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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1311–1321, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.136
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of (a) reported ionic TADF emitters for LEECs, (b) the MR-TADF emitter DiKTa an...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of DiKTa-OBuIm and DiKTa-DPA-OBuIm.
Figure 2: (a) HOMO and LUMO electron density distribution and orbital energies of DiKTa-OMe and DiKTa-DPA-OMe...
Figure 3: (a) Cyclic and differential pulse voltammograms measured in degassed MeCN with 0.1 M [n-Bu4N]PF6 as...
Figure 4: (a) Steady-state emission spectra of DiKTa-OBuIm and DiKTa-DPA-OBuIm in 1 wt % doped mCP films, λex...
Figure 5: (a) Electroluminescence spectra of DiKTa-OBuIm (green curve), DiKTa-DPA-OBuIm (red curve) and 1% of ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1236–1248, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.129
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Scheme 1: Structures of vicinal ketoesters and examples for their typical reactivity.
Scheme 2: Doyle’s diastereoselective intramolecular aldol addition of α,β-diketoester.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of euphorikanin A (16) by intramolecular, nucleophilic addition [6].
Scheme 4: Ketoester cycloisomerization for the synthesis of preussochromone A (24) [10].
Scheme 5: Diastereoselective, intramolecular aldol reaction of an α-ketoester 28 in the synthesis of (−)-preu...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of an α-ketoester through Riley oxidation and its use in an α-ketol rearrangement in the ...
Scheme 7: Azomethine imine cycloaddition towards the synthesis of the proposed structure of palau’amine (44) [19]....
Scheme 8: Intramolecular diastereoselective carbonyl-ene reaction of an α-ketoester in the synthesis of jatro...
Scheme 9: Grignard addition to an α-ketoester and subsequent Friedel–Crafts cyclization in the synthesis of (...
Scheme 10: Diastereoselective addition to an auxiliary modified α-ketoester in the formal synthesis of (+)-cam...
Scheme 11: Intramolecular photoreduction of an α-ketoester in the synthesis of (rac)-isoretronecanol (69) [26].
Scheme 12: α-Ketoester as nucleophile in a Tsuji–Trost reaction in the synthesis of (rac)-corynoxine (76) [27].
Scheme 13: Mannich reaction of an α-ketoester in the synthesis of (+)-gracilamine (83) [28].
Scheme 14: Enantioselective aldol reaction using an α-ketoester in the synthesis of (−)-irofulven (87) [29].
Scheme 15: Allylboration of a mesoxalic acid ester in the synthesis of (+)-awajanomycin (92) [30,31].
Scheme 16: Condensation of a diamine with mesoxolate in the synthesis of (−)-aplaminal (96) [32].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of mesoxalic ester amide 102 and its use in the synthesis of (rac)-cladoniamide G (103) [33].
Scheme 18: The thermodynamically controlled, intramolecular aldol addition of a vic-tricarbonyl compound in th...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1040–1046, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.105
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Scheme 1: Generation of N-acyliminium ion: previous and present works.
Scheme 2: Electrochemical amidomethylation of indoles 4 in DMA.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical amidomethylation of 3-methyl-1H-indole (7) in DMA.
Scheme 4: Electrochemical amidomethylation of N-methyl-1H-indole (4a) in DMF.
Scheme 5: Probable reaction pathway of the electrochemical amidomethylation.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 944–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.94
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Figure 1: EtH-T-DI-DTT (1).
Figure 2: Previously published, ‘bent’ diindenodithienothiophenes [16,24,25].
Figure 3: With crystalline films of 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]-benzothiophene (8), obtained by off-c...
Figure 4: ITIC, a system with fused thiophenes, in combination with donor polymer 11, also featuring a fused ...
Figure 5: The fluorinated derivative of ITIC, IT-4F, achieved, with donor polymer 13, PCEs in OPVs up to 17% [8]....
Figure 6: The non-fullerene acceptor Y6 (14) [30], in combination with donor polymer 15, both fused thiophene sys...
Figure 7: With a three component system of PBQx-TF, eC9-2Cl, and F-BTA3, a PCE of 19% was achieved [32].
Scheme 1: Synthetic route from thiophene to 2,6-bis(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)dithieno[3,2-b...
Scheme 2: Ring closure of key intermediate 27 to achieve 29: a) Methyl 5-bromo-2-iodobenzoate, Aliquat 336®, ...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of thiophene derivative 32: a) Magnesium, 2-ethylhexylbromide, spatula tip iodine, anhydr...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the soluble target structure EtH-T-DI-DTT (1): a) 32, Pd(PPh3)4, K2CO3, THF, H2O, 70 °...
Figure 8: Normalised UV–vis spectra of EtH-T-DI-DTT in 10−5 M CH2Cl2 solution and in the solid state.
Figure 9: Cyclic voltammogram for EtH-T-DI-DTT (1), at a scan rate of 0.1 V s−1 using a Pt disk as the workin...
Figure 10: The structure of EtH-T-DI-DTT optimised on the B3LYP/6-311g(d,p) level of theory, viewed from the (...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 889–915, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.90
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Figure 1: Biologically active 1,2-azaphospholine 2-oxide derivatives.
Figure 2: Diverse synthetic strategies for the preparation of 1,2-azaphospholidine and 1,2-azaphospholine 2-o...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1-phenyl-2-phenylamino-γ-phosphonolactam (2) from N,N’-diphenyl 3-chloropropylphosphon...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 2-ethoxy-1-methyl-γ-phosphonolactam (6) from ethyl N-methyl-(3-bromopropyl)phosphonami...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 2-aryl-1-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[c][1,2]azaphosphole 1-oxides 13 from N-aryl-2-chlorom...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzo[c][1,2]azaphosphole 1-oxides from alkylarylphosphinyl or diarylphosph...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 3-arylmethylidene-2,3-dihydrobenzo[c][1,2]azaphosphole 1-oxides via the TBAF-mediated ...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2-hydrobenzo[c][1,2]azaphosphol-3-one 1-oxides via the metal-free intramolecular oxida...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,2]azaphosphole 2-oxides 42 and 44 from ethyl/benzyl 2-bromobenzy...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of azaphospholidine 2-oxides/sulfide from 1,2-oxaphospholane 2-oxides/sulfides and 1,2-th...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 1,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,2]azaphosphole 2-oxides/sulfides from 2-aminobenzyl(phenyl)phosp...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,2]azaphosphole 2-sulfide (59) from zwitterionic 2-aminobenzyl(ph...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,2]azaphosphole 2-oxides from 2-aminobenzyl(methyl/phenyl)phosphi...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of ethyl 2-methyl-1,2-azaphospholidine-5-carboxylate 2-oxide 69 from 2-amino-4-(hydroxy(m...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 2-methoxy-1,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,2]azaphosphole 2-oxide 71 from dimethyl 2-(methylamino...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of tricyclic γ-phosphonolactams via formation of the P–C bond.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of γ-phosphonolactams 85 from ethyl 2-(3-chloropropyl)aminoalkanoates with diethyl chloro...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of N-phosphoryl- and N-thiophosphoryl-1,2-azaphospholidine 2-oxides 90/2-sulfides 91 from...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1-methyl-1,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,2]azaphosphole 2-oxides 56a and 93 from P-(chloromethyl...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 2-allylamino-1,5-dihydro-1,2-azaphosphole 2-oxides from N,N’-diallyl-vinylphosphonodia...
Scheme 19: Diastereoselective synthesis of 2-allylamino-1,5-dihydro-1,2-azaphosphole 2-oxides from N,N’-dially...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 1-alkyl-3-benzoyl-2-ethoxy-1,3-dihydrobenzo[d][1,2]azaphosphole 2-oxides 106 from ethy...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of cyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactams from diphenyl-N-benzyl-N-methylphosphinamide (...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of cyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactams from diphenyl-N-alkyl-N-benzylphosphinamides.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of cyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactams from diphenyl-N-methyl-N-(1-phenylethyl)phosph...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of benzocyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactams from dinaphth-1-yl-N-alkyl-N-benzylphosph...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of benzocyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactams from dinaphth-1-yl-N-benzyl-N-methylphosp...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of carbonyl-containing benzocyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactams from dinaphth-1-yl-N-...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of benzocyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactams from dinaphthyl-N-benzyl-N-methylphosphin...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of cyclohexadiene-fused 1-(N-benzyl-N-methyl)amino-γ-phosphinolactams from aryl-N,N’-dibe...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of bis(cyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactam)s from bis(diphenyl-N-benzylphosphinamide)s....
Scheme 30: Synthesis of bis(hydroxymethyl-derived cyclohexadiene-fused γ-phosphinolactam)s from tetramethylene...
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 2-aryl/dimethylamino-1-ethoxy-2-hydrobenzo[c][1,2]azaphosphol-3-one 1-oxides from ethy...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of ethyl 2-ethoxy-1,2-azaphospholidine-4-carboxylate 2-oxides from ethyl 2-((chloro(ethox...
Scheme 33: Synthesis of (1S,3R)-2-(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[c][1,2]azaphosp...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 2,3,3a,9a-tetrahydro-4H-1,2-azaphospholo[5,4-b]chromen-4-one (215) from 3-(phenylamino...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of quinoline-fused 1,2-azaphospholine 2-oxides from 2-azidoquinoline-3-carbaldehydes and ...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 1-hydro-1,2-azaphosphol-5-one 2-oxide from cyanoacetohydrazide with phosphonic acid an...
Scheme 37: Synthesis of chromene-fused 5-oxo-1,2-azaphospolidine 2-oxides.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of (R)-1-phenyl-2-((R)-1-phenylethyl)-2-hydrobenzo[c][1,2]azaphosphol-3-one 1-oxide (239)...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of dihydro[1,2]azaphosphole 1-oxides from aryl/vinyl-N-phenylphosphonamidates and aryl-N-...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 1,3-dihydro-[1,2]azaphospholo[5,4-b]pyridine 2-oxides.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 796–808, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.80
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Scheme 1: Construction of diverse tetrahydrocarbazoles via Levy-type reaction.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of spiro[carbazole-3,3'-inolines]. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (0.5 mmol), aromat...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro[carbazole-2,3'-indolines]. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (0.5 mmol), aroma...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tetrahydrospiro[carbazole-3,5'-pyrimidines]. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (0.5 ...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tetrahydrospiro[carbazole-3,1'-cycloalkane]-diones. Reaction conditions: 2-methylindol...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 3,3'-(arylmethylene)bis(2-methyl-1H-indole). Reaction conditions: 2-methylindole (1.0 ...
Scheme 7: Proposed reaction mechanism for the multicomponent reaction.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 754–768, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.76
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Figure 1: The olfactory spectrum wheel ordering different types of odorants from fruity to musky.
Figure 2: Classification of odorants as “top note”, “middle note” and “base note” depending on their substant...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of raspberry ketone (5) and raspberry ketone methyl ether (6) in two steps in flow.
Scheme 2: Autoxidation of (+)-valencene (7) to (+)-nootkatone (8) under catalyst and solvent-free conditions ...
Scheme 3: Enzyme-catalyzed acetylation of isoamyl alcohol (9) in a biphasic n-heptane/water mixture utilizing...
Scheme 4: Esterification of alcohols by transesterification, catalyzed by immobilized acyltransferase in a pa...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of homologated alcohols 20 by iterative homologation of terpenyl boronate esters 17 follo...
Scheme 6: Sequential three-step synthesis of (S)-α-phellandrene (30) from (R)-carvone (25) via selective hydr...
Scheme 7: Selective hydrogenation of alkyne 31 to “leaf alcohol” 32 employing a solid-supported palladium cat...
Scheme 8: A) Synthesis of jasmonal (35) by crossed aldol condensation of benzaldehyde (33) and heptanal (34) ...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of thymol (41) from m-cresol (39) and isopropyl alcohol via Fries-type rearrangement of e...
Scheme 10: Preparation of coumarin (46) by reaction of salicylaldehyde (44) with potassium acetate, acetic aci...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of phthalide (50) by photoinduced decatungstate catalysis.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of woody acetate (54) by reduction of cyclohexanone 51 and subsequent acetylation; ADH200...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of juniper lactone (56) by pyrolysis of triperoxide 55 generated by oxidation of cyclohex...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of macrocyclic olefine 60 by ring-closing metathesis of diene 58 in a continuously stirre...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of macrocycles 65 and 66 by ring-closing metathesis of dienes 62 or 63, respectively, in ...
Scheme 16: Z-Selective synthesis of civetone (69) enabled by metathesis catalyst 68 in a tube-in-tube reactor.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of macrocyclic olefine 72 by ring-closing metathesis of diene 70.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 597–630, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.62
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Figure 1: Butterfly 1 (Figure was reprinted with permission from [45]. Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society. ...
Figure 2: Synthesis of the three-component heteroleptic molecular boat 8 and its use as a catalyst for the Kn...
Figure 3: Synthesis of the two-component triangle 14 and three-component heteroleptic prism 15 [59]. Figure was a...
Figure 4: Catalytic Michael addition reaction using the urea-decorated molecular prism 15 [59].
Figure 5: Self-assembly of two-component tetragonal prismatic architectures with different cavity size. Figur...
Figure 6: Construction of artificial LHS using rhodamine B as an acceptor and 24b as donor generating a photo...
Figure 7: Synthesis of supramolecular spheres with varying [AuCl] concentration inside the cavity. Figure was...
Figure 8: Hydroalkoxylation reaction of γ-allenol 34 in the presence of [AuCl]-encapsulated molecular spheres ...
Figure 9: Two-component heteroleptic triangles of different size containing a BINOL functionality. Figure was...
Figure 10: Asymmetric conjugate addition of chalcone 42 with trans-styrylboronic acid (43) catalyzed by BINOL-...
Figure 11: Encapsulation of monophosphoramidite-Rh(I) catalyst into a heteroleptic tetragonal prismatic cage 47...
Figure 12: (a) Representations of the basic HETPYP, HETPHEN, and HETTAP complex motifs. (b) The three-componen...
Figure 13: Two representative four-component rotors, with a (top) two-arm stator and (bottom) a four-arm stato...
Figure 14: Four-component rotors with a monohead rotator. Figure was adapted with permission from [94]. Copyright ...
Figure 15: (left) Click reaction catalyzed by rotors [Cu2(55)(60)(X)]2+. (right) Yield as a function of the ro...
Figure 16: A supramolecular AND gate. a) In truth table state (0,0) two nanoswitches serve as the receptor ens...
Figure 17: Two supramolecular double rotors (each has two rotational axes) and reference complex [Cu(78)]+ for...
Figure 18: The slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X = 83, 84, or 85). Figure is from [98] and was reprinted from the jo...
Figure 19: Catalysis of a conjugated addition reaction in the presence of the slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X ...
Figure 20: A rotating catalyst builds a catalytic machinery. For catalysis of the catalytic machinery, see Figure 21. F...
Figure 21: Catalytic machinery. Figure was adapted from [100] (“Evolution of catalytic machinery: three-component n...
Figure 22: An information system based on (re)shuffling components between supramolecular structures [99]. Figure ...
Figure 23: Switching between dimeric heteroleptic and homoleptic complex for OFF/ON catalytic formation of rot...
Figure 24: A chemically fueled catalytic system [112]. Figure was adapted from [112]. Copyright 2021 American Chemical S...
Figure 25: (Top) Operation of a fuel acid. (Bottom) Knoevenagel addition [112].
Figure 26: Development of the yield of Knoevenagel product 118 in a fueled system [112]. Figure was reprinted with ...
Figure 27: Weak-link strategy to increased catalytic activity in epoxide opening [119]. Figure was adapted from [24]. C...
Figure 28: A ON/OFF polymerization switch based on the weak-link approach [118]. Figure was reprinted with permissi...
Figure 29: A weak-link switch turning ON/OFF a Diels–Alder reaction [132]. Figure was reprinted with permission fro...
Figure 30: A catalyst duo allowing selective activation of one of two catalytic acylation reactions [133] upon subs...
Figure 31: A four-state switchable nanoswitch (redrawn from [134]).
Figure 32: Sequential catalysis as regulated by nanoswitch 138 and catalyst 139 in the presence of metal ions ...
Figure 33: Remote control of ON/OFF catalysis administrated by two nanoswitches through ion signaling (redrawn...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 381–419, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.43
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Figure 1: Natural bioactive naphthoquinones.
Figure 2: Chemical structures of vitamins K.
Figure 3: Redox cycle of menadione.
Scheme 1: Selected approaches for menadione synthesis using silver(I) as a catalyst.
Scheme 2: Methylation approaches for the preparation of menadione from 1,4-naphthoquinone using tert-butyl hy...
Scheme 3: Methylation approach of 1,4-naphthoquinone using i) rhodium complexes/methylboronic acid and ii) bi...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of menadione (10) from itaconic acid.
Scheme 5: Menadione synthesis via Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of menadione (10) using p-cresol as a synthetic precursor.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of menadione (10) via demethoxycarbonylating annulation of methyl methacrylate.
Scheme 8: Furan 34 used as a diene in a Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of menadione (10).
Scheme 9: o-Toluidine as a dienophile in a Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of menadione (10).
Scheme 10: Representation of electrochemical synthesis of menadione.
Figure 4: Reaction sites and reaction types of menadione as substrate.
Scheme 11: DBU-catalyzed epoxidation of menadione (10).
Scheme 12: Phase-transfer catalysis for the epoxidation of menadione.
Scheme 13: Menadione epoxidation using a hydroperoxide derived from (+)-norcamphor.
Scheme 14: Enantioselective Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of asymmetric quinone 50 catalyzed by a chi...
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions for the synthesis of anthra[9,1-bc]pyranone.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of anthra[9,1-bc]furanone, anthra[9,1-bc]pyridine, and anthra[9,1-bc]pyrrole derivatives.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of derivatives employing protected trienes.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclobutene derivatives of menadione.
Scheme 19: Menadione reduction reactions using sodium hydrosulfite.
Scheme 20: Green methodology for menadiol synthesis and pegylation.
Scheme 21: Menadione reduction by 5,6-O-isopropylidene-ʟ-ascorbic acid under UV light irradiation.
Scheme 22: Selected approaches of menadione hydroacetylation to diacetylated menadiol.
Scheme 23: Thiele–Winter reaction catalyzed by Bi(OTf)3.
Scheme 24: Carbonyl condensation of menadione using resorcinol and a hydrazone derivative.
Scheme 25: Condensation reaction of menadione with thiosemicarbazide.
Scheme 26: Condensation reaction of menadione with acylhydrazides.
Scheme 27: Menadione derivatives functionalized with organochalcogens.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of selenium-menadione conjugates derived from chloromethylated menadione 84.
Scheme 29: Menadione alkylation by the Kochi–Anderson method.
Scheme 30: Menadione alkylation by diacids.
Scheme 31: Menadione alkylation by heterocycles-substituted carboxylic acids.
Scheme 32: Menadione alkylation by bromoalkyl-substituted carboxylic acids.
Scheme 33: Menadione alkylation by complex carboxylic acids.
Scheme 34: Kochi–Anderson method variations for the menadione alkylation via oxidative decarboxylation of carb...
Scheme 35: Copper-catalyzed menadione alkylation via free radicals.
Scheme 36: Nickel-catalyzed menadione cyanoalkylation.
Scheme 37: Iron-catalyzed alkylation of menadione.
Scheme 38: Selected approaches to menadione alkylation.
Scheme 39: Menadione acylation by photo-Friedel–Crafts acylation reported by Waske and co-workers.
Scheme 40: Menadione acylation by Westwood procedure.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-benzoylmenadione via metal-free TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 42: Michael-type addition of amines to menadione reported by Kallmayer.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of amino-menadione derivatives using polyalkylamines.
Scheme 44: Selected examples for the synthesis of different amino-substituted menadione derivatives.
Scheme 45: Selected examples of Michael-type addition of complex amines to menadione (10).
Scheme 46: Addition of different natural α-amino acids to menadione.
Scheme 47: Michael-type addition of amines to menadione using silica-supported perchloric acid.
Scheme 48: Indolylnaphthoquinone or indolylnaphthalene-1,4-diol synthesis reported by Yadav et al.
Scheme 49: Indolylnaphthoquinone synthesis reported by Tanoue and co-workers.
Scheme 50: Indolylnaphthoquinone synthesis from menadione by Escobeto-González and co-workers.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of menadione analogues functionalized with thiols.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of menadione-derived symmetrical derivatives through reaction with dithiols.
Scheme 53: Mercaptoalkyl acids as nucleophiles in Michael-type addition reaction to menadione.
Scheme 54: Reactions of menadione (10) with cysteine derivatives for the synthesis of quinoproteins.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of menadione-glutathione conjugate 152 by Michael-type addition.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 293–302, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.33
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Scheme 1: SEAr-based, CAr–C bond-forming cyclization or annulation of: (A) substituted arenes/heteroarenes an...
Scheme 2: Indole C3 regioselective intramolecular alkylation of indolyl allyl carbonates.
Scheme 3: Indole C3 regioselective Michael-type cyclization in the total synthesis of (−)-indolactam V.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of azepino[4,3,2-cd]indoles via indole C3 regioselective aza-Michael addition/cyclization...
Scheme 5: Indole C3 regioselective Pictet−Spengler reaction of 2-(1H-indol-4-yl)ethanamines.
Scheme 6: Indole C3 regioselective hydroindolation of cis-β-(α′,α′-dimethyl)-4′-methindolylstyrenes.
Scheme 7: Indole C3 regioselective cyclization leading to the formation of polycyclic azepino[5,4,3-cd]indole...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of azepino[3,4,5-cd]indoles via iridium-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 3] cycloaddition of rac...
Scheme 9: Aldimine condensation/1,6-hydride transfer/Mannich-type cyclization cascade of indole-derived pheny...
Scheme 10: Indole C5 regioselective intramolecular FC acylation of 4-substituted indoles.
Scheme 11: Catalyst-dependent regioselectivity switching in the cyclization of ethyl 2-diazo-4-(4-indolyl)-3-o...
Scheme 12: Indole C5 regioselective cyclization of α-carbonyl sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 13: Indole C5 regioselective cyclization of an indole-tethered donor–acceptor cyclopropane.
Scheme 14: Indole C5 regioselective epoxide–arene cyclization.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Naphthoquinones are commonly used in organic synthesis.
Figure 2: Some important natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
Scheme 1: Synthetic studies of BNQs and reactions with amines.
Scheme 2: Methods described for the synthesis of β-NQS.
Figure 3: Drugs detected using β-NQSNa.
Scheme 3: Reactions between β-NQS and amines.
Scheme 4: Isomerization of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of unsymmetrical 2-amino-4-imino compounds.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(isoxazolyl)naphthoquinones from β-NQS.
Scheme 7: The reaction of β-NQS with 30 followed by cycle condensation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4-(2-amino-5-selenothiazoles)-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of amino- and phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 4-semicarbazide-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 11: Reactions of 4-azido-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Figure 4: Modifications that can be easily carried out from the products of β-NQS 8.
Scheme 12: Derivatives of 1,2-naphthoquinones obtained from β-NQS.
Scheme 13: Oximes as well as 4-amino- and 4-phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone as potential anti-inflammatory agents.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of triazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of naphtho[1,2-d]oxazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 16: A) Arylation and vinylation of β-NQS catalyzed by Ni(II) salts. B) Transformation of the 1,2-dicarb...
Scheme 17: Benzo[a]carbazole and benzo[c]carbazoles fused with 1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,2-naphthoquinones having a C=C bond from β-NQS. Method A: NaOH, EtOH/H2O, 40 °C, 2 h...
Scheme 19: C=C bond formation from β-NQS and substituted acetonitriles.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2668–2679, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.181
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Scheme 1: Selected fluorenone-type natural products.
Scheme 2: Overview of published cyclization methodologies for the synthesis of fluorenones starting from func...
Scheme 3: Preliminary considerations for the oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls to fluorenones....
Scheme 4: Substrate scope and yields for oxidative cyclizations of N-methyl-2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls 9a–d bea...
Scheme 5: Substrate scope for the oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls. Conditions: a) Boc2O, NEt...
Scheme 6: Substrate scope for the oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls with main focus on protec...
Scheme 7: Total synthesis of nobilone (1d). Conditions: a) TBS-Cl, imidazole, DMF, 50 °C, 18 h; b) n-BuLi, B(...
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the oxidative cyclization of amines 2a and 2b to fluorenone (3).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2511–2519, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.168
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Figure 1: Natural isopavine alkaloids and synthetic derivatives of isopavine.
Figure 2: The structure and numbering of dihydromethanodibenzoazocine.
Scheme 1: The Petasis reaction and the Pomeranz–Fritsch–Bobbitt cyclization.
Scheme 2: The synthesis of 7,12-dihydro-6,12-methanodibenzo[c,f]azocine-5-carboxylic acids via a combination ...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of N-benzylated aminoacetaldehyde acetals 3a–e. Conditions: a) reaction run in EtOH; b) r...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of amino acids 6a–g.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of dihydromethanodibenzoazocine-5-carboxylic acids 7a–f. Conditions: a) 20% HCl, rt, 24 h...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of TA-073.
Scheme 7: Reaction of 6a with 4% aqueous HCl solution in THF and with 20% aqueous HCl solution. Conditions: a...
Scheme 8: Three pathways of the synthesis of 12, the decarboxylated analogue of 6a.
Scheme 9: The chemical behavior of 12 in 4% aqueous HCl solution in THF and in 20% aqueous HCl solution.
Scheme 10: A plausible mechanism of the reaction of 6a with 4% aqueous HCl solution in THF.
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Figure 1: Representative bioactive carbazole derivatives.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazoles 3a and 3b.
Figure 2: Single crystal structure of the isomer 3a.
Figure 3: Single crystal structure of the isomer 3b.
Figure 4: Single crystal structure of the isomer 4g.
Scheme 2: Proposed domino reaction mechanism for the formation of carbazoles 6.
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 5–arylethynyl-3-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles 3a–e.
Scheme 2: Plausible reaction mechanism for transformations of 5-acetylenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles 3 in Brønsted su...
Scheme 3: Quantitative formation of E/Z-vinyl triflates 4a–c from 5-acetylenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles 3a–c in TfOH....
Scheme 4: Formation of compound 4d from 5-acetylenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole 3a in H2SO4.
Scheme 5: Hydroarylation of 5-acetylenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole 3a–d by arenes in TfOH leading to compounds E/Z-5a–g...
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Scheme 1: Schematic representation of Hg(II)-mediated addition to an unsaturated bond.
Scheme 2: First report of Hg(II)-mediated synthesis of 2,5-dioxane derivatives from allyl alcohol.
Scheme 3: Stepwise synthesis of 2,6-distubstituted dioxane derivatives.
Scheme 4: Cyclization of carbohydrate alkene precursor.
Scheme 5: Hg(II)-mediated synthesis of C-glucopyranosyl derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of C-glycosyl amino acid derivative using Hg(TFA)2.
Scheme 7: Hg(OAc)2-mediated synthesis of α-ᴅ-ribose derivative.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of β-ᴅ-arabinose derivative 18.
Scheme 9: Hg(OAc)2-mediated synthesis of tetrahydrofuran derivatives.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of Hg(TFA)2-mediated bicyclic nucleoside derivative.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of pyrrolidine and piperidine derivatives.
Scheme 12: HgCl2-mediated synthesis of diastereomeric pyrrolidine derivatives.
Scheme 13: HgCl2-mediated cyclization of alkenyl α-aminophosphonates.
Scheme 14: Cyclization of 4-cycloocten-1-ol with Hg(OAc)2 forming fused bicyclic products.
Scheme 15: trans-Amino alcohol formation through Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 16: Hg(OAc)2-mediated 2-aza- or 2-oxa-bicyclic ring formations.
Scheme 17: Hg(II)-salt-induced cyclic peroxide formation.
Scheme 18: Hg(OAc)2-mediated formation of 1,2,4-trioxanes.
Scheme 19: Endocyclic enol ether derivative formation through Hg(II) salts.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of optically active cyclic alanine derivatives.
Scheme 21: Hg(II)-salt-mediated formation of tetrahydropyrimidin-4(1H)-one derivatives.
Scheme 22: Cyclization of ether derivatives to form stereoselective oxazolidine derivatives.
Scheme 23: Cyclization of amide derivatives induced by Hg(OAc)2.
Scheme 24: Hg(OAc)2/Hg(TFA)2-promoted cyclization of salicylamide-derived amidal auxiliary derivatives.
Scheme 25: Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization to form dihydrobenzopyrans.
Scheme 26: HgCl2-induced cyclization of acetylenic silyl enol ether derivatives.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of exocyclic and endocyclic enol ether derivatives.
Scheme 28: Cyclization of trans-acetylenic alcohol by treatment with HgCl2.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of benzofuran derivatives in presence of HgCl2.
Scheme 30: a) Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of 4-hydroxy-2-alkyn-1-ones to furan derivatives and b) its mec...
Scheme 31: Cyclization of arylacetylenes to synthesize carbocyclic and heterocyclic derivatives.
Scheme 32: Hg(II)-salt-promoted cyclization–rearrangement to form heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 33: a) HgCl2-mediated cyclization reaction of tethered alkyne dithioacetals; and b) proposed mechanism.
Scheme 34: Cyclization of aryl allenic ethers on treatment with Hg(OTf)2.
Scheme 35: Hg(TFA)2-mediated cyclization of allene.
Scheme 36: Hg(II)-catalyzed intramolecular trans-etherification reaction of 2-hydroxy-1-(γ-methoxyallyl)tetrah...
Scheme 37: a) Cyclization of alkene derivatives by catalytic Hg(OTf)2 salts and b) mechanism of cyclization.
Scheme 38: a) Synthesis of 1,4-dihydroquinoline derivatives by Hg(OTf)2 and b) plausible mechanism of formatio...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of Hg(II)-salt-catalyzed heteroaromatic derivatives.
Scheme 40: Hg(II)-salt-catalyzed synthesis of dihydropyranone derivatives.
Scheme 41: Hg(II)-salt-catalyzed cyclization of alkynoic acids.
Scheme 42: Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of alkyne carboxylic acids and alcohol to furan, pyran, and spiroc...
Scheme 43: Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of 1,4-dihydroxy-5-alkyne derivatives.
Scheme 44: Six-membered morpholine derivative formation by catalytic Hg(II)-salt-induced cyclization.
Scheme 45: Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enyne.
Scheme 46: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enyne. b) Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 47: a) Synthesis of carbocyclic derivatives using a catalytic amount of Hg(II) salt. b) Proposed mechan...
Scheme 48: Cyclization of 1-alkyn-5-ones to 2-methylfuran derivatives.
Scheme 49: Hg(NO3)2-catalyzed synthesis of 2-methylenepiperidine.
Scheme 50: a) Preparation of indole derivatives through cycloisomerization of 2-ethynylaniline and b) its mech...
Scheme 51: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed synthesis of 3-indolinones and 3-coumaranones and b) simplified mechanism.
Scheme 52: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed one pot cyclization of nitroalkyne and b) its plausible mechanism.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of tricyclic heterocyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 54: HgCl2-mediated cyclization of 2-alkynylphenyl alkyl sulfoxide.
Scheme 55: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed cyclization of allenes and alkynes. b) Proposed mechanism of cyclization.
Scheme 56: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyran derivatives.
Scheme 57: a) Hg(ClO4)2-catalyzed cyclization of α-allenol derivatives. b) Simplified mechanism.
Scheme 58: Hg(TFA)2-promoted cyclization of a γ-hydroxy alkene derivative.
Scheme 59: Synthesis Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of allyl alcohol for the construction of ventiloquinone ...
Scheme 60: Hg(OAc)2-mediated cyclization as a key step for the synthesis of hongconin.
Scheme 61: Examples of Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclized ring formation in the syntheses of (±)-fastigilin C and (...
Scheme 62: Formal synthesis of (±)-thallusin.
Scheme 63: Total synthesis of hippuristanol and its analog.
Scheme 64: Total synthesis of solanoeclepin A.
Scheme 65: a) Synthesis of Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed azaspiro structure for the formation of natural products. b) Pro...
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Figure 1: Representation of bioactive molecules and applications.
Scheme 1: Synthetic methodologies for 3-monohalooxindoles.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the acidolysis of isatin-derived phosphates 2 with hydrochloric acid. Standard r...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of the acidolysis of isatin-derived phosphates 2 with hydrobromic acid. Standard re...
Scheme 4: Reduction of the substrates 2 to the corresponding oxindoles 5.
Scheme 5: Plausible reaction mechanism.
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 4a: (i) phenol, K2CO3, DMF, reflux, 2 h, 91%; (ii) PhMgBr, dry THF, 0 °C, 2 h, 86%; (i...
Figure 1: Scope of substrates for intramolecular FCA by activation of 4a–l and their isolated yields. aCondit...
Scheme 2: Plausible reaction mechanism for the cyclization reaction of alkene 4a.
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Scheme 1: Literature-reported approaches to synthesise indene from MBH adducts [10-14].
Scheme 2: Proposed model for the intramolecular Friedel–Crafts cyclization.
Scheme 3: Reactions of azomethine imine 7a with 2-substituted 1H-indenes 6a and 6b.
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2,2’-bis(indole)borinic ester 3.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 2,2’-bisindole NHC·boranes by an SEAr mechanism.
Scheme 3: Syntheses of indolyl amines through Buchwald–Hartwig cross coupling.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 3,3’-bis(indolyl) ethers.
Scheme 5: C–H silylation of indoles.
Scheme 6: n-BuLi-mediated syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes and mechanisms.
Scheme 8: B(C6F5)3 and Al(C6F5)3-catalyzed syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes reported by Han.
Scheme 9: Base-mediated syntheses of bis and tris(indol-2-yl)phosphines.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of bis(indol-2-yl)sulfides using SL2-type reagents.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 2,3’- and 2,2’-bis(indolyl)sulfides using disulfides as substrates.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of diindol-2-ylsulfide (84) from 2-iodoindole (92) and thiourea.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using N-silylated 3-bromoindole 93.
Scheme 14: Fischer indole synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using thio diketones.
Scheme 15: Oxidative synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using indoles and elemental sulfur.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using sulfoxides as sulfur source.
Scheme 17: Syntheses of bis(indol-2-yl)selanes.
Scheme 18: Syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)selanes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of bis(indol-2-yl)tellane 147.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tris(indolyl)borane 154.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of bis(indol-4-yl)amines 159.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of bis(indol-5-yl)amines.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 6,5’/6,6’-bis(indolyl)amines.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of potent HIV-inhibitors 6,6’-bis(indolyl) ethers.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of bis(indol-7-yl) ether.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of di(indol-5-yl)sulfide (183).
Scheme 27: Syntheses of 2,2’-diformyl-7,7’-bis(indolyl)selenides.
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Figure 1: Examples of anthracene derivatives and their applications.
Scheme 1: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of arylboronic acids with internal alkynes.
Scheme 2: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative benzannulation reactions of 1-adamantoyl-1-naphthylamines with internal...
Scheme 3: Gold/bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyldiarylmethanes.
Scheme 4: [2 + 2 + 2] Cyclotrimerization reactions with alkynes/nitriles in the presence of nickel and cobalt...
Scheme 5: Cobalt-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization reactions with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (23).
Scheme 6: [2 + 2 + 2] Alkyne-cyclotrimerization reactions catalyzed by a CoCl2·6H2O/Zn reagent.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H alkenylation of diphenyl carboxylic acids with acrylates.
Scheme 8: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H arylation with o-tolualdehydes and aryl iodides.
Scheme 9: Alkylation of arenes with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of acetyl bromide and ZnBr2/SiO2.
Scheme 10: BF3·H2O-catalyzed hydroxyalkylation of arenes with aromatic dialdehyde 44.
Scheme 11: Bi(OTf)3-promoted Friedel–Crafts alkylation of triarylmethanes and aromatic acylals and of arenes a...
Scheme 12: Reduction of anthraquinones by using Zn/pyridine or Zn/NaOH reductive methods.
Scheme 13: Two-step route to novel substituted Indenoanthracenes.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1,8-diarylanthracenes through Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction in the presence of Pd-P...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of five new substituted anthracenes by using LAH as reducing agent.
Scheme 16: One-pot procedure to synthesize substituted 9,10-dicyanoanthracenes.
Scheme 17: Reduction of bromoanthraquinones with NaBH4 in alkaline medium.
Scheme 18: In(III)-catalyzed reductive-dehydration intramolecular cycloaromatization of 2-benzylic aromatic al...
Scheme 19: Acid-catalyzed cyclization of new O-protected ortho-acetal diarylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Lewis acid-mediated regioselective cyclization of asymmetric diarylmethine dipivalates and diarylme...
Scheme 21: BF3·OEt2/CF3SO3H-mediated cyclodehydration reactions of 2-(arylmethyl)benzaldehydes and 2-(arylmeth...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-anthracenetetracarbonitrile (90) by double Wittig reaction followed by deprote...
Scheme 23: Homo-elongation protocol for the synthesis of substituted acene diesters/dinitriles.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of two new parental BN anthracenes via borylative cyclization.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of substituted anthracenes from a bifunctional organomagnesium alkoxide.
Scheme 26: Palladium-catalyzed tandem C–H activation/bis-cyclization of propargylic carbonates.
Scheme 27: Ruthenium-catalyzed C–H arylation of acetophenone derivatives with arenediboronates.
Scheme 28: Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of (Z,Z)-p-styrylstilbene derivatives.
Scheme 29: AuCl-catalyzed double cyclization of diiodoethynylterphenyl compounds.
Scheme 30: Iodonium-induced electrophilic cyclization of terphenyl derivatives.
Scheme 31: Oxidative photocyclization of 1,3-distyrylbenzene derivatives.
Scheme 32: Oxidative cyclization of 2,3-diphenylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 33: Suzuki-Miyaura/isomerization/ring closing metathesis strategy to synthesize benz[a]anthracenes.
Scheme 34: Green synthesis of oxa-aza-benzo[a]anthracene and oxa-aza-phenanthrene derivatives.
Scheme 35: Triple benzannulation of substituted naphtalene via a 1,3,6-naphthotriyne synthetic equivalent.
Scheme 36: Zinc iodide-catalyzed Diels–Alder reactions with 1,3-dienes and aroyl propiolates followed by intra...
Scheme 37: H3PO4-promoted intramolecular cyclization of substituted benzoic acids.
Scheme 38: Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular direct acylation of aromatic aldehydes and o-iodoesters.
Scheme 39: Cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization of quinone and β-enamino esters.
Scheme 40: ʟ-Proline-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of naphthoquinones and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes....
Scheme 41: Iridium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of a 1,2-bis(propiolyl)benzene derivative with alkynes.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of several anthraquinone derivatives by using InCl3 and molecular iodine.
Scheme 43: Indium-catalyzed multicomponent reactions employing 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (186), β-naphthol (...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of substituted anthraquinones catalyzed by an AlCl3/MeSO3H system.
Scheme 45: Palladium(II)-catalyzed/visible light-mediated synthesis of anthraquinones.
Scheme 46: [4 + 2] Anionic annulation reaction for the synthesis of substituted anthraquinones.
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Figure 1: Parent structure of 2,4-disubstituted tetralins (1) and selected medicinally useful derivatives 2–4....
Scheme 1: Reported strategies for the synthesis of tetralin-2-ol ring systems.
Scheme 2: Designed cascade reactions to 4-substituted tetralin-2-ols.
Scheme 3: The documented synthesis of 2-(2-vinylphenyl)acetaldehyde (13a).
Scheme 4: Modified synthesis of 2-(2-vinylphenyl)acetaldehydes 13a–g and 1-vinyl-2-naphthaldehyde (13h).
Scheme 5: Lewis acid-catalyzed Prins/Friedel–Crafts reaction of 13a with veratrole.
Figure 2: The speculated stereostructures of compound cis-14aa and trans-14aa.
Scheme 6: Use of different nucleophiles for the cascade reaction with 13a. Reaction conditions: a mixture of ...
Scheme 7: Reaction of aldehydes 13b–h with veratrole or furan. Reaction conditions: a mixture of 13b–h (1.40 ...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 5-aryltetrahydro-5H-benzo[7]annulen-7-ols 20a, b.
Scheme 9: Conversion of 2-hydroxy-4-(2-furyl)tetralin (14af) into PAT analogue 22.
Figure 3: Crystal structure of the tosylate 21. The displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability ...
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Figure 1: Diindolylmethanes and reported biological activities.
Figure 2: Synthetic strategies toward trifluoromethylated unsymmetrical quaternary DIMs.
Figure 3: Reactions performed to study the scope of the method.
Figure 4: Gram-scale synthesis of unsymmetrical DIMs 3a and 3ad.
Figure 5: Plausible reaction mechanism for the synthesis of fluoromethylated unsymmetrical DIMs, shown for co...
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Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: General strategy for the synthesis of THPs.
Scheme 2: Developments towards the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 3: General stereochemical outcome of the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 4: Regioselectivity in the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 5: Mechanism of the oxonia-Cope reaction in the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 6: Cyclization of electron-deficient enantioenriched alcohol 27.
Scheme 7: Partial racemization through 2-oxonia-Cope allyl transfer.
Scheme 8: Partial racemization by reversible 2-oxonia-Cope rearrangement.
Scheme 9: Rychnovsky modification of the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of (−)-centrolobine and the C22–C26 unit of phorboxazole A.
Scheme 11: Axially selective Prins cyclization by Rychnovsky et al.
Scheme 12: Mechanism for the axially selectivity Prins cyclization.
Scheme 13: Mukaiyama aldol–Prins cyclization reaction.
Scheme 14: Application of the aldol–Prins reaction.
Scheme 15: Hart and Bennet's acid-promoted Prins cyclization.
Scheme 16: Tetrahydropyran core of polycarvernoside A as well as (−)-clavoslide A and D.
Scheme 17: Scheidt and co-workers’ route to tetrahydropyran-4-one.
Scheme 18: Mechanism for the Lewis acid-catalyzed synthesis of tetrahydropyran-4-one.
Scheme 19: Hoveyda and co-workers’ strategy for 2,6-disubstituted 4-methylenetetrahydropyran.
Scheme 20: Funk and Cossey’s ene-carbamates strategy.
Scheme 21: Yadav and Kumar’s cyclopropane strategy for THP synthesis.
Scheme 22: 2-Arylcylopropylmethanolin in centrolobine synthesis.
Scheme 23: Yadav and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of THP.
Scheme 24: Yadav and co-workers’ Prins–Ritter reaction sequence for 4-amidotetrahydropyran.
Scheme 25: Yadav and co-workers’ strategy to prelactones B, C, and V.
Scheme 26: Yadav and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of (±)-centrolobine.
Scheme 27: Loh and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of zampanolide and dactylolide.
Scheme 28: Loh and Chan’s strategy for THP synthesis.
Scheme 29: Prins cyclization of cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde.
Scheme 30: Prins cyclization of methyl ricinoleate (127) and benzaldehyde (88).
Scheme 31: AlCl3-catalyzed cyclization of homoallylic alcohol 129 and aldehyde 130.
Scheme 32: Martín and co-workers’ stereoselective approach for the synthesis of highly substituted tetrahydrop...
Scheme 33: Ene-IMSC strategy by Marko and Leroy for the synthesis of tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 34: Marko and Leroy’s strategy for the synthesis of tetrahydropyrans 146.
Scheme 35: Sakurai dimerization/macrolactonization reaction for the synthesis of cyanolide A.
Scheme 36: Hoye and Hu’s synthesis of (−)-dactyloide by intramolecular Sakurai cyclization.
Scheme 37: Minehan and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of THPs 157.
Scheme 38: Yu and co-workers’ allylic transfer strategy for the construction of tetrahydropyran 161.
Scheme 39: Reactivity enhancement in intramolecular Prins cyclization.
Scheme 40: Floreancig and co-workers’ Prins cyclization strategy to (+)-dactyloide.
Scheme 41: Panek and Huang’s DHP synthesis from crotylsilanes: a general strategy.
Scheme 42: Panek and Huang’s DHP synthesis from syn-crotylsilanes.
Scheme 43: Panek and Huang’s DHP synthesis from anti-crotylsilanes.
Scheme 44: Roush and co-workers’ [4 + 2]-annulation strategy for DHP synthesis [82].
Scheme 45: TMSOTf-promoted annulation reaction.
Scheme 46: Dobb and co-workers’ synthesis of DHP.
Scheme 47: BiBr3-promoted tandem silyl-Prins reaction by Hinkle et al.
Scheme 48: Substrate scope of Hinkle and co-workers’ strategy.
Scheme 49: Cho and co-workers’ strategy for 2,6 disubstituted 3,4-dimethylene-THP.
Scheme 50: Furman and co-workers’ THP synthesis from propargylsilane.
Scheme 51: THP synthesis from silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 52: Rychnovsky and co-workers’ strategy for THP synthesis from hydroxy-substituted silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 53: Li and co-workers’ germinal bissilyl Prins cyclization strategy to (−)-exiguolide.
Scheme 54: Xu and co-workers’ hydroiodination strategy for THP.
Scheme 55: Wang and co-workers’ strategy for tetrahydropyran synthesis.
Scheme 56: FeCl3-catalyzed synthesis of DHP from alkynylsilane alcohol.
Scheme 57: Martín, Padrón, and co-workers’ proposed mechanism of alkynylsilane Prins cyclization for the synth...
Scheme 58: Marko and co-workers’ synthesis of 2,6-anti-configured tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 59: Loh and co-workers’ strategy for 2,6-syn-tetrahydropyrans.
Scheme 60: Loh and co-workers’ strategy for anti-THP synthesis.
Scheme 61: Cha and co-workers’ strategy for trans-2,6-tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 62: Mechanism proposed by Cha et al.
Scheme 63: TiCl4-mediated cyclization to trans-THP.
Scheme 64: Feng and co-workers’ FeCl3-catalyzed Prins cyclization strategy to 4-hydroxy-substituted THP.
Scheme 65: Selectivity profile of the Prins cyclization under participation of an iron ligand.
Scheme 66: Sequential reactions involving Prins cyclization.
Scheme 67: Banerjee and co-workers’ strategy of Prins cyclization from cyclopropane carbaldehydes and propargy...
Scheme 68: Mullen and Gagné's (R)-[(tolBINAP)Pt(NC6F5)2][SbF6]2-catalyzed asymmetric Prins cyclization strateg...
Scheme 69: Yu and co-workers’ DDQ-catalyzed asymmetric Prins cyclization strategy to trisubstituted THPs.
Scheme 70: Lalli and Weghe’s chiral-Brønsted-acid- and achiral-Lewis-acid-promoted asymmetric Prins cyclizatio...
Scheme 71: List and co-workers’ iIDP Brønsted acid-promoted asymmetric Prins cyclization strategy.
Scheme 72: Zhou and co-workers’ strategy for chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed cascade Prins cyclization.
Scheme 73: List and co-workers’ approach for asymmetric Prins cyclization using chiral imidodiphosphoric acid ...