Cycloaddition reactions of heterocyclic azides with 2-cyanoacetamidines as a new route to C,N-diheteroarylcarbamidines

• Pavel S. Silaichev,
• Tetyana V. Beryozkina,
• Vsevolod V. Melekhin,
• Valeriy O. Filimonov,
• Andrey N. Maslivets,
• Vladimir G. Ilkin,
• Wim Dehaen and
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 17–24, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.3

• properties of the triazoles thus obtained [9][10][11][12]. It should be noted that the synthesis of amidines containing other heterocycles in addition to 1,2,3-triazole in the molecule has not been described in the literature. In this regard, it is of interest to develop an effective method for the synthesis

• of the substituents in azides 2 was observed. We assume the higher yield of pyrimidine containing triazoles 3a–k by their lower solubility in 1,4-dioxane compared with the solubility of azole containing compounds 3l–s in both 1,4-dioxane and ethanol. With regard to the scope of diaminoacrylonitriles

• the structure of the prepared compounds. To explain the outcome of the tandem reaction of 3,3-diaminoacrylonitriles to heterocyclic azides, a tentative mechanism for the formation of 1,2,3-triazoles 3 from acrylonitriles 1 and azides 2 is shown in Scheme 3. Firstly, treatment with a base, leads to

N-Boc-α-diazo glutarimide as efficient reagent for assembling N-heterocycle-glutarimide diads via Rh(II)-catalyzed N–H insertion reaction

• Grigory Kantin,
• Pavel Golubev,
• Alexander Sapegin,
• Alexander Bunev and
• Dmitry Dar’in

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1841–1848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.136

• the preparation of modified glutarimides with a wide range of aromatic and aliphatic NH-heterocycles under mild conditions in moderate to high yields. It is shown that electron-rich substrates tend to give C–H insertion products. The N-modification of tetrazoles and 1,2,4-triazoles using a

Trifluoromethylated hydrazones and acylhydrazones as potent nitrogen-containing fluorinated building blocks

• Zhang Dongxu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1741–1754, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.127

• trifluoromethylated 1,2,4-triazoles were synthesized with excellent regioselectivities in [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of trifluoromethylated hydrazonoyl chlorides with imidates, amidine and 1H-benzo[d]imidazole-2-thiols, all of which were individually reported by Wang, Deng and Cai, respectively [77][78][79

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

• gem-difluoroalkenes with organic azides in morpholine as a solvent to construct fully decorated morpholine-substituted 1,2,3-triazoles. Mechanistic studies revealed the formation of an addition–elimination intermediate of morpholine and gem-difluoroalkenes prior to the triazolization reaction via two

• plausible pathways. Attractive elements include the regioselective and straightforward direct synthesis of fully substituted 1,2,3-triazoles, which are otherwise difficult to access, from readily available starting materials. Keywords: [3 + 2] cycloaddition; defluorination; fully decorated 1,2,3-triazoles

• -trisubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles, with a pendant morpholine at the C-4 position are formed with complete regiocontrol via β-fluoride elimination in an SNV-like transformation (Figure 1C). 1,2,3-Triazoles are a privileged scaffold in medicinal chemistry with a myriad of pharmacological activities against cancer [11

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

• nucleophilic substitutions employing sodium azide and organic substrates with potential leaving groups have been reported. The resulting organic azides were trapped in situ by a suitable alkyne to give the 1,2,3-triazoles [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. Fairly recent review articles summarize

• was also discussed in a review article [57] dealing with the various types of bis(1,2,3-triazoles). Since we were not interested in compounds such as 4 we did not further investigate details in order to optimize this process. Instead, we looked at the one-pot nucleophilic substitution to generate

• led to the expected bis(1,2,3-triazoles) 20 or 21 in moderate or very good yield (Scheme 6). We cannot decide whether the lower yields in this series are caused by the unprotected hydroxy group of precursor 19 or the corresponding products. Although we did not isolate the conceivable mono-adducts we

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

Inline purification in continuous flow synthesis – opportunities and challenges

• Jorge García-Lacuna and
• Marcus Baumann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1720–1740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.182

• , which also improves safety issues as it traps toxic and explosive reactive intermediates (Scheme 7) [76]. Additional studies include a 3-step reaction to form triazoles in good yields [77], and the synthesis of the bisoxazole natural product siphonazole A using immobilized species [78]. The use of real

A novel bis-triazole scaffold accessed via two tandem [3 + 2] cycloaddition events including an uncatalyzed, room temperature azide–alkyne click reaction

• Ksenia Malkova,
• Andrey Bubyrev,
• Vasilisa Krivovicheva,
• Dmitry Dar’in,
• Alexander Bunev and
• Mikhail Krasavin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1636–1641, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.175

• proceeded further, in uncatalyzed fashion at room temperature and yielded, after intramolecular azide–alkyne click reaction novel, structurally intriguing bistriazoles. Keywords: α-acetyl-α-diazomethane sulfonamide; intramolecular click reaction; uncatalyzed; room temperature; 1,2,3-triazoles

• ; Introduction 1,2,3-Triazoles are well-established heterocycles in drug discovery [1] and are even considered pharmacophores (i.e., structural motifs defining the compound’s biological activity profile) on their own [2]. Therefore, synthetic methods allowing to construct a 1,2,3-triazole heterocycle are a

• valuable part of the drug discovery chemistry toolbox. For the same reason, development of new methods [3] to either build 1,2,3-triazoles de novo and/or incorporate them into polycyclic scaffolds is a worthy undertaking which can help discover biological activity associated with hitherto unattainable

Scope of tetrazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalines in CuAAC reactions for the synthesis of triazoloquinoxalines, imidazoloquinoxalines, and rhenium complexes thereof

• Laura Holzhauer,
• Chloé Liagre,
• Olaf Fuhr,
• Nicole Jung and
• Stefan Bräse

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1088–1099, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.111

• diversity of metal complexes incorporating 1,2,3-triazoles as ligands have been reported [16][17][18]. Triazole ligands with N-heterocycles such as Pyta (4-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3-triazole) and related structures were employed to obtain novel metal complexes as catalysts [19][20] and imaging probes [21], as well

• desired product 16 whereas addition of zinc powder seems to have different effects depending on the derivative (see Supporting Information File 1). We could then show that the conversion of tetrazoles to both triazoles and imidazoles can occur together in the same molecule. When bis(tetrazolo)[1,5-a:5',1

Synthesis of novel alkynyl imidazopyridinyl selenides: copper-catalyzed tandem selenation of selenium with 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and terminal alkynes

• Mio Matsumura,
• Kaho Tsukada,
• Kiwa Sugimoto,
• Yuki Murata and
• Shuji Yasuike

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 863–871, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.87

• -triazoles [33]. Based on these findings, we examined the reaction of Cu-mediated AAC. The reaction of 4aa with benzyl azide in the presence of one equivalent of CuI and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) in THF at 60 °C gave the desired 5-selanyl-1,2,3-triazole 8 in 72% yield. This reaction yielded a

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

• coupled with in situ generation of the azide from the corresponding bromide. The 1,2,3-triazoles are formed in up to 99% yield and in less than 10 minutes residence time, which includes azide formation prior to the cycloaddition step. Interestingly, this process could not be successfully repeated under

1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts in organic synthesis

• Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
• Patricia G. Ferreira,
• Amanda de A. Borges,
• Luana da S. M. Forezi,
• Fernando de Carvalho da Silva and
• Vitor F. Ferreira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5

• involving the addition of arylamines to β-NQS 18 followed by N-alkynylation and then Cu(I)-catalyzed heterocyclization with tosyl azide in toluene at room temperature, leading to triazoles 50c–k in moderate to excellent yields (Scheme 14). The research group that most explored the formation of heterocycles

• -naphthoquinones. Synthesis of 4-semicarbazide-1,2-naphthoquinone. Reactions of 4-azido-1,2-naphthoquinone. Derivatives of 1,2-naphthoquinones obtained from β-NQS. Oximes as well as 4-amino- and 4-phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone as potential anti-inflammatory agents. Synthesis of triazoles from β-NQS. Synthesis of

Ligand-dependent stereoselective Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of β-enamido triflates

• Tomáš Chvojka,
• Athanasios Markos,
• Svatava Voltrová,
• Radek Pohl and
• Petr Beier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2657–2662, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.179

• isomerization of N-allyl amides [20], but still possess drawbacks, especially for stereoselective synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted enamides. Recently, we have reported a triflic acid-mediated reaction of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles leading to (Z)-β-enamido triflates [21] and Lewis acid-mediated reaction

• to (Z)-β-enamido fluorides [22] and halovinyl imidoyl halides [23]. In addition, Li and co-workers extended the scope of accessible (Z)-β-enamido triflates by denitrogenative reaction of N1-H-1,2,3-triazoles in the presence of acyl halides and sodium triflate [24]. These enamido triflates and halides

Recent advances in organocatalytic asymmetric aza-Michael reactions of amines and amides

• Pratibha Sharma,
• Raakhi Gupta and
• Raj K. Bansal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2585–2610, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.173

• -1,2,3-triazoles 35 in good yields (up to ≈72%) and excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee) (Table 7) [41]. In an interesting study, Wu et al. screened a number of cinchona derivatives and squaramides for their relative catalytic efficacies for the enantioselective aza-Michael additions between

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 1H-1,2,3-triazole and carboxylate analogues of metronidazole

• Satya Kumar Avula,
• Syed Raza Shah,
• Khdija Al-Hosni,
• Muhammad U. Anwar,
• Rene Csuk,
• Biswanath Das and
• Ahmed Al-Harrasi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2377–2384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.154

• this compounds are required. In this regard we suggested the modification of the alcohol tail of metronidazole by incorporating an N-heterocyclic moiety. Nitrogen-containing heterocycles play a vital role in agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals [3]. Among these heterocyclic systems, the 1H-1,2,3-triazoles

(Phenylamino)pyrimidine-1,2,3-triazole derivatives as analogs of imatinib: searching for novel compounds against chronic myeloid leukemia

• Luiz Claudio Ferreira Pimentel,
• Lucas Villas Boas Hoelz,
• Henayle Fernandes Canzian,
• Frederico Silva Castelo Branco,
• Andressa Paula de Oliveira,
• Vinicius Rangel Campos,
• Floriano Paes Silva Júnior,
• Rafael Ferreira Dantas,
• Jackson Antônio Lamounier Camargos Resende,
• Anna Claudia Cunha,
• Nubia Boechat and
• Mônica Macedo Bastos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2260–2269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.144

• analogs [12][13], in this work, we designed a series of imatinib 1,2,3-triazole analogs 1a,b and 2a–j (Figure 1). The 1,2,3-triazoles are heterocyclic compounds, consisting of a five-membered ring, containing two carbon atoms and three nitrogen atoms [14]. The application of click chemistry, a concept

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

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

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

• synthesis of a wide variety of relevant 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazole molecules are reported. The synthesis of this category of diverse fully functionalized 1,2,3-triazoles has become a necessary and unique research subject in modern synthetic organic key transformations in academia, pharmacy, and

• industry. The current review aims to cover a wide literature survey of numerous synthetic strategies. Recent reports (2017–2021) in the field of 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles are emphasized in this current review. Keywords: azides; Click reaction; [3 + 2]‐cycloaddition; fully functionalized 1,2,3

• -triazoles; N-containing heterocycles; 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles; Introduction A high number of N-heterocycles [1][2][3][4] are identified, and this number is increasing very quickly [5][6][7][8]. Among them, the small heterocyclic ring of the 1,2,3-triazole is present in a broad variety of

Double-headed nucleosides: Synthesis and applications

• Vineet Verma,
• Jyotirmoy Maity,
• Vipin K. Maikhuri,
• Ritika Sharma,
• Himal K. Ganguly and
• Ashok K. Prasad

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1392–1439, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.98

• into oligonucleotides resulted in the formation of unstable duplexes with complementary DNA and RNA strands whereas four consecutive incorporations led to increased duplex stability due to an efficient stacking of heteroaromatic triazoles as revealed by CD spectroscopy and molecular dynamics

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

Synthesis of functionalized imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b]triazines by condensation of imidazo[4,5-e]triazinethiones with DMAD or DEAD and rearrangement to imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c]triazines

• Alexei N. Izmest’ev,
• Dmitry B. Vinogradov,
• Natalya G. Kolotyrkina,
• Angelina N. Kravchenko and
• Galina A. Gazieva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1141–1148, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.87

• ], antituberculosis [2], anti-inflammatory [3][4], anticancer [5], antidiabetic [6][7], and antiviral activities [8]. A significant number of biologically active thiazolidines amount to their heteroannelated derivatives, namely, condensed thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines [9] and thiazolo[3,2-b]-1,2,4-triazoles [10], as

Synthetic accesses to biguanide compounds

• Oleksandr Grytsai,
• Cyril Ronco and
• Rachid Benhida

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

Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects

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

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

• regioselective construction of substituted 5-aza-adenines 113 using cyanamide (110), triethyl orthoformate (111) and 5-amino-1,2,4-triazoles 112 as structural units with methanol as solvent (Scheme 42). Simple filtration with no product isomer formation gives this protocol an edge over the other traditional

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

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

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

• with electron-rich as well as electron-poor arenes and heteroarenes. Subsequently, in order to prove the practicability of this approach, 1,2,3-triazoles were assembled by reaction of 157 with alkynes. In 2019, Bosque and Bach [41] reported that 3-acetoxyquinuclidine (q-OAc) could be utilized as an

Synthesis of β-triazolylenones via metal-free desulfonylative alkylation of N-tosyl-1,2,3-triazoles

• Soumyaranjan Pati,
• Renata G. Almeida,
• Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior and
• Irishi N. N. Namboothiri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 762–770, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.66

• , MG, Brazil 10.3762/bjoc.17.66 Abstract Desulfonylative alkylation of N-tosyl-1,2,3-triazoles under metal-free conditions leading to β-triazolylenones is reported here. The present study encompasses the synthesis of triazoles with a new substitution pattern in a single step from cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl

• synthesis of new functionalized 1,2,3-triazoles. Keywords: azoles; cycloaddition; enones; heterocycles; 1,2,3-triazoles; Introduction 1,2,3-Triazoles are significant non-natural heterocyclic scaffolds with extensive applications in biochemistry, agrochemistry and materials chemistry [1][2][3][4][5]. This

• , cefatrizine, rufinamide and JNJ-54175446 (Scheme 1a) [10]. In addition to their biological activities, triazolic compounds are widely employed in organic synthesis and have outstanding synthetic versatility. In this sense, extensive scientific research has been conducted using triazoles as synthetic

Synthesis of N-perfluoroalkyl-3,4-disubstituted pyrroles by rhodium-catalyzed transannulation of N-fluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles with terminal alkynes

• Olga Bakhanovich,
• Viktor Khutorianskyi,
• Vladimir Motornov and
• Petr Beier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 504–510, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.44

• Prague, Czech Republic 10.3762/bjoc.17.44 Abstract The rhodium-catalyzed transannulation of N-perfluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles with aromatic and aliphatic terminal alkynes under microwave heating conditions afforded N-perfluoroalkyl-3,4-disubstituted pyrroles (major products) and N-fluoroalkyl-2,4

• of pyrroles to the 3,4-disubstituted derivatives is challenging because an electrophilic aromatic substitution of pyrroles or the metalation of N-substituted pyrroles and the subsequent reaction with electrophiles take place in position two of the ring [6][7]. Recently, N-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles

• -sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles (Scheme 1) [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. We have recently reported that N-perfluoroalkyl-1,2,3-triazoles [18] undergo rhodium-catalyzed transannulation reactions leading to various nitrogen heterocycles, such as imidazoles, pyrrolones, imidazolones, oxazoles, azepines [19][20][21