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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1477–1479, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.109
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1422–1453, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.106
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1207–1271, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.98
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Scheme 1: DTBP-mediated oxidative alkylarylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 2: Iron-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkylarylation.
Scheme 3: Possible mechanism for the iron-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 4: A metal-free strategy for synthesizing 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.
Scheme 5: Iminoxyl radical-promoted cascade oxyalkylation/alkylarylation of alkenes.
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the iminoxyl radical-promoted cascade oxyalkylation/alkylarylation of alkene...
Scheme 7: Bicyclization of 1,n-enynes with alkyl nitriles.
Scheme 8: Possible reaction mechanism for the bicyclization of 1,n-enynes with alkyl nitriles.
Scheme 9: Radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with isocyanides.
Scheme 10: Plausible mechanism for the radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with isocyanides.
Scheme 11: Electrochemical dehydrogenative cyclization of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 12: Plausible mechanism for the dehydrogenative cyclization of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 13: Photocatalyzed cyclization of N-arylacrylamide and N,N-dimethylaniline.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the photocatalyzed cyclization of N-arylacrylamides and N,N-dimethylanilines....
Scheme 15: Electrochemical monofluoroalkylation cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with dimethyl 2-fluoromalonat...
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for the electrochemical radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with dimethyl 2...
Scheme 17: Photoelectrocatalytic carbocyclization of unactivated alkenes using simple malonates.
Scheme 18: Plausible mechanism for the photoelectrocatalytic carbocyclization of unactivated alkenes with simp...
Scheme 19: Bromide-catalyzed electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for the electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 21: Visible light-mediated trifluoromethylarylation of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism for the visible light-mediated trifluoromethylarylation of N-arylacryl...
Scheme 23: Electrochemical difluoroethylation cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with sodium difluoroethylsulfin...
Scheme 24: Electrochemical difluoroethylation cyclization of N-methyacryloyl-N-alkylbenzamides with sodium dif...
Scheme 25: Photoredox-catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with S-(difluoromethyl)su...
Scheme 26: Proposed mechanism for the photoredox-catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamide...
Scheme 27: Visible-light-induced domino difluoroalkylation/cyclization of N-cyanamide alkenes.
Scheme 28: Proposed mechanism of photoredox-catalyzed radical domino difluoroalkylation/cyclization of N-cyana...
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalyzed oxidative difunctionalization of alkenes.
Scheme 30: Two possible mechanisms of palladium-catalyzed oxidative difunctionalization.
Scheme 31: Silver-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkyletherification of unactivated alkenes with α-bromoalkylcarbonyl...
Scheme 32: Photochemical radical cascade cyclization of dienes.
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the photochemical radical cascade 6-endo cyclization of dienes with α-carbon...
Scheme 34: Photocatalyzed radical coupling/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides and.
Scheme 35: Photocatalyzed radical-type couplings/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 36: Possible mechanism of visible-light-induced radical-type couplings/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides...
Scheme 37: Visible-light-promoted difluoroalkylated oxindoles systhesis via EDA complexes.
Scheme 38: Possible mechanism for the visible-light-promoted radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with bro...
Scheme 39: A dicumyl peroxide-initiated radical cascade reaction of N-arylacrylamide with DCM.
Scheme 40: Possible mechanism of radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with DCM.
Scheme 41: An AIBN-mediated radical cascade reaction of N-arylacrylamides with perfluoroalkyl iodides.
Scheme 42: Possible mechanism for the reaction with perfluoroalkyl iodides.
Scheme 43: Photoinduced palladium-catalyzed radical annulation of N-arylacrylamides with alkyl halides.
Scheme 44: Radical alkylation/cyclization of N-Alkyl-N-methacryloylbenzamides with alkyl halides.
Scheme 45: Possible mechanism for the alkylation/cyclization with unactivated alkyl chlorides.
Scheme 46: Visible-light-driven palladium-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with unac...
Scheme 47: NHC-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with alkyl bromides.
Scheme 48: Possible mechanism of NHC-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 49: Electrochemically mediated radical cyclization reaction of N-arylacrylamides with freon-type methan...
Scheme 50: Proposed mechanistic pathway of electrochemically induced radical cyclization reaction.
Scheme 51: Redox-neutral photoinduced radical cascade cylization of N-arylacrylamides with unactivated alkyl c...
Scheme 52: Proposed mechanistic hypothesis of redox-neutral radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 53: Thiol-mediated photochemical radical cascade cylization of N-arylacrylamides with aryl halides.
Scheme 54: Proposed possible mechanism of thiol-mediated photochemical radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 55: Visible-light-induced radical cascade bromocyclization of N-arylacrylamides with NBS.
Scheme 56: Possible mechanism of visible-light-induced radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 57: Decarboxylation/radical C–H functionalization by visible-light photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 58: Plausible mechanism of visible-light photoredox-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 59: Visible-light-promoted tandem radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with N-(acyloxy)phthalimides....
Scheme 60: Plausible mechanism for the tandem radical cyclization reaction.
Scheme 61: Visible-light-induced aerobic radical cascade alkylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with alde...
Scheme 62: Plausible mechanism for the aerobic radical alkylarylation of electron-deficient amides.
Scheme 63: Oxidative decarbonylative [3 + 2]/[5 + 2] annulation of N-arylacrylamide with vinyl acids.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for the decarboxylative (3 + 2)/(5 + 2) annulation between N-arylacrylamides an...
Scheme 65: Rhenium-catalyzed alkylarylation of alkenes with PhI(O2CR)2.
Scheme 66: Plausible mechanism for the rhenium-catalyzed decarboxylative annulation of N-arylacrylamides with ...
Scheme 67: Visible-light-induced one-pot tandem reaction of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 68: Plausible mechanism for the visible-light-initiated tandem synthesis of difluoromethylated oxindole...
Scheme 69: Copper-catalyzed redox-neutral cyanoalkylarylation of activated alkenes with cyclobutanone oxime es...
Scheme 70: Plausible mechanism for the copper-catalyzed cyanoalkylarylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 71: Photoinduced alkyl/aryl radical cascade for the synthesis of quaternary CF3-attached oxindoles.
Scheme 72: Plausible photoinduced electron-transfer (PET) mechanism.
Scheme 73: Photoinduced cerium-mediated decarboxylative alkylation cascade cyclization.
Scheme 74: Plausible reaction mechanism for the decarboxylative radical-cascade alkylation/cyclization.
Scheme 75: Metal-free oxidative tandem coupling of activated alkenes.
Scheme 76: Control experiments and possible mechanism for 1,2-carbonylarylation of alkenes with carbonyl C(sp2...
Scheme 77: Silver-catalyzed acyl-arylation of activated alkenes with α-oxocarboxylic acids.
Scheme 78: Proposed mechanism for the decarboxylative acylarylation of acrylamides.
Scheme 79: Visible-light-mediated tandem acylarylation of olefines with carboxylic acids.
Scheme 80: Proposed mechanism for the radical cascade cyclization with acyl radical via visible-light photored...
Scheme 81: Erythrosine B-catalyzed visible-light photoredox arylation-cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with ar...
Scheme 82: Electrochemical cobalt-catalyzed radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with arylhydrazines or po...
Scheme 83: Proposed mechanism of radical cascade cyclization via electrochemical cobalt catalysis.
Scheme 84: Copper-catalyzed oxidative tandem carbamoylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with hydrazinecar...
Scheme 85: Proposed reaction mechanism for the radical cascade cyclization by copper catalysis.
Scheme 86: Visible-light-driven radical cascade cyclization reaction of N-arylacrylamides with α-keto acids.
Scheme 87: Proposed mechanism of visible-light-driven cascade cyclization reaction.
Scheme 88: Peroxide-induced radical carbonylation of N-(2-methylallyl)benzamides with methyl formate.
Scheme 89: Proposed cyclization mechanism of peroxide-induced radical carbonylation with N-(2-methylallyl)benz...
Scheme 90: Persulfate promoted carbamoylation of N-arylacrylamides and N-arylcinnamamides.
Scheme 91: Proposed mechanism for the persulfate promoted radical cascade cyclization reaction of N-arylacryla...
Scheme 92: Photocatalyzed carboacylation with N-arylpropiolamides/N-alkyl acrylamides.
Scheme 93: Plausible mechanism for the photoinduced carboacylation of N-arylpropiolamides/N-alkyl acrylamides.
Scheme 94: Electrochemical Fe-catalyzed radical cyclization with N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 95: Plausible mechanism for the electrochemical Fe-catalysed radical cyclization of N-phenylacrylamide.
Scheme 96: Substrate scope of the selective functionalization of various α-ketoalkylsilyl peroxides with metha...
Scheme 97: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Fe-catalyzed reaction of alkylsilyl peroxides with methacrylami...
Scheme 98: EDA-complex mediated C(sp2)–C(sp3) cross-coupling of TTs and N-methyl-N-phenylmethacrylamides.
Scheme 99: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of oxindoles via EDA complex.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1031–1086, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.85
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Figure 1: Biologically active cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 1: General synthetic strategies for cinnamic acid derivatizations.
Scheme 2: Cinnamic acid coupling via isobutyl anhydride formation.
Scheme 3: Amidation reaction via O/N-pivaloyl activation.
Scheme 4: Cinnamic acid amidation using TCCA/PPh3 reagent.
Scheme 5: Cinnamic acid amidation using triazine-based reagents.
Scheme 6: Cinnamic acid amidation using continuous flow mechanochemistry.
Scheme 7: Cinnamic acid amidation using COMU as coupling reagent.
Scheme 8: Cinnamic acid amidation using allenone coupling reagent.
Scheme 9: Cinnamic acid amidation using 4-acetamidophenyl triflimide as reagent.
Scheme 10: Cinnamic acid amidation using methyltrimethoxysilane (MTM).
Scheme 11: Cinnamic acid amidation utilizing amine–borane reagent.
Scheme 12: Cinnamic acid amidation using TCCA/PPh3 reagent.
Scheme 13: Cinnamic acid amidation using PPh3/I2 reagent.
Scheme 14: Cinnamic acid amidation using PCl3 reagent.
Scheme 15: Cinnamic acid amidation utilizing pentafluoropyridine (PFP) as reagent.
Scheme 16: Cinnamic acid amidation using hypervalent iodine(III).
Scheme 17: Mechanochemical amidation using 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-N,N-dimethylamine (TFEDMA) reagent.
Scheme 18: Methyl ester preparation using tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine (TMPP).
Scheme 19: N-Trifluoromethyl amide preparation using isothiocyanate and AgF.
Scheme 20: POCl3-mediated amide coupling of carboxylic acid and DMF.
Scheme 21: O-Alkylation of cinnamic acid using alkylating agents.
Scheme 22: Glycoside preparation via Mitsunobu reaction.
Scheme 23: O/N-Acylation via rearrangement reactions.
Scheme 24: Amidation reactions using sulfur-based alkylating agents.
Scheme 25: Amidation reaction catalyzed by Pd0 via C–N cleavage.
Scheme 26: Amidation reaction catalyzed by CuCl/PPh3.
Scheme 27: Cu(II) triflate-catalyzed N-difluoroethylimide synthesis.
Scheme 28: Cu/Selectfluor-catalyzed transamidation reaction.
Scheme 29: CuO–CaCO3-catalyzed amidation reaction.
Scheme 30: Ni-catalyzed reductive amidation.
Scheme 31: Lewis acidic transition-metal-catalyzed O/N-acylations.
Scheme 32: Visible-light-promoted amidation of cinnamic acid.
Scheme 33: Sunlight/LED-promoted amidation of cinnamic acid.
Scheme 34: Organophotocatalyst-promoted N–O cleavage of Weinreb amides to synthesize primary amides.
Scheme 35: Cinnamamide synthesis through [Ir] photocatalyst-promoted C–N-bond cleavage of tertiary amines.
Scheme 36: Blue LED-promoted FeCl3-catalyzed reductive transamidation.
Scheme 37: FPyr/TCT-catalyzed amidation of cinnamic acid derivative 121.
Scheme 38: Cs2CO3/DMAP-mediated esterification.
Scheme 39: HBTM organocatalyzed atroposelective N-acylation.
Scheme 40: BH3-catalyzed N-acylation reactions.
Scheme 41: Borane-catalyzed N-acylation reactions.
Scheme 42: Catalytic N-acylation reactions via H/F bonding activation.
Scheme 43: Brønsted base-catalyzed synthesis of cinnamic acid esters.
Scheme 44: DABCO/Fe3O4-catalyzed N-methyl amidation of cinnamic acid 122.
Scheme 45: Catalytic oxidation reactions of acylating agents.
Scheme 46: Preparation of cinnamamide-substituted benzocyclooctene using I(I)/I(III) catalysis.
Scheme 47: Pd-colloids-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohol.
Scheme 48: Graphene-supported Pd/Au alloy-catalyzed oxidative esterification via hemiacetal intermediate.
Scheme 49: Au-supported on A) carbon nanotubes (CNT) and B) on porous boron nitride (pBN) as catalyst for the ...
Scheme 50: Cr-based catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohols with H2O2 as the oxidant.
Scheme 51: Co-based catalysts used for oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohol.
Scheme 52: Iron (A) and copper (B)-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamaldehyde.
Scheme 53: NiHPMA-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamaldehyde.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of cinammic acid esters through NHC-catalyzed oxidative esterification via intermolecular...
Scheme 55: Redox-active NHC-catalyzed esterification via intramolecular oxidation.
Scheme 56: Electrochemical conversion of cinnamaldehyde to methyl cinnamate.
Scheme 57: Bu4NI/TBHP-catalyzed synthesis of bisamides from cinnamalaldehyde N-tosylhydrazone.
Scheme 58: Zn/NC-950-catalyzed oxidative esterification of ketone 182.
Scheme 59: Ru-catalyzed oxidative carboxylation of terminal alkenes.
Scheme 60: Direct carboxylation of alkenes using CO2.
Scheme 61: Carboxylation of alkenylboronic acid/ester.
Scheme 62: Carboxylation of gem-difluoroalkenes with CO2.
Scheme 63: Photoredox-catalyzed carboxylation of difluoroalkenes.
Scheme 64: Ru-catalyzed carboxylation of alkenyl halide.
Scheme 65: Carboxylation of alkenyl halides under flow conditions.
Scheme 66: Cinnamic acid ester syntheses through carboxylation of alkenyl sulfides/sulfones.
Scheme 67: Cinnamic acid derivatives synthesis through a Ag-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling proceedin...
Scheme 68: Pd-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarbonylation.
Scheme 69: Fe-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarbonylation.
Scheme 70: Alkyne hydrocarboxylation using CO2.
Scheme 71: Alkyne hydrocarboxylation using HCO2H as CO surrogate.
Scheme 72: Co/AlMe3-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarboxylation using DMF.
Scheme 73: Au-catalyzed oxidation of Au–allenylidenes.
Scheme 74: Pd-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of cyclopropenones to synthesize unsaturated esters and amides.
Scheme 75: Ag-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 76: Cu-catalyzed C–C bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 77: PPh3-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 78: Catalyst-free C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 79: Cu-catalyzed dioxolane cleavage.
Scheme 80: Multicomponent coupling reactions.
Scheme 81: Pd-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of electrophilic alkynes.
Scheme 82: Nickel and cobalt as earth-abundant transition metals used as catalysts for the partial hydrogenati...
Scheme 83: Metal-free-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of conjugated alkynes.
Scheme 84: Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction between triethyl 2-fluoro-2-phosphonoacetate and aldehydes with ei...
Scheme 85: Preparation of E/Z-cinnamates using thiouronium ylides.
Scheme 86: Transition-metal-catalyzed ylide reactions.
Scheme 87: Redox-driven ylide reactions.
Scheme 88: Noble transition-metal-catalyzed olefination via carbenoid species.
Scheme 89: TrBF4-catalyzed olefination via carbene species.
Scheme 90: Grubbs catalyst (cat 7)/photocatalyst-mediated metathesis reactions.
Scheme 91: Elemental I2-catalyzed carbonyl-olefin metathesis.
Scheme 92: Cu-photocatalyzed E-to-Z isomerization of cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 93: Ni-catalyzed E-to-Z isomerization.
Scheme 94: Dehydration of β-hydroxy esters via an E1cB mechanism to access (E)-cinnamic acid esters.
Scheme 95: Domino ring-opening reaction induced by a base.
Scheme 96: Dehydroamination of α-aminoester derivatives.
Scheme 97: Accessing methyl cinnamate (44) via metal-free deamination or decarboxylation.
Scheme 98: The core–shell magnetic nanosupport-catalyzed condensation reaction.
Scheme 99: Accessing cinnamic acid derivatives from acetic acid esters/amides through α-olefination.
Scheme 100: Accessing cinnamic acid derivatives via acceptorless α,β-dehydrogenation.
Scheme 101: Cu-catalyzed formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition.
Scheme 102: Pd-catalyzed C–C bond formation via 1,4-Pd-shift.
Scheme 103: NHC-catalyzed Rauhut–Currier reactions.
Scheme 104: Heck-type reaction for Cα arylation.
Scheme 105: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of cinnamamide.
Scheme 106: Ru-catalyzed alkenylation of arenes using directing groups.
Scheme 107: Earth-abundant transition-metal-catalyzed hydroarylation of α,β-alkynyl ester 374.
Scheme 108: Precious transition-metal-catalyzed β-arylation of cinnamic acid amide/ester.
Scheme 109: Pd-catalyzed β-amination of cinnamamide.
Scheme 110: S8-mediated β-amination of methyl cinnamate (44).
Scheme 111: Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of alkynyl esters with phenylsilanes.
Scheme 112: Pd-catalyzed β-cyanation of alkynyl amide/ester.
Scheme 113: Au-catalyzed β-amination of alkynyl ester 374.
Scheme 114: Metal-free-catalyzed Cβ-functionalizations of alkynyl esters.
Scheme 115: Heck-type reactions.
Scheme 116: Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions using unconventional functionalized arenes.
Scheme 117: Functional group-directed Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 118: Pd nanoparticles-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 119: Catellani-type reactions to access methyl cinnamate with multifunctionalized arene.
Scheme 120: Multicomponent coupling reactions.
Scheme 121: Single atom Pt-catalyzed Heck coupling reaction.
Scheme 122: Earth-abundant transition metal-catalyzed Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 123: Polymer-coated earth-abundant transition metals-catalyzed Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 124: Earth-abundant transition-metal-based nanoparticles as catalysts for Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 125: CN- and Si-based directing groups to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 126: Amide-based directing group to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 127: Carbonyl-based directing group to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 128: Stereoselective preparation of atropisomers via o-selective C(sp2)–H functionalization.
Scheme 129: meta-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization using directing group-tethered arenes.
Scheme 130: para-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization using directing group-tethered arenes.
Scheme 131: Non-directed C(sp2)–H functionalization via electrooxidative Fujiwara–Moritani reaction.
Scheme 132: Interconversion of functional groups attached to cinnamic acid.
Scheme 133: meta-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization of cinnamate ester.
Scheme 134: C(sp2)–F arylation using Grignard reagents.
Scheme 135: Truce–Smiles rearrangement of N-aryl metacrylamides.
Scheme 136: Phosphine-catalyzed cyclization of γ-vinyl allenoate with enamino esters.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 755–765, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.59
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Figure 1: Crystal structure of the calcium diphenyl phosphate complex 4. Hydrogen atoms are omitted for clari...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the calcium diphenyl phosphate model complex 4 from phosphoric acid 3 and Ca(OiPr)2.
Figure 2: (A) Proposed catalytic cycle for the hydrocyanation of hydrazones with the Ca–BINOL phosphate catal...
Figure 3: Reaction energy profile for the hydrocyanation of Z-hydrazone 1, (depicted is the pathway that give...
Figure 4: Transition-state structure TS 8 for internal rotation, mixing conformational (Z/E)-pathways with op...
Figure 5: Replacement step after internal rotation in 11 via TS8 and reaction with TMSCN to give adduct 13 (s...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 639–658, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.51
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Scheme 1: Representative transition-metal catalysis for allylic substitution.
Scheme 2: Formation of stereogenic centers in copper-catalyzed allylic alkylation reactions.
Scheme 3: Copper-mediated, stereospecific SN2-selective allylic substitution through retentive transmetalatio...
Scheme 4: ZnCl2-promoted stereospecific SN2' allylic substitution of secondary alkylcopper species via sequen...
Scheme 5: Temperature and time-dependent configurational stability of chiral secondary organocopper species.
Scheme 6: DFT analysis of B–C bond lengths in various boronate complexes and correlation with reactivity.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalyzed stereospecific allylic alkylation of secondary alkylboronic esters via tert-butyll...
Scheme 8: Copper-catalyzed stereospecific allylic alkylation of chiral tertiary alkylboronic esters via adama...
Scheme 9: DFT-calculated energy surface for boron-to-copper transmetalation of either the tert-butyl group or...
Scheme 10: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution and postulated catalytic cycle.
Scheme 11: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution of vinylarenes.
Scheme 12: CuH-catalyzed stereoselective allylic substitution of vinylboronic esters.
Scheme 13: (a) Generation of chiral copper species via enantioselective CuH addition to vinylBpin. (b) Regardi...
Scheme 14: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution of 1‐trifluoromethylalkenes with 18-crown-6.
Scheme 15: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution of terminal alkynes.
Scheme 16: Copper-catalyzed enantiotopic-group-selective allylic substitution of 1,1-diborylalkanes.
Scheme 17: (a) Computational and (b) experimental studies to elucidate the mechanistic details of the enantiot...
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed regio-, diastereo- and enantioselective allylic substitution of 1,1-diborylalkanes....
Scheme 19: (a) Experimental and (b) computational studies to understand the stereoselectivities in oxidative a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 564–595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.45
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Scheme 1: Features of the ideal reaction (redrawn from P. A. Wender et al. [1]).
Scheme 2: Some of the most popular MCRs with formaldehyde as the carbonyl component.
Scheme 3: Ugi reaction under a catalyzed electro-oxidation process using TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperid...
Scheme 4: Examples of different products obtained by MCRs in which DMSO serves as -SCH3 source.
Scheme 5: Mechanism of the decomposition of DMSO under acidic or thermal conditions. a) In situ generation of...
Scheme 6: Povarov multicomponent reaction to quinolines.
Scheme 7: Example of the Povarov reaction with formaldehyde with a julolidine derivative as main product.
Scheme 8: Povarov multicomponent reaction to quinoline derivatives I and II using DMSO as formaldehyde surrog...
Scheme 9: Example of a Povarov three-component reaction with change of catalyst, yielding regioisomer III. In...
Scheme 10: The Povarov three-component reactions carried out under acidic catalysis to afford quinoline regios...
Scheme 11: Different MCR routes involving DMSO to synthesize complex heterocycles such as diarylpyridines and ...
Scheme 12: Pyrazole synthesis by a three-component reaction using DMSO as a source of a C-1 unit.
Scheme 13: Three-component reactions for the synthesis of aliphatic heterocycles 13 and 14 using DMSO as a for...
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the 3CR between homoallylic amines, disulfides, and DMSO.
Scheme 15: Mannich-type reaction using DMSO as formaldehyde surrogate.
Scheme 16: Mechanism for the 3CR-Mannich-type reaction between aryl ketone 18, saccharine (19), and DMSO. The ...
Scheme 17: Mannich-type reaction using DMSO as formaldehyde surrogate and under oxidative activation.
Scheme 18: Three-component reaction between an indazole, a carboxylic acid, and DMSO.
Scheme 19: Amine–aldehyde–alkyne (AAA) coupling reaction and plausible mechanism.
Scheme 20: AHA coupling for the synthesis of propargylamines using dihalomethanes as C1 building blocks.
Scheme 21: AHA coupling using CH2Cl2 as both solvent and methylene source.
Scheme 22: Examples of propargylamines synthesized under catalytic AHA protocols.
Scheme 23: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of propargylamines using dichloromethane as a C1 source.
Scheme 24: Mechanism proposed for the generation of the aminal intermediate E by Buckley et al. [68].
Scheme 25: Pudovic and Kabachnik–Fields reactions for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates.
Scheme 26: a) Abramov side reaction that generates α-hydroxy phosphonate as a byproduct during the Kabachnik-F...
Scheme 27: Catalyst-free three component reaction to afford α-amino phosphorus product 35 using 1,1-dihaloalka...
Scheme 28: a) Proposed mechanism for the three-component reaction of dichloromethane, amine and phosphorus com...
Scheme 29: Ugi-ammonia strategy using HMTA as a formaldehyde surrogate.
Scheme 30: Glyoxylate and its derivatives as C1 building blocks.
Scheme 31: The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé multicomponent reaction (GBB) and its mechanism.
Scheme 32: a) Byproducts in the GBB multicomponent reaction (GBB) when formaldehyde is used as the carbonyl co...
Scheme 33: Possible regioisomers in the GBB multicomponent reaction when formaldehyde is used as the carbonyl ...
Scheme 34: The multicomponent GBB reaction yields 2-unsubstituted 3-aminoimidazo heterocycles 42a using MP-gly...
Scheme 35: GBB multicomponent reaction to 2-unsubstituted 3-amino imidazo heterocycles 42a using glyoxylic aci...
Scheme 36: GBB reaction using glyoxylic acid immobilized on silica as formaldehyde surrogate.
Scheme 37: Bioactive products synthesized by the GBB reaction using glyoxylic acid.
Scheme 38: van Leusen three-component reaction to imidazoles.
Scheme 39: Side reaction during the synthesis of imidazoles with formaldehyde as the carbonyl compound.
Scheme 40: Optimization of the van Leusen three component reaction to 1,4-disubstituted imidazoles 43 using gl...
Scheme 41: Application of the Sisko strategy [96] for the synthesis of CB1 receptor antagonist compounds [97].
Scheme 42: Side reaction, when NH4OH is used as amine component.
Scheme 43: Ugi-type adducts with the ester moiety and the acidic CH to be used for post-cyclization sequences.
Scheme 44: Ugi/cycloisomerization process to pyrrolones 51, butenolides 52, and pyrroline 53.
Scheme 45: Radical cyclization reactions from Ugi adducts promoted by TEMPO.
Scheme 46: Hydrolysis and decarboxylation reactions to products with incorporation of a C1 unit of ethyl glyox...
Scheme 47: One-step synthetic route to pyrrolones 60 using phenylglyoxal.
Scheme 48: Ugi-pseudo-Knoevenagel-pseudo-Dieckmann cascade sequence for the synthesis of fused heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Ugi-pseudo-Knoevenagel reaction from ethyl glyoxylate.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 547–555, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.43
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Figure 1: Selected examples and applications of chiral halogen-bonding catalysts.
Figure 2: Selected examples for the construction of contiguous tetrasubstituted carbon centers via the Mannic...
Scheme 1: Catalyst screening for the asymmetric Mannich reaction. All yields were determined by 1H NMR spectr...
Scheme 2: N-Protecting group optimization for the asymmetric Mannich reaction. All yields were determined by 1...
Scheme 3: Catalyst screening using 7b as a substrate. All yields were determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using...
Scheme 4: Substrate scope for the asymmetric Mannich reaction using 0.06 mmol of 7. Isolated product yields a...
Figure 3: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 296–326, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.22
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Figure 1: Influence of the metal center M (Fe, Ru, Os) on the position of the MLCT and MC (metal-centered) ab...
Scheme 1: Red-light-mediated ring-closing metathesis through activation of a ruthenium catalyst by an osmium ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalyzed polymerization of dicylopentadiene mediated with red or blue light.
Figure 2: Comparison between [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and [Os(tpy)2]2+ in a photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation reaction:...
Scheme 3: Red-light photocatalyzed C–N cross-coupling reaction by T. Rovis et al. (SET = single-electron tran...
Figure 3: Red-light-mediated aryl oxidative addition with a bismuthinidene complex.
Scheme 4: Red-light-mediated reduction of aryl derivatives by O. S. Wenger et al. (PC = photocatalyst, anh = ...
Scheme 5: Red-light-mediated aryl halides reduction with an isoelectronic chromium complex (TDAE = tetrakis(d...
Scheme 6: Red-light-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives with Umemoto’s reagent and a p...
Scheme 7: Red-light-mediated energy transfer for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling of N-phenyltetrahydroisoq...
Scheme 8: Red-light-mediated oxidative cyanation of tertiary amines with a phthalocyanin zinc complex.
Scheme 9: Formation of dialins and tetralins via a red-light-photocatalyzed reductive decarboxylation mediate...
Scheme 10: Oxidation of β-citronellol (28) via energy transfer mediated by a red-light activable silicon phtha...
Scheme 11: Formation of alcohol derivatives 32 from boron compounds 31 using chlorophyll (chl) as a red-light-...
Scheme 12: Red-light-driven reductive dehalogenation of α-halo ketones mediated by a thiaporphyrin photocataly...
Figure 4: Photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization medi...
Figure 5: Recent examples of red-light-mediated photocatalytic reactions with traditional organic dyes.
Figure 6: Squaraine photocatalysts used by Goddard et al. and aza-Henry reaction with squaraine-based photoca...
Figure 7: Reactions described by Goddard et al. involving 40 as the photocatalyst.
Figure 8: Various structures of squaraine derivatives used to initiate photopolymerizations.
Figure 9: Naturally occurring cyanins.
Figure 10: Influence of the structure on the photophysical properties of a cyanin dye.
Figure 11: NIR-light-mediated aza-Henry reaction photocatalyzed by 46.
Scheme 13: Photocatalyzed arylboronic acids oxidation by 46.
Figure 12: Cyanin structures synthetized and characterized by Goddard et al. (redox potentials given against s...
Figure 13: N,N′-Di-n-propyl-1,13-dimethoxyquinacridinium (55) with its redox potentials at its ground state an...
Scheme 14: Dual catalyzed C(sp2)–H arylation of 57 using DMQA 55 as the red-light-absorbing photocatalyst.
Scheme 15: Red-light-mediated aerobic oxidation of arylboronic acids 59 into phenols 60 via the use of DMQA as...
Figure 14: Red-light-photocatalyzed reactions proposed by Gianetti et al. using DMQA as the photocatalyst.
Scheme 16: Simultaneous release of NO and production of superoxide (O2•−) and their combination yielding the p...
Figure 15: Palladium porphyrin complex as the photoredox catalyst and the NO releasing substrate are linked in...
Scheme 17: Uncaging of compound 69 which is a microtubule depolymerizing agent using near IR irradiation. The ...
Scheme 18: Photochemical uncaging of drugs protected with a phenylboronic acid derivative using near IR irradi...
Scheme 19: Photoredox catalytical generation of aminyl radicals with near IR irradiation for the transfer of b...
Scheme 20: Photoredox catalytical fluoroalkylation of tryptophan moieties.
Figure 16: Simultaneous absorption of two photons of infrared light of low energy enables electronic excitatio...
Scheme 21: Uncaging Ca2+ ions using two-photon excitation with near infrared light.
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Figure 1: General mechanisms of traditional and radical-mediated cross-coupling reactions.
Figure 2: Types of electrocatalysis (using anodic oxidation).
Figure 3: Recent developments and features of electrochemical copper catalysis.
Figure 4: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed alkynylation and annulation of benzamide.
Figure 5: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed asymmetric C–H alkynylation.
Figure 6: Scheme for Cu/TEMPO-catalyzed C–H alkenylation of THIQs.
Figure 7: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical enantioselective cyanation of b...
Figure 8: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical asymmetric heteroarylcyanation ...
Figure 9: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed enantioselective regiodivergent cross-dehydrogenativ...
Figure 10: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu/Ni-catalyzed stereodivergent homocoupling of benzoxazolyl acet...
Figure 11: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical amination.
Figure 12: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical azidation of N-arylenamines and annu...
Figure 13: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical halogenation.
Figure 14: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed asymmetric cyanophosphinoylation of vinylarenes.
Figure 15: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu/Co dual-catalyzed asymmetric hydrocyanation of alkenes.
Figure 16: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical diazidation of olefins.
Figure 17: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical azidocyanation of alkenes.
Figure 18: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical asymmetric decarboxylative cyan...
Figure 19: Scheme and proposed mechanism for electrocatalytic Chan–Lam coupling.
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Figure 1: Classification of LSF reactions in this review.
Scheme 1: C(sp2)–H trifluoromethylation of heteroarenes.
Scheme 2: C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H alkylation of complex molecules.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical oxidation-induced intermolecular aromatic C–H sulfonamidation.
Scheme 4: Bioconjugation of tyrosine with (a) phenothiazine and (b) urazole derivatives.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical iodoamination of indoles using unactivated amines.
Scheme 6: Allylic C(sp3)–H aminations with sulfonamides.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Site-selective electrooxidation of methylarenes to aromatic acetals.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical activation of C–H by electron-deficient W2C nanocrystals.
Scheme 10: α-Acyloxy sulfide preparation via C–H/OH cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 11: Aromatic C–H-bond thiolation.
Scheme 12: C(sp2)–H functionalization for the installation of sulfonamide groups.
Scheme 13: Preparation of (hetero)aryl chlorides and vinyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethane. aCu(OAc)2 (0.05 e...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical dual-oxidation enables access to α-chlorosulfoxides.
Scheme 15: Regio- and chemoselective formyloxylation–bromination/chlorination/trifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 16: Aziridine formation by coupling amines and alkenes.
Scheme 17: Formation of iminosulfide ethers via difunctionalization of an isocyanide.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-difunctionalized molecules via C–C-bond cleavage of arylcyclopropane.
Scheme 19: Electrooxidative amino- and oxyselenation of alkenes. VBImBr = 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide.
Scheme 20: Electrooxidative dehydrogenative [4 + 2] annulation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical cyclization combined with alkoxylation of triticonazole.
Scheme 22: Electrochemically tuned oxidative [4 + 2] annulation of olefins with hydroxamic acids.
Scheme 23: Electrosynthesis of indole derivatives via cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 24: Allylic C–H oxidation of mono-, di-, and sesquiterpenes.
Scheme 25: Oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 26: Fluorination of C(sp3)–H bonds. rAP = rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 27: C(sp3)–H α-cyanation of secondary piperidines.
Scheme 28: Selective electrochemical hydrolysis of hydrosilanes to silanols.
Scheme 29: Organocatalytic electrochemical amination of benzylic C–H bonds.
Scheme 30: Iodide ion-initiated anodic oxidation reactions.
Scheme 31: Mn(III/IV) electro-catalyzed C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 32: Tailored cobalt–salen complexes enable electrocatalytic intramolecular allylic C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 33: Cobalt–salen complexes-induced electrochemical (cyclo)additions.
Scheme 34: Electrochemical 1,2-diarylation of alkenes enabled by direct dual C–H functionalization of electron...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-electrocatalyzed atroposelective C–H annulation.
Scheme 36: Nickel-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H alkoxylation with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 37: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical enantioselective amination.
Scheme 38: Ruthenium-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H mono- and diacetoxylation.
Scheme 39: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed aryl-C–H phosphorylation enabled by anodic oxidation-induced reductive elimi...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric Lewis-acid catalysis for the synthesis of non-racemic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 41: Electrochemical enantioselective C(sp3)–H alkenylation.
Scheme 42: Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling.
Scheme 43: Ir-electrocatalyzed vinylic C(sp2)–H activation for the annulation between acrylic acids and alkyne...
Scheme 44: Electrochemical gold-catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp) coupling of alkynes and arylhydrazines.
Scheme 45: Photoelectrochemical alkylation of C–H heteroarenes using organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 46: Mn-catalyzed photoelectro C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 47: Photoelectrochemical undirected C–H trifluoromethylations of (Het)arenes.
Scheme 48: Photoelectrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling of heteroarenes with aliphatic C–H bonds.
Scheme 49: C–H amination via photoelectrochemical Ritter-type reaction.
Scheme 50: Photoelectrochemical multiple oxygenation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 51: Accelerated C(sp3)–H heteroarylations by the f-EPC system.
Scheme 52: Photoelectrochemical cross-coupling of amines.
Scheme 53: Birch electroreduction of arenes. GSW = galvanized steel wire.
Scheme 54: Electroreductive deuterations.
Scheme 55: Chemoselective electrosynthesis using rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 56: Electroreductive olefin–ketone coupling.
Scheme 57: Electroreductive approach to radical silylation.
Scheme 58: Electrochemical borylation of alkyl halides. CC = carbon close.
Scheme 59: Radical fluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Scheme 60: Electrochemical defluorinative hydrogenation/carboxylation.
Scheme 61: Electrochemical decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 62: Electrochemical decarboxylative Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling.
Scheme 63: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive relay cross-coupling.
Scheme 64: Electrochemical chemo- and regioselective difunctionalization of 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 65: Electrocatalytic doubly decarboxylative crosscoupling.
Scheme 66: Electrocatalytic decarboxylative crosscoupling with aryl halides.
Scheme 67: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive coupling of halides.
Scheme 68: Nickel-electrocatalyzed enantioselective carboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 69: Reductive electrophotocatalysis for borylation.
Scheme 70: Electromediated photoredox catalysis for selective C(sp3)–O cleavages of phosphinated alcohols to c...
Scheme 71: Stereoselective electro-2-deoxyglycosylation from glycals. MFE = methyl nonafluorobutyl ether.
Scheme 72: Electrochemical peptide modifications.
Scheme 73: Electrochemical α-deuteration of amides.
Scheme 74: Electrochemical synthesis of gem-diselenides.
Scheme 75: Site-selective electrochemical aromatic C–H amination.
Scheme 76: Electrochemical coupling of heteroarenes with heteroaryl phosphonium salts.
Scheme 77: Redox-neutral strategy for the dehydroxyarylation reaction.
Scheme 78: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–C(sp2) cross-coupling of benzyl trifluoroborate and halides....
Scheme 79: Paired electrocatalysis for C(sp3)–C(sp2) coupling.
Scheme 80: Redox-neutral strategy for amination of aryl bromides.
Scheme 81: Redox-neutral cross-coupling of aryl halides with weak N-nucleophiles. aProtocol with (+) RVC | RVC...
Scheme 82: Nickel-catalyzed N-arylation of NH-sulfoximines with aryl halides.
Scheme 83: Esterification of carboxylic acids with aryl halides.
Scheme 84: Electrochemically promoted nickel-catalyzed carbon–sulfur-bond formation. GFE = graphite felt elect...
Scheme 85: Electrochemical deoxygenative thiolation by Ni-catalysis. GFE = graphite felt electrode; NFE = nick...
Scheme 86: Electrochemical coupling of peptides with aryl halides.
Scheme 87: Paired electrolysis for the phosphorylation of aryl halides. GFE = graphite felt electrode, FNE = f...
Scheme 88: Redox-neutral alkoxyhalogenation of alkenes.
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Figure 1: Schematic depiction of available data sources for predictive modelling, each with its advantages an...
Figure 2: Schematic depiction of different kinds of molecular representations for fluoronitroethane. Among th...
Figure 3: Depiction of the energy diagram of a generic enantioselective reaction. In the centre, catalyst and...
Figure 4: Hammett parameters are derived from the equilibrium constant of substituted benzoic acids (example ...
Figure 5: Selected examples of popular descriptors applied to model organocatalytic reactions. Descriptors en...
Figure 6: Example bromocyclization reaction from Toste and co-workers using a DABCOnium catalyst system and C...
Figure 7: Example from Neel et al. using a chiral ion pair catalyst for the selective fluorination of allylic...
Figure 8: Data set created by Denmark and co-workers for the CPA-catalysed thiol addition to N-acylimines [67]. T...
Figure 9: Selected examples of ML developments that used the dataset from Denmark and co-workers [67]. (A) Varnek...
Figure 10: Study from Reid and Sigman developing statistical models for CPA-catalysed nucleophilic addition re...
Figure 11: Selected examples of studies where mechanistic transferability was exploited to model multiple reac...
Figure 12: Generality approach by Denmark and co-workers [132] for the iodination of arylpyridines. From the releva...
Figure 13: Betinol et al. [133] clustered the relevant chemical space and then evaluated the average ee for every c...
Figure 14: Corminboeuf and co-workers [134] chose a representative subset of the reaction space (indicated by dark ...
Figure 15: Example for data-driven modelling to improve substrate and catalyst design. (A) C–N coupling cataly...
Figure 16: Example for utilising a genetic algorithm for catalyst design. (A) Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction s...
Figure 17: Organocatalysed synthesis of spirooxindole analogues by Kondo et al. [171] (A) Reaction scheme of dienon...
Figure 18: Schematic depiction of required developments in order to overcome current limitations of ML for org...
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Scheme 1: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 1 via in situ-formed 1,3-diketones 2 [44].
Scheme 2: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-ethoxycarbonylpyrazoles 5 via SmCl3-catalyzed acylation ...
Scheme 3: Consecutive four-component synthesis of 1-(thiazol-2-yl)pyrazole-3-carboxylates 8 [51].
Scheme 4: Three-component synthesis of thiazolylpyrazoles 17 via in situ formation of acetoacetylcoumarins 18 ...
Scheme 5: Consecutive pseudo-four-component and four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 21 from sodium acetylac...
Scheme 6: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1-substituted pyrazoles 24 from boronic acids, di(Boc)diim...
Scheme 7: Consecutive three-component synthesis of N-arylpyrazoles 25 via in situ formation of aryl-di(Boc)hy...
Scheme 8: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,4-substituted pyrazoles 27 and 28 from methylhydrazine...
Scheme 9: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-allylpyrazoles 32 via oxidative allylation of 1,3-dicarb...
Scheme 10: Pseudo-five-component synthesis of tris(pyrazolyl)methanes 35 [61].
Scheme 11: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 5-(indol-3-yl)pyrazoles 39 from 1,3,5-triketones 38 [64].
Scheme 12: Three-component synthesis of thiazolylpyrazoles 43 [65].
Scheme 13: Three-component synthesis of triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazin-3-yl substituted 5-aminopyrazoles 47 [67]....
Scheme 14: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles 49 via formation of β-oxothioamides 50 [68].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3,4-biarylpyrazoles 52 from aryl halides, α-bromocinnamaldehyde, and tosylhydrazine vi...
Scheme 16: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,4-substituted pyrazoles 57 from iodochromones 55 by Suzu...
Scheme 17: Pseudo-four-component synthesis of pyrazolyl-2-pyrazolines 59 by ring opening/ring closing cyclocon...
Scheme 18: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 61 [77].
Scheme 19: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 62 from malononitrile, aldehydes, and hydrazines [78-90].
Scheme 20: Four-component synthesis of pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles 63 [91].
Scheme 21: Three-component synthesis of persubstituted pyrazoles 65 from aldehydes, β-ketoesters, and hydrazin...
Scheme 22: Three-component synthesis of pyrazol-4-carbodithioates 67 [100].
Scheme 23: Regioselective three-component synthesis of persubstituted pyrazoles 68 catalyzed by ionic liquid [...
Scheme 24: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-halopyrazoles 69 and anellated pyrazoles 70 [102].
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl pyrazole-5-carboxylates 72 [103].
Scheme 26: Synthesis of pyrazoles 75 in a one-pot process via carbonylative Heck coupling and subsequent cycli...
Scheme 27: Copper-catalyzed three-component synthesis of 1,3-substituted pyrazoles 76 [105].
Scheme 28: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of bis(pyrazolyl)methanes 78 by ring opening-ring closing cyclocon...
Scheme 29: Three-component synthesis of 1,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 80 [107].
Scheme 30: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazoles 83 [111].
Scheme 31: Consecutive three-component synthesis of difluoromethanesulfonyl-functionalized pyrazole 88 [114].
Scheme 32: Consecutive three-component synthesis of perfluoroalkyl-substituted fluoropyrazoles 91 [115].
Scheme 33: Regioselective consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 93 [116].
Scheme 34: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 96 mediated by trimethyl phosphite [117].
Scheme 35: One-pot synthesis of pyrazoles 99 via Liebeskind–Srogl cross-coupling/cyclocondensation [118].
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 101 via domino condensation/Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling ...
Scheme 37: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazoles 102 and 103 by Sonogashira ...
Scheme 38: Polymer analogous consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazole-based polymers 107 [132].
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 108 by sequentially Pd-catalyzed Kumada–Sonogashira cycloc...
Scheme 40: Consecutive four-step one-pot synthesis of 1,3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 110 [137].
Scheme 41: Four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 113, 115, and 117 via Sonogashira coupling and subsequent Suz...
Scheme 42: Consecutive four- or five-component synthesis for the preparation of 4-pyrazoly-1,2,3-triazoles 119...
Scheme 43: Four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 121 via alkynone formation by carbonylative Pd-catalyzed coup...
Scheme 44: Preparation of 3-azulenyl pyrazoles 124 by glyoxylation, decarbonylative Sonogashira coupling, and ...
Scheme 45: Four-component synthesis of a 3-indoloylpyrazole 128 [147].
Scheme 46: Two-step synthesis of 5-acylpyrazoles 132 via glyoxylation-Stephen–Castro sequence and subsequent c...
Scheme 47: Copper on iron mediated consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-substituted pyrazoles 136 [150].
Scheme 48: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3-substituted pyrazoles 141 by Sonogashira coupling and su...
Scheme 49: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 143 initiated by Cu(I)-catalyzed carboxylation o...
Scheme 50: Consecutive three-component synthesis of benzamide-substituted pyrazoles 146 starting from N-phthal...
Scheme 51: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 148 [156].
Scheme 52: Three-component synthesis of 4-ninhydrin-substituted pyrazoles 151 [158].
Scheme 53: Consecutive four-component synthesis of 4-(oxoindol)-1-phenylpyrazole-3-carboxylates 155 [159].
Scheme 54: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 160 [160].
Scheme 55: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 165 [162].
Scheme 56: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted and 3-substituted pyrazoles 168 and 169 ...
Scheme 57: Three-component synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 171 via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of vinyl...
Scheme 58: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 173 and 174 from aldehydes, tosylhydrazine, and vinylidene c...
Scheme 59: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 175 from glyoxyl hydrates, tosylhydrazine, and electron-defi...
Scheme 60: Pseudo-four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 177 from glyoxyl hydrates, tosylhydrazine, and aldehyd...
Scheme 61: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 179 via Knoevenagel-cycloaddition sequence [179].
Scheme 62: Three-component synthesis of 5-dimethylphosphonate substituted pyrazoles 182 from aldehydes, the Be...
Scheme 63: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 185 from al...
Scheme 64: Three-component synthesis of 5-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 187 from aldehydes, the...
Scheme 65: Three-component synthesis of 5-diethylphosphonate/5-phenylsulfonyl substituted pyrazoles 189 from a...
Scheme 66: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 3-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 190 [185].
Scheme 67: Three-component synthesis of 3-trifluoromethylpyrazoles 193 [186].
Scheme 68: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-stannyl-substituted 4-fluoropyrazole 197 [191,192].
Scheme 69: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 3,5-diacyl-4-arylpyrazoles 199 [195].
Scheme 70: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 204 via nitrilimines [196].
Scheme 71: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 206 via formation of nitrilimines and sali...
Scheme 72: Pseudo four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 209 from acetylene dicarboxylates 147, hydrazonyl chlo...
Scheme 73: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 213 via syndnones 214 [200].
Scheme 74: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 216 via in situ-formed diazomethinimines 217 [201].
Scheme 75: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3-methylthiopyrazoles 219 from aldehydes, hydrazine, and 1...
Scheme 76: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 220 from aldehydes, hydrazines, and termin...
Scheme 77: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 222 from aldehydes, hydrazines, and DMAD ...
Scheme 78: Pseudo three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 224 from sulfonyl hydrazone and benzyl acrylate under...
Scheme 79: Titanium-catalyzed consecutive four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 225 via enamino imines 226 [211]. a...
Scheme 80: Titanium-catalyzed three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 227 via enhydrazino imine complex interme...
Scheme 81: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 229 via Glaser coupling of terminal alkynes and photo...
Scheme 82: Copper(II)acetate-mediated three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 232 [216].
Scheme 83: Copper-catalyzed three-component synthesis of 1,3,4-substituted pyrazole 234 from oxime acetates, a...
Scheme 84: Three-component synthesis of 3-trifluoroethylpyrazoles 239 [218].
Scheme 85: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 1,4-bisulfonyl-substituted pyrazoles 242 [219].
Scheme 86: Three-component synthesis of 4-hydroxypyrazole 246 [221].
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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.
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Figure 1: Decarboxylative cyanation: background and our working hypothesis.
Figure 2: Scope of electrophotochemical decarboxylative cyanation of aliphatic carboxylic acids. All yields a...
Figure 3: Mechanistic studies and proposed catalytic cycles.
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Figure 1: Representative examples of relevant N-fused heterocycles.
Scheme 1: Different acid-catalyzed six-membered ring cyclizations.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope for the assembly of suitably N-3-functionalized (thio)hydantoins 4a–r. aDCM was uti...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of the iron(III)-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized heterocyclic N,O-aminals 5a–r...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of N,O-aminals 5 and hemiaminals 6.
Scheme 5: Control mechanistic experiments.
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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.
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Figure 1: Laterally fused NHC motifs.
Scheme 1: Synthetic studies into the formation of a 3-aminoimdazo[5,1-b]oxazol-6-ium motif based on a gold-ca...
Scheme 2: The synthesis of AImOxAu(I)Cl, AImOxCu(I)Cl, and AImOxIr(CO)2Cl complexes from 6a. The single cryst...
Scheme 3: Use of AImOxAuCl 13 in catalysis. aYields are calculated from the 1H NMR spectra against an interna...
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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.
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Figure 1: Comparison of a classical “stop-and-go” synthesis with a domino reaction.
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Figure 1: Structures of bioactive fluorinated indole derivatives.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of chiral indolines via asymmetric reduction.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of 3,3-difluoro-3H-indoles.
Scheme 3: Experiment at 2 mmol scale.
Figure 2: Proposed mechanism for the transfer hydrogenation reaction.
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Scheme 1: Photocatalytic decarboxylative transformations mediated by the NaI/PPh3 catalyst system.
Scheme 2: Proposed catalytic cycle of NaI/PPh3 photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 3: Decarboxylative alkenylation of redox-active esters by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 4: Decarboxylative alkenylation mediated by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 5: NaI-mediated photoinduced α-alkenylation of Katritzky salts 7.
Scheme 6: n-Bu4NI-mediated photoinduced decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the n-Bu4NI-mediated photoinduced decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 8: Photodecarboxylative alkylation of redox-active esters with diazirines.
Scheme 9: Photoinduced iodine-anion-catalyzed decarboxylative/deaminative C–H alkylation of enamides.
Scheme 10: Photocatalytic C–H alkylation of coumarins mediated by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 11: Photoredox alkylation of aldimines by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 12: Photoredox C–H alkylation employing ammonium iodide.
Scheme 13: NaI/PPh3/CuBr cooperative catalysis for photocatalytic C(sp3)–O/N cross-coupling reactions.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism of NaI/PPh3/CuBr cooperative catalysis for photocatalytic C(sp3)–O/N cross-coupl...
Scheme 15: Photocatalytic decarboxylative [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] annulation between enynals and γ,σ-unsaturated N-(ac...
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for the decarboxylative [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] annulation.
Scheme 17: Decarboxylative cascade annulation of alkenes/1,6-enynes with N-hydroxyphthalimide esters.
Scheme 18: Decarboxylative radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 19: NaI/PPh3-driven photocatalytic decarboxylative radical cascade alkylarylation.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism of the NaI/PPh3-driven photocatalytic decarboxylative radical cascade cyclizatio...
Scheme 21: Visible-light-promoted decarboxylative cyclization of vinylcycloalkanes.
Scheme 22: NaI/PPh3-mediated photochemical reduction and amination of nitroarenes.
Scheme 23: PPh3-catalyzed alkylative iododecarboxylation with LiI.
Scheme 24: Visible-light-triggered iodination facilitated by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
Scheme 25: Visible-light-induced photolysis of phosphonium iodide salts for monofluoromethylation.
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Scheme 1: Consecutive alkynylation–cyclization–alkylation three-component synthesis and conception of a conse...
Scheme 2: Consecutive alkynylation–cyclization–iodination–alkylation four-component synthesis of trisubstitut...
Scheme 3: Consecutive double alkynylation–cyclization–iodination–alkylation pseudo-five-component synthesis o...
Scheme 4: Suzuki coupling of 3-iodoindole 5a with arylboronic acids 7 to give 1,2,3-trisubstituted indoles 8.
Figure 1: A: Absorption and emission spectra of 1-methyl-2-phenyl-3-(p-tolyl)-1H-indole (8b), recorded in dic...
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Scheme 1: Research progress of coupling reactions and active compounds containing α-C(sp3)-functionalized eth...
Scheme 2: Transition-metal-catalyzed CDC pathways.
Scheme 3: CDC of active methylene compounds in the α-C(sp3) position of ethers.
Scheme 4: InCl3/Cu(OTf)2/NHPI co-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 5: CDC of cyclic benzyl ethers with aldehydes.
Scheme 6: Cu-catalyzed CDC of (a) unactivated C(sp3)–H ethers with simple ketones and (b) double C(sp3)−H fun...
Scheme 7: Cu-catalyzed CDC of C(sp3)–H/C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of chiral 2-substituted tetrahydropyrans.
Scheme 9: CDC of thiazole with cyclic ethers.
Scheme 10: Cu(I)-catalyzed oxidative alkenylation of simple ethers.
Scheme 11: Cross-dehydrogenation coupling of isochroman C(sp3)–H bonds with anisole C(sp2)–H bonds.
Scheme 12: Pd(OAc)2/Cu(OTf)2-catalyzed arylation of α-C(sp3)–H bonds of ethers.
Scheme 13: Cu-catalyzed C(sp3)–H/C(sp2)–H activation strategies to construct C(sp3)–C(sp2) bonds.
Scheme 14: Cu(I)-catalyzed C(sp2)–H alkylation.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalyzed C(sp3)–H/C(sp)–H activation to construct C(sp3)–C(sp) bonds (H2BIP: 2,6-bis(benzimidaz...
Scheme 16: Fe-catalyzed CDC reaction pathways.
Scheme 17: Fe2(CO)9-catalyzed functionalization of C–H bonds.
Scheme 18: Ligand-promoted Fe-catalyzed CDC reaction of N-methylaniline with ethers.
Scheme 19: Fe-catalyzed CDC of C(sp3)–H/C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 20: Fe-catalyzed hydroalkylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with ethers.
Scheme 21: Solvent-free Fe(NO3)3-catalyzed CDC of C(sp3)–H/C(sp2)–H bonds.
Scheme 22: Alkylation of disulfide compounds to afford tetrasubstituted alkenes.
Scheme 23: Fe-catalyzed formation of 1,1-bis-indolylmethane derivatives.
Scheme 24: Alkylation of coumarins and flavonoids.
Scheme 25: Direct CDC α-arylation of azoles with ethers.
Scheme 26: CDC of terminal alkynes with C(sp3)–H bonds adjacent to oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atoms.
Scheme 27: Alkylation of terminal alkynes.
Scheme 28: Co-catalyzed functionalization of glycine esters.
Scheme 29: Co-catalyzed construction of C(sp2)–C(sp3) bonds.
Scheme 30: Co-catalyzed CDC of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with isochroman.
Scheme 31: Co-catalyzed C–H alkylation of (benz)oxazoles with ethers.
Scheme 32: Cobalt-catalyzed CDC between unactivated C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 33: MnO2-catalyzed CDC of the inactive C(sp3)-H.
Scheme 34: Oxidative cross-coupling of ethers with enamides.
Scheme 35: Ni(II)-catalyzed CDC of indoles with 1,4-dioxane.
Scheme 36: Chemo- and regioselective ortho- or para-alkylation of pyridines.
Scheme 37: Asymmetric CDC of 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans with aldehydes.
Scheme 38: CDC of heterocyclic aromatics with ethers.
Scheme 39: Indium-catalyzed alkylation of DHPs with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 40: Rare earth-metal-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 41: Visible-light-driven CDC of cycloalkanes with benzazoles.
Scheme 42: Photoinduced alkylation of quinoline with cyclic ethers.
Scheme 43: Photocatalyzed CDC reactions between α-C(sp3)–H bonds of ethers and C(sp2)–H bonds of aromatics.
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Scheme 1: Oxidation of heteroatoms.
Scheme 2: Graphical representation comparing A electrochemistry and B photoredox catalysis using a semiconduc...
Figure 1: Study of additives. A) Effect of the addition of 1 equiv of various acids and bases to the standard...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope with reaction times and isolated yields. 1 mmol (1 equiv) substrate was reacted in ...
Scheme 4: Setup used in the flow experiment for the triphenylphosphine oxidation.
Scheme 5: Proposed extra alternative pathway.