Anion–π catalysis on carbon allotropes

• M. Ángeles Gutiérrez López,
• Mei-Ling Tan,
• Giacomo Renno,
• Augustina Jozeliūnaitė,
• J. Jonathan Nué-Martinez,
• Javier Lopez-Andarias,
• Naomi Sakai and
• Stefan Matile

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1881–1894, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.140

• ) to 2-chloroacrylonitrile (29) was selected (Figure 5) [68]. In the presence of 5 mol % of the best fullerene catalyst 21, conversion into dicyanide 30 reached 72% within 5 days at ambient temperature [67]. While enantioselectivity was negligible, dr 5.3:1 was the best diastereoselectivity among all

Aromatic systems with two and three pyridine-2,6-dicarbazolyl-3,5-dicarbonitrile fragments as electron-transporting organic semiconductors exhibiting long-lived emissions

• Karolis Leitonas,
• Brigita Vigante,
• Dmytro Volyniuk,
• Audrius Bucinskas,
• Pavels Dimitrijevs,
• Sindija Lapcinska,
• Pavel Arsenyan and
• Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1867–1880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.139

• mCP are attributed to ICT bands of 6–9 (see Figure S3b in Supporting Information File 1). The temperature dependencies of PL spectra and PL decay curves of the 10 wt % molecular dispersions of compounds 6–9 in mCP are plotted in Figure 4a,b and Figures S4 and S5 in Supporting Information File 1. The

• PL intensity increased with increasing temperature and the profiles of the PL spectra were practically the same at the different temperatures proving the fluorescence nature of long-lived emission (Figure 4c and Figures S4–S6 in Supporting Information File 1). Two decay regimes were obtained for the

• compounds 6–9. The initial decay is attributed to prompt fluorescence and the other decay is related to delayed fluorescence. The intensity of delayed fluorescence grows with the temperature rising which is typical for TADF compounds [12]. Such processes are possible because of the relatively low energy gap

Controlling the reactivity of La@C₈₂ by reduction: reaction of the La@C₈₂ anion with alkyl halide with high regioselectivity

• Yutaka Maeda,
• Saeka Akita,
• Mitsuaki Suzuki,
• Michio Yamada,
• Takeshi Akasaka,
• Kaoru Kobayashi and
• Shigeru Nagase

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1858–1866, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.138

• radicals [10][11], which react even at room temperature. However, the one-electron reduction of La@C2v-C82 is effective for the activating its reactivity toward alkyl halides in the thermal reaction. Recently, Zhou et al. reported that the reaction of Gd@C2v-C82 with benzyl bromide requires a three

• -electron reduction of Gd@C2v-C82 for the addition reaction to occur at room temperature [22]. Supporting Information File 1, Figure S1 depicts the three HPLC separation steps including recycling for the isolation. The matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI–TOF) mass spectra of 2a

• Figure 6d). Takano et al. estimated the addition sites of the 3,5-dimethylphenylmethyl group on Ce@C2v-C82 (Ce@C2v-C82(CH2C6H3Me2)) through temperature-dependent paramagnetic shifts of its nuclear magnetic resonance signals [25]. The similarity in the HPLC separation behavior and absorption spectra

Thienothiophene-based organic light-emitting diode: synthesis, photophysical properties and application

• Recep Isci and
• Turan Ozturk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1849–1857, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.137

• , dimesitylborofluoride (130 mg, 0.490 mmol) was added rapidly. The mixture was further stirred at −78 °C for 1 h, then, allowed to warm to room temperature and stirring was continued overnight. The solution was extracted with dichloromethane, and the organic layer was washed with Na2CO3 solution (10%) and water. The

Substituent-controlled construction of A₄B₂-hexaphyrins and A₃B-porphyrins: a mechanistic evaluation

• Seda Cinar,
• Dilek Isik Tasgin and
• Canan Unaleroglu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1832–1840, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.135

• , intermediates II or III as proposed in Figure S75 in Supporting Information File 1. These structures (I–VI) could be said to be responsible for the selective formation of porphyrin and hexaphyrin products. When the temperature was increased to rt, porphyrinogen forms of A3B-porphyrin and A4B2-hexapyhrin were

• procedures [35][37]. Synthesis of porphyrin compounds 3a–h,j,k and 4b–g,j N-Tosylimine 2 (0.090 mmol) and Cu(OTf)2 (0.0090 mmol) were dissolved in CH2Cl2 (0.5 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes under N2 atmosphere. To this mixture was added a solution of 5,10-bis(pentafluorophenyl

• compounds 6a–f and 7d N-Tosylimine 2 (0.097 mmol) and Cu(OTf)2 (0.0097 mmol) were dissolved in CH2Cl2 (0.5 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 30 min under N2 atmosphere. To this mixture was then added a solution of 5,10-bis(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)tripyrromethane (5, 0.097 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (1.5 mL) and

A novel recyclable organocatalyst for the gram-scale enantioselective synthesis of (S)-baclofen

• Gyula Dargó,
• Dóra Erdélyi,
• Balázs Molnár,
• Péter Kisszékelyi,
• Zsófia Garádi and
• József Kupai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1811–1824, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.133

• 6 (732 mg, 1.19 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (15 mL), and caesium carbonate (1.75 g, 5.37 mmol, 4.5 equiv) was added to the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 20 min at this temperature. Then, the DMF (10 mL) solution of tosylated N-Boc-protected ethanolamine (955 mg, 3.03 mmol

• , trifluoroacetic acid (5.74 mL, 75 mmol, 63 equiv) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. Then, it was cooled to 0 °C, and a 40% NaOH(aq) solution was added to set the pH to 13. To this mixture, water (60 mL) was added, and it was extracted with DCM/MeOH 20:1 (60 mL

• lipophilic organocatalyst 2 (6.3 mg, 0.004 mmol, 5 mol %) were dissolved in the appropriate solvent (500 µL). Then, acetylacetone (13, 21.1 μL, 0.205 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 24 hours at room temperature. After the reaction was completed, the solvent was evaporated, and the crude

Recent advancements in iodide/phosphine-mediated photoredox radical reactions

• Tinglan Liu,
• Yu Zhou,
• Junhong Tang and
• Chengming Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1785–1803, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.131

• light irradiation at either 440 nm or 456 nm, and they occurred in acetone at room temperature, without the need for transition metals or organic dyes as photosensitizers. Interestingly, it was discovered that solvation played a vital role in the overall process. These findings shed light on the

Active-metal template clipping synthesis of novel [2]rotaxanes

• Cătălin C. Anghel,
• Teodor A. Cucuiet,
• Niculina D. Hădade and
• Ion Grosu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1776–1784, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.130

• macrocycles are more shifted, with the triazole proton presenting an upfield shift from δ = 7.95 ppm to δ = 7.65 ppm and the hydroquinone protons are upfield shifted from δ = 6.77/6.67 ppm to δ = 6.60/6.58 ppm. In order to validate formation of R1 we also recorded a room-temperature H,H-ROESY NMR spectrum

• 50% (2.25 g, 56.28 mmol, 26.4 equiv) was added dropwise, followed by TBAB (0.17 g, 0.53 mmol, 0.25 equiv). 2,6-Bis(bromomethyl)pyridine (0.56 g, 2.11 mmol, 1 equiv) was added after 30 minutes and the mixture was stirred for 2 days at room temperature. After solvent evaporation, water (50 mL) was

• ). CuCl(SIMes)(4,7-dichlorophenantroline) (39 mg, 0.06 mmol, 0.1 equiv) was added and the mixture was stirred for 4 days at room temperature. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was dissolved in DCM (25 mL), washed with water and brine. After drying over MgSO4 the solvent was evaporated. The

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

• (BzQuTr) [42] and the cobalt precursor Co(NCS)2(py)4 [43], where py is pyridine. The reaction was performed under an argon atmosphere at room temperature. The resulting complex 1 was obtained after evaporation of the solvent, as a lilac precipitate in good yield (60%). The structure was investigated by

• -necked round-bottomed flask, under argon, the chelating ligand BzQuTr (100 mg, 0.35 mmol, 2.0 equiv) dissolved in 10 mL of dry MeOH was added dropwise to Co(NCS)2(py)4 (86 mg, 0.175 mmol, 1.00 equiv), dissolved in 5 mL of MeOH. The mixture was stirred for two hours at room temperature. The solvent was

• concentrations were studied), and BIH (usually 10 mM or 20 mM), unless otherwise noted. The temperature of the reactor was controlled with an in-built ventilator, T = (25 ± 5) °C. The moles of products (CO and H2) were measured by quantitative analyses of the headspace of the reactions with a gas chromatograph

Charge carrier transport in perylene-based and pyrene-based columnar liquid crystals

• Alessandro L. Alves,
• Simone V. Bernardino,
• Carlos H. Stadtlober,
• Edivandro Girotto,
• Giliandro Farias,
• Rodney M. do Nascimento,
• Sergio F. Curcio,
• Thiago Cazati,
• Marta E. R. Dotto,
• Juliana Eccher,
• Leonardo N. Furini,
• Hugo Gallardo,
• Harald Bock and
• Ivan H. Bechtold

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1755–1765, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.128

• , 33600 Pessac, France 10.3762/bjoc.19.128 Abstract Electron and hole transport characteristics were evaluated for perylene-based and pyrene-based compounds using electron-only and hole-only devices. The perylene presented a columnar hexagonal liquid crystal phase at room temperature with strong

• observed mesophases. Compound 1 presents a wide range columnar hexagonal phase (Colhex) preserved at room temperature by cooling from the isotropic. Compound 2 shows an additional columnar rectangular phase (Colrect) below the Colhex and crystallizes under 166 °C. The HOMO and LUMO energy levels are also

• 1758 cm−1 (C=O). X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements of 1 and 2 are shown in Figure 2. The Miller indices indicate the Colhex and Colrect character of the mesophases [31]. Despite crystallization of 2, the Colrect order is partially preserved at room temperature. The Colhex lattice parameter (a

Unprecedented synthesis of a 14-membered hexaazamacrocycle

• Anastasia A. Fesenko and
• Anatoly D. Shutalev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1728–1740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.126

• , in contrast to pure imidate 4. Pyrazolopyrimidine 8 was prepared by the reaction of 4 with N2H4∙H2O in EtOH according to our modification of the described procedure [40] using room temperature (without pre-cooling), a lower excess of N2H4∙H2O (1.6 equiv instead of 5 equiv) and a shorter reaction time

• were extremely broadened. This can be explained by some equilibrium processes including internal rotation of the acetylamino group and/or exchange between C=N bond configurations. As the temperature increases, the width of the signals decreases, however, even at 100 °С, some signals remain broadened

• contributions to the energies (temperature 298.150 Kelvin, pressure 1.000 atm). Carbon chemical shifts of the prepared compounds in DMSO were calculated by the GIAO method at the PBE1PBE/6-311+G(2d,p) level of theory using the DFT B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) optimized geometries (DMSO solution) and applying a multi

Effects of the aldehyde-derived ring substituent on the properties of two new bioinspired trimethoxybenzoylhydrazones: methyl vs nitro groups

• Dayanne Martins,
• Roberta Lamosa,
• Talis Uelisson da Silva,
• Carolina B. P. Ligiero,
• Sérgio de Paula Machado,
• Daphne S. Cukierman and
• Nicolás A. Rey

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1713–1727, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.125

• was cooled to room temperature and set for slow evaporation of the solvent. 3-Methylsalicylaldehyde 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl hydrazone, hdz-CH3. Yield 78%; mp 180 ± 1 °C; 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 2.22 (s, 3H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 3.88 (s, 6H), 6.86 (t, 3JHH = 7.52 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (d, 3JHH = 7.52 Hz

• structures of hdz-CH3 and hdz-NO2 can be seen in Figure S4 in Supporting Information File 1. Mid-infrared spectra of the compounds. Experimental conditions: KBr pellets, room temperature. Calculated conditions: gas phase, level of theory B3LYP/6-311G(d,p). (A) Overlapping of the theoretical (black) and

Quinoxaline derivatives as attractive electron-transporting materials

• Zeeshan Abid,
• Liaqat Ali,
• Sughra Gulzar,
• Faiza Wahad,
• Raja Shahid Ashraf and
• Christian B. Nielsen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1694–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.124

• quinoxaline-4,4'-dicyanobenzene by manipulating the donor–acceptor conformation. The efficient TADF emission at room temperature highlighted the potential of these emitters for achieving high-performance OLEDs. The tunability of the emission peak through appropriate donor selection further demonstrates the

A deep-red fluorophore based on naphthothiadiazole as emitter with hybridized local and charge transfer and ambipolar transporting properties for electroluminescent devices

• Suangsiri Arunlimsawat,
• Patteera Funchien,
• Pongsakorn Chasing,
• Atthapon Saenubol,
• Taweesak Sudyoadsuk and
• Vinich Promarak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1664–1676, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.122

• -N-carbazole 2 in good yield (87%). Compound 2 was then converted to the boronic ester intermediate 3 in 41% yield over two steps: monobromination at the carbazole unit of 2 with NBS/THF at low temperature giving the unisolated mixed brominated product followed by borylation with bis(pinacolato

• scanning calorimetry (DSC) under N2 atmosphere at a scanning rate of 10 °C min−1. As displayed in Figure 5a, the compound has a high thermal stability with a decomposition temperature at 5% weight loss (T5d) of 498 °C, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 236 °C, and a melting temperature (Tm) of 376 °C

• atmosphere at room temperature. They were analyzed by a Keithley 2400 source meter, a Hamamatsu Photonics PMA-12 multichannel analyzer, and an integrating sphere equipped with a Hamamatsu Photonics C9920-12 EQE measurement system. The hole and electron mobility were investigated using MIS-CELIV measurement

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

• [34]. In the case of molecules with aryl Y-substituents – 1b2 and 1g2 – the room-temperature 1H and 13C NMR spectra (see Supporting Information File 1, Figures S2, S26 and S27, and reference [26]) display more resonances than expected based on the highest symmetry possible for the molecule indicating

• that the sample represents neither solely a high-symmetry conformer, nor a mixture of rapidly exchanging lower symmetry conformers. In the case of 1b2 all the proton resonances are rather broad, and variable-temperature experiments (see Supporting Information File 1, Figure S2) showed further

• broadening and then coalescence of some of these peaks on increasing the temperature, consistent with the room-temperature spectrum being affected by restricted rotation; interestingly the crystal structure of 1b2 contains molecules with two very different conformations (see below). The 12 dimers are

Sulfur-containing spiroketals from Breynia disticha and evaluations of their anti-inflammatory effect

• Ken-ichi Nakashima,
• Naohito Abe,
• Masayoshi Oyama,
• Hiroko Murata and
• Makoto Inoue

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1604–1614, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.117

• expert botanist, Ms. Hiroko Murata (Setsunan University, retired). A voucher specimen (GPU-0812) has been deposited at the Gifu Pharmaceutical University for future reference. Extraction and isolation The dried roots (767 g) of B. disticha were extracted with MeOH (5 L × 3 times) at room temperature, and

Radical chemistry in polymer science: an overview and recent advances

• Zixiao Wang,
• Feichen Cui,
• Yang Sui and
• Jiajun Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1580–1603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.116

• dissolved initiators in the liquid phase during the process. A suspending agent, e.g., polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), is added to the system to prevent coalescence. The viscosity in suspension polymerization is low throughout the process which brings good heat transfer and temperature control, and therefore well

• corresponding alkoxyamine is very low and it tends to undergo β-elimination in acrylic systems. Thus, TEMPO is only suitable for the polymerization of styrenic monomers at a high temperature and for long time [36]. Functionalized TEMPO was therefore developed for the polymerization of other monomers, such as

• 1830s, Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber. By heating natural rubber with lead oxide and sulfur, the temperature-sensitive rubber became a more stable material, even at high and low temperatures, while keeping the elasticity, plasticity, insulation, and other excellent characteristics [124

Lewis acid-promoted direct synthesis of isoxazole derivatives

• Dengxu Qiu,
• Chenhui Jiang,
• Pan Gao and
• Yu Yuan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1562–1567, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.113

• compared with DMSO and DMF (Table 1, entries 8 and 9). The reaction yield was decreased to 21% when increasing the temperature to 140 °C under standard conditions (Table 1, entry 10). Finally, the nitrogen atmosphere was essential since the yield substantially decreased under air atmosphere (Table 1, entry

• TLC monitoring. Upon completion, the solution was cooled to room temperature and the solvent was removed under vacuum directly. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate/petroleum ether 40:1) to afford product 3a with 87% yield. Natural products and drug

Secondary metabolites of Diaporthe cameroonensis, isolated from the Cameroonian medicinal plant Trema guineensis

• Bel Youssouf G. Mountessou,
• Élodie Gisèle M. Anoumedem,
• Blondelle M. Kemkuignou,
• Yasmina Marin-Felix,
• Frank Surup,
• Marc Stadler and
• Simeon F. Kouam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1555–1561, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.112

• × 50 mm, Phenomenex), and Nucleosil 120 OH Diol (7 µm, 250 × 21 mm, Machery-Nagel, Düren, Germany) columns maintained at room temperature. Normal phase p-HPLC equipped with DAD detector (Agilent 1100 Series, Santa Clara, USA) was connected to a Nucleosil 120 OH Diol column. Deionized water used for RP

• % B in 19.5 min and then maintaining 100% B for 5 min, flow rate 0.6 mL/min, UV–vis detection 200–640 nm) connected to a MaXis ESI-TOF mass spectrometer (Bruker) (scan range 100–2500 m/z, capillary voltage 4500 V, dry temperature 200 °C). NMR spectra were recorded at 25 °C on a Bruker (Billerica, MA

Morpholine-mediated defluorinative cycloaddition of gem-difluoroalkenes and organic azides

• Tzu-Yu Huang,
• Mario Djugovski,
• Sweta Adhikari,
• Destinee L. Manning and
• Sudeshna Roy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1545–1554, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.111

• been reported to facilitate the addition of azoles to gem-difluoroalkenes (Figure 1B) [9][33]. An elevated temperature (110 °C) was required along with 48 h reaction time (Table 1, entry 3 vs entry 4) due to the sluggish nature of the reaction and poor reactivity of the gem-difluoroalkenes. The

• , entries 6 and 7) resulted in poor yields. Since the gem-difluoroalkenes are volatile compounds and as we observed decomposition of the azides at high temperatures resulting in reduced yields, we wanted to monitor the temperature and time course of this reaction. The time course study was carried out via

• -difluoroalkene and its existence in the vapor phase over the course of the reaction to facilitate reaction with the remainder of the azide. With the information on the temperature and time in hand, we next screened different bases (NaH, Cs2CO3, and LiHMDS) with the NiCl2(dppp)2 catalyst, which resulted in

Synthesis of 5-arylidenerhodanines in L-proline-based deep eutectic solvent

• Stéphanie Hesse

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1537–1544, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.110

• donor (HBD) and an H-bond acceptor (HBA) in appropriate molar ratios, generally at moderate temperature. A wide variety of DES is discussed in the literature depending on the individual components chosen. Several reviews on DES were published during the last years and clearly demonstrate the high

• purification steps as a real environmentally benign synthetic process should as far as possible exclude organic solvents from all stages. In a first attempt, vanillin was reacted with rhodanine for 2 h at room temperature in Pro/Gly (1:2) and product 3a was obtained in 57% yield by a simple filtration after

• hydrolysis (Table 2, entry 1). The same compound was synthesized by Molnar et al. in 53% yield after reaction in ChCl/urea at 90 °C [3]. When increasing the reaction temperature to 60 °C, product 3a was obtained with 94% yield after 1 h of reaction in Pro/Gly (1:2) (Table 2, entry 2). For comparison purposes

Complexes of resorcin[4]arene with secondary amines: synthesis, solvent influence on “in-out” structure, and theoretical calculations of non-covalent interactions

• Waldemar Iwanek

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1525–1536, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.109

• the amine nitrogen of the guest molecule. In addition to hydrogen bonding, other interactions such as π–π stacking and electrostatic interactions also play a role in the complexation process. These interactions can be modulated by changing the pH, solvent, and temperature of the solution. The binding

• mL of ethanol. Then, 2 equivalents of sec-amine were added and left at room temperature for 24 hours. Depending on the amine, the complex quickly precipitated or, as in the case of, e.g., morpholine or 1-methylpiperazine, slowly. The precipitate was then filtered, washed with cold ethanol, and dried

Synthesis and biological evaluation of Argemone mexicana-inspired antimicrobials

• Jessica Villegas,
• Bryce C. Ball,
• Katelyn M. Shouse,
• Caleb W. VanArragon,
• Ashley N. Wasserman,
• Hannah E. Bhakta,
• Allen G. Oliver,
• Danielle A. Orozco-Nunnelly and
• Jeffrey M. Pruet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1511–1524, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.108

• often attributed to high binding affinity to DNA, interference with protein biosynthesis, induction of membrane leakage, and affecting GTPase activity in bacteria cell division [12][13][14][15]. Recent reports have also pointed to inhibition of the ‘filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z’ (FtsZ

• previously been shown in the literature that the first two steps of this Smiles-rearrangement approach can be effectively performed in one pot [49]. Therefore, after allowing the O-alkylation to proceed at room temperature in dimethylethyleneurea (DMEU), we proceeded directly to the hydroxyamides 7 and 8

N-Sulfenylsuccinimide/phthalimide: an alternative sulfenylating reagent in organic transformations

• Fatemeh Doraghi,
• Seyedeh Pegah Aledavoud,
• Mehdi Ghanbarlou,
• Bagher Larijani and
• Mohammad Mahdavi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1471–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.106

• cyclization and sulfenylation promoted by AlCl3. Dialkyl disulfides 47 were also well tolerated in this Lewis acid-mediated sulfenylation reaction in solvent-free conditions at room temperature. In the same year, a three-component reaction between highly substituted cyclopropanes 49, sulfonamides 25 and N

• -chlorosuccinimide in MeCN at room temperature for 20 min. N-Thiohydroxysuccinimide esters were obtained in up to high yields (21–83%). In the next phase, they performed the reaction of NTSEs with different nucleophiles, according to hard acyl and soft acylthio electrophilic sites contained in the NTSEs to

• sulfide molecules 137 (Scheme 58) [90]. The Lewis basicity nature of PhSePh as a catalyst and the presence of Lewis acid TMSOTf improved the chemical yields. It is interesting to note that the reaction carried out at a lower temperature because of the high reactivity of allene 136. When the reaction was

Cyclization of 1-aryl-4,4,4-trichlorobut-2-en-1-ones into 3-trichloromethylindan-1-ones in triflic acid

• Vladislav A. Sokolov,
• Andrei A. Golushko,
• Irina A. Boyarskaya and
• Aleksander V. Vasilyev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1460–1470, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.105

• Brønsted and Lewis acids were also tested for this cyclization. Thus, enones 2a and 2e were not transformed into the corresponding indanones 3 in neat sulfuric acid (H2SO4) at room temperature for 3 days. That is in accord with literature data [19], where H2SO4 was used for dehydration of hydroxy ketones 1

• into enones 2, and no cyclization into indanones was detected in this acid. However, in the current study, we carried out the reaction of electron-donating naphthyl-substituted enone 2n in H2SO4 at room temperature, which resulted in the quantitative formation of indanone 3n after 3 days. The reactions

• of enones 2a,e,n with an excess (5 equiv) of AlBr3 or AlCl3 in CH2Cl2 solution at room temperature for 3 days afforded complex mixtures of compounds. Then, the protonation of compounds 1 and 2 in TfOH was investigated by means of NMR spectroscopy. According to the 1H, 13C, and 19F NMR data, hydroxy