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Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide
- Michela Marcon,
- Christoph Haag and
- Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1808–1853, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.143
- bromide 47, followed by Fmoc protection of 56, Boc deprotection of 57, reduction of the NO2 group to NO and intramolecular Mills coupling to form 35h. Removal of the Fmoc protecting group under basic conditions affords the unsubstituted product 35d which, after N-alkylation or acylation affords the
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Figure 1: Energy diagram of a two-state photoswitch. Figure 1 was redrawn from [2].
Figure 2: Example of the absorption spectra of the isomers of a photoswitch with most efficient irradiation w...
Scheme 1: Photoswitch classes described in this review.
Figure 3: Azoheteroarenes.
Scheme 2: E–Z Isomerisation (top) and mechanisms of thermal Z–E isomerisation (bottom).
Scheme 3: Rotation mechanism favoured by the electron displacement in push–pull systems. Selected examples of...
Figure 4: A) T-shaped and twisted Z-isomers determine the thermal stability and the Z–E-PSS (selected example...
Figure 5: Effect of di-ortho-substitution on thermal half-life and PSS.
Figure 6: Selected thermal lifetimes of azoindoles in different solvents and concentrations. aConcentration o...
Figure 7: Aryliminopyrazoles: N-pyrazoles (top) and N-phenyl (bottom).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of symmetrical heteroarenes through oxidation (A), reduction (B), and the Bayer–Mills rea...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of diazonium salt (A); different strategies of azo-coupling: with a nucleophilic ring (B)...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of arylazothiazoles 25 (A) and heteroaryltriazoles 28 (B).
Scheme 7: Synthesis of heteroarylimines 31a,b [36-38].
Figure 8: Push–pull non-ionic azo dye developed by Velasco and co-workers [45].
Scheme 8: Azopyridine reported by Herges and co-workers [46].
Scheme 9: Photoinduced phase transitioning azobispyrazoles [47].
Figure 9: Diazocines.
Scheme 10: Isomers, conformers and enantiomers of diazocine.
Scheme 11: Partial overlap of the ππ* band with electron-donating substituents and effect on the PSS. Scheme 11 was ada...
Figure 10: Main properties of diazocines with different bridges. aMeasured in n-hexane [56]. bMeasured in THF. cMe...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of symmetric diazocines.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of asymmetric diazocines.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of O- and S-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of N-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 16: Puromycin diazocine photoswitch [60].
Figure 11: Indigoids.
Figure 12: The main representatives of the indigoid photoswitch class.
Scheme 17: Deactivation process that prevents Z-isomerisation of indigo.
Figure 13: Stable Z-indigo derivative synthesised by Wyman and Zenhäusern [67].
Figure 14: Selected examples of indigos with aliphatic and aromatic substituents [68]. Dashed box: proposed π–π in...
Scheme 18: Resonance structures of indigo and thioindigo involving the phenyl ring.
Scheme 19: Possible deactivation mechanism for 4,4'-dihydroxythioindigo [76].
Scheme 20: Effect of different heteroaryl rings on the stability and the photophysical properties of hemiindig...
Figure 15: Thermal half-lives of red-shifted hemithioindigos in toluene [79]. aMeasured in toluene-d8.
Scheme 21: Structures of pyrrole [81] and imidazole hemithioindigo [64].
Figure 16: Examples of fully substituted double bond hemithioindigo (left), oxidised hemithioindigos (centre),...
Scheme 22: Structure of iminothioindoxyl 72 (top) and acylated phenyliminoindolinone photoswitch 73 (bottom). ...
Scheme 23: (top) Transition states of iminothioindoxyl 72. The planar transition state is associated with a lo...
Scheme 24: Baeyer–Drewsen synthesis of indigo (top) and N-functionalisation strategies (bottom).
Scheme 25: Synthesis of hemiindigo.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of hemithioindigo and iminothioindoxyl.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of double-bond-substituted hemithioindigos.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of phenyliminoindolinone.
Scheme 29: Hemithioindigo molecular motor [85].
Figure 17: Arylhydrazones.
Scheme 30: Switching of arylhydrazones. Note: The definitions of stator and rotor are arbitrary.
Scheme 31: Photo- and acidochromism of pyridine-based phenylhydrazones.
Scheme 32: A) E–Z thermal inversion of a thermally stable push–pull hydrazone [109]. B) Rotation mechanism favoured...
Scheme 33: Effect of planarisation on the half-life.
Scheme 34: The longest thermally stable hydrazone switches reported so far (left). Modulation of thermal half-...
Figure 18: Dependency of t1/2 on concentration and hypothesised aggregation-induced isomerisation.
Figure 19: Structure–property relationship of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of arylhydrazones.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 37: Photoswitchable fluorophore by Aprahamian et al. [115].
Scheme 38: The four-state photoswitch synthesised by the Cigáň group [116].
Figure 20: Diarylethenes.
Scheme 39: Isomerisation and oxidation pathway of E-stilbene to phenanthrene.
Scheme 40: Strategies adapted to avoid E–Z isomerisation and oxidation.
Scheme 41: Molecular orbitals and mechanism of electrocyclisation for a 6π system.
Figure 21: Aromatic stabilisation energy correlated with the thermal stability of the diarylethenes [127,129].
Figure 22: Half-lives of diarylethenes with increasing electron-withdrawing groups [128,129].
Scheme 42: Photochemical degradation pathway promoted by electron-donating groups [130].
Figure 23: The diarylethenes studied by Hanazawa et al. [134]. Increased rigidity leads to bathochromic shift.
Scheme 43: The dithienylethene synthesised by Nakatani's group [135].
Scheme 44: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylated diarylethenes.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 139 and 142 via McMurry coupling.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of symmetrical derivatives 145 via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of acyclic 148, malonic anhydride 149, and maleimide derivatives 154.
Figure 24: Gramicidin S (top left) and two of the modified diarylethene derivatives: first generation (bottom ...
Scheme 48: Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and its reaction with an amino acid (top). The analogous dithienylethene der...
Figure 25: Fulgides.
Scheme 49: The three isomers of fulgides.
Scheme 50: Thermal and photochemical side products of unsubstituted fulgide [150].
Figure 26: Maximum absorption λc of the closed isomer compared with the nature of the aromatic ring and the su...
Scheme 51: Possible rearrangement of the excited state of 5-dimethylaminoindolylfulgide [153].
Figure 27: Quantum yields of ring closure (ΦE→C) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) correlated with the increasing s...
Scheme 52: Active (Eα) and inactive (Eβ) conformers (left) and the bicyclic sterically blocked fulgide 169 (ri...
Scheme 53: Quantum yield of ring-opening (ΦC→E) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) for different substitution patter...
Scheme 54: Stobbe condensation pathway for the synthesis of fulgides 179, fulgimides 181 and fulgenates 178.
Scheme 55: Alternative synthesis of fulgides through Pd-catalysed carbonylation.
Scheme 56: Optimised synthesis of fulgimides [166].
Scheme 57: Photoswitchable FRET with a fulgimide photoswitch [167].
Scheme 58: Three-state fulgimide strategy by Slanina's group.
Figure 28: Spiropyrans.
Scheme 59: Photochemical (left) and thermal (right) ring-opening mechanisms for an exemplary spiropyran with a...
Figure 29: Eight possible isomers of the open merocyanine according to the E/Z configurations of the bonds hig...
Scheme 60: pH-Controlled photoisomerisation between the closed spiropyran 191-SP and the open E-merocyanine 19...
Scheme 61: Behaviour of spiropyran in water buffer according to Andréasson and co-workers [180]. 192-SP in an aqueo...
Scheme 62: (left box) Proposed mechanism of basic hydrolysis of MC [184]. (right box) Introduction of electron-dona...
Scheme 63: Photochemical interconversion of naphthopyran 194 (top) and spirooxazine 195 (bottom) photoswitches...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines 198 and the dicondensation by-product 199.
Scheme 65: Alternative synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines with indolenylium salt 200.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 4’-substituted spiropyrans 203 by condensation of an acylated methylene indoline 201 w...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of spironaphthopyrans 210 by acid-catalysed condensation of naphthols and diarylpropargyl...
Scheme 68: Photoswitchable surface wettability [194].
Figure 30: Some guiding principles for the choice of the most suitable photoswitch. Note that this guide is ve...
Synthesis of chiral cyclohexane-linked bisimidazolines
- Changmeng Xi,
- Qingshan Sun and
- Jiaxi Xu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1786–1790, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.140
- attempted (Scheme 2). For this purpose, tert-butyl N-[(1R,2R)-2-amino-1,2-diphenylethyl]carbamate (2h) with an acid-sensitive Boc (tert-butoxycarbonyl) protecting group was prepared in 70% yield from C2-symmetric (1R,2R)-1,2-diphenylethane-1,2-diamine (1) and Boc2O. Compound 2h was then converted to (1S,2S
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Figure 1: Bisoxazoline and bisimidazoline ligands.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of chiral cyclohexane-linked bisimidazoline ligands.
Scheme 2: Attempted synthesis of chiral cyclohexane-linked bisimidazoline 5h.
Scheme 3: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Preparation of a furfural-derived enantioenriched vinyloxazoline building block and exploring its reactivity
- Madara Darzina,
- Anna Lielpetere and
- Aigars Jirgensons
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1737–1741, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.136
- ][24] (Scheme 1). The proposed strategy relied on the N-deprotection of the intermediate ester 3d inducing O-to-N rearrangement to form amide 5 as a precursor of vinyloxazoline 6. For this purpose, Alloc (allyloxycarbonyl) turned out to be a suitable N-protecting group as it was compatible with the
- analogously from ester R-3d. Thus, Alloc was validated as non-expensive and relatively small N-protecting group, removal of which is compatible with double bond and acetal function of amides S-5 and R-5. The removal of the Pd catalyst at laboratory scale was done by chromatography. For large scale synthesis
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Scheme 1: Proposed approach for the preparation of vinyloxazoline 6.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of furfuryl amino alcohols S-2d and R-2d and their electrochemical oxidation to esters S-...
Scheme 3: Cleavage of the N-Alloc group leading to a mixture of isomers cis-S-5 and trans-S-5.
Scheme 4: Cleavage of the N-Alloc group with PdCl2(S-BINAP) leading to trans-S-5 and trans-R-5.
Scheme 5: Cyclization of amides trans-S-5 and trans-R-5 to oxazolines S-6 and R-6.
Scheme 6: aza-Diels–Alder reaction of vinyloxazoline S-6 with TsNCO.
Scheme 7: The proposed mechanism of product 7 formation.
Convenient alternative synthesis of the Malassezia-derived virulence factor malassezione and related compounds
- Karu Ramesh and
- Stephen L. Bearne
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1730–1736, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.135
- conducted on the gram-scale starting from indole-3-acetic acid with consistently good yields up to and including the EDC-mediated coupling step. However, the subsequent removal of the Boc protecting group proved more challenging. We observed lower yields during this step, despite screening a range of acids
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Figure 1: Various natural indole-containing compounds isolated from Malassezia furfur.
Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to malassezione (1) from either A) an isonitrile precursor [18] or B) indole-3-acetic ...
Scheme 2: Various bis-substituted ketones prepared. a25c prepared from 25b.
Approaches to stereoselective 1,1'-glycosylation
- Daniele Zucchetta and
- Alla Zamyatina
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1700–1718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.133
- exploiting the participation effect of the neighboring protecting group [43][44], employing anomeric lactols as acceptors is more complex as lactols with the desired configuration are frequently difficult to obtain (e.g., through anomerization). In addition to the nature of the leaving group and promoter
- of the 2N-protecting group on GlcN- and GalN-derived lactol acceptors proved crucial for the success of borinic acid-promoted glycosylation, as the 2N-Troc-protected acceptor 41 failed to participate in the reaction. In contrast, the 2N-naphthalenesulfonyl (NapSO₂)-protected glucosamine-derived
- /β = 1:1.3), leading to a loss of stereoselectivity and affording the α/β-linked product 59 in 32% yield [40]. The stereodirecting effect of the O-picoloyl protecting group at remote position on the pyranose ring (C3–OH, C4–OH, or C6–OH) in glycosyl donors has been known to induce high facial
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Scheme 1: Application of chloride-, bromide-, and trichloroacetimidate donors in 1,1'-coupling reactions towa...
Scheme 2: Application of trichloroacetimidates as donors in 1,1'-β,α coupling reactions and the use of 1,2-or...
Scheme 3: The β-anomeric configuration in the lactol acceptors can be trapped and fixed within the five-membe...
Scheme 4: Diarylborinic acid-promoted β,α-1,1' glycosylation.
Scheme 5: The anomeric configuration in the lactol acceptor can be trapped in the form of a TMS-glycoside.
Scheme 6: The anomeric configuration in the lactol acceptor can be trapped in form of a 1-O-TMS-glycoside tha...
Scheme 7: Influence of remote protecting groups on the stereoselectivity and efficiency of 1,1'-β,α bond form...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of non-symmetrically fully orthogonally protected β,α-1,1' diglucosamines.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of non-symmetric β,β-1,1'-linked disaccharides.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of non-symmetric, fully orthogonally protected β,β-1,1'-diglucosamines.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of α,α-1,1'-disaccharides.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of α,α-1,1'-thiodisacchrides.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of partially desymmetrized α,α-1,1'-linked disaccharides.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of non-symmetric orthogonally protected α,α-1,1'-linked disaccharides involving an aminos...
Structural analysis of stereoselective galactose pyruvylation toward the synthesis of bacterial capsular polysaccharides
- Tsun-Yi Chiang,
- Mei-Huei Lin,
- Chun-Wei Chang,
- Jinq-Chyi Lee and
- Cheng-Chung Wang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1671–1677, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.131
- -naphthylmethyl ether (Nap) protecting group was removed from disaccharide 10 using 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) in a DCM/H2O (9:1) mixture, giving a 94% yield of disaccharide acceptor 11. To enhance solubility, the trimethylsilyl (TMS) group was selectively added at the less hindered 2-O
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Figure 1: Pyruvylated galactose on bacterial polysaccharides PS A1 (1), 1.15 EPS (2) and Rhizobium leguminosa...
Figure 2: (a) Oak Ridge Thermal Ellipsoid Plot view of the X-ray crystal structure of pyruvylated galactose 6...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of trisaccharide precursor 14.
Formal synthesis of a selective estrogen receptor modulator with tetrahydrofluorenone structure using [3 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition of yne-vinylcyclopropanes and CO
- Jing Zhang,
- Guanyu Zhang,
- Hongxi Bai and
- Zhi-Xiang Yu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1639–1644, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.127
- carbonyl group, giving 7 in 59% yield. Then, under basic conditions, the aldehyde group in 7 was converted into a vinyl group via Wittig reaction, affording yne-VCP substrate 8 in 90% yield. During this process, the TMS protecting group was lost. We then investigated the [3 + 2 + 1] reaction of 8 and CO
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Scheme 1: Reported biologically active tetrahydrofluorenone-SERMs molecules.
Scheme 2: Reported synthesis routes to SERMs molecule VI.
Scheme 3: Lei’s synthesis of natural products of ent-kaurane diterpenoids (A), and natural products songorine...
Scheme 4: Retrosynthetic analysis for the synthesis of 1.
Scheme 5: Formal synthesis of SERMs molecule VI.
Chemical synthesis of glycan motifs from the antitumor agent PI-88 through an orthogonal one-pot glycosylation strategy
- Shaokang Yang,
- Xingchun Sun,
- Hanyingzi Fan and
- Guozhi Xiao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1587–1594, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.122
- ABz 7, Man PVB 8, and Man 9 through orthogonal one-pot glycosylation strategy (Scheme 1B). The 2-O-Bz group in 5–8 served as the neighboring participating group for the stereoselective construction of 1,2-trans-mannosidic bonds, while the 3-O-Lev group in 6 was the temporary protecting group for (1→3
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Scheme 1: (A) Glycan structures of PI-88 and (B) retrosynthetic analysis of PI-88 glycan motifs 1–4.
Scheme 2: One-pot synthesis of glycans 1 and 2.
Scheme 3: One-pot synthesis of glycan 3.
Scheme 4: One-pot synthesis of glycan 4.
Microwave-enhanced additive-free C–H amination of benzoxazoles catalysed by supported copper
- Andrei Paraschiv,
- Valentina Maruzzo,
- Filippo Pettazzi,
- Stefano Magliocco,
- Paolo Inaudi,
- Daria Brambilla,
- Gloria Berlier,
- Giancarlo Cravotto and
- Katia Martina
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1462–1476, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.108
- efficiently, affording good-to-excellent yields. The Boc-protecting group proved to be stable under the reaction conditions, underlining the importance of avoiding the addition of acidic additives. Steric hindrance exerted a moderate influence on the reaction, and branched aliphatic amines yielded the
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Scheme 1: Representative synthetic routes for the C–H amination of benzoxazole using supported copper catalys...
Figure 1: Reaction of benzimidazole with piperidine. a) Reaction scheme including intermaidates and b) conver...
Figure 2: Reaction rate comparison between conventional (oil bath) and MW heating. Reaction conditions: benzo...
Scheme 2: Graphical representation of Si-MonoAm-Cu(I) and Si-DiAm-Cu(I) preparation.
Figure 3: TGA profiles of SIPERNAT silica and Si-MonoAm and Si-DiAm.
Scheme 3: Scope of the MW-promoted C2-amination of benzoxazole catalysed by Si-MonoAm-Cu(I). Reaction conditi...
Scheme 4: C2-Amination of substituted benzoxazoles. Reaction conditions: benzoxazole (1.0 mmol), piperidine (...
Figure 4: Hot filtration test for the Si-MonoAm-Cu(I)-catalysed C2-amination of benzoxazole with piperidine i...
Figure 5: FTIR spectra of samples on the left 3800–2400 cm−1 wavenumber on the right 1750–1350 cm−1 wavenumbe...
Figure 6: Si-MonoAm-Cu(I) catalyst reuse.
Figure 7: FESEM images of sample a) Si-MonoAm-Cu(I) 5 wt % and c) Si-MonoAm-Cu(I) 5 wt % used.
Figure 8: EDS maps of a) Si-MonoAm-Cu(I) and b) Si-MonoAm-Cu(I) used.
Recent advances in oxidative radical difunctionalization of N-arylacrylamides enabled by carbon radical reagents
- Jiangfei Chen,
- Yi-Lin Qu,
- Ming Yuan,
- Xiang-Mei Wu,
- Heng-Pei Jiang,
- Ying Fu and
- Shengrong Guo
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1207–1271, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.98
- . The results indicated that the N-protecting group had little impact on the reaction’s efficiency, and various substrates (e.g., methyl, benzyl, isopropyl) were effectively converted to their respective target products 50a–c. Moreover, benzene rings bearing different substituents, whether electron
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Scheme 1: DTBP-mediated oxidative alkylarylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 2: Iron-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkylarylation.
Scheme 3: Possible mechanism for the iron-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 4: A metal-free strategy for synthesizing 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.
Scheme 5: Iminoxyl radical-promoted cascade oxyalkylation/alkylarylation of alkenes.
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the iminoxyl radical-promoted cascade oxyalkylation/alkylarylation of alkene...
Scheme 7: Bicyclization of 1,n-enynes with alkyl nitriles.
Scheme 8: Possible reaction mechanism for the bicyclization of 1,n-enynes with alkyl nitriles.
Scheme 9: Radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with isocyanides.
Scheme 10: Plausible mechanism for the radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with isocyanides.
Scheme 11: Electrochemical dehydrogenative cyclization of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 12: Plausible mechanism for the dehydrogenative cyclization of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 13: Photocatalyzed cyclization of N-arylacrylamide and N,N-dimethylaniline.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the photocatalyzed cyclization of N-arylacrylamides and N,N-dimethylanilines....
Scheme 15: Electrochemical monofluoroalkylation cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with dimethyl 2-fluoromalonat...
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for the electrochemical radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with dimethyl 2...
Scheme 17: Photoelectrocatalytic carbocyclization of unactivated alkenes using simple malonates.
Scheme 18: Plausible mechanism for the photoelectrocatalytic carbocyclization of unactivated alkenes with simp...
Scheme 19: Bromide-catalyzed electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for the electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 21: Visible light-mediated trifluoromethylarylation of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism for the visible light-mediated trifluoromethylarylation of N-arylacryl...
Scheme 23: Electrochemical difluoroethylation cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with sodium difluoroethylsulfin...
Scheme 24: Electrochemical difluoroethylation cyclization of N-methyacryloyl-N-alkylbenzamides with sodium dif...
Scheme 25: Photoredox-catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with S-(difluoromethyl)su...
Scheme 26: Proposed mechanism for the photoredox-catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamide...
Scheme 27: Visible-light-induced domino difluoroalkylation/cyclization of N-cyanamide alkenes.
Scheme 28: Proposed mechanism of photoredox-catalyzed radical domino difluoroalkylation/cyclization of N-cyana...
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalyzed oxidative difunctionalization of alkenes.
Scheme 30: Two possible mechanisms of palladium-catalyzed oxidative difunctionalization.
Scheme 31: Silver-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkyletherification of unactivated alkenes with α-bromoalkylcarbonyl...
Scheme 32: Photochemical radical cascade cyclization of dienes.
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the photochemical radical cascade 6-endo cyclization of dienes with α-carbon...
Scheme 34: Photocatalyzed radical coupling/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides and.
Scheme 35: Photocatalyzed radical-type couplings/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 36: Possible mechanism of visible-light-induced radical-type couplings/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides...
Scheme 37: Visible-light-promoted difluoroalkylated oxindoles systhesis via EDA complexes.
Scheme 38: Possible mechanism for the visible-light-promoted radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with bro...
Scheme 39: A dicumyl peroxide-initiated radical cascade reaction of N-arylacrylamide with DCM.
Scheme 40: Possible mechanism of radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with DCM.
Scheme 41: An AIBN-mediated radical cascade reaction of N-arylacrylamides with perfluoroalkyl iodides.
Scheme 42: Possible mechanism for the reaction with perfluoroalkyl iodides.
Scheme 43: Photoinduced palladium-catalyzed radical annulation of N-arylacrylamides with alkyl halides.
Scheme 44: Radical alkylation/cyclization of N-Alkyl-N-methacryloylbenzamides with alkyl halides.
Scheme 45: Possible mechanism for the alkylation/cyclization with unactivated alkyl chlorides.
Scheme 46: Visible-light-driven palladium-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with unac...
Scheme 47: NHC-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with alkyl bromides.
Scheme 48: Possible mechanism of NHC-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 49: Electrochemically mediated radical cyclization reaction of N-arylacrylamides with freon-type methan...
Scheme 50: Proposed mechanistic pathway of electrochemically induced radical cyclization reaction.
Scheme 51: Redox-neutral photoinduced radical cascade cylization of N-arylacrylamides with unactivated alkyl c...
Scheme 52: Proposed mechanistic hypothesis of redox-neutral radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 53: Thiol-mediated photochemical radical cascade cylization of N-arylacrylamides with aryl halides.
Scheme 54: Proposed possible mechanism of thiol-mediated photochemical radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 55: Visible-light-induced radical cascade bromocyclization of N-arylacrylamides with NBS.
Scheme 56: Possible mechanism of visible-light-induced radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 57: Decarboxylation/radical C–H functionalization by visible-light photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 58: Plausible mechanism of visible-light photoredox-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 59: Visible-light-promoted tandem radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with N-(acyloxy)phthalimides....
Scheme 60: Plausible mechanism for the tandem radical cyclization reaction.
Scheme 61: Visible-light-induced aerobic radical cascade alkylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with alde...
Scheme 62: Plausible mechanism for the aerobic radical alkylarylation of electron-deficient amides.
Scheme 63: Oxidative decarbonylative [3 + 2]/[5 + 2] annulation of N-arylacrylamide with vinyl acids.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for the decarboxylative (3 + 2)/(5 + 2) annulation between N-arylacrylamides an...
Scheme 65: Rhenium-catalyzed alkylarylation of alkenes with PhI(O2CR)2.
Scheme 66: Plausible mechanism for the rhenium-catalyzed decarboxylative annulation of N-arylacrylamides with ...
Scheme 67: Visible-light-induced one-pot tandem reaction of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 68: Plausible mechanism for the visible-light-initiated tandem synthesis of difluoromethylated oxindole...
Scheme 69: Copper-catalyzed redox-neutral cyanoalkylarylation of activated alkenes with cyclobutanone oxime es...
Scheme 70: Plausible mechanism for the copper-catalyzed cyanoalkylarylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 71: Photoinduced alkyl/aryl radical cascade for the synthesis of quaternary CF3-attached oxindoles.
Scheme 72: Plausible photoinduced electron-transfer (PET) mechanism.
Scheme 73: Photoinduced cerium-mediated decarboxylative alkylation cascade cyclization.
Scheme 74: Plausible reaction mechanism for the decarboxylative radical-cascade alkylation/cyclization.
Scheme 75: Metal-free oxidative tandem coupling of activated alkenes.
Scheme 76: Control experiments and possible mechanism for 1,2-carbonylarylation of alkenes with carbonyl C(sp2...
Scheme 77: Silver-catalyzed acyl-arylation of activated alkenes with α-oxocarboxylic acids.
Scheme 78: Proposed mechanism for the decarboxylative acylarylation of acrylamides.
Scheme 79: Visible-light-mediated tandem acylarylation of olefines with carboxylic acids.
Scheme 80: Proposed mechanism for the radical cascade cyclization with acyl radical via visible-light photored...
Scheme 81: Erythrosine B-catalyzed visible-light photoredox arylation-cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with ar...
Scheme 82: Electrochemical cobalt-catalyzed radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with arylhydrazines or po...
Scheme 83: Proposed mechanism of radical cascade cyclization via electrochemical cobalt catalysis.
Scheme 84: Copper-catalyzed oxidative tandem carbamoylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with hydrazinecar...
Scheme 85: Proposed reaction mechanism for the radical cascade cyclization by copper catalysis.
Scheme 86: Visible-light-driven radical cascade cyclization reaction of N-arylacrylamides with α-keto acids.
Scheme 87: Proposed mechanism of visible-light-driven cascade cyclization reaction.
Scheme 88: Peroxide-induced radical carbonylation of N-(2-methylallyl)benzamides with methyl formate.
Scheme 89: Proposed cyclization mechanism of peroxide-induced radical carbonylation with N-(2-methylallyl)benz...
Scheme 90: Persulfate promoted carbamoylation of N-arylacrylamides and N-arylcinnamamides.
Scheme 91: Proposed mechanism for the persulfate promoted radical cascade cyclization reaction of N-arylacryla...
Scheme 92: Photocatalyzed carboacylation with N-arylpropiolamides/N-alkyl acrylamides.
Scheme 93: Plausible mechanism for the photoinduced carboacylation of N-arylpropiolamides/N-alkyl acrylamides.
Scheme 94: Electrochemical Fe-catalyzed radical cyclization with N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 95: Plausible mechanism for the electrochemical Fe-catalysed radical cyclization of N-phenylacrylamide.
Scheme 96: Substrate scope of the selective functionalization of various α-ketoalkylsilyl peroxides with metha...
Scheme 97: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Fe-catalyzed reaction of alkylsilyl peroxides with methacrylami...
Scheme 98: EDA-complex mediated C(sp2)–C(sp3) cross-coupling of TTs and N-methyl-N-phenylmethacrylamides.
Scheme 99: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of oxindoles via EDA complex.
Synthetic approach to borrelidin fragments: focus on key intermediates
- Yudhi Dwi Kurniawan,
- Zetryana Puteri Tachrim,
- Teni Ernawati,
- Faris Hermawan,
- Ima Nurasiyah and
- Muhammad Alfin Sulmantara
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1135–1160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.91
- over 25 steps in 11% overall yield. On the other hand, the efficiency of the process was emphasized by the authors on the utilization of Roche esters 29 and ent-29 to prepare stereochemically pure sulfones 27 and ent-27, respectively. Moreover, the use of the trityl protecting group facilitated a
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structure of borrelidin (1).
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategy for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate 20 as reported by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 2: Preparation of monoacetates 37 and ent-38 by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 3: Preparation of sulfones 27 and ent-27 by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 4: Attempts to couple sulfones 27 and ent-27 with epoxides 23a–c reported by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 5: Modified synthetic plan for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate by Uguen [41].
Scheme 6: Revised synthetic strategy for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate 20 by Uguen [41].
Scheme 7: Iterative synthesis of polydeoxypropionates developed by Zhou et al. [40].
Scheme 8: Application of iterative synthesis of polydeoxypropionate to construct the C3–C11 fragment 60 of bo...
Scheme 9: Retrosynthetic analysis of borrelidin by Yadav et al. [39].
Scheme 10: Two-carbon homologation of precursor 66 in the synthesize C1–C11 fragment 61 of borrelidin [39].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of the C1–C11 fragment 61 of borrelidin from monoalcohol 65 [39].
Scheme 12: Synthetic plan for Theodorakis’ C3–C11 fragment 82 of borrelidin by Laschat et al. [38].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of Theodorakis’ C3–C11 fragment 82 from compound 88 [38].
Scheme 14: Retrosynthesis of 61 and 62b by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of intermediate 98 by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of Ōmura’s C1–C11 fragment 61 by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of fragment 62b of borrelidin as proposed by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 18: Iterative directed allylation for the synthesis of deoxypropionates by Herber and Breit [33].
Scheme 19: Iterative copper-mediated directed allyl substitution for the synthesis of Theodorakis’ C3–C11 frag...
Scheme 20: Retrosynthesis of the C3–C17 fragment of borrelidin by Iqbal and co-workers [35].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of key intermediates 137 and 147 for the synthesis of the C3–C17 fragment of borrelidin.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of the C3–C17 fragment 150a,b of borrelidin.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of the C11–C15 fragment 155a of borrelidin.
Scheme 24: Macrocyclization of borrelidin model compounds 155a and 155b using ring-closing metathesis.
Recent advances in controllable/divergent synthesis
- Jilei Cao,
- Leiyang Bai and
- Xuefeng Jiang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 890–914, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.73
- successfully applied in the synthesis of complex natural products, pharmaceuticals, and functional materials, often streamlining multistep sequences and minimizing protecting-group strategies [50][51]. In 2016, Li and co-workers developed divergent coupling conditions for iminamides 77 with receptor-type diazo
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Scheme 1: Ligand-controlled regiodivergent C1 insertion into arynes [19].
Scheme 2: Ligand effect in homogenous gold catalysis enabling regiodivergent π-bond-activated cyclization [20].
Scheme 3: Ligand-controlled palladium(II)-catalyzed regiodivergent carbonylation of alkynes [21].
Scheme 4: Catalyst-controlled annulations of strained cyclic allenes with π-allyl palladium complexes and pro...
Scheme 5: Ring expansion of benzosilacyclobutenes with alkynes [23].
Scheme 6: Photoinduced regiodivergent and enantioselective cross-coupling [24].
Scheme 7: Catalyst-controlled regiodivergent and enantioselective formal hydroamination of N,N-disubstituted ...
Scheme 8: Catalyst-tuned regio- and enantioselective C(sp3)–C(sp3) coupling [31].
Scheme 9: Catalyst-controlled annulations of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with vinyl azides [32].
Scheme 10: Solvent-driven reversible macrocycle-to-macrocycle interconversion [39].
Scheme 11: Unexpected solvent-dependent reactivity of cyclic diazo imides and mechanism [40].
Scheme 12: Palladium-catalyzed annulation of prochiral N-arylphosphonamides with aromatic iodides [41].
Scheme 13: Time-dependent enantiodivergent synthesis [42].
Scheme 14: Time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles via C–H activation [43].
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism for the time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles [43].
Scheme 16: Metal-free temperature-controlled regiodivergent borylative cyclizations of enynes [45].
Scheme 17: Nickel-catalyzed switchable site-selective alkene hydroalkylation by temperature regulation [46].
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 19: Proposed mechanism of copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 20: Enantioselective chemodivergent three-component radical tandem reactions [49].
Scheme 21: Substrate-controlled synthesis of indoles and 3H-indoles [52].
Scheme 22: Controlled mono- and double methylene insertions into nitrogen–boron bonds [53].
Scheme 23: Copper-catalyzed substrate-controlled carbonylative synthesis of α-keto amides and amides [54].
Scheme 24: Divergent sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange linkage of sulfonimidoyl fluorides and alkynes [55].
Scheme 25: Modular and divergent syntheses of protoberberine and protonitidine alkaloids [56].
Light-enabled intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition via photoactivation of simple alkenylboronic esters
- Lewis McGhie,
- Hannah M. Kortman,
- Jenna Rumpf,
- Peter H. Seeberger and
- John J. Molloy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 854–863, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.69
- ). Efficient EnT catalysis could be achieved with neutral trigonal planar systems 1a–d, while BMIDA substrate 1e was also effective presumably due to the proposed hemilabile nature of the MIDA protecting group in acetonitrile [58]. More electron-donating ligands such as 1,8-diaminonaphthalene (BDAN, 1f) were
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Figure 1: A) Energy transfer catalysis of alkenes in organic synthesis. B) Energy transfer catalysis of conju...
Figure 2: Probing boron effects on reactivity (A) and confirming the generation of a photostationary state eq...
Figure 3: Probing EnT catalysis enabled [2 + 2] cycloaddition of simple alkenylboronic esters.
Scheme 1: Establishing the substrate scope. Conditions: 3 (1 equiv), xanthone (20 mol %), MeCN (0.03 M), unde...
Scheme 2: A) Product derivatization and B) transition-metal EnT catalysis. Reaction conditions A): 4d (1 equi...
Entry to 2-aminoprolines via electrochemical decarboxylative amidation of N‑acetylamino malonic acid monoesters
- Olesja Koleda,
- Janis Sadauskis,
- Darja Antonenko,
- Edvards Janis Treijs,
- Raivis Davis Steberis and
- Edgars Suna
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 630–638, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.50
- undergo the decarboxylative cyclization, but also N-mesyl-protected monoester 9f could be converted into 2-aminoproline derivative 6f in 60% yield using a graphite cathode. However, the N-o-nosyl-protecting group is not compatible with the developed electrolysis conditions, likely because it undergoes an
- 13a,d,e in 71–83% yield (Scheme 4). Carboxylic acid 13a could be reacted with glycine benzyl ester in the presence of HATU and Et3N to form dipeptide 16 (66%). In contrast, N-unprotected 2-aminoprolines are unstable and could not be isolated. Thus, the cleavage of the N-Cbz protecting group in 6b
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of α,α-disubstituted cyclic amino acids in drug design.
Figure 2: Electrochemical decarboxylative amination reactions.
Scheme 1: Preparation of malonic acid monoester 9a.
Figure 3: A) Cyclic voltammograms of 6a and 9a at 3 mM and 6 mM concentration, respectively, in 5:1 MeCN/H2O ...
Scheme 2: Electrolysis of acid 9d in deuterated solvents.
Figure 4: Plausible mechanism for formation of pyrrolidine 6a and hemiaminal 10a.
Scheme 3: Scope of the decarboxylative amidation. aStainless-steel cathode; bgraphite cathode; cyield determi...
Scheme 4: Synthetic modifications of 2-aminoproline derivatives 6.
Asymmetric synthesis of β-amino cyanoesters with contiguous tetrasubstituted carbon centers by halogen-bonding catalysis with chiral halonium salt
- Yasushi Yoshida,
- Maho Aono,
- Takashi Mino and
- Masami Sakamoto
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 547–555, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.43
- -Protecting group optimization for the asymmetric Mannich reaction. All yields were determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene as an internal standard. aReaction conducted for 24 h. Catalyst screening using 7b as a substrate. All yields were determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using 1,3,5
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples and applications of chiral halogen-bonding catalysts.
Figure 2: Selected examples for the construction of contiguous tetrasubstituted carbon centers via the Mannic...
Scheme 1: Catalyst screening for the asymmetric Mannich reaction. All yields were determined by 1H NMR spectr...
Scheme 2: N-Protecting group optimization for the asymmetric Mannich reaction. All yields were determined by 1...
Scheme 3: Catalyst screening using 7b as a substrate. All yields were determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using...
Scheme 4: Substrate scope for the asymmetric Mannich reaction using 0.06 mmol of 7. Isolated product yields a...
Figure 3: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Cryptophycin unit B analogues
- Thomas Schachtsiek,
- Jona Voss,
- Maren Hamsen,
- Beate Neumann,
- Hans-Georg Stammler and
- Norbert Sewald
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 526–532, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.40
- ] to obtain free acid 11. Exchange of the Boc protecting group of dimethylaniline 8 to an acryloyl substituent and subsequent saponification furnished dimethylamine building block 13. For the macrocycle assembly, especially the ring closure, we decided on two different routes. While the cryptophycin
- containing a dimethylamino motif did not require an additional protecting group, ring closure was performed through alkene cross metathesis, which has been accomplished reliably and with good yields for other cryptophycins [11][26][27]. However, for the synthesis of a cryptophycin with a monomethylated amino
- group in unit B a suitable protecting group, i.e., allyloxycarbonyl (Alloc), must be used. Since the presence of this allylic double bond would most likely interfere with a clean reaction outcome after alkene cross metathesis, we decided for a more classical ring-closure strategy through
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Figure 1: A: Structure of cryptophycin-52. B: Cryptophycin-52 derivatives modified with conjugation handles i...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of modified unit B derivatives. a) HNO3, H2SO4, 0 °C, 5 h, 48% (isolated as monohydrate);...
Figure 2: Molecular structure of Boc-ᴅ-Phe(4-NHMe)-OMe 7 as determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction me...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of cryptophycin diols 24 and 25. a) EDC·HCl, DMAP, NEt3, CH2Cl2, 0 °C to rt, 22 h, 60%; b...
Scheme 3: Three-step diol–epoxide transformation starting from diols 24 and 25. a) (MeO)3CH, pyridinium p-tol...
Beyond symmetric self-assembly and effective molarity: unlocking functional enzyme mimics with robust organic cages
- Keith G. Andrews
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 421–443, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.30
- host catalysis – (i) using the host as a “protecting group” to direct reactivity external to the host [187][346], and (ii) confinement of a transition-metal catalyst to take advantage of the restricted environment of the host [51][52] – neither of which resembles the enzyme-like possibility of a true
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Figure 1: Catalytic rate enhancements from a reduction in the Gibbs free energy transition barrier can be fra...
Figure 2: Typical catalysis modes using macrocycle cavities performing (non-specific) hydrophobic substrate b...
Figure 3: (A) Cram’s serine protease model system [87,88]. The macrocycle showed strong substrate binding (organizat...
Figure 4: (A) Self-assembling capsules can perform hydrophobic catalysis [116,117]. (B) Resorcin[4]arene building bloc...
Figure 5: (A) Metal-organic cages and key modes in catalysis. (B) Charged metals or ligands can result in +/−...
Figure 6: (A) Frameworks (MOFs, COFs) can be catalysts. (B) Example of a 2D-COF, assembled by dynamic covalen...
Figure 7: (A) Examples of dynamic covalent chemistry used to synthesize organic cages. (B) Organic cages are ...
Figure 8: (A) Design and development of soluble, functionalized, robust organic cages. (B) Examples of modula...
Figure 9: (A) There are 13 metastable conformers (symmetry-corrected) for cage 1 due to permutations of amide...
The effect of neighbouring group participation and possible long range remote group participation in O-glycosylation
- Rituparna Das and
- Balaram Mukhopadhyay
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 369–406, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.27
- depicted in the review may assist the readers to plan their synthetic protocols in oligosaccharide synthesis. Neighbouring group participation In glycosylation reactions the protecting group at the vicinal C-2 position may be either participating or non-participating in nature. Participating functional
- groups interact with the anomeric carbon and thereby help in the formation of a specific stereocentre. So, modulating the neighbouring protecting group in the C-2 position of glycosyl donors helps in improving the stereoselectivity of the produced glycoside bonds. Ester-type participating protecting
- inversion in carbohydrates was illustrated extensively by Frush and Isbell [75] with silver carbonate as the promoter, drawing analogy with an SN2-type substitution mechanism with the formation of the acetoxonium ion intermediate [76]. An acyl protecting group in the vicinal C-2 position is widely accepted
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Scheme 1: Continuum in the mechanistic pathway of glycosylation [32] reactions ranging between SN2 and SN1.
Scheme 2: Formation of 1,2-trans glycosides by neighbouring group participation with acyl protection in C-2 p...
Scheme 3: Solvent-free activation [92] of disarmed per-acetylated (15) and per-benzoylated (18) glycosyl donors.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of donor 2-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)glucopyrano-[2,1-d]-2-oxazoline 22 [94] and regioselective ...
Scheme 5: The use of levulinoyl protection for an orthogonal glycosylation reaction.
Figure 1: The derivatives 32–36 of the pivaloyl group.
Scheme 6: Benzyl and cyanopivalolyl ester-protected hexarhamnoside derivative 37 and its global deprotection ...
Scheme 7: Orthogonal chloroacetyl group deprotection in oligosaccharide synthesis [113].
Figure 2: The derivatives of the chloroacetyl group: CAMB protection (41) [123], CAEB protection (42) [124], POMB prote...
Scheme 8: Use of the (2-nitrophenyl)acetyl protecting group [126] as the neighbouring group protecting group at th...
Scheme 9: Neighbouring group participation protocol by the BnPAc protecting group [128] in the C-2 position.
Scheme 10: Glycosylation reaction with O-PhCar (54) and O-Poc (55) donors showing high β-selectivity [133].
Scheme 11: Neighbouring group participation rendered by an N-benzylcarbamoyl (BnCar) group [137] at the C-2 positio...
Scheme 12: Stereoselectivity obtained from glycosylation [138] with 2-O-(o-trifluoromethylbenzenesulfonyl)-protecte...
Scheme 13: (a) Plausible mechanistic pathway for glycosylation with C-2 DMTM protection [139] and (b) example of a ...
Scheme 14: Glycosylation reactions employing MOM 78, BOM 81, and NAPOM 83-protected thioglycoside donors. Reag...
Scheme 15: Plausible mechanistic pathway for alkoxymethyl-protected glycosyl donors. Path A. Expected product ...
Scheme 16: Plausible mechanistic pathway for alkoxymethyl-protected glycosyl donors [147].
Scheme 17: A. Formation of α-glycosides and B formation of β-glycosides by using chiral auxiliary neighbouring...
Scheme 18: Bimodal participation of 2-O-(o-tosylamido)benzyl (TAB) protecting group to form both α and β-isome...
Scheme 19: (a) 1,2-trans-Directing nature using C-2 cyanomethyl protection and (b) the effect of acceptors and...
Scheme 20: 1,3-Remote assistance by C-3-ester protection for gluco- and galactopyranosides to form 1,2-cis gly...
Scheme 21: 1,6-Remote assistance by C-6-ester protection for gluco- and galactopyranosides to form 1,2-cis gly...
Scheme 22: 1,4-Remote assistance by C-4-ester protection for galactopyranosides to form 1,2-cis glycosidic pro...
Scheme 23: Different products obtained on activation of axial 3-O and equatorial 3-O ester protected glycoside...
Scheme 24: The role of 3-O-protection on the stereochemistry of the produced glycoside [191].
Scheme 25: The role of 4-O-protection on the stereochemistry of the produced glycosides.
Scheme 26: Formation and subsequent stability of the bicyclic oxocarbenium intermediate formed due to remote p...
Scheme 27: The role a C-6 p-nitrobenzoyl group on the stereochemistry of the glycosylated product [196].
Scheme 28: Difference in stereoselectivity obtained in glycosylation reactions by replacing non-participating ...
Scheme 29: The role of electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents on the C-4 acetyl group in glyc...
Scheme 30: Effect of the introduction of a methyl group in the C-4 position on the glycosylation with more rea...
Figure 3: Remote group participation effect exhibited by the 2,2-dimethyl-2-(o-nitrophenyl)acetyl (DMNPA) pro...
Scheme 31: The different stereoselectivities obtained by Pic and Pico donors on being activated by DMTST.
Figure 4: Hydrogen bond-mediated aglycon delivery (HAD) in glycosylation reactions for 1,2-cis 198a and 1,2-t...
Scheme 32: The role of different acceptor with 6-O-Pic-protected glycosyl donors.
Scheme 33: The role of the remote C-3 protection on various 4,6-O-benzylidene-protected mannosyl donors affect...
Scheme 34: The dual contribution of the DTBS group in glycosylation reactions [246,247].
Red light excitation: illuminating photocatalysis in a new spectrum
- Lucas Fortier,
- Corentin Lefebvre and
- Norbert Hoffmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 296–326, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.22
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Influence of the metal center M (Fe, Ru, Os) on the position of the MLCT and MC (metal-centered) ab...
Scheme 1: Red-light-mediated ring-closing metathesis through activation of a ruthenium catalyst by an osmium ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalyzed polymerization of dicylopentadiene mediated with red or blue light.
Figure 2: Comparison between [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and [Os(tpy)2]2+ in a photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation reaction:...
Scheme 3: Red-light photocatalyzed C–N cross-coupling reaction by T. Rovis et al. (SET = single-electron tran...
Figure 3: Red-light-mediated aryl oxidative addition with a bismuthinidene complex.
Scheme 4: Red-light-mediated reduction of aryl derivatives by O. S. Wenger et al. (PC = photocatalyst, anh = ...
Scheme 5: Red-light-mediated aryl halides reduction with an isoelectronic chromium complex (TDAE = tetrakis(d...
Scheme 6: Red-light-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives with Umemoto’s reagent and a p...
Scheme 7: Red-light-mediated energy transfer for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling of N-phenyltetrahydroisoq...
Scheme 8: Red-light-mediated oxidative cyanation of tertiary amines with a phthalocyanin zinc complex.
Scheme 9: Formation of dialins and tetralins via a red-light-photocatalyzed reductive decarboxylation mediate...
Scheme 10: Oxidation of β-citronellol (28) via energy transfer mediated by a red-light activable silicon phtha...
Scheme 11: Formation of alcohol derivatives 32 from boron compounds 31 using chlorophyll (chl) as a red-light-...
Scheme 12: Red-light-driven reductive dehalogenation of α-halo ketones mediated by a thiaporphyrin photocataly...
Figure 4: Photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization medi...
Figure 5: Recent examples of red-light-mediated photocatalytic reactions with traditional organic dyes.
Figure 6: Squaraine photocatalysts used by Goddard et al. and aza-Henry reaction with squaraine-based photoca...
Figure 7: Reactions described by Goddard et al. involving 40 as the photocatalyst.
Figure 8: Various structures of squaraine derivatives used to initiate photopolymerizations.
Figure 9: Naturally occurring cyanins.
Figure 10: Influence of the structure on the photophysical properties of a cyanin dye.
Figure 11: NIR-light-mediated aza-Henry reaction photocatalyzed by 46.
Scheme 13: Photocatalyzed arylboronic acids oxidation by 46.
Figure 12: Cyanin structures synthetized and characterized by Goddard et al. (redox potentials given against s...
Figure 13: N,N′-Di-n-propyl-1,13-dimethoxyquinacridinium (55) with its redox potentials at its ground state an...
Scheme 14: Dual catalyzed C(sp2)–H arylation of 57 using DMQA 55 as the red-light-absorbing photocatalyst.
Scheme 15: Red-light-mediated aerobic oxidation of arylboronic acids 59 into phenols 60 via the use of DMQA as...
Figure 14: Red-light-photocatalyzed reactions proposed by Gianetti et al. using DMQA as the photocatalyst.
Scheme 16: Simultaneous release of NO and production of superoxide (O2•−) and their combination yielding the p...
Figure 15: Palladium porphyrin complex as the photoredox catalyst and the NO releasing substrate are linked in...
Scheme 17: Uncaging of compound 69 which is a microtubule depolymerizing agent using near IR irradiation. The ...
Scheme 18: Photochemical uncaging of drugs protected with a phenylboronic acid derivative using near IR irradi...
Scheme 19: Photoredox catalytical generation of aminyl radicals with near IR irradiation for the transfer of b...
Scheme 20: Photoredox catalytical fluoroalkylation of tryptophan moieties.
Figure 16: Simultaneous absorption of two photons of infrared light of low energy enables electronic excitatio...
Scheme 21: Uncaging Ca2+ ions using two-photon excitation with near infrared light.
Streamlined modular synthesis of saframycin substructure via copper-catalyzed three-component assembly and gold-promoted 6-endo cyclization
- Asahi Kanno,
- Ryo Tanifuji,
- Satoshi Yoshida,
- Sota Sato,
- Saori Maki-Yonekura,
- Kiyofumi Takaba,
- Jungmin Kang,
- Kensuke Tono,
- Koji Yonekura and
- Hiroki Oguri
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 226–233, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.14
- thermodynamically more stable than its 5-exo counterpart 13. Thirdly, the 2,3-diaminobenzofuran would be utilized as a temporary protecting group for both the phenolic hydroxy group and the nitrile moiety. These functional groups are necessary for the aromatic A-ring to interact with DNA and for synthetic
- manipulation to install the C1 sidechain for saframycins, respectively [14][39]. The alkyne segment 8 was prepared by protecting group manipulations in three steps from the known starting material, 2-ethynyl-6-hydroxybenzaldehyde (15), which can be readily synthesized from commercially available 1-bromo-3
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative bis-tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) alkaloids and their analogues. Oxygen atoms on bot...
Scheme 1: Strategies for the construction of the pentacyclic core scaffold of saframycin A (1). (a) Biosynthe...
Scheme 2: Streamlined synthesis of the substructure 14 for saframycins 1 within just four steps in overall 29...
Figure 2: UV–vis absorption (gray solid line), the emission spectrum (blue solid line), and the corresponding...
Giese-type alkylation of dehydroalanine derivatives via silane-mediated alkyl bromide activation
- Perry van der Heide,
- Michele Retini,
- Fabiola Fanini,
- Giovanni Piersanti,
- Francesco Secci,
- Daniele Mazzarella,
- Timothy Noël and
- Alberto Luridiana
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3274–3280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.271
- tertiary amide on the same position. Alternatively, the use of a double Boc-protected Dha resulted in a rather low yield of compound 25 (32%), while varying one Boc-protecting group with a Cbz-protecting group increased the yield substantially to 86% for compound 26. In addition, the use of a cyclic, N-Cbz
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Giese reaction: Radical addition on olefins with an electron-withdrawing group (EWG) followed by a ...
Figure 2: Alkyl bromide and Dha derivative scope. Reaction conditions: Dha derivative (0.5 mmol), alkyl bromi...
Figure 3: Scaled-up reaction. Reaction conditions: Dha derivative (2.2 mmol), alkyl bromide (5.4 mmol), tris(...
Multicomponent reactions driving the discovery and optimization of agents targeting central nervous system pathologies
- Lucía Campos-Prieto,
- Aitor García-Rey,
- Eddy Sotelo and
- Ana Mallo-Abreu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3151–3173, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.261
- intramolecular SNAr reactions. Ugi-4CR/deprotection/cyclization (UDC) strategy: In the UDC approach a protected amine and an electrophilic functional group like esters or ketones are used. Convertible isocyanides can also be employed. Once the Ugi reaction is completed, the protecting group is removed, and the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Classical MCRs.
Figure 2: Different scaffolds that can be formed with the Ugi adduct.
Scheme 1: Oxoindole-β-lactam core produced in a U4C-3CR.
Figure 3: Most active oxoindole-β-lactam compounds developed by Brãndao et al. [33].
Scheme 2: Ugi-azide synthesis of benzofuran, pyrazole and tetrazole hybrids.
Figure 4: The most promising hybrids synthesized via the Ugi-azide multicomponent reaction reported by Kushwa...
Scheme 3: Four-component Ugi reaction for the synthesis of novel antioxidant compounds.
Figure 5: Most potent antioxidant compounds obtained through the Ugi four-component reaction developed by Pac...
Scheme 4: Four-component Ugi reaction to synthesize β-amiloyd aggregation inhibitors.
Figure 6: The most potential β-amiloyd aggregation inhibitors generated by Galante et al. [37].
Scheme 5: Four-component Ugi reaction to obtain FATH hybrids and the best candidate synthesized.
Scheme 6: Four-component Ugi reaction for the synthesis of FATMH hybrids and the best candidate synthesized.
Scheme 7: Petasis multicomponent reaction to produce pyrazine-based MTDLs.
Figure 7: Best pyrazine-based MTDLs synthesized by Madhav et al. [40].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of BCPOs employing a Knoevenagel-based multicomponent reaction and the best candidate syn...
Scheme 9: Hantzsch multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of DHPs as novel MTDLs.
Figure 8: Most active 1,4-dihydropyridines developed by Malek et al. [43].
Scheme 10: Chromone–donepezil hybrid MTDLs obtained via the Passerini reaction.
Figure 9: Best CDH-based MTDLs as AChE inhibitors synthesized by Malek et al. [46].
Scheme 11: Replacement of the nitrogen in lactams 11 with an oxygen in 12 to influence hydrogen-bond donating ...
Scheme 12: MCR 3 + 2 reaction to develop spirooxindole, spiroacenaphthylene, and bisbenzo[b]pyran compounds.
Figure 10: SIRT2 activity of best derivatives obtained by Hasaninejad et al. [49].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of ML192 analogs using the Gewald multicomponent reaction and the best candidate synthesi...
Scheme 14: Development of 1,5-benzodiazepines via Ugi/deprotection/cyclization (UDC) approach by Xu et al. [59].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-benzodiazepin-3-ones using UDC strategy.
Scheme 16: Synthetic procedure to obtain 3-carboxamide-1,4-benzodiazepin-5-ones employing Ugi–reduction–cycliz...
Scheme 17: Ugi cross-coupling (U-4CRs) to synthesize triazolobenzodiazepines.
Scheme 18: Azido-Ugi four component reaction cyclization to obtain imidazotetrazolodiazepinones.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of oxazolo- and thiazolo[1,4]benzodiazepine-2,5-diones via Ugi/deprotection/cyclization a...
Scheme 20: General synthesis of 2,3-dichlorophenylpiperazine-derived compounds by the Ugi reaction and Ugi/dep...
Figure 11: Best DRD2 compounds synthesized using a multicomponent strategy.
Scheme 21: Bucherer–Bergs multicomponent reaction to obtain a key intermediate in the synthesis of pomaglumeta...
Scheme 22: Ugi reaction to synthesize racetam derivatives and example of two racetams synthesized by Cioc et a...
Hypervalent iodine-mediated intramolecular alkene halocyclisation
- Charu Bansal,
- Oliver Ruggles,
- Albert C. Rowett and
- Alastair J. J. Lennox
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3113–3133, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.258
- = protecting group. Synthesis of β-fluorinated piperidines. Intramolecular fluoroaminations of unsaturated amines published by Li. Intramolecular aminofluorination of unsaturated amines using 1-fluoro-3,3-dimethylbenziodoxole (12). PG = protecting group. 3-fluoropyrrolidine synthesis. aDiastereomeric ratio
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Figure 1: Example bioactive compounds containing cyclic scaffolds potentially accessible by HVI chemistry.
Figure 2: A general mechanism for HVI-mediated endo- or exo-halocyclisation.
Scheme 1: Metal-free synthesis of β-fluorinated piperidines 6. Ts = tosyl.
Scheme 2: Intramolecular aminofluorination of unactivated alkenes with a palladium catalyst.
Scheme 3: Aminofluorination of alkenes in the synthesis of enantiomerically pure β-fluorinated piperidines. P...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of β-fluorinated piperidines.
Scheme 5: Intramolecular fluoroaminations of unsaturated amines published by Li.
Scheme 6: Intramolecular aminofluorination of unsaturated amines using 1-fluoro-3,3-dimethylbenziodoxole (12)...
Scheme 7: 3-fluoropyrrolidine synthesis. aDiastereomeric ratio (cis/trans) determined by 19F NMR analysis.
Scheme 8: Kitamura’s synthesis of 3-fluoropyrrolidines. Values in parentheses represent the cis:trans ratio.
Scheme 9: Jacobsen’s enantio- and diastereoselective protocol for the synthesis of syn-β-fluoroaziridines 15.
Scheme 10: Different HVI reagents lead to different diastereoselectivity in aminofluorination competing with c...
Scheme 11: Fluorocyclisation of unsaturated alcohols and carboxylic acids to make tetrahydrofurans, fluorometh...
Scheme 12: Oxyfluorination of unsaturated alcohols.
Scheme 13: Synthesis and mechanism of fluoro-benzoxazepines.
Scheme 14: Intramolecular fluorocyclisation of unsaturated carboxylic acids. Yield of isolated product within ...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of fluorinated tetrahydrofurans and butyrolactone.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of fluorinated oxazolines 32. aReaction time increased to 40 hours. Yields refer to isola...
Scheme 17: Electrochemical synthesis of fluorinated oxazolines.
Scheme 18: Electrochemical synthesis of chromanes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of fluorinated oxazepanes.
Scheme 20: Enantioselective oxy-fluorination with a chiral aryliodide catayst.
Scheme 21: Catalytic synthesis of 5‑fluoro-2-aryloxazolines using BF3·Et2O as a source of fluoride and an acti...
Scheme 22: Intramolecular carbofluorination of alkenes.
Scheme 23: Intramolecular chlorocyclisation of unsaturated amines.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of chlorinated cyclic guanidines 44.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of chlorinated pyrido[2,3-b]indoles 46.
Scheme 26: Chlorolactonization and chloroetherification reactions.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of chloromethyl oxazolines 49.
Scheme 28: Oxychlorination to form oxazine and oxazoline heterocycles promoted by BCl3.
Scheme 29: Aminobromocyclisation of homoallylic sulfonamides 53. The cis:trans ratios based on the 1H NMR of t...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of cyclic imines 45.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of brominated pyrrolo[2,3-b]indoles 59.
Scheme 32: Bromoamidation of alkenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of brominated cyclic guanidines 61 and 61’.
Scheme 34: Intramolecular bromocyclisation of N-oxyureas.
Scheme 35: The formation of 3-bromoindoles.
Scheme 36: Bromolactonisation of unsaturated acids 68.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 5-bromomethyl-2-oxazolines.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of brominated chiral morpholines.
Scheme 39: Bromoenolcyclisation of unsaturated dicarbonyl groups.
Scheme 40: Brominated oxazines and oxazolines with BBr3.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 5-bromomethtyl-2-phenylthiazoline.
Scheme 42: Intramolecular iodoamination of unsaturated amines.
Scheme 43: Formation of 3-iodoindoles.
Scheme 44: Iodoetherification of 2,2-diphenyl-4-penten-1-carboxylic acid (47’) and 2,2-diphenyl-4-penten-1-ol (...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 5-iodomethyl-2-oxazolines.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of chiral iodinated morpholines. aFrom the ʟ-form of the amino acid starting material. Th...
Scheme 47: Iodoenolcyclisation of unsaturated dicarbonyl compounds 74.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 5-iodomethtyl-2-phenylthiazoline (87).
Advances in the use of metal-free tetrapyrrolic macrocycles as catalysts
- Mandeep K. Chahal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3085–3112, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.257
- , Ballester and co-workers reported on the preparation of an octapyridinium-based water-soluble superaryl-extended calix[4]pyrrole molecular container and used it as a capsule for desymmetrization reactions [41], where the reported compound acts both as sequestering and supramolecular protecting group. All of
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of the main tetrapyrrolic macrocycles studied in this review for their role as ...
Figure 2: Calix[4]pyrroles 3 and 4 and an their acyclic analogue 5 used for the transformation of Danishefsky...
Figure 3: Calixpyrrole-based organocatalysts 11 and 12 for the diastereoselective addition reaction of TMSOF ...
Figure 4: (a) Chemical structures of macrocyclic organocatalysts used for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates ...
Figure 5: Cuprous chloride-catalyzed aziridination of styrene (22) by chloramine-T (23) providing 1-tosyl-2-p...
Figure 6: Chemical structures of the various porphyrin macrocycles (18, 25–41) screened as potential catalyst...
Figure 7: Organocatalytic activity of distorted porphyrins explored by Senge and co-workers. Planar macrocycl...
Figure 8: Chemical structures of H2EtxTPP (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8) compounds with incrementally increasing nonplan...
Figure 9: Chemical structures of OxP macrocycles tested as potential organocatalysts for the conjugate additi...
Figure 10: a) Fundamental structure of the J-aggregates of diprotonated TPPS3 53 and b) its use as a catalyst ...
Figure 11: Chemical structures of amphiphilic porphyrin macrocycles used as pH-switchable catalysts based on i...
Figure 12: a) Chemical structures of porphyrin macrocycles for the cycloaddition of CO2 to N-alkyl/arylaziridi...
Figure 13: Electron and energy-transfer processes typical for excited porphyrin molecules (Por = porphyrin mac...
Figure 14: Proposed mechanism for the light-induced α-alkylation of aldehydes with EDA in the presence of H2TP...
Figure 15: a) Chemical structures of porphyrins screened as photoredox catalysts, b) model reaction of furan (...
Figure 16: Porphyrin macrocycles H2TPP (18) and PPIX 78 as photoreductants for the red light-induced C–H aryla...
Figure 17: Porphyrin macrocycles H2TPP (18) and PPIX 78 as photoredox catalyst for (a) α-alkylation of an alde...
Figure 18: Corrole macrocycles 98–100 as photoredox catalysts for C–H arylation and borylation reactions. Adap...
Figure 19: Proposed catalytic cycle of electrocatalytic generation of H2 evolution using tetrapyrrolic macrocy...
Figure 20: a) Chemical structures of tetrapyrrolic macrocycles 109, 73, and 110 used for oxygen reductions in ...
Figure 21: a) Absorption spectra (left) of the air-saturated DCE solutions containing: 5 × 10−5 M H2TPP (black...
Figure 22: Chemical structures of N,N’-dimethylated saddle-distorted porphyrin isomers, syn-Me2P 111 and anti-...
Figure 23: Reaction mechanisms for the two-electron reduction of O2 by a) syn-Me2Iph 113 and b) anti-Me2Iph 114...
Figure 24: O2/H2O2 interconversion using methylated saddle-distorted porphyrin and isophlorin (reduced porphyr...
Figure 25: Chemical structures of distorted dodecaphenylporphyrin macrocycle 117 and its diprotonated form 118...
Advances in radical peroxidation with hydroperoxides
- Oleg V. Bityukov,
- Pavel Yu. Serdyuchenko,
- Andrey S. Kirillov,
- Gennady I. Nikishin,
- Vera A. Vil’ and
- Alexander O. Terent’ev
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2959–3006, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.249
- in Fe-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes with TBHP resulting in δ-peroxy ketones 126 and δ-peroxy esters 129 (Scheme 43a and 43b). In the case of siloxy cyclopropanes 128 the authors used TBAF as the additive to remove the TMS-protecting group. Oxidation of the resulting anion A with TBHP and
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Scheme 1: Organic peroxide initiators in polymer chemistry.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of organic peroxides.
Scheme 3: Richness of radical cascades with species formed from hydroperoxides in redox conditions.
Scheme 4: Co-catalyzed allylic peroxidation of alkenes 1 and 3 by TBHP.
Scheme 5: Allylic peroxidation of alkenes 6 by Pd(II)TBHP.
Scheme 6: Cu(I)-catalyzed allylic peroxidation.
Scheme 7: Enantioselective peroxidation of alkenes 10 with TBHP in the presence of copper(I) compounds.
Scheme 8: Oxidation of α-pinene (12) by the Cu(I)/TBHP system.
Scheme 9: Introduction of the tert-butylperoxy fragment into the α-position of cyclic ketones 15 and 17.
Scheme 10: α-Peroxidation of β-dicarbonyl compounds 19 using the Cu(II)/TBHP system.
Scheme 11: Co-catalyzed peroxidation of cyclic compounds 21 with TBHP.
Scheme 12: Co-, Mn- and Fe-catalyzed peroxidation of 2-oxoindoles 23, barbituric acids 25, and 4-hydroxycoumar...
Scheme 13: Cu-catalyzed and metal-free peroxidation of barbituric acid derivatives 31 and 3,4-dihydro-1,4-benz...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical peroxidation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds 35.
Scheme 15: Peroxidation of β-dicarbonyl compounds, cyanoacetic esters and malonic esters 37 by the TBAI/TBHP s...
Scheme 16: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of malonodinitriles and cyanoacetic esters 39 with TBHP.
Scheme 17: Mn-catalyzed remote peroxidation via trifluromethylation of double bond.
Scheme 18: Cu-catalyzed remote peroxidation via trifluromethylthiolation of double bond.
Scheme 19: Fe-, Mn-, and Ru-catalyzed peroxidation of alkylaromatics 45, 47, 49, and 51 with TBHP.
Scheme 20: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of diphenylacetonitrile (53) with TBHP.
Scheme 21: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of benzyl cyanides 60 with TBHP.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of tert-butylperoxy esters 63 from benzyl alcohols 62 using the TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 23: Enantioselective peroxidation of 2-phenylbutane (64) with TBHP and chiral Cu(I) complex.
Scheme 24: Photochemical synthesis of peroxides 67 from carboxylic acids 66.
Scheme 25: Photochemical peroxidation of benzylic C(sp3)–H.
Scheme 26: Cu- and Ru-catalyzed peroxidation of alkylamines with TBHP.
Scheme 27: Peroxidation of amides 76 with the TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 28: Fe-catalyzed functionalization of ethers 78 with TBHP.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 4-(tert-butylperoxy)-5-phenyloxazol-2(3H)-ones 82 from benzyl alcohols 80 and isocyana...
Scheme 30: Fe- and Co-catalyzed peroxidation of alkanes with TBHP.
Scheme 31: Rh-catalyzed tert-butylperoxy dienone synthesis with TBHP.
Scheme 32: Rh- and Cu-catalyzed phenolic oxidation with TBHP.
Scheme 33: Metal-free peroxidation of phenols 94.
Scheme 34: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of acrylonitrile.
Scheme 35: Cu-catalyzed cycloalkylation–peroxidation of coumarins 99.
Scheme 36: Metal-free cycloalkylation–peroxidation of coumarins 102.
Scheme 37: Difunctionalization of indene 104 with tert-butylperoxy and alkyl groups.
Scheme 38: Acid-catalyzed radical addition of ketones (108, 111) and TBHP to alkenes 107 and acrylates 110.
Scheme 39: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 113 with TBHP and diazo compounds 114.
Scheme 40: Cobalt(II)-catalyzed addition of TBHP and 1,3-dicarbonyl compound 116 to alkenes 117.
Scheme 41: Cu(0)- or Co(II)-catalyzed addition of TBHP and alcohols 120 to alkenes 119.
Scheme 42: Fe-catalyzed functionalization of allenes 122 with TBHP.
Scheme 43: Fe-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 125 and 127.
Scheme 44: Fe- and Co-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 130, 133 and 134 with TBHP and aldehydes as...
Scheme 45: Carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 137, 140, 143 with hydroperoxides and aldehydes.
Scheme 46: Carbamoylation–peroxidation of alkenes 146 with formamides and TBHP.
Scheme 47: TBAB-catalyzed carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes.
Scheme 48: VOCl2-catalyzed carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 152.
Scheme 49: Acylation–peroxidation of alkenes 155 with aldehydes 156 and TBHP using photocatalysis.
Scheme 50: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of styrenes 158.
Scheme 51: Fe-catalyzed acylation-peroxidation of alkenes 161 with carbazates 160 and TBHP.
Scheme 52: Difunctionalization of alkenes 163, 166 with TBHP and (per)fluoroalkyl halides.
Scheme 53: Difunctionalization of alkenes 169 and 172 with hydroperoxides and sodium (per)fluoromethyl sulfina...
Scheme 54: Trifluoromethylation–peroxidation of styrenes 175 using MOF Cu3(BTC)2 as a catalyst.
Scheme 55: Difunctionalization of alkenes 178 with tert-butylperoxy and dihalomethyl fragments.
Scheme 56: Difunctionalization of alkenes 180 with the tert-butylperoxy and dihalomethyl moieties.
Scheme 57: The nitration–peroxidation of alkenes 182 with t-BuONO and TBHP.
Scheme 58: Azidation–peroxidation of alkenes 184 with TMSN3 and TBHP.
Scheme 59: Co-catalyzed bisperoxidation of butadiene 186.
Scheme 60: Bisperoxidation of styrene (189) and acrylonitrile (192) with TBHP by Minisci.
Scheme 61: Mn-catalyzed synthesis of bis(tert-butyl)peroxides 195 from styrenes 194.
Scheme 62: Bisperoxidation of arylidene-9H-fluorenes 196 and 3-arylidene-2-oxoindoles 198 with TBHP under Mn-c...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of bisperoxides from styrenes 200 and 203 using the Ru and Rh catalysis.
Scheme 64: Iodine-catalyzed bisperoxidation of styrenes 206.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of di-tert-butylperoxyoxoindoles 210 from acrylic acid anilides 209 using a Pd(II)/TBHP o...
Scheme 66: Pinolation/peroxidation of styrenes 211 catalyzed by Cu(I).
Scheme 67: TBAI-catalyzed acyloxylation–peroxidation of alkenes 214 with carboxylic acids and TBHP.
Scheme 68: Difunctionalization of alkenes 217 with TBHP and water or alcohols.
Scheme 69: TBAI-catalyzed hydroxyperoxidation of 1,3-dienes 220.
Scheme 70: Hydroxyperoxidation of 1,3-dienes 220.
Scheme 71: Iodination/peroxidation of alkenes 223 with I2 and hydroperoxides.
Scheme 72: The reactions of cyclic enol ethers 226 and 228 with I2/ROOH system.
Scheme 73: Synthesis of 1-(tert-butylperoxy)-2-iodoethanes 231.
Scheme 74: Synthesis of 1-iodo-2-(tert-butylperoxy)ethanes 233.
Scheme 75: Cu-catalyzed phosphorylation–peroxidation of alkenes 234.
Scheme 76: Co-catalyzed phosphorylation–peroxidation of alkenes 237.
Scheme 77: Ag-catalyzed sulfonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 241.
Scheme 78: Co-catalyzed sulfonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 244.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of α/β-peroxysulfides 248 and 249 from styrenes 247.
Scheme 80: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation–peroxidation of alkenes 250 and allenes 252.
Scheme 81: Photocatalytic sulfonyl peroxidation of alkenes 254 via deamination of N-sulfonyl ketimines 255.
Scheme 82: Photoredox-catalyzed 1,4-peroxidation–sulfonylation of enynones 257.
Scheme 83: Cu-catalyzed silylperoxidation of α,β-unsaturated compounds 260 and enynes 261.
Scheme 84: Fe-catalyzed silyl peroxidation of alkenes.
Scheme 85: Cu-catalyzed germyl peroxidation of alkenes 267.
Scheme 86: TBAI-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of diazo compounds 269 with further peroxidation.
Scheme 87: Co-catalyzed three-component coupling of benzamides 271, diazo compounds 272 and TBHP.
Scheme 88: Co-catalyzed esterification-peroxidation of diazo compounds 274 with TBHP and carboxylic acids 275.
Scheme 89: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of α-carbonylimines 277 or ketones 280.
Scheme 90: Mn-catalyzed ring-opening peroxidation of cyclobutanols 282 with TBHP.
Scheme 91: Peroxycyclization of tryptamines 284 with TBHP.
Scheme 92: Radical cyclization–peroxidation of homotryptamines 287.
Scheme 93: Iodine-catalyzed oxidative coupling of indoles 288, cyanoacetic esters and TBHP.
Scheme 94: Summary of metal-catalyzed peroxidation processes.
