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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1991–2006, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.166
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Figure 1: Structures of spliceostatins/thailanstatins.
Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to protected (2Z,4S)-4-hydroxy-2-butenoic acid fragments.
Scheme 2: Kitahara synthesis of the (all-cis)-2,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 3: Koide synthesis of (all-cis)-2,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 4: Nicolaou synthesis of the (all-cis)-2,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 5: Jacobsen synthesis of the (all-cis)-2,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 6: Unproductive attempt to generate the (all-cis)-tetrahydropyranone 50.
Scheme 7: Ghosh synthesis of the C-7–C-14 (all-cis)-tetrahydropyran segment.
Scheme 8: Ghosh’s alternative route to the (all-cis)-tetrahydropyranone 50.
Scheme 9: Alternative synthesis of the dihydro-3-pyrone 58.
Scheme 10: Kitahara’s 1st-generation synthesis of the C-1–C-6 fragment of FR901464 (1).
Scheme 11: Kitahara 1st-generation synthesis of the C-1–C-6 fragment of FR901464 (1).
Scheme 12: Nimura/Arisawa synthesis of the C-1-phenyl segment.
Scheme 13: Ghosh synthesis of the C-1–C-6 fragment of FR901464 (1) from (R)-glyceraldehyde acetonide.
Scheme 14: Jacobsen synthesis of the C-1–C-7 segment of FR901464 (1).
Scheme 15: Koide synthesis of the C-1–C-7 segment of FR901464 (1).
Scheme 16: Ghosh synthesis of the C-1–C-5 segment 102 of thailanstatin A (7).
Scheme 17: Nicolaou synthesis of the C-1–C-9 segments of spliceostatin D (9) and thailanstatins A (7) and B (5...
Scheme 18: Ghosh synthesis of the C-1–C-6 segment 115 of spliceostatin E (10).
Scheme 19: Fragment coupling via Wittig and modified Julia olefinations by Kitahara.
Scheme 20: Fragment coupling via cross-metathesis by Koide.
Scheme 21: The Ghosh synthesis of spliceostatin A (4), FR901464 (1), spliceostatin E (10), and thailanstatin m...
Scheme 22: Arisawa synthesis of a C-1-phenyl analog of FR901464 (1).
Scheme 23: Jacobsen fragment coupling by a Pd-catalyzed Negishi coupling.
Scheme 24: Nicolaou syntheses of thailanstatin A and B (7 and 5) and spliceostatin D (9) via a Pd-catalyzed Su...
Scheme 25: The Ghosh synthesis of spliceostatin G (11) via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1357–1410, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.116
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Figure 1: Examples of biologically active thietane-containing molecules.
Figure 2: The diverse methods for the synthesis of thietanes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1-(thietan-2-yl)ethan-1-ol (10) from 3,5-dichloropentan-2-ol (9).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of thietanose nucleosides 2,14 from 2,2-bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol (11).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of methyl 3-vinylthietane-3-carboxylate (19).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,6-thiazaspiro[3.3]heptane (24).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 6-amino-2-thiaspiro[3.3]heptane hydrochloride (28).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of optically active thietane 31 from vitamin C.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of an optically active thietane nucleoside from diethyl L-tartrate (32).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of thietane-containing spironucleoside 40 from 5-aldo-3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of optically active 2-methylthietane-containing spironucleoside 43.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of a double-linked thietane-containing spironucleoside 48.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of two diastereomeric thietanose nucleosides via 2,4-di(benzyloxymethyl)thietane (49).
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the thietane-containing PI3k inhibitor candidate 54.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of the spirothietane 57 as the key intermediate to Nuphar sesquiterpene thioalkaloids.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of spirothietane 61 through a direct cyclic thioetherification of 3-mercaptopropan-1-ol.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of thietanes 66 from 1,3-diols 62.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of thietanylbenzimidazolone 75 from (iodomethyl)thiazolobenzimidazole 70.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 2-oxa-6-thiaspiro[3.3]heptane (80) from bis(chloromethyl)oxetane 76 and thiourea.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of the thietane-containing glycoside, 2-O-p-toluenesulfonyl-4,6-thioanhydro-α-D-gulopyran...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of methyl 4,6-thioanhydro-α-D-glucopyranoside (89).
Scheme 20: Synthesis of thietane-fused α-D-galactopyranoside 93.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of thietane-fused α-D-gulopyranoside 100.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 3,5-anhydro-3-thiopentofuranosides 104.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of anhydro-thiohexofuranosides 110, 112 and 113 from from 1,2:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene D-f...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of optically active thietanose nucleosides from D- and L-xyloses.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thietane-fused nucleosides.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of 3,5-anhydro-3-thiopentofuranosides.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of 2-amino-3,5-anhydro-3-thiofuranoside 141.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of thietane-3-ols 145 from (1-chloromethyl)oxiranes 142 and hydrogen sulfide.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of thietane-3-ol 145a from chloromethyloxirane (142a).
Scheme 30: Synthesis of thietane-3-ols 145 from 2-(1-haloalkyl)oxiranes 142 and 147 with ammonium monothiocarb...
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 7-deoxy-5(20)thiapaclitaxel 154a, a thietane derivative of taxoids.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 5(20)-thiadocetaxel 158 from 10-deacetylbaccatin III (155).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of thietane derivatives 162 as precursors for deoxythiataxoid synthesis through oxiraneme...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 7-deoxy 5(20)-thiadocetaxel 154b.
Scheme 35: Mechanism for the formation of the thietane ring in 171 from oxiranes with vicinal leaving groups 1...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of cis-2,3-disubstituted thietane 175 from thiirane-2-methanol 172.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of a bridged thietane 183 from aziridine cyclohexyl tosylate 179 and ammonium tetrathiomo...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of thietanes via the photochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition of thiobenzophenone 184a with va...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of spirothietanes through the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of cyclic thiocarbonyls with ol...
Scheme 40: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietane-thioxanthenes 210 from thioxanthenethione (208) and butatr...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of thietanes 213 from 2,4,6-tri(tert-butyl)thiobenzaldehyde (211) with substituted allene...
Scheme 42: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietanes 216 and 217 from N-methylthiophthalimide (214) with olefi...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of fused thietanes from quadricyclane with thiocarbonyl derivatives 219.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-methyldithiosuccinimides ...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-methylthiosuccinimide/thi...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-alkylmonothiophthalimides...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of spirothietanes from dithiosuccinimides 223 with 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (215a).
Scheme 48: Synthesis of thietanes 248a,b from diaryl thione 184b and ketene acetals 247a,b.
Scheme 49: Photocycloadditions of acridine-9-thiones 249 and pyridine-4(1H)-thione (250) with 2-methylacrynitr...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of mono-, di-, and trithiobarbiturates 2...
Scheme 51: Synthesis of spirothietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-thioxo-1,2-dih...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of spirothietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of thiocoumarin 286 with olefins.
Scheme 53: Photochemical synthesis of thietanes 296–299 from semicyclic and acyclic thioimides 292–295 and 2,3...
Scheme 54: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietane 301 from 1,3,3-trimethylindoline-2-thione (300) and isobut...
Scheme 55: Synthesis of spirobenzoxazolethietanes 303 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of alkyl and aryl 2-...
Scheme 56: Synthesis of spirothietanes from tetrahydrothioxoisoquinolines 306 and 307 with olefins.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of spirothietanes from 1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-1-thiones 311 and benzothiophene-1-thione...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 2-triphenylsilylthietanes from phenyl triphenylsilyl thioketone (316) with electron-po...
Scheme 59: Diastereoselective synthesis of spiropyrrolidinonethietanes 320 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of bicyclic thietane 323 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyri...
Scheme 61: Photo-induced synthesis of fused thietane-2-thiones 325 and 326 from silacyclopentadiene 324 and ca...
Scheme 62: Synthesis of highly strained tricyclic thietanes 328 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddi...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of tri- and pentacyclic thietanes 330 and 332, respectively, through the intramolecular p...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes 334 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-vinylt...
Scheme 65: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes 336 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-but-3-...
Scheme 66: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-but-3-enyl...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of tetracyclic thietane 344 through the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-[...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of tri- and tetracyclic thietanes 348, 350, and 351, through the intramolecular photo [2 ...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of tetracyclic fused thietane 354 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of vinyl 2-thioxo-3H...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of highly rigid thietane-fused β-lactams via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloadditi...
Scheme 71: Asymmetric synthesis of a highly rigid thietane-fused β-lactam 356a via the intramolecular photo [2...
Scheme 72: Diastereoselective synthesis of the thietane-fused β-lactams via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] c...
Scheme 73: Asymmetric synthesis of thietane-fused β-lactams 356 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddi...
Scheme 74: Synthesis of the bridged bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-di...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of the bridged-difluorothietane 368 from 2,2,4,4-tetrafluoro-1,3-dithietane (367) and qua...
Scheme 76: Synthesis of bis(trifluoromethyl)thietanes from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithietane (3...
Scheme 77: Synthesis of 2,2-dimethylthio-4,4-di(trifluoromethyl)thietane (378) from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoro...
Scheme 78: Formation of bis(trifluoromethyl)thioacetone (381) through nucleophilic attack of dithietane 363 by...
Scheme 79: Synthesis of 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)thietanes from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithietan...
Scheme 80: Synthesis of the bridged bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane 364 from of 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)...
Scheme 81: Synthesis of 2,4-diiminothietanes 390 from alkenimines and 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl isothiocyanate (...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of arylidene 2,4-diiminothietanes 393 starting from phosphonium ylides 391 and isothiocya...
Scheme 83: Synthesis of thietane-2-ylideneacetates 397 through a DABCO-catalyzed formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition ...
Scheme 84: Synthesis of 3-substituted thietanes 400 from (1-chloroalkyl)thiiranes 398.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of N-(thietane-3-yl)azaheterocycles 403 and 404 through reaction of chloromethylthiirane (...
Scheme 86: Synthesis of 3-sulfonamidothietanes 406 from sulfonamides and chloromethylthiirane (398a).
Scheme 87: Synthesis of N-(thietane-3-yl)isatins 408 from chloromethylthiirane (398a) and isatins 407.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 3-(nitrophenyloxy)thietanes 410 from nitrophenols 409 and chloromethylthiirane (398a).
Scheme 89: Synthesis of N-aryl-N-(thietane-3-yl)cyanamides 412 from N-arylcyanamides 411 and chloromethylthiir...
Scheme 90: Synthesis of 1-(thietane-3-yl)pyrimidin-2,4(1H,3H)-diones 414 from chloromethylthiirane (398a) and ...
Scheme 91: Synthesis of 2,4-diiminothietanes 418 from 2-iminothiiranes 416 and isocyanoalkanes 415.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of 2-vinylthietanes 421 from thiiranes 419 and 3-chloroallyl lithium (420).
Scheme 93: Synthesis of thietanes from thiiranes 419 and trimethyloxosulfonium iodide 424.
Scheme 94: Mechanism for synthesis of thietanes 425 from thiiranes 419 and trimethyloxosulfonium iodide 424.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of functionalized thietanes from thiiranes and dimethylsulfonium acylmethylides.
Scheme 96: Mechanism for the rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized thietanes 429 from thiiranes 419 an...
Scheme 97: Synthesis of 3-iminothietanes 440 through thermal isomerization from 4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole-4-spir...
Scheme 98: Synthesis of thietanes 443 from 3-chloro-2-methylthiolane (441) through ring contraction.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of an optically active thietanose 447 from D-xylose involving a ring contraction.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of optically thietane 447 via the DAST-mediated ring contraction of 448.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of the optically thietane nucleoside 451 via the ring contraction of thiopentose in 450.
Scheme 102: Synthesis of spirothietane 456 from 3,3,5,5-tetramethylthiolane-2,4-dithione (452) and benzyne (453...
Scheme 103: Synthesis of thietanes 461 via photoisomerization of 2H,6H-thiin-3-ones 459.
Scheme 104: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,4-diarylthietanes 465.
Scheme 105: Mechanism of the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,4-diarylthietanes 465.
Scheme 106: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of trisubstituted thietanes (±)-470.
Scheme 107: Mechanism on the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of trisubstituted thietanes.
Scheme 108: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of thietanes (±)-475.
Scheme 109: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes from aldehydes 476 and acrylon...
Scheme 110: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes via a one-pot three-component ...
Scheme 111: Mechanism for the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes via three-co...
Scheme 112: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of substituted 3-nitrothietanes.
Scheme 113: Mechanism on the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes (±)-486.
Scheme 114: Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-2-phenylthietane (497).
Scheme 115: Asymmetric synthesis of optically active 2,4-diarylthietanes.
Scheme 116: Synthesis of 3-acetamidothietan-2-one 503 via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoal...
Scheme 117: Synthesis of 4-substituted thietan-2-one via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoalk...
Scheme 118: Synthesis of 4,4-disubstituted thietan-2-one 511 via the intramolecular thioesterification of the 3...
Scheme 119: Synthesis of a spirothietan-2-one 514 via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoalkano...
Scheme 120: Synthesis of thiatetrahydrolipstatin starting from (S)-(−)-epichlorohydrin ((S)-142a).
Scheme 121: Synthesis of 2-phenethyl-4-(propan-2-ylidene)thietane (520) from 5-bromo-6-methyl-1-phenylhept-5-en...
Scheme 122: Synthesis of 2-phenethyl-4-(propan-2-ylidene)thietane (520) directly from S-(5-bromo-6-methyl-1-phe...
Scheme 123: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietanes from S-(2-bromoalk-1-en-4-yl)thioacetates.
Scheme 124: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietanes from S-(2-bromo/chloroalk-1-en-4-yl)thiols.
Scheme 125: Synthesis of spirothietan-3-ol 548 from enone 545 and ammonium hydrosulfide.
Scheme 126: Asymmetric synthesis of the optically active thietanoside from cis-but-2-ene-1,4-diol (47).
Scheme 127: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietan-3-ols 557 via the fluoride-mediated cyclization of thioacylsilanes ...
Scheme 128: Synthesis of 2-iminothietanes via the reaction of propargylbenzene (558) and isothiocyanates 560 in...
Scheme 129: Synthesis of 2-benzylidenethietane 567 via the nickel complex-catalyzed electroreductive cyclizatio...
Scheme 130: Synthesis of 2-iminothietanes 569 via the photo-assisted electrocyclic reaction of N-monosubstitute...
Scheme 131: Synthesis of ethyl 3,4-diiminothietane-2-carboxylates from ethyl thioglycolate (570) and bis(imidoy...
Scheme 132: Synthesis of N-(thietan-3-yl)-α-oxoazaheterocycles from azaheterocyclethiones and chloromethyloxira...
Scheme 133: Synthesis of thietan-3-yl benzoate (590) via the nickel-catalyzed intramolecular reductive thiolati...
Scheme 134: Synthesis of 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane from 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dithiolane.
Scheme 135: Synthesis of thietanes from enamines and sulfonyl chlorides.
Scheme 136: Synthesis of spirothietane 603 via the [2 + 3] cycloaddition of 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-...
Scheme 137: Synthesis of thietane (605) from 1-bromo-3-chloropropane and sulfur.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1288–1295, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.109
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of spirotetrahydrothiophenes 3 via non-concerted [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of thiocarbonyl y...
Scheme 2: Formal [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of thioketones and [4 + 3]-cycloadditions of thiochalcones with donor...
Scheme 3: Formal [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of dimethyl 2-substituted cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylates 5a–g with f...
Figure 1: Thermal ellipsoid plots of the molecular structures of cis-9c and trans-9d drawn using 50% probabil...
Scheme 4: Plausible mechanism for the formal [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of ferrocenyl thioketones 8 with D–A cycl...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2948–2957, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.290
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Scheme 1: Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of allyl esters 1a–c.
Scheme 2: Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of 1c mediated by tertiary amines.
Figure 1: Organocatalysts used in this study. Conditions: typical procedure: 1. Et3N (4.9 equiv), DCM, −60 °C...
Scheme 3: Solvent-free Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of cinnamyl esters.
Figure 2: ωB97X-D/6-31G* calculated uncatalyzed Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of 1c. Charges on allylic oxyge...
Figure 3: ωB97X-D/6-31G* calculated Schreiner thiourea (12)-catalyzed Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of 1c. Ch...
Figure 4: ωB97X-D/6-31G* calculated Ph-thiourea (top) and squaramide-catalyzed (bottom) Ireland–Claisen rearr...
Figure 5: a) Rate of product formation; b) reaction profile without catalyst determined by 1H NMR.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2930–2935, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.287
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Scheme 1: Proposed retrosynthesis of the free diol 1.
Scheme 2: Preparation of O-unprotected, trifunctionalized synthons from lactones.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2684–2703, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.262
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Scheme 1: Consecutive three-component alkynylation–Michael addition–cyclocondensation (AMAC) synthesis of α-p...
Scheme 2: Consecutive pseudo-four-component alkynylation–Michael addition–cyclocondensation (AMAC) synthesis ...
Scheme 3: Consecutive pseudo-four-component alkynylation–Michael addition–cyclocondensation (AMAC) synthesis ...
Scheme 4: Model system for the optimization of the Michael addition–cyclocondensation reaction step to 1H-pyr...
Scheme 5: Formation of α-pyrone 6a and 1H-pyridine 5a at 20 °C.
Scheme 6: Formation of α-pyrone 6a starting from alkynone 3b having an electron-donating substituent.
Scheme 7: Formation of 1H-pyridine 5b starting from alkynone 3d having an electron-withdrawing substituent.
Scheme 8: Formation of 1H-pyridine 8a by Michael addition–cyclocondensation reaction.
Scheme 9: Mechanistic rationale for the formation of the 1H-pyridine 5a.
Scheme 10: Formation of 1H-pyridine 8a from alkynone 3b and dimer 7.
Figure 1: Molecular structure of 1H-pyridine 5a (50% thermal ellipsoids), showing the intramolecular N–H···O ...
Figure 2: Supramolecular C–H···N [36-39] and C–H···π [40-49] interactions around the 6-positioned phenyl ring in 5a. Detail...
Figure 3: 1H-Pyridine derivatives 5 as solids under daylight (top), under UV light (λexc = 365 nm, c(5) = 10−4...
Figure 4: Selected normalized absorption (solid lines) and emission (dashed lines) spectra of 1H-pyridines 5a...
Figure 5: Selected normalized emission spectra of 1H-pyridine 5a and 5b in the solid state at T = 298 K.
Figure 6: Selected normalized absorption (solid lines) and emission (dashed lines) spectra of 1H-pyridines 8a...
Figure 7: Solid-state luminescence of 1H-pyridines 5a, 8a and 8b (λexc = 365 nm).
Figure 8: α-Pyrones 6 as solids under daylight (top), selected derivatives under UV light (λexc = 365 nm, c(6...
Figure 9: Selected normalized absorption spectra of α-pyrones 6a, 6b, 6d, and 6e recorded in dichloromethane ...
Figure 10: Selected normalized absorption (solid lines) and emission (dashed lines) spectra of α-pyrones 6c, 6e...
Figure 11: Absorption (top) and fluorescence (bottom) of compound 6c with variable solvent polarity (left to t...
Figure 12: Absorption (solid lines) and emission (dashed lines) spectra of α-pyrone 6c in five solvents of dif...
Figure 13: Lippert plot for α-pyrone 6c (n = x, r2 = 0.970).
Figure 14: Normalized emission spectra of selected α-pyrones 6a–d,f in the solid state at T = 298 K.
Figure 15: Fluorescence of compound 6e in different THF/water fractions (top, λexc = 365 nm, handheld UV lamp)...
Figure 16: Selected DFT-computed (B3LYP 6-311G**) Kohn–Sham FMOs for 1H-pyridines 5f and 5g representing contr...
Figure 17: Selected DFT-computed (B3LYP 6-311G**) Kohn–Sham FMOs for 1H-pyridines 6a, 6c, 6e, 6f, and 6g and r...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1984–1995, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.194
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Figure 1: Structures of triptolide (1), triptonide (2), tripdiolide (3), 16-hydroxytriptolide (4), triptrioli...
Figure 2: Syntheses of triptolide.
Scheme 1: Berchtold’s synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 2: Li’s formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 3: van Tamelen’s asymmetric synthesis of triptonide and triptolide.
Scheme 4: Van Tamelen’s (method II) formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 5: Sherburn’s formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 6: van Tamelen’s biogenetic type total synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 7: Yang’s total synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 8: Key intermediates or transformations of routes J–N.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1065–1085, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.104
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Figure 1: γ-Lactam-derived structures considered in this review.
Figure 2: Alkaloids containing an isoindolinone moiety.
Figure 3: Alkaloids containing the 2-oxindole ring system.
Figure 4: Drugs and biological active compounds containing an isoindolinone moiety.
Figure 5: Drugs and biologically active compounds bearing a 2-oxindole skeleton.
Scheme 1: Three-component reaction of benzoic acid 1, amides 2 and DMSO (3).
Scheme 2: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-iodobenzoic acids 10, alkynylcarboxylic acids 11 and...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of methylene isoindolinones 13.
Scheme 4: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-iodobenzamide 17, terminal alkyne 18 and pyrrole or ...
Scheme 5: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of ethynylbenzamides 21, secondary amines 22 and CO (23...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the formation of methyleneisoindolinones 24.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of formyl benzoate 29, amines 2 and alkynes 18.
Scheme 8: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of formylbenzoate 29, amines 2 and ketones 31.
Scheme 9: Non-catalysed (A) and phase-transfer catalysed (B) three-component reactions of formylbenzoic acids ...
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the formation of isoindolinones 36.
Scheme 11: Three-component reaction of formylbenzoic acid 33, amines 2 and fluorinated silyl ethers 39.
Scheme 12: Three-component Ugi reaction of 2-formylbenzoic acid (33), diamines 41 and isocyanides 42.
Scheme 13: Non-catalysed (A, B) and chiral phosphoric acid promoted (C) three-component Ugi reactions of formy...
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the enantioselective formation of isoindolinones 46.
Scheme 15: Three-component reaction of benzoic acids 33 or 54, amines 2 and TMSCN (52).
Scheme 16: Several variations of the three-component reaction of formylbenzoic acids 33, amines 2 and isatoic ...
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of isoindoloquinazolinones 57.
Scheme 18: Three-component reaction of isobenzofuranone 61, amines 2 and isatoic anhydrides 56.
Scheme 19: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-aminobenzamides 59, 2-bromobenzaldehydes 62 and C...
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for the palladium-catalysed synthesis of isoindoloquinazolinones 57.
Scheme 21: Four-component reaction of 2-vinylbenzoic acids 67, aryldioazonium tetrafluoroborates 68, DABCO·(SO2...
Scheme 22: Plausible mechanism for the formation of isoindolinones 71.
Scheme 23: Three-component reaction of trimethylsilylaryltriflates 77, isocyanides 42 and CO2 (78).
Scheme 24: Plausible mechanism for the three-component synthesis of phthalimides 79.
Scheme 25: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-formylbenzonitriles 85, arenes 86 and diaryliodonium...
Scheme 26: Copper-catalysed three-component reaction of 2-formylbenzonitriles 85, diaryliodonium salts 87 and ...
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 2,3-diarylisoindolinones 88, 89 and 92.
Scheme 28: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of chloroquinolinecarbaldehydes 97 with isocyanides 42...
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of imines 99 with CO (23) and ortho-iodoarylimines 100....
Scheme 30: Palladium-catalysed three-component reaction of amines 2 with CO (23) and aryl iodide 105.
Scheme 31: Three-component reaction of 2-ethynylanilines 109, perfluoroalkyl iodides 110 and carbon monoxide (...
Scheme 32: Ultraviolet-induced three-component reaction of N-(2-iodoaryl)acrylamides 113, DABCO·(SO2)2 (69) an...
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the preparation of oxindoles 115.
Scheme 34: Three-component reaction of acrylamide 113, CO (23) and 1,4-benzodiazepine 121.
Scheme 35: Multicomponent reaction of sulfonylacrylamides 123, aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates 68 and DABCO·(...
Scheme 36: Proposed mechanism for the preparation of oxindoles 124.
Scheme 37: Three-component reaction of N-arylpropiolamides 128, aryl iodides 129 and boronic acids 130.
Scheme 38: Proposed mechanism for the formation of diarylmethylene- and diarylallylideneoxindoles 131 and 132.
Scheme 39: Three-component reaction of cyclohexa-1,3-dione (136), amines 2 and alkyl acetylenedicarboxylates 1...
Scheme 40: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 2-oxindoles 138.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 955–962, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.92
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Scheme 1: Chiral biphenyl diol organocatalysts 1–6.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 3.
Figure 1: (a) Single crystal X-ray structure of 3: showing intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds (green da...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 4.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 6.
Figure 2: X-ray crystal structure of (P)-(S,S)-6 at two different orientations to show (a) P atropselectiviti...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 333–350, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.29
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Scheme 1: Representative strategies for the formation of alkylidenecyclopropanes from cyclopropenes and scope...
Scheme 2: [2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of phosphinites 2a–h.
Scheme 3: [2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of a phosphinite derived from enantioenriched cyclopropenylcarbinol...
Scheme 4: Selective reduction of phosphine oxide (E)-3f.
Scheme 5: Attempted thermal [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of phosphinite 6a.
Scheme 6: Computed activation barriers and free enthalpies.
Scheme 7: [2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of phosphinites 6a–j.
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the Lewis base-catalyzed rearrangement of phosphinites 6.
Scheme 9: [3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of tertiary cyclopropenylcarbinyl acetates 10a–c.
Scheme 10: [3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of secondary cyclopropenylcarbinyl esters 10d–h.
Scheme 11: [3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of trichoroacetimidates 12a–i.
Scheme 12: Reaction of trichloroacetamide 13f with pyrrolidine.
Scheme 13: Catalytic hydrogenation of (arylmethylene)cyclopropropane 13f.
Scheme 14: Instability of trichloroacetimidates 21a–c derived from cyclopropenylcarbinols 20a–c.
Scheme 15: [3,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement of cyanate 27 generated from cyclopropenylcarbinyl carbamate 26.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of alkylidene(aminocyclopropane) derivatives 30–37 from carbamate 26.
Scheme 17: Scope of the dehydration–[3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement sequence of cyclopropenylcarbinyl carbamat...
Scheme 18: Formation of trifluoroacetamide 50 from carbamate 49.
Scheme 19: Formation of alkylidene[(N-trifluoroacetylamino)cyclopropanes] 51–54.
Scheme 20: Diastereoselective hydrogenation of alkylidenecyclopropane 51.
Scheme 21: Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of cyclopropenylcarbinyl glycolates 56a–l.
Scheme 22: Synthesis and Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of glycolate 61 possessing gem-diester substitution at ...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of alkylidene(gem-difluorocyclopropanes) 66a–h, and 66k–n from propargyl glycolates 64a–n....
Scheme 24: Ireland–Claisen rearrangement of N,N-diBoc glycinates 67a and 67b.
Scheme 25: Diastereoselective hydrogenation of alkylidenecyclopropanes 58a and 74.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of functionalized gem-difluorocyclopropanes 76 and 77 from alkylidenecyclopropane 66a.
Scheme 27: Access to oxa- and azabicyclic compounds 78–80.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 167–186, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.17
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Figure 1: Hydrogen-bonding silanediols, i.e., di(1-naphthyl)silanediol (1) [39], silanediols 2 [41-43], binaphthylsilane...
Scheme 1: Hydrogen-bond-catalyzed N-acyl Mannich reaction of in situ-generated isoquinolin derivative 10 with...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of BIFOXSiCl2, starting with BIFOL (5) [52,54] yielding dichlorosilane 7.
Scheme 3: Hydrolysis of BIFOXSiCl2 (7) yielding the corresponding silanediol 9 and controlled hydrolysis of B...
Scheme 4: Hydrolysis of dichlorosilanes 13 and 14 to their corresponding silanediols 1 and 15 [51,60].
Figure 2: Hydrolyses of dichlorosilane 7 and 14 to BIFOXSi(OH)2 (9, green circle) and bis(2,4,6-tri-tert-buty...
Figure 3: Hydrolyses of BIFOXSiCl2 (7) to BIFOXSi(OH)2 (9, green circle), bis(2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenoxy)dic...
Scheme 5: Two investigated pathways for the hydrolysis of the dichlorosilanes. Front attack mechanism (front)...
Figure 4: Three transition structures each, for the hydrolysis of BIFOXSiCl2 (7) and BIFOXSiCl(OH) (8) consid...
Figure 5: Computed hydrolyses of BIFOXSiCl2 (7) to BIFOXSiCl(OH) 8ax and BIFOXSiCl(OH) 8eq and subsequent com...
Figure 6: Transition state leading to 8eq following front1 attack (Ea = 32.6 kcal mol−1, Figure 5, Table 3, entry 1). Breaki...
Figure 7: Transition state leading to 8ax following front2 attack (Ea = 33.2 kcal mol−1, Figure 5, Table 3, entry 2). Breaki...
Figure 8: Transition state leading to 8eq following side attack (Ea = 37.4 kcal mol−1, Figure 5, Table 3, entry 3). Breaking...
Figure 9: Transition state leading to 9 following side attack (Ea = 31.4 kcal mol−1, Figure 5, Table 3, entry 6). Breaking a...
Figure 10: Transition state leading to 9 following front1 attack (Ea = 33.4 kcal mol−1, Figure 5, Table 3, entry 4). Breaking...
Figure 11: Transition state leading to 9 following front2 attack (Ea = 40.2 kcal mol−1, Figure 5, Table 3, entry 5). Breaking...
Figure 12: X-ray crystal structure of BIFOXSiCl2 (7). H atoms on the chiral backbone are omitted for clarity i...
Figure 13: X-ray crystal structure of BIFOXSiCl(OH) (8). H atoms on the chiral backbone are omitted for clarit...
Figure 14: X-ray crystal structure ofrac-BIFOXSi(OH)2 (9) forming dimers. H atoms on the chiral backbone are o...
Figure 15: X-ray crystal structure of BIFOXSi(OH)2 (9) forming a tetramer. H atoms on the chiral backbone are ...
Figure 16: X-ray crystal structure of BIFOXSi(OH)2 (9) forming a dimeric structure with two bridged acetone mo...
Figure 17: X-ray crystal structure of BIFOXSiCl(OH) (8), binding an acetone molecule. H atoms on the chiral ba...
Scheme 6: Hydrogen-bond-catalyzed N-acyl Mannich reaction of in situ-generated 10 with different silyl ketene...
Scheme 7: Hydrogen-bond-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution of 18 with BIFOXSi(OH)2 (9) and nucleophile silyl...
Scheme 8: Nucleophilic substitution of 20 with BIFOXSi(OH)2 (9) and nucleophile silyl ketene acetals 11, 20 a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 72–78, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.8
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Figure 1: Regioselective addition of Grignard reagents to mono- and disubstituted pyrazinium salts (yields re...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2789–2798, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.256
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of selanyl-pyrazoles and their derivatives previously described.
Scheme 2: Multicomponent reaction proposed in this work.
Scheme 3: Direct selanylation reaction of 5-amino-pyrazole 5a with diphenyl diselenide (3a) under the optimiz...
Scheme 4: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of diazo pyrazole derivative 6.
Figure 1: Molecular structure of compound 6. The hydrogen atoms are omitted for clarity [27].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1734–1742, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.147
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Figure 1: Quinoxaline-based 6/6/6-angularly fused scaffolds and respective examples of biologically active co...
Figure 2: Synthetic routes towards the pyrimido[1,6-a]quinoxaline scaffold.
Figure 3: Acyl(quinoxalin-2-yl)ketene.
Scheme 1: Thermolysis of five-membered 2,3-dioxoheterocycles resulting in acyl(quinoxalin-2-yl)ketenes.
Figure 4: STA plot of thermolysis of PQT 1a. Blue solid curve: DSC; green solid curve: TG; greed dashed curve...
Scheme 2: Side-reactions concurring with intermolecular trapping of ketene generated from PQT 1a by benzalani...
Figure 5: Scope of the intermolecular trapping of ketenes generated from PQTs 1a–h by Schiff bases 2a–d under...
Scheme 3: Formation of furoquinoxalines 6a,b via intramolecular cyclization in ketenes generated from PQTs 1g,...
Figure 6: ORTEP drawing of compound 3g (CCDC 1834011) showing thermal ellipsoids at the 30% probability level....
Figure 7: ORTEP drawing of compound 3j (CCDC 1834012) showing thermal ellipsoids at the 30% probability level....
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1668–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.143
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Figure 1: Some sulfur-containing natural products.
Figure 2: Some natural products incorporating β-hydroxy sulfide moieties.
Figure 3: Some synthetic β-hydroxy sulfides of clinical value.
Scheme 1: Alumina-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides, ethers, amines and selenides from epoxides.
Scheme 2: β-Hydroxy sulfide syntheses by ring opening of epoxides under different Lewis and Brønsted acid and...
Scheme 3: n-Bu3P-catalyzed thiolysis of epoxides and aziridines to provide the corresponding β-hydroxy and β-...
Scheme 4: Zinc(II) chloride-mediated thiolysis of epoxides.
Scheme 5: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides under microwave irradiation.
Scheme 6: Gallium triflate-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides and one-pot oxidation.
Scheme 7: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides using Ga(OTf)3 as a catalyst.
Scheme 8: Ring opening of epoxide using ionic liquids under solvent-free conditions.
Scheme 9: N-Bromosuccinimide-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 10: LiNTf2-mediated epoxide opening by thiophenol.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric ring-opening of cyclohexene oxide with various thiols catalyzed by zinc L-tartrate.
Scheme 12: Catalytic asymmetric ring opening of symmetrical epoxides with t-BuSH catalyzed by (R)-GaLB (43) wi...
Scheme 13: Asymmetric ring opening of meso-epoxides by p-xylenedithiol catalyzed by a (S,S)-(salen)Cr complex.
Scheme 14: Desymmetrization of meso-epoxide with thiophenol derivatives.
Scheme 15: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of meso-epoxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chira...
Scheme 16: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of stilbene oxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chi...
Scheme 17: Asymmetric desymmetrization of meso-epoxides using BINOL-based Brønsted acid catalysts.
Scheme 18: Lithium-BINOL-phosphate-catalyzed desymmetrization of meso-epoxides with aromatic thiols.
Scheme 19: Ring-opening reactions of cyclohexene oxide with thiols by using CPs 1-Eu and 2-Tb.
Scheme 20: CBS-oxazaborolidine-catalyzed borane reduction of β-keto sulfides.
Scheme 21: Preparation of β-hydroxy sulfides via connectivity.
Scheme 22: Baker’s yeast-catalyzed reduction of sulfenylated β-ketoesters.
Scheme 23: Sodium-mediated ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 24: Disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybdate.
Scheme 25: Proposed reaction mechanism of disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybda...
Scheme 26: Cyclodextrin-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes.
Scheme 27: Zinc-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from disulfides and alkenes.
Scheme 28: tert-Butyl hydroperoxide-catalyzed hydroxysulfurization of alkenes.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism of the radical hydroxysulfurization.
Scheme 30: Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfides.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfid...
Scheme 32: Copper(II)-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides 15e,f from alkenes and basic disulfides.
Scheme 33: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes.
Scheme 34: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation reaction mechanism.
Scheme 35: One-pot oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfenylation of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 36: Proposed mechanism for the oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfination of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 37: 1,2-Acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes using DIB/KI.
Scheme 38: Proposed reaction mechanism of the diacetoxyiodobenzene (DIB) and KI-mediated 1,2-acetoxysulfenylat...
Scheme 39: Catalytic asymmetric thiofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes.
Scheme 40: Proposed catalytic cycle for asymmetric sulfenofunctionalization.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of thiosugars using intramolecular thiol-ene reaction.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of leukotriene C-1 by Corey et al.: (a) N-(trifluoroacetyl)glutathione dimethyl ester (3 ...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of pteriatoxins with epoxide thiolysis to attain β-hydroxy sulfides. Reagents: (a) (1) K2...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of peptides containing a β-hydroxy sulfide moiety.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of diltiazem (12) using biocatalytic resolution of an epoxide followed by thiolysis.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1349–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.114
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Scheme 1: Mannich reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with ethyl nitroacetate (2) catalyzed by a cinchona alkaloi...
Scheme 2: Mannich reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds catalyzed by a cinchona alkal...
Scheme 3: Mannich reaction of N-alkoxycarbonylisatin imines with acetylacetone catalyzed by a cinchona alkalo...
Scheme 4: Mannich reaction of isatin-derived benzhydrylketimines with trimethylsiloxyfuran catalyzed by a pho...
Scheme 5: Mannich reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with acetaldehyde catalyzed by a primary amine.
Scheme 6: Mannich reaction of N-Cbz-isatin imines with aldehydes catalyzed by L-diphenylprolinol trimethylsil...
Scheme 7: Addition of dimedone-derived enaminones to N-Boc-isatin imines catalyzed by a phosphoric acid.
Scheme 8: Addition of hydroxyfuran-2-one-derived enaminones to N-Boc-isatin imines catalyzed by a phosphoric ...
Scheme 9: Zinc-catalyzed Mannich reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with silyl ketene imines.
Scheme 10: Tin-catalyzed Mannich reaction of N-arylisatin imines with an alkenyl trichloroacetate.
Scheme 11: Aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with acrolein catalyzed by β-isocupreidin...
Scheme 12: Aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with acrolein (35) catalyzed by α-isocupr...
Scheme 13: Aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with maleimides catalyzed by β-isocupreid...
Scheme 14: Aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with nitroolefins catalyzed by a cinchona...
Scheme 15: Friedel–Crafts reactions of N-Boc-isatin imines with 1 and 2-naphthols catalyzed by a cinchona alka...
Scheme 16: Friedel–Crafts reactions of N-alkoxycarbonyl-isatin imines with 1 and 2-naphthols catalyzed by a ci...
Scheme 17: Friedel–Crafts reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with 6-hydroxyquinolines catalyzed by a cinchona alk...
Scheme 18: Aza-Henry reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with nitromethane catalyzed by a bifunctional guanidine.
Scheme 19: Domino addition/cyclization reaction of N-Boc-isatin imines with 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol (53) catalyz...
Scheme 20: Nickel-catalyzed additions of methanol and cumene hydroperoxide to N-Boc-isatin imines.
Scheme 21: Palladium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to N-tert-butylsulfonylisatin imines.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98
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Scheme 1: Tropone (1), tropolone (2) and their resonance structures.
Figure 1: Natural products containing a tropone nucleus.
Figure 2: Possible isomers 11–13 of benzotropone.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of benzotropones 11 and 12.
Scheme 3: Oxidation products of benzotropylium fluoroborate (16).
Scheme 4: Oxidation of 7-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (22).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) using o-phthalaldehyde (27).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) starting from oxobenzonorbornadiene 31.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed cleavage of oxo-bridge of 34.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) from o-xylylene dibromide (38).
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) via the carbene adduct 41.
Scheme 10: Heck coupling strategy for the synthesis of 11.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of benzofulvalenes via carbonyl group of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Figure 3: Some cycloheptatrienylium cations.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of condensation product 63 and its subsequent oxidative cyclization products.
Figure 4: A novel series of benzo[7]annulenes prepared from 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 13: Preparation of substituted benzo[7]annulene 72 using the Mukaiyama-Michael reaction.
Figure 5: Possible benzo[7]annulenylidenes 73–75.
Scheme 14: Thermal and photochemical decomposition of 7-diazo-7H-benzo[7]annulene (76) and the trapping of int...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of benzoheptafulvalene 86.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 7-(diphenylmethylene)-7H-benzo[7]annulene (89).
Scheme 17: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with dimethyl diazomethane.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dihydrobenzomethoxyazocine 103.
Scheme 19: Synthesis and reducibility of benzo-homo-2-methoxyazocines.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 4,5-benzohomotropones 104 and 115 from 4,5-benzotropones 11 and 113.
Scheme 21: A catalytic deuterogenation of 4,5-benzotropone (11) and synthesis of 5-monosubstituted benzo[7]ann...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of methyl benzo[7]annulenes 131 and 132.
Scheme 23: Ambident reactivity of halobenzo[7]annulenylium cations 133a/b.
Scheme 24: Preparation of benzo[7]annulenylidene–iron complexes 147.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1-ethynylbenzotropone (150) and the etheric compound 152 from 4,5-benzotropone (11) wi...
Scheme 26: Thermal decomposition of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 27: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with 1,2-ethanediol and 1,2-ethanedithiol.
Scheme 28: Conversions of 1-benzosuberone (162) to 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 29: Synthesis strategies for 2,3-bezotropone (12) using 1-benzosuberones.
Scheme 30: Oxidation-based synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) via 1-benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) from α-tetralone (171) via ring-expansion.
Scheme 32: Preparation of 2,3-benzotropone (12) by using of benzotropolone 174.
Figure 6: Benzoheptafulvenes as condensation products of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 33: Conversion of 2,3-benzotropone (12) to tosylhydrazone salt 182 and gem-dichloride 187.
Figure 7: Benzohomoazocines 191–193 and benzoazocines 194–197.
Scheme 34: From 2,3-benzotropone (12) to carbonium ions 198–201.
Scheme 35: Cycloaddition reactions of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 36: Reaction of 2,3-benzotropone (12) with various reagents and compounds.
Figure 8: 3,4-Benzotropone (13) and its resonance structure.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 6,7-benzobicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (230).
Figure 9: Photolysis and thermolysis products of 230.
Figure 10: Benzotropolones and their tautomeric structures.
Scheme 38: Synthesis strategies of 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 39: Synthesis protocol for 2-hydroxy-4,5-benzotropone (238) using oxazole-benzo[7]annulene 247.
Figure 11: Some quinoxaline and pyrazine derivatives 254–256 prepared from 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 40: Nitration product of 4,5-benzotropolone (238) and its isomerization to 1-nitro-naphthoic acid (259)....
Scheme 41: Synthesis protocol for 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 42: Various reactions via 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 43: Photoreaction of 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 45: Synthesis strategy for 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from ketone 276.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from β-naphthoquinone (280).
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from bicyclic endoperoxide 213.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) by ring-closing metathesis.
Figure 12: Various monosubstitution products 289–291 of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241).
Scheme 49: Reaction of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) with various reagents.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropones 174 and 304 from diketones 300/301.
Scheme 51: Catalytic hydrogenation of diketones 300 and 174.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of halo-benzotropones from alkoxy-naphthalenes 306, 307 and 310.
Figure 13: Unexpected byproducts 313–315 during synthesis of chlorobenzotropone 309.
Figure 14: Some halobenzotropones and their cycloadducts.
Scheme 53: Multisep synthesis of 2-chlorobenzotropone 309.
Scheme 54: A multistep synthesis of 2-bromo-benzotropone 26.
Scheme 55: A multistep synthesis of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 311 and 316.
Scheme 56: Oxidation reactions of 8-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (329) with some oxidants.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 2-bromo-4,5-benzotropone (26).
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 6-chloro-2,3-benzotropone (335) using LiCl and proposed intermediate 336.
Scheme 59: Reaction of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with methylamine.
Scheme 60: Reactions of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 26 and 311 with dimethylamine.
Scheme 61: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 311 and 26 with NaOMe.
Scheme 62: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 26 and 312 with t-BuOK in the presence of DPIBF.
Scheme 63: Cobalt-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with cyclic α-bromo en...
Figure 15: Cycloadduct 357 and its di-π-methane rearrangement product 358.
Scheme 64: Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-chloro-4,5-benzotropone (311).
Scheme 65: Synthesis of dibromo-benzotropones from benzotropones.
Scheme 66: Bromination/dehydrobromination of benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 67: Some transformations of isomeric dibromo-benzotropones 261A/B.
Scheme 68: Transformations of benzotropolone 239B to halobenzotropolones 369–371.
Figure 16: Bromobenzotropolones 372–376 and 290 prepared via bromination/dehydrobromination strategy.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of some halobenzotropolones 289, 377 and 378.
Figure 17: Bromo-chloro-derivatives 379–381 prepared via chlorination.
Scheme 70: Synthesis of 7-iodo-3,4-benzotropolone (382).
Scheme 71: Hydrogenation of bromobenzotropolones 369 and 370.
Scheme 72: Debromination reactions of mono- and dibromides 290 and 375.
Figure 18: Nitratation and oxidation products of some halobenzotropolenes.
Scheme 73: Azo-coupling reactions of some halobenzotropolones 294, 375 and 378.
Figure 19: Four possible isomers of dibenzotropones 396–399.
Figure 20: Resonance structures of tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 74: Two synthetic pathways for tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 75: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from dibenzotropone 399.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from 9,10-phenanthraquinone (406).
Scheme 77: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from trifluoromethyl-substituted arene 411.
Figure 21: Dibenzosuberone (414).
Figure 22: Reduction products 415 and 416 of tribenzotropone (400).
Figure 23: Structures of tribenzotropone dimethyl ketal 417 and 4-phenylfluorenone (412) and proposed intermed...
Figure 24: Structures of benzylidene- and methylene-9H-tribenzo[a,c,e][7]annulenes 419 and 420 and chiral phos...
Figure 25: Structures of tetracyclic alcohol 422, p-quinone methide 423 and cation 424.
Figure 26: Structures of host molecules 425–427.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of non-helical overcrowded derivatives syn/anti-431.
Figure 27: Hexabenzooctalene 432.
Figure 28: Structures of possible eight isomers 433–440 of naphthotropone.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of naphthotropone 437 starting from 1-phenylcycloheptene (441).
Scheme 80: Synthesis of 10-hydroxy-11H-cyclohepta[a]naphthalen-11-one (448) from diester 445.
Scheme 81: Synthesis of naphthotropone 433.
Scheme 82: Synthesis of naphthotropones 433 and 434 via cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of naphthotropone 434 starting from 452.
Figure 29: Structures of tricarbonyl(tropone)irons 458, and possible cycloadducts 459.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of naphthotropone 436.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of precursor 465 for naphthotropone 435.
Scheme 86: Generation of naphthotropone 435 from 465.
Figure 30: Structures of tropylium cations 469 and 470.
Figure 31: Structures of tropylium ions 471+.BF4−, 472+.BF4−, and 473+.BF4−.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of tropylium ions 471+.BF4− and 479+.ClO4−.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 1- and 2-methylanthracene (481 and 482) via carbene–carbene rearrangement.
Figure 32: Trapping products 488–490.
Scheme 89: Generation and chemistry of a naphthoannelated cycloheptatrienylidene-cycloheptatetraene intermedia...
Scheme 90: Proposed intermediates and reaction pathways for adduct 498.
Scheme 91: Exited-state intramolecular proton transfer of 505.
Figure 33: Benzoditropones 506 and 507.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of benzoditropone 506e.
Scheme 93: Synthetic approaches for dibenzotropone 507 via tropone (1).
Scheme 94: Formation mechanisms of benzoditropone 507 and 516 via 515.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of benzoditropones 525 and 526 from pyromellitic dianhydride (527).
Figure 34: Possible three benzocyclobutatropones 534–536.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of benzocyclobutatropones 534 and 539.
Scheme 97: Synthesis attempts for benzocyclobutatropone 545.
Scheme 98: Generation and trapping of symmetric benzocyclobutatropone 536.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of chloro-benzocyclobutatropone 552 and proposed mechanism of fluorenone derivatives.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of tropolone analogue 559.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of tropolones 561 and 562.
Figure 35: o/p-Tropoquinone rings (563 and 564) and benzotropoquinones (565–567).
Scheme 102: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 566.
Scheme 103: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 567 via a Diels–Alder reaction.
Figure 36: Products 575–577 through 1,2,3-benzotropoquinone hydrate 569.
Scheme 104: Structures 578–582 prepared from tropoquinone 567.
Figure 37: Two possible structures 583 and 584 for dibenzotropoquinone, and precursor compound 585 for 583.
Scheme 105: Synthesis of saddle-shaped ketone 592 using dibenzotropoquinone 584.
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Figure 1: Structural components of nucleic acids. Shown is the monomeric building block of nucleic acids. Cha...
Figure 2: Formation of oxocarbenium ion during glycosidic bond cleavage in nucleosides [31]. The extent of leavin...
Figure 3: Structural modifications to nucleobase-sugar connectivity. The O–C–N bond between nucleobase and su...
Figure 4: Examples of natural and synthetic C-nucleosides. Pseudouridine and formcycin are among several natu...
Figure 5: Synthetic approaches to C-nucleosides. A. Two common strategies for C-nucleoside synthesis involve ...
Figure 6: Steroselective C-nucleoside synthesis using D-ribonolactone. A. Nucleophilic substitution of D-ribo...
Figure 7: Synthesis of C1'-substituted 4-aza-7,9-dideazaadenine C-nucleosides [63-65,69,70]. A. Reaction of D-ribonolacton...
Figure 8: Pyrrolo- and imidazo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazine C-nucleosides. A series of sugar- and nucleobase-substit...
Figure 9: Synthesis of 1',2'-cyclopentyl C-nucleoside [73]. Functional groups at C1' and C2' were installed and e...
Figure 10: Anti-influenza C-nucleosides mimicking favipiravir riboside [74]. A. Structure of favipiravir and its r...
Figure 11: Alternative method for synthesis of 2'-substituted C-nucleosides [75]. A. Synthesis of C2'-substituted ...
Figure 12: Synthesis of carbocyclic C-nucleosides using cyclopentanone [53]. A. Nucleophlic substitution on cyclop...
Figure 13: Synthesis of carbocyclic C-nucleosides via Suzuki coupling [53]. A. Synthesis of OTf-cyclopentene that ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 515–522, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.37
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Scheme 1: Previously reported procedure for the addition of ketene dithioacetals to α,β-unsaturated ketones [33] ...
Scheme 2: Addition of dithi(ol)anylium TFBs to α,β-unsaturated non-cyclic ketones.
Scheme 3: Addition of dithi(ol)anylium TFBs to α,β-unsaturated cyclic ketones.
Scheme 4: Single versus double addition of ketones to dithiolanylium TFB 1e. adr was calculated from the 1H N...
Scheme 5: The scope of the presented protocol demonstrated by examples including the use of additional electr...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of diene dithioacetals 18a and 18b by addition of ynone 17 to α-alkyl or aryl-substitued ...
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Scheme 1: Silicon-mediated Mukaiyama-type aldol reaction of octyl 2-(pentafluoro-λ6-sulfanyl)acetate (1) with ...
Figure 1: Newman projections of the syn- and the anti-diastereomeric aldol addition products.
Scheme 2: Mechanism of the formation of aldol addition products.
Scheme 3: Formation of (E)-configured aldol condensation products.
Scheme 4: Anticipated mechanism of formation of aldol condensation products.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of SF5-substituted acetmorpholide 8.
Scheme 6: Intermediate formation of the (Z)-ketene aminal from morpholide 8 with TMSOTf/ Et3N and subsequent ...
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Figure 1: The selected examples of sulfur(IV) and sulfur(VI) ylides 1 [1], 2 [5-7], 3 [6,7,9], 4 [11,12], 5 [33,34], 6 [35-38].
Figure 2: Metal-free synthesis of thiophene-based heterocycles (A) [54,55], (B) [56].
Scheme 1: One-pot sequential synthesis of the trisubstituted 5-(pyridine-2-yl)thiophenes 8a. Substrate: amalo...
Figure 3: X-ray crystal structures of 8ad and 8an [68].
Figure 4: The proposed structure of sulfur ylide-like intermediates; resonance contributors (mesomeric struct...
Scheme 2: The substitution reaction with MeOH.
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Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to 2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantanes.
Scheme 2: Conversion of dipivaloylketene (2) to bisdioxines (2,6,9-trioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nona-3,7-dienes) 4 and...
Scheme 3: 2,6,9-Trioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonadienes (bisdioxines, 9–13) derived from dipivaloylketene (2).
Scheme 4: Mechanisms of formation of bisdioxine acid derivatives from dimer 3.
Scheme 5: Recently reported synthesis of chromenobisdioxines.
Scheme 6: Formation of tetraoxaadamantanes.
Scheme 7: Decarboxylative hydrolysis and oxa-Michael-type ring closure.
Scheme 8: Oxime and hydrazine derivatives of bisdioxines and tetraoxaadamantanes.
Figure 1: Bistetraoxaadamantane derivatives.
Scheme 9: Inward-pointing isocyanate, urethane and carbamate groups in bisdioxines. The diisocyanate is obtai...
Scheme 10: Microwave-assisted tetraoxaadamantane formation.
Scheme 11: Cyclic bisdioxine ester derivative 34 forming a single mono-tetraoxaadamantane.
Figure 2: Cyclic bisdioxine derivative not forming a tetraoxaadamantane due to reduced cavity size.
Figure 3: The bisdioxine-calix[6]arene derivative 37 complexes Cs+ but does not form a tetraoxaadamantane der...
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Scheme 1: Established methods for the preparation of imines vs this work.
Scheme 2: Proposed catalytic cycle for quinone-catalyzed deformylation.
Scheme 3: Studies of quinone-catalyzed C−C bond cleavage in related substrates.
Scheme 4: Sequential oxidative deformylation/Mukaiyama−Mannich addition using phenylglycinol.
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Figure 1: Biologically active 1-indanones and their structural analogues.
Figure 2: Number of papers about (a) 1-indanones, (b) synthesis of 1-indanones.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from hydrocinnamic acid (1).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from 3-(2-bromophenyl)propionic acid (3).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1-indanones 5 from 3-arylpropionic acids 4.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of kinamycin (9a) and methylkinamycin C (9b).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted arylpropionic acids 12, 1-indanones 13 and dihydrocoumarin...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1-indanones 16 from benzoic acids 15.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1-indanones 18 from arylpropionic and 3-arylacrylic acids 17.
Scheme 8: The NbCl5-induced one-step synthesis of 1-indanones 22.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of biologically active 1-indanone derivatives 26.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of enantiomerically pure indatraline ((−)-29).
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from the acyl chloride 30.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the mechanism-based inhibitors 33 of coelenterazine.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of the indane 2-imidazole derivative 37.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of fluorinated PAHs 41.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 1-indanones 43 via transition metal complexes-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of m...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 6-methyl-1-indanone (46).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from ester 48.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of benzopyronaphthoquinone 51 from the spiro-1-indanone 50.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the selective endothelin A receptor antagonist 55.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 1-indanones 60 from methyl vinyl ketone (57).
Scheme 21: Synthesis of 1-indanones 64 from diethyl phthalate 61.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 66 from various Meldrum’s acids 65.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of halo 1-indanones 69.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of substituted 1-indanones 71.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of spiro- and fused 1-indanones 73 and 74.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of spiro-1,3-indanodiones 77.
Scheme 27: Mechanistic pathway for the NHC-catalyzed Stetter–Aldol–Michael reaction.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 2-benzylidene-1-indanone derivatives 88a–d.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 90a–i.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of 1-indanones 96 from o-bromobenzaldehydes 93 and alkynes 94.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-1-indanones 99.
Scheme 32: Photochemical preparation of 1-indanones 103 from ketones 100.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of chiral 3-aryl-1-indanones 107.
Scheme 34: Photochemical isomerization of 2-methylbenzil 108.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1-indanones 111a–c.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 113 and 114 from η6-1,2-dioxobenzocyclobutene complex 112.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of nakiterpiosin (117).
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 2-alkyl-1-indanones 120.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of fluorine-containing 1-indanone derivatives 123.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 2-benzylidene and 2-benzyl-1-indanones 126, 127 from the chalcone 124.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 2-bromo-6-methoxy-3-phenyl-1-indanone (130).
Scheme 42: Synthesis of combretastatin A-4-like indanones 132a–s.
Figure 3: Chemical structures of investigated dienones 133 and synthesized cyclic products 134–137.
Figure 4: Chemical structures of 1-indanones and their heteroatom analogues 138–142.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of 2-phosphorylated and 2-non-phosphorylated 1-indanones 147 and 148 from β-ketophosphona...
Scheme 44: Photochemical synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 150, 153a, 153b.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of polysubstituted-1-indanones 155, 157.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 1-indanones 159a–g from α-arylpropargyl alcohols 158 using RhCl(PPh3)3 as a catalyst.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of optically active 1-indanones 162 via the asymmetric Rh-catalyzed isomerization of race...
Scheme 48: Mechanism of the Rh-catalyzed isomerization of α-arylpropargyl alcohols 161 to 1-indanones 162.
Figure 5: Chemical structure of abicoviromycin (168) and its new benzo derivative 169.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of racemic benzoabicoviromycin 172.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of [14C]indene 176.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of indanone derivatives 178–180.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of racemic pterosin A 186.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of trans-2,3-disubstituted 1-indanones 189.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of 3-aryl-1-indanone derivatives 192.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 194 from 3-(2-iodoaryl)propanonitriles 193.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of 1-indanones 200–204 by cyclization of aromatic nitriles.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 1,1’-spirobi[indan-3,3’-dione] derivative 208.
Scheme 58: Total synthesis of atipamezole analogues 211.
Scheme 59: Synthesis of 3-[4-(1-piperidinoethoxy)phenyl]spiro[indene-1,1’-indan]-5,5’-diol hydrochloride 216.
Scheme 60: Synthesis of 3-arylindan-1-ones 219.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1-indanones 222.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of the 1-indanone 224 from the THP/MOM protected chalcone epoxide 223.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of 1-indanones 227 from γ,δ-epoxy ketones 226.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-2-methylindanone (230).
Scheme 65: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 234 from cyclopropanol derivatives 233.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of substituted 1-indanone derivatives 237.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of 7-methyl substituted 1-indanone 241 from 1,3-pentadiene (238) and 2-cyclopentenone (239...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of disubstituted 1-indanone 246 from the siloxydiene 244 and 2-cyclopentenone 239.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of 5-hydroxy-1-indanone (250) via the Diels–Alder reaction of 1,3-diene 248 with sulfoxid...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of halogenated 1-indanones 253a and 253b.
Scheme 71: Synthesis of 1-indanones 257 and 258 from 2-bromocyclopentenones 254.
Scheme 72: Synthesis of 1-indanone 261 from 2-bromo-4-acetoxy-2-cyclopenten-1-one (260) and 1,2-dihydro-4-viny...
Scheme 73: Synthesis of 1-indanone 265 from 1,2-dihydro-7-methoxy-4-vinylnaphthalene (262) and bromo-substitut...
Scheme 74: Synthesis of 1-indanone 268 from dihydro-3-vinylphenanthrene 266 and 4-acetoxy-2-cyclopenten-1-one (...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of 1-indanone 271 from phenylselenyl-substituted cyclopentenone 268.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of 1-indanone 272 from the trienone 270.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of the 1-indanone 276 from the aldehyde 273.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of 1-indanones 278 and 279.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of 1-indanone 285 from octa-1,7-diyne (282) and cyclopentenone 239.
Scheme 80: Synthesis of benz[f]indan-1-one (287) from cyclopentenone 239 and o-bis(dibromomethyl)benzene (286)....
Scheme 81: Synthesis of 3-methyl-substituted benz[f]indan-1-one 291 from o-bis(dibromomethyl)benzene (286) and...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of benz[f]indan-1-one (295) from the anthracene epidioxide 292.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of 1-indanone 299 from homophthalic anhydride 298 and cyclopentynone 297.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of cyano-substituted 1-indanone derivative 301 from 2-cyanomethylbenzaldehyde (300) and c...
Scheme 85: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 303–305 from ketene dithioacetals 302.
Scheme 86: Synthesis of 1-indanones 309–316.
Scheme 87: Mechanism of the hexadehydro-Diels–Alder (HDDA) reaction.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 1-indenone 318 and 1-indanones 320 and 321 from tetraynes 317 and 319.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of 1-indanone 320 from the triyn 319.
Scheme 90: Synthesis 1-indanone 328 from 2-methylfuran 324.
Scheme 91: Synthesis of 1-indanones 330 and 331 from furans 329.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of 1-indanone 333 from the cycloadduct 332.
Scheme 93: Synthesis of (S)-3-arylindan-1-ones 335.
Scheme 94: Synthesis of (R)-2-acetoxy-1-indanone 338.
Figure 6: Chemical structures of obtained cyclopenta[α]phenanthrenes 339.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of the benzoindanone 343 from arylacetaldehyde 340 with 1-trimethylsilyloxycyclopentene (...
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Scheme 1: Generation and typical reactions of the reactive dialkyl and diaryl thiocarbonyl S-methanides 1.
Figure 1: Structures of the reactive intermediates as a diradical 6 or a zwitterion 7 in the course of the di...
Scheme 2: The in situ generation of phenyl selenophen-2-yl S-methanide (8) and its competitive reactions: 1,3...
Figure 2: Potential 1,3-dipolar electrocyclization of thiocabonyl S-methanide 8A. Computed enthalpies (free e...
Figure 3: Stepwise radical dimerization of the reactive thiocarbonyl S-methanide 8. Computed enthalpies (free...
Figure 4: Potential competitive cyclization reactions of the intermediate diradical 12.
Figure 5: a) Spin densities in the conformers 12F and 12G of diradical 12. b) Heteroatom effect on the magnit...