Perhalogenated pyrimidine scaffolds. Reactions of 5-chloro- 2,4,6-trifluoropyrimidine with nitrogen centred nucleophiles

• Emma L. Parks,
• Graham Sandford,
• John A. Christopher and
• David D. Miller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 22, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.22

• , many pyrimidine derivatives have been used for various medicinal applications (Figure 1) [1][2][3]. Synthesis of pyrimidine rings most commonly involves cyclocondensation reactions of amidine, guanidine or thiourea derivatives with either 1,3-diketone or 1,3-diester systems [4][5]. However, many of

Multiple hydride reduction pathways in isoflavonoids

• Auli K. Salakka,
• Tuija H. Jokela and
• Kristiina Wähälä

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 16, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-16

• , DIBAH) occurs normally by 1,2-attack, this being a key step in the well known "carbonyl transposition" of 1,3-diketone enol ethers into enones (R3O-CR=CR1-COR2 → R-CO-CR1=CHR2). [11][12][13][14][15] Prior to our work there were no reports on the reduction of isoflavones containing free hydroxy groups