Atherton–Todd reaction: mechanism, scope and applications
- Stéphanie S. Le Corre,
- Mathieu Berchel,
- Hélène Couthon-Gourvès,
- Jean-Pierre Haelters and
- Paul-Alain Jaffrès
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1166–1196, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.117
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Pioneer works of Atherton, Openshaw and Todd reporting on the synthesis of phosphoramidate starting...
Scheme 2: Mechanisms 1 (i) and 2 (ii) suggested by Atherton and Todd in 1945; adapted from [1].
Scheme 3: Two reaction pathways (i and ii) to produce chlorophosphate 2. Charge-transfer complex observed whe...
Scheme 4: Mechanism of the Atherton–Todd reaction with dimethylphosphite according to Roundhill et al. (adapt...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of dialkyl phosphate from dialkyl phosphite (i) and identification of chloro- and bromoph...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of chiral phosphoramidate with trichloromethylphosphonate as the suggested intermediate (...
Scheme 7: Selection of results that address the question of the stereochemistry of the AT reaction (adapted f...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of phenoxy spirophosphorane by the AT reaction (adapted from [34]).
Scheme 9: Suggested mechanism of the Atherton–Todd reaction, (i) and (ii) formation of chlorophosphate with a...
Scheme 10: AT reaction in biphasic conditions (adapted from [38]).
Scheme 11: AT reaction with iodoform as halide source (adapted from [37]).
Scheme 12: AT reaction with phenol at low temperature in the presence of DMAP (adapted from [40]).
Scheme 13: Synthesis of a triphosphate by the AT reaction starting with the preparation of chlorophosphate (ad...
Scheme 14: AT reaction with sulfonamide (adapted from [42]).
Scheme 15: Synthesis of a styrylphosphoramidate starting from the corresponding aniline (adapted from [43]).
Scheme 16: Use of hydrazine as nucleophile in AT reactions (adapted from [48]).
Scheme 17: AT reaction with phenol as a nucleophilic species; synthesis of dioleyl phosphate-substituted couma...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of β-alkynyl-enolphosphate from allenylketone with AT reaction (adapted from [58]).
Scheme 19: Synthesis of pseudohalide phosphate by using AT reaction (adapted from [67]).
Scheme 20: AT reaction with hydrospirophosphorane with insertion of CO2 in the product (adapted from [69]).
Scheme 21: AT reaction with diaryl phosphite (adapted from [70]).
Scheme 22: AT reaction with O-alkyl phosphonite (adapted from [71]).
Scheme 23: Use of phosphinous acid in AT reactions (adapted from [72]).
Scheme 24: AT reaction with secondary phosphinethiooxide (adapted from [76]).
Scheme 25: Use of H-phosphonothioate in the AT reaction (adapted from [78]).
Scheme 26: AT-like reaction with CuI as catalyst and without halide source (adapted from [80]).
Scheme 27: Reduction of phenols after activation as phosphate derivatives (adapted from [81] i ; [82], ii; and [83], iii).
Scheme 28: Synthesis of medium and large-sized nitrogen-containing heterocycles (adapted from [85]).
Scheme 29: Synthesis of arylstannane from aryl phosphate prepared by an AT reaction (adapted from [86]).
Scheme 30: Synthesis and use of aryl dialkyl phosphate for the synthesis of biaryl derivatives (adapted from [89])....
Scheme 31: Synthesis of aryl dialkyl phosphate by an AT reaction from phenol and subsequent rearrangement yiel...
Scheme 32: Selected chiral phosphoramidates used as organocatalyst; i) chiral phosphoramidate used in the pion...
Scheme 33: Determination of ee of H-phosphinate by the application of the AT reaction with a chiral amine (ada...
Scheme 34: Chemical structure of selected flame retardants synthesized by AT reactions; (BDE: polybrominated d...
Scheme 35: Transformation of DOPO (i) and synthesis of polyphosphonate (ii) by the AT reaction (adapted from [117] ...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of lipophosphite (bisoleyl phosphite) and cationic lipophosphoramidate with an AT reactio...
Scheme 37: Use of AT reactions to produce cationic lipids characterized by a trimethylphosphonium, trimethylar...
Scheme 38: Cationic lipid synthesized by the AT reaction illustrating the variation of the structure of the li...
Scheme 39: Helper lipids for nucleic acid delivery synthesized with the AT reaction (adapted from [130]).
Scheme 40: AT reaction used to produce red/ox-sensitive cationic lipids (adapted from [135]).
Scheme 41: Alkyne and azide-functionalized phosphoramidate synthesized by AT reactions,(i); illustration of so...
Scheme 42: Cationic lipids exhibiting bactericidal action – arrows indicate the bond formed by the AT reaction...
Scheme 43: β-Cyclodextrin-based lipophosphoramidates (adapted from [138]).
Scheme 44: Polyphosphate functionalized by an AT reaction (adapted from [139]).
Scheme 45: Synthesis of zwitterionic phosphocholine-bound chitosan (adapted from [142]).
Scheme 46: Synthesis of AZT-based prodrug via an AT reaction (adapted from [143]).
