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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 470–483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.33
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Figure 1: Chemical structure of UDCA.
Figure 2: Chemical structures of bile acids and salts.
Figure 3: Comparison between Wolff–Kishner and Mozingo reduction. Notably the overall chemical reaction is th...
Figure 4: Reaction catalysed by the 12α-HSDH; the 12-OH group of CA or UCA is oxidized yielding 12-oxo-CDCA o...
Figure 5: Epimerization reaction catalysed by the 7α-HSDH and 7β-HSDH; the 7α-OH group of CA (R = OH) or CDCA...
Figure 6: Overview of the chemoenzymatic process for the production of UDCA from CA: The oxidation, reduction...
Figure 7: Schematic representation of the flow reactor for the continuous conversion of CDCA to UDCA [93].
Figure 8: Chemoenzymatic pathways for the formation of UDCA from CA that profit by the C7 hydroxylation activ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1388–1395, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.135
Figure 1: Protocells as the main units of prebiotic evolution: three hypothetical stages of development towar...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2602–2608, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.255
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Figure 1: General structures of mono- and bicyclic carbasugars.
Scheme 1: Approach to the synthesis of bicyclic carbasugars based on the use of sugar allyltins (previous wor...
Scheme 2: Approach to the synthesis of bicyclic decalins based on a 1,4-addition/aldol reaction followed by R...
Scheme 3: Reagents and conditions: (a) i. Zn, MeOH/H2O, 60 °C, 2 h, ii. Jones reagent, acetone, rt, 1 h, iii....
Scheme 4: Reagents and conditions: (a) i. BzCl, DCM, Et3N, DMAP, rt, 24 h, ii. HCl, MeOH/H2O, rt, 24 h, 55% (...
Scheme 5: Reagents and conditions: (a) TBAF∙3H2O, THF, rt, 24 h, 96% (19) or 94% (23); (b) i. BzCl, DCM, Et3N...
Scheme 6: Reagents and conditions: (a) vinyl-MgBr, CuBr∙Me2S, THF, −45 °C, 15 min, then (S)- or (R)-10, −45 °...
Scheme 7: Reagents and conditions: (a) Hoveyda–Grubbs II cat. (5 mol %), toluene, 50 °C, 2 h, then evaporatio...
Figure 2: Possible course of the syn-dihydroxylation leading to 27, 28, and 29.
Scheme 8: Reagents and conditions: (a) NaBH(OAc)3, MeCN/THF/AcOH, rt, 24 h, 67% (30, dr >99:1) or 74% (31 + 32...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2032–2037, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.191
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Scheme 1: N-Arylepoxyisoindolines via tandem Ugi–Smiles/IMDA reaction.
Scheme 2: Reaction monitoring by 1H NMR for production of 1b.
Scheme 3: Use of a thienyl-substituted aldehyde for Ugi–Smiles couplings.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 462–495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.48
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Scheme 1: Activation of carbonyl compounds via enamine and iminium intermediates [2].
Scheme 2: Electronic and steric interactions present in enamine activation mode [2].
Scheme 3: Electrophilic activation of carbonyl compounds by a thiourea moiety.
Scheme 4: Asymmetric synthesis of dihydro-2H-pyran-6-carboxylate 3 using organocatalyst 4 [16].
Scheme 5: Possible hydrogen-bonding for the reaction of (E)-methyl 2-oxo-4-phenylbut-3-enoate [16].
Scheme 6: Asymmetric desymmetrization of 4,4-cyclohexadienones using the Michael addition reaction with malon...
Scheme 7: The enantioselective synthesis of α,α-disubstituted cycloalkanones using catalyst 11 [18].
Scheme 8: The enantioselective synthesis of indolo- and benzoquinolidine compounds through aza-Diels–Alder re...
Scheme 9: Enantioselective [5 + 2] cycloaddition [20].
Scheme 10: Asymmetric synthesis of oxazine derivatives 26 [21].
Scheme 11: Asymmetric synthesis of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonadienone, core 30 present in (−)-huperzine [22].
Scheme 12: Asymmetric inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction catalyzed by amine-thiourea 34 [23].
Scheme 13: Asymmetric entry to morphan skeletons, catalyzed by amine-thiourea 37 [24].
Scheme 14: Asymmetric transformation of (E)-2-nitroallyl acetate [25].
Scheme 15: Proposed way of activation.
Scheme 16: Asymmetric synthesis of nitrobicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-one derivatives [26].
Scheme 17: Asymmetric tandem Michael–Henry reaction catalyzed by 50 [27].
Scheme 18: Asymmetric Diels–Alder reactions of 3-vinylindoles 51 [29].
Scheme 19: Proposed transition state and activation mode of the asymmetric Diels–Alder reactions of 3-vinylind...
Scheme 20: Desymmetrization of meso-anhydrides by Chin, Song and co-workers [30].
Scheme 21: Desymmetrization of meso-anhydrides by Connon and co-workers [31].
Scheme 22: Asymmetric intramolecular Michael reaction [32].
Scheme 23: Asymmetric addition of malonate to 3-nitro-2H-chromenes 67 [33].
Scheme 24: Intramolecular desymmetrization through an intramolecular aza-Michael reaction [34].
Scheme 25: Enantioselective synthesis of (−)-mesembrine [34].
Scheme 26: A novel asymmetric Michael–Michael reaction [35].
Scheme 27: Asymmetric three-component reaction catalyzed by Takemoto’s catalyst 77 [46].
Scheme 28: Asymmetric domino Michael–Henry reaction [47].
Scheme 29: Asymmetric domino Michael–Henry reaction [48].
Scheme 30: Enantioselective synthesis of derivatives of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran 89 [49].
Scheme 31: Asymmetric addition of α,α-dicyano olefins 90 to 3-nitro-2H-chromenes 91 [50].
Scheme 32: Asymmetric three-component reaction producing 2,6-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanones 95 [51].
Scheme 33: Asymmetric double Michael reaction producing substituted chromans 99 [52].
Scheme 34: Enantioselective synthesis of multi-functionalized spiro oxindole dienes 106 [53].
Scheme 35: Organocatalyzed Michael aldol cyclization [54].
Scheme 36: Asymmetric synthesis of dihydrocoumarins [55].
Scheme 37: Asymmetric double Michael reaction en route to tetrasubstituted cyclohexenols [56].
Scheme 38: Asymmetric synthesis of α-trifluoromethyl-dihydropyrans 121 [58].
Scheme 39: Tyrosine-derived tertiary amino-thiourea 123 catalyzed Michael hemiaketalization reaction [59].
Scheme 40: Enantioselective entry to bicyclo[3.2.1]octane unit [60].
Scheme 41: Asymmetric synthesis of spiro[4-cyclohexanone-1,3’-oxindoline] 126 [61].
Scheme 42: Kinetic resolution of 3-nitro-2H-chromene 130 [62].
Scheme 43: Asymmetric synthesis of chromanes 136 [63].
Scheme 44: Wang’s utilization of β-unsaturated α-ketoesters 87 [64,65].
Scheme 45: Asymmetric entry to trifluoromethyl-substituted dihydropyrans 144 [66].
Scheme 46: Phenylalanine-derived thiourea-catalyzed domino Michael hemiaketalization reaction [67].
Scheme 47: Asymmetric synthesis of α-trichloromethyldihydropyrans 149 [68].
Scheme 48: Takemoto’s thiourea-catalyzed domino Michael hemiaketalization reaction [69].
Scheme 49: Asymmetric synthesis of densely substituted cyclohexanes [70].
Scheme 50: Enantioselective synthesis of polysubstituted chromeno [4,3-b]pyrrolidine derivatines 157 [71].
Scheme 51: Enantioselective synthesis of spiro-fused cyclohexanone/5-oxazolone scaffolds 162 [72].
Scheme 52: Utilizing 2-mercaptobenzaldehydes 163 in cascade processes [73,74].
Scheme 53: Proposed transition state of the initial sulfa-Michael step [74].
Scheme 54: Asymmetric thiochroman synthesis via dynamic kinetic resolution [75].
Scheme 55: Enantioselective synthesis of thiochromans [76].
Scheme 56: Enantioselective synthesis of chromans and thiochromans synthesis [77].
Scheme 57: Enantioselective sulfa-Michael aldol reaction en route to spiro compounds [78].
Scheme 58: Enantioselective synthesis of 4-aminobenzo(thio)pyrans 179 [79].
Scheme 59: Asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines [80].
Scheme 60: Novel asymmetric Mannich–Michael sequence producing tetrahydroquinolines 186 [81].
Scheme 61: Enantioselective synthesis of biologically interesting chromanes 190 and 191 [82].
Scheme 62: Asymmetric tandem Henry–Michael reaction [83].
Scheme 63: An asymmetric synthesis of substituted cyclohexanes via a dynamic kinetic resolution [84].
Scheme 64: Three component-organocascade initiated by Knoevenagel reaction [85].
Scheme 65: Asymmetric Michael reaction catalyzed by catalysts 57 and 211 [86].
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the asymmetric Michael reaction catalyzed by catalysts 57 and 211 [86].
Scheme 67: Asymmetric facile synthesis of hexasubstituted cyclohexanes [87].
Scheme 68: Dual activation catalytic mechanism [87].
Scheme 69: Asymmetric Michael–Michael/aldol reaction catalyzed by catalysts 57, 219 and 214 [88].
Scheme 70: Asymmetric synthesis of substituted cyclohexane derivatives, using catalysts 57 and 223 [89].
Scheme 71: Asymmetric synthesis of substituted piperidine derivatives, using catalysts 223 and 228 [90].
Scheme 72: Asymmetric synthesis of endo-exo spiro-dihydropyran-oxindole derivatives catalyzed by catalyst 232 [91]....
Scheme 73: Asymmetric synthesis of carbazole spiroxindole derivatives, using catalyst 236 [92].
Scheme 74: Enantioselective formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition of enal 209 with nitroalkene 210, using catalysts 23 ...
Scheme 75: Asymmetric synthesis of polycyclized hydroxylactams derivatives, using catalyst 242 [94].
Scheme 76: Asymmetric synthesis of product 243, using catalyst 246 [95].
Scheme 77: Formation of the α-stereoselective acetals 248 from the corresponding enol ether 247, using catalys...
Scheme 78: Selective glycosidation, catalyzed by Shreiner’s catalyst 23 [97].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1486–1493, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.161
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Scheme 1: Tandem cross enyne metathesis–intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 2: Stereochemical outcome of the IMDAR.
Scheme 3: Preparation of starting materials 8.
Figure 1: Determination of the relative stereochemistry on compounds 10b.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1630–1637, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.169
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Scheme 1: Modular titanocene synthesis via acylation reactions [24].
Figure 1: Carboxylates employed as titanocene starting materials for azide-substituted complexes.
Figure 2: Azides employed in this study and conditions for their synthesis.
Figure 3: Most active titanocenes of this study and their AC50 values.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1536–1548, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.158
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Scheme 1: Intermolecular asymmetric Heck reaction by Hayashi [16].
Scheme 2: Mechanistic rationale of asymmetric Heck reaction.
Figure 1: Chiral diphosphine ligands used for intermolecular asymmetric Heck reaction.
Figure 2: Chiral phosphanyl-oxazoline (PHOX) ligands used for intermolecular asymmetric Heck reaction.
Scheme 3: Synthetic scheme for preparation of PHOX ligands with chiral cyclopropyl backbone.
Figure 3: PHOX ligands with chiral cyclopropyl backbone employed in this study.
Scheme 4: Conformational equilibrium in cationic arylpalladium(II) complexes with chiral ligand L1.
Figure 4: X-ray structures of complexes (L1)PdCl2 (left) and (L4)PdCl2 (right). These structures were origina...
Scheme 5: For discussion on asymmetric induction imparted by chiral ligands L1 and L2 (originally published i...
Scheme 6: For discussion on asymmetric induction imparted by chiral ligands L3 (originally published in [64]).
Scheme 7: Conformational equilibrium in cationic arylpalladium(II) complexes with chiral ligand L4.
Scheme 8: For discussion on asymmetric induction imparted by chiral ligands L4 (originally published in [64]).
Scheme 9: Mechanism of migration of C=C double bond leading to isomerization of product 3 into product 4.
Scheme 10: For discussion on isomerization 3→4 imparted by Pd/L1 complex (originally published in [64]).
Scheme 11: For discussion on isomerization 3→4 imparted by Pd/L4 complex (originally published in [64]).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1272–1281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.128
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Figure 1: Selected examples of endoperoxide-containing natural products.
Scheme 1: Endoperoxide formation via cation radicals. In both examples, single electron oxidation is followed...
Scheme 2: Diversification strategy for endoperoxide synthesis by single electron transfer. E*red vs SCE [20].
Figure 2: ORTEP of 3a.
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for endoperoxide synthesis from tethered dienes.
Scheme 4: Competing formal [3,3] pathway.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 544–598, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.50
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Scheme 1: The proposed mechanism of the Passerini reaction.
Scheme 2: The PADAM-strategy to α-hydroxy-β-amino amide derivatives 7. An additional oxidation provides α-ket...
Scheme 3: The general accepted Ugi-mechanism.
Scheme 4: Three commonly applied Ugi/cyclization approaches. a) UDC-process, b) UAC-sequence, c) UDAC-combina...
Scheme 5: Ugi reaction that involves the condensation of Armstrong’s convertible isocyanide.
Scheme 6: Mechanism of the U-4C-3CR towards bicyclic β-lactams.
Scheme 7: The Ugi 4C-3CR towards oxabicyclo β-lactams.
Scheme 8: Ugi MCR between an enantiopure monoterpene based β-amino acid, aldehyde and isocyanide resulting in...
Scheme 9: General MCR for β-lactams in water.
Scheme 10: a) Ugi reaction for β-lactam-linked peptidomimetics. b) Varying the β-amino acid resulted in β-lact...
Scheme 11: Ugi-4CR followed by a Pd-catalyzed Sn2 cyclization.
Scheme 12: Ugi-3CR of dipeptide mimics from 2-substituted pyrrolines.
Scheme 13: Joullié–Ugi reaction towards 2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines.
Scheme 14: Further elaboration of the Ugi-scaffold towards bicyclic systems.
Scheme 15: Dihydroxyproline derivatives from an Ugi reaction.
Scheme 16: Diastereoselective Ugi reaction described by Banfi and co-workers.
Scheme 17: Similar Ugi reaction as in Scheme 16 but with different acids and two chiral isocyanides.
Scheme 18: Highly diastereoselective synthesis of pyrrolidine-dipeptoids via a MAO-N/MCR-procedure.
Scheme 19: MAO-N/MCR-approach towards the hepatitis C drug telaprevir.
Scheme 20: Enantioselective MAO-U-3CR procedure starting from chiral pyrroline 64.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of γ-lactams via an UDC-sequence.
Scheme 22: Utilizing bifunctional groups to provide bicyclic γ-lactam-ketopiperazines.
Scheme 23: The Ugi reaction provided both γ- as δ-lactams depending on which inputs were used.
Scheme 24: The sequential Ugi/RCM with olefinic substrates provided bicyclic lactams.
Scheme 25: a) The structural and dipole similarities of the triazole unit with the amide bond. b) The copper-c...
Scheme 26: The Ugi/Click sequence provided triazole based peptidomimetics.
Scheme 27: The Ugi/Click reaction as described by Nanajdenko.
Scheme 28: The Ugi/Click-approach by Pramitha and Bahulayan.
Scheme 29: The Ugi/Click-combination by Niu et al.
Scheme 30: Triazole linked peptidomimetics obtained from two separate MCRs and a sequential Click reaction.
Scheme 31: Copper-free synthesis of triazoles via two MCRs in one-pot.
Scheme 32: The sequential Ugi/Paal–Knorr reaction to afford pyrazoles.
Scheme 33: An intramolecular Paal–Knorr condensation provided under basic conditions pyrazolones.
Scheme 34: Similar cyclization performed under acidic conditions provided pyrazolones without the trifluoroace...
Scheme 35: The Ugi-4CR towards 2,4-disubstituted thiazoles.
Scheme 36: Solid phase approach towards thiazoles.
Scheme 37: Reaction mechanism of formation of thiazole peptidomimetics containing an additional β-lactam moiet...
Scheme 38: The synthesis of the trisubstituted thiazoles could be either performed via an Ugi reaction with pr...
Scheme 39: Performing the Ugi reaction with DMB-protected isocyanide gave access to either oxazoles or thiazol...
Scheme 40: Ugi/cyclization-approach towards 2,5-disubstituted thiazoles. The Ugi reaction was performed with d...
Scheme 41: Further derivatization of the thiazole scaffold.
Scheme 42: Three-step procedure towards the natural product bacillamide C.
Scheme 43: Ugi-4CR to oxazoles reported by Zhu and co-workers.
Scheme 44: Ugi-based synthesis of oxazole-containing peptidomimetics.
Scheme 45: TMNS3 based Ugi reaction for peptidomimics containing a tetrazole.
Scheme 46: Catalytic cycle of the enantioselective Passerini reaction towards tetrazole-based peptidomimetics.
Scheme 47: Tetrazole-based peptidomimetics via an Ugi reaction and a subsequent sigmatropic rearrangement.
Scheme 48: Resin-bound Ugi-approach towards tetrazole-based peptidomimetics.
Scheme 49: Ugi/cyclization approach towards γ/δ/ε-lactam tetrazoles.
Scheme 50: Ugi-3CR to pipecolic acid-based peptidomimetics.
Scheme 51: Staudinger–Aza-Wittig/Ugi-approach towards pipecolic acid peptidomimetics.
Figure 1: The three structural isomers of diketopiperazines. The 2,5-DKP isomer is most common.
Scheme 52: UDC-approach to obtain 2,5-DKPs, either using Armstrong’s isocyanide or via ethylglyoxalate.
Scheme 53: a) Ugi reaction in water gave either 2,5-DKP structures or spiro compounds. b) The Ugi reaction in ...
Scheme 54: Solid-phase approach towards diketopiperazines.
Scheme 55: UDAC-approach towards DKPs.
Scheme 56: The intermediate amide is activated as leaving group by acid and microwave assisted organic synthes...
Scheme 57: UDC-procedure towards active oxytocin inhibitors.
Scheme 58: An improved stereoselective MCR-approach towards the oxytocin inhibitor.
Scheme 59: The less common Ugi reaction towards DKPs, involving a Sn2-substitution.
Figure 2: Spatial similarities between a natural β-turn conformation and a DKP based β-turn mimetic [158].
Scheme 60: Ugi-based syntheses of bicyclic DKPs. The amine component is derived from a coupling between (R)-N-...
Scheme 61: Ugi-based synthesis of β-turn and γ-turn mimetics.
Figure 3: Isocyanide substituted 3,4-dihydropyridin-2-ones, dihydropyridines and the Freidinger lactams. Bio-...
Scheme 62: The mechanism of the 4-CR towards 3,4-dihydropyridine-2-ones 212.
Scheme 63: a) Multiple MCR-approach to provide DHP-peptidomimetic in two-steps. b) A one-pot 6-CR providing th...
Scheme 64: The MCR–alkylation–MCR procedure to obtain either tetrapeptoids or depsipeptides.
Scheme 65: U-3CR/cyclization employing semicarbazone as imine component gave triazine based peptidomimetics.
Scheme 66: 4CR towards triazinane-diones.
Scheme 67: The MCR–alkylation–IMCR-sequence described by our group towards triazinane dione-based peptidomimet...
Scheme 68: Ugi-4CR approaches followed by a cyclization to thiomorpholin-ones (a) and pyrrolidines (b).
Scheme 69: UDC-approach for benzodiazepinones.
Scheme 70: Ugi/Mitsunobu sequence to BDPs.
Scheme 71: A UDAC-approach to BDPs with convertible isocyanides. The corresponding amide is cleaved by microwa...
Scheme 72: microwave assisted post condensation Ugi reaction.
Scheme 73: Benzodiazepinones synthesized via the post-condensation Ugi/ Staudinger–Aza-Wittig cyclization.
Scheme 74: Two Ugi/cyclization approaches utilizing chiral carboxylic acids. Reaction (a) provided the product...
Scheme 75: The mechanism of the Gewald-3CR includes three base-catalysed steps involving first a Knoevnagel–Co...
Scheme 76: Two structural 1,4-thienodiazepine-2,5-dione isomers by U-4CR/cyclization.
Scheme 77: Tetrazole-based diazepinones by UDC-procedure.
Scheme 78: Tetrazole-based BDPs via a sequential Ugi/hydrolysis/coupling.
Scheme 79: MCR synthesis of three different tricyclic BPDs.
Scheme 80: Two similar approaches both involving an Ugi reaction and a Mitsunobu cyclization.
Scheme 81: Mitsunobu–Ugi-approach towards dihydro-1,4-benzoxazepines.
Scheme 82: Ugi reaction towards hetero-aryl fused 5-oxo-1,4-oxazepines.
Scheme 83: a) Ugi/RCM-approach towards nine-membered peptidomimetics b) Sequential peptide-coupling, deprotect...
Scheme 84: Ugi-based synthesis towards cyclic RGD-pentapeptides.
Scheme 85: Ugi/MCR-approach towards 12–15 membered macrocycles.
Scheme 86: Stereoselective Ugi/RCM approach towards 16-membered macrocycles.
Scheme 87: Passerini/RCM-sequence to 22-membered macrocycles.
Scheme 88: UDAC-approach towards 12–18-membered depsipeptides.
Figure 4: Enopeptin A with its more active derivative ADEP-4.
Scheme 89: a) The Joullié–Ugi-approach towards ADEP-4 derivatives b) Ugi-approach for the α,α-dimethylated der...
Scheme 90: Ugi–Click-strategy for 15-membered macrocyclic glyco-peptidomimetics.
Scheme 91: Ugi/Click combinations provided macrocycles containing both a triazole and an oxazole moiety.
Scheme 92: a) A solution-phase procedure towards macrocycles. b) Alternative solid-phase synthesis as was repo...
Scheme 93: Ugi/cyclization towards cyclophane based macrocycles.
Scheme 94: PADAM-strategy towards eurystatin A.
Scheme 95: PADAM-approach for cyclotheanamide.
Scheme 96: A triple MCR-approach affording RGD-pentapeptoids.
Scheme 97: Ugi-MiBs-approach towards peptoid macrocycles.
Scheme 98: Passerini-based MiB approaches towards macrocycles 345 and 346.
Scheme 99: Macrocyclic peptide formation by the use of amphoteric aziridine-based aldehydes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 481–513, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.46
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Scheme 1: General reaction mechanism for Ag(I)-catalyzed A3-coupling reactions.
Scheme 2: A3-coupling reaction catalyzed by polystyrene-supported NHC–silver halides.
Figure 1: Various NHC–Ag(I) complexes used as catalysts for A3-coupling.
Scheme 3: Proposed reaction mechanism for NHC–AgCl catalyzed A3-coupling reactions.
Scheme 4: Liu’s synthesis of pyrrole-2-carboxaldehydes 4.
Scheme 5: Proposed reaction mechanism for Liu’s synthesis of pyrrole-2-carboxaldehydes 4.
Scheme 6: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of propargylamines 1.
Scheme 7: A3-coupling catalyzed by phosphinamidic Au(III) metallacycle 6.
Scheme 8: Gold-catalyzed KA2-coupling.
Scheme 9: A3-coupling applied to aldehyde-containing oligosaccharides 8.
Scheme 10: A3-MCR for the preparation of propargylamine-substituted indoles 9.
Scheme 11: A3-coupling interceded synthesis of furans 12.
Scheme 12: A3/KA2-coupling mediated synthesis of functionalized dihydropyrazoles 13 and polycyclic dihydropyra...
Scheme 13: Au(I)-catalyzed entry to cyclic carbamimidates 17 via an A3-coupling-type approach.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Au(I)-catalyzed synthesis of cyclic carbamimidates 17.
Figure 2: Chiral trans-1-diphenylphosphino-2-aminocyclohexane–Au(I) complex 20.
Scheme 15: A3-coupling-type synthesis of oxazoles 21 catalyzed by Au(III)–salen complex.
Scheme 16: Proposed reaction mechanism for the synthesis of oxazoles 21.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of propargyl ethyl ethers 24 by an A3-coupling-type reaction.
Scheme 18: General mechanism of Ag(I)-catalyzed MCRs of 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes, amines and nucleophiles.
Scheme 19: General synthetic pathway to 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines 29.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines 35 and 36.
Scheme 22: Rh(II)/Ag(I) co-catalyzed synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines 40.
Scheme 23: General synthetic pathway to 2-amino-1,2-dihydroquinolines.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 2-amino-1,2-dihydroquinolines 47.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of tricyclic H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline 48.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tricyclic H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 48.
Scheme 27: Cu(II)/Ag(I) catalyzed synthesis of H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 48.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 2-aminopyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 53.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 1-(isoquinolin-1-yl)guanidines 55.
Scheme 30: Ag(I)/Cu(I) catalyzed synthesis of 2-amino-H-pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines 58.
Scheme 31: Ag(I)/Ni(II) co-catalyzed synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-1H-pyridazino[6,1-a]isoquinoline-1,1-dicarboxyla...
Scheme 32: Ag(I) promoted activation of the α-carbon atom of the isocyanide group.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of dihydroimidazoles 65.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of oxazoles 68.
Scheme 35: Stereoselective synthesis of chiral butenolides 71.
Scheme 36: Proposed reaction mechanism for the synthesis of butenolides 71.
Scheme 37: Stereoselective three-component approach to pirrolidines 77 by means of a chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 38: Stereoselective three-component approach to pyrrolidines 81 and 82 by means of a chiral catalyst.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of substituted five-membered carbocyles 86.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of regioisomeric arylnaphthalene lactones.
Scheme 41: Enantioselective synthesis of spiroacetals 96 by Fañanás and Rodríguez [105].
Scheme 42: Enantioselective synthesis of spiroacetals 101 by Gong [106].
Scheme 43: Synthesis of polyfunctionalized fused bicyclic ketals 103 and bridged tricyclic ketals 104.
Scheme 44: Proposed reaction mechanism for the synthesis of ketals 103 and 104.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of β-alkoxyketones 108.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of N-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridines 112.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazoles 115–117.
Scheme 48: Plausible reaction mechanism for the synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazoles 115–117.
Scheme 49: Carboamination, carboalkoxylation and carbolactonization of terminal alkenes.
Scheme 50: Oxyarylation of alkenes with arylboronic acids and Selectfluor as reoxidant.
Scheme 51: Proposed reaction mechanism for oxyarylation of alkenes.
Scheme 52: Oxyarylation of alkenes with arylsilanes and Selectfluor as reoxidant.
Scheme 53: Oxyarylation of alkenes with arylsilanes and IBA as reoxidant.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 237–250, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.19
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Scheme 1: 1-Boron-substituted 1,3-diene in a tandem cycloaddition [4 + 2]/allylboration sequence.
Scheme 2: Lewis acid catalyst in the tandem cycloaddition [4 + 2]/allylboration sequence.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of an advanced precursor of clerodin.
Scheme 4: Intramolecular Diels–Alder/allylboration sequence.
Scheme 5: Diastereoselective Diels–Alder reaction with N-phenylmaleimide and 4-phenyltriazoline-3,5-dione.
Scheme 6: Asymmetric synthesis of a α-hydroxyalkylcyclohexane.
Scheme 7: Tandem [4 + 2]-cycloaddition/allylboration of 3-silyloxy- and 4-alkoxy-dienyl boronates.
Scheme 8: Metal-mediated cycloisomerization/Diels–Alder reaction/allylboration sequence.
Scheme 9: Cobalt-catalyzed Diels–Alder/allylboration sequence.
Scheme 10: A two-step reaction sequence for the synthesis of tetrahydronaphthalenes 12.
Scheme 11: Tandem sequence based on the Petasis borono–Mannich reaction as first key step.
Scheme 12: One-pot tandem dimerization/allylboration reaction of 1,3-diene-2-boronate.
Scheme 13: Tandem Diels–Alder/cross-coupling reactions of trifluoroborates 15.
Scheme 14: Diels–Alder/cross-coupling reactions of 16.
Scheme 15: Metal catalyzed tandem Diels–Alder/hydrolysis reactions.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of anti-1,5-diols 18 by triple aldehyde addition.
Scheme 17: Catalytic enantioselective three-component hetero-[4 + 2]-cycloaddition/allylboration sequence.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of natural products using the catalytic enantioselective HDA/allylboration sequence.
Scheme 19: Total synthesis of a thiomarinol derivative.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of an advanced intermediate 27 for the east fragment of palmerolide A.
Scheme 21: Bicyclic piperidines from tandem aza-[4 + 2]-cycloaddition/allylboration.
Scheme 22: Hydrogenolysis reactions of hydrazinopiperidines.
Scheme 23: Tandem aza-[4 + 2]-cycloaddition/allylboration/retrosulfinyl-ene sequence.
Scheme 24: Boronated heterodendralene 32 in [4 + 2]-cycloadditions.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of tricyclic imides derivatives.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of 37 via a HDA/allylboration/DA sequence.
Scheme 27: Diels–Alder/allylboration sequence.
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Figure 1: Fluorination alters the reactivity of aziridines.
Scheme 1: Fluorination makes β-lactam derivatives more reactive towards lipase-catalysed methanolysis.
Figure 2: The ring pucker in azetidine derivatives can be influenced by a C–F…N+ charge–dipole interaction.
Figure 3: Fluorination ridifies the pyrrolidine rings of ligand 10, with several consequences for its G-quadr...
Figure 4: Proline 11 readily undergoes a ring-flip process, but (4R)-fluoroproline 12 is more rigid because o...
Scheme 2: Hyperconjugation rigidifies the ring pucker of a fluorinated organocatalyst 14, leading to higher e...
Figure 5: Fluorinated piperidines prefer the axial conformation, due to stabilising C–F…N+ interactions.
Figure 6: Fluorination can rigidify a substituted azepane, but only if it acts in synergy with the other subs...
Figure 7: The eight-membered N-heterocycle 24 prefers an axial orientation of the fluorine substituent, givin...
Figure 8: Some iminosugars are “privileged structures” that serve as valuable drug leads.
Figure 9: Fluorinated iminosugar analogues 32–34 illuminate the binding interactions of the α-glycosidase inh...
Figure 10: Fluorinated miglitol analogues, and their inhibitory activity towards yeast α-glycosidase.
Figure 11: Analogues of isofagomine (31) have different pKaH values, and therefore exhibit maximal β-glucosida...
Scheme 3: General strategy for the synthesis of fluorinated N-heterocycles via deoxyfluorination.
Figure 12: Late stage deoxyfluorination in the synthesis of multifunctional N-heterocycles.
Scheme 4: During the deoxyfluorination of N-heterocycles, neighbouring group participation can sometimes lead...
Scheme 5: A building block approach for the synthesis of fluorinated aziridines 2 and 3.
Scheme 6: Building block approach for the synthesis of a difluorinated analogue of calystegine B (63).
Scheme 7: Synthesis of fluorinated analogues of brevianamide E (65) and gypsetin (68) via electrophilic fluor...
Scheme 8: Organocatalysed enantioselective fluorocyclisation.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 3-fluoroazetidine 73 via radical fluorination.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 3,3-difluoropyrrolidine 78 via a radical cyclisation.
Scheme 11: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of fluorinated β-lactam 4b.
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Figure 1: The most intensively studied PKS, deoxyerythronolide B synthase (DEBS), which catalyzes the key ste...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of SNAC-activated D3-methylmalonate. a: 2.1 equiv [(CH3)2CH]2NLi, 1 equiv CD3I, abs. THF,...
Figure 2: Structures of erythromycin (left) and rapamycin (right). In this experiment both compounds were lab...
Figure 3: Relative incorporation of the D3-label into erythromycin (A) and rapamycin (B), depending on the fe...
Figure 4: ESI–MS spectra of feeding experiments with an erythromycin-producing culture of S. erythraea. The m...
Scheme 2: Incorporation of a propargylated malonic acid derivative into erythromycin through an active-site m...
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Scheme 1: (A) Silyl glyoxylates as versatile reagents for three-component coupling reactions: representative ...
Scheme 2: Potential applications of silyl glyoxylate couplings and precedent synthetic intermediates toward t...
Scheme 3: Three-component coupling with a vinyl nucleophile and elaboration to Ichihara’s aldehyde.
Scheme 4: Modified Julia olefination as a step-efficient alternative endgame strategy.
Scheme 5: Three-component coupling with an allyl nucleophile and demonstration of successful ruthenium-cataly...
Scheme 6: Approaches considered to address the stereochemical issue.
Scheme 7: Use of a dithiane moiety to excert stereochemical control in the three-component coupling reaction ...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of a vinyl iodide for nucleophile generation and its use in a three-component coupling re...
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Figure 1: Loschmidt’s structure proposal for benzene (1) (Scheme 181 from [3]) and the corresponding modern stru...
Figure 2: The first isolated bisallenes.
Figure 3: Carbon skeletons of selected bisallenes discussed in this review.
Scheme 1: The preparation of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 2: The preparation of a conjugated bisallene by the DMS-protocol.
Scheme 3: Preparation of the 3-deuterio- and 3,4-dideuterio derivatives of 24.
Scheme 4: A versatile method to prepare alkylated conjugated bisallenes and other allenes.
Scheme 5: A preparation of 3,4-dimethyl-1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (38).
Scheme 6: A (C6 + 0)-approach to 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 7: The preparation of a fully alkylated bisallenes from a 2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol diacetate.
Scheme 8: The preparation of the first phenyl-substituted conjugated bisallenes 3 and 4.
Scheme 9: Selective hydrogenation of [5]cumulenes to conjugated bisallenes: another (C6 + 0)-route.
Scheme 10: Aryl-substituted conjugated bisallenes by a (C3 + C3)-approach.
Scheme 11: Hexaphenyl-1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (59) by a (C3 + C3)-approach.
Scheme 12: An allenation route to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 13: The preparation of 3,4-difunctionalized conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 14: Problems during the preparation of sulfur-substituted conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 15: The preparation of 3,4-dibromo bisallenes.
Scheme 16: Generation of allenolates by an oxy-Cope rearrangement.
Scheme 17: A linear trimerization of alkynes to conjugated bisallenes: a (C2 + C2 + C2)-protocol.
Scheme 18: Preparation of a TMS-substituted conjugated bisallene by a C3-dimerization route.
Scheme 19: A bis(trimethylsilyl)bisallene by a C3-coupling protocol.
Scheme 20: The rearrangement of highly substituted benzene derivatives into their conjugated bisallenic isomer...
Scheme 21: From fully substituted benzene derivatives to fully substituted bisallenes.
Scheme 22: From a bicyclopropenyl to a conjugated bisallene derivative.
Scheme 23: The conversion of a bismethylenecyclobutene into a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 24: The preparation of monofunctionalized bisallenes.
Scheme 25: Preparation of bisallene diols and their cyclization to dihydrofurans.
Scheme 26: A 3,4-difunctionalized conjugated bisallene by a C3-coupling process.
Scheme 27: Preparation of a bisallenic diketone by a coupling reaction.
Scheme 28: Sulfur and selenium-substituted bisallenes by a [2.3]sigmatropic rearrangement.
Scheme 29: The biallenylation of azetidinones.
Scheme 30: The preparation of a fully ferrocenylated conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 31: The first isomerization of a 1,5-hexadiyne to a 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene.
Scheme 32: The preparation of alkynyl-substituted bisallenes by a C3-dimerization protocol.
Scheme 33: Preparation of another completely ferrocenylated bisallene.
Scheme 34: The cyclization of 1,5-hexadiyne (129) to 3,4-bismethylenecyclobutene (130) via 1,2,4,5-hexatetraen...
Scheme 35: Stereochemistry of the thermal cyclization of bisallenes to bismethylenecyclobutenes.
Scheme 36: Bisallene→bismethylenecyclobutene ring closures in the solid state.
Scheme 37: A bisallene cyclization/dimerization reaction.
Scheme 38: A selection of Diels–Alder additions of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene with various double-bond dienophiles.
Scheme 39: The stereochemistry of the [2 + 4] cycloaddition to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 40: Preparation of azetidinone derivatives from conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 41: Cycloaddition of heterodienophiles to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 42: Addition of triple-bond dienophiles to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 43: Sulfur dioxide addition to conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 44: The addition of a germylene to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 45: Trapping of conjugated bisallenes with phosphinidenes.
Scheme 46: The cyclopropanantion of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 47: Photochemical reactions involving conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 48: Base-catalyzed isomerizations of conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 49: Ionic additions to a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 50: Oxidation reactions of a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 51: The mechanism of oxidation of the bisallene 24.
Scheme 52: CuCl-catalyzed cyclization of 1,2,4,5-hexatetraene (2).
Scheme 53: The conversion of conjugated bisallenes into cyclopentenones.
Scheme 54: Oligomerization of a conjugated bisallene by nickel catalysts.
Scheme 55: Generation of 1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (229) as a reaction intermediate.
Scheme 56: The preparation of a stable derivative of 1,2,5,6-heptatetraene.
Scheme 57: A bisallene with a carbonyl group as a spacer element.
Scheme 58: The first preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 59: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by (C4 + C4)-coupling of enynes.
Scheme 60: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by (C4 + C4)-coupling of homoallenyl bromides.
Scheme 61: Preparation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes by alkylation of propargylic substrates.
Scheme 62: Preparation of two highly functionalized 1,2,6,7-octatetraenes.
Scheme 63: Preparation of several higher α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 64: Preparation of different alkyl derivatives of α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 65: The preparation of functionalized 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene derivatives.
Scheme 66: Preparation of functionalized α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 67: The preparation of an α,ω-bisallene by direct homologation of an α,ω-bisalkyne.
Scheme 68: The gas-phase pyrolysis of 4,4-dimethyl-1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (237).
Scheme 69: Gas-phase pyrolysis of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 70: The cyclopropanation of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene (242).
Scheme 71: Intramolecular cyclization of 1,2,6,7-octatetraene derivatives.
Scheme 72: The gas-phase pyrolysis of 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene (265) and 1,2,8,9-decatetraene (266).
Scheme 73: Rh-catalyzed cyclization of a functionalized 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene.
Scheme 74: A triple cyclization involving two different allenic substrates.
Scheme 75: Bicyclization of keto derivatives of 1,2,7,8-nonatetraene.
Scheme 76: The preparation of complex organic compounds from functionalized bisallenes.
Scheme 77: Cycloisomerization of an α,ω-bisallene containing a C9 tether.
Scheme 78: Organoborane polymers from α,ω-bisallenes.
Scheme 79: Preparation of trans- (337) and cis-1,2,4,6,7-octapentaene (341).
Scheme 80: The preparation of 4-methylene-1,2,5,6-heptatetraene (349).
Scheme 81: The preparation of acetylenic bisallenes.
Scheme 82: The preparation of derivatives of hydrocarbon 351.
Scheme 83: The construction of macrocyclic alleno-acetylenes.
Scheme 84: Preparation and reactions of 4,5-bismethylene-1,2,6,7-octatetraene (365).
Scheme 85: Preparation of 1,2-bis(propadienyl)benzene (370).
Scheme 86: The preparation of 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene (376).
Scheme 87: The preparation of aromatic and heteroaromatic bisallenes by metal-mediated coupling reactions.
Scheme 88: Double cyclization of an aromatic bisallene.
Scheme 89: Preparation of an allenic [15]paracyclophane by a ring-closing metathesis reaction of an aromatic α...
Scheme 90: Preparation of a macrocyclic ring system containing 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene units.
Scheme 91: Preparation of copolymers from 1,4-bis(propadienyl)benzene (376).
Scheme 92: A boration/copolymerization sequence of an aromatic bisallene and an aromatic bisacetylene.
Scheme 93: Formation of a layered aromatic bisallene.
Figure 4: The first members of the semicyclic bisallene series.
Scheme 94: Preparation of the first bis(vinylidene)cyclobutane derivative.
Scheme 95: Dimerization of strain-activated cumulenes to bis(vinylidene)cyclobutanes.
Scheme 96: Photodimerization of two fully substituted butatrienes in the solid state.
Scheme 97: Preparation of the two parent bis(vinylidene)cyclobutanes.
Scheme 98: The preparation of 1,3-bis(vinylidene)cyclopentane and its thermal isomerization.
Scheme 99: The preparation of the isomeric bis(vinylidene)cyclohexanes.
Scheme 100: Bi- and tricyclic conjugated bisallenes.
Scheme 101: A selection of polycyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 102: The first endocyclic bisallenes.
Figure 5: The stereochemistry of 1,2,6,7-cyclodecatetraene.
Scheme 103: The preparation of several endocyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 104: Synthesis of diastereomeric derivatives of 1,2,6,7-cyclodecatetraene.
Scheme 105: Preparation of a derivative of 1,2,8,9-cyclotetradecatetraene.
Scheme 106: The preparation of keto derivatives of cyclic bisallenes.
Scheme 107: The preparation of cyclic biscumulenic ring systems.
Scheme 108: Cyclic bisallenes in natural- and non-natural-product chemistry.
Scheme 109: The preparation of iron carbonyl complexes from cyclic bisallenes.
Figure 6: A selection of unknown exocyclic bisallenes that should have interesting chemical properties.
Scheme 110: The thermal isomerization of 1,2-diethynylcyclopropanes and -cyclobutanes.
Scheme 111: Intermediate generation of a cyclooctapentaene.
Scheme 112: Attempted preparation of a cyclodecahexaene.
Scheme 113: The thermal isomerization of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriyne (511) into [6]radialene (514).
Scheme 114: An isomerization involving a diketone derived from a conjugated bisallene.
Scheme 115: Typical reaction modes of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 116: Generation and thermal behavior of acyclic hetero-organic bisallenes.
Scheme 117: Generation of bis(propadienyl)thioether.
Scheme 118: The preparation of a bisallenic sulfone and its thermal isomerization.
Scheme 119: Bromination of the bisallenic sulfone 535.
Scheme 120: Metalation/hydrolysis of the bisallenic sulfone 535.
Scheme 121: Aromatic compounds from hetero bisallenes.
Scheme 122: Isomerization/cyclization of bispropargylic ethers.
Scheme 123: The preparation of novel aromatic systems by base-catalyzed isomerization of bispropargyl ethers.
Scheme 124: The isomerization of bisacetylenic thioethers to bicyclic thiophenes.
Scheme 125: Aromatization of macrocyclic bispropargylic sulfides.
Scheme 126: Preparation of ansa-compounds from macrocyclic bispropargyl thioethers.
Scheme 127: Alternate route for cyclization of a heterorganic bisallene.
Scheme 128: Multiple isomerization/cyclization of “double” bispropargylic thioethers.
Scheme 129: Preparation of a bisallenyl disulfide and its subsequent bicyclization.
Scheme 130: Thermal cyclization of a bisallenyl thiosulfonate.
Scheme 131: Some reactions of heteroorganic bisallenes with two sulfur atoms.
Scheme 132: Further methods for the preparation of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 133: Cyclization reactions of heteroorganic bisallenes.
Scheme 134: Thermal cycloadditions of bisallenic tertiary amines.
Scheme 135: Cyclization of a bisallenic tertiary amine in the presence of a transition-metal catalyst.
Scheme 136: A Pauson–Khand reaction of a bisallenic ether.
Scheme 137: Formation of a 2:1adduct from two allenic substrates.
Scheme 138: A ring-forming silastannylation of a bisallenic tertiary amine.
Scheme 139: A three-component cyclization involving a heterorganic bisallene.
Scheme 140: Atom-economic construction of a complex organic framework from a heterorganic α,ω-bisallene.
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Scheme 1: Allylic amination of MBH carbonates of isatins to access 3-amino-2-oxindoles.
Scheme 2: Synthetic transformations of multifunctional product 4d.
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Figure 1: Overview of the DOS strategy.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of linear cyclisation precursors 1–4.
Scheme 2: AlCl3 catalysed tandem Boc-removal/bicyclisation processes; the yields quoted refer to the isolated...
Scheme 3: (a) AlCl3 catalysed formation of tricyclic alkaloid 10 along with an X-ray crystal structure of 10;...
Scheme 4: (a) Optimal conditions to obtain trans-8 and 10 and the control experiments carried out to probe th...
Scheme 5: DOS of 5-5-6 and 5-6-6 tricyclic alkaloids 13 and 14.
Scheme 6: Total synthesis of myrrhine, epi-myrrhine and myrrhine-N-oxide.
Scheme 7: Use of nitromethane in DOS: Synthesis of meso-diphenylpyrrolidizine 17.
Scheme 8: Use of Tris as a substrate for DOS: Synthesis of decorated morpholines 22 and 23.
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Scheme 1: Transition metal promoted rearrangements of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes.
Scheme 2: Gold-catalyzed rearrangements of strained rings.
Scheme 3: Gold-catalyzed ring expansions of cyclopropanols and cyclobutanols.
Scheme 4: Mechanism of the cycloisomerization of alkynyl cyclopropanols and cyclobutanols.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for the Au-catalyzed isomerization of alkynyl cyclobutanols.
Scheme 6: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1-allenylcyclopropanols.
Scheme 7: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of cyclopropylmethanols.
Scheme 8: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of aryl alkyl epoxides.
Scheme 9: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of furans.
Scheme 10: Transformations of alkynyl oxiranes.
Scheme 11: Transformations of alkynyl oxiranes into ketals.
Scheme 12: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of cyclopropyl alkynes.
Scheme 13: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of substituted furans.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the isomerization of alkynyl cyclopropyl ketones.
Scheme 15: Cycloisomerization of cyclobutylazides.
Scheme 16: Cycloisomerization of alkynyl aziridines.
Scheme 17: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of disubstituted cyclohexadienes.
Scheme 18: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of indenes.
Scheme 19: Gold-catalyzed [n + m] annulation processes.
Scheme 20: Gold-catalyzed generation of 1,4-dipoles.
Scheme 21: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of repraesentin F.
Scheme 22: Gold-catalyzed ring expansion of cyclopropyl 1,6-enynes.
Scheme 23: Gold-catalyzed synthesis of ventricos-7(13)-ene.
Scheme 24: 1,2- vs 1,3-Carboxylate migration.
Scheme 25: Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization of vinyl alkynyl cyclopropanes.
Scheme 26: Proposed mechanism for the cycloisomerization of vinyl alkynyl cyclopropanes.
Scheme 27: Gold-catalyzed 1,2-acyloxy rearrangement/cyclopropanation/cycloisomerization cascades.
Scheme 28: Formal total synthesis of frondosin A.
Scheme 29: Gold-catalyzed rearrangement/cycloisomerization of cyclopropyl propargyl acetates.
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Scheme 1: Reaction of homobimetallic ruthenium–indenylidene complex 1 with ethylene.
Scheme 2: Schematic illustration of tandem assisted catalysis with complexes 1 and 2.
Scheme 3: Tandem RCM/ATRC of 2,2,2-trichloro-N-(octa-1,7-dien-3-yl)acetamide (4) catalyzed by complex 1.
Scheme 4: Ruthenium catalyzed transformation of substrate 16.
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Figure 1: Heterocyclic and carbocyclic spirooxindoles.
Scheme 1: A thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction.
Figure 2: Access to vinylidene indolin-2-ones.
Scheme 2: A tandem [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement/[2 + 2] cycloaddition.
Figure 3: A tandem [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement/[2 + 2] cycloaddition.
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Scheme 1: Cyclopropylmethyl–homoallyl and nortricyclyl–norbornenyl radical systems.
Scheme 2: Deoxygenation-rearrangement-electrophile trapping.
Figure 1: Radical SOMO/α-nitrogen lone-pair interaction in the rearranged radical 7.
Figure 2: Other products obtained from xanthate 5 by tandem deoxygenation–rearrangement–electrophile trapping....
Scheme 3: Asymmetric hydroboration–oxidation of alkenes 14, 16 and 18.
Scheme 4: Deoxygenation–rearrangement–isomerisation of xanthates 20 and 23.
Scheme 5: Deoxygenation–rearrangement–electrophile trapping of xanthates 20 and 23.
Scheme 6: 2-Azabenzonorbornene as a masked pyrrolidine.
Scheme 7: Ring-opening–hydration–oxidation of azacycle 8.
Scheme 8: Preparation of trisubstituted pyrrolidine (+)-36.
Scheme 9: Preparation of pyrrolidine diester (+)-35 from Vince’s lactam 37.
Scheme 10: Acid-catalysed ring-opening–oxidation of azacycle (+)-8.
Scheme 11: Birch reduction of (+)-8 and 10.