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An overview of the cycloaddition chemistry of fulvenes and emerging applications
- Ellen Swan,
- Kirsten Platts and
- Anton Blencowe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2113–2132, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.209
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: General structure of fulvenes, named according to the number of carbon atoms in their ring. Whilst ...
Figure 2: Generic structures of commonly referenced heteropentafulvenes, named according to the heteroatom su...
Scheme 1: Resonance structures of (a) pentafulvene and (b) heptafulvene showing neutral (1 and 2), dipolar (1a...
Scheme 2: Resonance structures of (a) pentafulvenes and (b) heptafulvenes showing the influence of EDG and EW...
Scheme 3: Reaction of 6,6-dimethylpentafulvene with singlet state oxygen to form an enol lactone via the mult...
Scheme 4: Photosensitized oxygenation of 8-cyanoheptafulvene with singlet state oxygen to afford 1,4-epidioxi...
Figure 3: A representation of HOMO–LUMO orbitals of pentafulvene and the influence of EWG and EDG substituent...
Scheme 5: Reactions of (a) 6,6-dimethylpentafulvene participating as 2π and 4π components in cycloadditions w...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the [6 + 4] cycloaddition of tropone with dimethylfulvene via an ambimodal [...
Scheme 7: Triafulvene dimerization through the proposed 'head-to-tail' mechanism. The dipolar transition stat...
Scheme 8: Dimerization of pentafulvenes via a Diels–Alder cycloaddition pathway whereby one fulvene acts as a...
Scheme 9: Dimerization of pentafulvenes via frustrated Lewis pair chemistry as reported by Mömming et al. [116].
Scheme 10: Simplified reaction scheme for the formation of kempane from an extended-chain pentafulvene [127].
Scheme 11: The enantioselective (>99% ee), asymmetric, catalytic, intramolecular [6 + 2] cycloaddition of fulv...
Scheme 12: Intramolecular [8 + 6] cycloaddition of the heptafulvene-pentafulvene derivative [22,27].
Scheme 13: Reaction scheme for (a) [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,2-diphenylmethylenecyclopropene and 1-diethylami...
Scheme 14: Diels–Alder cycloaddition of pentafulvenes derivatives participating as dienes with (i) maleimide d...
Scheme 15: Generic schemes showing pentafulvenes participating as dienophiles in Diels–Alder cycloadditions wi...
Scheme 16: Reaction of 8,8-dicyanoheptafulvene and styrene derivatives to afford [8 + 2] and [4 + 2] cycloaddu...
Scheme 17: Reaction of 6-aminofulvene and maleic anhydride, showing observed [6 + 2] cycloaddition; the [4 + 2...
Scheme 18: Schemes for Diels–Alder cycloadditions in dynamic combinatorial chemistry reported by Boul et al. R...
Scheme 19: Polymerisation and dynamer formation via Diels–Alder cycloaddition between fulvene groups in polyet...
Scheme 20: Preparation of hydrogels via Diels–Alder cycloaddition with fulvene-conjugated dextran and dichloro...
Scheme 21: Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation of norbornene derivatives derived from fulvenes and maleimid...
Synthetic approaches to bowl-shaped π-conjugated sumanene and its congeners
- Shakeel Alvi and
- Rashid Ali
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2212–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.186
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representation of corannulene (1) and sumanene (2), the subunits of fullerene (C60).
Scheme 1: Mehta’s unsuccessful effort for the synthesis of sumanene scaffold 2.
Scheme 2: First synthesis of sumanene 2 by Sakurai et al. from norbornadiene 10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trimethylsumanene 28 from easily accessible norbornadiene (10).
Scheme 4: Generation of anions 29–31 and the preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)sumanene 32.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tri- and hexa-substituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bowl-shaped π-extended sumanene derivatives 37a–f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of monooxasumanene 38, trioxosumanene 40 along with imination of them.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of trimethylsumanenetrione 46 and exo-functionalized products 45a,b.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bisumanenylidene 47 and sumanene dimer 48 from 2.
Scheme 10: The mono-substitution of 2 to generate diverse mono-sumanene derivatives 49a–d.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of sumanene building block 53 useful for further extension.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of hexafluorosumanene derivative 55 by Sakurai and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Preparation of sumanene-based carbene 60 and its reaction with cyclohexane.
Scheme 14: Barton–Kellogg reaction for the synthesis of sterically hindered alkenes.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of hydroxysumanene 68 by employing Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of sumanene derivatives having functionality at an internal carbon.
Scheme 17: Mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reaction at the internal carbon.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of di- and trisubstituted sumanene derivatives from sumanene (2).
Scheme 20: Preparation of monochlorosumanene 88 and hydrogenation of sumanene (2).
Scheme 21: The dimer 90 and bissumanenyl 92 achieved from halosumannes.
Scheme 22: Pyrenylsumanene 93 involving the Suzuki-coupling as a key transformation.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of various hexaarylsumanene derivatives using the Suzuki-coupling reaction.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hexasubstituted sumanene derivatives 96 and 97.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thioalkylsumanenes via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tris(ethoxycarbonylethenyl)sumanene derivative 108.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of ferrocenyl-based sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of sumanenylferrocene architectures 118 and 119 via Negishi coupling.
Scheme 29: Diosmylation and the synthesis of phenylboronate ester 121 of sumanene.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of the iron-complex of sumanene.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of tri- and mononuclear sumanenyl zirconocene complexes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [CpRu(η6-sumanene)]PF6.
Scheme 33: Preparation of sumanene-based porous coordination networks 127 (spherical tetramer units) and 128 (...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of sumanenylhafnocene complexes 129 and 130.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 134 and 135 along with PdII coordination complex 136.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of alkali metals sumanene complex K7(C21H102−)2(C21H93−)·8THF (137) containing di- and tr...
Scheme 37: The encapsulation of a Cs+ ion between two sumanenyl anions.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of monothiasumanene 140 and dithiasumanene 141 from 139.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of trithiasumanene 151 by Otsubo and his co-workers.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of trithiasumanene derivatives 155 and 156.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route towards hexathiolated trithiasumanenes 158.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of triselenasumanene 160 by Shao and teammates.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of tritellurasumanene derivatives from triphenylene skeletons.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of pyrazine-fused sumanene architectures through condensation reaction.
Scheme 45: Treatment of the trichalcogenasumanenes with diverse oxidative reagents.
Scheme 46: Ring-opening reaction with H2O2 and oxone of heterasumanenes 178 and 179.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of polycyclic compounds from sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of diimide-based heterocycles reported by Shao’s and co-workers.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pristine trichalcogenasumanenes, 151, 205, and 206.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanenes via hexaiodotriphenylene precursor 208.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of trisilasumanenes 214 and 215.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of trisilasumanene derivatives 218 and 219.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of novel trigermasumanene derivative 223.
Scheme 54: An attempt towards the synthesis of tristannasumanene derivative 228.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of triphosphasumanene trisulfide 232 from commercially available 229.
Scheme 56: The doping of sumanene derivatives with chalcogens (S, Se, Te) and phosphorus.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of heterasumanene containing three different heteroatoms.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 240 and 179.
Scheme 59: Preparation of trichalcogenasumanenes 245 and 248.
Scheme 60: Design and synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 252 and 178.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of spirosumanenes 264–269 and non-spiroheterasumanenes 258–263.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of sumanene-type hetero polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of triazasumanenes 288 and its sulfone congener 287.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of C3-symmetric chiral triaryltriazasumanenes via cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of mononaphthosumanene 293 using Suzuki coupling as a key step.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of di- and trinaphthosumanene derivatives 302–304.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of hemifullerene skeletons by Hirao’s group.
Scheme 68: Design and construction of C70 fragment from a C60 sumanene fragment.
Oxetanes: formation, reactivity and total syntheses of natural products
- Peter Gabko,
- Martin Kalník and
- Maroš Bella
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bond lengths and bond angles in oxetane at 140 K [2].
Figure 2: Analogy of 3-substituted oxetanes to carbonyl and gem-dimethyl groups [12].
Figure 3: Use of oxetanes in drug design – selected examples.
Figure 4: Examples of oxetane-containing natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies towards construction of the oxetane ring.
Scheme 2: Overview of intramolecular Williamson etherification and competing Grob fragmentation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro-oxetanes via 1,4-C–H insertion and Williamson etherification.
Scheme 4: Use of phenyl vinyl selenone in the synthesis of spirooxindole oxetanes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of bicyclic 3,5-anhydrofuranoses via double epoxide opening/etherification.
Scheme 6: Preparation of spirooxetanes by cycloisomerisation via MHAT/RPC.
Scheme 7: Oxetane synthesis via alcohol C–H functionalisation.
Scheme 8: Access to oxetanes 38 from α-acetyloxy iodides.
Scheme 9: The kilogram-scale synthesis of oxetane intermediate 41.
Scheme 10: Overview of the intramolecular opening of 3-membered rings.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octane skeletons.
Scheme 12: Silicon-directed electrophilic cyclisation of homoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 13: Hydrosilylation–iodocyclisation of homopropargylic alcohols.
Scheme 14: Cu-catalysed intramolecular O-vinylation of γ-bromohomoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalysed intramolecular cross-coupling of hydroxyvinylstannanes.
Scheme 16: Isomerisation of oxiranyl ethers containing weakly carbanion-stabilising groups.
Scheme 17: Cyclisation of diethyl haloalkoxymalonates.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of oxetanes through a 1,5-HAT/radical recombination sequence.
Scheme 19: General approach to oxetanes via [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tricyclic 4:4:4 oxetanes through a photochemical triple cascade reaction.
Scheme 21: Iridium-catalysed Paternò–Büchi reaction between α-ketoesters and simple alkenes.
Scheme 22: Three-step synthesis of spirocyclic oxetanes 83 via Paternò–Büchi reaction, nucleophilic ring openi...
Scheme 23: Enantioselective Paternò–Büchi reaction catalysed by a chiral iridium photocatalyst.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of polysubstituted oxetanes 92 via Cu(II)-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of alkylideneoxetanes via NHC- and DBU-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 26: Use of sulphur-stabilised carbanions in ring expansions.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of α,α-difluoro(arylthio)methyl oxetanes.
Scheme 28: Ring expansion in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 29: Ring contraction of triflated 2-hydroxy-γ-lactones.
Scheme 30: Ring contraction in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 31: Photochemical ring contraction of 2,5-dihydrofurans by aryldiazoacetic acid esters.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 3-oxetanones via O-H insertion of carbenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of phosphonate oxetanones via gold-mediated alkyne oxidation/O–H insertion.
Scheme 34: Syntheses and common derivatisations of 3-oxetanone.
Scheme 35: SN1 substitution of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols by thiols and alcohols.
Scheme 36: Fe–Ni dual-catalytic olefin hydroarylation towards 3-alkyl-3-(hetero)aryloxetanes.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 38: Decarboxylative alkylation of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 3-amino-3-aryloxetanes via photoredox/nickel cross-coupling catalysis.
Scheme 40: Intermolecular cross-selective [2 + 2] photocycloaddition towards spirooxetanes.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-aryl-3-aminooxetanes via defluorosulphonylative coupling.
Scheme 42: Two-step synthesis of amide bioisosteres via benzotriazolyl Mannich adducts 170.
Scheme 43: Functionalisation of oxetanyl trichloroacetimidates 172.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of oxetane-amino esters 176.
Scheme 45: Tandem Friedel–Crafts alkylation/intramolecular ring opening of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of polysubstituted furans and pyrroles.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of oxazolines and bisoxazolines.
Scheme 48: Tandem, one-pot syntheses of various polycyclic heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinolines via skeletal reorganisation of oxetanes.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of benzoindolines and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and their derivatisations.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-dioxanes.
Scheme 52: Preparation of various lactones via ring opening of oxetane-carboxylic acids 219.
Scheme 53: Tsuji-Trost allylation/ring opening of 3-aminooxetanes.
Scheme 54: Arylative skeletal rearrangement of 3-vinyloxetan-3-ols to 2,5-dihydrofurans.
Scheme 55: Reductive opening of oxetanes using catalytic Mg–H species.
Scheme 56: Opening of oxetanes by silyl ketene acetals.
Scheme 57: Rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation of oxetanes.
Scheme 58: Generation of radicals from oxetanes mediated by a vitamin B12-derived cobalt catalyst.
Scheme 59: Reductive opening of oxetanes by B–Si frustrated Lewis pairs.
Scheme 60: Zirconocene-mediated reductive opening of oxetanes.
Scheme 61: Enantioselective syntheses of small and medium-size rings using chiral phosphoric acids.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]oxepines catalysed by a chiral scandium complex.
Scheme 63: Enantioselective synthesis of 1,3-bromohydrins under a chiral squaramide catalysis.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective opening of 2-aryl-2-ethynyloxetanes by anilines.
Scheme 65: Ru-catalysed insertion of diazocarbonyls into oxetanes.
Scheme 66: Ring expansion of oxetanes by stabilised carbenes generated under blue light irradiation.
Scheme 67: Expansion of oxetanes via nickel-catalysed insertion of alkynyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 68: Nickel-catalysed expansion of oxetanes into ε-caprolactones.
Scheme 69: Expansion of oxetanes via cobalt-catalysed carbonyl insertion.
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed intramolecular 1,1-carboalkoxylation of oxetane-ynamides.
Scheme 71: Expansion of oxetanes by stabilised sulphoxonium ylides.
Scheme 72: Cu-catalysed ring expansion of 2-vinyloxetanes by diazoesters.
Scheme 73: Total synthesis of (+)-oxetin.
Scheme 74: Total synthesis of racemic oxetanocin A.
Scheme 75: Total synthesis of (−)-merrilactone A.
Scheme 76: Total synthesis of (+)-dictyoxetane.
Scheme 77: Total synthesis of ent-dichrocephone B.
Scheme 78: Total synthesis of (−)-mitrephorone A.
Scheme 79: Total synthesis of (−)-taxol.
Synthetic applications of the Cannizzaro reaction
- Bhaskar Chatterjee,
- Dhananjoy Mondal and
- Smritilekha Bera
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1376–1395, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.120
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Types and mechanism of the Cannizzaro reaction.
Figure 2: Various approaches of the Cannizzaro reaction.
Figure 3: Representative molecules synthesized via the Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 1: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aryl glyoxal hydrates using TOX catalysts.
Scheme 2: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aryl methyl ketones using ytterbium triflate/selenium dioxide....
Scheme 3: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aryl glyoxals using Cr(ClO4)3 as catalyst.
Scheme 4: Cu(II)-PhBox-catalyzed asymmetric Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 5: FeCl3-based chiral catalyst applied for the enantioselective intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction rep...
Scheme 6: Copper bis-oxazoline-catalysed intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 7: Chiral Fe catalysts-mediated enantioselective Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 8: Ruthenium-catalyzed Cannizzaro reaction of aromatic aldehydes.
Scheme 9: MgBr2·Et2O-assisted Cannizzaro reaction of aldehydes.
Scheme 10: LiBr-catalyzed intermolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aldehydes.
Scheme 11: γ-Alumina as a catalyst in the Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 12: AlCl3-mediated Cannizzaro disproportionation of aldehydes.
Scheme 13: Ru–N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed dehydrogenative synthesis of carboxylic acids.
Figure 4: Proposed catalytic cycle for the dehydrogenation of alcohols.
Scheme 14: Intramolecular desymmetrization of tetraethylene glycol.
Scheme 15: Desymmetrization of oligoethylene glycol dialdehydes.
Scheme 16: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of calix[4]arene dialdehydes.
Scheme 17: Desymmetrization of dialdehydes of symmetrical crown ethers using Ba(OH)2.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of ottelione A (proposed) via intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 19: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction for the synthesis of pestalalactone.
Scheme 20: Synthetic strategy towards nigricanin involving an intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 21: Spiro-β-lactone-γ-lactam part of oxazolomycins via aldol crossed-Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of indole alkaloids via aldol crossed-Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 23: Aldol and crossed-Cannizzaro reaction towards the synthesis of ertuliflozin.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of cyclooctadieneones using a Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 25: Microwave-assisted crossed-Cannizzaro reaction for the synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of porphyrin-based rings using the Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of phthalides and pestalalactone via Cannizarro–Tishchenko-type reaction.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of dibenzoheptalene bislactones via a double intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction.
Benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination
- Alexander P. Atkins,
- Alice C. Dean and
- Alastair J. J. Lennox
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1527–1547, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.137
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Benzylic fluorides in bioactive compounds, with B) the relative BDEs of different benzylic C–H b...
Figure 2: Base-mediated benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 3: Sonochemical base-mediated benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 4: Mono- and difluorination of nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic benzylic substrates.
Figure 5: Palladium-catalysed benzylic C–H fluorination with N-fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium tetrafluorobo...
Figure 6: Palladium-catalysed, PIP-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of α-amino acids and proposed mech...
Figure 7: Palladium-catalysed monodentate-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of α-amino acids.
Figure 8: Palladium-catalysed bidentate-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Figure 9: Palladium-catalysed benzylic fluorination using a transient directing group approach. Ratio refers ...
Figure 10: Outline for benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination via radical intermediates.
Figure 11: Iron(II)-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination using Selectfluor.
Figure 12: Silver and amino acid-mediated benzylic fluorination.
Figure 13: Copper-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination using NFSI.
Figure 14: Copper-catalysed C(sp3)–H fluorination of benzylic substrates with electrochemical catalyst regener...
Figure 15: Iron-catalysed intramolecular fluorine-atom-transfer from N–F amides.
Figure 16: Vanadium-catalysed benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 17: NDHPI-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 18: Potassium persulfate-mediated radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 19: Benzylic fluorination using triethylborane as a radical chain initiator.
Figure 20: Heterobenzylic C(sp3)–H radical fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 21: Benzylic fluorination of phenylacetic acids via a charge-transfer complex. NMR yields in parenthese...
Figure 22: Oxidative radical photochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H strategies.
Figure 23: 9-Fluorenone-catalysed photochemical radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 24: Xanthone-photocatalysed radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor II.
Figure 25: 1,2,4,5-Tetracyanobenzene-photocatalysed radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 26: Xanthone-catalysed benzylic fluorination in continuous flow.
Figure 27: Photochemical phenylalanine fluorination in peptides.
Figure 28: Decatungstate-photocatalyzed versus AIBN-initiated selective benzylic fluorination.
Figure 29: Benzylic fluorination using organic dye Acr+-Mes and Selectfluor.
Figure 30: Palladium-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with nucleophilic fluoride.
Figure 31: Manganese-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with AgF and Et3N·3HF and proposed mechanism. 19...
Figure 32: Iridium-catalysed photocatalytic benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with nucleophilic fluoride and N-ac...
Figure 33: Iridium-catalysed photocatalytic benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with TBPB HAT reagent.
Figure 34: Silver-catalysed, amide-promoted benzylic fluorination via a radical-polar crossover pathway.
Figure 35: General mechanism for oxidative electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Figure 36: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with HF·amine reagents.
Figure 37: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesul...
Figure 38: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of phenylacetic acid esters with HF·amine reagents.
Figure 39: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of triphenylmethane with PEG and CsF.
Figure 40: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with caesium fluoride and fluorinated alcohol HFIP.
Figure 41: Electrochemical secondary and tertiary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination. GF = graphite felt. DCE = 1,...
Figure 42: Electrochemical primary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of electron-poor toluene derivatives. Ring f...
Figure 43: Electrochemical primary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination utilizing pulsed current electrolysis.
CF3SO2X (X = Na, Cl) as reagents for trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethylsulfenyl-, -sulfinyl- and -sulfonylation. Part 1: Use of CF3SO2Na
- Hélène Guyon,
- Hélène Chachignon and
- Dominique Cahard
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2764–2799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.272
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Trifluoromethylation of enol acetates by Langlois.
Scheme 2: Trifluoromethylation of (het)aryl enol acetates.
Scheme 3: Mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of enol acetates.
Scheme 4: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of unactivated olefins and mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 5: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of acetylenic substrates.
Scheme 6: Metal free trifluoromethylation of styrenes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of α-trifluoromethylated ketones by oxytrifluoromethylation of heteroatom-functionalised ...
Scheme 8: Catalysed photoredox trifluoromethylation of vinyl azides.
Scheme 9: Oxidative difunctionalisation of alkenyl MIDA boronates.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl ketones from cyclopropanols.
Scheme 11: Aryltrifluoromethylation of allylic alcohols.
Scheme 12: Cascade multicomponent synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles via azotrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 13: Photocatalytic azotrifluoromethylation of alkenes with aryldiazonium salts and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 14: Copper-promoted intramolecular aminotrifluoromethylation of alkenes with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 15: Oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes with CF3SO2Na and hydroxamic acid.
Scheme 16: Manganese-catalysed oxytrifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives.
Scheme 17: Oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes with NMP/O2 and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 18: Intramolecular oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 19: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of styrenyl alkenes and unactivated aliphatic alkenes.
Scheme 20: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of electron-deficient alkenes.
Scheme 21: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of alkenes by iridium photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 22: Iodo- and bromotrifluoromethylation of alkenes by CF3SO2Na/I2O5 or CF3SO2Na / NaBrO3.
Scheme 23: N-methyl-9-mesityl acridinium and visible-light-induced chloro-, bromo- and SCF3 trifluoromethylati...
Scheme 24: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na / TBHP by Lipshutz.
Scheme 25: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/TBHP reported by Lei.
Scheme 26: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/(NH4)2S2O8.
Scheme 27: Metal-free carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/K2S2O8 reported by Wang.
Scheme 28: Metal-free carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/PIDA reported by Fu.
Scheme 29: Metal-free cascade trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylmethacrylamides (a) and enynes (b) wit...
Scheme 30: Trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylcinnamamides: Synthesis of 3,4-disubstituted dihydroquino...
Scheme 31: Trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of aromatic-containing unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 32: Chemo- and regioselective cascade trifluoromethylation/heteroaryl ipso-migration of unactivated alk...
Scheme 33: Copper-mediated 1,2-bis(trifluoromethylation) of alkenes.
Scheme 34: Trifluoromethylation of aromatics with CF3SO2Na reported by Langlois.
Scheme 35: Baran’s oxidative C–H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles.
Scheme 36: Trifluoromethylation of acetanilides and anilines.
Scheme 37: Trifluoromethylation of heterocycles in water.
Scheme 38: Trifluoromethylation of coumarins in a continuous-flow reactor.
Scheme 39: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of coumarins, quinolines and pyrimidinones.
Scheme 40: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of pyrimidinones and pyridinones.
Scheme 41: Phosphovanadomolybdic acid-catalysed direct C−H trifluoromethylation.
Scheme 42: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazopyridines and imidazoheterocycles.
Scheme 43: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazoheterocycles and imidazoles in ionic liquid/water.
Scheme 44: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of 8-aminoquinolines.
Scheme 45: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of various 8-aminoquinolines using the supported catalyst CS@Cu(OAc)2...
Scheme 46: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of the naphthylamide 70.
Scheme 47: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of various arenes in the presence of CF3SO2Na and sodium persulfate.
Scheme 48: Trifluoromethylation of electron-rich arenes and unsymmetrical biaryls with CF3SO2Na in the presenc...
Figure 1: Trifluoromethylated coumarin and flavone.
Scheme 49: Metal-free trifluoromethylation catalysed by a photoredox organocatalyst.
Scheme 50: Quinone-mediated trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 51: Metal- and oxidant-free photochemical trifluoromethylation of arenes.
Scheme 52: Copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates.
Scheme 53: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of aryl- and heteroarylboronic acids.
Scheme 54: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of aryl- and vinylboronic acids.
Scheme 55: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of unsaturated potassium organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 56: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of (hetero)aryl- and vinyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 57: Copper−catalysed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 58: Iron-mediated decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Scheme 59: Cu/Ag-catalysed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 60: I2O5-Promoted decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 61: Silver(I)-catalysed denitrative trifluoromethylation of β-nitrostyrenes.
Scheme 62: Copper-catalysed direct trifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives.
Scheme 63: Transition-metal-free synthesis of β-trifluoromethylated enamines.
Scheme 64: I2O5-mediated iodotrifluoromethylation of alkynes.
Scheme 65: Silver-catalysed tandem trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of aryl isonitriles.
Scheme 66: Photoredox trifluoromethylation of 2-isocyanobiphenyls.
Scheme 67: Trifluoromethylation of potassium alkynyltrifluoroborates with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 68: N-trifluoromethylation of nitrosoarenes with CF3SO2Na (SQ: semiquinone).
Scheme 69: Trifluoromethylation of disulfides with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 70: Trifluoromethylation of thiols with CF3SO2Na/I2O5.
Scheme 71: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/(EtO)2P(O)H/CuCl/DMSO.
Scheme 72: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/(EtO)2P(O)H/TMSCl.
Scheme 73: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PPh3/N-chlorophthalimide.
Scheme 74: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 75: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 76: Trifluoromethylsulfenylation of aryl iodides with in situ generated CuSCF3 (DMI: 1,3-dimethyl-2-imi...
Scheme 77: Pioneering trifluoromethylsulfinylation of N, O, and C-nucleophiles.
Scheme 78: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of (1R,2S)-ephedrine (Im: imidazole; DIEA: N,N-diisopropylethylamine).
Scheme 79: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of substituted benzenes with CF3SO2Na/CF3SO3H.
Scheme 80: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of indoles with CF3SO2Na/P(O)Cl3.
Scheme 81: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of indoles with CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 82: Formation of triflones from benzyl bromides (DMA: dimethylacetamide).
Scheme 83: Formation of α-trifluoromethylsulfonyl ketones, esters, and amides.
Scheme 84: Allylic trifluoromethanesulfonylation of aromatic allylic alcohols.
Scheme 85: Copper-catalysed couplings of aryl iodonium salts with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 86: Palladium-catalysed trifluoromethanesulfonylation of aryl triflates and chlorides with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 87: Copper-catalysed coupling of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of phenyltriflone via coupling of benzyne with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of 1-trifluoromethanesulfonylcyclopentenes from 1-alkynyl-λ3-bromanes and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 90: One-pot synthesis of functionalised vinyl triflones.
Scheme 91: Regioselective synthesis of vinyltriflones from styrenes.
Scheme 92: Trifluoromethanesulfonylation of alkynyl(phenyl) iodonium tosylates by CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 93: Synthesis of thio- and selenotrifluoromethanesulfonates.
A review of new developments in the Friedel–Crafts alkylation – From green chemistry to asymmetric catalysis
- Magnus Rueping and
- Boris J. Nachtsheim
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 6, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.6
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: AlCl3-mediated reaction between amyl chloride and benzene as developed by Friedel and Crafts.
Figure 1: Most often used metal salts for catalytic FC alkylations and hydroarylations of arenes.
Figure 2: 1,1-diarylalkanes with biological activity.
Scheme 2: Alkylating reagents and side products produced.
Scheme 3: Initially reported TeCl4-mediated FC alkylation of 1-penylethanol with toluene.
Scheme 4: Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed FC benzylation of arenes.
Scheme 5: Reductive FC alkylation of arenes with arenecarbaldehydes.
Scheme 6: Iron(III)-catalyzed FC benzylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 7: A gold(III)-catalyzed route to beclobrate.
Scheme 8: Catalytic FC-type alkylations of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 9: Iron(III)-catalyzed synthesis of phenprocoumon.
Scheme 10: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed FC alkylation of benzyl alcohols developed by Rueping et al.
Scheme 11: (A) Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed intramolecular FC alkylation as an efficient route to substituted fulvenes. ...
Scheme 12: FC-type glycosylation of 1,2-dimethylindole and trimethoxybenzene.
Scheme 13: FC alkylation with highly reactive ferrocenyl- and benzyl alcohols. The reaction proceeds even with...
Scheme 14: Reductive FC alkylation of arenes with benzaldehyde and acetophenone catalyzed by the Ir-carbene co...
Scheme 15: Formal synthesis of 1,1-diarylalkanes from benzyl alcohols and styrenes.
Scheme 16: (A) Mo-catalyzed hydroarylation of styrenes and cyclohexenes. (B) Hydroalkylation–cyclization casca...
Scheme 17: Bi(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of styrenes with arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 18: BiCl3-catalyzed ene/FC alkylation reaction cascade – A fast access to highly arylated dihydroindene...
Scheme 19: Au(I)/Ag(I)-catalyzed hydroarylation of indoles with styrenes, aliphatic and cyclic alkenes.
Scheme 20: First transition-metal-catalyzed ortho-hydroarylation developed by Beller et al.
Scheme 21: (A) Ti(IV)-mediated rearrangement of an N-benzylated aniline to the corresponding ortho-alkylated a...
Scheme 22: Dibenzylation of aniline gives potentially useful amine-based ligands in a one-step procedure.
Scheme 23: FC-type alkylations with allyl alcohols as alkylating reagents – linear vs. branched product format...
Scheme 24: (A) First catalytic FC allylation and cinnamylation using allyl alcohols and its derivatives. (B) E...
Scheme 25: FC allylation/cyclization reaction yielding substituted chromanes.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of (all-rac)-α-tocopherol utilizing Lewis- and strong Brønsted-acids.
Scheme 27: Au(III)-catalyzed cinnamylation of arenes.
Scheme 28: “Exhaustive” allylation of benzene-1,3,5-triol.
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalyzed allylation of indole.
Scheme 30: Pd-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroloindoles from L-tryptophane.
Scheme 31: Ru(IV)-catalyzed allylation of indole and pyrroles with unique regioselectivity.
Scheme 32: Silver(I)-catalyzed intramolecular FC-type allylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 33: FC-type alkylations of arenes using propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 34: (A) Propargylation of arenes with stoichiometric amounts of the Ru-allenylidene complex 86. (B) Fir...
Scheme 35: Diruthenium-catalyzed formation of chromenes and 1H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyrans.
Scheme 36: Rhenium(V)-catalyzed FC propargylations as a first step in the total synthesis of podophyllotoxin, ...
Scheme 37: Scandium-catalyzed arylation of 3-sulfanyl- and 3-selanylpropargyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 1,3-diarylpropynes via direct coupling of propargyl trichloracetimidates and arenes.
Scheme 39: Diastereoselective substitutions of benzyl alcohols.
Scheme 40: (A) First diastereoselective FC alkylations developed by Bach et al. (B) anti-Selective FC alkylati...
Scheme 41: Diastereoselective AuCl3-catalyzed FC alkylation.
Scheme 42: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed alkylation of α-chiral benzyl acetates with silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 43: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed diastereoselective substitution of propargyl acetates.
Scheme 44: Nucelophilic substitution of enantioenriched ferrocenyl alcohols.
Scheme 45: First catalytic enantioselective propargylation of arenes.
Mechanisms for radical reactions initiating from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters
- Carlos R. Azpilcueta-Nicolas and
- Jean-Philip Lumb
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Comparison between Barton and NHPI ester radical precursors.
Scheme 2: Overview of the mechanisms and activation modes involved in radical generation from RAEs.
Scheme 3: Common mechanisms in photocatalysis.
Scheme 4: A) Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters mediated by a reductive quenching photocatalytic cycl...
Scheme 5: A) Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism involving an “off-cycle” red...
Scheme 6: Activation of NHPI esters through hydrogen-bonding in an oxidative quenching photocatalytic cycle.
Scheme 7: SET activation of RAE facilitated by a Lewis acid catalyst.
Scheme 8: PCET activation of NHPI esters in the context of a radical-redox annulation.
Scheme 9: Activation enabled by a strong excited-state reductant catalyst and its application in the dearomat...
Scheme 10: Proposed formation of an intramolecular charge-transfer complex in the synthesis of (spiro)anellate...
Scheme 11: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between enamides and NHPI esters enabled by a chiral phospha...
Scheme 12: Activation of NHPI ester through the formation of photoactive EDA-complexes.
Scheme 13: A) EDA complex-mediated radical hydroalkylation reactions of NHPI esters. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Scheme 14: Proposed radical chain mechanism initiated by EDA-complex formation.
Scheme 15: A) Photoinduced decarboxylative borylation. B) Proposed radical chain mechanism.
Scheme 16: A) Activation of NHPI esters mediated by PPh3/NaI. B) Proposed catalytic cycle involving EDA-comple...
Scheme 17: A) Radical generation facilitated by EDA complex formation between PTH1 catalyst and NHPI esters. B...
Scheme 18: Proposed catalytic cycle for the difunctionalization of styrenes.
Scheme 19: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between NHPI esters and Cs2CO3 enables decarboxylative amina...
Scheme 20: 3-Acetoxyquinuclidine as catalytic donor in the activation of TCNHPI esters.
Scheme 21: A) Photoinduced Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative amination. B) Proposed catalytic cycle. C) Radical clo...
Scheme 22: A) Photoinduced Pd-catalyzed aminoalkylation of 1,4-dienes. B) Proposed catalytic cycle.
Scheme 23: A) TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometallic reagents. B) Representat...
Scheme 24: Synthetic applications of the TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometall...
Scheme 25: A) Ni-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters. B) Representative catalytic cycle.
Scheme 26: A) Synthetic applications of decarboxylative cross-electrophile couplings. B) Decarboxylative aryla...
Scheme 27: A) Activation of tetrachlorophthalimide redox-active esters enabled by a low-valency Bi complex. B)...
Scheme 28: Activation of NHPI esters mediated by Zn0 applied in a Z-selective alkenylation reaction.
Scheme 29: A) Activation of NHPI esters enabled by a pyridine-boryl radical species applied to the decarboxyla...
Scheme 30: A) Decarboxylative coupling of RAE and aldehydes enabled by NHC-catalyzed radical relay. B) Propose...
Scheme 31: A) Decarboxylative C(sp3)–heteroatom coupling reaction of NHPI esters under NHC catalysis B) The NH...
Scheme 32: A) Electrochemical Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 33: Electrochemical Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI-esters.
Scheme 34: Ni-electrocatalytic cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters with aryl iodides.
Scheme 35: A) Decarboxylative arylation of NHPI esters under Ag-Ni electrocatalysis B) Formation of AgNP on th...
Scheme 36: Synthetic applications of decarboxylative couplings of NHPI esters under Ni-electrocatalysis.
Scheme 37: Examples of natural product syntheses in which RAEs were used in key C–C bond forming reactions.
Facile one-pot reduction of β-nitrostyrenes to phenethylamines using sodium borohydride and copper(II) chloride
- Laura D’Andrea and
- Simon Jademyr
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 39–46, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.4
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Brief comparison between the main traditional synthetic routes for the preparation of substituted p...
Figure 1: The β-nitrostyrene analogues used in this work.
Scheme 2: Additional products obtained via this method: nitrobenzene and methyl benzoate are reduced in excel...
Figure 2: Numerous masses (m/z) were detected by ESI-MS at T = 0 upon mixing all the reagents to produce 1b.
Figure 3: Structures of proposed adducts. Their masses, 254.2 and 242.2, respectively, were found at T = 0 by...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the hydroxylamine side product b. N-Phenethylhydroxylamine (...
EcoScale, a semi- quantitative tool to select an organic preparation based on economical and ecological parameters
- Koen Van Aken,
- Lucjan Strekowski and
- Luc Patiny
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 3, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-3
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline [23]
Scheme 2: Oxidation of benzyl chloride to benzoic acid [24]
Scheme 3: Synthesis of benzamide [25]
Scheme 4: Synthesis of benzamide using HMDS [26]
