroarenes [28][29], and the borane-catalysed cyanation of enones [30]. Applying B–N/B–H transborylation to the hydroboration of nitriles would enable the development of a borane-catalysed hydroboration of
- noted that the borohydride-catalysed reductions generally proceed at lower reaction temperatures using 5 mol % NaBHEt3 [24]. Esters undergo stoichiometric reduction by H3B·SMe2 (see Supporting Information File 1) [32]; therefore, chemoselective nitrile hydroboration highlights the benefit of this
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: a) Derivatives of primary amines in materials chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals; b) thi...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of borane-catalysed nitrile hydroboration with HBpin. Conditions: nitrile (0.50 mmo...
Scheme 3: a) Proposed mechanism; b) H-B-9-BBN-catalysed heptanenitrile hydroboration (yield determined by 1H ...
Electrogenerated base-promoted cyclopropanation using alkyl 2-chloroacetates
- Kouichi Matsumoto,
- Yuta Hayashi,
- Kengo Hamasaki,
- Mizuki Matsuse,
- Hiyono Suzuki,
- Keiji Nishiwaki and
- Norihito Kawashita
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1116–1122, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.114
- consumed on the surface of the anode. To examine the scope and limitations, we carried out electrochemical reductions of various alkyl 2-haloacetates under the optimized conditions. Table 3 summarizes the results. The reaction of methyl 2-chloroacetate (3) afforded the corresponding compound 4 in 28% yield
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Formations of 1,2,3-trialkyl cyclopropanetricarboxylates. Previous reports (reactions 1–3) and this...
Scheme 2: Plausible reaction mechanism. EGB = electrogenerated base.
Electrochemical hydrogenation of enones using a proton-exchange membrane reactor: selectivity and utility
- Koichi Mitsudo,
- Haruka Inoue,
- Yuta Niki,
- Eisuke Sato and
- Seiji Suga
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1055–1061, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.107
- conditions, and highly chemoselective reductions were achieved with the use of appropriate cathode catalysts. The use of a Pd/C cathode gave carbonyl compounds selectively. In contrast, saturated alcohols were obtained selectively with an Ir/C cathode. The reaction with H2O as a proton source was also
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Designed electrochemical hydrogenation of enones 1 with a PEM reactor.
Figure 1: Electrochemical setup of the PEM reactor: a) Electrochemical reduction system with the PEM reactor....
Figure 2: Reaction profile of the electrochemical hydrogenation of 1a with a PEM reactor using a) Pd/C and b)...
Scheme 2: Electrochemical hydrogenation of several enones 1 with a circulating PEM reactor using a Pd/C catho...
Scheme 3: Electrochemical hydrogenation of several enones 1 with a circulating PEM reactor using an Ir/C cath...
Scheme 4: Mechanistic studies.
Scheme 5: Electroreduction of 1a with the circulating PEM reactor using H2O as a proton source.
Cathodic generation of reactive (phenylthio)difluoromethyl species and its reactions: mechanistic aspects and synthetic applications
- Sadanobu Iwase,
- Shinsuke Inagi and
- Toshio Fuchigami
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 872–880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.88
- , one-electron and two-electron reductions of 1 seem to take place simultaneously to generate radical and anionic intermediates. In order to trap the radical intermediate, the constant potential cathodic reduction of 1 was performed in the presence of various olefins such as α-methylstyrene, cyclohexene
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Electrochemical gem-difluorination of sulfides bearing α-electron-withdrawing groups.
Scheme 2: Electrochemical gem-difluorodesulfurization of dithioacetals.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical gem-difluorodesulfurization of dithiocarbonate.
Scheme 4: Cathodic reduction of 1.
Figure 1: Cyclic voltammograms of (a) PhSCF2Br (1, 8 mM) in 0.1 M n-Bu4NClO4/MeCN; (b) o-phthalonitrile (4 mM...
Scheme 5: Indirect cathodic reduction of 1 using o-phthalonitrile as mediator.
Scheme 6: Mechanism for the formation of product 3.
Scheme 7: Reaction of compound 1 with PhS anions.
Scheme 8: Cathodic reduction of compound 1 in the presence of α-methylstyrene at a high current density.
Scheme 9: Indirect cathodic reduction of compound 1 in CD3CN.
Scheme 10: Indirect cathodic reduction of compound 1 in the presence of 1,1-diphenylethylene.
Scheme 11: Reaction mechanism.
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
- for the transfer hydrogenations (Pd) are reusable for several reductions without the need to adjust the overall reaction conditions (flow rate and residence time, temperature etc.). Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are of particular interest in the field of flow chemistry because this enabling
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Inductive heating, a powerful tool in industry and the Life Sciences.
Figure 2: Electric displacement field of a ferromagnetic and superparamagnetic material.
Figure 3: Temperature profiles of reactors heated conventionally and by RF heating (Figure 3 redrawn from [24]).
Scheme 1: Continuous flow synthesis of isopulegol (2) from citronellal (1).
Scheme 2: Dry (reaction 1) and steam (reaction 2) methane reforming.
Scheme 3: Calcination and RF heating.
Scheme 4: The continuously operated “Sabatier” process.
Scheme 5: Biofuel production from biomass using inductive heating for pyrolysis.
Scheme 6: Water electrolysis using an inductively heated electrolysis cell.
Scheme 7: Dimroth rearrangement (reaction 1) and three-component reaction (reaction 2) to propargyl amines 8 ...
Figure 4: A. Flow reactor filled with magnetic nanostructured particles (MagSilicaTM) and packed bed reactor ...
Scheme 8: Claisen rearrangement in flow: A. comparison between conventional heating (external oil bath), micr...
Scheme 9: Continuous flow reactions and comparison with batch reaction (oil bath). A. Pd-catalyzed transfer h...
Scheme 10: Continuous flow reactions and comparison with batch reaction (oil bath). A. pericyclic reactions an...
Scheme 11: Reactions under flow conditions using inductively heated fixed-bed materials serving as stoichiomet...
Scheme 12: Reactions under flow conditions using inductively heated fixed-bed materials serving as catalysts: ...
Scheme 13: Two step flow protocol for the preparation of 1,1'-diarylalkanes 77 from ketones and aldehydes 74, ...
Scheme 14: O-Alkylation, the last step in the multistep flow synthesis of Iloperidone (80) accompanied with a ...
Scheme 15: Continuous two-step flow process consisting of Grignard reaction followed by water elimination bein...
Scheme 16: Inductively heated continuous flow protocol for the synthesis of Iso E Super (88) [91,92].
Scheme 17: Three-step continuous flow synthesis of macrocycles 89 and 90 with musk-like olfactoric properties.
Site-selective reactions mediated by molecular containers
- Rui Wang and
- Yang Yu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 309–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.35
- naphthalene and phthalimide mediated by cage host A. Cage host A-mediated selective 1,4-radical addition of o-quinone 10. Cyclodextrin-mediated site-selective reductions. Selective reduction of an α,ω-diazide compound mediated by water-soluble cavitand D. Selective radical reduction of α,ω-dihalides mediated
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Site-selective Diels–Alder reaction of anthracene and phthalimide mediated by aqueous organopalladi...
Figure 2: Site-selective Diels–Alder and [2 + 2]-photoaddition reactions between naphthalene and phthalimide ...
Figure 3: Cage host A-mediated selective 1,4-radical addition of o-quinone 10.
Figure 4: Cyclodextrin-mediated site-selective reductions.
Figure 5: Selective reduction of an α,ω-diazide compound mediated by water-soluble cavitand D.
Figure 6: Selective radical reduction of α,ω-dihalides mediated by water-soluble cavitands E and F.
Figure 7: Site-selective hydrogenation of polyenols mediated by supramolecular encapsulated rhodium catalyst.
Figure 8: Site-selective oxidation of steroids using cyclodextrin as the anchoring template.
Figure 9: Site-selective oxidations of linear diterpenoids with the help of cage host A.
Figure 10: Site-selective monoepoxidation of α,ω-dienes mediated by the water-soluble cavitand host E.
Figure 11: Site-selective ring-opening reaction of epoxides mediated by cavitand I with an inwardly directed c...
Figure 12: Site-selective nucleophilic substitution reaction of allylic chlorides mediated by cage host J.
Figure 13: Site-selective monohydrolysis of α,ω-difunctional compounds using deep water-soluble cavitands.
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
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
N-tert-Butanesulfinyl imines in the asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles
- Joseane A. Mendes,
- Paulo R. R. Costa,
- Miguel Yus,
- Francisco Foubelo and
- Camilla D. Buarque
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1096–1140, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.86
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: General strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of N-containing heterocycles from N-tert-butane...
Scheme 2: Methodologies for condensation of aldehydes and ketones with tert-butanesulfinamides (1).
Scheme 3: Transition models for cis-aziridines and trans-aziridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanism for the reduction of N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 5: Transition models for the addition of organomagnesium and organolithium compounds to N-tert-butanes...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2,2-dibromoaziridines 15 from aldimines 14 and bromoform, and proposed non-chelation-c...
Scheme 7: Diastereoselective synthesis of aziridines from tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 22 from aldimines 14 and 1,3-dibromopropene 23, and proposed chelation...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 27 from aldimines 14 and α-bromoesters 26, and proposed transition sta...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 2-chloroaziridines 28 from aldimines 14 and dichloromethane, and proposed transition s...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of cis-vinylaziridines 30 and 31 from aldimines 14 and bromomethylbutenolide 29.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2-chloro-2-aroylaziridines 36 and 32 from aldimines 14, arylnitriles 34, and silyldich...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of trifluoromethylaziridines 39 and proposed transition state of the aziridination.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of aziridines 42 and proposed state transition.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2-azaspiro[3.3]heptanes, 1-phenyl-2-azaspiro[3.4]octane and 1-phenyl-2-a...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]heptanes 48 from chiral imines 14 and 1-Boc-azetidine...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of β-lactams 52 from chiral imines 14 and dimethyl malonate (49).
Scheme 18: Synthesis of spiro-β-lactam 57 from chiral (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl isatin ketimine 53 and ethyl ...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of β-lactam 60, a precursor of (−)-batzelladine D (61) and (−)-13-epi-batzelladine D (62)...
Scheme 20: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted pyrrolidines 66 from chiral imine (RS)-63 a...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines 69 and 70 from chiral imine 67.
Scheme 22: Asymmetric synthesis of cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines 73 from chiral imine (RS)-71.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 77 from chiral imine (RS)-74.
Scheme 24: Asymmetric synthesis of 4-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 80 from chiral imines 79.
Scheme 25: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-pyrrolines 82 from chiral imines 14 and ethyl 4-bromocrotonate (81).
Scheme 26: Asymmetric synthesis of γ-amino esters 84, and tetramic acid derivative 86 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 27: Asymmetric synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactams 90 from chiral imines (Z,SS)-87 and ethyl 2-bro...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric synthesis of methylenepyrrolidines 92 from chiral imines (RS)-14 and 2-(trimethysilylmet...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of dibenzoazaspirodecanes from cyclic N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 30: Stereoselective synthesis of cyclopenta[c]proline derivatives 103 from β,γ-unsaturated α-amino acid...
Scheme 31: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-angustureine (107) and (−)-cuspareine (108).
Scheme 32: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-pelletierine (112) and (+)-coniine (117).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of piperidine alkaloids (+)-dihydropinidine (122a), (+)-isosolenopsin (122b) and (+)-isos...
Scheme 34: Stereoselective synthesis of the alkaloids(+)-sedamine (125) from chiral imine (SS)-119.
Scheme 35: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 127 and 129 from chiral ...
Scheme 36: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted ethanone-2-piperidinones 132 from chiral...
Scheme 37: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-3-benzyl-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 136 from chiral...
Scheme 38: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted 2-piperidinones 139 from chiral imine 138...
Scheme 39: Stereoselective synthesis of ʟ-hydroxypipecolic acid 145 from chiral imine 144.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 1-substituted isoquinolones 147, 149 and 151.
Scheme 41: Stereoselective synthesis of 3-substituted dihydrobenzo[de]isoquinolinones 154.
Scheme 42: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (S)-1-benzyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (...
Scheme 43: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-cermizine B (171) and (+)-serratezomine E (172) develop...
Scheme 44: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-isosolepnosin (177) and (+)-solepnosin (178) from homoallylamine d...
Scheme 45: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives 184, 185 and 187 from chiral imines (RS...
Scheme 46: Stereoselective synthesis of pyridobenzofuran and pyridoindole derivatives 193 from homopropargylam...
Scheme 47: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines 196 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 48: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted trans-2,6-disubstituted piperidine 199 from chiral imine...
Scheme 49: Stereoselective synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted piperidines 200, and alkaloid (+)-241D, from chi...
Scheme 50: Stereoselective synthesis of 6-substituted piperidines-2,5-diones 206 and 1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decane...
Scheme 51: Stereoselective synthesis of spirocyclic oxindoles 210 from chiral imines (RS)-53.
Scheme 52: Stereoselective synthesis of azaspiro compound 213 from chiral imine 211.
Scheme 53: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives from chiral imines (RS)-214.
Scheme 54: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-crispine A 223 from chiral imine (RS)-214.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of (−)-harmicine (228) using tert-butanesulfinamide through haloamide cyclization.
Scheme 56: Stereoselective synthesis of tetraponerines T1–T8.
Scheme 57: Stereoselective synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines 246a and (−)-tylophorine (246b), and phenanthr...
Scheme 58: Stereoselective synthesis of indoline, tetrahydroquinoline and tetrahydrobenzazepine derivatives 253...
Scheme 59: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldimine (RS)-79.
Scheme 60: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) from chiral aldimine (SS)-261.
Scheme 61: Synthesis synthesis of (–)-hippodamine (273) and (+)-epi-hippodamine (272) using chiral sulfinyl am...
Scheme 62: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-grandisine D (279) and (+)-amabiline (283).
Scheme 63: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) and (+)-swaisonine (291) from aldimine (SS)-126....
Scheme 64: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-C(9a)-epi-epiquinamide (294).
Scheme 65: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-lasubine II (298) from chiral aldimine (SS)-109.
Scheme 66: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epimyrtine (300a) and (−)-lasubine II (ent-302) from β-amino keton...
Scheme 67: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-tabersonine (310), (−)-vincadifformine (311), and (−)-aspidospermi...
Scheme 68: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldehyde 313 and ...
Scheme 69: Total synthesis of (+)-lysergic acid (323) from N-tert-butanesulfinamide (RS)-1.
Nitroalkene reduction in deep eutectic solvents promoted by BH3NH3
- Chiara Faverio,
- Monica Fiorenza Boselli,
- Patricia Camarero Gonzalez,
- Alessandra Puglisi and
- Maurizio Benaglia
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1041–1047, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.83
- to the first run. AB-mediated reductions of nitrostyrenes 3a–h. AB-mediated reductions of nitrostyrenes 1, 3a, and 3c using DESs B and D. AB-mediated reductions of nitroalkenes 5a–f. Recovery and recycling experiments in the AB-mediated reduction of nitrostyrene 3h to afford nitroalkane 4h
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: AB-mediated reductions of nitrostyrenes 3a–h.
Scheme 2: AB-mediated reductions of nitrostyrenes 1, 3a, and 3c using DESs B and D.
Scheme 3: AB-mediated reductions of nitroalkenes 5a–f.
Scheme 4: Recovery and recycling experiments in the AB-mediated reduction of nitrostyrene 3h to afford nitroa...
Kinetics of enzyme-catalysed desymmetrisation of prochiral substrates: product enantiomeric excess is not always constant
- Peter J. Halling
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 873–884, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.73
- details of these changes, subject to maintaining the overall thermodynamic relationship. With the parameter set used in these simulations, an increase in Keq alone mainly caused reductions in k−1 and k−2R, partly offset by an increase in k−3R. The examples of Figure 2 and Figure 3 above were for a case
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Kinetic mechanisms. In each case E represents the free enzyme, other species starting E are other e...
Figure 1: Reaction progress for “ordered, second” kinetics and the effect of D/Q (e.g., NADH/NAD+) ratio. S0 ...
Figure 2: Effect of the initial starting material concentration and enzyme E value for “ordered, second” kine...
Figure 3: Effects of key enzyme parameters on the fall in product ee during reaction for “ordered, second” ki...
Figure 4: Reaction progress for “ping-pong, second” kinetics, and the effect of the ratio of donor to prochir...
Figure 5: Effect of the key ee decline parameter (eeDP) of the enzyme on the product ee for “ping-pong, secon...
Figure 6: Effects of prochiral substrate concentration and its KM value for “ping-pong, first” kinetics. Inpu...
Figure 7: Effect of eeDP and k−4 · Keq/k4 on the product ee at high conversion for “ping-pong, first” kinetic...
Figure 8: Progress curves for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diacid esterification. The plot shows the increasin...
Figure 9: Effects on the ee of the product formed early in the reaction for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diaci...
Figure 10: Increase in the product ee as the reaction proceeds for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diacid esterifi...
Figure 11: Effects on the ee at high conversion for diacid ester synthesis, “ping-pong, both” kinetics. Parame...
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
- , such as reductions, eliminations, as well as C–O, C–N, or C–C bond formations (Scheme 31). α-(Trifluoromethyl)propargylium has also been suggested as an intermediate in superacid-mediated Friedel–Crafts reactions [86]. When [α-(trifluoromethyl)propargyl]allyl silyl ether 120 was added to a
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Stabilizing interaction in the CF3CH2+ carbenium ion (top) and structure of the first observable fl...
Scheme 1: Isodesmic equations accounting for the destabilizing effect of the CF3 group. ΔE in kcal⋅mol−1, cal...
Scheme 2: Stabilizing effect of fluorine atoms by resonance electron donation in carbenium ions (δ in ppm).
Scheme 3: Direct in situ NMR observation of α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ion or protonated alcohols. Δδ = δ19...
Scheme 4: Reported 13C NMR chemical shifts for the α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ion 10c (δ in ppm).
Scheme 5: Direct NMR observation of α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions in situ (δ in ppm).
Scheme 6: Illustration of the ion pair solvolysis mechanism for sulfonate 13f. YOH = solvent.
Figure 2: Solvolysis rate for 13a–i and 17.
Figure 3: Structures of allyl triflates 18 and 19 and allyl brosylate 20. Bs = p-BrC6H4SO2.
Figure 4: Structure of tosylate derivatives 21.
Figure 5: a) Structure of triflate derivatives 22. b) Stereochemistry outcomes of the reaction starting from (...
Scheme 7: Solvolysis reaction of naphthalene and anthracenyl derivatives 26 and 29.
Figure 6: Structure of bisarylated derivatives 34.
Figure 7: Structure of bisarylated derivatives 36.
Scheme 8: Reactivity of 9c in the presence of a Brønsted acid.
Scheme 9: Cationic electrocyclization of 38a–c under strongly acidic conditions.
Scheme 10: Brønsted acid-catalyzed synthesis of indenes 42 and indanes 43.
Scheme 11: Reactivity of sulfurane 44 in triflic acid.
Scheme 12: Solvolysis of triflate 45f in alcoholic solvents.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of labeled 18O-52.
Scheme 14: Reactivity of sulfurane 53 in triflic acid.
Figure 8: Structure of tosylates 56 and 21f.
Scheme 15: Resonance forms in benzylic carbenium ions.
Figure 9: Structure of pyrrole derivatives 58 and 59.
Scheme 16: Resonance structure 60↔60’.
Scheme 17: Ga(OTf)3-catalyzed synthesis of 3,3’- and 3,6’-bis(indolyl)methane from trifluoromethylated 3-indol...
Scheme 18: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 19: Metal-free 1,2-phosphorylation of 3-indolylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Superacid-mediated arylation of thiophene derivatives.
Scheme 21: In situ mechanistic NMR investigations.
Scheme 22: Proposed mechanisms for the prenyltransferase-catalyzed condensation.
Scheme 23: Influence of a CF3 group on the allylic SN1- and SN2-mechanism-based reactions.
Scheme 24: Influence of the CF3 group on the condensation reaction.
Scheme 25: Solvolysis of 90 in TFE.
Scheme 26: Solvolysis of allyl triflates 94 and 97 and isomerization attempt of 96.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 95.
Scheme 28: Formation of α-(trifluoromethyl)allylcarbenium ion 100 in a superacid.
Scheme 29: Lewis acid activation of CF3-substituted allylic alcohols.
Scheme 30: Bimetallic-cluster-stabilized α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions.
Scheme 31: Reactivity of cluster-stabilized α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions.
Scheme 32: α-(Trifluoromethyl)propargylium ion 122↔122’ generated from silyl ether 120 in a superacid.
Scheme 33: Formation of α-(trifluoromethyl)propargylium ions from CF3-substituted propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 34: Direct NMR observation of the protonation of some trifluoromethyl ketones in situ and the correspon...
Scheme 35: Selected resonance forms in protonated fluoroketone derivatives.
Scheme 36: Acid-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts reactions of trifluoromethyl ketones 143a,b and 147a–c.
Scheme 37: Enantioselective hydroarylation of CF3-substituted ketones.
Scheme 38: Acid-catalyzed arylation of ketones 152a–c.
Scheme 39: Reactivity of 156 in a superacid.
Scheme 40: Reactivity of α-CF3-substituted heteroaromatic ketones and alcohols as well as 1,3-diketones.
Scheme 41: Reactivity of 168 with benzene in the presence of a Lewis or Brønsted acid.
Scheme 42: Acid-catalyzed three-component asymmetric reaction.
Scheme 43: Anodic oxidation of amines 178a–c and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 44: Reactivity of 179b in the presence of a strong Lewis acid.
Scheme 45: Trifluoromethylated derivatives as precursors of trifluoromethylated iminium ions.
Scheme 46: Mannich reaction with trifluoromethylated hemiaminal 189.
Scheme 47: Suitable nucleophiles reacting with 192 after Lewis acid activation.
Scheme 48: Strecker reaction involving the trifluoromethylated iminium ion 187.
Scheme 49: Reactivity of 199 toward nucleophiles.
Scheme 50: Reactivity of 204a with benzene in the presence of a Lewis acid.
Scheme 51: Reactivity of α-(trifluoromethyl)-α-chloro sulfides in the presence of strong Lewis acids.
Scheme 52: Anodic oxidation of sulfides 213a–h and Pummerer rearrangement.
Scheme 53: Mechanism for the electrochemical oxidation of the sulfide 213a.
Scheme 54: Reactivity of (trifluoromethyl)diazomethane (217a) in HSO3F.
Figure 10: a) Structure of diazoalkanes 217a–c and b) rate-limiting steps of their decomposition.
Scheme 55: Deamination reaction of racemic 221 and enantioenriched (S)-221.
Scheme 56: Deamination reaction of labeled 221-d2. Elimination products were formed in this reaction, the yiel...
Scheme 57: Deamination reaction of 225-d2. Elimination products were also formed in this reaction in undetermi...
Scheme 58: Formation of 229 from 228 via 1,2-H-shift.
Scheme 59: Deamination reaction of 230. Elimination products were formed in this reaction, the yield of which ...
Scheme 60: Deamination of several diazonium ions. Elimination products were formed in these reactions, the yie...
Scheme 61: Solvolysis reaction mechanism of alkyl tosylates.
Scheme 62: Solvolysis outcome for the tosylates 248 and 249 in HSO3FSbF5.
Figure 11: Solvolysis rate of 248, 249, 252, and 253 in 91% H2SO4.
Scheme 63: Illustration of the reaction pathways. TsCl, pyridine, −5 °C (A); 98% H2SO4, 30 °C (B); 98% H2SO4, ...
Scheme 64: Proposed solvolysis mechanism for the aliphatic tosylate 248.
Scheme 65: Solvolysis of the derivatives 259 and 260.
Scheme 66: Solvolysis of triflate 261. SOH = solvent.
Scheme 67: Intramolecular Friedel–Crafts alkylations upon the solvolysis of triflates 264 and 267.
Scheme 68: α-CF3-enhanced γ-silyl elimination of cyclobutyltosylates 270a,b.
Scheme 69: γ-Silyl elimination in the synthesis of a large variety of CF3-substituted cyclopropanes. Pf = pent...
Scheme 70: Synthetic pathways to 281. aNMR yields.
Scheme 71: The cyclopropyl-substituted homoallylcyclobutylcarbenium ion manifold.
Scheme 72: Reactivity of CF3-substituted cyclopropylcarbinyl derivatives 287a–c. LG = leaving group.
Scheme 73: Reactivity of CF3-substituted cyclopropylcarbinyl derivatives 291a–c.
Scheme 74: Superacid-promoted dimerization or TFP.
Scheme 75: Reactivity of TFP in a superacid.
Scheme 76: gem-Difluorination of α-fluoroalkyl styrenes via the formation of a “hidden” α-RF-substituted carbe...
Scheme 77: Solvolysis of CF3-substituted pentyne 307.
Scheme 78: Photochemical rearrangement of 313.
Figure 12: Structure of 2-norbornylcarbenium ion 318 and argued model for the stabilization of this cation.
Figure 13: Structures and solvolysis rate (TFE, 25 °C) of the sulfonates 319–321. Mos = p-MeOC6H4SO2.
Scheme 79: Mechanism for the solvolysis of 323. SOH = solvent.
Scheme 80: Products formed by the hydrolysis of 328.
Scheme 81: Proposed carbenium ion intermediates in an equilibrium during the solvolysis of tosylates 328, 333,...
Annulation of a 1,3-dithiole ring to a sterically hindered o-quinone core. Novel ditopic redox-active ligands
- Sergey V. Norkov,
- Anton V. Cherkasov,
- Andrey S. Shavyrin,
- Maxim V. Arsenyev,
- Viacheslav A. Kuropatov and
- Vladimir K. Cherkasov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 273–282, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.26
- reductions in solution being treated with an alkali metal or thallium amalgam yielding in semiquinonate and then the catecholate species, respectively (Scheme 4). The corresponding semiquinonates could be also generated in a solution in the reaction with Mn2(CO)10 under irradiation with visible light. The
- potential values of 2-substituted malononitriles and 2-substituted acetylacetones are usually higher than those of o-quinones, so that in the case of 6b and 6d two first distinct waves could be attributed to subsequent reductions of the dioxolene fragment. Further reductions correspond to processes on the
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthetic pathways for the preparation of o-quinone derivatives with annulated 1,3-dithiole ring.
Figure 1: Active methylene compounds used for the preparation of gem-dithiolates.
Figure 2: Fragment of coordination polymer chain of adduct 8 in the crystal phase. Hydrogen atoms and CF3 gro...
Scheme 2: The tentative pathway for the formation of o-quinone 7 with annulated thiete ring.
Scheme 3: Reactions of o-quinone 6a.
Scheme 4: Stepwise reduction of o-quinones with metals to semiquinonates and catecholates, respectively.
Secondary metabolites of Bacillus subtilis impact the assembly of soil-derived semisynthetic bacterial communities
- Heiko T. Kiesewalter,
- Carlos N. Lozano-Andrade,
- Mikael L. Strube and
- Ákos T. Kovács
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2983–2998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.248
- various interactions between them occurred. Nevertheless, we could observe statistically significant reductions of the two genera, Lysinibacillus and Viridibacillus, in communities supplemented with the NRP-producing B. subtilis wild type strain. In contrast, in communities supplemented with the NRP
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Overview of the NRPs surfactin, plipastatin, bacillibactin, and iturin as well as the hybrid NRP-PK...
Figure 2: Overview of the experimental setup. A soil suspension, obtained from a soil sample, was used as an ...
Figure 3: The taxonomic summaries are showing the relative abundance of the most abundant genera for each rep...
Figure 4: Diversity analyses of the soil sample (“Soil”), 12 h preincubated soil suspensions (“Pre”), and unt...
Figure 5: Abundance ratios for each genus and replicate (points) in the control community compared to the WT-...
Figure 6: The relative abundance of Lysinibacillus in the untreated (“Control”) and treated mock communities ...
Figure 7: Growth curves of L. fusiformis M5 exposed to spent media from 48 h B. subtilis cultures and without...
Figure 8: Growth curves of L. fusiformis M5 exposed to different concentrations of surfactin, the highest con...
Figure 9: Overview on the biosynthetic pathways of surfactin (A), plipastatin (B), and bacillaene (C) produce...
Selective recognition of ATP by multivalent nano-assemblies of bisimidazolium amphiphiles through “turn-on” fluorescence response
- Rakesh Biswas,
- Surya Ghosh,
- Shubhra Kanti Bhaumik and
- Supratim Banerjee
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2728–2738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.223
- reductions were noticed for the N ≥ 10 derivatives (Figure 2a and Supporting Information File 1, Table S1), with the highest change being exhibited by PBIm14. These observations suggested that in going to higher concentrations, there was a gradual increase in the aggregation of the longer chain derivatives
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structures of (a) PBImN (N = 4, 10, 12 and 14) and (b) ATP, ADP and AMP.
Scheme 1: Schematic representation of ATP sensing by multivalent assemblies of PBImN in aqueous media.
Scheme 2: Synthetic route for the preparation of PBImNs.
Figure 2: (a) Absorption and (b) emission spectra of PBImN (50 µM) derivatives in buffer. (c) Absorption and ...
Figure 3: FESEM images of PBIm12 (a) without and (b) with ATP. (c) Emission spectral changes of PBIm12 (75 µM...
Figure 4: a) Emission changes of PBIm12 (75 µM) upon the addition of ATP, ADP, AMP and PPi in buffer. Bar dia...
Thermodynamic and electrochemical study of tailor-made crown ethers for redox-switchable (pseudo)rotaxanes
- Henrik Hupatz,
- Marius Gaedke,
- Hendrik V. Schröder,
- Julia Beerhues,
- Arto Valkonen,
- Fabian Klautzsch,
- Sebastian Müller,
- Felix Witte,
- Kari Rissanen,
- Biprajit Sarkar and
- Christoph A. Schalley
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2576–2588, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.209
- supports the mechanically interlocked structure for NDIRot in analogy to similar structures investigated by tandem mass spectrometry earlier [35][40]. Cyclic voltammograms of NDIRot show two reversible reductions E1/2red1 and E1/2red2 independent of the used solvent (pure DCE or DCE/CH3CN 1:1, Figure S11
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of the compounds used in this study: a) crown-8 analogs; b) crown-7 analogs; c) secondar...
Scheme 1: Schematic representation of synthetic routes towards TTFC7, exTTFC7, NDIC7, and NDIC8.
Figure 2: Solid-state structures of a) exTTFC7 (CH3CN molecule omitted for clarity), b) NDIC7 (CH3CN molecule...
Figure 3: a) Synthesis of the [2]rotaxane NDIRot. b) Stacked 1H NMR spectra (700 MHz, CDCl3, 298 K) of NDIC8 ...
Figure 4: UV–vis–NIR spectra obtained by spectroelectrochemical measurements (0.1 M n-Bu4PF6, CH2Cl2/CH3CN 1:...
