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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 490–499, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.36
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Figure 1: a) Structural similarity of N-acetyl diazocine 1 with known 17βHSD3-inhibitor tetrahydrodibenzazoci...
Figure 2: The halogen-substituted N-acetyl diazocines 2–4 were used as the starting compounds for further der...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of amino-N-acetyl diazocine by deprotection of the carbamate.
Scheme 2: Reaction conditions for the attempted Ullmann-type reaction with sodium azide.
Scheme 3: Reaction conditions for the palladium-catalyzed introduction of a nitrile functionality.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 286–295, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.21
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Scheme 1: Reaction of arylamines and MBH carbonates of isatins. Reaction conditions: MBH carbonate of isatin ...
Scheme 2: Reaction of arylamines and MBH maleimides of isatins. Reaction conditions: MBH maleimide of isatin ...
Figure 1: Single crystal structure of compound 5a.
Figure 2: Single crystal structure of compound 5j.
Scheme 3: Reactions of MBH carbonates of isatins and triphenylphosphine. Reaction conditions: MBH carbonate o...
Figure 3: Single crystal structure of compound 6e.
Figure 4: Single crystal structure of compound 7a.
Figure 5: Single crystal structure of compound 8a.
Scheme 4: Proposed reaction mechanism for the various compounds.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 10–38, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.3
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Figure 1: A high-level representation of the workflow and framework used for the optimization of organic reac...
Figure 2: (a) Photograph showing a Chemspeed HTE platform using 96-well reaction blocks. (b) Mobile robot equ...
Figure 3: (a) Description of a slug flow platform developed using segments of gas as separation medium for hi...
Figure 4: Schematic representation (a) and photograph (b) of the flow parallel synthesizer intelligently desi...
Figure 5: (a) Schematic representation of an ASFR for obtaining an optimal solution with minimal human interv...
Figure 6: (a) A modular flow platform developed for a wider variety of chemical syntheses. (b) Various catego...
Figure 7: Implementation of four complementary PATs into the optimization process of a three-step synthesis.
Figure 8: Overlay of several Raman spectra of a single condition featuring the styrene vinyl region (a) and t...
Figure 9: (a) Schematic description of the process of chemical reaction optimization through ML methods. (b) ...
Figure 10: (a) Comparison between a standard GP (single-task) and a multitask GP. Training an auxiliary task u...
Figure 11: Comparison of the reaction yield between optimizations campaign where the catalyst ligand selection...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1–7, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.1
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Figure 1: Structures of compounds 1–3 and the polycyclic skeleton of 1 as mapped on a carbon schwarzite unit ...
Scheme 1: a) Synthesis of 1; b) reactions of 1; c) synthesis of 3.
Figure 2: (a) Structures of 1 in the colorless crystal; (b) structures of (P,M,P)-1 in the yellow crystal. (C...
Figure 3: Structure of (M,P,M)-3 in the crystal of 3·CH2Cl2 (carbon and oxygen atoms are shown as grey and re...
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectrum (black line) and emission spectrum (blue line, excited at 400 nm) of com...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3256–3262, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.269
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Figure 1: Structures of multiply fused heterocyclic compounds composed of pyridine rings.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of C–H arylation precursors 1a–c.
Scheme 2: Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular direct arylation for synthesizing 8a and 8b and the X-ray crysta...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2891–2920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.243
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Figure 1: Various structures of iodonium salts.
Scheme 1: Αrylation of α-fluoroacetoacetamides 5 to α-aryl-α-fluoroacetoacetamides 7 and α-fluoroacetamides 8...
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the arylation of α-fluoroacetoacetamides 5 to α-aryl-α-fluoroacetoacetamides ...
Scheme 3: α-Arylation of α-nitro- and α-cyano derivatives of α-fluoroacetamides 9 employing unsymmetrical DAI...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of α,α-difluoroketones 13 by reacting α,α-difluoro-β-keto acid esters 11 with aryl(TMP)io...
Scheme 5: Coupling reaction of arynes generated by iodonium salts 6 and arynophiles 14 for the synthesis of t...
Scheme 6: Metal-free arylation of quinoxalines 17 and quinoxalinones 19 with DAISs 16.
Scheme 7: Transition-metal-free, C–C cross-coupling of 2-naphthols 21 to 1-arylnapthalen-2-ols 22 employing d...
Scheme 8: Arylation of vinyl pinacol boronates 23 to trans-arylvinylboronates 24 in presence of hypervalent i...
Scheme 9: Light-induced selective arylation at C2 of quinoline N-oxides 25 and pyridine N-oxides 28 in the pr...
Scheme 10: Plaussible mechanism for the light-induced selective arylation of N-heterobiaryls.
Scheme 11: Photoinduced arylation of heterocycles 31 with the help of diaryliodonium salts 16 activated throug...
Scheme 12: Arylation of MBH acetates 33 with DIPEA and DAIRs 16.
Scheme 13: Aryl sulfonylation of MBH acetates 33 with DABSO and diphenyliodonium triflates 16.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of oxindoles 37 from N-arylacrylamides 36 and diaryliodonium salts 26.
Scheme 15: Mechanically induced N-arylation of amines 38 using diaryliodonium salts 16.
Scheme 16: o-Fluorinated diaryliodonium salts 40-mediated diarylation of amines 38.
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the diarylation of amines 38 using o-fluorinated diaryliodonium salts 40.
Scheme 18: Ring-opening difunctionalization of aliphatic cyclic amines 41.
Scheme 19: N-Arylation of amino acid esters 44 using hypervalent iodonium salts 45.
Scheme 20: Regioselective N-arylation of triazole derivatives 47 by hypervalent iodonium salts 48.
Scheme 21: Regioselective N-arylation of tetrazole derivatives 50 by hypervalent iodonium salt 51.
Scheme 22: Selective arylation at nitrogen and oxygen of pyridin-2-ones 53 by iodonium salts 16 depending on t...
Scheme 23: N-Arylation using oxygen-bridged acyclic diaryliodonium salt 56.
Scheme 24: The successive C(sp2)–C(sp2)/O–C(sp2) bond formation of naphthols 58.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of diarylethers 62 via in situ generation of hypervalent iodine salts.
Scheme 26: O-Arylated galactosides 64 by reacting protected galactosides 63 with hypervalent iodine salts 16 i...
Scheme 27: Esterification of naproxen methyl ester 65 via formation and reaction of naproxen-containing diaryl...
Scheme 28: Etherification and esterification products 72 through gemfibrozil methyl ester-derived diaryliodoni...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of iodine containing meta-substituted biaryl ethers 74 by reacting phenols 61 and cyclic ...
Scheme 30: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of meta-functionalized biaryl ethers 74.
Scheme 31: Intramolecular aryl migration of trifluoromethane sulfonate-substituted diaryliodonium salts 75.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of diaryl ethers 80 via site-selective aryl migration.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of O-arylated N-alkoxybenzamides 83 using aryl(trimethoxyphenyl)iodonium salts 82.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of aryl sulfides 85 from thiols 84 using diaryliodonium salts 16 in basic conditions.
Scheme 35: Base-promoted synthesis of diarylsulfoxides 87 via arylation of general sulfinates 86.
Scheme 36: Plausible mechanism for the arylation of sulfinates 86 via sulfenates A to give diaryl sulfoxides 87...
Scheme 37: S-Arylation reactions of aryl or heterocyclic thiols 88.
Scheme 38: Site-selective S-arylation reactions of cysteine thiol groups in 91 and 94 in the presence of diary...
Scheme 39: The selective S-arylation of sulfenamides 97 using diphenyliodonium salts 98.
Scheme 40: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of sulfilimines 99.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of S-arylxanthates 102 by reacting DAIS 101 with potassium alkyl xanthates 100.
Figure 2: Structured of the 8-membered and 4-membered heterotetramer I and II.
Scheme 42: S-Arylation by diaryliodonium cations 103 using KSCN (104) as a sulfur source.
Scheme 43: S-Arylation of phosphorothioate diesters 107 through the utilization of diaryliodonium salts 108.
Scheme 44: Transfer of the aryl group from the hypervalent iodonium salt 108 to phosphorothioate diester 107.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of diarylselenides 118 via diarylation of selenocyanate 115.
Scheme 46: Light-promoted arylation of tertiary phosphines 119 to quaternary phosphonium salts 121 using diary...
Scheme 47: Arylation of aminophosphorus substrate 122 to synthesize phosphine oxides 123 using aryl(mesityl)io...
Scheme 48: Reaction of diphenyliodonium triflate (16) with DMSO (124) via thia-Sommelet–Hauser rearrangement.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of biaryl compounds 132 by reacting diaryliodonium salts 131 with arylhydroxylamines 130 ...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of substituted indazoles 134 and 135 from N-hydroxyindazoles 133.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2691–2703, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.226
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of monofluoroalkenes using fluorine-containing building blocks.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2644–2654, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.222
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Figure 1: Total ion chromatogram of an extract of the scent gland of a Mangshan pit viper. Compounds A–F are ...
Figure 2: Mass spectra of compounds A–F show characteristic similarities with m/z 141 and ions of the series m...
Figure 3: Structural proposals for compounds A–F.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of methyl 4,6-dimethyldodec-5-enoate (6). ACN: acetonitrile.
Figure 4: Mass spectrum of synthetic methyl (E)-4,6-dimethyldodec-5-enoate (E-6), identical with compound D.
Figure 5: Mass spectrum of cyclo(valyl-proline).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214
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Figure 1: Classification of LSF reactions in this review.
Scheme 1: C(sp2)–H trifluoromethylation of heteroarenes.
Scheme 2: C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H alkylation of complex molecules.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical oxidation-induced intermolecular aromatic C–H sulfonamidation.
Scheme 4: Bioconjugation of tyrosine with (a) phenothiazine and (b) urazole derivatives.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical iodoamination of indoles using unactivated amines.
Scheme 6: Allylic C(sp3)–H aminations with sulfonamides.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Site-selective electrooxidation of methylarenes to aromatic acetals.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical activation of C–H by electron-deficient W2C nanocrystals.
Scheme 10: α-Acyloxy sulfide preparation via C–H/OH cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 11: Aromatic C–H-bond thiolation.
Scheme 12: C(sp2)–H functionalization for the installation of sulfonamide groups.
Scheme 13: Preparation of (hetero)aryl chlorides and vinyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethane. aCu(OAc)2 (0.05 e...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical dual-oxidation enables access to α-chlorosulfoxides.
Scheme 15: Regio- and chemoselective formyloxylation–bromination/chlorination/trifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 16: Aziridine formation by coupling amines and alkenes.
Scheme 17: Formation of iminosulfide ethers via difunctionalization of an isocyanide.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-difunctionalized molecules via C–C-bond cleavage of arylcyclopropane.
Scheme 19: Electrooxidative amino- and oxyselenation of alkenes. VBImBr = 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide.
Scheme 20: Electrooxidative dehydrogenative [4 + 2] annulation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical cyclization combined with alkoxylation of triticonazole.
Scheme 22: Electrochemically tuned oxidative [4 + 2] annulation of olefins with hydroxamic acids.
Scheme 23: Electrosynthesis of indole derivatives via cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 24: Allylic C–H oxidation of mono-, di-, and sesquiterpenes.
Scheme 25: Oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 26: Fluorination of C(sp3)–H bonds. rAP = rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 27: C(sp3)–H α-cyanation of secondary piperidines.
Scheme 28: Selective electrochemical hydrolysis of hydrosilanes to silanols.
Scheme 29: Organocatalytic electrochemical amination of benzylic C–H bonds.
Scheme 30: Iodide ion-initiated anodic oxidation reactions.
Scheme 31: Mn(III/IV) electro-catalyzed C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 32: Tailored cobalt–salen complexes enable electrocatalytic intramolecular allylic C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 33: Cobalt–salen complexes-induced electrochemical (cyclo)additions.
Scheme 34: Electrochemical 1,2-diarylation of alkenes enabled by direct dual C–H functionalization of electron...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-electrocatalyzed atroposelective C–H annulation.
Scheme 36: Nickel-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H alkoxylation with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 37: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical enantioselective amination.
Scheme 38: Ruthenium-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H mono- and diacetoxylation.
Scheme 39: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed aryl-C–H phosphorylation enabled by anodic oxidation-induced reductive elimi...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric Lewis-acid catalysis for the synthesis of non-racemic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 41: Electrochemical enantioselective C(sp3)–H alkenylation.
Scheme 42: Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling.
Scheme 43: Ir-electrocatalyzed vinylic C(sp2)–H activation for the annulation between acrylic acids and alkyne...
Scheme 44: Electrochemical gold-catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp) coupling of alkynes and arylhydrazines.
Scheme 45: Photoelectrochemical alkylation of C–H heteroarenes using organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 46: Mn-catalyzed photoelectro C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 47: Photoelectrochemical undirected C–H trifluoromethylations of (Het)arenes.
Scheme 48: Photoelectrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling of heteroarenes with aliphatic C–H bonds.
Scheme 49: C–H amination via photoelectrochemical Ritter-type reaction.
Scheme 50: Photoelectrochemical multiple oxygenation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 51: Accelerated C(sp3)–H heteroarylations by the f-EPC system.
Scheme 52: Photoelectrochemical cross-coupling of amines.
Scheme 53: Birch electroreduction of arenes. GSW = galvanized steel wire.
Scheme 54: Electroreductive deuterations.
Scheme 55: Chemoselective electrosynthesis using rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 56: Electroreductive olefin–ketone coupling.
Scheme 57: Electroreductive approach to radical silylation.
Scheme 58: Electrochemical borylation of alkyl halides. CC = carbon close.
Scheme 59: Radical fluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Scheme 60: Electrochemical defluorinative hydrogenation/carboxylation.
Scheme 61: Electrochemical decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 62: Electrochemical decarboxylative Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling.
Scheme 63: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive relay cross-coupling.
Scheme 64: Electrochemical chemo- and regioselective difunctionalization of 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 65: Electrocatalytic doubly decarboxylative crosscoupling.
Scheme 66: Electrocatalytic decarboxylative crosscoupling with aryl halides.
Scheme 67: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive coupling of halides.
Scheme 68: Nickel-electrocatalyzed enantioselective carboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 69: Reductive electrophotocatalysis for borylation.
Scheme 70: Electromediated photoredox catalysis for selective C(sp3)–O cleavages of phosphinated alcohols to c...
Scheme 71: Stereoselective electro-2-deoxyglycosylation from glycals. MFE = methyl nonafluorobutyl ether.
Scheme 72: Electrochemical peptide modifications.
Scheme 73: Electrochemical α-deuteration of amides.
Scheme 74: Electrochemical synthesis of gem-diselenides.
Scheme 75: Site-selective electrochemical aromatic C–H amination.
Scheme 76: Electrochemical coupling of heteroarenes with heteroaryl phosphonium salts.
Scheme 77: Redox-neutral strategy for the dehydroxyarylation reaction.
Scheme 78: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–C(sp2) cross-coupling of benzyl trifluoroborate and halides....
Scheme 79: Paired electrocatalysis for C(sp3)–C(sp2) coupling.
Scheme 80: Redox-neutral strategy for amination of aryl bromides.
Scheme 81: Redox-neutral cross-coupling of aryl halides with weak N-nucleophiles. aProtocol with (+) RVC | RVC...
Scheme 82: Nickel-catalyzed N-arylation of NH-sulfoximines with aryl halides.
Scheme 83: Esterification of carboxylic acids with aryl halides.
Scheme 84: Electrochemically promoted nickel-catalyzed carbon–sulfur-bond formation. GFE = graphite felt elect...
Scheme 85: Electrochemical deoxygenative thiolation by Ni-catalysis. GFE = graphite felt electrode; NFE = nick...
Scheme 86: Electrochemical coupling of peptides with aryl halides.
Scheme 87: Paired electrolysis for the phosphorylation of aryl halides. GFE = graphite felt electrode, FNE = f...
Scheme 88: Redox-neutral alkoxyhalogenation of alkenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2349–2377, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.201
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Scheme 1: The position of homoallylic amines in the landscape of alkaloid and nitrogen compounds syntheses.
Scheme 2: 3,3’-Diaryl-BINOL-catalysed asymmetric organocatalytic allylation of acylimines [24].
Scheme 3: Aminophenol-catalysed reaction between N-phosphinoylimines and pinacol allylboronic ester. Imine sc...
Scheme 4: Asymmetric geranylation and prenylation of indoles catalysed by (R)- or (S)-3,3’-dibromo-BINOL [25]. aA...
Scheme 5: (R)-3,3’-Di(3,5-di(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-BINOL-catalysed asymmetric geranylation and prenylation o...
Scheme 6: Microwave-induced one-pot asymmetric allylation of in situ-formed arylimines, catalysed by (R)-3,3’...
Scheme 7: Microwave-induced one-pot asymmetric allylation of in situ-formed arylimines, catalysed by (R)-3,3’...
Scheme 8: Kinetic resolution of chiral secondary allylboronates [15,30].
Scheme 9: (E)-Stereospecific asymmetric α-trifluoromethylallylation of cyclic imines and hydrazones [31].
Scheme 10: Hosomi–Sakurai-type allylation of in situ-formed N-Fmoc aldimines [32].
Figure 1: Two different pathways for the Hosomi–Sakurai reaction of allyltrimethylsilane with N-Fmoc aldimine...
Scheme 11: Chiral squaramide-catalysed hydrogen bond-assisted chloride abstraction–allylation of N-carbamoyl α...
Figure 2: The pyrrolidine unit gem-methyl group conformational control in the squaramide-based catalyst [34].
Figure 3: The energetic difference between the transition states of the two proposed modes of the reaction (SN...
Scheme 12: One-pot preparation procedure for oxazaborolidinium ion (COBI) 63 [37].
Scheme 13: Chiral oxazaborolidinium ion (COBI)-catalysed allylation of N-(2-hydroxy)phenylimines with allyltri...
Scheme 14: The two-step N-(2-hydroxy)phenyl group deprotection procedure [37].
Scheme 15: Low-temperature (−40 °C) NMR experiments evidencing the reversible formation of the active COBI–imi...
Figure 4: Two computed reaction pathways for the COBI-catalysed Strecker reaction (TS1 identical to allylatio...
Scheme 16: Highly chemoselective and stereospecific synthesis of γ- and γ,δ-substituted homoallylic amines by ...
Scheme 17: Catalytic cycle for the three-component allylation with HBD/πAr–Ar catalyst [39].
Scheme 18: Reactivity of model electrophiles [39].
Scheme 19: HBD/πAr–Ar catalyst rational design and optimisation [39].
Scheme 20: Scope of the three-component HBD/πAr–Ar-catalysed reaction [39].
Scheme 21: Limitations of the HBD/πAr–Ar-catalysed reaction [39].
Scheme 22: Asymmetric chloride-directed dearomative allylation of in situ-generated N-acylquinolinium ions, ca...
Scheme 23: Chiral phosphoric acid-catalysed aza-Cope rearrangement of in situ-formed N-α,α’-diphenyl-(α’’-ally...
Scheme 24: Tandem (R)-VANOL-triborate-catalysed asymmetric aza-Cope rearrangement of in situ-formed aldimines ...
Scheme 25: (S)-TRIP-catalysed enantioconvergent aza-Cope rearrangement of β-formyl amides, substrate scope [43]. a...
Scheme 26: (S)-TRIP-catalysed enantioconvergent aza-Cope rearrangement of β-formyl amides 16–19, amide and all...
Scheme 27: Synthetic applications of homoallylic N-benzophenone imine products 131 [43].
Scheme 28: Chiral organocatalysed addition of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ketimines to isatin-derived Morita–Baylis–H...
Scheme 29: Chiral chinchona-derived amine-catalysed reaction between isatin-based Morita–Baylis–Hilman carbona...
Scheme 30: (R)-VAPOL-catalysed hydrogen atom transfer deracemisation [45].
Scheme 31: Chiral PA-catalysed [1,3]-rearrangement of ene-aldimines [46].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1988–2004, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.175
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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].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1940–1954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.170
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Figure 1: Indazole-containing bioactive molecules.
Figure 2: Tautomerism of indazole.
Scheme 1: NMR, NOE, and yield data of compounds 8 and 9.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of compounds P1 and P2.
Figure 3: DFT-calculated deprotonation of 6 with Cs2CO3 in implicit THF with the temperature of the calculati...
Figure 4: DFT-calculated Cs+-coordinated complexes with different enolate forms of 6(N-H) calculated as isola...
Figure 5: DFT-calculated reaction coordinate diagram for the reaction of 6 under conditions A. Concerning con...
Figure 6: DFT-calculated energy for the deprotonation of 6 by the DMAD anion.
Figure 7: DFT-calculations concerning a coordinated Mitsunobu reaction pathway.
Figure 8: Reaction coordinate diagram of 6(N-H) reacting under conditions B. All calculated energies in kcal/...
Figure 9: Reaction of 18 under conditions A and B (top), and proposed chelation/coordination pathways to acco...
Figure 10: DFT-calculated reaction coordinate diagram for the reaction of 18 under conditions A.
Figure 11: DFT-calculated reaction coordinate diagram for the reaction of 18 under conditions B. Ball-and-stic...
Scheme 3: Reaction of 21 under conditions A and B; amultiple purifications; bdetermined by LC–MS.
Figure 12: DFT-calculated transition-state structures and energies of 21 under conditions A (top) and conditio...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1758–1766, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.154
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Figure 1: Fused heterocycles containing the piperazine and diazepine core.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of benzodiazepinones 5 from anthranilic acid derivatives.
Scheme 2: Diastereoselective one-pot synthesis of benzodiazepinones 6.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis-1,4-benzodiazepines 7.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of benzodiazepinone 5c and pyrrolobenzodiazepinone 8 from anthranilic acid and 3-bromopro...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinones 9 from pyrrole and indole carboxylic acids.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinones 10 from N-phenylglicine.
Figure 2: X-ray diffraction structures of pyrrolopiperazinones 9a (left) and 10a (right). The thermal ellipso...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinone 11 using (S)-α-methylbenzylamine.
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism in the spontaneous cyclization of Ugi adducts obtained from arylglyoxals and dea...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinoquinazolines 13.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of piperazinoquinazoline 14.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of dipyrrolopiperazinones 12.
Figure 3: X-ray diffraction structure of dipyrrolopiperazinone 12c. The thermal ellipsoid plot (Olex2) is at ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1348–1375, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.119
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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.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1111–1166, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.98
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Scheme 1: General scheme of the borrowing hydrogen (BH) or hydrogen auto-transfer (HA) methodology.
Scheme 2: General scheme for C–N bond formation. A) Traditional cross-couplings with alkyl or aryl halides. B...
Figure 1: Manganese pre-catalysts used for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols.
Scheme 3: Manganese(I)-pincer complex Mn1 used for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols and methanol.
Scheme 4: N-Methylation of amines with methanol using Mn2.
Scheme 5: C–N-Bond formation with amines and methanol using PN3P-Mn complex Mn3 reported by Sortais et al. [36]. a...
Scheme 6: Base-assisted synthesis of amines and imines with Mn4. Reaction assisted by A) t-BuOK and B) t-BuON...
Scheme 7: Coupling of alcohols and hydrazine via the HB approach reported by Milstein et al. [38]. aReaction time...
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the coupling of alcohols and hydrazine catalyzed by Mn5.
Scheme 9: Phosphine-free manganese catalyst for N-alkylation of amines with alcohols reported by Balaraman an...
Scheme 10: N-Alkylation of sulfonamides with alcohols.
Scheme 11: Mn–NHC catalyst Mn6 applied for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols. a3 mol % of Mn6 were used....
Scheme 12: N-Alkylation of amines with primary and secondary alcohols. a80 °C, b100 °C.
Scheme 13: Manganese(III)-porphyrin catalyst for synthesis of tertiary amines.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the alcohol dehydrogenation with Mn(III)-porphyrin complex Mn7.
Scheme 15: N-Methylation of nitroarenes with methanol using catalyst Mn3.
Scheme 16: Mechanism of manganese-catalyzed methylation of nitroarenes using Mn3 as the catalyst.
Scheme 17: Bidentate manganese complex Mn8 applied for the N-alkylation of primary anilines with alcohols. aOn...
Scheme 18: N-Alkylation of amines with alcohols in the presence of manganese salts and triphenylphosphine as t...
Scheme 19: N-Alkylation of diazo compounds with alcohols using catalyst Mn9.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for the amination of alcohols with diazo compounds catalyzed by catalyst Mn9.
Scheme 21: Mn1 complex-catalyzed synthesis of polyethyleneimine from ethylene glycol and ethylenediamine.
Scheme 22: Bis-triazolylidene-manganese complex Mn10 for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols.
Figure 2: Manganese complexes applied for C-alkylation reactions of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 23: General scheme for the C–C bond formation with alcohols and ketones.
Scheme 24: Mn1 complex-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols.
Scheme 25: Mechanism for the Mn1-catalyzed alkylation of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 26: Phosphine-free in situ-generated manganese catalyst for the α-alkylation of ketones with primary al...
Scheme 27: Plausible mechanism for the Mn-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 28: α-Alkylation of esters, ketones, and amides using alcohols catalyzed by Mn11.
Scheme 29: Mono- and dialkylation of methylene ketones with primary alcohols using the Mn(acac)2/1,10-phenanth...
Scheme 30: Methylation of ketones with methanol and deuterated methanol.
Scheme 31: Methylation of ketones and esters with methanol. a50 mol % of t-BuOK were used, bCD3OD was used ins...
Scheme 32: Alkylation of ketones and secondary alcohols with primary alcohols using Mn4.
Scheme 33: Bidentate manganese-NHC complex Mn6 applied for the synthesis of alkylated ketones using alcohols.
Scheme 34: Mn1-catalyzed synthesis of substituted cycloalkanes by coupling diols and secondary alcohols or ket...
Scheme 35: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of cycloalkanes via BH method.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of various cycloalkanes from methyl ketones and diols catalyze by Mn13. aReaction time wa...
Scheme 37: N,N-Amine–manganese complex (Mn13)-catalyzed alkylation of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 38: Naphthyridine‑N‑oxide manganese complex Mn14 applied for the alkylation of ketones with alcohols. a...
Scheme 39: Proposed mechanism of the naphthyridine‑N‑oxide manganese complex (Mn14)-catalyzed alkylation of ke...
Scheme 40: α-Methylation of ketones and indoles with methanol using Mn15.
Scheme 41: α-Alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols using Mn16. aNMR yield.
Figure 3: Manganese complexes used for coupling of secondary and primary alcohols.
Scheme 42: Alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols catalyzed by phosphine-free catalyst Mn17. a...
Scheme 43: PNN-Manganese complex Mn18 for the alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols.
Scheme 44: Mechanism for the Mn-pincer catalyzed C-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols.
Scheme 45: Upgrading of ethanol with methanol for isobutanol production.
Scheme 46: Mn-Pincer catalyst Mn19 applied for the β-methylation of alcohols with methanol. a2.0 mol % of Mn19...
Scheme 47: Functionalized ketones from primary and secondary alcohols catalyzed by Mn20. aMn20 (5 mol %), NaOH...
Scheme 48: Synthesis of γ-disubstituted alcohols and β-disubstituted ketones through Mn9-catalyzed coupling of...
Scheme 49: Proposed mechanism for the Mn9-catalyzed synthesis of γ-disubstituted alcohols and β-disubstituted ...
Scheme 50: Dehydrogenative coupling of ethylene glycol and primary alcohols catalyzed by Mn4.
Scheme 51: Mn18-cataylzed C-alkylation of unactivated esters and amides with alcohols.
Scheme 52: Alkylation of amides and esters using Mn21.
Scheme 53: α-Alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols using in situ-generated manganese catalyst.
Scheme 54: Proposed mechanism for the α-alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols.
Scheme 55: Mn9-catalyzed α-alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols. a1,4-Dioxane was used as solvent, 24 ...
Figure 4: Manganese complexes used for alkylation of heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 56: Aminomethylation of aromatic compounds with secondary amines and methanol catalyzed by Mn22.
Scheme 57: Regioselective alkylation of indolines with alcohols catalyzed by Mn9. aMn9 (4 mol %), 48 h.
Scheme 58: Proposed mechanism for the C- and N-alkylation of indolines with alcohols.
Scheme 59: C-Alkylation of methyl N-heteroarenes with primary alcohols catalyzed by Mn1. aTime was 60 h.
Scheme 60: C-Alkylation of oxindoles with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 61: Plausible mechanism for the Mn23-catalyzed C-alkylation of oxindoles with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of C-3-alkylated products by coupling alcohols with indoles and aminoalcohols.
Scheme 63: C3-Alkylation of indoles using Mn1.
Scheme 64: C-Methylation of indoles with Mn15 and methanol.
Scheme 65: α-Alkylation of 2-oxindoles with primary and secondary alcohols catalyzed by Mn25. aReaction carrie...
Scheme 66: Dehydrogenative alkylation of indolines with Mn1. aMn1 (5.0 mol %) was used.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methane derivatives from indoles and alcohols catalyzed by Mn26. aMn26 (5....
Scheme 68: One-pot synthesis of pyrimidines via BH.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of pyrroles from alcohols and aminoalcohols using Mn4.
Scheme 70: Synthesis of pyrroles via multicomponent reaction catalyzed by Mn12.
Scheme 71: Friedländer quinoline synthesis using an in situ-generated phosphine-free manganese catalyst.
Scheme 72: Quinoline synthesis using bis-N-heterocyclic carbene-manganese catalyst Mn6.
Scheme 73: Quinoline synthesis using manganese(III)-porphyrin catalyst Mn7.
Scheme 74: Manganese-catalyzed tetrahydroquinoline synthesis via borrowing BH.
Scheme 75: Proposed mechanism for the manganese-catalyzed tetrahydroquinoline synthesis.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of C3-alkylated indoles using Mn24.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of C-3-alkylated indoles using Mn1.
Scheme 78: C–C Bond formation by coupling of alcohols and ylides.
Scheme 79: C-Alkylation of fluorene with alcohols catalyzed by Mn24.
Scheme 80: Proposed mechanism for the C-alkylation of fluorene with alcohols catalyzed by Mn24.
Scheme 81: α-Alkylation of sulfones using Mn-PNN catalyst Mn28.
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Figure 1: Previous work on migration reactions in 6,8-dioxabicyclooctan-4-ols [18].
Scheme 1: Structures for 10a–c, preparation of 10d–f, and X-ray structure of 10e.
Scheme 2: Rearrangement reactions for 10a–f promoted by SOCl2.
Scheme 3: Reactions of allylic alcohols 15 and 18 with SOCl2.
Scheme 4: Appel reactions of dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-ols 10a,e,f and 15.
Scheme 5: Some transformations for the skeletal rearrangement products 11a and 12a and X-ray structure for 24....
Figure 2: Mechanism for the rearrangement of 10, and Newman projection and the X-ray structure of 10d project...
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Scheme 1: Comparison between Barton and NHPI ester radical precursors.
Scheme 2: Overview of the mechanisms and activation modes involved in radical generation from RAEs.
Scheme 3: Common mechanisms in photocatalysis.
Scheme 4: A) Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters mediated by a reductive quenching photocatalytic cycl...
Scheme 5: A) Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism involving an “off-cycle” red...
Scheme 6: Activation of NHPI esters through hydrogen-bonding in an oxidative quenching photocatalytic cycle.
Scheme 7: SET activation of RAE facilitated by a Lewis acid catalyst.
Scheme 8: PCET activation of NHPI esters in the context of a radical-redox annulation.
Scheme 9: Activation enabled by a strong excited-state reductant catalyst and its application in the dearomat...
Scheme 10: Proposed formation of an intramolecular charge-transfer complex in the synthesis of (spiro)anellate...
Scheme 11: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between enamides and NHPI esters enabled by a chiral phospha...
Scheme 12: Activation of NHPI ester through the formation of photoactive EDA-complexes.
Scheme 13: A) EDA complex-mediated radical hydroalkylation reactions of NHPI esters. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Scheme 14: Proposed radical chain mechanism initiated by EDA-complex formation.
Scheme 15: A) Photoinduced decarboxylative borylation. B) Proposed radical chain mechanism.
Scheme 16: A) Activation of NHPI esters mediated by PPh3/NaI. B) Proposed catalytic cycle involving EDA-comple...
Scheme 17: A) Radical generation facilitated by EDA complex formation between PTH1 catalyst and NHPI esters. B...
Scheme 18: Proposed catalytic cycle for the difunctionalization of styrenes.
Scheme 19: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between NHPI esters and Cs2CO3 enables decarboxylative amina...
Scheme 20: 3-Acetoxyquinuclidine as catalytic donor in the activation of TCNHPI esters.
Scheme 21: A) Photoinduced Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative amination. B) Proposed catalytic cycle. C) Radical clo...
Scheme 22: A) Photoinduced Pd-catalyzed aminoalkylation of 1,4-dienes. B) Proposed catalytic cycle.
Scheme 23: A) TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometallic reagents. B) Representat...
Scheme 24: Synthetic applications of the TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometall...
Scheme 25: A) Ni-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters. B) Representative catalytic cycle.
Scheme 26: A) Synthetic applications of decarboxylative cross-electrophile couplings. B) Decarboxylative aryla...
Scheme 27: A) Activation of tetrachlorophthalimide redox-active esters enabled by a low-valency Bi complex. B)...
Scheme 28: Activation of NHPI esters mediated by Zn0 applied in a Z-selective alkenylation reaction.
Scheme 29: A) Activation of NHPI esters enabled by a pyridine-boryl radical species applied to the decarboxyla...
Scheme 30: A) Decarboxylative coupling of RAE and aldehydes enabled by NHC-catalyzed radical relay. B) Propose...
Scheme 31: A) Decarboxylative C(sp3)–heteroatom coupling reaction of NHPI esters under NHC catalysis B) The NH...
Scheme 32: A) Electrochemical Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 33: Electrochemical Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI-esters.
Scheme 34: Ni-electrocatalytic cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters with aryl iodides.
Scheme 35: A) Decarboxylative arylation of NHPI esters under Ag-Ni electrocatalysis B) Formation of AgNP on th...
Scheme 36: Synthetic applications of decarboxylative couplings of NHPI esters under Ni-electrocatalysis.
Scheme 37: Examples of natural product syntheses in which RAEs were used in key C–C bond forming reactions.
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Figure 1: Biologically active dibenzodiazepinones.
Scheme 1: Different synthetic routes to DBDAPs (a–c), including our novel approach (d).
Scheme 2: One-pot synthesis of 5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-11-ol (5).
Scheme 3: Scope of the Chan–Lam coupling between o-phenylenediamines and 2-bromophenylboronic acids (please n...
Scheme 4: Scope of the synthesis of DBDAPs. Please note that product 4g contained some unidentified impuritie...
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism.
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile-based TADF emitters.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of dicyanocarbazole 6. Reaction conditions: a) cyanoacetamide, piperidine, methanol, 40 °...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of dicyanocarbazoles 7–9. Reaction conditions: a) corresponding ethynyl arene, Pd(Ph3P)4 ...
Figure 2: Absorption (a, b) and PL (c, d) spectra of dilute toluene, THF, and chloroform solutions (10−5 M) a...
Figure 3: PL spectra (a) and PL decay curves (b) of air-equilibrated (as prepared) and deoxygenated toluene s...
Figure 4: Non-normalized (a) and normalized (b) PL spectra and PL decay curves (c) of the film of a 10 wt % m...
Figure 5: TGA (a) and DSC 2nd heating (b) curves of compounds 6–9.
Figure 6: CV curves of compounds 6–9.
Figure 7: Photoelectron emission spectra of the vacuum-deposited films of compounds 6–9 on glass substrates c...
Figure 8: The current transients (a) for electrons recorded at the different voltages for the vacuum-deposite...
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of DMB-TT-TPA (8).
Figure 1: Absorption and emission of DMB-TT-TPA (8) in THF. Figure 1 was adapted with permission of Institution of Ch...
Figure 2: (a) Current efficiency–luminance, (b) current efficiency–voltage, (c) luminance–voltage, and (d) cu...
Figure 3: (a) Power efficiency–luminance, (b) external quantum efficiency–luminescence, (c) electroluminescen...
Figure 4: Thermal gravimetric analyses (TGA) of DMB-TT-TPA (8).
Figure 5: HOMO and LUMO diagrams calculated at the B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) level of theory.
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Scheme 1: Photocatalytic decarboxylative transformations mediated by the NaI/PPh3 catalyst system.
Scheme 2: Proposed catalytic cycle of NaI/PPh3 photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 3: Decarboxylative alkenylation of redox-active esters by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 4: Decarboxylative alkenylation mediated by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 5: NaI-mediated photoinduced α-alkenylation of Katritzky salts 7.
Scheme 6: n-Bu4NI-mediated photoinduced decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the n-Bu4NI-mediated photoinduced decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 8: Photodecarboxylative alkylation of redox-active esters with diazirines.
Scheme 9: Photoinduced iodine-anion-catalyzed decarboxylative/deaminative C–H alkylation of enamides.
Scheme 10: Photocatalytic C–H alkylation of coumarins mediated by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 11: Photoredox alkylation of aldimines by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 12: Photoredox C–H alkylation employing ammonium iodide.
Scheme 13: NaI/PPh3/CuBr cooperative catalysis for photocatalytic C(sp3)–O/N cross-coupling reactions.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism of NaI/PPh3/CuBr cooperative catalysis for photocatalytic C(sp3)–O/N cross-coupl...
Scheme 15: Photocatalytic decarboxylative [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] annulation between enynals and γ,σ-unsaturated N-(ac...
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for the decarboxylative [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] annulation.
Scheme 17: Decarboxylative cascade annulation of alkenes/1,6-enynes with N-hydroxyphthalimide esters.
Scheme 18: Decarboxylative radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 19: NaI/PPh3-driven photocatalytic decarboxylative radical cascade alkylarylation.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism of the NaI/PPh3-driven photocatalytic decarboxylative radical cascade cyclizatio...
Scheme 21: Visible-light-promoted decarboxylative cyclization of vinylcycloalkanes.
Scheme 22: NaI/PPh3-mediated photochemical reduction and amination of nitroarenes.
Scheme 23: PPh3-catalyzed alkylative iododecarboxylation with LiI.
Scheme 24: Visible-light-triggered iodination facilitated by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
Scheme 25: Visible-light-induced photolysis of phosphonium iodide salts for monofluoromethylation.
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Figure 1: Functionalization of gem-difluoroalkenes with 1,3-dipoles and N-nucleophiles.
Figure 2: Substrate scope. Reaction conditions: 1 (1 equiv), 2 (1.5 equiv) 0.4 equiv of LiHMDS (1 M in THF), ...
Figure 3: Time course profile monitored by 19F NMR spectroscopy.
Figure 4: NOESY of 4e confirming the regiochemistry of the product.
Figure 5: Proposed mechanism.
Figure 6: Scale-up experiment.
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Figure 1: Chemical structure of some natural ether lipids (ELs).
Figure 2: Synthesis of lyso-PAF and PAF from 1-O-alkylglycerol [64].
Figure 3: Synthesis of lyso-PAF from 1,3-benzylideneglycerol 3.1 [69].
Figure 4: A) Synthesis of the two enantiomers of octadecylglycerol (4.6 and 4.10) from ᴅ-mannitol (4.1); B) s...
Figure 5: Four-step synthesis of PAF 5.6 from (S)-glycidol [73].
Figure 6: Synthesis of 1-O-alkylglycerol A) from solketal, B) from ᴅ- or ʟ-tartaric acid and the intermediate ...
Figure 7: Synthesis of EL building blocks starting from substituted glycidol 7.1a–c [82].
Figure 8: Synthesis of PAF 8.5 by using phosphoramidite 8.2 [86].
Figure 9: Synthesis of oleyl-PAF 9.7 from ʟ-serine [88].
Figure 10: Synthesis of racemic analogues of lyso-PAF 10.8 and PAF 10.9 featuring a phenyl group between the g...
Figure 11: Synthesis of racemic deoxy-lyso-PAF 11.7 and deoxy-PAF 11.8 [91].
Figure 12: Synthesis of racemic thio-PAF 12.8 [93].
Figure 13: Racemic synthesis of 13.6 to illustrate the modification of the glycerol backbone by adding a methy...
Figure 14: Racemic synthesis of 14.5 as an illustration of the introduction of methyl substituents on the glyc...
Figure 15: Synthesis of functionalized sn-2-acyl chains of PC-EL; A) Steglich esterification or acylation reac...
Figure 16: Synthesis of racemic mc-PAF (16.3), a carbamate analogue of PAF [102].
Figure 17: A) Synthesis of (R)-17.2 and (S)-17.6 starting from (S)-solketal (17.1); B) synthesis of N3-PAF (17...
Figure 18: Modification of the phosphocholine polar head to produce PAF analogues [81].
Figure 19: Racemic PAF analogues 19.3 and 19.5 characterized by the absence of the phosphate group [107].
Figure 20: Synthesis of PIP3-PAF (20.7) [108].
Figure 21: Large-scale synthesis of C18-edelfosine (21.8) [116].
Figure 22: Synthesis of C16-edelfosine (22.10) starting from isopropylidene-ʟ-glyceric acid methyl ester (22.1...
Figure 23: Phosphocholine moiety installation by the use of chlorophosphite 23.2 as key reagent [119].
Figure 24: Synthesis of rac-1-alkyl-2-O-methylglycerol (AMG) [120].
Figure 25: Synthesis of stereocontrolled 1-alkyl-2-O-methyl glycerol 25.9 (AMG) from dimethyl ᴅ-tartrate [81].
Figure 26: A) Racemic synthesis of thioether 26.4 [129,130], B) structure of sulfone analogue 26.5 [129].
Figure 27: Stereocontrolled synthesis of C18-edelfosine thioether analogue 27.8 [118].
Figure 28: Synthesis of thioether 28.4 that include a thiophosphate function [134].
Figure 29: Synthesis of ammonium thioether 29.4 and 29.6 [135].
Figure 30: Synthesis of the N-methylamino analogue of edelfosine 30.6 (BN52211) [138].
Figure 31: Synthesis of 1-desoxy analogues of edelfosine; A) with a saturated alkyl chain; B) synthesis of the...
Figure 32: Stereocontrolled synthesis of edelfosine analogue (S)-32.8 featuring a C18:1 lipid chain [142].
Figure 33: Synthesis of edelfosine analogues with modulation of the lipid chain; A) illustration with the synt...
Figure 34: Synthesis of phospholipid featuring a carbamate function to link the lipid chain to the glycerol un...
Figure 35: Synthesis of sesquiterpene conjugates of phospho glycero ether lipids [148].
Figure 36: Racemic synthesis of methyl-substituted glycerol analogues 36.7 and 36.10: A) synthesis of diether ...
Figure 37: Racemic synthesis of ilmofosine (37.6) [155,156].
Figure 38: A) Stereoselective synthesis of 38.5 via a stereoselective hydroboration reaction; B) synthesis of ...
Figure 39: Racemic synthesis of SRI62-834 (39.6) featuring a spiro-tetrahydrofurane heterocycle in position 2 ...
Figure 40: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine analogue 40.5 featuring an imidazole moiety in sn-2 position [160].
Figure 41: Racemic synthesis of fluorine-functionalized EL: A) Synthesis of 41.6 and B) synthesis of 41.8 [161-163].
Figure 42: A) Synthesis of the β-keto-ester 42.6 that also features a decyl linker between the phosphate and t...
Figure 43: Synthesis of phosphonate-based ether lipids; A) edelfosine phosphonate analogue 43.7 and B) thioeth...
Figure 44: Enantioselective synthesis of phosphonates 44.3 and 44.4 [171].
Figure 45: Racemic synthesis of phosphinate-based ether lipid 45.10 [172].
Figure 46: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine arsonium analogue 46.5 [173].
Figure 47: Synthesis of edelfosine dimethylammonium analogue 47.2 [118].
Figure 48: Synthesis of rac-C18-edelfosine methylammonium analogue 48.4 [176].
Figure 49: A) Synthesis of edelfosine N-methylpyrrolidinium analogue 49.2 or N-methylmorpholinium analogue 49.3...
Figure 50: A) Synthesis of edelfosine’s analogue 50.4 with a PE polar group; B) illustration of a pyridinium d...
Figure 51: A) Synthesis of 51.4 featuring a thiazolium cationic moiety; B) synthesis of thiazolium-based EL 51...
Figure 52: Synthesis of cationic ether lipids 52.3, 52.4 and 52.6 [135,183].
Figure 53: Synthesis of cationic carbamate ether lipid 53.5 [184].
Figure 54: Synthesis of cationic sulfonamide 54.5 [185].
Figure 55: Chemical structure of ONO-6240 (55.1) and SRI-63-119 (55.2).
Figure 56: Synthesis of non-ionic ether lipids 56.2–56.9 [188].
Figure 57: Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to foscarnet 57.6 [189].
Figure 58: A) Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to arabinofuranosylcytosine; B) synthesis of AZT conjugated ...
Figure 59: Synthesis of quercetin conjugate to edelfosine [191].
Figure 60: Synthesis of 60.8 (Glc-PAF) [194].
Figure 61: A) Synthesis of amino ether lipid 61.7 functionalized with a rhamnose unit and its amide analogue 6...
Figure 62: A) Synthesis of glucose ether lipid 62.4; B) structure of ether lipid 62.5 possessing a maltose uni...
Figure 63: A) Synthesis of glucuronic methyl ester 63.8; B) structure of cellobiose 63.9 and maltose 63.10 ana...
Figure 64: A) Synthesis of maltosyl glycerolipid 64.7; B) structure of lactose analogue 64.8 prepared followin...
Figure 65: A) Asymmetric synthesis of the aglycone moiety starting from allyl 4-methoxyphenyl ether; B) glycos...
Figure 66: A) Synthesis of ohmline possessing a lactose moiety. B) Structure of other glyco glycero lipids pre...
Figure 67: A) Synthesis of lactose-glycerol ether lipid 67.5; B) analogues possessing a maltose (67.6) or meli...
Figure 68: Synthesis of digalactosyl EL 68.6, A) by using trityl, benzyl and acetyl protecting groups, B) by u...
Figure 69: A) Synthesis of α-ohmline; B) structure of disaccharide ether lipids prepared by using similar meth...
Figure 70: Synthesis of lactose ether lipid 70.3 and its analogue 70.6 featuring a carbamate function as linke...
Figure 71: Synthesis of rhamnopyranoside diether 71.4 [196].
Figure 72: Synthesis of 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-methyl-3-S-(α-ᴅ-1'-thioglucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (72.5) [225].
Figure 73: A) Preparation of lipid intermediate 73.4; B) synthesis of 2-desoxy-C-glycoside 73.10 [226].
Figure 74: Synthesis of galactose-pyridinium salt 74.3 [228].
Figure 75: Synthesis of myo-inositol derivative Ino-C2-PAF (75.10) [230].
Figure 76: A) Synthesis of myo-inositol phosphate building block 76.7; B) synthesis of myo-inositolphosphate d...
Figure 77: A) Synthesis of phosphatidyl-3-desoxy-inositol 77.4; B) synthesis of phosphono-3-desoxyinositol 77.9...
Figure 78: A) Structure of diether phosphatidyl-myo-inositol-3,4-diphosphate 78.1; B) synthesis of phosphatidy...
Figure 79: A) Synthesis of diether-phosphatidyl derivative 79.4 featuring a hydroxymethyl group in place of a ...
Figure 80: Synthesis of Glc-amine-PAF [78].
Figure 81: Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipid 81.4 and its analogues functionalized in position 3 of the ami...
Figure 82: Synthesis of fully deprotected aminoglucoside ether lipid 82.5 [246].
Figure 83: Synthesis of C-aminoglycoside 83.12 using Ramberg–Bäcklund rearrangement as a key step [250].
Figure 84: A) List of the most important glyco lipids and amino glyco lipids included in the study of Arthur a...
Figure 85: Synthesis of mannosamine ether lipid 85.6 [254].
Figure 86: A) Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipids with a non-natural ʟ-glucosamine moiety; B) synthesis of e...
Figure 87: A) Structure of the most efficient anticancer agents 87.1–87.4 featuring a diamino glyco ether lipi...
Figure 88: A) Synthesis of diamino glyco ether lipid 87.4; B) synthesis of bis-glycosylated ether lipid 88.10 [256]....
Figure 89: Synthesis of triamino ether lipid 89.4 [260].
Figure 90: Synthesis of chlorambucil conjugate 90.7 [261].
Figure 91: Three main methods for the preparation of glycerol ether lipid 91.3; A) from solketal and via a tri...
Figure 92: Four different methods for the installation of the phosphocholine polar head group; A) method using...
Figure 93: Illustration of two methods for the installation of saccharides or aminosaccharides; A) O-glycosyla...
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Scheme 1: Oxidation of heteroatoms.
Scheme 2: Graphical representation comparing A electrochemistry and B photoredox catalysis using a semiconduc...
Figure 1: Study of additives. A) Effect of the addition of 1 equiv of various acids and bases to the standard...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope with reaction times and isolated yields. 1 mmol (1 equiv) substrate was reacted in ...
Scheme 4: Setup used in the flow experiment for the triphenylphosphine oxidation.
Scheme 5: Proposed extra alternative pathway.
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Figure 1: a) Conventional drugs containing either a sulfonamide fragment or a quinoline core; b) biologically...
Figure 2: Knoevenagel condensation/aza-Wittig reaction cascade for the quinoline core formation.
Scheme 1: Key reaction steps during the synthesis of 3-sulfonyl-substituted quinolines.
Scheme 2: Synthetic routes to sulfonamides and sulfones 2 and the set of reagents for the preparation of comp...
Scheme 3: Preparation of 3-sulfonyl substituted quinolines 5a–q.
Scheme 4: 3-Sulfonyl-substituted quinolines 5r–v that failed to be synthesized.