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Synthesis, electrochemical properties, and antioxidant activity of sterically hindered catechols with 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-triazole, thiazole or pyridine fragments
- Daria A. Burmistrova,
- Andrey Galustyan,
- Nadezhda P. Pomortseva,
- Kristina D. Pashaeva,
- Maxim V. Arsenyev,
- Oleg P. Demidov,
- Mikhail A. Kiskin,
- Andrey I. Poddel’sky,
- Nadezhda T. Berberova and
- Ivan V. Smolyaninov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2378–2391, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.202
- in the reaction with a diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, ABTS·+ radical cation, CUPRAC test, and inhibition process of superoxide radical anion formation by xanthine oxidase (NBT assay). The presence of a catechol fragment and thioether or thione groups determines the ability to neutralize
- fragment favors the pronounced antiradical activity. The use of ABTS radical cation to assess the antioxidant capacity of compounds is one of the widely used methods which is based on the transfer of an electron from the studied molecules to the acceptor [67]. The obtained IC50 values for synthesized
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of catechol-containing compounds 1–9.
Figure 1: The X-ray structure of catechol 5 (the thermal ellipsoids of 50% probability). The hydrogen atoms e...
Figure 2: The X-ray structures of catechols 6 (a) and 8 (b) (the thermal ellipsoids of 50% probability). The ...
Figure 3: Fragment of the pack of catechol 5 in crystal (the H-bonds and π–π interactions are shown as dotted...
Figure 4: The interactions in pair of independent molecules A and B of 6 in crystal 6·0.5CH3CN (the H-bonds a...
Figure 5: Fragment of the pack of catechol 8 in crystal (the H-bonds and π–π interactions are shown as dotted...
Scheme 2: Electrochemical transformations of compounds 1–3.
Figure 6: The CV curve of 2 at the potential range from −0.50 to 1.60 V (CH3CN, GC electrode, Ag/AgCl/KCl(sat...
Figure 7: The CV curves of 3 at the potential ranges from –0.5 to 1.2 V (curve 1); from –0.5 to 2.0 V (curve ...
Figure 8: The CV curves of 7 at the potential ranges from –0.5 to 1.3 V (curve 1); from –0.5 to 1.8 V (curve ...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism of an electrooxidation of compounds 6–8.
Figure 9: The level of TBARS in rat liver homogenates in vitro, in the presence of compounds 1–9, Trolox, and...
Harnessing the versatility of hydrazones through electrosynthetic oxidative transformations
- Aurélie Claraz
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1988–2004, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.175
- formation of dimeric side products. Cyclic voltammetry analysis suggested an initial anodic single electron transfer (SET) to radical cation 5, cyclization and deprotonation. Subsequent SET oxidation in solution by 5 led to cation 7. Final deprotonation furnished aromatic cycle 4. In 2022, Zhang et al
- species to be oxidized, initial SET anodic oxidation of the hydrazone furnishes the highly electrophilic radical cation species D, which undergo nucleophilic addition of the second partner and deprotonation to produce hydrazinyl radical F (route a). Alternatively, if the partner possesses a lower
- + (E1/2(TAC2+/TAC+) = +1.3 V vs SCE). Subsequent SET between highly oxidizing photoexcited species TAC2+* (E1/2(TAC2+*/TAC+) = +3.3 V vs SCE) and 150 generated distonic species 151 by denitrogenation. After Wagner–Merweein shift, the resulting radical cation 152 would undergo SET reduction from an
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of triazolopyridinium salts [34-36].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyrazoles [37].
Scheme 3: Synthesis of indazoles from ketone-derived hydrazones [38].
Scheme 4: Intramolecular C(sp2)–H functionalization of aldehyde-derived N-(2-pyridinyl)hydrazones for the syn...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline derivatives [40].
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and Δ3-1,3,4-oxadiazolines [41].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles [43].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)anilines [44].
Scheme 9: Synthesis of fused s-triazolo perchlorates [45].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1-aryl and 1,5-disubstitued 1,2,4-triazoles [49].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles [50].
Scheme 12: Alternative synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles [51].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 5-amino 1,2,4-triazoles [55].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1-arylpyrazolines [58].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3‑aminopyrazoles [60].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinolines [61].·
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles [64].
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazolium inner salts [65].
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 1-aminotetrazoles [66].
Scheme 20: C(sp2)–H functionalization of aldehyde-derived hydrazones: general mechanisms.
Scheme 21: C(sp2)–H functionalization of benzaldehyde diphenyl hydrazone [68,69].
Scheme 22: Phosphorylation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones [70].
Scheme 23: Azolation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones [72].
Scheme 24: Thiocyanation of benzaldehyde-derived hydrazone 122 [73].
Scheme 25: Sulfonylation of aromatic aldehyde-derived hydrazones [74].
Scheme 26: Trifluoromethylation of aromatic aldehyde-derived hydrazones [76].
Scheme 27: Electrooxidation of benzophenone hydrazones [77].
Scheme 28: Electrooxidative coupling of benzophenone hydrazones and alkenes [77].
Scheme 29: Electrosynthesis of α-diazoketones [78].
Scheme 30: Electrosynthesis of stable diazo compounds [80].
Scheme 31: Photoelectrochemical synthesis of alkenes through in situ generation of diazo compounds [81].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of nitriles [82].
Scheme 33: Electrochemical oxidation of ketone-derived NH-allylhydrazone [83].
Development of a flow photochemical process for a π-Lewis acidic metal-catalyzed cyclization/radical addition sequence: in situ-generated 2-benzopyrylium as photoredox catalyst and reactive intermediate
- Masahiro Terada,
- Zen Iwasaki,
- Ryohei Yazaki,
- Shigenobu Umemiya and
- Jun Kikuchi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1973–1980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.173
- , initiating further radical reactions through the formation of radical cations B. Nucleophilic arylmethyl radicals C, which are generated from radical cations B by desilylation, undergo an addition reaction with 2-benzopyrylium intermediates A, giving rise to the corresponding radical cation. Catalytic cycle
- II is completed through a SET from D, a reduced form of the photoredox catalyst 2-benzopyrylium intermediates A, to the generated radical cation, affording 1H-isochromene derivatives 3. The photoredox cycle is also completed with the regeneration of cations A through SET from D. The most distinctive
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Scheme 1: (a) Sequential π-Lewis acidic metal-catalyzed cyclization/photochemical radical addition for the fo...
Scheme 2: The reaction with benzyltrimethylsilane derivatives 2. aFlow rate was 6 mL/h and premixing zone was...
Novel oxidative routes to N-arylpyridoindazolium salts
- Oleg A. Levitskiy,
- Yuri K. Grishin and
- Tatiana V. Magdesieva
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1906–1913, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.166
- amount (5%) of the N,N’-diaryldihydrophenazine radical cation that is the byproduct corresponding to the intermolecular oxidative C–N coupling of the diarylamine A1 was detected in the reaction mixture. This emphasizes that the both processes are of the same nature and proceed through the same
- intermediate (i.e., the diarylamines’ radical cation) and indicates the dominance of the intramolecular cyclization over the intermolecular C–N coupling process. Oxidation of diarylamines in the presence of an excess of trifluoroacetic acid gave no targeted pyridoindazolium salts, whereas the amount of
- A1, similarly to the chemical oxidation. The radical cation of dihydrophenazine formed was isolated and studied using ESR and HRMS methods. The ESR spectrum (see Supporting Information File 1) was typical for this type of compounds: a characteristic quintet due to hyperfine splitting on two
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Scheme 1: Pyridoindazolium salts known to date and obtained in the present work.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of S1–S3 salts using PIFA as an oxidant and the resonance structures demonstrating the el...
Figure 1: CV curves for salt S2 and corresponding amine A2 (left, Figure 1a) and salt S3 with and without diethyl malo...
Scheme 3: Redox-interconversion between diarylamines A1–A3 and N-arylpyridoindazoliums S1–S3.
Scheme 4: Electrochemical approach to pyridoindazolium salts.
Figure 2: CV curves for amine A1 without the lutidine additive (black curve) and after addition of 2 equiv (r...
Figure 3: Semi-differential CV curves for the mediators (TEMPO, bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)nitroxide and tris(4-b...
Figure 4: CV curves of bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)nitroxide (a) and TEMPO (b) with amine A3 and 2,6-lutidine adde...
Electrochemical radical cation aza-Wacker cyclizations
- Sota Adachi and
- Yohei Okada
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1900–1905, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.165
- cations that offer unique reactivities as intermediates in various bond-formation processes. Such intermediates can potentially take part in both radical and ionic bond formation; however, the mechanisms involved are complicated and not fully understood. Herein, we report electrochemical radical cation
- aza-Wacker cyclizations under acidic conditions, which are expected to proceed via radical cations generated by single-electron oxidation of alkenes. Keywords: alkene; aza-Wacker cyclization; electrochemistry; radical cation; sulfonamide; Introduction Activating bench-stable substrates is the first
- representative radical cation precursors that are widely used to realize the formation of unique bonds. The respective radical cations are trapped by various nucleophiles under radical and/or ion control, where kinetic and/or thermodynamic effects are expected to be dominant. Typical examples that clearly show
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Scheme 1: Radical and ionic intramolecular cyclizations.
Scheme 2: Electrochemical and photochemical aza-Wacker cyclizations.
Scheme 3: Scope of electrochemical aza-Wacker cyclization. Reaction conditions: the alkene (0.20 mmol), Bu4NO...
Scheme 4: Mechanistic studies of aza-Wacker cyclization. A: Electrochemical (Bu4NOTf in CH3CN/1,2-DCE), B: no...
Figure 1: Cyclic voltammograms for aryl sulfonamides.
Synthesis of polycyclic aromatic quinones by continuous flow electrochemical oxidation: anodic methoxylation of polycyclic aromatic phenols (PAPs)
- Hiwot M. Tiruye,
- Solon Economopoulos and
- Kåre B. Jørgensen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1746–1757, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.153
- chrysenols nor phenanthrols, suggesting a chemically irreversible reaction of the radical cation intermediate with the ensuing product no longer being electrochemically active within the potential window of the CV scans. However, a reduction peak was observed for compound 1b (see Figure S2 in Supporting
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Scheme 1: Formation of phenoxonium cation in the anodic oxidation of phenol performed under neutral or weakly...
Scheme 2: Anodic oxidation reported by Swenton et al. [37].
Figure 1: Cyclic voltammograms of PAPs first scan at 0.1 V/s in 0.1 M [NBu4] [PF6] in MeCN and UV–vis spectra...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of p-dimethoxy acetals in the anodic oxidation of 1b and 3b.
Figure 2: Resonance structures of the phenoxonium cation formed from 2-chrysenol (3a).
Benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination
- Alexander P. Atkins,
- Alice C. Dean and
- Alastair J. J. Lennox
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1527–1547, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.137
- functional groups on the aromatic ring and adjacent to the benzylic position. Mechanistic investigations suggested an initial electron transfer to generate a radical cation en route to the intermediate benzylic radical, rather than a HAT process, however, the authors did not distinguish between a stepwise
- radical cation II. The acidity of benzylic protons is augmented after oxidation of the adjacent π-system, facilitating rapid proton transfer at this position, resulting in benzylic radical III [13][88]. Single-electron oxidation of the resulting benzylic radical is facile and expected to occur readily
- hypervalent fluoroiodane reagents [92][93]. In 2000, Fuchigami and co-workers demonstrated the effectiveness of these reagents in the oxidative electrochemical fluorination of benzylic positions adjacent to thiocyanate groups (Figure 36) [94]. The authors proposed anodic oxidation to generate a radical cation
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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.
Synthesis of cyclic β-1,6-oligosaccharides from glucosamine monomers by electrochemical polyglycosylation
- Md Azadur Rahman,
- Hirofumi Endo,
- Takashi Yamamoto,
- Shoma Okushiba,
- Norihiko Sasaki and
- Toshiki Nokami
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1421–1427, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.124
- product of monomer 6. The proposed mechanism is shown in Scheme 2. Anodic oxidation of thioglycoside 6 generated radical cation 11, which was converted to glycosyl triflate 12. 1,6-Anhydrosugar 7 was produced via 4C1-to-1C4 conformational change of the pyran ring to generate cation intermediate 13
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Scheme 1: Preparation of cyclic oligoglucosamines a) via intramolecular glycosylation and b) via polyglycosyl...
Scheme 2: Proposed reaction mechanism of the formation of 1,6-anhydrosugar 7.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical polyglycosylation of monomer 14 with a 2,3-oxazolidinone protecting group.
Scheme 4: Proposed reaction mechanism of the formation of cyclic trisaccharide 19a.
Scheme 5: Influence of the functional group in position C-2 on the formation of the cyclic product.
Generation of alkyl and acyl radicals by visible-light photoredox catalysis: direct activation of C–O bonds in organic transformations
- Mithu Roy,
- Bitan Sardar,
- Itu Mallick and
- Dipankar Srimani
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1348–1375, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.119
- iridium photocatalyst [Ir(dF(CF3)ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6 leads to excited-state *[Ir(III)], Ered (*[Ir(III)]/[Ir(II)]) = +1.21 V, possessing sufficient energy to oxidize PPh3, forming the triphenylphosphine radical cation. Subsequently, benzoic acid undergoes deprotonation facilitated by a base, producing
- benzoate. This benzoate then reacts with the triphenylphosphine radical cation, resulting in the formation of the phosphoranyl radical intermediate, which undergoes β-scission, leading to the formation of a benzoyl radical, accompanied by the liberation of a triphenylphosphine oxide molecule. After this
- salicylic acid derivatives and aryl acetylenes. Due to irradiation with blue light, Mes–Acr–Me+ gets excited to Mes–Acr–Me+* and takes up a single electron from Ph2S. The reaction of the diphenyl sulfide radical cation with carboxylate and successive acyloxy C–O bond cleavage forms diphenyl sulfoxide and an
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Figure 1: Generation of alkyl and acyl radicals via C–O bond breaking.
Figure 2: General photocatalytic mechanism.
Scheme 1: Photoredox-catalyzed hydroacylation of olefins with aliphatic carboxylic acids.
Scheme 2: Acylation–aromatization of p-quinone methides using carboxylic acids.
Scheme 3: Visible-light-induced deoxygenation–defluorination for the synthesis of γ,γ-difluoroallylic ketones....
Scheme 4: Photochemical hydroacylation of azobenzenes with carboxylic acids.
Scheme 5: Photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of flavonoids.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of O-thiocarbamates and photocatalytic reduction of O-thiocarbamates.
Scheme 7: Deoxygenative borylation of alcohols.
Scheme 8: Trifluoromethylation of O-alkyl thiocarbonyl substrates.
Scheme 9: Redox-neutral radical coupling reactions of alkyl oxalates and Michael acceptors.
Scheme 10: Visible-light-catalyzed and Ni-mediated syn-alkylarylation of alkynes.
Scheme 11: 1,2-Alkylarylation of alkenes with aryl halides and alkyl oxalates.
Scheme 12: Deoxygenative borylation of oxalates.
Scheme 13: Coupling of N-phthalimidoyl oxalates with various acceptors.
Scheme 14: Cross-coupling of O-alkyl xanthates with aryl halides via dual photoredox and nickel catalysis.
Scheme 15: Deoxygenative borylation of secondary alcohol.
Scheme 16: Deoxygenative alkyl radical generation from alcohols under visible-light photoredox conditions.
Scheme 17: Deoxygenative alkylation via alkoxy radicals against hydrogenation or β-fragmentation.
Scheme 18: Direct C–O bond activation of benzyl alcohols.
Scheme 19: Deoxygenative arylation of alcohols using NHC to activate alcohols.
Scheme 20: Deoxygenative conjugate addition of alcohol using NHC as alcohol activator.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of polysubstituted aldehydes.
Mechanistic investigations of polyaza[7]helicene in photoredox and energy transfer catalysis
- Johannes Rocker,
- Till J. B. Zähringer,
- Matthias Schmitz,
- Till Opatz and
- Christoph Kerzig
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1236–1245, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.106
- as the ionization product resulting from a consecutive two-photon absorption at the selected high laser intensity [69][70], yielding the corresponding long-lived radical cation with second-order decay that is typical for oxidized/reduced species, and a solvated electron as by-product. The latter is
- in equilibrium with the dimeric solvent radical anion in MeCN, it weakly absorbs in our detection window and this species is rather short-lived compared to the triplet as well as the radical cation [71]. The oscillator strengths for the electronic transitions of 3Aza-H (purple) and the radical cation
- contribution of the radical cation to the TA signal at 640 nm is only minor, which allows us to estimate a triplet lifetime of ≈28 µs at this detection wavelength. Based on our observations, an isolated triplet spectrum can be obtained from the spectral difference between the black and the red spectrum in
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Scheme 1: Left: Reaction mechanism of the 3-CR with Aza-H as the photocatalyst. Potentials are given vs SCE. ...
Figure 1: A) Room-temperature absorption (black) and emission (yellow) spectra of Aza-H recorded in MeCN/H2O ...
Figure 2: Mechanistic LFP experiments of 25 µM Aza-H with 4CP in MeCN/H2O (9:1) after 355 nm laser pulses. A)...
Figure 3: Mechanistic investigations of Aza-H with TsNa by LFP studies. A) Transient absorption measurements ...
Figure 4: Data sets employed for the calculation ΦISC of Aza-H based on the ground state bleach of Rubpy as t...
Figure 5: Stilbene isomerization and additional energy transfer experiments. A) and B) Triplet quenching expe...
Advancements in hydrochlorination of alkenes
- Daniel S. Müller
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 787–814, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.72
- state thereof, denoted with an asterisk, possessing a reduction potential of 2.0 V versus SCE (saturated calomel electrode). Subsequently, this excited state undergoes quenching through photoinduced electron transfer (PET) with styrene 5. The resulting vinyl radical cation exhibits electrophilicity at
- the homobenzylic position, engaging in an anti-Markovnikov manner with a formal chloride nucleophile. The ultimate step involves hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) with thiol 148, culminating in the formation of the desired product 147. Therefore, the generation of the vinyl radical cation plays a pivotal
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Scheme 1: Classes of hydrochlorination reactions discussed in this review.
Figure 1: Mayr’s nucleophilicity parameters for several alkenes. References for each compound can be consulte...
Figure 2: Hydride affinities relating to the reactivity of the corresponding alkene towards hydrochlorination....
Scheme 2: Distinction of polar hydrochlorination reactions.
Scheme 3: Reactions of styrenes with HCl gas or HCl solutions.
Figure 3: Normal temperature dependence for the hydrochlorination of (Z)-but-2-ene.
Figure 4: Pentane slows down the hydrochlorination of 11.
Scheme 4: Recently reported hydrochlorinations of styrenes with HCl gas or HCl solutions.
Scheme 5: Hydrochlorination reactions with di- and trisubstituted alkenes.
Scheme 6: Hydrochlorination of fatty acids with liquified HCl.
Scheme 7: Hydrochlorination with HCl/DMPU solutions.
Scheme 8: Hydrochlorination with HCl generated from EtOH and AcCl.
Scheme 9: Hydrochlorination with HCl generated from H2O and TMSCl.
Scheme 10: Regioisomeric mixtures of chlorooctanes as a result of hydride shifts.
Scheme 11: Regioisomeric mixtures of products as a result of methyl shifts.
Scheme 12: Applications of the Kropp procedure on a preparative scale.
Scheme 13: Curious example of polar anti-Markovnikov hydrochlorination.
Scheme 14: Unexpected and expected hydrochlorinations with AlCl3.
Figure 5: Ex situ-generated HCl gas and in situ application for the hydrochlorination of activated alkenes (*...
Scheme 15: HCl generated by Grob fragmentation of 92.
Scheme 16: Formation of chlorophosphonium complex 104 and the reaction thereof with H2O.
Scheme 17: Snyder’s hydrochlorination with stoichiometric amounts of complex 104 or 108.
Scheme 18: In situ generation of HCl by mixing of MsOH with CaCl2.
Scheme 19: First hydrochlorination of alkenes using hydrochloric acid.
Scheme 20: Visible-light-promoted hydrochlorination.
Scheme 21: Silica gel-promoted hydrochlorination of alkenes with hydrochloric acid.
Scheme 22: Hydrochlorination with hydrochloric acid promoted by acetic acid or iron trichloride.
Figure 6: Metal hydride hydrogen atom transfer reactions vs cationic reactions; BDE (bond-dissociation energy...
Scheme 23: Carreira’s first report on radical hydrochlorinations of alkenes.
Figure 7: Mechanism for the cobalt hydride hydrogen atom transfer reaction reported by Carreira.
Scheme 24: Radical “hydrogenation” of alkenes; competing chlorination reactions.
Scheme 25: Bogers iron-catalyzed radical hydrochlorination.
Scheme 26: Hydrochlorination instead of hydrogenation product.
Scheme 27: Optimization of the Boger protocol by researchers from Merck [88,89].
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for anti-Markovnikov hydrochlorination by Nicewicz.
Scheme 28: anti-Markovnikov hydrochlorinations as reported by Nicewicz.
Figure 9: Mechanism for anti-Markovnikov hydrochlorination according to Ritter.
Scheme 29: anti-Markovnikov hydrochlorinations as reported by Nicewicz; rr (regioisomeric ratio) corresponds t...
Scheme 30: anti-Markovnikov hydrochlorinations as reported by Liu.
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.
Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles
- Periklis X. Kolagkis,
- Eirini M. Galathri and
- Christoforos G. Kokotos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Examples of BIMs used for their medicinal properties.
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the synthesis of BIMs using protic or Lewis acids as catalysts.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 4: Competition experiments and synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM of using DBDMH.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2.
Scheme 7: General reaction mechanism upon halogen bonding.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2, introduced by Ji.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using Br2 in CH3CN.
Scheme 10: Βidentate halogen-bond donors.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using bidentate halogen-bond donor 26.
Scheme 12: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using iodoalkyne as catalyst.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions used by Ramshini.
Scheme 16: Activation of the carbonyl group by HPA/TPI-Fe3O4.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of nanoAg-Pt/SiO2-doped silicate.
Scheme 18: Mechanism of action proposed by Khalafi-Nezhad et al.
Scheme 19: Activation of the carbonyl group by the Cu–isatin Schiff base complex.
Scheme 20: Optimum reaction conditions published by Jain.
Scheme 21: Organocatalytic protocol utilizing nanoparticles introduced by Bankar.
Scheme 22: Activation of the carbonyl group by the AlCl3·6H2O-SDS-SiO2 complex.
Scheme 23: Optimal reaction conditions for the aforementioned nano-Fe3O4 based catalysts.
Scheme 24: Nanocatalytic protocol proposed by Kaur et al.
Scheme 25: Microwave approach introduced by Yuan.
Scheme 26: Microwave approach introduced by Zahran et al.
Scheme 27: Microwave irradiation protocol introduced by Bindu.
Scheme 28: Silica-supported microwave irradiation protocol.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM by Nongkhlaw.
Scheme 30: Microwave-assisted synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by succinic acid.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of action of MMO-4.
Scheme 32: Catalytic approach introduced by Muhammadpoor-Baltork et al.
Scheme 33: Reaction conditions used by Xiao-Ming.
Scheme 34: Ultrasonic irradiation-based protocol published by Saeednia.
Scheme 35: Pyruvic acid-mediated synthesis of BIMs proposed by Thopate.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of BIMs using [bmim]BF4 or [bmim]PF6 ionic liquids.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing In(OTf)3 in octylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as ionic liquid.
Scheme 38: FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed synthesis of BIMs with use of ionic liquid.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing the [hmim]HSO4/EtOH catalytic system.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing acidic ionic liquid immobilized on silica gel (ILIS-SO2Cl).
Scheme 41: The [bmim][MeSO4]-catalyzed reaction of indole with various aldehydes.
Scheme 42: The role of [bmim][MeSO4] in catalyzing the reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing FeCl3-based ionic liquid ([BTBAC]Cl-FeCl3) as catalyst.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of BIMs using [Msim]Cl at room temperature.
Scheme 45: [Et3NH][H2PO4]-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 46: PILs-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 47: FSILs-mediated synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 48: Possible “release and catch” catalytic process.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [DABCO-H][HSO4].
Scheme 50: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [(THA)(SO4)].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 53: Chemoselectivity of the present method.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by chitosan-supported ionic liquid.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism of action of CSIL.
Scheme 56: Optimization of the reaction in DESs.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of BIMs using ChCl/SnCl2 as DES.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of BIMs derivatives in presence of DES.
Scheme 59: BIMs synthesis in choline chloride/urea (CC/U).
Scheme 60: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs by Ley.
Scheme 61: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs proposed by Nam et al.
Scheme 62: Amino-catalyzed reaction of indole with propionaldehyde.
Scheme 63: Aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 64: Proposed mechanism for the aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 65: Enzymatic reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by TLIM.
Scheme 67: Proposed reaction mechanism by Badsara.
Scheme 68: Mechanism proposed by D’Auria.
Scheme 69: Photoinduced thiourea catalysis.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism of photoacid activation.
Scheme 71: Proposed mechanism of action for CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs by Mandawad.
Scheme 73: Proposed mechanism for the (a) acid generation and (b) synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 74: a) Reaction conditions employed by Khaksar and b) activation of the carbonyl group by HFIP.
Scheme 75: Activation of the carbonyl group by the PPy@CH2Br through the formation of a halogen bond.
Scheme 76: Reaction conditions utilized by Mhaldar et al.
Scheme 77: a) Reaction conditions employed by López and b) activation of the carbonyl group by thiourea.
Scheme 78: Infrared irradiation approach introduced by Luna-Mora and his research group.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of BIMs with the use of the Fe–Zn BMOF.
Mechanisms for radical reactions initiating from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters
- Carlos R. Azpilcueta-Nicolas and
- Jean-Philip Lumb
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35
- . Intramolecular radical addition into the radical cation of the furan ring would then form cation 50 before nucleophilic capture by H2O leads to product 45. In 2020, the Wang group reported the functionalization of enamides employing radicals derived from NHPI esters in combination with indole nucleophiles [57
- hydrogen atom to terminate the radical reaction. The proposed mechanism of the hydroalkylation cascade is depicted in Scheme 13B. Upon excitation of complex 59 with blue light, intra-complex SET takes place from the HE to the NHPI ester, leading to the formation of tert-butyl radical 64 and radical cation
- ). Additionally, Minisci-type additions were carried out in the presence of protonated quinoline radical acceptor 83, affording product 84 (Scheme 16A). Mechanistically, this activation mode involves an intra-complex SET that forms the Ph3P–NaI radical cation species 85 and the corresponding radical anion 86
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Comparison between Barton and NHPI ester radical precursors.
Scheme 2: Overview of the mechanisms and activation modes involved in radical generation from RAEs.
Scheme 3: Common mechanisms in photocatalysis.
Scheme 4: A) Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters mediated by a reductive quenching photocatalytic cycl...
Scheme 5: A) Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism involving an “off-cycle” red...
Scheme 6: Activation of NHPI esters through hydrogen-bonding in an oxidative quenching photocatalytic cycle.
Scheme 7: SET activation of RAE facilitated by a Lewis acid catalyst.
Scheme 8: PCET activation of NHPI esters in the context of a radical-redox annulation.
Scheme 9: Activation enabled by a strong excited-state reductant catalyst and its application in the dearomat...
Scheme 10: Proposed formation of an intramolecular charge-transfer complex in the synthesis of (spiro)anellate...
Scheme 11: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between enamides and NHPI esters enabled by a chiral phospha...
Scheme 12: Activation of NHPI ester through the formation of photoactive EDA-complexes.
Scheme 13: A) EDA complex-mediated radical hydroalkylation reactions of NHPI esters. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Scheme 14: Proposed radical chain mechanism initiated by EDA-complex formation.
Scheme 15: A) Photoinduced decarboxylative borylation. B) Proposed radical chain mechanism.
Scheme 16: A) Activation of NHPI esters mediated by PPh3/NaI. B) Proposed catalytic cycle involving EDA-comple...
Scheme 17: A) Radical generation facilitated by EDA complex formation between PTH1 catalyst and NHPI esters. B...
Scheme 18: Proposed catalytic cycle for the difunctionalization of styrenes.
Scheme 19: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between NHPI esters and Cs2CO3 enables decarboxylative amina...
Scheme 20: 3-Acetoxyquinuclidine as catalytic donor in the activation of TCNHPI esters.
Scheme 21: A) Photoinduced Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative amination. B) Proposed catalytic cycle. C) Radical clo...
Scheme 22: A) Photoinduced Pd-catalyzed aminoalkylation of 1,4-dienes. B) Proposed catalytic cycle.
Scheme 23: A) TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometallic reagents. B) Representat...
Scheme 24: Synthetic applications of the TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometall...
Scheme 25: A) Ni-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters. B) Representative catalytic cycle.
Scheme 26: A) Synthetic applications of decarboxylative cross-electrophile couplings. B) Decarboxylative aryla...
Scheme 27: A) Activation of tetrachlorophthalimide redox-active esters enabled by a low-valency Bi complex. B)...
Scheme 28: Activation of NHPI esters mediated by Zn0 applied in a Z-selective alkenylation reaction.
Scheme 29: A) Activation of NHPI esters enabled by a pyridine-boryl radical species applied to the decarboxyla...
Scheme 30: A) Decarboxylative coupling of RAE and aldehydes enabled by NHC-catalyzed radical relay. B) Propose...
Scheme 31: A) Decarboxylative C(sp3)–heteroatom coupling reaction of NHPI esters under NHC catalysis B) The NH...
Scheme 32: A) Electrochemical Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 33: Electrochemical Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI-esters.
Scheme 34: Ni-electrocatalytic cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters with aryl iodides.
Scheme 35: A) Decarboxylative arylation of NHPI esters under Ag-Ni electrocatalysis B) Formation of AgNP on th...
Scheme 36: Synthetic applications of decarboxylative couplings of NHPI esters under Ni-electrocatalysis.
Scheme 37: Examples of natural product syntheses in which RAEs were used in key C–C bond forming reactions.
Perspectives on push–pull chromophores derived from click-type [2 + 2] cycloaddition–retroelectrocyclization reactions of electron-rich alkynes and electron-deficient alkenes
- Michio Yamada
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 125–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.13
- lifetime of 71 ps in toluene. Meanwhile, the absorption at 640 nm, corresponding to the ZnP radical cation, was not observed. The results obtained from Rehm–Weller’s equation [146] suggested that photoinduced electron transfer was thermodynamically permitted in 86. However, ultrafast energy transfer from
- , the emergence of the weak absorption band of the ZnP radical cation at 640 nm was hindered by the overwhelming absorption intensity of the residual porphyrin. The transient absorption spectra of 87 were obtained in benzonitrile solvent, which was expected to stabilize the CS state. Absorption
- corresponding to the ZnP radical cation was clearly observed with a lifetime of 2.3 μs. The occurrence of such a long-living CS state can be rationally associated with the Marcus-inverted-region [143] behavior of the charge-recombination process. For 88, which has no spacer between ZnP and TCBD, as opposed to
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of an electron-rich alkyne with TCNE or TCNQ. EDG = electron-...
Scheme 2: Reaction pathway for DMA-appended acetylene and TCNEO.
Scheme 3: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between 1 and DCFs.
Scheme 4: Sequential double [2 + 2] CA–RE reactions between 1 and TCNE.
Scheme 5: Divergent chemical transformation pathways of TCBD 6.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 12.
Scheme 7: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of 1 with 14. TCE = 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane.
Scheme 8: Autocatalytic model proposed by Nielsen et al.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of anthracene-embedded TCBD compound 19.
Scheme 10: Sequence of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between dibenzo-fused cyclooctyne or cyclooctadiyne and TCNE...
Scheme 11: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between the CPP derivatives and TCNE. THF = tetrahydrofuran.
Scheme 12: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between ethynylfullerenes 31 and TCNE and subsequent thermal rearrangement.
Scheme 13: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between TCNE and 34, followed by additional skeletal transfor...
Scheme 14: Synthesis scheme for heterocycle 38 from the reaction between TCNE and 1 in water and a surfactant.
Scheme 15: Synthesis scheme of the CDA product 41.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of rotaxanes 44 and 46 via the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of a CuI bisphenanthroline-based rotaxane 50.
Figure 1: Structures of the chiral push–pull chromophores 51–56.
Figure 2: Structures of the axially chiral TCBD 57 and DCNQ 58 bearing a C60 core.
Figure 3: Structures of the axially chiral SubPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 59 and 60 and the subporphyrin–TCBD–...
Figure 4: Structures of 63 and the TCBD 64.
Figure 5: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 65–67.
Figure 6: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 68–72.
Figure 7: Structures of the urea-containing TCBDs 73–75.
Figure 8: Structures of the fullerene–TCBD and DCNQ conjugates 76–79 and their reference compounds 80–83.
Figure 9: Structures of the ZnPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 84 and 85.
Figure 10: Structures of the ZnP–PCBD and TCBD conjugates 86–88.
Figure 11: Structures of the porphyrin-based donor–acceptor conjugates (89–104).
Figure 12: Structures of the porphyrin–PTZ or DMA conjugates 105–112.
Figure 13: Structures of the BODIPY–Acceptor–TPA or PTZ conjugates 113–116.
Figure 14: Structures of the corrole–TCBD conjugates 117 and 118.
Figure 15: Structure of the dendritic TCBD 119.
Figure 16: Structures of the TCBDs 120–126.
Figure 17: Structures of the precursor 127 and TCBDs 128–130.
Figure 18: Structures of 131–134 utilized for BHJ OSCs.
Electron-beam-promoted fullerene dimerization in nanotubes: insights from DFT computations
- Laura Abella,
- Gerard Novell-Leruth,
- Josep M. Ricart,
- Josep M. Poblet and
- Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 92–100, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.10
- and reversible process named phase 1. We find that the barriers for the radical cation mechanism are significantly lower than those found for the neutral pathway. The peapod is mainly providing one-dimensional confinement for the reaction to take place in a more efficient way. Car–Parrinello
- the reaction either via singlet excitation or via radical cation formation (Scheme 1). Estimation of the activation barrier for the [2 + 2] cycloaddition when the nanotube acts as a sensitizer is 33.5 ± 6.8 kJ mol−1. This value agrees with computational predictions for the reaction via an excited
- can also be activated through the formation of C60+• radical cation [3][9]. This mechanistic proposal for phase 1, which to our knowledge has not yet been explored in detail inside a carbon nanotube, is analyzed here and compared to the non-activated C60 dimerization. Finally, some intermediates for
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Proposed radical cation mechanism for the dimerization of two C60 cages inside a metallic carbon na...
Figure 1: DFT-optimized structures of C60 dimers 1-D2h, 1-Cs and nanotubular C120-NT-D5d fullerene.
Figure 2: Energy profiles for the dimerization of 2 C60 and C60 + C60•+ fullerenes in the gas phase. All ener...
Figure 3: Energy profiles for the dimerization of 2 C60 (neutral) and C60 + C60•+ (radical cation) fullerenes...
Figure 4: Proposed sequence of C60 dimers up to the formation of dimer HPR-Cs•+.
Multi-redox indenofluorene chromophores incorporating dithiafulvene donor and ene/enediyne acceptor units
- Christina Schøttler,
- Kasper Lund-Rasmussen,
- Line Broløs,
- Philip Vinterberg,
- Ema Bazikova,
- Viktor B. R. Pedersen and
- Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 59–73, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.8
- Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF, Figure 1) is a redox-active molecule that has been widely explored in materials chemistry and supramolecular chemistry [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. TTF reversibly undergoes two sequential one-electron oxidations, generating first a radical cation (TTF+•) and subsequently a dication (TTF2
- rate: 0.1 V/s. All potentials are depicted against the Fc/Fc+ redox couple. Radical anion (left), dianion (middle), and radical cation (right) of compound 23; the radical anion has a 14πz-aromatic ring (highlighted in blue; only counting 2π-electrons of each triple bond, here defined as those in πz
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Overview of structural motifs relevant for the work described herein.
Figure 2: Dione/ketones 1, 4–6 and 1,3-dithiole-2-thione compounds 2, 3, 7, and 8 are building blocks used in...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of IF-DTF ketones 9–12 and dimer 13.
Scheme 2: Further functionalization of the IF-DTF ketone 11 via Ramirez/Corey–Fuchs dibromo-olefination and K...
Scheme 3: Coupling of 1,3-dithiole-2-thione building blocks 2 and 3 with fluorenone 5 to afford fluorene-exte...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds based on IF-DTF. Conditions: (a) Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI, THF, Et3N, rt...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds with IF as central core. *Not fully characterized due to poor sol...
Scheme 6: Reduction of IF dione 1 to dihydro-IF 29.
Figure 3: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 4, 9–12, and 15 in PhMe at 25 °C.
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 13, 16, 17, and 30 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 5: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 6: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 11 (in MeCN), 13 (in CH2Cl2), 15 (in MeCN), 16 (in CH2Cl2), and 17...
Figure 7: Comparison of properties of compounds 13 and 17.
Figure 8: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2; supporting electrolyte: 0.1 M Bu4NPF...
Figure 9: Radical anion (left), dianion (middle), and radical cation (right) of compound 23; the radical anio...
Figure 10: ORTEP plots (50% probability) and crystal packing of compounds a) 25, b) 26, and c) 29. The respect...
Figure 11: Labels of bonds within five-membered ring.
Selectivity control towards CO versus H2 for photo-driven CO2 reduction with a novel Co(II) catalyst
- Lisa-Lou Gracia,
- Philip Henkel,
- Olaf Fuhr and
- Claudia Bizzarri
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1766–1775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.129
- (helping in the deprotonation of the radical cation BIH•+ formed after the reductive quenching of the PS), but also can actively assist the catalysis, by capturing CO2 [50][51][52]. On the other hand, having three hydroxy groups, TEOA is also considered a proton donor and the formation of metal hydrides is
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structures of the molecular components used in this work: Co(II) complex 1 as the novel ca...
Figure 2: ORTEP drawing of crystal polymorph 1a (left) and 1b (right), shown at the 50% probability level. Hy...
Figure 3: UV–vis absorbance of complex 1 in DMA. Inset: zoom-in of the 500–800 nm range to visualize the low-...
Figure 4: Cyclic voltammetry of complex 1 in 0.1 M TBAPF6 solution of (a) DMA and (b) DMA/TEOA 5:1 (v/v). Bla...
Figure 5: Time evolution of CO (blue squares) and H2 (red triangles) with the power functional fitting (blue ...
Scheme 1: Proposed mechanism for the photoinduced reduction of carbon dioxide with the system presented in th...
Tying a knot between crown ethers and porphyrins
- Maksym Matviyishyn and
- Bartosz Szyszko
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1630–1650, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.120
- 1.70–2.50 ns. An apparent colour change was observed upon treatment of 42 with AgSbF6 and CuCl2, indicating radical cation formation 42•+. ESR spectra and coulometric oxidation experiments further supported the presence and stability of the radical species. The reactions of 38 with a pre-functionalized
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Porphyrin and crown ether.
Figure 2: Timeline demonstrating the contributions into the crown ether–porphyrin chemistry.
Figure 3: Tetra-crowned porphyrin 1 and dimer 2 formed upon K+ binding.
Figure 4: meso-Crowned 25-oxasmaragdyrins 3a–c and their boron(III) complexes (3a–c)-BF2.
Scheme 1: CsF ion-pair binding of 4. The molecular structure of 4-CsF is shown on the right [101].
Figure 5: CsF ion pair binding by 5. The molecular structure of 5-CsF is shown on the right [102].
Scheme 2: Ion-pair binding by 6. The molecular structure of (6-CsCl)2 is shown on the right [103].
Scheme 3: Hydrated fluoride binding by 7 [104].
Figure 6: β-Crowned porphyrin 8.
Figure 7: Crown ether-capped porphyrins 9.
Figure 8: The capped porphyrin 10 and complex [10-PQ](PF6)2.
Figure 9: The double-capped porphyrin 11.
Figure 10: Selected examples of iminoporphyrinoids [58,122].
Scheme 4: The synthesis of 13.
Scheme 5: Tripyrrane-based crown ether-embedding porphyrinoid 15.
Figure 11: Macrocycles 16–19 and their coordination compounds.
Scheme 6: The flexibility of 16-Co [66].
Figure 12: Hexagonal wheel composed of six 16-Co(III) monomers [66].
Scheme 7: The synthesis of 16-V [67].
Figure 13: The molecular structure of dimers [16-Mn]2 [67].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of crownphyrins 28–33. Compounds 23a/b and 29a/b were obtained from 4,7,10-trioxa-1,13-tr...
Figure 14: The molecular structures of 22a, 34a·(HCl)2, and 29b [69].
Figure 15: Molecular structures of 22a-Pb and (29b)2-Zn [69].
Scheme 9: Reactivity of 29a/b.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 36 and 37 [131].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 40–45.
Figure 16: Potential applications of porphyrin-crown ether hybrids.
Radical chemistry in polymer science: an overview and recent advances
- Zixiao Wang,
- Feichen Cui,
- Yang Sui and
- Jiajun Yan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1580–1603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.116
- necessary. MF-ROMP, also termed photo-ROMP, is a novel technique to polymerize cyclic olefins. It begins with the reductive quenching of an photoexcited photocatalyst (PC) at an enol ether initiator to produce a radical cation carrier [90]. Then, the carrier undergoes cyclic addition with a cyclic olefin
- monomer to generate a cyclobutene radical cation intermediate. The thermodynamically instable intermediate subsequently forms the propagating radical cation species via a ring-opening process. The reduced PC•− terminates the catalytic loop by reducing the propagating species to provide a polymer chain
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Oxidation of catechol and subsequent cross-linking. Scheme 1 redrawn from [3].
Scheme 2: (A) Structure of typical urushiol in Chinese lacquer, and (B) schematic process of laccase-catalyze...
Scheme 3: A) Primary amino acid sequence of mfp-1, mfp-3, and mfp-5 (Y: DOPA, K: lysine). B) Scheme showing e...
Scheme 4: Activation–deactivation equilibrium in nitroxide-mediated polymerizations. Bicomponent initiating s...
Scheme 5: Mechanism of a transition metal complex-mediated ATRP. Scheme 5 redrawn from [14].
Scheme 6: Mechanism of RAFT polymerization. Scheme 6 redrawn from [68].
Scheme 7: Degenerative transfer (a) and reversible termination (b) mechanism of OMRP. Scheme 7 redrawn from [70].
Scheme 8: Simplified mechanism of a RITP. Scheme 8 redrawn from [21].
Scheme 9: (A) Structures of π-conjugated conductive polymers. (B) Examples of conductive polymer synthesis vi...
Scheme 10: Possible regiochemical couplings in PATs. Scheme 10 redrawn from [79].
Scheme 11: General thiol-ene photopolymerization process. Scheme 11 redrawn from [81].
Scheme 12: (a) Three generations of Grubbs catalysts. (b) Proposed mechanism for photo-ROMP via a reductive qu...
Scheme 13: Pyrylium and thiopyrylium salts studied by Boydston et al. Scheme 13 redrawn from [91].
Scheme 14: A general illustration of post-polymerization modification by thiol–ene chemistry.
Scheme 15: Introduction of functionalities by nitroxide radical coupling of HO-TEMPO derivatives.
Scheme 16: Chemical reaction process scheme of DCP-induced crosslinking of LDPE. Scheme 16 redrawn from [126].
Scheme 17: A probable mechanism of radical-induced hydrosilylation.
Scheme 18: Polymer surface modification by homolytic dediazonation of diazonium salts.
Scheme 19: Photoinduced polymer surface modification or surface grafting using benzophenone.
Scheme 20: Depolymerization mechanism of common photoresists. (a) A possible mechanism of radiation decomposit...
Scheme 21: Proposed mechanisms of photooxidative depolymerization of polystyrene. (a) Scheme 21a was reprinted with perm...
N-Sulfenylsuccinimide/phthalimide: an alternative sulfenylating reagent in organic transformations
- Fatemeh Doraghi,
- Seyedeh Pegah Aledavoud,
- Mehdi Ghanbarlou,
- Bagher Larijani and
- Mohammad Mahdavi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1471–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.106
- sulfur atom to Fe3+ to generate Fe2+ and radical cation I. Subsequent cleavage of the N–S bond led to cation II and radical III. Interaction of III with Fe2+ regenerated the Fe3+ species and IV. At the same time, electrophilic addition of II to alkene 9 yielded intermediate V, which was subjected to the
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Sulfur-containing bioactive molecules.
Scheme 2: Scandium-catalyzed synthesis of thiosulfonates.
Scheme 3: Palladium-catalyzed aryl(alkyl)thiolation of unactivated arenes.
Scheme 4: Catalytic cycle for Pd-catalyzed aryl(alkyl)thiolation of unactivated arenes.
Scheme 5: Iron- or boron-catalyzed C–H arylthiation of substituted phenols.
Scheme 6: Iron-catalyzed azidoalkylthiation of alkenes.
Scheme 7: Plausible mechanism for iron-catalyzed azidoalkylthiation of alkenes.
Scheme 8: BF3·Et2O‑mediated electrophilic cyclization of aryl alkynoates.
Scheme 9: Tentative mechanism for BF3·Et2O‑mediated electrophilic cyclization of aryl alkynoates.
Scheme 10: Construction of 6-substituted benzo[b]thiophenes.
Scheme 11: Plausible mechanism for construction of 6-substituted benzo[b]thiophenes.
Scheme 12: AlCl3‑catalyzed cyclization of N‑arylpropynamides with N‑sulfanylsuccinimides.
Scheme 13: Synthetic utility of AlCl3‑catalyzed cyclization of N‑arylpropynamides with N‑sulfanylsuccinimides.
Scheme 14: Sulfenoamination of alkenes with sulfonamides and N-sulfanylsuccinimides.
Scheme 15: Lewis acid/Brønsted acid controlled Pd-catalyzed functionalization of aryl C(sp2)–H bonds.
Scheme 16: Possible mechanism for Lewis acid/Brønsted acid controlled Pd-catalyzed functionalization of aryl C...
Scheme 17: FeCl3-catalyzed carbosulfenylation of unactivated alkenes.
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed electrophilic thiolation of organozinc halides.
Scheme 19: h-BN@Copper(II) nanomaterial catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of sulfoximines and N‑(arylthio)succ...
Scheme 20: AlCl3‑mediated cyclization and sulfenylation of 2‑alkyn-1-one O‑methyloximes.
Scheme 21: Lewis acid-promoted 2-substituted cyclopropane 1,1-dicarboxylates with sulfonamides and N-(arylthio...
Scheme 22: Lewis acid-mediated cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes and hydrazones with N-(arylthio/seleno)su...
Scheme 23: Credible pathway for Lewis acid-mediated cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with N-(arylthio)suc...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 4-chalcogenyl pyrazoles via chalcogenation/cyclization of α,β-alkynic hydrazones.
Scheme 25: Controllable synthesis of 3-thiolated pyrroles and pyrrolines.
Scheme 26: Possible mechanism for controllable synthesis of 3-thiolated pyrroles and pyrrolines.
Scheme 27: Co-catalyzed C2-sulfenylation and C2,C3-disulfenylation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 28: Plausible catalytic cycle for Co-catalyzed C2-sulfenylation and C2,C3-disulfenylation of indoles.
Scheme 29: C–H thioarylation of electron-rich arenes by iron(III) triflimide catalysis.
Scheme 30: Difunctionalization of alkynyl bromides with thiosulfonates and N-arylthio succinimides.·
Scheme 31: Suggested mechanism for difunctionalization of alkynyl bromides with thiosulfonates and N-arylthio ...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of thioesters, acyl disulfides, ketones, and amides by N-thiohydroxy succinimide esters.
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for metal-catalyzed selective acylation and acylthiolation.
Scheme 34: AlCl3-catalyzed synthesis of 3,4-bisthiolated pyrroles.
Scheme 35: α-Sulfenylation of aldehydes and ketones.
Scheme 36: Acid-catalyzed sulfetherification of unsaturated alcohols.
Scheme 37: Enantioselective sulfenylation of β-keto phosphonates.
Scheme 38: Organocatalyzed sulfenylation of 3‑substituted oxindoles.
Scheme 39: Sulfenylation and chlorination of β-ketoesters.
Scheme 40: Intramolecular sulfenoamination of olefins.
Scheme 41: Plausible mechanism for intramolecular sulfenoamination of olefins.
Scheme 42: α-Sulfenylation of 5H-oxazol-4-ones.
Scheme 43: Metal-free C–H sulfenylation of electron-rich arenes.
Scheme 44: TFA-promoted C–H sulfenylation indoles.
Scheme 45: Proposed mechanism for TFA-promoted C–H sulfenylation indoles.
Scheme 46: Organocatalyzed sulfenylation and selenenylation of 3-pyrrolyloxindoles.
Scheme 47: Organocatalyzed sulfenylation of S-based nucleophiles.
Scheme 48: Conjugate Lewis base Brønsted acid-catalyzed sulfenylation of N-heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Mechanism for activation of N-sulfanylsuccinimide by conjugate Lewis base Brønsted acid catalyst.
Scheme 50: Sulfenylation of deconjugated butyrolactams.
Scheme 51: Intramolecular sulfenofunctionalization of alkenes with phenols.
Scheme 52: Organocatalytic 1,3-difunctionalizations of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates.
Scheme 53: Organocatalytic sulfenylation of β‑naphthols.
Scheme 54: Acid-promoted oxychalcogenation of o‑vinylanilides with N‑(arylthio/arylseleno)succinimides.
Scheme 55: Lewis base/Brønsted acid dual-catalytic C–H sulfenylation of aryls.
Scheme 56: Lewis base-catalyzed sulfenoamidation of alkenes.
Scheme 57: Cyclization of allylic amide using a Brønsted acid and tetrabutylammonium chloride.
Scheme 58: Catalytic electrophilic thiocarbocyclization of allenes with N-thiosuccinimides.
Scheme 59: Suggested mechanism for electrophilic thiocarbocyclization of allenes with N-thiosuccinimides.
Scheme 60: Chiral chalcogenide-catalyzed enantioselective hydrothiolation of alkenes.
Scheme 61: Proposed mechanism for chalcogenide-catalyzed enantioselective hydrothiolation of alkenes.
Scheme 62: Organocatalytic sulfenylation for synthesis a diheteroatom-bearing tetrasubstituted carbon centre.
Scheme 63: Thiolative cyclization of yne-ynamides.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of alkynyl and acyl disulfides from reaction of thiols with N-alkynylthio phthalimides.
Scheme 65: Oxysulfenylation of alkenes with 1-(arylthio)pyrrolidine-2,5-diones and alcohols.
Scheme 66: Arylthiolation of arylamines with (arylthio)-pyrrolidine-2,5-diones.
Scheme 67: Catalyst-free isothiocyanatoalkylthiation of styrenes.
Scheme 68: Sulfenylation of (E)-β-chlorovinyl ketones toward 3,4-dimercaptofurans.
Scheme 69: HCl-promoted intermolecular 1, 2-thiofunctionalization of aromatic alkenes.
Scheme 70: Possible mechanism for HCl-promoted 1,2-thiofunctionalization of aromatic alkenes.
Scheme 71: Coupling reaction of diazo compounds with N-sulfenylsuccinimides.
Scheme 72: Multicomponent reactions of disulfides with isocyanides and other nucleophiles.
Scheme 73: α-Sulfenylation and β-sulfenylation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
Non-noble metal-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenation coupling (CDC) involving ether α-C(sp3)–H to construct C–C bonds
- Hui Yu and
- Feng Xu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1259–1288, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.94
- -methylisochroman, 3-methoxyanisole). Mechanism experiments showed that the coupling of aromatic ring radicals with ether oxygen ions produced an intermediate radical cation, which achieves a catalytic cycle through the Cu center. Lee et al. disclosed TBHP as an oxidant and Pd(OAc)2/Cu(OTf)2 as the catalyst to
- ) process, the carbocation intermediate B is generated, which is attacked by a nucleophile to afford the target product. Further, C–H bonds in the ortho-position of a heteroatom are activated through a SET pathway generating a radical cation C, which is easily deprotonated by an oxidant to generate a
Graphical Abstract
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.
Exploring the role of halogen bonding in iodonium ylides: insights into unexpected reactivity and reaction control
- Carlee A. Montgomery and
- Graham K. Murphy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1171–1190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.86
- proposed that electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex 36 was initially formed between 32 and a sacrificial equivalent of 31, and that 36 underwent a SET to give radical anion 37 and radical cation 38 (Figure 8). While one equivalent of the ylide orchestrated a series of proton transfer (PT) and SET events
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Generic representation of halogen bonding.
Figure 2: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in monovalent iodine-containing compounds; and, qualitative mole...
Figure 3: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in hypervalent iodine-containing molecules; and, qualitative MEP...
Figure 4: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in iodonium ylides; and, qualitative MEP map of I-12 from −0.083...
Scheme 1: Outline of possible reaction pathways between iodonium ylides and Lewis basic nucleophiles (top); a...
Scheme 2: Metal-free cyclopropanations of iodonium ylides, either as intermolecular (a) or intramolecular pro...
Figure 5: Zwitterionic mechanism for intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium ylides (left); and, stepwise...
Scheme 3: Metal-free intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium ylides.
Figure 6: Concerted cycloaddition pathway for the metal-free, intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium yli...
Scheme 4: Reaction of ylide 6 with diphenylketene to form lactone 24 and 25.
Figure 7: Nucleophilic (top) and electrophilic (bottom) addition pathways proposed by Koser and Hadjiarapoglo...
Scheme 5: Indoline synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylide 31 and tertiary amines.
Scheme 6: N-Heterocycle synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylide 31 and secondary amines.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 33a from iodonium ylides and amines, involving an initial h...
Scheme 7: Indoline synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylides 39 and tertiary amines under blue light photocataly...
Scheme 8: Metal-free cycloproponation of iodonium ylides under blue LED irradiation. aUsing trans-β-methylsty...
Figure 9: Proposed mechanism of the cyclopropanation between iodonium ylides and alkenes under blue LED irrad...
Scheme 9: Formal C–H alkylation of iodonium ylides by nucleophilic heterocycles under blue LED irradiation.
Figure 10: Proposed mechanism of the formal C–H insertion of pyrrole under blue LED irradiation.
Scheme 10: X–H insertions between iodonium ylides and carboxylic acids, phenols and thiophenols.
Figure 11: Mechanistic proposal for the X–H insertion reactions of iodonium ylides.
Scheme 11: Radiofluorination of biphenyl using iodonium ylides 54a–e derived from various β-dicarbonyl auxilia...
Scheme 12: Radiofluorination of arenes using spirocycle-derived iodonium ylides 56.
Scheme 13: Radiofluorination of arenes using SPIAd-derived iodonium ylides 58.
Figure 12: Calculated reaction coordinate for the radiofluorination of iodonium ylide 60.
Scheme 14: Radiofluorination of iodonium ylides possessing various ortho- and para-substituents on the iodoare...
Figure 13: Difference in Gibbs activation energy for ortho- or para-anisyl derived iodonium ylides 63a and 63b....
Figure 14: Proposed equilibration of intermediates to transit between 64a (the initial adduct formed between 6...
Scheme 15: Comparison of 31 and ortho-methoxy iodonium ylide 39 in rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation and cycl...
Figure 15: X-ray crystal structure of dimeric 39 [6], (CCDC# 893474) [143,144].
Scheme 16: Enaminone synthesis using diazonium and iodonium ylides.
Figure 16: Transition state calculations for enaminone synthesis from iodonium ylides and thioamides.
Scheme 17: The reaction between ylides 73a–f and N-methylpyrrole under 365 nm UV irradiation.
Figure 17: Crystal structures of 76c (top) and 76e (bottom) [101], (CCDC# 2104180 & 2104181) [143,144].
Selective and scalable oxygenation of heteroatoms using the elements of nature: air, water, and light
- Damiano Diprima,
- Hannes Gemoets,
- Stefano Bonciolini and
- Koen Van Aken
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1146–1154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.82
- originates from water. In this tentative mechanism, the sulfide I forms with water and oxygen a photoactive complex II which is excited at 365 nm towards III. Via single-electron transfer both a radical cation IV and the superoxide V are generated. Subsequently, the sulfide radical cation IV undergoes a
Graphical Abstract
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.
Photoredox catalysis harvesting multiple photon or electrochemical energies
- Mattia Lepori,
- Simon Schmid and
- Joshua P. Barham
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1055–1145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.81
- radical anion or radical cation. As a semi-stable, higher energy ground-state entity, this can accumulate in sufficient concentration under the reaction conditions to absorb another photon and thereby generate a super-reducing or super-oxidizing excited state (Figure 2 left). In addition to ‘radical ion
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Oxidative and reductive activations of organic compounds harvesting photoredox catalysis.
Figure 2: General catalytic cycles of radical ion conPET (left) and radical ion e-PRC (right).
Figure 3: “Beginner’s guide”: comparison between advantages, capacities, and prospectives of conPET and PEC.
Figure 4: A) conPET reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides with PDI. B) Reductive C–H arylation with pyrrol...
Figure 5: A) Chromoselective mono- and disubstitution or polybrominated pyrimidines with pyrroles. B) Sequent...
Figure 6: A) Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines. B) Synthesis of ullazines.
Figure 7: A) Reductive phosphorylation of aryl halides via conPET. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 8: A) Reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides via conPET and selected examples from the substrate sco...
Figure 9: A) Reductive C–H arylation of aryl halides via conPET (top) and selected examples from the substrat...
Figure 10: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the su...
Figure 11: A) Reductive hydrodechlorination of aryl chlorides with 4-DPAIPN. B) Proposed formation of CO2•−. C...
Figure 12: A) Reductive conPET borylation with 3CzEPAIPN (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope ...
Figure 13: Scale-up of conPET phosphorylation with 3CzEPAIPN.
Figure 14: A) Borylation of 1d. B) Characteristics and structure of PC1 with green and red parts showing the l...
Figure 15: A) Reductive C–H arylation scope with polysulfide conPET (top) and selected examples from the subst...
Figure 16: Scale-up of A) C–H arylation and B) dehaloborylation with polysulfide photocatalysis in continuous-...
Figure 17: A) Formation of [Ir1]0 and [Ir2]0 upon PET between [Ir1]+ and Et3N. B) Mechanism of multi-photon ta...
Figure 18: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides via multi-photon tandem photocatalysis. B) Selecte...
Figure 19: A) Carbonylative amidation of aryl halides in continuous flow. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 20: A) General scheme for reductive (RQ) and oxidative quenching (OQ) protocols using [FeIII(btz)3](PF6)...
Figure 21: A) Carbonylative amidation of alkyl iodides with [IrIII(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6. B) Selected examples fro...
Figure 22: A) Carboxylative C–N bond cleavage in cyclic amines. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope....
Figure 23: A) Formal reduction of alkenes to alkanes via transfer hydrogenation. B) Selected examples from the...
Figure 24: A) Birch-type reduction of benzenes with PMP-BPI. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope (sc...
Figure 25: Proposed mechanism of the OH− mediated conPET Birch-type reduction of benzene via generation of sol...
Figure 26: Reductive detosylation of N-tosylated amides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 27: A) Reductive detosylation of N-tosyl amides by dual PRC. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 28: A) Mechanism of the dual PRC based on PET between [Cu(dap)2]+ and DCA. B) Mechanism of the dual PRC...
Figure 29: A) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides with anthracene. B) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides rely...
Figure 30: A) Pentafluorosulfanylation and fluoride elimination. B) Mechanism of the pentafluorosulfanylation ...
Figure 31: A) α-Alkoxypentafluorosulfanylation (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope (bottom). ...
Figure 32: A) Oxidative amination of arenes with azoles catalyzed by N-Ph PTZ. B) Selected examples from the s...
Figure 33: A) C(sp3)–H bond activation by HAT via chloride oxidation by *N-Ph PTZ•+. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Figure 34: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H azolation of electron-rich arenes with pyrazoles using Mes-Acr+ as a photoca...
Figure 35: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated phot...
Figure 36: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TPA as an electro-activated photo...
Figure 37: Proposed mechanism (top) and mode of preassembly (bottom).
Figure 38: A) Possible preassemblies of reactive (left) vs unreactive (right) arenes. B) Calculated spin densi...
Figure 39: A) Recycling e-PRC C(sp2 )–H acetoxylation of arenes using DDQ as a photocatalyst. B) Proposed cata...
Figure 40: Gram scale hydroxylation of benzene in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 41: A) Radical ion e-PRC vicinal diamination of alkylarenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocat...
Figure 42: A) Sequential oxygenation of multiple adjacent C–H bonds under radical ion e-PRC using TAC+ as an e...
Figure 43: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds using ADQS as photocatalyst. B)...
Figure 44: Proposed tandem mechanism by Xu and co-workers.
Figure 45: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC decarboxylative cyanation using Cu(acac)2, Ce(OTf)3 and a box l...
Figure 46: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC benzylic cyanation using Cu(MeCN)4BF4, box ligand and anthraqui...
Figure 47: A) Radical ion e-PRC acetoxyhydroxylation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photoc...
Figure 48: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 49: Photoelectrochemical acetoxyhydroxylation in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 50: A) Radical ion e-PRC aminooxygenation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocatal...
Figure 51: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with organic trifluoroborates using Mes-Acr+ as p...
Figure 52: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using CeCl3·7H2O as catalyst. B) ...
Figure 53: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2·6H2O as cata...
Figure 54: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with alkyl oxalates and 4CzIPN as photocatalyst. ...
Figure 55: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H carbamoylation of heteroarenes using 4CzIPN as photocatalyst...
Figure 56: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated hydrocarbon activation via the chlorine radical. B) Proposed m...
Figure 57: A) Selected examples from the substrate scope. B) Gram and decagram scale semi-continuous flow PEC ...
Figure 58: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated dehydrogenative coupling of benzothiazoles with aliphatic C–H ...
Figure 59: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT activation of ethers using electro-activated TAC+ as photocatalyst. B) ...
Figure 60: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 61: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated synthesis of alkylated benzimidazo-fused isoquinolinones using...
Figure 62: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical cerium-catalyzed oxydichlorination of alkynes using CeCl3 as cata...
Figure 63: Proposed decoupled photoelectrochemical mechanism.
Figure 64: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical ring-opening bromination of tertiary cycloalkanols using MgBr2 as...
Figure 65: A) Recycling e-PRC ring-opening functionalization of cycloalkanols using CeCl3 as catalyst. B) Prop...
Figure 66: Selected examples from the substrate scope of the PEC ring-opening functionalization.
Figure 67: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of chloro- and bromoarenes using DCA as catalyst and various accepto...
Figure 68: A) Screening of different phthalimide derivatives as catalyst for the e-PRC reduction of aryl halid...
Figure 69: Screening of different organic catalysts for the e-PRC reduction of trialkylanilium salts.
Figure 70: A) e-PRC reduction of phosphonated phenols and anilinium salts. B) Selected examples from the subst...
Figure 71: A) ConPET and e-PRC reduction of 4-bromobenzonitrile using a naphthalene diimide (NDI) precatalyst ...
Figure 72: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of phosphinated aliphatic alcohols with n-BuO-NpMI as catalyst. B) C...
Figure 73: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 74: A) Recycling e-PRC reductive dimerization of benzylic chlorides using a [Cu2] catalyst. B) Proposed...
Figure 75: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical C–H alkylation of heteroarenes through deamination of Katritzky s...
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism by Chen and co-workers.
