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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 451–494, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.48
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Figure 1: Biologically active 1-indanones and their structural analogues.
Figure 2: Number of papers about (a) 1-indanones, (b) synthesis of 1-indanones.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from hydrocinnamic acid (1).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from 3-(2-bromophenyl)propionic acid (3).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1-indanones 5 from 3-arylpropionic acids 4.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of kinamycin (9a) and methylkinamycin C (9b).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted arylpropionic acids 12, 1-indanones 13 and dihydrocoumarin...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1-indanones 16 from benzoic acids 15.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1-indanones 18 from arylpropionic and 3-arylacrylic acids 17.
Scheme 8: The NbCl5-induced one-step synthesis of 1-indanones 22.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of biologically active 1-indanone derivatives 26.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of enantiomerically pure indatraline ((−)-29).
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from the acyl chloride 30.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the mechanism-based inhibitors 33 of coelenterazine.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of the indane 2-imidazole derivative 37.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of fluorinated PAHs 41.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 1-indanones 43 via transition metal complexes-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of m...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 6-methyl-1-indanone (46).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1-indanone (2) from ester 48.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of benzopyronaphthoquinone 51 from the spiro-1-indanone 50.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the selective endothelin A receptor antagonist 55.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 1-indanones 60 from methyl vinyl ketone (57).
Scheme 21: Synthesis of 1-indanones 64 from diethyl phthalate 61.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 66 from various Meldrum’s acids 65.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of halo 1-indanones 69.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of substituted 1-indanones 71.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of spiro- and fused 1-indanones 73 and 74.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of spiro-1,3-indanodiones 77.
Scheme 27: Mechanistic pathway for the NHC-catalyzed Stetter–Aldol–Michael reaction.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 2-benzylidene-1-indanone derivatives 88a–d.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 90a–i.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of 1-indanones 96 from o-bromobenzaldehydes 93 and alkynes 94.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-1-indanones 99.
Scheme 32: Photochemical preparation of 1-indanones 103 from ketones 100.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of chiral 3-aryl-1-indanones 107.
Scheme 34: Photochemical isomerization of 2-methylbenzil 108.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1-indanones 111a–c.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 113 and 114 from η6-1,2-dioxobenzocyclobutene complex 112.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of nakiterpiosin (117).
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 2-alkyl-1-indanones 120.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of fluorine-containing 1-indanone derivatives 123.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 2-benzylidene and 2-benzyl-1-indanones 126, 127 from the chalcone 124.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 2-bromo-6-methoxy-3-phenyl-1-indanone (130).
Scheme 42: Synthesis of combretastatin A-4-like indanones 132a–s.
Figure 3: Chemical structures of investigated dienones 133 and synthesized cyclic products 134–137.
Figure 4: Chemical structures of 1-indanones and their heteroatom analogues 138–142.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of 2-phosphorylated and 2-non-phosphorylated 1-indanones 147 and 148 from β-ketophosphona...
Scheme 44: Photochemical synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 150, 153a, 153b.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of polysubstituted-1-indanones 155, 157.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 1-indanones 159a–g from α-arylpropargyl alcohols 158 using RhCl(PPh3)3 as a catalyst.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of optically active 1-indanones 162 via the asymmetric Rh-catalyzed isomerization of race...
Scheme 48: Mechanism of the Rh-catalyzed isomerization of α-arylpropargyl alcohols 161 to 1-indanones 162.
Figure 5: Chemical structure of abicoviromycin (168) and its new benzo derivative 169.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of racemic benzoabicoviromycin 172.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of [14C]indene 176.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of indanone derivatives 178–180.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of racemic pterosin A 186.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of trans-2,3-disubstituted 1-indanones 189.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of 3-aryl-1-indanone derivatives 192.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 194 from 3-(2-iodoaryl)propanonitriles 193.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of 1-indanones 200–204 by cyclization of aromatic nitriles.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 1,1’-spirobi[indan-3,3’-dione] derivative 208.
Scheme 58: Total synthesis of atipamezole analogues 211.
Scheme 59: Synthesis of 3-[4-(1-piperidinoethoxy)phenyl]spiro[indene-1,1’-indan]-5,5’-diol hydrochloride 216.
Scheme 60: Synthesis of 3-arylindan-1-ones 219.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-1-indanones 222.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of the 1-indanone 224 from the THP/MOM protected chalcone epoxide 223.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of 1-indanones 227 from γ,δ-epoxy ketones 226.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of 2-hydroxy-2-methylindanone (230).
Scheme 65: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 234 from cyclopropanol derivatives 233.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of substituted 1-indanone derivatives 237.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of 7-methyl substituted 1-indanone 241 from 1,3-pentadiene (238) and 2-cyclopentenone (239...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of disubstituted 1-indanone 246 from the siloxydiene 244 and 2-cyclopentenone 239.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of 5-hydroxy-1-indanone (250) via the Diels–Alder reaction of 1,3-diene 248 with sulfoxid...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of halogenated 1-indanones 253a and 253b.
Scheme 71: Synthesis of 1-indanones 257 and 258 from 2-bromocyclopentenones 254.
Scheme 72: Synthesis of 1-indanone 261 from 2-bromo-4-acetoxy-2-cyclopenten-1-one (260) and 1,2-dihydro-4-viny...
Scheme 73: Synthesis of 1-indanone 265 from 1,2-dihydro-7-methoxy-4-vinylnaphthalene (262) and bromo-substitut...
Scheme 74: Synthesis of 1-indanone 268 from dihydro-3-vinylphenanthrene 266 and 4-acetoxy-2-cyclopenten-1-one (...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of 1-indanone 271 from phenylselenyl-substituted cyclopentenone 268.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of 1-indanone 272 from the trienone 270.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of the 1-indanone 276 from the aldehyde 273.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of 1-indanones 278 and 279.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of 1-indanone 285 from octa-1,7-diyne (282) and cyclopentenone 239.
Scheme 80: Synthesis of benz[f]indan-1-one (287) from cyclopentenone 239 and o-bis(dibromomethyl)benzene (286)....
Scheme 81: Synthesis of 3-methyl-substituted benz[f]indan-1-one 291 from o-bis(dibromomethyl)benzene (286) and...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of benz[f]indan-1-one (295) from the anthracene epidioxide 292.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of 1-indanone 299 from homophthalic anhydride 298 and cyclopentynone 297.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of cyano-substituted 1-indanone derivative 301 from 2-cyanomethylbenzaldehyde (300) and c...
Scheme 85: Synthesis of 1-indanone derivatives 303–305 from ketene dithioacetals 302.
Scheme 86: Synthesis of 1-indanones 309–316.
Scheme 87: Mechanism of the hexadehydro-Diels–Alder (HDDA) reaction.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 1-indenone 318 and 1-indanones 320 and 321 from tetraynes 317 and 319.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of 1-indanone 320 from the triyn 319.
Scheme 90: Synthesis 1-indanone 328 from 2-methylfuran 324.
Scheme 91: Synthesis of 1-indanones 330 and 331 from furans 329.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of 1-indanone 333 from the cycloadduct 332.
Scheme 93: Synthesis of (S)-3-arylindan-1-ones 335.
Scheme 94: Synthesis of (R)-2-acetoxy-1-indanone 338.
Figure 6: Chemical structures of obtained cyclopenta[α]phenanthrenes 339.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of the benzoindanone 343 from arylacetaldehyde 340 with 1-trimethylsilyloxycyclopentene (...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2420–2442, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.236
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Figure 1: Possible two-component couplings for various monocyclic rings frequently encountered in organic mol...
Figure 2: Possible three-component couplings for various monocyclic rings frequently encountered in organic m...
Figure 3: Possible four-component couplings for various monocyclic rings frequently encountered in organic mo...
Figure 4: Permutations of two-component coupling patterns for synthesizing the cyclohexanone ring. Synthesis ...
Figure 5: Permutations of two-component coupling patterns for synthesizing the cyclohexanone ring overlayed w...
Scheme 1: Conjectured syntheses of cyclohexanone via [5 + 1] strategies.
Scheme 2: Conjectured syntheses of cyclohexanone via [4 + 2] strategies.
Scheme 3: Conjectured syntheses of cyclohexanone via [3 + 3] strategies.
Figure 6: Permutations of three-component coupling patterns for synthesizing the cyclohexanone ring. Synthesi...
Figure 7: Permutations of three-component coupling patterns for synthesizing the pyrazole ring via [2 + 2 + 1...
Scheme 4: Literature method for constructing the pyrazole ring via the A4 [2 + 2 + 1] strategy.
Scheme 5: Literature methods for constructing the pyrazole ring via the A5 [2 + 2 + 1] strategy.
Scheme 6: Literature methods for constructing the pyrazole ring via the A1 [2 + 2 + 1] strategy.
Scheme 7: Literature methods for constructing the pyrazole ring via the B4 [3 + 1 + 1] strategy.
Figure 8: Intrinsic green performance of documented pyrazole syntheses according to [2 + 2 + 1] and [3 + 1 + ...
Scheme 8: Conjectured reactions for constructing the pyrazole ring via the A2 and A3 [2 + 2 + 1] strategies.
Scheme 9: Conjectured reactions for constructing the pyrazole ring via the B1, B2, B3, and B4 [3 + 1 + 1] str...
Figure 9: Permutations of three-component coupling patterns for synthesizing the Biginelli ring adduct. Synth...
Scheme 10: Reported syntheses of the Biginelli adduct via the traditional [3 + 2 + 1] mapping strategy.
Scheme 11: Reported syntheses of the Biginelli adduct via new [3 + 2 + 1] mapping strategies.
Scheme 12: Reported syntheses of the Biginelli adduct via a new [2 + 2 + 1 + 1] mapping strategy.
Scheme 13: Conjectured syntheses of the Biginelli adduct via new [2 + 2 + 2] mapping strategies.
Scheme 14: Conjectured syntheses of the Biginelli adduct via new [3 + 2 + 1] mapping strategies.
Figure 10: Intrinsic green performance of documented Biginelli adduct syntheses according to [3 + 2 + 1] three...
Figure 11: Intrinsic green performance of newly conjectured Biginelli adduct syntheses according to [4 + 1 + 1...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2293–2297, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.222
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Scheme 1: Substrate scope of the [4 + 2] annulation. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.1 mmol), 2 (0.15 mmol), V (0.0...
Scheme 2: Transformation of adduct.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1949–1980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.184
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Scheme 1: Nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 2: The hetero-Diels–Alder reaction between thebaine (4) and an acylnitroso dienophile 5.
Figure 1: Examples of nitroso dienophiles frequently used in hetero-Diels–Alder reaction studies.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of arylnitroso species by substitution of a trifluoroborate group [36].
Scheme 4: Synthesis of arylnitroso compounds by amine oxidation.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of arylnitroso compounds by hydroxylamine oxidation.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of chloronitroso compounds by the treatment of a nitronate anion with oxalyl chloride.
Scheme 7: Non-oxidative routes to acylnitroso species.
Figure 2: RB3LYP/6-31G* computed energies (in kcal·mol−1) and bond lengths for exo and endo-transition states...
Scheme 8: Hetero-Diels–Alder cycloadditions of diene 28 and nitroso dienophiles 29.
Figure 3: Relative reactivity (ΔE#) and regioselectivity (Δ) for hetero-Diels–Alder of 28 and nitroso dienoph...
Scheme 9: Reaction of chiral 1-phosphono-1,3-butadiene 31 with nitroso dienophiles 32.
Scheme 10: Hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of hydroxamic acids 35 with various dienes 37.
Scheme 11: General regioselectivity of the nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction observed with unsymmetrical die...
Scheme 12: Effect of the nitroso species on the regioselectivity for weakly directing 2-substituted dienes.
Scheme 13: Regioselectivity of 1,4-disubstituted dienes 51.
Scheme 14: Nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction between Boc-nitroso compound 54 and dienes 55.
Scheme 15: Nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction between Wightman reagent 58 and dienes 59.
Scheme 16: Regioselective reaction of 3-dienyl-2-azetidinones 62 with nitrosobenzene (47).
Scheme 17: The regioselective reaction of 1,3-butadienes 65 with various nitroso heterodienophiles 66.
Scheme 18: Catalysis of the nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction by vanadium in the presence of the oxidant CHP...
Figure 4: 1,2-Oxazines synthesized in solution with moderate to high regioselectivity, showing the favored re...
Figure 5: 1,2-Oxazines synthesized in the solid phase with moderate to high regioselectivity, showing the fav...
Scheme 19: Regioselectivity of solution-phase nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction with acyl and aryl nitroso d...
Scheme 20: Favored regioisomeric outcome for the solution and solid-phase reactions, giving hetero-Diels–Alder...
Figure 6: Favored regioisomers and regioisomeric ratios for 1,2-oxazines synthesized in solid phase (91, 93, ...
Scheme 21: Regiocontrol of the reaction between 3-dienyl-2-azetidinones and nitrosobenzene due to change in a ...
Scheme 22: Regiocontrol of the reaction between diene 111 and 2-methyl-6-nitrosopyridine (112) due to metal co...
Scheme 23: Asymmetric hetero-Diels–Alder reactions reported by Vasella [56].
Scheme 24: Asymmetric hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of cyclohexa-1,3-diene (120) with acylnitroso dienophile 119....
Scheme 25: Asymmetric induction with L-proline derivatives 124–126.
Scheme 26: Asymmetric cycloaddition of the acylnitroso compound 136 to diene 135.
Scheme 27: Asymmetric induction with arylmenthol-based nitroso dienophiles 142.
Scheme 28: Cycloaddition of silyloxycyclohexadiene 145 to the acylnitroso dienophile derived from (+)-camphors...
Scheme 29: Asymmetric reaction of O-isopropylidene-protected cis-cyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol 147 with mannofu...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of synthon 152 from 2-methoxyphenol 150 and chiral auxiliary 151.
Scheme 31: Asymmetric nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction with Wightman chloronitroso reagent 58.
Scheme 32: Asymmetric 1,2-oxazine synthesis using chiral cyclic diene 157 and the application of this reaction...
Scheme 33: Asymmetric 1,2-oxazine synthesis using a chiral diene reported by Jones et al. [75]. aRegioisomeric rat...
Scheme 34: The nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of acyclic oxazolidine-substituted diene 170 and chiral 1-s...
Scheme 35: The nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of acyclic lactam-substituted diene 176 with various acylni...
Scheme 36: The hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of acylnitroso dienophile.
Scheme 37: The hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of arylnitroso dienophiles using Lewis acids.
Scheme 38: Asymmetric hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of chiral alkyl N-dienylpyroglutamates.
Scheme 39: Catalytic asymmetric arylnitroso reaction between mono-substituted 1,3-cyclohexadiene 196 and disub...
Figure 7: Plausible chelate intermediate complexes formed during the hetero-Diels–Alder reaction to give 1,2-...
Scheme 40: Catalytic asymmetric nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder between cyclic dienes and 2-nitrosopyridine.
Scheme 41: The reason for the increased enantioselectivity of stereoisomer 212 compared with stereoisomer 213.
Scheme 42: The copper-catalyzed nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of 6-methyl-2-nitrosopyridine (199) with p...
Scheme 43: Asymmetric nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of nitrosoarenes with dienylcarbamates catalyzed by ...
Scheme 44: The enantioselective hetero-Diels–Alder reaction between nitrosobenzene and (E)-2,4-pentadien-1-ol (...
Scheme 45: Asymmetric nitroso hetero-Diels–Alder reaction using tartaric acid ester chelation of the diene and...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1870–1876, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.176
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Figure 1: Structure of guanidines 1–10.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of guanidine 10. Conditions: (a) 1 equiv HOOC-CH2-COOH, 2 equiv NH4OAc, EtOH, 78 °C, 5 h,...
Figure 2: Crystal structure of guanidine 10 as a benzoate salt. Only one of the ion pairs is shown for the sa...
Scheme 2: Reaction of anthrones and N-arylmaleimides catalyzed by guanidine 10. The guanidine deprotonates an...
Figure 3: A) Chromatogram of rac-25 after incubation with 0.1 equiv of 10 in THF at −15 °C for 64 h. The fast...
Scheme 3: Assignment of the absolute configurations by chemical correlation. The R configuration of compound ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1512–1550, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.148
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Scheme 1: Schematic description of the cyclisation reaction catalysed by TE domains. In most cases, the nucle...
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the formation of oxygen heterocycles. The degree of substitution can differ from tha...
Scheme 3: Pyran-ring formation in pederin (24) biosynthesis. Incubation of recombinant PedPS7 with substrate ...
Scheme 4: The domain AmbDH3 from ambruticin biosynthesis catalyses the dehydration of 25 and subsequent cycli...
Scheme 5: SalBIII catalyses dehydration of 29 and subsequent cyclisation to tetrahydropyran 30 [18].
Figure 1: All pyranonaphtoquinones contain either the naphtha[2,3-c]pyran-5,10-dione (32) or the regioisomeri...
Scheme 6: Pyran-ring formation in actinorhodin (34) biosynthesis. DNPA: 4-dihydro-9-hydroxy-1-methyl-10-oxo-3H...
Scheme 7: Pyran formation in granaticin (36) biosynthesis. DNPA: 4-dihydro-9-hydroxy-1-methyl-10-oxo-3H-napht...
Scheme 8: Pyran formation in alnumycin (37) biosynthesis. Adapted from [21].
Scheme 9: Biosynthesis of pseudomonic acid A (61). The pyran ring is initially formed in 57 after dehydrogena...
Scheme 10: Epoxidation–cyclisation leads to the formation of the tetrahydropyran ring in the western part of t...
Scheme 11: a) Nonactin (70) is formed from heterodimers of (−)(+)-dimeric nonactic acid and (+)(−)-dimeric non...
Figure 2: Pamamycins (73) are macrodiolide antibiotics containing three tetrahydrofuran moieties, which are a...
Scheme 12: A PS domain homolog in oocydin A (76) biosynthesis is proposed to catalyse furan formation via an o...
Scheme 13: Mechanism of oxidation–furan cyclisation by AurH, which converts (+)-deoxyaureothin (77) into (+)-a...
Scheme 14: Leupyrrin A2 (80) and the proposed biosynthesis of its furylidene moiety [69,70].
Scheme 15: Asperfuranone (93) biosynthesis, adapted from [75].
Figure 3: The four major aflatoxins produced by Aspergilli are the types B1, B2, G1 and G2 (94–97). In the di...
Scheme 16: Overview on aflatoxin B1 (94) biosynthesis. HOMST = 11-hydroxy-O-methylsterigmatocystin [78,79,82-106].
Scheme 17: A zipper mechanism leads to the formation of oxygen heterocycles in monensin biosynthesis [109-111].
Scheme 18: Formation of the 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (DBO) ring system in aurovertin B (118) biosynthesis ...
Figure 4: Structures of the epoxide-containing polyketides epothilone A (119) and oleandomycin (120) [123-125].
Scheme 19: Structures of phoslactomycin B (121) (a) and jerangolid A (122) (b). The heterocycle-forming steps ...
Scheme 20: a) Structures of rhizoxin (130) and cycloheximide (131). Model for the formation of δ-lactones (b) ...
Scheme 21: EncM catalyses a dual oxidation sequence and following processing of the highly reactive intermedia...
Figure 5: Mesomeric structures of tetronates [138,139].
Figure 6: Structures of tetronates for which gene clusters have been sequenced. The tetronate moiety is shown...
Scheme 22: Conserved steps for formation and processing in several 3-acyl-tetronate biosynthetic pathways were...
Scheme 23: In versipelostatin A (153) biosynthesis, VstJ is a candidate enzyme for catalysing the [4 + 2] cycl...
Scheme 24: a) Structures of some thiotetronate antibiotics. b) Biosynthesis of thiolactomycin (165) as propose...
Scheme 25: Aureusidine synthase (AS) catalyses phenolic oxidation and conjugate addition of chalcones leading ...
Scheme 26: a) Oxidative cyclisation is a key step in the biosynthesis of spirobenzofuranes 189, 192 and 193. b...
Scheme 27: A bicyclisation mechanism forms a β-lactone and a pyrrolidinone and removes the precursor from the ...
Scheme 28: Spontaneous cyclisation leads to off-loading of ebelactone A (201) from the PKS machinery [163].
Scheme 29: Mechanisms for the formation of nitrogen heterocycles.
Scheme 30: Biosynthesis of highly substituted α-pyridinones. a) Feeding experiments confirmed the polyketide o...
Scheme 31: Acridone synthase (ACS) catalyses the formation of 1,3-dihydroxy-N-methylacridone (224) by condensa...
Scheme 32: A Dieckmann condensation leads to the formation of a 3-acyl-4-hydroxypyridin-2-one 227 and removes ...
Scheme 33: a) Biosynthesis of the pyridinone tenellin (234). b) A radical mechanism was proposed for the ring-...
Scheme 34: a) Oxazole-containing PKS–NRPS-derived natural products oxazolomycin (244) and conglobatin (245). b...
Scheme 35: Structure of tetramic acids 251 (a) and major tautomers of 3-acyltetramic acids 252a–d (b). Adapted...
Scheme 36: Equisetin biosynthesis. R*: terminal reductive domain. Adapted from [202].
Scheme 37: a) Polyketides for which a similar biosynthetic logic was suggested. b) Pseurotin A (256) biosynthe...
Figure 7: Representative examples of PTMs with varying ring sizes and oxidation patterns [205,206].
Scheme 38: Ikarugamycin biosynthesis. Adapted from [209-211].
Scheme 39: Tetramate formation in pyrroindomycin aglycone (279) biosynthesis [213-215].
Scheme 40: Dieckmann cyclases catalyse tetramate or 2-pyridone formation in the biosynthesis of, for example, ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1250–1268, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.120
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Figure 1: Schematic of RiPP biosynthesis. Thiazole/oxazole formation is represented by the blue heterocycle (...
Figure 2: Examples of heterocycles in RiPPs alongside the precursor peptides that these molecules derive from...
Figure 3: Formation of thiazoles and oxazoles in RiPPs. A) Biosynthesis of microcin B17. B) Mechanistic model...
Figure 4: Lanthionine bond formation. A) Nisin and its precursor peptide. B) Mechanism of lanthionine bond fo...
Figure 5: S-[(Z)-2-Aminovinyl]-D-cysteine (AviCys) formation in the epidermin pathway. A) Mechanisms for deca...
Figure 6: Cyclisation in the biosynthesis of thiopeptides. A) Mechanism of TclM-catalysed heterocyclisation i...
Figure 7: ATP-dependent macrocyclisation. A) General mechanism for ATP-dependent macrolactonisation or macrol...
Figure 8: Peptidase-like macrolactam formation. A) General mechanism. B) Examples of RiPPs cyclised by serine...
Figure 9: Structure of autoinducing peptide AIP-I from Staphylococcus aureus and the sequence of the correspo...
Figure 10: Radical cyclisation in RiPP biosynthesis. A) AlbA-catalysed formation of thioethers in the biosynth...
Figure 11: RiPPs with uncharacterised mechanisms of cyclisation. Unusual heterocycles in ComX and methanobacti...
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].
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The structural diversity of the cinchona alkaloids, along with cupreine, cupreidine, β-isoquinidine...
Scheme 1: The original 6’-OH cinchona alkaloid organocatalytic MBH process, showing how the free 6’-OH is ess...
Scheme 2: Use of β-ICPD in an aza-MBH reaction.
Scheme 3: (a) The isatin motif is a common feature for MBH processes catalyzed by β-ICPD, as demonstrated by ...
Scheme 4: (a) Chen’s asymmetric MBH reaction. Good selectivity was dependent upon the presence of (R)-BINOL (...
Scheme 5: Lu and co-workers synthesis of a spiroxindole.
Scheme 6: Kesavan and co-workers’ synthesis of spiroxindoles.
Scheme 7: Frontier’s Nazarov cyclization catalyzed by β-ICPD.
Scheme 8: The first asymmetric nitroaldol process catalyzed by a 6’-OH cinchona alkaloid.
Scheme 9: A cupreidine derived catalyst induces a dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation.
Scheme 10: Cupreine derivative 38 has been used in an organocatalytic asymmetric Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 11: Examples of 6’-OH cinchona alkaloid catalyzed processes include: (a) Deng’s addition of dimethyl ma...
Scheme 12: A diastereodivergent sulfa-Michael addition developed by Melchiorre and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Melchiorre’s vinylogous Michael addition.
Scheme 14: Simpkins’s TKP conjugate addition reactions.
Scheme 15: Hydrocupreine catalyst HCPN-59 can be used in an asymmetric cyclopropanation.
Scheme 16: The hydrocupreine and hydrocupreidine-based catalysts HCPN-65 and HCPD-67 demonstrate the potential...
Scheme 17: Jørgensen’s oxaziridination.
Scheme 18: Zhou’s α-amination using β-ICPD.
Scheme 19: Meng’s cupreidine catalyzed α-hydroxylation.
Scheme 20: Shi’s biomimetic transamination process for the synthesis of α-amino acids.
Scheme 21: β-Isocupreidine catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 22: β-Isocupreidine catalyzed [2+2] cycloaddition.
Scheme 23: A domino reaction catalyst by cupreidine catalyst CPD-30.
Scheme 24: (a) Dixon’s 6’-OH cinchona alkaloid catalyzed oxidative coupling. (b) An asymmetric oxidative coupl...
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of drugs embodying unnatural amino acids.
Figure 2: Examples of biologically active compounds embodying constrained analogues of tryptophan.
Scheme 1: Planned Diels–Alder reactions for the synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazoles as constrained analogues of...
Figure 3: Structure elucidation of diastereoisomeric tetrahydrocarbazoles 3a and 3’a via NMR experiments.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of unprotected tryptophan derivatives 6a–e.
Scheme 3: Plausible reaction mechanism for the cycloaddition reactions of indoles 1a–h with 2 in toluene.
Scheme 4: Cycloaddition reaction of 2-vinylindole 1k and methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate (2).
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Figure 1: Ruthenium alkylidene catalysts used in RRM processes.
Figure 2: General representation of various RRM processes.
Figure 3: A general mechanism for RRM process.
Scheme 1: RRM of cyclopropene systems.
Scheme 2: RRM of cyclopropene with catalyst 2. (i) catalyst 2 (2.5 mol %), ethylene (24, 1 atm), (ii) toluene...
Scheme 3: RRM of various cyclopropene derivatives with catalyst 2. (i) catalyst 2 (2.5 mol %), CH2Cl2 (c = 0....
Scheme 4: RRM of substituted cyclopropene system with catalyst 2.
Scheme 5: RRM of cyclobutene system with catalyst 2.
Scheme 6: RRM approach to various bicyclic compounds.
Scheme 7: RRM approach to erythrina alkaloid framework.
Scheme 8: ROM–RCM sequence to lactone derivatives.
Scheme 9: RRM protocol towards the synthesis of lactone derivative 58.
Scheme 10: RRM protocol towards the asymmetric synthesis of asteriscunolide D (61).
Scheme 11: RRM strategy towards the synthesis of various macrolide rings.
Scheme 12: RRM protocol to dipiperidine system.
Scheme 13: RRM of cyclopentene system to generate the cyclohexene systems.
Scheme 14: RRM of cyclopentene system 74.
Scheme 15: RRM approach to compound 79.
Scheme 16: RRM approach to spirocycles.
Scheme 17: RRM approach to bicyclic dihydropyrans.
Scheme 18: RCM–ROM–RCM cascade using non strained alkenyl heterocycles.
Scheme 19: First ROM–RCM–ROM–RCM cascade for the synthesis of trisaccharide 97.
Scheme 20: RRM of cyclohexene system.
Scheme 21: RRM approach to tricyclic spirosystem.
Scheme 22: RRM approach to bicyclic building block 108a.
Scheme 23: ROM–RCM protocol for the synthesis of the bicyclo[3.3.0]octene system.
Scheme 24: RRM protocol to bicyclic enone.
Scheme 25: RRM protocol toward the synthesis of the tricyclic system 118.
Scheme 26: RRM approach toward the synthesis of the tricyclic enones 122a and 122b.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of tricyclic and tetracyclic systems via RRM protocol.
Scheme 28: RRM protocol towards the synthesis of tetracyclic systems.
Scheme 29: RRM of the propargylamino[2.2.1] system.
Scheme 30: RRM of highly decorated bicyclo[2.2.1] systems.
Scheme 31: RRM protocol towards fused tricyclic compounds.
Scheme 32: RRM protocol to functionalized tricyclic systems.
Scheme 33: RRM approach to functionalized polycyclic systems.
Scheme 34: Sequential RRM approach to functionalized tricyclic ring system 166.
Scheme 35: RRM protocol to functionalized CDE tricyclic ring system of schintrilactones A and B.
Scheme 36: Sequential RRM approach to 7/5 fused bicyclic systems.
Scheme 37: Sequential ROM-RCM protocol for the synthesis of bicyclic sugar derivatives.
Scheme 38: ROM–RCM sequence of the norbornene derivatives 186 and 187.
Scheme 39: RRM approach toward highly functionalized bridge tricyclic system.
Scheme 40: RRM approach toward highly functionalized tricyclic systems.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of hexacyclic compound 203 by RRM approach.
Scheme 42: RRM approach toward C3-symmetric chiral trimethylsumanene 209.
Scheme 43: Triquinane synthesis via IMDA reaction and RRM protocol.
Scheme 44: RRM approach to polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 45: RRM strategy toward cis-fused bicyclo[3.3.0]carbocycles.
Scheme 46: RRM protocol towards the synthesis of bicyclic lactone 230.
Scheme 47: RRM approach to spiro heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 48: RRM approach to spiro heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 49: RRM approach to regioselective pyrrolizidine system 240.
Scheme 50: RRM approach to functionalized bicyclic derivatives.
Scheme 51: RRM approach to tricyclic derivatives 249 and 250.
Scheme 52: RRM approach to perhydroindoline derivative and spiro system.
Scheme 53: RRM approach to bicyclic pyran derivatives.
Scheme 54: RRM of various functionalized oxanorbornene systems.
Scheme 55: RRM to assemble the spiro fused-furanone core unit. (i) 129, benzene, 55 °C, 3 days; (ii) Ph3P=CH2B...
Scheme 56: RRM protocol to norbornenyl sultam systems.
Scheme 57: Ugi-RRM protocol for the synthesis of 2-aza-7-oxabicyclo system.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of spiroketal systems via RRM protocol.
Scheme 59: RRM approach to cis-fused heterotricyclic system.
Scheme 60: RRM protocol to functionalized bicyclic systems.
Scheme 61: ROM/RCM/CM cascade to generate bicyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 62: RCM of ROM/CM product.
Scheme 63: RRM protocol to bicyclic isoxazolidine ring system.
Scheme 64: RRM approach toward the total synthesis of (±)-8-epihalosaline (300).
Scheme 65: Sequential RRM approach to decalin 304 and 7/6 fused 305 systems.
Scheme 66: RRM protocol to various fused carbocyclic derivatives.
Scheme 67: RRM to cis-hydrindenol derivatives.
Scheme 68: RRM protocol towards the cis-hydrindenol derivatives.
Scheme 69: RRM approach toward the synthesis of diversed polycyclic lactams.
Scheme 70: RRM approach towards synthesis of hexacyclic compound 324.
Scheme 71: RRM protocol to generate luciduline precursor 327 with catalyst 2.
Scheme 72: RRM protocol to key building block 330.
Scheme 73: RRM approach towards the synthesis of key intermediate 335.
Scheme 74: RRM protocol to highly functionalized spiro-pyran system 339.
Scheme 75: RRM to various bicyclic polyether derivatives.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: General representation of cyclophanes.
Figure 2: cyclophanes one or more with heteroatom.
Figure 3: Metathesis catalysts 12–17 and C–C coupling catalyst 18.
Figure 4: Natural products containing the cyclophane skeleton.
Figure 5: Turriane family of natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of [3]ferrocenophanes through Mannich reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) excess HNMe2...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of cyclophanes through Michael addition. Reagents and conditions: (i) xylylene dibromide,...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of normuscopyridine analogue 37 through an oxymercuration–oxidation strategy. Reagents an...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tribenzocyclotriyne 39 through Castro–Stephens coupling reaction. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of cyclophane 43 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 9,10-bis(...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the macrocyclic C-glycosyl cyclophane through Glaser coupling. Reagents and conditions...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of cyclophane-containing complex 49 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling reaction. Reagents a...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of cyclophane 53 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) K2CO3, ac...
Figure 6: Cyclophanes 54–56 that have been synthesized through Glaser–Eglinton coupling.
Figure 7: Synthesis of tetrasubstituted [2.2]paracyclophane 57 and chiral cyclophyne 58 through Eglinton coup...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of cyclophane through Glaser–Hay coupling reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) CuCl2 (1...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of seco-C/D ring analogs of ergot alkaloids through intramolecular Heck reaction. Reagent...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of muscopyridine 73 via Kumada coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 72, THF, ether, 20 ...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the cyclophane 79 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 75, decaline, ref...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of stilbenophane 81 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) TiCl4, Zn, pyridin...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of stilbenophane 85 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS (2 equiv), ben...
Figure 8: List of cyclophanes prepared via McMurry coupling reaction as a key step.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of paracyclophane by cross coupling involving Pd(0) catalyst. Reagents and conditions: (i...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the cyclophane 112 via the pinacol coupling and 113 by RCM. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of cyclophane derivatives 122a–c via Sonogoshira coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) C...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclophane 130 via Suzuki–Miyaura reaction as a key step. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the mycocyclosin via Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) benzy...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of cyclophanes via Wurtz coupling reaction Reagents and conditions: (i) PhLi, Et2O, C6H6,...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of non-natural glycophanes using alkyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-I (12)...
Figure 9: Synthesis of cyclophanes via ring-closing alkyne metathesis.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of crownophanes by cross-enyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-II (13), 5 mol ...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophanes A (156) and (−)-cylindrocyclophanes F (155). Reagents and cond...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of cyclophane 159 derivatives via SM cross-coupling and RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 25: Sexithiophene synthesis via cross metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) 161, Pd(PPh3)4, K2CO3, T...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of pyrrole-based cyclophane using enyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) Se, chlo...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of macrocyclic derivatives by RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-I/G-II, CH2Cl2, 0.005 M...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of enantiopure β-lactam-based dienyl bis(dihydrofuran) 179. Reagents and conditions: (i) ...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of a [1.1.6]metaparacyclophane derivative 183 via SM cross coupling. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of a [1.1.6]metaparacyclophane derivative 190 via SM cross coupling. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 31: Template-promoted synthesis of cyclophanes involving RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) acenaphthene...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [3.4]cyclophane derivatives 200 via SM cross coupling and RCM. Reagents and conditions...
Figure 10: Examples for cyclophanes synthesized by RCM.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of the longithorone C framework assisted by fluorinated auxiliaries. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of the longithorone framework via RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) 213, NaH, THF, rt, 10...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of floresolide B via RCM as a key step. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-II (13, 0.1 equiv)...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of normuscopyridine (223) by the RCM strategy. Reagents and condition: (i) Mg, THF, hexen...
Scheme 37: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) 225, NaH, THF, 0 °C to rt, 1....
Scheme 38: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via RCM strategy. Reagents and conditions: (i) NaH, n-BuLi, 5-bromo...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of pyridinophane derivatives 223 and 245. Reagents and conditions: (i) PhSO2Na, TBAB, CH3...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of metacyclophane derivatives 251 and 253. Reagents and conditions: (i) 240, NaH, THF, rt...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of normuscopyridine and its higher analogues. Reagents and conditions: (i) alkenyl bromid...
Scheme 42: Synthesis of fluorinated ferrocenophane 263 via a [2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of [2.n]metacyclophanes 270 via a [2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) Ac2...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of metacyclophane 273 by a [2 + 2 + 2] co-trimerization. Reagents and conditions: (i) [Rh...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of paracyclophane 276 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: ...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of cyclophane 278 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) ...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of cyclophane 280 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) [(Rh(cod)(...
Scheme 48: Synthesis of taxane framework by a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) Cp(CO)2 ...
Scheme 49: Synthesis of cyclophane 284 and 285 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of pyridinophanes 293a,b and 294a,b via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 51: Synthesis of pyridinophanes 296 and 297 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of triazolophane by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) propargyl b...
Scheme 53: Synthesis of glycotriazolophane 309 by a click reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiOH, H2O, Me...
Figure 11: Cyclophanes 310 and 311 prepared via click chemistry.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of cyclophane via the Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 100 °C, 12 h...
Scheme 55: Synthesis of [6,6]metacyclophane by a Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 100 °C...
Scheme 56: Synthesis of cyclophanes by a Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 65 °C, 3 h; (i...
Scheme 57: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via an intramolecular DA reaction of ketene. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of bis[10]paracyclophane 336 via Diels–Alder reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMAD,...
Scheme 59: Synthesis of [8]paracyclophane via DA reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) maleic anhydride, 3–5 ...
Scheme 60: Biomimetic synthesis of (−)-longithorone A. Reagents and conditions: (i) Me2AlCl, CH2Cl2, −20 °C, 7...
Scheme 61: Synthesis of sporolide B (349) via a [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) P...
Scheme 62: Synthesis of the framework of (+)-cavicularin (352) via a [4 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and condi...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of oxazole-containing cyclophane 354 via Beckmann rearrangement. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of cyclophanes 360a–c via benzidine rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) 356a–d, K2...
Scheme 65: Synthesis of cyclophanes 365a–c via benzidine rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) BocNHNH2,...
Scheme 66: Synthesis of metacyclophane 367 via Ciamician–Dennstedt rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of cyclophane by tandem Claisen rearrangement and RCM as key steps. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of cyclophane derivative 380. Reagents and conditions: (i) K2CO3, CH3CN, allyl bromide, r...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of metacyclophane via Cope rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) MeOH, NaBH4, rt, 1...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of cyclopropanophane via Favorskii rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) Br2, CH2Cl2...
Scheme 71: Cyclophane 389 synthesis via photo-Fries rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMAP, EDCl/CHCl...
Scheme 72: Synthesis of normuscopyridine (223) via Schmidt rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) ethyl s...
Scheme 73: Synthesis of crownophanes by tandem Claisen rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) diamine, Et3...
Scheme 74: Attempted synthesis of cyclophanes via tandem Claisen rearrangement and RCM. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of muscopyridine via alkylation with 2,6-dimethylpyridine anion. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 76: Synthesis of cyclophane via Friedel–Craft acylation. Reagents and conditions: (i) CS2, AlCl3, 7 d, ...
Scheme 77: Pyridinophane 418 synthesis via Friedel–Craft acylation. Reagents and conditions: (i) 416, AlCl3, CH...
Scheme 78: Cyclophane synthesis involving the Kotha–Schölkopf reagent 421. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS, A...
Scheme 79: Cyclophane synthesis involving the Kotha–Schölkopf reagent 421. Reagents and conditions: (i) BEMP, ...
Scheme 80: Cyclophane synthesis by coupling with TosMIC. Reagents and conditions: (i) (a) ClCH2OCH3, TiCl4, CS2...
Scheme 81: Synthesis of diaza[32]cyclophanes and triaza[33]cyclophanes. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMF, NaH,...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of cyclophane 439 via acyloin condensation. Reagents and conditions: (i) Na, xylene, 75%;...
Scheme 83: Synthesis of multibridged binuclear cyclophane 442 by aldol condensation. Reagents and conditions: ...
Scheme 84: Synthesis of various macrolactones. Reagents and conditions: (i) iPr2EtN, DMF, 77–83%; (ii) TBDMSCl...
Scheme 85: Synthesis of muscone and muscopyridine via Yamaguchi esterification. Reagents and conditions: (i) 4...
Scheme 86: Synthesis of [5]metacyclophane via a double elimination reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiBr...
Figure 12: Cyclophanes 466–472 synthesized via Hofmann elimination.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of cryptophane via Baylis–Hillman reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) methyl acrylate,...
Scheme 88: Synthesis of cyclophane 479 via double Chichibabin reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) excess 478...
Scheme 89: Synthesis of cyclophane 483 via double Chichibabin reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) 481, OH−;...
Scheme 90: Synthesis of cyclopeptide via an intramolecular SNAr reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) TBAF, T...
Scheme 91: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via C-zip ring enlargement reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) H...
Figure 13: Mechanism of the formation of compound 494.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of indolophanetetraynes 501a,b using the Nicholas reaction as a key step. Reagents and co...
Scheme 93: Synthesis of cyclophane via radical cyclization. Reagents and conditions: (i) cyclododecanone, phen...
Scheme 94: Synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophanes A (156) and (−)-cylindrocyclophanes F (155). Reagents and cond...
Scheme 95: Cyclophane synthesis via Wittig reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiOEt (2.1 equiv), THF, −78 ...
Figure 14: Representative examples of cyclophanes synthesized via Wittig reaction.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of the [6]paracyclophane via isomerization of Dewar benzene. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1-alkyl-1,2-diphospholes 1a–e.
Scheme 2: The cycloaddition reactions of 1-alkyl-1,2-diphospholes 1a–e.
Figure 1: ORTEP view of 2,3,4,4a,5,6-hexa(p-fluorophenyl)-1-ethyl-1,7,7a-triphospha-4,7-(ethylphosphinidene)i...
Scheme 3: The retro-Diels–Alder reactions of the cycloadducts 2a–с, and 2e.
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Scheme 1: Application of anodic oxidation to the generation of new carbon-carbon bonds [11].
Scheme 2: The influence of the amino protecting group on the “kinetic” and “thermodynamic” anodic methoxylati...
Scheme 3: Example of the application of the cation pool method [17].
Scheme 4: A thiophenyl electroauxiliary allows for regioselective anodic oxidation [32].
Scheme 5: A diastereoselective cation carbohydroxylation reaction and postulated intermediate 18 [18].
Scheme 6: A radical addition and electron transfer reaction of N-acyliminium ions generated electrosynthetica...
Scheme 7: Catalytic indirect anodic fluorodesulfurization reaction [37].
Figure 1: Schematic of a cation flow system and also shown is the electrochemical microflow reactor reported ...
Figure 2: Example of a parallel laminar flow set-up. Figure redrawn from reference [38].
Figure 3: A catch and release cation pool method [42].
Scheme 8: Micromixing effects on yield 92% vs 36% and ratio of alkylation products [43].
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of the anodic substitution reaction system using acoustic emulsification. Fi...
Scheme 9: Electrooxidation to prepare a chiral oxidation mediator and application to the kinetic resolution o...
Scheme 10: Electrooxidation reactions on 4-membered ring systems [68].
Figure 5: Example of a chiral auxiliary Shono-oxidation intermediate [69].
Scheme 11: An electrochemical multicomponent reaction where a carbon felt anode and platinum cathode were util...
Scheme 12: Preparation of dienes using the Shono oxidation [23].
Scheme 13: Combination of an electroauxiliary mediated anodic oxidation and RCM to afford spirocyclic compound...
Scheme 14: Total synthesis of (+)-myrtine (66) using an electrochemical approach [78].
Scheme 15: Total synthesis of (−)-A58365A (70) and (±)-A58365B (71) [79].
Scheme 16: Anodic oxidation used in the preparation of the poison frog alkaloid 195C [80].
Scheme 17: Preparation of iminosugars using an electrochemical approach [81].
Scheme 18: The electrosynthetic preparation of α-L-fucosidase inhibitors [84,85].
Scheme 19: Enantioselective synthesis of the anaesthetic ropivacaine 85 [71].
Scheme 20: The preparation of synthetically challenging aza-nucleosides employing an electrochemical step [88].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of a bridged tricyclic diproline analogue 93 that induces α-helix conformation into linea...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of (i) a peptidomimetic and (ii) a functionalised peptide from silyl electroauxiliary pre...
Scheme 23: Examples of Phe7–Phe8 mimics prepared using an electrochemical approach [93].
Scheme 24: Preparation of arginine mimics employing an electrooxidation step [96].
Scheme 25: Preparation of chiral cyclic amino acids [20].
Scheme 26: Two-step preparation of Nazlinine 117 using Shono flow electrochemistry [101].
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected theoretically interesting molecules.
Figure 2: Retrosynthetic approach toward bis-annulated PCUD.
Scheme 1: The synthesis of diallylated tricyclic diene 19.
Scheme 2: The synthesis of diallylated pentacyclic dione 20.
Scheme 3: The synthesis of heptacyclic diol 22.
Figure 3: (a) Optimized structure of 22 (b) Ancient flying machine “Pushpak Viman”.
Scheme 4: The synthesis of diallylated hexacyclic diols.
Scheme 5: The attempted synthesis of heptacyclic diol via ring-rearrangement metathesis.
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Figure 1: Prototypical open and closed geodesic polyarenes.
Figure 2: Planar vs pyramidalized π-system.
Figure 3: Selected examples of geodesic polyarenes synthesized by FVP.
Scheme 1: Covalent functionalization of fullerene C60 by the Bingel–Hirsch reaction and the Prato reaction.
Scheme 2: Fullerene-type chemistry at interior carbon atoms of corannulene (1) and diindenochrysene (10).
Figure 4: POAV angles of fullerene C60 (2), corannulene (1), and diindenochrysene (10).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of circumtrindene (6) by FVP.
Scheme 4: Synthetic route to 3,9,15-trichlorodecacyclene (12).
Figure 5: POAV angle and bond lengths of circumtrindene.
Scheme 5: Bingel–Hirsch reaction of circumtrindene (6).
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the Bingel–Hirsch reaction of circumtrindene (6).
Scheme 7: Prato reaction of circumtrindene (6).
Figure 6: LUMO orbital map of circumtrindene (B3LYP/6-31G*). The darkest blue areas correspond to the regions...
Figure 7: Electrostatic potentials on the surfaces of circumtrindene (B3LPY/6-31G*).
Figure 8: Monoindeno- (25), diindeno- (26), and triindenocircumtrindene (27).
Figure 9: Two different types of rim carbon atoms on circumtrindene.
Scheme 8: Site-selective peripheral monobromination of circumtrindene.
Scheme 9: Suzuki coupling and ring-closing reactions toward indenocircumtrindene (25).
Scheme 10: Suzuki coupling to prepare compound 30.
Figure 10: Chemical shifts of ortho-methyl groups in 30 and 31.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of [4 + 2] adducts of La2@C80.
Figure 1: HPLC profiles of the reaction solutions (black) before and (red) after the reaction of La2@C80 and ...
Figure 2: MALDI–TOF mass (negative mode) spectra of (a) 3b and (b) 4b, using 1,1,4,4-tetraphenyl-1,3-butadien...
Figure 3: UV–vis/near-IR absorption spectra of 3b and 4b recorded by the diode array detector of the HPLC app...
Figure 4: MALDI–TOF mass spectrum (negative mode) of the reaction mixture from La2@C80 and 1a, using 1,1,4,4-...
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectra of (a) the mixture of 3a and 4a in C2D2Cl4 at 248 K, and (b) isolated 4a at 230 K, r...
Figure 6: HPLC profiles of the mixture of 3a and 4a, (a) after heating in refluxing 1,2-dichlorobenzene and (...
Figure 7: HPLC profiles of the reaction mixture of 3b and 4b, (black) before and (red) after heating in reflu...
Figure 8: UV–vis/near-IR absorption spectra of 3b and 4a in toluene.
Figure 9: Temperature-dependent 1H NMR spectra of 4a in C2D2Cl4 (left) at 300 MHz, and (right) at 500 MHz for...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of [4 + 2] adducts of La@C82.
Figure 10: HPLC profiles of the reaction mixture for 5b. Conditions: column, Buckyprep (Ø 4.6 mm × 250 mm); el...
Figure 11: MALDI–TOF mass spectra (negative mode) of 5b, using 1,1,4,4-tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene as matrix.
Figure 12: Vis–near-IR spectra of 5b, 6 and La@C82 in CS2.
Figure 13: 1H NMR spectrum of [5b]− in acetone-d6/CS2 (3/1 = v/v) at 223 K.
Figure 14: 13C NMR spectrum of [5b]− in acetone-d6/CS2 (3/1 = v/v).
Figure 15: HPLC profiles for comparison of the thermal stabilities of (a) 5b and (b) 6 at 30 °C. Conditions: c...
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.
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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: Five and six-membered cyclic peroxides.
Figure 2: Artemisinin and semi-synthetic derivatives.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-1,2-dioxolanes 3a–c.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of dioxolane 6.
Scheme 3: Photooxygenation of oxazolidines 7a–d with formation of spiro-fused oxazolidine-containing dioxolan...
Scheme 4: Oxidation of cyclopropanes 10a–e and 11a–e with preparation of 1,2-dioxolanes 12a–e.
Scheme 5: VO(acac)2-catalyzed oxidation of silylated bicycloalkanols 13a–c.
Scheme 6: Mn(II)-catalyzed oxidation of cyclopropanols 15a–g.
Scheme 7: Oxidation of aminocyclopropanes 20a–c.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of aminodioxolanes 24.
Figure 3: Trifluoromethyl-containing dioxolane 25.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 1,2-dioxolanes 27a–e by the oxidation of cyclopropanes 26a–e.
Scheme 10: Photoinduced oxidation of methylenecyclopropanes 28.
Scheme 11: Irradiation-mediated oxidation.
Scheme 12: Application of diazene 34 for dioxolane synthesis.
Scheme 13: Mn(OAc)3-catalyzed cooxidation of arylacetylenes 37a–h and acetylacetone with atmospheric oxygen.
Scheme 14: Peroxidation of (2-vinylcyclopropyl)benzene (40).
Scheme 15: Peroxidation of 1,4-dienes 43a,b.
Scheme 16: Peroxidation of 1,5-dienes 46.
Scheme 17: Peroxidation of oxetanes 53a,b.
Scheme 18: Peroxidation of 1,6-diene 56.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 3-alkoxy-1,2-dioxolanes 62a,b.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of spiro-bis(1,2-dioxolane) 66.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of dispiro-1,2-dioxolanes 68, 70, 71.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of spirohydroperoxydioxolanes 75a,b.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of spirohydroperoxydioxolane 77 and dihydroperoxydioxolane 79.
Scheme 24: Ozonolysis of azepino[4,5-b]indole 80.
Scheme 25: SnCl4-mediated fragmentation of ozonides 84a–l in the presence of allyltrimethylsilane.
Scheme 26: SnCl4-mediated fragmentation of bicyclic ozonide 84m in the presence of allyltrimethylsilane.
Scheme 27: MCl4-mediated fragmentation of alkoxyhydroperoxides 96 in the presence of allyltrimethylsilane.
Scheme 28: SnCl4-catalyzed reaction of monotriethylsilylperoxyacetal 108 with alkene 109.
Scheme 29: SnCl4-catalyzed reaction of triethylsilylperoxyacetals 111 with alkenes.
Scheme 30: Desilylation of tert-butyldimethylsilylperoxy ketones 131a,b followed by cyclization.
Scheme 31: Deprotection of peroxide 133 followed by cyclization.
Scheme 32: Asymmetric peroxidation of methyl vinyl ketones 137a–e.
Scheme 33: Et2NH-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of oxodioxolanes 143a–j.
Scheme 35: Haloperoxidation accompanied by intramolecular ring closure.
Scheme 36: Oxidation of triterpenes 149a–d with Na2Cr2O7/N-hydroxysuccinimide.
Scheme 37: Curtius and Wolff rearrangements to form 1,2-dioxolane ring-retaining products.
Scheme 38: Oxidative desilylation of peroxide 124.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of dioxolane 158, a compound containing the aminoquinoline antimalarial pharmacophore.
Scheme 40: Diastereomers of plakinic acid A, 162a and 162b.
Scheme 41: Ozonolysis of alkenes.
Scheme 42: Cross-ozonolysis of alkenes 166 with carbonyl compounds.
Scheme 43: Ozonolysis of the bicyclic cyclohexenone 168.
Scheme 44: Cross-ozonolysis of enol ethers 172a,b with cyclohexanone.
Scheme 45: Griesbaum co-ozonolysis.
Scheme 46: Reactions of aryloxiranes 177a,b with oxygen.
Scheme 47: Intramolecular formation of 1,2,4-trioxolane 180.
Scheme 48: Formation of 1,2,4-trioxolane 180 by the reaction of 1,5-ketoacetal 181 with H2O2.
Scheme 49: 1,2,4-Trioxolane 186 with tetrazole fragment.
Scheme 50: 1,2,4-Trioxolane 188 with a pyridine fragment.
Scheme 51: 1,2,4-Trioxolane 189 with pyrimidine fragment.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of aminoquinoline-containing 1,2,4-trioxalane 191.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of arterolane.
Scheme 54: Oxidation of diarylheptadienes 197a–c with singlet oxygen.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of hexacyclinol peroxide 200.
Scheme 56: Oxidation of enone 201 and enenitrile 203 with singlet oxygen.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 1,2-dioxanes 207 by oxidative coupling of carbonyl compounds 206 and alkenes 205.
Scheme 58: 1,2-Dioxanes 209 synthesis by co-oxidation of 1,5-dienes 208 and thiols.
Scheme 59: Synthesis of bicyclic 1,2-dioxanes 212 with aryl substituents.
Scheme 60: Isayama–Mukaiyama peroxysilylation of 1,5-dienes 213 followed by desilylation under acidic conditio...
Scheme 61: Synthesis of bicycle 218 with an 1,2-dioxane ring.
Scheme 62: Intramolecular cyclization with an oxirane-ring opening.
Scheme 63: Inramolecular cyclization with the oxetane-ring opening.
Scheme 64: Intramolecular cyclization with the attack on a keto group.
Scheme 65: Peroxidation of the carbonyl group in unsaturated ketones 228 followed by cyclization of hydroperox...
Scheme 66: CsOH and Et2NH-catalyzed cyclization.
Scheme 67: Preparation of peroxyplakoric acid methyl ethers A and D.
Scheme 68: Hg(OAc)2 in 1,2-dioxane synthesis.
Scheme 69: Reaction of 1,4-diketones 242 with hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 70: Inramolecular cyclization with oxetane-ring opening.
Scheme 71: Inramolecular cyclization with MsO fragment substitution.
Scheme 72: Synthesis of 1,2-dioxane 255a, a structurally similar compound to natural peroxyplakoric acids.
Scheme 73: Synthesis of 1,2-dioxanes based on the intramolecular cyclization of hydroperoxides containing C=C ...
Scheme 74: Use of BCIH in the intramolecular cyclization.
Scheme 75: Palladium-catalyzed cyclization of δ-unsaturated hydroperoxides 271a–e.
Scheme 76: Intramolecular cyclization of unsaturated peroxyacetals 273a–d.
Scheme 77: Allyltrimethylsilane in the synthesis of 1,2-dioxanes 276a–d.
Scheme 78: Intramolecular cyclization using the electrophilic center of the peroxycarbenium ion 279.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of bicyclic 1,2-dioxanes.
Scheme 80: Preparation of 1,2-dioxane 286.
Scheme 81: Di(tert-butyl)peroxalate-initiated radical cyclization of unsaturated hydroperoxide 287.
Scheme 82: Oxidation of 1,4-betaines 291a–d.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of aminoquinoline-containing 1,2-dioxane 294.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of the sulfonyl-containing 1,2-dioxane.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of the amido-containing 1,2-dioxane 301.
Scheme 86: Reaction of singlet oxygen with the 1,3-diene system 302.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of (+)-premnalane А and 8-epi-premnalane A.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of the diazo group containing 1,2-dioxenes 309a–e.
Figure 4: Plakortolide Е.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of 6-epiplakortolide Е.
Scheme 90: Application of Bu3SnH for the preparation of tetrahydrofuran-containing bicyclic peroxides 318a,b.
Scheme 91: Application of Bu3SnH for the preparation of lactone-containing bicyclic peroxides 320a–f.
Scheme 92: Dihydroxylation of the double bond in the 1,2-dioxene ring 321 with OsO4.
Scheme 93: Epoxidation of 1,2-dioxenes 324.
Scheme 94: Cyclopropanation of the double bond in endoperoxides 327.
Scheme 95: Preparation of pyridazine-containing bicyclic endoperoxides 334a–c.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of 1,2,4-trioxanes 337 by the hydroperoxidation of unsaturated alcohols 335 with 1O2 and ...
Scheme 97: Synthesis of sulfur-containing 1,2,4-trioxanes 339.
Scheme 98: BF3·Et2O-catalyzed synthesis of the 1,2,4-trioxanes 342a–g.
Scheme 99: Photooxidation of enol ethers or vinyl sulfides 343.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of tricyclic peroxide 346.
Scheme 101: Reaction of endoperoxides 348a,b derived from cyclohexadienes 347a,b with 1,4-cyclohexanedione.
Scheme 102: [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of singlet oxygen to 2Н-pyrans 350.
Scheme 103: Synthesis of 1,2,4-trioxanes 354 using peroxysilylation stage.
Scheme 104: Epoxide-ring opening in 355 with H2O2 followed by the condensation of hydroxy hydroperoxides 356 wi...
Scheme 105: Peroxidation of unsaturated ketones 358 with the H2O2/CF3COOH/H2SO4 system.
Scheme 106: Synthesis of 1,2,4-trioxanes 362 through Et2NH-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization.
Scheme 107: Reduction of the double bond in tricyclic peroxides 363.
Scheme 108: Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction in the presence of peroxide group.
Scheme 109: Reduction of ester group by LiBH4 in the presence of 1,2,4-trioxane moiety.
Scheme 110: Reductive amination of keto-containing 1,2,4-trioxane 370.
Scheme 111: Reductive amination of keto-containing 1,2,4-trioxane and a Fe-containing moiety.
Scheme 112: Acid-catalyzed reactions of Н2О2 with ketones and aldehydes 374.
Scheme 113: Cyclocondensation of carbonyl compounds 376a–d using Me3SiOOSiMe3/CF3SO3SiMe3.
Scheme 114: Peroxidation of 4-methylcyclohexanone (378).
Scheme 115: Synthesis of symmetrical tetraoxanes 382a,b from aldehydes 381a,b.
Scheme 116: Synthesis of unsymmetrical tetraoxanes using of MeReO3.
Scheme 117: Synthesis of symmetrical tetraoxanes using of MeReO3.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of symmetrical tetraoxanes using of MeReO3.
Scheme 119: MeReO3 in the synthesis of symmetrical tetraoxanes with the use of aldehydes.
Scheme 120: Preparation of unsymmmetrical 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes with high antimalarial activity.
Scheme 121: Re2O7-Catalyzed synthesis of tetraoxanes 398.
Scheme 122: H2SO4-Catalyzed synthesis of steroidal tetraoxanes 401.
Scheme 123: HBF4-Catalyzed condensation of bishydroperoxide 402 with 1,4-cyclohexanedione.
Scheme 124: BF3·Et2O-Catalyzed reaction of gem-bishydroperoxides 404 with enol ethers 405 and acetals 406.
Scheme 125: HBF4-Catalyzed cyclocondensation of bishydroperoxide 410 with ketones.
Scheme 126: Synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical tetraoxanes 413 from benzaldehydes 412.
Scheme 127: Synthesis of bridged 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes 415a–l from β-diketones 414a–l and H2O2.
Scheme 128: Dimerization of zwitterions 417.
Scheme 129: Ozonolysis of verbenone 419.
Scheme 130: Ozonolysis of O-methyl oxime 424.
Scheme 131: Peroxidation of 1,1,1-trifluorododecan-2-one 426 with oxone.
Scheme 132: Intramolecular cyclization of dialdehyde 428 with H2O2.
Scheme 133: Tetraoxanes 433–435 as by-products in peroxidation of ketals 430–432.
Scheme 134: Transformation of triperoxide 436 in diperoxide 437.
Scheme 135: Preparation and structural modifications of tetraoxanes.
Scheme 136: Structural modifications of steroidal tetraoxanes.
Scheme 137: Synthesis of 1,2,4,5-tetraoxane 454 containing the fluorescent moiety.
Scheme 138: Synthesis of tetraoxane 458 (RKA182).
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Figure 1: Gold-promoted 1,2-acyloxy migration on propargylic systems.
Scheme 1: Gold-catalyzed enantioselective intermolecular cyclopropanation.
Scheme 2: Gold-catalyzed enantioselective intramolecular cyclopropanation.
Scheme 3: Gold-catalyzed cyclohepta-annulation cascade.
Scheme 4: Application to the formal synthesis of frondosin A.
Scheme 5: Gold(I)-catalyzed enantioselective cyclopropenation of alkynes.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective cyclopropanation of diazooxindoles.
Figure 2: Proposed structures for gold-activated allene complexes.
Scheme 7: Gold-catalyzed enantioselective [2 + 2] cycloadditions of allenenes.
Scheme 8: Gold-catalyzed allenediene [4 + 3] and [4 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 9: Gold-catalyzed enantioselective [4 + 2] cycloadditions of allenedienes.
Scheme 10: Gold-catalyzed enantioselective [4 + 3] cycloadditions of allenedienes.
Scheme 11: Gold-catalyzed enantioselective [4 + 2] cycloadditions of allenamides.
Scheme 12: Enantioselective [2 + 2] cycloadditions of allenamides.
Scheme 13: Mechanistic rational for the gold-catalyzed [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 14: Enantioselective cascade cycloadditions between allenamides and oxoalkenes.
Scheme 15: Enantioselective [3 + 2] cycloadditions of nitrones and allenamides.
Scheme 16: Enantioselective formal [4 + 3] cycloadditions leading to 1,2-oxazepane derivatives.
Scheme 17: Enantioselective gold(I)-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar [3 + 3] cycloaddition between 2-(1-alkynyl)-2-alken-...
Scheme 18: Enantioselective [4 + 3] cycloaddition leading to 5,7-fused bicyclic furo[3,4-d][1,2]oxazepines.
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Scheme 1: Gold(I)-catalyzed reactions of 1,6-enynes.
Scheme 2: Cyclization of o-(alkynyl)-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)benzenes 1. Previous work and proposed pathways.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of o-(alkynyl)-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)benzenes 1.
Scheme 4: Gold(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1a.
Scheme 5: Initial experiments and proof of concept.
Scheme 6: Gold(I)-catalyzed hydroxycyclization of enynes 1m,n.
Scheme 7: Gold(I)-catalyzed methoxycyclization of selected 1,6-enynes 1 [45].
Scheme 8: Labelling experiment and proposed mechanism.
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Figure 1: Several natural occurring anthracycline antibiotics.
Scheme 1: Total synthesis of daunomycinone 6 according to Hansen.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of simplified anthracycline derivatives.
Scheme 3: Retrosynthetic analysis of anthracycline aglycone mimics. Si: any silyl group.
Scheme 4: Synthetic route for the synthesis of various dialkynes 16. aSi: TMS, SiMe2Bn (2.0 equiv); Si: SiMe2...
Scheme 5: Silyl ether synthesis and domino carbopalladation reaction. R,R (Glc): isopropylidene. R,R (Gal): b...
Scheme 6: Derivatisation of anthracycline derivatives. aR,R (Glc): isopropylidene. R,R (Gal): benzylidene. Re...
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Scheme 1: Reaction intermediates, resulting products, and model cations.
Scheme 2: Sn(IV)-catalyzed isomerization of nitronic esters.
Scheme 3: Thermal rearrangement of nitronic esters 2 and 3.
Scheme 4: Thermal rearrangement of nitronic esters 21a, 21b and 22b.
Scheme 5: Thermal reactions of nitronic esters 5, 7, and 26a–d.
Scheme 6: General transition state for the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of O-allyl nitronic esters.
Scheme 7: Thermal rearrangement of nitronic ester 30.
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Figure 1: a) Structural features and b) selected examples of non-natural congeners.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of isoindole 18.
Scheme 2: Staining amines with 1,4-diketone 19 (R = H).
Figure 2: Representative members of the indolocarbazole alkaloid family.
Figure 3: Staurosporine (26) bound to the adenosine-binding pocket [19] (from pdb1stc).
Figure 4: Structure of imatinib (34) and midostaurin (35).
Scheme 3: Biosynthesis of staurosporine (26).
Scheme 4: Wood’s synthesis of K-252a via the common intermediate 48.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 26, 27, 49 and 50 diverging from the common intermediate 48.
Figure 5: Selected members of the cytochalasan alkaloid family.
Scheme 6: Biosynthesis of chaetoglobosin A (57) [56].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of cytochalasin D (70) by Thomas [63].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of L-696,474 (78).
Scheme 9: Synthesis of aldehyde 85 (R = TBDPS).
Scheme 10: Synthesis of (+)-aspergillin PZ (79) by Tanis.
Figure 6: Representative Berberis alkaloids.
Scheme 11: Proposed biosynthetic pathway to chilenine (93).
Scheme 12: Synthesis of magallanesine (97) by Danishefsky [84].
Scheme 13: Kurihara’s synthesis of magallanesine (85).
Scheme 14: Proposed biosynthesis of 113, 117 and 125.
Scheme 15: DNA lesion caused by aristolochic acid I (117) [102].
Scheme 16: Snieckus’ synthesis of piperolactam C (131).
Scheme 17: Synthesis of aristolactam BII (104).
Figure 7: Representative cularine alkaloids.
Scheme 18: Proposed biosynthesis of 136.
Scheme 19: The syntheses of 136 and 137 reported by Castedo and Suau.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 136 by Couture.
Figure 8: Representative isoindolinone meroterpenoids.
Scheme 21: Postulated biosynthetic pathway for the formation of 156 (adopted from George) [143].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of stachyflin (156) by Katoh [144].
Figure 9: Selected examples of spirodihydrobenzofuranlactams.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of stachybotrylactam I (157).
Scheme 24: Synthesis of pestalachloride A (193) by Schmalz.
Scheme 25: Proposed mechanism for the BF3-catalyzed metal-free carbonyl–olefin metathesis [149].
Scheme 26: Preparation of the isoindoline core of muironolide A (204).
Scheme 27: Proposed biosynthesis of 208.
Scheme 28: Model for the biosynthesis of 215 and 217.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of lactonamycin (215) and lactonamycin Z (217).
Figure 10: Hetisine alkaloids 225–228.
Scheme 30: Biosynthetic proposal for the formation of the hetisine core [167].
Scheme 31: Synthesis of nominine (225).