Mechanochemical halogenation of unsymmetrically substituted azobenzenes

• Dajana Barišić,
• Mario Pajić,
• Ivan Halasz,
• Darko Babić and
• Manda Ćurić

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 680–687, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.69

• dichlorinated regioisomers (L5Cl-I and L5Cl-II) (Scheme 1 and Table 1, entry 4). The chlorination of L3 substrate with a primary amine as substituent gave the monochlorinated product L3Cl-I in 46% yield, while the yields of L4Cl-I and L5Cl-I were 85% and 83%, respectively (Table 1, entries 2–4). Although both

Green synthesis of C5–C6-unsubstituted 1,4-DHP scaffolds using an efficient Ni–chitosan nanocatalyst under ultrasonic conditions

• Soumyadip Basu,
• Sauvik Chatterjee,
• Suman Ray,
• Suvendu Maity,
• Prasanta Ghosh,
• Asim Bhaumik and
• Chhanda Mukhopadhyay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 133–142, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.14

• in the literature, which generally involve four components. These include one primary amine, two multiple bonds, and one aldehyde function [27]. However, one advantage of our study is that we only used three components since the cinnamaldehyde derivatives 3 played the role of two components at the

• mechanism for the synthesis of C5–C6-unsubstituted 1,4-DHPs is described in Scheme 1. The reaction initiates with the formation of an enamine moiety (see A) by the reaction of a primary amine 1 and a but-2-ynedioate 2. We isolated the intermediate A in the form of 4fA [30], corresponding to compound 4f, and

• vacuum at 60 °C. The synthesized pure Ni–chitosan nanocatalyst was characterized by powder FTIR and XRD spectroscopy, TEM, FESEM, and EDX analysis. Preparation of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate derivatives A primary amine 1 (1 mmol), a dialkyl but-2-ynedioate 2 (1 mmol), a cinnamaldehyde 3 (1 mmol

Photophysical, photostability, and ROS generation properties of new trifluoromethylated quinoline-phenol Schiff bases

• Inaiá O. Rocha,
• Yuri G. Kappenberg,
• Wilian C. Rosa,
• Clarissa P. Frizzo,
• Nilo Zanatta,
• Marcos A. P. Martins,
• Isadora Tisoco,
• Bernardo A. Iglesias and
• Helio G. Bonacorso

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2799–2811, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.191

• base; Introduction Schiff bases are an important class of organic compounds first reported by the German chemist Hugo Schiff in 1864 and are formed from the reversible condensation between a primary amine and an aldehyde or a ketone [1]. Also known as azomethines, aldimines, and more commonly as

Synthetic strategies toward 1,3-oxathiolane nucleoside analogues

• Umesh P. Aher,
• Dhananjai Srivastava,
• Girij P. Singh and
• Jayashree B. S

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2680–2715, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.182

Synthesis of highly substituted fluorenones via metal-free TBHP-promoted oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls. Application to the total synthesis of nobilone

• Ilya A. P. Jourjine,
• Lukas Zeisel,
• Jürgen Krauß and
• Franz Bracher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2668–2679, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.181

• cyclization of primary alcohols like 2k has been successfully utilized in the synthesis of fluorenones and azafluorenones [37], however, the authors used TBHP in n-decane. We repeated the reaction for primary amine 2a, primary alcohol 2k, as well as aldehyde 2l with TBHP in n-decane and obtained fluorenone (3

• a yield of 62% employing TBHPaq and the Studer group [55] achieved, with a ring-methylated analogue, up to 72% with TBHP in decane and FeCp2 as initiator. Laha et al. [37] cyclized biphenyl-2-methanol (2k) in 70% yield using TBHP in decane/tetrabutylammonium iodide. Primary amine 2a was chosen as

• (Scheme 5 and Scheme 6). First, the three primary amines 15a–c with the same substitution patterns as reported for the secondary amines 9a–c (Scheme 4) were reacted under the standard conditions. While the yield for fluorenone 10b starting from primary amine 15b1 (40%) is slightly higher compared to its

Recent advances in organocatalytic asymmetric aza-Michael reactions of amines and amides

• Pratibha Sharma,
• Raakhi Gupta and
• Raj K. Bansal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2585–2610, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.173

• al. reported cinchona-based primary amine catalyzed cascade aza-Michael-aldol reaction of α,β-unsaturated ketones 6 with 2-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-2-oxoacetates 5 where triphenylacetic acid was used as an additive. This cascade reaction afforded highly functionalized chiral pyrrolizines 8 in good yields (70

Cryogels: recent applications in 3D-bioprinting, injectable cryogels, drug delivery, and wound healing

• Luke O. Jones,
• Leah Williams,
• Tasmin Boam,
• Martin Kalmet,
• Chidubem Oguike and
• Fiona L. Hatton

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2553–2569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.171

• interactions between anionic sulphate groups and the primary amine group present in doxorubicin which confers a positive charge under physiological conditions. This interaction was confirmed by in silico modelling. While the carriers did not show any cytotoxicity, cell viability was reduced in the presence of

Asymmetric organocatalyzed synthesis of coumarin derivatives

• Natália M. Moreira,
• Lorena S. R. Martelli and
• Arlene G. Corrêa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1952–1980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.128

• addition of 4-hydroxycoumarin (1) by the Re face of the enones 2 through a bifunctional modified binaphthyl organocatalyst 18 with primary amine [37]. The reaction occurs through the activation of the enone substrate by formation of an iminium ion intermediate and, in the presence of an acid additive

• enantioselective Michael addition of ketones 20 to 3-aroylcoumarins 19 [38]. For this transformation, the authors used a cinchona alkaloid-derived primary amine catalyst 22 (Scheme 6a). The study was performed with cyclic and acyclic ketones 20 and various 3-aroylcoumarins 19 and the desired products 21 were

• gram-scale experiment, affording the desired product 21a with excellent yield and ee (Scheme 6b). Ren et al. reported an enantioselective reaction of cyclopent-2-enone-derived Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) alcohols 24 with 4-hydroxycoumarins 1 catalyzed by a chiral primary amine derived from

Cationic oligonucleotide derivatives and conjugates: A favorable approach for enhanced DNA and RNA targeting oligonucleotides

• Mathias B. Danielsen and
• Jesper Wengel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1828–1848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.125

• siRNA had better eGFP gene silencing activity compared to the control siRNA with a single 2’-OMe RNA monomer near the 5’-end [77]. Conversion of the primary amine on the aminopropyl modification into a tertiary amine (monomer 36) and insertion four times in a 16-mer ON (two in the middle and one near

• attempt to introduce high yielding phosphoramidite building blocks suitable for automated ON synthesis, 2′-O-aminoethoxymethyl and 2′-O-aminopropoxymethyl nucleotides were developed. This method introduced the primary amine functionality through an azide reduction [73]. The corresponding monomers 37 and

Total synthesis of ent-pavettamine

• Memory Zimuwandeyi,
• Manuel A. Fernandes,
• Amanda L. Rousseau and
• Moira L. Bode

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1440–1446, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.99

• ; pavettamine; polyamine; Introduction The identification and first reported synthesis of pavettamine (1) heralded the arrival of a novel and uniquely hydroxylated polyamine (PA) (Figure 1) [1]. In general, polyamines are described as aliphatic organic compounds with two or more primary amine substituents

Icilio Guareschi and his amazing “1897 reaction”

• Gian Cesare Tron,
• Alberto Minassi,
• Giovanni Sorba,
• Mara Fausone and
• Giovanni Appendino

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1335–1351, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.93

• reaction reported in 1898 [50]. It involves the reaction of a β-dicarbonyl (ester or diketone) with a primary amine or ammonia and a cyanoacetic ester. The mechanism of this condensation closely resembles the three-component version of the Hantzsch pyridine synthesis and generates 6-hydroxypyridones. Also

A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries

• Guido Gambacorta,
• James S. Sharley and
• Ian R. Baxendale

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90

• less active than the primary amine. The authors suggest the reaction occurs through an imine/iminium intermediate as they confirmed a first order relationship between the reaction rate and the catalyst concentration. After washing with nitromethane, the catalyst could be reused a second time, obtaining

• silica are suggested to play a key role in the water elimination step. Furthermore, the primary amine function on the silica shows better outcomes compared to a tertiary amine. Different products were prepared in moderate to excellent yields, however, with the less acidic diethyl malonate the catalyst

N-tert-Butanesulfinyl imines in the asymmetric synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles

• Joseane A. Mendes,
• Paulo R. R. Costa,
• Miguel Yus,
• Francisco Foubelo and
• Camilla D. Buarque

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1096–1140, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.86

• ][9][10][11] and other compounds that show different types of biological activities [12][13]. The way to achieve these transformations is by intramolecular cyclizations, involving the free primary amine, and appropriate reactive positions (those positions bearing a leaving group) in the electrophile

Synthetic accesses to biguanide compounds

• Oleksandr Grytsai,
• Cyril Ronco and
• Rachid Benhida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1001–1040, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.82

• observed for diarylamines. The biguanides were synthesized by subsequent reaction of the intermediates with another primary amine hydrochloride with generally fair yields. In 2009, Maeda et al. reported the synthesis of a series of dialkylbiguanides as intermediates for antiseptic compounds (Scheme 25) [58

Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects

• Shivani Gulati,
• Stephy Elza John and
• Nagula Shankaraiah

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.71

• yield from 69% to 84% over the conventional protocol as observed during the study. The explored mechanism in Scheme 16 indicates an in situ anti-azomethine ylide (A) generation (between isatin and primary amine) favored due to steric hindrance in syn-ylide. The crucial step determines the route via

• electron-rich pyrazolylamine led to the formation of intermediate A. Simultaneously, intermediate B (condensation of arylgyoxal and primary amine 32b undergoes C=N addition with intermediate A. Intramolecular cyclization of C yields a macrocyclic intermediate D which is followed by p-TsOH-promoted ring

Synthesis of β-triazolylenones via metal-free desulfonylative alkylation of N-tosyl-1,2,3-triazoles

• Soumyaranjan Pati,
• Renata G. Almeida,
• Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior and
• Irishi N. N. Namboothiri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 762–770, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.66

• efficient synthesis of triazoles with different substitution pattern. One important methodology developed by the Sakai group involved the reaction of α,α-dichloroketone, tosyl hydrazide and primary amine [20]. However, in this case, the unstable α,α-dichlorohydrazone intermediate had to be isolated which

Asymmetric Mannich reactions of (S)-N-tert-butylsulfinyl-3,3,3-trifluoroacetaldimines with yne nucleophiles

• Ziyi Li,
• Li Wang,
• Yunqi Huang,
• Haibo Mei,
• Hiroyuki Konno,
• Hiroki Moriwaki,
• Vadim A. Soloshonok and
• Jianlin Han

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2671–2678, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.217

• conditions and the target primary amine 4 was obtained with 57% yield. Conclusion In conclusion, we have explored arylethynes as new nucleophiles for the Mannich reactions of (R)-N-tert-butylsulfinyl-3,3,3-trifluoroacetaldimine. Quite unexpectedly, the diastereoselectivity of the reactions were noticeably

Palladium nanoparticles supported on chitin-based nanomaterials as heterogeneous catalysts for the Heck coupling reaction

• Tony Jin,
• Malickah Hicks,
• Davis Kurdyla,
• Sabahudin Hrapovic,
• Edmond Lam and
• Audrey Moores

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2477–2483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.201

• ChNCs and ChsNCs confirmed the structural and chemical functional properties of these nanomaterials. We turned to Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to access the degree of deacetylation (DDA) of the prepared materials (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S2). The ratio of primary amine

Recent developments in enantioselective photocatalysis

• Callum Prentice,
• James Morrisson,
• Andrew D. Smith and
• Eli Zysman-Colman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2363–2441, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.197

• then reduce 3-nitrobenzoic acid to the corresponding aniline 25 to turn over the cobalt cycle. Simultaneously, 23 condenses with the chiral primary amine catalyst 26 to give enamine intermediate 27, which can be intercepted by 24 to generate imine intermediate 28, which is finally hydrolysed to turn

Controlling the stereochemistry in 2-oxo-aldehyde-derived Ugi adducts through the cinchona alkaloid-promoted electrophilic fluorination

• Yuqing Wang,
• Gaigai Wang,
• Anatoly A. Peshkov,
• Ruwei Yao,
• Muhammad Hasan,
• Manzoor Zaman,
• Chao Liu,
• Stepan Kashtanov,
• Olga P. Pereshivko and
• Vsevolod A. Peshkov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1963–1973, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.163

• -component reaction (U-4CR) a carboxylic acid 1, an aldehyde 2, and an isocyanide 3 are complemented by a primary amine 5 that altogether undergo a condensation into a peptide-like adduct 6. These reactions are typically conducted in polar protic solvents such as methanol or water. Several examples of

• been elaborated allowing the engagement of different classes of substrates (Table 2). In addition, the group of Tan adapted their findings to the chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed three-component Ugi reaction of an aldehyde 2, an isocyanide 3, and a primary amine 5 [58]. As a part of our ongoing

Tuneable access to indole, indolone, and cinnoline derivatives from a common 1,4-diketone Michael acceptor

• Dalel El-Marrouki,
• Sabrina Touchet,
• Abderrahmen Abdelli,
• Hédi M’Rabet,
• Mohamed Lotfi Efrit and
• Philippe C. Gros

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1722–1731, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.144

• . The reaction mechanism shown in Scheme 3 involves the formation of an imine upon the reaction of the primary amine with the most reactive carbonyl moiety (nonconjugated and exocyclic carbonyl function). Then, depending on the reaction conditions, the imine can react following a 1,2- or 1,4-addition

• directing the reaction exclusively towards indole formation by reacting the diketone with appropriate substrates, combining a primary amine with a tertiary amine or a pyridine separated by several spacer arms (Scheme 6). Under these conditions, the functional indoles 6h–l were obtained exclusively in 45–55

• % yield (Scheme 7). Here again, the amount of indolone was found to be almost constant, whatever the amine involved was, suggesting that the reaction is not dependent on the nature of the amine. It is worth to notice that, for a substrate combining a primary amine with a pyridine separated by a spacer arm

Microwave-assisted efficient one-pot synthesis of N²-(tetrazol-5-yl)-6-aryl/heteroaryl-5,6-dihydro-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamines

• Moustafa Sherief Moustafa,
• Ramadan Ahmed Mekheimer,
• Saleh Mohammed Al-Mousawi,
• Mohamed Abd-Elmonem,
• Hesham El-Zorba,
• Afaf Mohamed Abdel Hameed,
• Tahany Mahmoud Mohamed and
• Kamal Usef Sadek

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1706–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.142

• attack of the primary amine in 7 to the same imine carbon produces the corresponding N2-(tetrazole-5-yl)-6-aryl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamines 4 (route b). Alternatively, intermediate 8 could be obtained by a condensation of 5-aminotetrazole (3) with aromatic aldehydes 2 followed by the addition of

Synthesis of 3-alkenylindoles through regioselective C–H alkenylation of indoles by a ruthenium nanocatalyst

• Abhijit Paul,
• Debnath Chatterjee,
• Srirupa Banerjee and
• Somnath Yadav

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 140–148, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.16

• different functional groups (Table 2). It was found that the reactions tolerated carboxylic acid, ketone, halogen (Cl, Br, I, and F), aldehyde, amide, primary amine, secondary amine, and phenolic functional groups to a reasonably acceptable extent. Recovery and recyclability of the Ru nanocatalyst The

A review of asymmetric synthetic organic electrochemistry and electrocatalysis: concepts, applications, recent developments and future directions

• Munmun Ghosh,
• Valmik S. Shinde and
• Magnus Rueping

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2710–2746, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.264

• , Luo’s group disclosed another potential application of integrating electrochemical oxidation with chiral amine catalysis [77]. Using chiral primary amine 130 as a catalyst, the authors reported an electricity-driven cross-dehydrogenative coupling of ketones 129 with tertiary amines 128. The

Synthesis and properties of sulfur-functionalized triarylmethylium, acridinium and triangulenium dyes

• Marco Santella,
• Eduardo Della Pia,
• Jakob Kryger Sørensen and
• Bo W. Laursen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2133–2141, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.210

• groups by one primary amine gives acridinium-type ring systems (Figure 2, step 2) and is a key reaction for the formation of the unsubstituted triangulenium dyes shown in Figure 1b [19][20]. Finally, formation of oxygen bridges in the triangulenium system (Figure 2, step 3) involves demethylation

• types of SNAr reactions typical in triangulenium synthesis, exemplified with the synthesis of A3-ADOTA+: step 1, replacement of p-methoxy groups with dialkylamines. Step 2, replacement of o-methoxy groups with a primary amine followed by intramolecular SNAr reaction. Step 3, intramolecular SNAr

• ] lacking para-substituents and for the para-amino-substituted analogue [17] (step 2 in Figure 1). It was found that the reactivity in SNAr reactions of 1 with primary amines was high and the acridinium compounds 4a,b were obtained in few minutes after the addition of 2 equiv of the corresponding primary