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Ring opening of photogenerated azetidinols as a strategy for the synthesis of aminodioxolanes
- Henning Maag,
- Daniel J. Lemcke and
- Johannes M. Wahl
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1671–1676, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.148
- subsequent ring-opening reactions. In this regard, we uncovered a novel entry to dioxolanes by intramolecular ring opening of azetidines using ketones and boronic acids. Results and Discussion Photocyclization We initiated our study by a systematic investigating of the Norrish–Yang cyclization for the
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Scheme 1: Build and release approach for the functionalization of simple precursors. a) General overview. b) ...
Scheme 2: Modularity of the Norrish–Yang cyclization for the synthesis of azetidines.
Scheme 3: Ring-opening reactions using electron-deficient ketones and boronic acids.
Switchable molecular tweezers: design and applications
- Pablo Msellem,
- Maksym Dekthiarenko,
- Nihal Hadj Seyd and
- Guillaume Vives
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 504–539, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.45
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Figure 1: Principle of switchable molecular tweezers.
Figure 2: Principle of pH-switchable molecular tweezers 1 [19].
Figure 3: a) pH-Switchable tweezers 2 substituted with alkyl chains as switchable lipids. b) Schematic depict...
Figure 4: Modification of spectral properties of 3 by controlled induction of Pt–Pt interactions.
Figure 5: Conformational switching of di(hydroxyphenyl)pyrimidine-based tweezer 4 upon alkylation or fluoride...
Figure 6: Hydrazone-based pH-responsive tweezers 5 for mesogenic modulation.
Figure 7: pH-Switchable molecular tweezers 6 bearing acridinium moieties.
Figure 8: a) Terpyridine and pyridine-hydrazone-pyridine analogs molecular tweezers and b) extended pyridine ...
Figure 9: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with M–salphen arms and their field of application. Figure 9 was adapt...
Figure 10: a) Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers for diphosphate recognition [48]; b) bishelicene chiroptical te...
Figure 11: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with allosteric cooperative binding.
Figure 12: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers presenting closed by default conformation.
Figure 13: Pyridine-pyrimidine-pyridine-based molecular tweezers.
Figure 14: Coordination-responsive molecular tweezers based on nitrogen-containing ligands.
Figure 15: Molecular tweezers exploiting the remote bipyridine or pyridine binding to trigger the conformation...
Figure 16: Bipyridine-based molecular tweezers exploiting the direct s-trans to s-cis-switching for a) anion b...
Figure 17: a) Podand-based molecular tweezers [66,67]. b) Application of tweezers 32 for the catalytic allosteric reg...
Figure 18: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers based on calix[4]pyrrole.
Figure 19: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers.
Figure 20: a) Principle of the weak link approach (WLA) developed by Mirkin and its application to b) symmetri...
Figure 21: Molecular tweezers as allosteric catalyst in asymmetric epoxide opening [80].
Figure 22: Allosteric regulation of catalytic activity in ring-opening polymerization with double tweezers 41.
Figure 23: a) Conformational switching of 42 by intramolecular –S–S– bridge formation. b) Shift of conformatio...
Figure 24: a) Redox-active glycoluril-TTF tweezers 44. b) Mechanism of stepwise oxidation of said tweezers wit...
Figure 25: Mechanism of formation of the mixed-valence dimers of tweezers 45.
Figure 26: Mechanism of carbohydrate liberation upon redox-mediated conformation switching of 46.
Figure 27: a) The encapsulation properties of 47 as well as the DCTNF release process from its host–guest comp...
Figure 28: Redox-active bipyridinium-based tweezers. a) With a ferrocenyl hinge 49, b) with a propyl hinge 50 ...
Figure 29: Redox-active calix[4]arene porphyrin molecular tweezers.
Figure 30: a) Mechanism of the three orthogonal stimuli. b) Cubic scheme showing the eight different states of ...
Figure 31: Redox-controlled molecular gripper based on a diquinone resorcin[4]arene.
Figure 32: a) Shinkai's butterfly tweezers and their different host–guest properties depending on the isomer. ...
Figure 33: Cyclam-tethered tweezers and their different host–guest complexes depending on their configuration.
Figure 34: Azobenzene-based catalytic tweezers.
Figure 35: Photoswitchable PIEZO channel mimic.
Figure 36: Stilbene-based porphyrin tweezers for fullerene recognition.
Figure 37: Stiff-stilbene-based tweezers with urea or thiourea functional units for a) anion binding, b) anion...
Figure 38: Feringa’s photoswitchable organocatalyst (a) and different catalyzed reactions with that system (b)....
Figure 39: a) Irie and Takeshita’s thioindigo-based molecular tweezers. b) Family of hemithioindigo-based mole...
Figure 40: Dithienylethylene crown ether-bearing molecular tweezers reported by Irie and co-workers.
Photoinduced in situ generation of DNA-targeting ligands: DNA-binding and DNA-photodamaging properties of benzo[c]quinolizinium ions
- Julika Schlosser,
- Olga Fedorova,
- Yuri Fedorov and
- Heiko Ihmels
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 101–117, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.11
- ; heterocycles; photocyclization; photosensitizer; styrylpyridines; Introduction DNA intercalators – most often represented by small planar heteroaromatic compounds – play an important role as chemotherapeutic agents [1][2][3][4]. Specifically, upon intercalation into the DNA double helix such ligands can cause
- because of their low water solubility. The styrylpyridine derivatives 2a–g were irradiated in oxygen-saturated solutions in MeCN, H2O, MeOH, or MeCN/H2O with a high-pressure Hg lamp (λ > 220 nm), and the course of the photocyclization reaction was monitored by absorption spectroscopy (Figure 2). In
- formation of the photocyclization product (Figure 2B). Likewise, in H2O solution with MeCN as co-solvent, no formation of a new absorption band was observed upon irradiation of 2b, either (Figure 2C). Moreover, the aminobenzoquinolizinium 3b could not be isolated after irradiation of 2b at larger scale. As
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Scheme 1: Photoinduced formation of benzo[c]quinolizinium and its interaction with DNA upon intercalation.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of styrylpyridine derivatives 2a–g. Conditions: i: piperidine, MeOH, reflux (2a,c), ii: C...
Figure 1: Absorption spectra of styrylpyridine derivatives 2a (black), 2b (red), 2c (blue), 2d (green), 2e (m...
Figure 2: Changes of the absorption spectra during the irradiation of 2a in MeCN for 16 min (A), 2b in MeCN f...
Figure 3: Changes of the absorption spectra during the irradiation of 2c for 13 min (A), 2d for 12 min (B), 2e...
Scheme 3: Photoinduced formation of styrylpyridine derivatives 2b–g to the benzo[c]quinolizinium ions 3b–g (y...
Figure 4: Photometric titration of ct DNA to 3c (A) 3e (B) 3f (C) and 3g (D) (c = 20 µM) in Na phosphate buff...
Figure 5: Fluorimetric titration of ct DNA to 3c (A), 3e (B), 3f (C), and 3g (D) (c = 20 µM) in Na phosphate ...
Figure 6: CD (A) and LD (B) spectra of 3f and ct DNA (cDNA = 20 µM) in Na phosphate buffer (pH 7.0, T = 20 °C...
Figure 7: Changes of the absorption (A) and CD (B) spectra during the irradiation of 2e (1) and 2f (2) (c = 2...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanisms for the photoinduced DNA damage initiated by photoexcitation of benzoquinolizin...
Synthesis of substituted 8H-benzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolin-8-ones via photochemical 6π-electrocyclization of pyrimidines containing an allomaltol fragment
- Constantine V. Milyutin,
- Andrey N. Komogortsev,
- Boris V. Lichitsky,
- Mikhail E. Minyaev and
- Valeriya G. Melekhina
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 778–788, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.58
- [h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolines were confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. Based on the performed studies, a two-stage telescopic method for the synthesis of polyaromatic benzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolines including the initial photocyclization of the starting pyrimidines and the final dehydration was
- proposed. Keywords: allomaltol; dihydrobenzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolines; 6π-electrocyclization; photocyclization; pyrimidines; Introduction Photochemical processes involve absorption of UV light leading to the generation of molecules in the excited state and subsequent chemical transformations [1][2
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Scheme 1: Photochemical behavior of terarylenes containing an allomaltol fragment.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of starting compounds 9. Reaction conditions: 13 (1 mmol), NH2CN (14, 3 mmol, 0.13 g), Et...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of compounds 9.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of methylated derivatives 10. Reaction conditions: 9 (1 mmol), MeI (3 mmol, 0.43 g), K2CO3...
Figure 1: 1H NMR monitoring of the photoreaction of compound 10a under UV irradiation (365 nm) in DMSO-d6 sol...
Figure 2: The crystal structure of compound 11a (one of two polymorph modifications; p = 50%), CCDC 2248033.
Scheme 5: Photochemical synthesis of compounds 11 and 12.
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the studied photoreaction.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of compounds 11g–j starting from pyrimidines 9. Reaction conditions: 9 (0.5 mmol), DMF (1...
Figure 3: One of crystallographically unique molecules of 11g (p = 50%), CCDC 2248035.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of photoproducts 12. Reaction conditions: method A) 10 (0.5 mmol), DMF (15 mL) irradiatio...
Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series
- Cécile Alleman,
- Charlène Gadais,
- Laurent Legentil and
- François-Hugues Porée
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23
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Figure 1: Examples of terpenes containing a bicyclo[3.6.0]undecane motif.
Figure 2: Commercially available first and second generation Grubbs and Hoveyda–Grubbs catalysts.
Figure 3: Examples of strategies to access the fusicoccan and ophiobolin tricyclic core structure by RCM.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of bicyclic core structure 12 of ophiobolin M (13) and cycloaraneosene (14).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the core structure 21 of ophiobolins and fusicoccanes.
Scheme 3: Ring-closing metathesis attempts starting from thioester 22.
Scheme 4: Total synthesis of ent-fusicoauritone (28).
Figure 4: General structure of ophiobolins and congeners.
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of (+)-ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 6: Investigation of RCM for the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8). Path A) RCM with TBDPS-protected alcoho...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the core structure of cotylenin A aglycon, cotylenol (50).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of tricyclic core structure of fusicoccans.
Scheme 9: Total synthesis of (−)-teubrevin G (59).
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the core skeleton 63 of the basmane family.
Scheme 11: Total synthesis of (±)-schindilactone A (68).
Scheme 12: Total synthesis of dactylol (72).
Scheme 13: Ring-closing metathesis for the total synthesis of (±)-asteriscanolide (2).
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the simplified skeleton of pleuromutilin (1).
Scheme 15: Total synthesis of (−)-nitidasin (93) using a ring-closing metathesis to construct the eight-member...
Scheme 16: Total synthesis of (±)-naupliolide (97).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of the A-B ring structure of fusicoccane (101).
Scheme 18: First attempts of TRCM of dienyne substrates.
Scheme 19: TRCM on optimized substrates towards the synthesis of ophiobolin A (8).
Scheme 20: Tandem ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of variecolin intermediates 114 and 115.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of poitediol (118) using the allylsilane ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 22: Access to scaffold 122 by a NHK coupling reaction.
Scheme 23: Key step to construct the [5-8] bicyclooctanone core of aquatolide (4).
Scheme 24: Initial strategy to access aquatolide (4).
Scheme 25: Synthetic plan to cotylenin A (130).
Scheme 26: [5-8] Bicyclic structure of brachialactone (7) constructed by a Mizoroki–Heck reaction.
Scheme 27: Influence of the replacement of the allylic alcohol moiety.
Scheme 28: Formation of variecolin intermediate 140 through a SmI2-mediated Barbier-type reaction.
Scheme 29: SmI2-mediated ketyl addition. Pleuromutilin (1) eight-membered ring closure via C5–C14 bond formati...
Scheme 30: SmI2-mediated dialdehyde cyclization cascade of [5-8-6] pleuromutilin scaffold 149.
Scheme 31: A) Modular synthetic route to mutilin and pleuromutilin family members by Herzon’s group. B) Scaffo...
Scheme 32: Photocatalyzed oxidative ring expansion in pleuromutilin (1) total synthesis.
Scheme 33: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (−)-6-epi-ophiobolin N (168).
Scheme 34: Reductive radical cascade cyclization route towards (+)-6-epi-ophiobolin A (173).
Scheme 35: Radical 8-endo-trig-cyclization of a xanthate precursor.
Figure 5: Structural representations of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179) beari...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of the common [5-8-5] tricyclic intermediate of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), an...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric synthesis of hypoestin A (177), albolic acid (178), and ceroplastol II (179).
Figure 6: Scope of the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 38: Nazarov cyclization revealing the fusicoauritone core structure 192.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of fusicoauritone (28) through Nazarov cyclization.
Scheme 40: (+)-Epoxydictymene (5) synthesis through a Nicholas cyclization followed by a Pauson–Khand reaction...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of aquatolide (4) by a Mukaiyama-type aldolisation.
Scheme 42: Tandem Wolff/Cope rearrangement furnishing the A-B bicyclic moiety 204 of variecolin.
Scheme 43: Asymmetric synthesis of the A-B bicyclic core 205 and 206 of variecolin.
Scheme 44: Formation of [5-8]-fused rings by cyclization under thermal activation.
Scheme 45: Construction of the [5-8-6] tricyclic core structure of variecolin (3) by Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of the [6-4-8-5]-tetracyclic skeleton by palladium-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 47: Access to the [5-8] bicyclic core structure of asteriscanolide (227) through rhodium-catalyzed cycl...
Scheme 48: Total syntheses of asterisca-3(15),6-diene (230) and asteriscanolide (2) with a Rh-catalyzed cycliz...
Scheme 49: Photocyclization of 2-pyridones to access the [5-8-5] backbone of fusicoccanes.
Scheme 50: Total synthesis of (+)-asteriscunolide D (245) and (+)-aquatolide (4) through photocyclization.
Scheme 51: Biocatalysis pathway to construct the [5-8-5] tricyclic scaffold of brassicicenes.
Scheme 52: Influence of the CotB2 mutant over the cyclization’s outcome of GGDP.
Thiophene/selenophene-based S-shaped double helicenes: regioselective synthesis and structures
- Mengjie Wang,
- Lanping Dang,
- Wan Xu,
- Zhiying Ma,
- Liuliu Shao,
- Guangxia Wang,
- Chunli Li and
- Hua Wang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.81
- , and double oxidative photocyclization. The photocyclization was a highly regioselective process. The molecular structures of DH-1 and DH-2 were confirmed by X-ray single-crystal analysis. Multiple intermolecular interactions, such as C–S, C–Se, S–S, S–Se, and Se–Se, were observed in the crystal
- , regioselective double oxidative photocyclization was observed during the construction of three S-shaped double helicenes DH-1–3 based on thiophene/selenophene. From DH-1 to DH-3, sulfur atoms in the molecular framework were gradually replaced by selenium atoms. The crystal structures of DH-1 and DH-2 and
- spectroscopic features of DH-1–3 were then studied. Finally, the reaction sites of oxidative photocyclization, energy levels, and the electron cloud distribution of the highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) are predicted. Results and Discussion
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Figure 1: Molecular structures of bull horn-shaped heteroacene 1, selenophene-based [7]helicene 2 and novel c...
Scheme 1: Synthetic route to S-shaped double helicenes DH-1–3.
Figure 2: Five kinds of isomer structures of 5 and two kinds of possible oxidative photocyclization product s...
Figure 3: Molecular structures and side view for DH-1 and DH-2. A and B are molecular structures for DH-1 and ...
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectra of DH-1–3 in CH2Cl2 ([c] = 1 × 10−5 M).
A study of the photochemical behavior of terarylenes containing allomaltol and pyrazole fragments
- Constantine V. Milyutin,
- Andrey N. Komogortsev,
- Boris V. Lichitsky and
- Valeriya G. Melekhina
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 588–596, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.61
- processes used in organic synthesis, 6π-electrocyclization of 1,3,5-hexatriene systems is attracting considerable attention [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The photocyclization of terarylenes leading to the formation of polyheterocyclic compounds is one of the most widely studied processes of this type
- of photoreactions can occur under UV irradiation: the classical photocyclization of the 1,3,5-hexatriene system and excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) – promoted photoprocesses typical for a 3-hydroxypyran-4-one core. For the ESIPT-induced reactions the general direction is the
- in a solution of DMSO-d6. UV irradiation at a wavelength of 365 nm for 48 h in an NMR tube did not lead to any transformations of the starting pyrazole 16. Our attempts to carry out the photocyclization of pyrazole 16 in various solvents (DMF, acetonitrile, toluene, ethanol, methylene chloride
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Scheme 1: Photochemical transformations of 3-hydroxypyran-4-one derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis and study of the photochemical behavior of compound 16.
Scheme 3: Photoreaction of compound 12a.
Figure 1: 1H NMR monitoring of the photoreaction of compound 12a under UV irradiation (365 nm) in DMSO-d6 sol...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the photoreaction of compound 11a.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of compounds 15a–l. Reaction conditions: 1) 12a–l (0.5 mmol), AcOH (25 mL), UV irradiatio...
Figure 2: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 15a.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of compounds 15m–o. Reaction conditions: 1) 12m–o (0.5 mmol), AcOH (25 mL), UV irradiatio...
Figure 3: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 15m.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of compound 18.
Figure 4: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 18.
Recent advances in the syntheses of anthracene derivatives
- Giovanni S. Baviera and
- Paulo M. Donate
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2028–2050, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.131
- sequential modifications [30], photocyclization of divinylterphenyl derivatives [31], tandem radical cyclization of (Z,Z)-1,4-bis(2-iodostyryl)benzene derivatives [32], and ring-closing olefin metathesis of tetravinylterphenyls [33] as the best-known synthetic routes. Herein, we have classified the synthetic
- photocyclization of 1,3-distyrylbenzene derivatives 133 bearing different substituents at position 2 in order to find efficient blocking groups to afford dibenzoanthracene derivatives (Scheme 31) [65]. For the first time, their results established that butylthio and diphenylphosphino groups performed well as
- . AuCl-catalyzed double cyclization of diiodoethynylterphenyl compounds. Iodonium-induced electrophilic cyclization of terphenyl derivatives. Oxidative photocyclization of 1,3-distyrylbenzene derivatives. Oxidative cyclization of 2,3-diphenylnaphthalenes. Suzuki-Miyaura/isomerization/ring closing
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Figure 1: Examples of anthracene derivatives and their applications.
Scheme 1: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of arylboronic acids with internal alkynes.
Scheme 2: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative benzannulation reactions of 1-adamantoyl-1-naphthylamines with internal...
Scheme 3: Gold/bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyldiarylmethanes.
Scheme 4: [2 + 2 + 2] Cyclotrimerization reactions with alkynes/nitriles in the presence of nickel and cobalt...
Scheme 5: Cobalt-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization reactions with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (23).
Scheme 6: [2 + 2 + 2] Alkyne-cyclotrimerization reactions catalyzed by a CoCl2·6H2O/Zn reagent.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H alkenylation of diphenyl carboxylic acids with acrylates.
Scheme 8: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H arylation with o-tolualdehydes and aryl iodides.
Scheme 9: Alkylation of arenes with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of acetyl bromide and ZnBr2/SiO2.
Scheme 10: BF3·H2O-catalyzed hydroxyalkylation of arenes with aromatic dialdehyde 44.
Scheme 11: Bi(OTf)3-promoted Friedel–Crafts alkylation of triarylmethanes and aromatic acylals and of arenes a...
Scheme 12: Reduction of anthraquinones by using Zn/pyridine or Zn/NaOH reductive methods.
Scheme 13: Two-step route to novel substituted Indenoanthracenes.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1,8-diarylanthracenes through Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction in the presence of Pd-P...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of five new substituted anthracenes by using LAH as reducing agent.
Scheme 16: One-pot procedure to synthesize substituted 9,10-dicyanoanthracenes.
Scheme 17: Reduction of bromoanthraquinones with NaBH4 in alkaline medium.
Scheme 18: In(III)-catalyzed reductive-dehydration intramolecular cycloaromatization of 2-benzylic aromatic al...
Scheme 19: Acid-catalyzed cyclization of new O-protected ortho-acetal diarylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Lewis acid-mediated regioselective cyclization of asymmetric diarylmethine dipivalates and diarylme...
Scheme 21: BF3·OEt2/CF3SO3H-mediated cyclodehydration reactions of 2-(arylmethyl)benzaldehydes and 2-(arylmeth...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-anthracenetetracarbonitrile (90) by double Wittig reaction followed by deprote...
Scheme 23: Homo-elongation protocol for the synthesis of substituted acene diesters/dinitriles.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of two new parental BN anthracenes via borylative cyclization.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of substituted anthracenes from a bifunctional organomagnesium alkoxide.
Scheme 26: Palladium-catalyzed tandem C–H activation/bis-cyclization of propargylic carbonates.
Scheme 27: Ruthenium-catalyzed C–H arylation of acetophenone derivatives with arenediboronates.
Scheme 28: Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of (Z,Z)-p-styrylstilbene derivatives.
Scheme 29: AuCl-catalyzed double cyclization of diiodoethynylterphenyl compounds.
Scheme 30: Iodonium-induced electrophilic cyclization of terphenyl derivatives.
Scheme 31: Oxidative photocyclization of 1,3-distyrylbenzene derivatives.
Scheme 32: Oxidative cyclization of 2,3-diphenylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 33: Suzuki-Miyaura/isomerization/ring closing metathesis strategy to synthesize benz[a]anthracenes.
Scheme 34: Green synthesis of oxa-aza-benzo[a]anthracene and oxa-aza-phenanthrene derivatives.
Scheme 35: Triple benzannulation of substituted naphtalene via a 1,3,6-naphthotriyne synthetic equivalent.
Scheme 36: Zinc iodide-catalyzed Diels–Alder reactions with 1,3-dienes and aroyl propiolates followed by intra...
Scheme 37: H3PO4-promoted intramolecular cyclization of substituted benzoic acids.
Scheme 38: Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular direct acylation of aromatic aldehydes and o-iodoesters.
Scheme 39: Cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization of quinone and β-enamino esters.
Scheme 40: ʟ-Proline-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of naphthoquinones and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes....
Scheme 41: Iridium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of a 1,2-bis(propiolyl)benzene derivative with alkynes.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of several anthraquinone derivatives by using InCl3 and molecular iodine.
Scheme 43: Indium-catalyzed multicomponent reactions employing 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (186), β-naphthol (...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of substituted anthraquinones catalyzed by an AlCl3/MeSO3H system.
Scheme 45: Palladium(II)-catalyzed/visible light-mediated synthesis of anthraquinones.
Scheme 46: [4 + 2] Anionic annulation reaction for the synthesis of substituted anthraquinones.
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
- Guido Gambacorta,
- James S. Sharley and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
Helicene synthesis by Brønsted acid-catalyzed cycloaromatization in HFIP [(CF3)2CHOH]
- Takeshi Fujita,
- Noriaki Shoji,
- Nao Yoshikawa and
- Junji Ichikawa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 396–403, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.35
- specific problems in conducting these synthetic reactions for large scale production (Scheme 1). For example, the Mallory reaction [12], which is a widely used photocyclization in helicene synthesis [13][14], requires high dilution or excess amounts of oxidizing agents to suppress intermolecular side
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Conventional methods for the synthesis of helicenes.
Scheme 2: Brønsted acid-catalyzed cycloaromatization of biaryls bearing an acetal moiety.
Scheme 3: Two strategies for the helicene synthesis via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling/cycloaromatization sequence.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of (a) [5]helicene and (b) [6]helicene.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of helicenes with double helical structures.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of hetero[4]-, [5]-, and [6]helicenes.
Synthesis, crystal structures and properties of carbazole-based [6]helicenes fused with an azine ring
- Daria I. Tonkoglazova,
- Anna V. Gulevskaya,
- Konstantin A. Chistyakov and
- Olga I. Askalepova
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 11–21, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.2
- sp. and displaying inhibitory activities towards telomerases. The classical synthetic approach for carbohelicenes is the oxidative photocyclization of stilbene derivatives [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. The latter are generally available via the Wittig, Heck-type or McMurry couplings. It is
- also a useful way to synthesize heterohelicenes, in particular, carbazole-based helicenes [39][40][41][42][44][47][48][50][51] (Scheme 1A). However, photocyclization of the stilbene substrates, having two non-equivalent ortho positions, leads to the formation of isomeric polynuclear molecules, which
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Overview of the synthetic methods for the carbazole-based heterohelicenes. i) Pd2dba3, xantphos, K3...
Scheme 2: Synthetic strategy for the carbazole-based [6]helicenes fused with an azine ring.
Scheme 3: Sonogashira coupling of compound 4b with phenylacetylene. i) Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI, iPr2NH, DMSO, 80 °C...
Figure 1: Molecular structure of carbazole-based [6]helicenes 10a (a), 10b (b) and 10c (c) (X-ray data).
Figure 2: Crystal packing of carbazole-based [6]helicenes 10a (a, b), 10b (c,d) and 10c (e). Hydrogen atoms a...
Photocatalyzed syntheses of phenanthrenes and their aza-analogues. A review
- Alessandra Del Tito,
- Havall Othman Abdulla,
- Davide Ravelli,
- Stefano Protti and
- Maurizio Fagnoni
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1476–1488, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.123
- of the Mallory photocyclization of stilbenes [10] leading to phenanthrenes, the interest in protocols for the construction of poly(hetero)aromatic cores under photochemical conditions has increased steadily, especially when solar light may be used [11]. Moreover, aza-analogues of phenanthrenes, in
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bioactive phenanthridine and phenanthridinium derivatives.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of phenanthrenes by a photo-Pschorr reaction.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of phenanthrenes by a benzannulation reaction.
Scheme 3: Photocatalytic cyclization of α-bromochalcones for the synthesis of phenanthrenes.
Figure 2: Carbon-centered and nitrogen-centered radicals used for the synthesis of phenanthridines.
Scheme 4: General scheme describing the synthesis of phenanthridines from isocyanides via imidoyl radicals.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of substituted phenanthridines involving the intermediacy of electrophilic radicals.
Scheme 6: Photocatalyzed synthesis of 6-β-ketoalkyl phenanthridines.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 6-substituted phenanthridines through the addition of trifluoromethyl (path a), phenyl...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 6-(trifluoromethyl)-7,8-dihydrobenzo[k]phenanthridine.
Scheme 9: Phenanthridine syntheses by using photogenerated radicals formed through a C–H bond homolytic cleav...
Scheme 10: Trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides as starting substrates for the synthesis of 6-(trifluoromethyl)phena...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of phenanthridines via aryl–aryl-bond formation.
Scheme 12: Oxidative conversion of N-biarylglycine esters to phenanthridine-6-carboxylates.
Scheme 13: Photocatalytic synthesis of benzo[f]quinolines from 2-heteroaryl-substituted anilines and heteroary...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of noravicine (14.2a) and nornitidine (14.2b) alkaloids.
Scheme 15: Gram-scale synthesis of the alkaloid trisphaeridine (15.3).
Scheme 16: Synthesis of phenanthridines starting from vinyl azides.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of pyrido[4,3,2-gh]phenanthridines 17.5a–d through the radical trifluoromethylthiolation ...
Scheme 18: The direct oxidative C–H amidation involving amidyl radicals for the synthesis of phenanthridones.
A simple and easy to perform synthetic route to functionalized thienyl bicyclo[3.2.1]octadienes
- Dragana Vuk,
- Irena Škorić,
- Valentina Milašinović,
- Krešimir Molčanov and
- Željko Marinić
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1092–1099, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.96
- [3.2.1]octadiene compound with an extended conjugation. Keywords: bicyclo[3.2.1]octadiene; photocyclization; thiophene; Vilsmeier–Haack reaction; Wittig reaction; Introduction The bicyclo[3.2.1]octane skeleton has become the subject of intensive research in recent years [1][2][3]. Its presence in
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Known biologically active bicyclo[3.2.1]octenes/octadienes.
Figure 2: Previously prepared bicyclo[3.2.1]octenes/octadienes with cholinesterase inhibitory properties.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of annulated furobenzobicyclo[3.2.1]octadiene compounds.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of annulated thiophenebicyclo[3.2.1]octadiene compounds 8-10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of compound 11.
Figure 3: 1H NMR spectra (CDCl3) for the trans-isomers 3–6.
Figure 4: UV spectra in ethanol (95%) of the cis- and trans-isomers of compound 3.
Figure 5: Photolysis spectra of cis-3 (a) and trans-3 (b) in ethanol (95%).
Figure 6: UV spectra in ethanol (95%) of the trans-isomers of compounds 3–7.
Figure 7: Molecular structure of compound trans-6. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn for the probability of 3...
Figure 8: Crystal packing of trans-6. (a) Chain parallel to [100] and (b) chain parallel to [010].
Figure 9: 1H NMR spectra (CDCl3) of compounds 1, 8, and 9.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of compound 12.
Figure 10: UV spectra of compounds 1 and 12 in ethanol (95%).
Figure 11: Photolysis spectra of compound 12 in ethanol (95%).
Scheme 5: Possible outcomes of future photocatalytic oxygenation reactions of new benzobicyclo[3.2.1.]octadie...
Cation-induced ring-opening and oxidation reaction of photoreluctant spirooxazine–quinolizinium conjugates
- Phil M. Pithan,
- Sören Steup and
- Heiko Ihmels
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 904–916, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.82
- 463 nm and 325 nm (Figure S2B, Supporting Information File 1), which was in agreement with our recent finding that 8-styryl-substituted coralyne derivatives undergo a photocyclization–oxidation reaction upon irradiation under aerobic conditions to form pyrroloquinolizinium derivatives (Scheme S2
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Photo- or cation-induced ring-opening reaction of spirooxazine 1aSO; Mn+ = Pb2+, La3+, Eu3+, Tb3+ [17].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the spirooxazine–quinolizinium conjugates 3a and 3b.
Figure 1: Colors of the solutions resulting from the addition of metal ions (c = 50 µM) to derivative 3a (c =...
Figure 2: Spectrophotometric titration of 3a (A) and 3b (B) (c = 20 µM) with Cu(BF4)2 (c = 2.44 mM) in MeCN. ...
Figure 3: Absorption (A) and fluorescence spectrum (B) of 3a in MeCN (c = 5 µM) in the absence (black) and in...
Figure 4: Emission colors of solutions resulting from the addition of metal ions (c = 50 µM) to derivative 3a...
Scheme 3: Cu2+-induced formation of the oxazole derivatives 4a and 4b.
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectra (600 MHz, 6.4–9.4 ppm) of 3a (c = 2.0 mM) in the absence (A) and in the presence (B–...
Figure 6: Spectral changes of 3a (c = 20 µM) upon the addition of Cu2+ (A) and Fe3+ (B) (cM+ = 60 µM) in MeCN...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the oxazole derivatives 4a and 4b (cf. Scheme 3); Mn+ = Cu2+, Fe3+,...
Efficient synthesis of 3,6,13,16-tetrasubstituted-tetrabenzo[a,d,j,m]coronenes by selective C–H/C–O arylations of anthraquinone derivatives
- Seiya Terai,
- Yuki Sato,
- Takuya Kochi and
- Fumitoshi Kakiuchi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 544–550, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.51
- reaction, followed by dehydrogenative photocyclization, and FeCl3-mediated oxidative cyclization (Scheme 2a) [43]. Tao, Chao, and co-workers succeeded in the preparation of similar tetrasubstituted tetrabenzocoronenes by a Corey–Fuchs reaction, followed by a Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling, and a two-step
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Projected synthetic routes for 3,6,13,16-tetrasubstituted tetrabenzo[a,d,j,m]coronenes.
Scheme 2: Reported syntheses of 2,7,12,17-tetrasubstituted tetrabenzo[a,d,j,m]coronenes.
Scheme 3: C–H tetraarylation of anthraquinone (1).
Scheme 4: C–H diarylation of 1,4-diarylanthraquinones 5.
Figure 1: Normalized UV–vis absorption spectra of 7aa, 7bb, and 7ba.
Figure 2: Effects of the concentration and the temperature on the 1H NMR spectra of 7aa.
Recent advances in photocatalyzed reactions using well-defined copper(I) complexes
- Mingbing Zhong,
- Xavier Pannecoucke,
- Philippe Jubault and
- Thomas Poisson
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 451–481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.42
- 2012, Collins and co-workers described a copper-catalyzed photocyclization to synthesize [5]helicene (Scheme 29) [43]. Using the in situ-formed [Cu(I)(dmp)(xantphos)]BF4 (25 mol %) in the presence of iodine and propylene oxide as the oxidant system under visible light irradiation, [5]helicene was
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl-catalyzed ATRA reaction under green light irradiation.
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic allylation of α-haloketones.
Scheme 3: [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl-photocatalyzed chlorosulfonylation and chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 4: Photocatalytic perfluoroalkylchlorination of electron-deficient alkenes using the Sauvage catalyst.
Scheme 5: Photocatalytic synthesis of fluorinated sultones.
Scheme 6: Photocatalyzed haloperfluoroalkylation of alkenes and alkynes.
Scheme 7: Chlorosulfonylation of alkenes catalyzed by [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl. aNo Na2CO3 was added. b1 equiv of Na2CO...
Scheme 8: Copper-photocatalyzed reductive allylation of diaryliodonium salts.
Scheme 9: Copper-photocatalyzed azidomethoxylation of olefins.
Scheme 10: Benzylic azidation initiated by [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl.
Scheme 11: Trifluoromethyl methoxylation of styryl derivatives using [Cu(I)(dap)2]PF6. All redox potentials ar...
Scheme 12: Trifluoromethylation of silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of annulated heterocycles upon oxidation with the Sauvage catalyst.
Scheme 14: Oxoazidation of styrene derivatives using [Cu(dap)2]Cl as a precatalyst.
Scheme 15: [Cu(I)(dpp)(binc)]PF6-catalyzed ATRA reaction.
Scheme 16: Allylation reaction of α-bromomalonate catalyzed by [Cu(I)(dpp)(binc)]PF6 following an ATRA mechani...
Scheme 17: Bromo/tribromomethylation reaction using [Cu(I)(dmp)(BINAP)]PF6.
Scheme 18: Chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkenes catalyzed by [Cu(I)(N^N)(xantphos)]PF6.
Scheme 19: Chlorosulfonylation of styrene and alkyne derivatives by ATRA reactions.
Scheme 20: Reduction of aryl and alkyl halides with the complex [Cu(I)(bcp)(DPEPhos)]PF6. aIrradiation was car...
Scheme 21: Meerwein arylation of electron-rich aromatic derivatives and 5-exo-trig cyclization catalyzed by th...
Scheme 22: [Cu(I)(bcp)(DPEPhos)]PF6-photocatalyzed synthesis of alkaloids. aYield over two steps (cyclization ...
Scheme 23: Copper-photocatalyzed decarboxylative amination of NHP esters.
Scheme 24: Photocatalytic decarboxylative alkynylation using [Cu(I)(dq)(binap)]BF4.
Scheme 25: Copper-photocatalyzed alkylation of glycine esters.
Scheme 26: Copper-photocatalyzed borylation of organic halides. aUnder continuous flow conditions.
Scheme 27: Copper-photocatalyzed α-functionalization of alcohols with glycine ester derivatives.
Scheme 28: δ-Functionalization of alcohols using [Cu(I)(dmp)(xantphos)]BF4.
Scheme 29: Photocatalytic synthesis of [5]helicene and phenanthrene.
Scheme 30: Oxidative carbazole synthesis using in situ-formed [Cu(I)(dmp)(xantphos)]BF4.
Scheme 31: Copper-photocatalyzed functionalization of N-aryl tetrahydroisoquinolines.
Scheme 32: Bicyclic lactone synthesis using a copper-photocatalyzed PCET reaction.
Scheme 33: Photocatalytic Pinacol coupling reaction catalyzed by [Cu(I)(pypzs)(BINAP)]BF4. The ligands of the ...
Scheme 34: Azide photosensitization using a Cu-based photocatalyst.
Reversible photoswitching of the DNA-binding properties of styrylquinolizinium derivatives through photochromic [2 + 2] cycloaddition and cycloreversion
- Sarah Kölsch,
- Heiko Ihmels,
- Jochen Mattay,
- Norbert Sewald and
- Brian O. Patrick
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 111–124, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.13
- switching of binding properties [36]. Apparently, styryl-substituted aromatic derivatives could fill this gap because the [2 + 2] photocyclization reaction of stilbenes and derivatives thereof is a well-established reversible photoreaction [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46], and styryl dyes, in
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of styrylquinolizinium derivatives 3a–d.
Figure 1: Absorption spectra and normalized emission spectrum (Abs. = 0.10, 3b: λex = 394 nm) of derivatives ...
Figure 2: Spectrophotometric titration upon the addition of ct DNA to the styrylquinolizinium derivatives 3a ...
Figure 3: Spectrofluorimetric titration upon the addition of ct DNA to the styrylquinolizinium derivatives 3a...
Figure 4: CD and LD spectra of the styryl derivatives 3a (A), 3b (B), 3c (C), and 3d (D) with ct DNA in BPE b...
Figure 5: Spectrophotometric monitoring of the irradiation of styrylquinolizinium derivatives 3a (A), 3b (B), ...
Figure 6: Absorption of the monomers (c = 20 µM, red) 3b (A) and 3c (B) and their dimers (black) 4b and 4c in...
Figure 7: Photometric monitoring of the photoreaction of 3b (c = 20 µM) to the dimer 4b by irradiation at ca....
Figure 8: ORTEP drawings of cyclobutane derivatives 4b (A) and 4c (B) in the solid state (thermal ellipsoids ...
Scheme 2: Possible pathways for the selective photodimerization of styrylquinolizinium derivatives 3b and 3c.
Figure 9: A) Spectrophotometric titration of ct DNA to dimer 4b in BPE buffer (cL = 20 µM, cct DNA = 1.45 mM, ...
Figure 10: A) Photometric and B) CD spectroscopic monitoring of the photoinduced switching (4b: λex = 315 nm, ...
Scheme 3: Photoinduced switching of the DNA binding properties of styrylquinolizinium compound 3b.
Photochromic diarylethene ligands featuring 2-(imidazol-2-yl)pyridine coordination site and their iron(II) complexes
- Andrey G. Lvov,
- Max Mörtel,
- Anton V. Yadykov,
- Frank W. Heinemann,
- Valerii Z. Shirinian and
- Marat M. Khusniyarov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2428–2437, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.235
- ligands feature non-aromatic ethene bridges (cyclopentene, cyclopentenone, and cyclohexenone), as well as closely spaced photoactive and metal coordination sites aiming a strong impact of photocyclization on the electronic structure of the coordinated metal ion. The ligands with cyclopentenone and
- ligand. The bridging nature of the diarylethene in the complexes prevents photocyclization. Keywords: diarylethene; 2-(imidazol-2-yl)pyridine; iron(II) complex; photochromism; Introduction Transition metal complexes with photoactive ligands are of great interest for advanced photonic applications [1][2
- ][3][4][5][6][7]. Reversible change of the electronic structure of diarylethene photochromes [8][9][10] upon photocyclization is a promising tool to control the electronic structure of coordinated metal ions and, consequently, associated properties. Thus, diarylethenes were integrated into well-known
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Families of diarylethene-bases ligands with spatial proximity of coordination site (blue) and photo...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of photochromic ligands.
Figure 2: Electronic spectra of diarylethene 6 upon UV irradiation (313 nm, toluene, c = 3.4 × 10−5 M). Inset...
Scheme 2: Reversible photocyclization of ligand 6.
Figure 3: Molecular structure of complexes 8 (top) and 9 (bottom) at 100 K. The H atoms are omitted for clari...
Figure 4: Variable temperature χT product (blue) and χ (green) of 8 (top) and 9 (bottom) measured at an exter...
Targeted photoswitchable imaging of intracellular glutathione by a photochromic glycosheet sensor
- Xianzhi Chai,
- Hai-Hao Han,
- Yi Zang,
- Jia Li,
- Xiao-Peng He,
- Junji Zhang and
- He Tian
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2380–2389, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.230
- first measured in PBS buffer at room temperature. As shown in Figure 1A, a decreased absorption band at 327 nm and a subsequent appearance of a new band centered at 550 nm were observed upon irradiation of Glyco-DTE with UV light, which indicated a photocyclization or ring-closing process to form the
- remarkably quenched to ca. 30% (ΦF = 0.085, Table S1 in Supporting Information File 1) through an efficient intramolecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism [29][30] after the photocyclization of Glyco-DTE. The fluorescence was fully recovered by irradiation with visible light and the
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The structure (A) of reporter Glyco-DTE and working principle (B) of photochromic glycosheet Glyco-...
Scheme 2: Synthetic route to dithienylethene fluorescence reporters Glyco-DTE and 8o. VcNa: sodium ascorbate.
Figure 1: Absorption spectral changes (A), absorption fatigue resistance (B), emission spectral changes (C) a...
Figure 2: (A) The absorbance spectrum and (B) high resolution TEM image of 2D MnO2 nanosheets (1 × 10−5 g/mL)...
Figure 3: (A) Emission spectral changes of reporter Glyco-DTE (1 × 10−5 mol/L in PBS buffer, 0.25‰ Triton X-1...
Figure 4: (A) Fluorescence imaging of HepG2 cells and HeLa cells after incubated with reporters Glyco-DTE (20...
Figure 5: (A) Fluorescence imaging of HepG2 cells and HeLa cells after incubated with Glyco-DTE@MnO2 photochr...
Aggregation-induced emission effect on turn-off fluorescent switching of a photochromic diarylethene
- Luna Kono,
- Yuma Nakagawa,
- Ayako Fujimoto,
- Ryo Nishimura,
- Yohei Hattori,
- Toshiki Mutai,
- Nobuhiro Yasuda,
- Kenichi Koizumi,
- Satoshi Yokojima,
- Shinichiro Nakamura and
- Kingo Uchida
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2204–2212, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.217
- carried out in the future. Conclusion In summary, we prepared a new diarylethene derivative having an ESIPT functional moiety. It shows the pink fluorescence upon UV light irradiation. Prolonged irradiation with UV light, resulted in the suppressed emission accompanied with a proceeding photocyclization
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Synthetic procedure for a diarylethene (1o).
Figure 2: Photochromic reaction of diarylethene 1o having an ESIPT moiety.
Figure 3: Absorption spectral changes of diarylethene 1o having an ESIPT moiety in THF (c = 1.3×10-5 M). Blac...
Figure 4: Fluorescent spectra of 1o in several solvents (λex = 370 nm). Hexane (black line), chloroform (red ...
Figure 5: (a) The energy diagram of the ESIPT process of 1. (b) ESIPT fluorescence quenching upon UV light (λ...
Figure 6: (a) Fluorescence photographs of solutions/suspensions of 1o (1.2×10-4 M) in THF/water mixtures with...
Figure 7: (a) Crystals of 1o before UV light irradiation, (b) Green fluorescence of 1o observed under UV ligh...
Azologization and repurposing of a hetero-stilbene-based kinase inhibitor: towards the design of photoswitchable sirtuin inhibitors
- Christoph W. Grathwol,
- Nathalie Wössner,
- Sören Swyter,
- Adam C. Smith,
- Enrico Tapavicza,
- Robert K. Hofstetter,
- Anja Bodtke,
- Manfred Jung and
- Andreas Link
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2170–2183, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.214
- unclear. Photochemistry of azastilbenes The photochemical behaviour of stilbenes has been subject to intense investigation in the past. It is reported that unsubstituted stilbene undergoes E→Z photoisomerization [47], as well as photocyclization to dihydrophenanthrene upon UV irradiation, which is
- oxidized to phenantrene in the presence of oxygen [48]. In high concentrations, (E)-stilbene furthermore undergoes photocyclodimerization to cyclobutane derivatives [49]. Photoisomerization and photocyclization are also reported for 3-styrylpyridines, forming two regioisomeric dihydroazaphenanthrenes that
- benzoquinoline carboxamide isomers 8a and b formed by photocyclization and successive oxidation (Scheme 3). Furthermore, small amounts of cycloaddition products in two fractions were found, probably due to the high concentration of 2b in the irradiated solution. In contrast, 2f was remarkably stable to long-term
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selisistat (1) and hit compound GW435821X (2a).
Scheme 1: Reagents and conditions: a) appropriate boronic acid, Pd(PPh3)4, Na2CO3, DMF, H2O, microwave, 15 mi...
Scheme 2: Reagents and conditions: a) Pd2(dba)3 or Pd(OAc)2, P(o-tol)3, TEA, DMF, 120–140 °C, 0.7–24 h, 11–75...
Figure 2: (Left) UV–vis spectrum of 2b 50 µM in 5% DMSO (v/v) in assay buffer after varying durations of irra...
Figure 3: (Left) LC chromatogram of the LC–HRMS analysis of 2b after varying durations of irradiation with 25...
Scheme 3: Photocyclization and oxidation reaction of 2b upon UV irradiation.
Figure 4: Calculated and experimental absorption spectra of compounds (E)-2b-B (A), (Z)-2b-A (B), and product...
Scheme 4: Reagents and conditions: a) 4-fluoroaniline, oxone, HAc, 60 °C, 14 d, 42%; b) NH3, MeOH, rt, 3 d, 9...
Figure 5: (Left) UV–vis spectrum of 11, 50 µM in 5% DMSO (v/v), in assay buffer at the thermal equilibrium an...
The photodecarboxylative addition of carboxylates to phthalimides as a key-step in the synthesis of biologically active 3-arylmethylene-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindolin-1-ones
- Ommid Anamimoghadam,
- Saira Mumtaz,
- Anke Nietsch,
- Gaetano Saya,
- Cherie A. Motti,
- Jun Wang,
- Peter C. Junk,
- Ashfaq Mahmood Qureshi and
- Michael Oelgemöller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2833–2841, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.275
- bond formation (path A), as postulated by Griesbeck et al. for the photocyclization of phthaloyl-L-methionine [58]. Alternatively, the alcoholate obtained after C–C bond formation may cyclize to the oxazolidine (path B), as known from reactions of 1a with organometallic reagents [48][49][50]. When
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Molecular structures of AL-12, AL-12B and AL-5.
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of AL-12, AL-12B and AL-5 (in their neutral forms) and their derivatives.
Scheme 2: Optimization study using phenylacetate 2a.
Scheme 3: Photodecarboxylative additions to N-(bromoalkyl)phthalimides.
Figure 2: Crystal structures of photoaddition products 3a (left) and 3b (right).
Scheme 4: Formation of 5 by photodecarboxylative additions.
Scheme 5: Acid-catalyzed dehydration of 3a–q.
Figure 3: Crystal structure of (E)-7a. Side view and front view.
Scheme 6: Amination of dehydrated products 7a–q.
Figure 4: Crystal structure of (Z)-8a. Side view and front view.
Scheme 7: Mechanistic scenario for the photodecarboxylative addition.
Scheme 8: Possible scenarios for nucleophilic cyclization to 4.
Scheme 9: Possible E/Z isomerization for compounds 8a–y.
Dialkyl dicyanofumarates and dicyanomaleates as versatile building blocks for synthetic organic chemistry and mechanistic studies
- Grzegorz Mlostoń and
- Heinz Heimgartner
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2235–2251, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.221
- substituents were formed. Polycyclic products 35 were prepared through a concerted [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of E-1a with thiophene-functionalized fulvenes 36 [42] (Scheme 12). These cycloadducts are reported to undergo reversible intramolecular photocyclization to give products of type 37. The formation of the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 and dicyanomaleates Z-1.
Scheme 1: Methods for the synthesis of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 from alkyl cyanoacetates 2.
Scheme 2: Methods for the synthesis of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 from alkyl bromoacetates 3.
Scheme 3: Reaction of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) with dimethoxycarbene [(MeO)2C:] generated in situ from...
Scheme 4: Cyclopropanation of diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a) through reaction with the thiophene derived sulf...
Scheme 5: Cyclopropanation of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) through a stepwise reaction with the in situ ge...
Scheme 6: The [2 + 2]-cycloadditions of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) with electron-rich ethylenes 20 and 22...
Scheme 7: The [2 + 2]-cycloaddition of isomeric dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) and dicyanomaleate (Z-1b) wit...
Scheme 8: Non-concerted [2 + 2]-cycloaddition between E-1b and bicyclo[2.1.0]pentene (27).
Scheme 9: Stepwise [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of some thiocarbonyl S-methanides with dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1...
Scheme 10: Stepwise [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) and dimethyl dicyanomaleate (Z-1b...
Scheme 11: [3 + 2]-Cycloaddition of diazomethane with dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) leading to 1H-pyrazole d...
Scheme 12: Reversible Diels–Alder reaction of fulvenes 36 with diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a).
Scheme 13: [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of 9,10-dimethylanthracene (39b) and E-1a.
Scheme 14: Stepwise [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) with electron-rich 1,1-dimethoxy-...
Scheme 15: Formal [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of 3,4-di(α-styryl)furan (47) with dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b).
Scheme 16: Acid-catalyzed Michael addition of enolizable ketones of type 49 to E-1.
Scheme 17: Reaction of diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a) with ammonia NH3.
Scheme 18: Reaction of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 with primary and secondary amines.
Scheme 19: Reaction of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 with 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes 55.
Scheme 20: Formation of pyrazole derivatives in the reaction of hydrazines with E-1.
Scheme 21: Formation of 5-aminopyrazole-3,4-dicarboxylate 65 via heterocyclization reactions.
Scheme 22: Reactions of aryl- and hetarylcarbohydrazides 67 with E-1a.
Scheme 23: Multistep reaction leading to perhydroquinoxaline derivative 73.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of ethyl 7-aminopteridin-6-carboxylates 75 via a domino reaction.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of morhpolin-2-ones 80 from E-1 and β-aminoalcohols 78 through an initial aza-Michael add...
Scheme 26: Reaction of 3-amino-5-arylpyrazoles 81 with dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 via competitive nucleophil...
Scheme 27: Heterocyclization reaction of thiosemicarbazone 86 with E-1a.
Scheme 28: Formation of diethyl 4-cyano-5-oxotetrahydro-4H-chromene-3,4-dicarboxylate (90) from E-1a via heter...
Scheme 29: Reaction of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 with cysteamine (92).
Scheme 30: Formation of disulfides through reaction of thiols with E-1a.
Scheme 31: Formation of CT salts of E-1 with Mn2+ and Cr2+ metallocenes through one-electron transfer.
Scheme 32: Oxidation of diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a) with H2O2 to give oxirane 101.
Scheme 33: The aziridination of E-1b through nitrene addition.
The chemistry and biology of mycolactones
- Matthias Gehringer and
- Karl-Heinz Altmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1596–1660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.159
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Initial proposal for the core macrolactone structure (left) and the established complete structure ...
Figure 2: Mycolactone congeners and their origins.
Figure 3: Misassigned mycolactone E structure according to Small et al. [50] (11) and the correct structure (6) f...
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of Kishi’s improved mycolactone TLC detection method exploiting derivatizati...
Figure 5: Fluorescent probes derived from natural mycolactone A/B (1a,b) or its synthetic 8-desmethyl analogs...
Figure 6: Tool compounds used by Pluschke and co-workers for elucidating the molecular targets of mycolactone...
Figure 7: Synthetic strategies towards the extended mycolactone core. A) General strategies. B) Kishi’s appro...
Scheme 1: Kishi’s 1st generation approach towards the extended core structure of mycolactones. Reagents and c...
Scheme 2: Kishi’s 2nd generation approach towards the extended core structure of mycolactones. Reagents and c...
Scheme 3: Kishi’s 3rd generation approach towards the extended core structure of mycolactones. Reagents and c...
Scheme 4: Negishi’s synthesis of the extended core structure of mycolactones. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) ...
Scheme 5: Burkart’s (incomplete) 1st generation approach towards the extended core structure of mycolactones....
Scheme 6: Burkart’s (incomplete) 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation approach towards the extended mycolactone core s...
Scheme 7: Altmann’s synthesis of alkyl iodide 91. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) PMB-trichloroacetimidate, T...
Scheme 8: Final steps of Altmann’s synthesis of the extended core structure of mycolactones. Reagents and con...
Scheme 9: Basic principles of the Aggarwal lithiation–borylation homologation process [185,186].
Scheme 10: Aggarwal’s synthesis of the C1–C11 fragment of the mycolactone core. Reagents and conditions: a) Cl...
Scheme 11: Aggarwal’s synthesis of the linear C1–C20 fragment of the mycolactone core. Reagents and conditions...
Figure 8: Synthetic strategies towards the mycolactone A/B lower side chain.
Scheme 12: Gurjar and Cherian’s synthesis of the C1’–C8’ fragment of the mycolactone A/B pentaenoate side chai...
Scheme 13: Gurjar and Cherian’s synthesis of the benzyl-protected mycolactone A/B pentaenoate side chain. Reag...
Scheme 14: Kishi’s synthesis of model compounds for elucidating the stereochemistry of the C7’–C16’ fragment o...
Scheme 15: Kishi’s synthesis of the mycolactone A/B pentaenoate side chain. (a) (i) NaH, (EtO)2P(O)CH2CO2Et, T...
Scheme 16: Feringa and Minnaard's incomplete synthesis of mycolactone A/B pentaenoate side chain. Reagents and...
Scheme 17: Altmann’s approach towards the mycolactone A/B pentaenoate side chain. Reagents and conditions: a) ...
Scheme 18: Negishi’s access to the C1’–C7’ fragment of mycolactone A. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) n-BuLi, ...
Scheme 19: Negishi’s approach to the C1’–C7’ fragment of mycolactone B. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) DIBAL-...
Scheme 20: Negishi’s synthesis of the C8’–C16’ fragment of mycolactone A/B. Reagents and conditions: a) 142, BF...
Scheme 21: Negishi’s assembly of the mycolactone A and B pentaenoate side chains. Reagents and conditions: a) ...
Scheme 22: Blanchard’s approach to the mycolactone A/B pentaenoate side chain. a) (i) Ph3P=C(Me)COOEt, CH2Cl2,...
Scheme 23: Kishi’s approach to the mycolactone C pentaenoate side chain exemplified for the 13’R,15’S-isomer 1...
Scheme 24: Altmann’s (unpublished) synthesis of the mycolactone C pentaenoate side chain. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 25: Blanchard’s synthesis of the mycolactone C pentaenoate side chain. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) ...
Scheme 26: Kishi’s synthesis of the tetraenoate side chain of mycolactone F exemplified by enantiomer 165. Rea...
Scheme 27: Kishi’s synthesis of the mycolactone E tetraenoate side chain. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) CH2=...
Scheme 28: Wang and Dai’s synthesis of the mycolactone E tetraenoate side chain. Reagents and conditions: a) (...
Scheme 29: Kishi’s synthesis of the dithiane-protected tetraenoate side chain of the minor oxo-metabolite of m...
Scheme 30: Kishi’s synthesis of the mycolactone S1 and S2 pentaenoate side chains. Reagents and conditions: a)...
Scheme 31: Kishi’s 1st generation and Altmann’s total synthesis of mycolactone A/B (1a,b) and Negishi’s select...
Scheme 32: Kishi’s 2nd generation total synthesis of mycolactone A/B (1a,b). Reagents and conditions: a) 2,4,6...
Scheme 33: Blanchard’s synthesis of the 8-desmethylmycolactone core. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) TsCl, TEA...
Scheme 34: Altmann’s (partially unpublished) synthesis of the C20-hydroxylated mycolactone core. Reagents and ...
Scheme 35: Altmann’s and Blanchard’s approaches towards the 11-isopropyl-8-desmethylmycolactone core. Reagents...
Scheme 36: Blanchard’s synthesis of the saturated variant of the C11-isopropyl-8-desmethylmycolactone core. Re...
Scheme 37: Structure elucidation of photo-mycolactones generated from tetraenoate 224.
Scheme 38: Kishi’s synthesis of the linear precursor of the photo-mycolactone B1 lower side chain. Reagents an...
Scheme 39: Kishi’s synthesis of the photo-mycolactone B1 lower side chain. Reagents and conditions: a) LiTMP, ...
Scheme 40: Kishi’s synthesis of a stabilized lower mycolactone side chain. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) TBD...
Scheme 41: Blanchard’s variation of the C12’,C13’,C15’ stereocluster. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) DIBAL-H,...
Scheme 42: Blanchard’s synthesis of aromatic mycolactone polyenoate side chain analogs. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 43: Small’s partial synthesis of a BODIPY-labeled mycolactone derivative and Demangel’s partial synthes...
Scheme 44: Blanchard’s synthesis of the BODIPY-labeled 8-desmethylmycolactones. Reagents and conditions: a) (i...
Scheme 45: Altmann’s synthesis of biotinylated mycolactones. Reagents and conditions: a) (i) CDI, THF, rt, 2 d...
Figure 9: Kishi’s elongated n-butyl carbamoyl mycolactone A/B analog.
Contribution of microreactor technology and flow chemistry to the development of green and sustainable synthesis
- Flavio Fanelli,
- Giovanna Parisi,
- Leonardo Degennaro and
- Renzo Luisi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 520–542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.51
- (5H)-phenanthridinones by a photocyclization reaction. In order to run this step, a flow system with a photochemical reactor equipped with a medium pressure Hg lamp and 10 mL reactor coil, was employed. Good yields were obtained from different 2-chlorobenzamides disclosing that either electron
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Microreactor technologies and flow chemistry for a sustainable chemistry.
Scheme 1: A flow microreactor system for the generation and trapping of highly unstable carbamoyllithium spec...
Scheme 2: Flow synthesis of functionalized α-ketoamides.
Scheme 3: Reactions of benzyllithiums.
Scheme 4: Trapping of benzyllithiums bearing carbonyl groups enabled by a flow microreactor. (Adapted with pe...
Scheme 5: External trapping of chloromethyllithium in a flow microreactor system.
Scheme 6: Scope for the direct tert-butoxycarbonylation using a flow microreactor system.
Scheme 7: Control of anionic Fries rearrangement reactions by using submillisecond residence time. (Adapted w...
Figure 2: Chip microreactor (CMR) fabricated with six layers of polyimide films. (Reproduced with permission ...
Scheme 8: Flow microreactor system for lithiation, borylation, Suzuki–Miyaura coupling and selected examples ...
Scheme 9: Experimental setup for the flow synthesis of 2-fluorobi(hetero)aryls by directed lithiation, zincat...
Scheme 10: Experimental setup for the coupling of fluoro-substituted pyridines. (Adapted with permission from [53]...
Scheme 11: Continuous flow process setup for the preparation of 11 (Reproduced with permission from [54], copyrigh...
Scheme 12: Continuous-flow photocatalytic oxidation of thiols to disulfides.
Scheme 13: Trifluoromethylation by continuous-flow photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 14: Flow photochemical synthesis of 6(5H)-phenanthridiones from 2-chlorobenzamides.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of biaryls 14a–g under photochemical flow conditions.
Scheme 16: Flow oxidation of hydrazones to diazo compounds.
Scheme 17: Synthetic use of flow-generated diazo compounds.
Scheme 18: Ley’s flow approach for the generation of diazo compounds.
Scheme 19: Iterative strategy for the sequential coupling of diazo compounds.
Scheme 20: Integrated synthesis of Bakuchiol precursor via flow-generated diazo compounds.
Scheme 21: Kappe’s continuous-flow reduction of olefines with diimide.
Scheme 22: Multi-injection setup for the reduction of artemisinic acid.
Scheme 23: Flow reactor system for multistep synthesis of (S)-rolipram. Pumps are labelled a, b, c, d and e; L...
Figure 3: Reconfigurable modules and flowcharts for API synthesis. (Reproduced with permission from [85], copyrig...
Figure 4: Reconfigurable system for continuous production and formulation of APIs. (Reproduced with permissio...
