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Enhanced reactivity of Li+@C60 toward thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition by encapsulated Li+ Lewis acid
- Hiroshi Ueno,
- Yu Yamazaki,
- Hiroshi Okada,
- Fuminori Misaizu,
- Ken Kokubo and
- Hidehiro Sakurai
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 653–660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.58
- of N,N,N',N'-tetraethylethynediamine and 1-morpholino-1-cyclopentene with empty C60 has been reported [17][23], while electron-rich styrene derivatives 1 and 2 can react with empty C60 only through a photoinduced SET pathway [19][22]. From these results, the energy gap between the HOMO of the alkene
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Scheme 1: Reaction mechanisms of thermal and photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition on C60 [19,22,23].
Figure 1: HOMO levels of unsaturated substrates and LUMO levels of fullerenes computed at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) ...
Scheme 2: Thermal [2 + 2] reaction of Li+@C60 TFSI− with substrates 1–4. a100 equiv for the reaction screenin...
Figure 2: HPLC profiles of themal [2 + 2]reaction of Li+@C60 with substrate 1 (a) and 2 (b) in o-dichlorobenz...
Figure 3: HPLC profiles of 5a (a) and 5b (b) before and after photoirradiation at room temperature.
Figure 4: 1H-1H 2D-NOESY NMR spectrum (600 MHz, CD2Cl2) of 5a (a) and NOE correlations between two protons. T...
Figure 5: Cyclic voltammograms of 5a, 5b, and Li+@C60 TFSI− with the potentials relative to the ferrocene/fer...
Switchable molecular tweezers: design and applications
- Pablo Msellem,
- Maksym Dekthiarenko,
- Nihal Hadj Seyd and
- Guillaume Vives
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 504–539, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.45
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Figure 1: Principle of switchable molecular tweezers.
Figure 2: Principle of pH-switchable molecular tweezers 1 [19].
Figure 3: a) pH-Switchable tweezers 2 substituted with alkyl chains as switchable lipids. b) Schematic depict...
Figure 4: Modification of spectral properties of 3 by controlled induction of Pt–Pt interactions.
Figure 5: Conformational switching of di(hydroxyphenyl)pyrimidine-based tweezer 4 upon alkylation or fluoride...
Figure 6: Hydrazone-based pH-responsive tweezers 5 for mesogenic modulation.
Figure 7: pH-Switchable molecular tweezers 6 bearing acridinium moieties.
Figure 8: a) Terpyridine and pyridine-hydrazone-pyridine analogs molecular tweezers and b) extended pyridine ...
Figure 9: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with M–salphen arms and their field of application. Figure 9 was adapt...
Figure 10: a) Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers for diphosphate recognition [48]; b) bishelicene chiroptical te...
Figure 11: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with allosteric cooperative binding.
Figure 12: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers presenting closed by default conformation.
Figure 13: Pyridine-pyrimidine-pyridine-based molecular tweezers.
Figure 14: Coordination-responsive molecular tweezers based on nitrogen-containing ligands.
Figure 15: Molecular tweezers exploiting the remote bipyridine or pyridine binding to trigger the conformation...
Figure 16: Bipyridine-based molecular tweezers exploiting the direct s-trans to s-cis-switching for a) anion b...
Figure 17: a) Podand-based molecular tweezers [66,67]. b) Application of tweezers 32 for the catalytic allosteric reg...
Figure 18: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers based on calix[4]pyrrole.
Figure 19: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers.
Figure 20: a) Principle of the weak link approach (WLA) developed by Mirkin and its application to b) symmetri...
Figure 21: Molecular tweezers as allosteric catalyst in asymmetric epoxide opening [80].
Figure 22: Allosteric regulation of catalytic activity in ring-opening polymerization with double tweezers 41.
Figure 23: a) Conformational switching of 42 by intramolecular –S–S– bridge formation. b) Shift of conformatio...
Figure 24: a) Redox-active glycoluril-TTF tweezers 44. b) Mechanism of stepwise oxidation of said tweezers wit...
Figure 25: Mechanism of formation of the mixed-valence dimers of tweezers 45.
Figure 26: Mechanism of carbohydrate liberation upon redox-mediated conformation switching of 46.
Figure 27: a) The encapsulation properties of 47 as well as the DCTNF release process from its host–guest comp...
Figure 28: Redox-active bipyridinium-based tweezers. a) With a ferrocenyl hinge 49, b) with a propyl hinge 50 ...
Figure 29: Redox-active calix[4]arene porphyrin molecular tweezers.
Figure 30: a) Mechanism of the three orthogonal stimuli. b) Cubic scheme showing the eight different states of ...
Figure 31: Redox-controlled molecular gripper based on a diquinone resorcin[4]arene.
Figure 32: a) Shinkai's butterfly tweezers and their different host–guest properties depending on the isomer. ...
Figure 33: Cyclam-tethered tweezers and their different host–guest complexes depending on their configuration.
Figure 34: Azobenzene-based catalytic tweezers.
Figure 35: Photoswitchable PIEZO channel mimic.
Figure 36: Stilbene-based porphyrin tweezers for fullerene recognition.
Figure 37: Stiff-stilbene-based tweezers with urea or thiourea functional units for a) anion binding, b) anion...
Figure 38: Feringa’s photoswitchable organocatalyst (a) and different catalyzed reactions with that system (b)....
Figure 39: a) Irie and Takeshita’s thioindigo-based molecular tweezers. b) Family of hemithioindigo-based mole...
Figure 40: Dithienylethylene crown ether-bearing molecular tweezers reported by Irie and co-workers.
Ligand effects, solvent cooperation, and large kinetic solvent deuterium isotope effects in gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular alkene hydroamination
- Ruichen Lan,
- Brock Yager,
- Yoonsun Jee,
- Cynthia S. Day and
- Amanda C. Jones
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 479–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.43
- both within the context of a classic gold π-activation/protodeauration mechanism and a general acid-catalyzed mechanism without intermediate gold alkyls. Keywords: alkene hydroamination; general acid catalysis; gold catalysis; isotope effect; phosphine ligand effect; solvent effect; Introduction
- tackle catalyst stability by changing the chloride scavenger [23] or adding other coordinating moieties [24][25]. Hartwig et al. have argued that a Brønsted acid generated in situ from metal triflates may be the “real” catalyst promoting some alkene functionalizations [26]. Therefore, the possibility of
- competing Brønsted acid catalysis in gold-catalyzed alkene functionalization remains a consideration [2], and while it is assumed that alkene activations follow the same prototypical mechanisms as allene and alkyne activations, that is (1) π-activation with nucleophilic attack followed by (2
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Scheme 1: Proposed mechanism and observation of alkylgold intermediates.
Figure 1: First order alkene decay for urea alkene 1a (0.05 M) hydroamination with [JPhosAu(NCCH3)]SbF6 (5, 2...
Figure 2: Cooperative effect of mixed CD2Cl2/MeOH on alkene 1a → 3a conversion with catalyst 5 (2.5 mol %). E...
Figure 3: Different additive impact on rate of 1a → 3a depending upon catalyst and co-solvent. The data for J...
Figure 4: (a) Schematic for synthesis of [L–Au–L]SbF6 where L = JPhos. (b) Perspective drawing of the cation ...
Figure 5: (a) kobs for reaction of urea 1a (0.05 M) in DCM with catalyst 5 and titrated CH3OH/CH3OD. Data for...
Figure 6: Rate of urea 1a (0.05 M) hydroamination with JPhosAu(NCCH3)SbF6 (2.5 mol %) in CH2Cl2 with 5, 25, a...
Figure 7: Observed rates for the reaction of carbamate 1b (0.03–0.24 M) with JackiephosAuNTf2 (0.0013 M, 6a) ...
Figure 8: Influence of catalyst 5 concentration on rate of 1a (0.05 M in CH2Cl2 with 0, 10 μL MeOH). Error ba...
Scheme 2: Proposed alternate mechanism.
Mechanisms for radical reactions initiating from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters
- Carlos R. Azpilcueta-Nicolas and
- Jean-Philip Lumb
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35
- Z-monofluoroalkene product 136 is achieved through anticoplanar elimination of fluoride. Shuhua Li and co-workers reported the generation of alkyl radicals from NHPI esters, mediated by a pyridine-boryl radical reductant species in the context of alkene hydroalkylation [104] and cross
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Scheme 1: Comparison between Barton and NHPI ester radical precursors.
Scheme 2: Overview of the mechanisms and activation modes involved in radical generation from RAEs.
Scheme 3: Common mechanisms in photocatalysis.
Scheme 4: A) Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters mediated by a reductive quenching photocatalytic cycl...
Scheme 5: A) Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism involving an “off-cycle” red...
Scheme 6: Activation of NHPI esters through hydrogen-bonding in an oxidative quenching photocatalytic cycle.
Scheme 7: SET activation of RAE facilitated by a Lewis acid catalyst.
Scheme 8: PCET activation of NHPI esters in the context of a radical-redox annulation.
Scheme 9: Activation enabled by a strong excited-state reductant catalyst and its application in the dearomat...
Scheme 10: Proposed formation of an intramolecular charge-transfer complex in the synthesis of (spiro)anellate...
Scheme 11: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between enamides and NHPI esters enabled by a chiral phospha...
Scheme 12: Activation of NHPI ester through the formation of photoactive EDA-complexes.
Scheme 13: A) EDA complex-mediated radical hydroalkylation reactions of NHPI esters. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Scheme 14: Proposed radical chain mechanism initiated by EDA-complex formation.
Scheme 15: A) Photoinduced decarboxylative borylation. B) Proposed radical chain mechanism.
Scheme 16: A) Activation of NHPI esters mediated by PPh3/NaI. B) Proposed catalytic cycle involving EDA-comple...
Scheme 17: A) Radical generation facilitated by EDA complex formation between PTH1 catalyst and NHPI esters. B...
Scheme 18: Proposed catalytic cycle for the difunctionalization of styrenes.
Scheme 19: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between NHPI esters and Cs2CO3 enables decarboxylative amina...
Scheme 20: 3-Acetoxyquinuclidine as catalytic donor in the activation of TCNHPI esters.
Scheme 21: A) Photoinduced Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative amination. B) Proposed catalytic cycle. C) Radical clo...
Scheme 22: A) Photoinduced Pd-catalyzed aminoalkylation of 1,4-dienes. B) Proposed catalytic cycle.
Scheme 23: A) TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometallic reagents. B) Representat...
Scheme 24: Synthetic applications of the TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometall...
Scheme 25: A) Ni-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters. B) Representative catalytic cycle.
Scheme 26: A) Synthetic applications of decarboxylative cross-electrophile couplings. B) Decarboxylative aryla...
Scheme 27: A) Activation of tetrachlorophthalimide redox-active esters enabled by a low-valency Bi complex. B)...
Scheme 28: Activation of NHPI esters mediated by Zn0 applied in a Z-selective alkenylation reaction.
Scheme 29: A) Activation of NHPI esters enabled by a pyridine-boryl radical species applied to the decarboxyla...
Scheme 30: A) Decarboxylative coupling of RAE and aldehydes enabled by NHC-catalyzed radical relay. B) Propose...
Scheme 31: A) Decarboxylative C(sp3)–heteroatom coupling reaction of NHPI esters under NHC catalysis B) The NH...
Scheme 32: A) Electrochemical Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 33: Electrochemical Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI-esters.
Scheme 34: Ni-electrocatalytic cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters with aryl iodides.
Scheme 35: A) Decarboxylative arylation of NHPI esters under Ag-Ni electrocatalysis B) Formation of AgNP on th...
Scheme 36: Synthetic applications of decarboxylative couplings of NHPI esters under Ni-electrocatalysis.
Scheme 37: Examples of natural product syntheses in which RAEs were used in key C–C bond forming reactions.
Nucleophilic functionalization of thianthrenium salts under basic conditions
- Xinting Fan,
- Duo Zhang,
- Xiangchuan Xiu,
- Bin Xu,
- Yu Yuan,
- Feng Chen and
- Pan Gao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 257–263, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.26
- -stage C–H functionalization of arenes, Wickens’s group has introduced an oxidative alkene aziridination strategy that relies on thianthrenation of an alkene under electrochemical conditions [27]. Subsequently, cyclopropanation, [28] aziridination, [29] allylic C–H functionalization, [30][31] transition
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Scheme 1: Synthetic application of thianthrenium salts.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Reaction conditions: alkylthianthrenium salts 1 (0.3 mmol), thiophenols 2 (0.2 mmo...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of amines. Reaction conditions: alkylthianthrenium salts 1 (0.3 mmol), amines 2 (0....
Scheme 4: Scale-up reaction.
Tandem Hock and Friedel–Crafts reactions allowing an expedient synthesis of a cyclolignan-type scaffold
- Viktoria A. Ikonnikova,
- Cristina Cheibas,
- Oscar Gayraud,
- Alexandra E. Bosnidou,
- Nicolas Casaretto,
- Gilles Frison and
- Bastien Nay
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 162–169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.15
- mention that allylic hydroperoxides are conveniently produced by the photooxygenation of alkene substrates [14][15][16]. Taking all these informations together, since alkenes can be easier intermediates than aldehydes to handle, we envisaged to use a prenyl (= 3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl) group as an aldehyde
- surrogate readilly unmasked under Hock cleavage conditions. The oxidative cleavage of this alkene would not only release the aldehyde group, but also volatile acetone originated from the traceless isopropylidene motif. Overall, a three-reaction process will thus be performed in one pot (Scheme 1c
- ), successively involving a Schenck-ene photooxygenation of an alkene A, an acid-catalyzed Hock cleavage of hydroperoxide B generating an aldehyde derivative C, and an acid-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts reaction in the presence of an aromatic nucleophile leading to D [17]. In principle, a second Friedel–Crafts
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Scheme 1: The Hock rearrangement: (a) General mechanism (substituents are omitted); (b) Example of previous t...
Scheme 2: One-pot conversion of substrate 1 into dihydronaphthalene 4.
Scheme 3: One-pot conversion of substrate 1 into 1-aryltetraline structure 6, and the proposed mechanism for ...
Figure 1: X-ray crystallographic structure of product 6 (CCDC 2301977). The structure shows one disordered et...
Scheme 4: Free-energy profile of the hypothesized [1,5]-sigmatropic hydrogen shift between 7 and 7’, (IEFPCM(...
Figure 2: Examples of cyclolignan natural products [25-27].
Scheme 5: Scope of substrates and aromatic nucleophiles in the one-pot transformation. aNot determined (mixtu...
Perspectives on push–pull chromophores derived from click-type [2 + 2] cycloaddition–retroelectrocyclization reactions of electron-rich alkynes and electron-deficient alkenes
- Michio Yamada
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 125–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.13
- process. The [2 + 2] CA–RE sequence proceeds successively, as depicted in Scheme 1, where electron-donating groups are denoted as EDGs. During the [2 + 2] CA process, the nucleophilic attack by the terminal alkyne carbon of an electron-rich alkyne on an electron-deficient alkene, such as TCNE and 7,7,8,8
- cyclopentadiene moieties. TCBD 4, obtained through the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction, continues to function as an electron-accepting alkene, as shown in Scheme 4. Subsequent [2 + 2] CA–RE reactions involving electron-rich alkynes yield tetracyano-1,3,5-hexatrienes (TCHTs). These reactions occur seamlessly in a one-pot
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Scheme 1: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of an electron-rich alkyne with TCNE or TCNQ. EDG = electron-...
Scheme 2: Reaction pathway for DMA-appended acetylene and TCNEO.
Scheme 3: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between 1 and DCFs.
Scheme 4: Sequential double [2 + 2] CA–RE reactions between 1 and TCNE.
Scheme 5: Divergent chemical transformation pathways of TCBD 6.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 12.
Scheme 7: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of 1 with 14. TCE = 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane.
Scheme 8: Autocatalytic model proposed by Nielsen et al.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of anthracene-embedded TCBD compound 19.
Scheme 10: Sequence of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between dibenzo-fused cyclooctyne or cyclooctadiyne and TCNE...
Scheme 11: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between the CPP derivatives and TCNE. THF = tetrahydrofuran.
Scheme 12: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between ethynylfullerenes 31 and TCNE and subsequent thermal rearrangement.
Scheme 13: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between TCNE and 34, followed by additional skeletal transfor...
Scheme 14: Synthesis scheme for heterocycle 38 from the reaction between TCNE and 1 in water and a surfactant.
Scheme 15: Synthesis scheme of the CDA product 41.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of rotaxanes 44 and 46 via the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of a CuI bisphenanthroline-based rotaxane 50.
Figure 1: Structures of the chiral push–pull chromophores 51–56.
Figure 2: Structures of the axially chiral TCBD 57 and DCNQ 58 bearing a C60 core.
Figure 3: Structures of the axially chiral SubPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 59 and 60 and the subporphyrin–TCBD–...
Figure 4: Structures of 63 and the TCBD 64.
Figure 5: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 65–67.
Figure 6: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 68–72.
Figure 7: Structures of the urea-containing TCBDs 73–75.
Figure 8: Structures of the fullerene–TCBD and DCNQ conjugates 76–79 and their reference compounds 80–83.
Figure 9: Structures of the ZnPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 84 and 85.
Figure 10: Structures of the ZnP–PCBD and TCBD conjugates 86–88.
Figure 11: Structures of the porphyrin-based donor–acceptor conjugates (89–104).
Figure 12: Structures of the porphyrin–PTZ or DMA conjugates 105–112.
Figure 13: Structures of the BODIPY–Acceptor–TPA or PTZ conjugates 113–116.
Figure 14: Structures of the corrole–TCBD conjugates 117 and 118.
Figure 15: Structure of the dendritic TCBD 119.
Figure 16: Structures of the TCBDs 120–126.
Figure 17: Structures of the precursor 127 and TCBDs 128–130.
Figure 18: Structures of 131–134 utilized for BHJ OSCs.
Visible-light-induced radical cascade cyclization: a catalyst-free synthetic approach to trifluoromethylated heterocycles
- Chuan Yang,
- Wei Shi,
- Jian Tian,
- Lin Guo,
- Yating Zhao and
- Wujiong Xia
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 118–124, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.12
- (Table 1, entry 16). With the optimized conditions in hand, we started to explore the scope of this photoinduced transformation. Various alkene-tethered indole derivatives were subjected to the reaction. Remarkably, a range of dihydropyrido[1,2-a]indolones bearing a trifluoromethyl group were obtained in
- , Umemoto’s reagent undergoes a homolysis process to generate the trifluoromethyl radical species. The trifluoromethyl radical is trapped by the terminal alkene and forms a relayed radical intermediate 6, which is intercepted by the indole ring realizing an intramolecular cyclization (6-exo-trig). The newly
- moderate to good yields. Experimental To a vial equipped with a stirring bar, alkene-tethered indole substrate 1a (0.3 mmol), Umemoto's reagent (2b, 0.1 mmol), and DCM (2 mL) were added. Then, the vial was degassed and backfilled with N2 three times to remove oxygen. The reaction mixture was stirred at
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Figure 1: Representative dihydropyrido[1,2-a]indolone derivatives.
Scheme 1: Selected works for the construction of dihydropyrido[1,2-a]indolones and current methodology.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the cascade reaction.
Scheme 3: Radical trapping experiment.
Figure 2: UV–vis spectra of substrates; [1a] 0.33 M, [2a] 0.11 M.
Scheme 4: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Photoinduced in situ generation of DNA-targeting ligands: DNA-binding and DNA-photodamaging properties of benzo[c]quinolizinium ions
- Julika Schlosser,
- Olga Fedorova,
- Yuri Fedorov and
- Heiko Ihmels
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 101–117, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.11
- spectrometry. In all cases, the E-configuration of the alkene double bonds was indicated by characteristic coupling constants of the alkene protons (3JH–H = 16 Hz). Absorption properties and photoreactions of styrylpyridine derivatives In acetonitrile solution, the styrylpyridines 2a–g exhibited long
- by the reaction with C-radicals 4 and 5 to give peroxides such as 6 (Scheme 4), by cycloaddition of 1O2 to alkene and diene units, or by deactivation of the excited state in a triplet-triplet annihilation [90], all of which leading to a reduced photocleavage efficiency. However, with much longer
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Scheme 1: Photoinduced formation of benzo[c]quinolizinium and its interaction with DNA upon intercalation.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of styrylpyridine derivatives 2a–g. Conditions: i: piperidine, MeOH, reflux (2a,c), ii: C...
Figure 1: Absorption spectra of styrylpyridine derivatives 2a (black), 2b (red), 2c (blue), 2d (green), 2e (m...
Figure 2: Changes of the absorption spectra during the irradiation of 2a in MeCN for 16 min (A), 2b in MeCN f...
Figure 3: Changes of the absorption spectra during the irradiation of 2c for 13 min (A), 2d for 12 min (B), 2e...
Scheme 3: Photoinduced formation of styrylpyridine derivatives 2b–g to the benzo[c]quinolizinium ions 3b–g (y...
Figure 4: Photometric titration of ct DNA to 3c (A) 3e (B) 3f (C) and 3g (D) (c = 20 µM) in Na phosphate buff...
Figure 5: Fluorimetric titration of ct DNA to 3c (A), 3e (B), 3f (C), and 3g (D) (c = 20 µM) in Na phosphate ...
Figure 6: CD (A) and LD (B) spectra of 3f and ct DNA (cDNA = 20 µM) in Na phosphate buffer (pH 7.0, T = 20 °C...
Figure 7: Changes of the absorption (A) and CD (B) spectra during the irradiation of 2e (1) and 2f (2) (c = 2...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanisms for the photoinduced DNA damage initiated by photoexcitation of benzoquinolizin...
Synthesis of 7-azabicyclo[4.3.1]decane ring systems from tricarbonyl(tropone)iron via intramolecular Heck reactions
- Aaron H. Shoemaker,
- Elizabeth A. Foker,
- Elena P. Uttaro,
- Sarah K. Beitel and
- Daniel R. Griffith
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1615–1619, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.118
- cyclized product 16 in 75% yield. These results suggest that these Heck cyclizations are quite sensitive to the identity of the alkene substituent that is cis to the halogen. We were also interested in engaging vinyl iodide 17 in a 7-exo-trig cyclization to form 18. Z-Iodoalkene 17 appeared to react
- amine protection – can potentially take place in one pot). We have shown that this protocol can be applied to the synthesis of several analogs bearing different substitution patterns on the alkene. The structural diversity that can be readily obtained utilizing this chemistry underscores the versatility
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of diverse azapolycycles from iron complex 2 derived from tricarbonyl(tropone)iron.
Figure 1: Complex alkaloids containing the 7-azabicyclo[4.3.1]decane ring system.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of Heck substrates. a) Substrate 7, reagents and conditions: 1) neat (5 equiv 5), 24 h; 2...
Radical chemistry in polymer science: an overview and recent advances
- Zixiao Wang,
- Feichen Cui,
- Yang Sui and
- Jiajun Yan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1580–1603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.116
- catalyst to produce radicals at the 2- and 5-positions of thiophene and synthesized four types of poly(3-alkylthiophene)s (PATs) with different linking ways (Scheme 10). 2.2 Polymerization by thiol–ene chemistry The thiol–ene reaction (also called alkene hydrothiolation) is the anti-Markovnikov addition of
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Scheme 1: Oxidation of catechol and subsequent cross-linking. Scheme 1 redrawn from [3].
Scheme 2: (A) Structure of typical urushiol in Chinese lacquer, and (B) schematic process of laccase-catalyze...
Scheme 3: A) Primary amino acid sequence of mfp-1, mfp-3, and mfp-5 (Y: DOPA, K: lysine). B) Scheme showing e...
Scheme 4: Activation–deactivation equilibrium in nitroxide-mediated polymerizations. Bicomponent initiating s...
Scheme 5: Mechanism of a transition metal complex-mediated ATRP. Scheme 5 redrawn from [14].
Scheme 6: Mechanism of RAFT polymerization. Scheme 6 redrawn from [68].
Scheme 7: Degenerative transfer (a) and reversible termination (b) mechanism of OMRP. Scheme 7 redrawn from [70].
Scheme 8: Simplified mechanism of a RITP. Scheme 8 redrawn from [21].
Scheme 9: (A) Structures of π-conjugated conductive polymers. (B) Examples of conductive polymer synthesis vi...
Scheme 10: Possible regiochemical couplings in PATs. Scheme 10 redrawn from [79].
Scheme 11: General thiol-ene photopolymerization process. Scheme 11 redrawn from [81].
Scheme 12: (a) Three generations of Grubbs catalysts. (b) Proposed mechanism for photo-ROMP via a reductive qu...
Scheme 13: Pyrylium and thiopyrylium salts studied by Boydston et al. Scheme 13 redrawn from [91].
Scheme 14: A general illustration of post-polymerization modification by thiol–ene chemistry.
Scheme 15: Introduction of functionalities by nitroxide radical coupling of HO-TEMPO derivatives.
Scheme 16: Chemical reaction process scheme of DCP-induced crosslinking of LDPE. Scheme 16 redrawn from [126].
Scheme 17: A probable mechanism of radical-induced hydrosilylation.
Scheme 18: Polymer surface modification by homolytic dediazonation of diazonium salts.
Scheme 19: Photoinduced polymer surface modification or surface grafting using benzophenone.
Scheme 20: Depolymerization mechanism of common photoresists. (a) A possible mechanism of radiation decomposit...
Scheme 21: Proposed mechanisms of photooxidative depolymerization of polystyrene. (a) Scheme 21a was reprinted with perm...
N-Sulfenylsuccinimide/phthalimide: an alternative sulfenylating reagent in organic transformations
- Fatemeh Doraghi,
- Seyedeh Pegah Aledavoud,
- Mehdi Ghanbarlou,
- Bagher Larijani and
- Mohammad Mahdavi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1471–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.106
- sulfur atom to Fe3+ to generate Fe2+ and radical cation I. Subsequent cleavage of the N–S bond led to cation II and radical III. Interaction of III with Fe2+ regenerated the Fe3+ species and IV. At the same time, electrophilic addition of II to alkene 9 yielded intermediate V, which was subjected to the
- , and TMSOTf resulted in good chemical yields. In the transformation, the selectivity of the endo or exo cyclization depended on the atom number of the chain between alkene and arene, leading to the formation of 6-, 7-, or 8-membered rings. In addition to N-(thio)phthalimides, benzenesulfenyl chloride
- exo ratio was either related to the electron density of the alkene or the steric effect of a substituent. The tether lengths could affect the cyclization. For example, the two-carbon-tethered substrate completely showed endo selectivity, while the four-carbon-tethered substrate exclusively led to
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Scheme 1: Sulfur-containing bioactive molecules.
Scheme 2: Scandium-catalyzed synthesis of thiosulfonates.
Scheme 3: Palladium-catalyzed aryl(alkyl)thiolation of unactivated arenes.
Scheme 4: Catalytic cycle for Pd-catalyzed aryl(alkyl)thiolation of unactivated arenes.
Scheme 5: Iron- or boron-catalyzed C–H arylthiation of substituted phenols.
Scheme 6: Iron-catalyzed azidoalkylthiation of alkenes.
Scheme 7: Plausible mechanism for iron-catalyzed azidoalkylthiation of alkenes.
Scheme 8: BF3·Et2O‑mediated electrophilic cyclization of aryl alkynoates.
Scheme 9: Tentative mechanism for BF3·Et2O‑mediated electrophilic cyclization of aryl alkynoates.
Scheme 10: Construction of 6-substituted benzo[b]thiophenes.
Scheme 11: Plausible mechanism for construction of 6-substituted benzo[b]thiophenes.
Scheme 12: AlCl3‑catalyzed cyclization of N‑arylpropynamides with N‑sulfanylsuccinimides.
Scheme 13: Synthetic utility of AlCl3‑catalyzed cyclization of N‑arylpropynamides with N‑sulfanylsuccinimides.
Scheme 14: Sulfenoamination of alkenes with sulfonamides and N-sulfanylsuccinimides.
Scheme 15: Lewis acid/Brønsted acid controlled Pd-catalyzed functionalization of aryl C(sp2)–H bonds.
Scheme 16: Possible mechanism for Lewis acid/Brønsted acid controlled Pd-catalyzed functionalization of aryl C...
Scheme 17: FeCl3-catalyzed carbosulfenylation of unactivated alkenes.
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed electrophilic thiolation of organozinc halides.
Scheme 19: h-BN@Copper(II) nanomaterial catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of sulfoximines and N‑(arylthio)succ...
Scheme 20: AlCl3‑mediated cyclization and sulfenylation of 2‑alkyn-1-one O‑methyloximes.
Scheme 21: Lewis acid-promoted 2-substituted cyclopropane 1,1-dicarboxylates with sulfonamides and N-(arylthio...
Scheme 22: Lewis acid-mediated cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes and hydrazones with N-(arylthio/seleno)su...
Scheme 23: Credible pathway for Lewis acid-mediated cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with N-(arylthio)suc...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 4-chalcogenyl pyrazoles via chalcogenation/cyclization of α,β-alkynic hydrazones.
Scheme 25: Controllable synthesis of 3-thiolated pyrroles and pyrrolines.
Scheme 26: Possible mechanism for controllable synthesis of 3-thiolated pyrroles and pyrrolines.
Scheme 27: Co-catalyzed C2-sulfenylation and C2,C3-disulfenylation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 28: Plausible catalytic cycle for Co-catalyzed C2-sulfenylation and C2,C3-disulfenylation of indoles.
Scheme 29: C–H thioarylation of electron-rich arenes by iron(III) triflimide catalysis.
Scheme 30: Difunctionalization of alkynyl bromides with thiosulfonates and N-arylthio succinimides.·
Scheme 31: Suggested mechanism for difunctionalization of alkynyl bromides with thiosulfonates and N-arylthio ...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of thioesters, acyl disulfides, ketones, and amides by N-thiohydroxy succinimide esters.
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for metal-catalyzed selective acylation and acylthiolation.
Scheme 34: AlCl3-catalyzed synthesis of 3,4-bisthiolated pyrroles.
Scheme 35: α-Sulfenylation of aldehydes and ketones.
Scheme 36: Acid-catalyzed sulfetherification of unsaturated alcohols.
Scheme 37: Enantioselective sulfenylation of β-keto phosphonates.
Scheme 38: Organocatalyzed sulfenylation of 3‑substituted oxindoles.
Scheme 39: Sulfenylation and chlorination of β-ketoesters.
Scheme 40: Intramolecular sulfenoamination of olefins.
Scheme 41: Plausible mechanism for intramolecular sulfenoamination of olefins.
Scheme 42: α-Sulfenylation of 5H-oxazol-4-ones.
Scheme 43: Metal-free C–H sulfenylation of electron-rich arenes.
Scheme 44: TFA-promoted C–H sulfenylation indoles.
Scheme 45: Proposed mechanism for TFA-promoted C–H sulfenylation indoles.
Scheme 46: Organocatalyzed sulfenylation and selenenylation of 3-pyrrolyloxindoles.
Scheme 47: Organocatalyzed sulfenylation of S-based nucleophiles.
Scheme 48: Conjugate Lewis base Brønsted acid-catalyzed sulfenylation of N-heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Mechanism for activation of N-sulfanylsuccinimide by conjugate Lewis base Brønsted acid catalyst.
Scheme 50: Sulfenylation of deconjugated butyrolactams.
Scheme 51: Intramolecular sulfenofunctionalization of alkenes with phenols.
Scheme 52: Organocatalytic 1,3-difunctionalizations of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates.
Scheme 53: Organocatalytic sulfenylation of β‑naphthols.
Scheme 54: Acid-promoted oxychalcogenation of o‑vinylanilides with N‑(arylthio/arylseleno)succinimides.
Scheme 55: Lewis base/Brønsted acid dual-catalytic C–H sulfenylation of aryls.
Scheme 56: Lewis base-catalyzed sulfenoamidation of alkenes.
Scheme 57: Cyclization of allylic amide using a Brønsted acid and tetrabutylammonium chloride.
Scheme 58: Catalytic electrophilic thiocarbocyclization of allenes with N-thiosuccinimides.
Scheme 59: Suggested mechanism for electrophilic thiocarbocyclization of allenes with N-thiosuccinimides.
Scheme 60: Chiral chalcogenide-catalyzed enantioselective hydrothiolation of alkenes.
Scheme 61: Proposed mechanism for chalcogenide-catalyzed enantioselective hydrothiolation of alkenes.
Scheme 62: Organocatalytic sulfenylation for synthesis a diheteroatom-bearing tetrasubstituted carbon centre.
Scheme 63: Thiolative cyclization of yne-ynamides.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of alkynyl and acyl disulfides from reaction of thiols with N-alkynylthio phthalimides.
Scheme 65: Oxysulfenylation of alkenes with 1-(arylthio)pyrrolidine-2,5-diones and alcohols.
Scheme 66: Arylthiolation of arylamines with (arylthio)-pyrrolidine-2,5-diones.
Scheme 67: Catalyst-free isothiocyanatoalkylthiation of styrenes.
Scheme 68: Sulfenylation of (E)-β-chlorovinyl ketones toward 3,4-dimercaptofurans.
Scheme 69: HCl-promoted intermolecular 1, 2-thiofunctionalization of aromatic alkenes.
Scheme 70: Possible mechanism for HCl-promoted 1,2-thiofunctionalization of aromatic alkenes.
Scheme 71: Coupling reaction of diazo compounds with N-sulfenylsuccinimides.
Scheme 72: Multicomponent reactions of disulfides with isocyanides and other nucleophiles.
Scheme 73: α-Sulfenylation and β-sulfenylation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
Application of N-heterocyclic carbene–Cu(I) complexes as catalysts in organic synthesis: a review
- Nosheen Beig,
- Varsha Goyal and
- Raj K. Bansal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1408–1442, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.102
- catalyst when products were obtained with excellent enantioselectivity (92% ee) (Scheme 46). 2.3 [3 + 2] Cycloaddition reactions In a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction, a three atoms dipolar moiety (1,3-dipole) adds across two atoms of an alkene or alkyne (1,3-dipolarophile) (Scheme 47). It is also known as
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: In situ generation of imidazolylidene carbene.
Scheme 2: Hg(II) complex of NHC.
Scheme 3: Isolable and bottlable carbene reported by Arduengo [3].
Scheme 4: First air-stable carbene synthesized by Arduengo in 1992 [5].
Figure 1: General structure of an NHC.
Figure 2: Stabilization of an NHC by donation of the lone pair electrons into the vacant p-orbital (LUMO) at ...
Figure 3: Abnormal NHC reported by Bertrand [8,9].
Figure 4: Cu(d) orbital to σ*C-N(NHC) interactions in NHC–CuX complexes computed at the B3LYP/def2-SVP level ...
Figure 5: Molecular orbital contributions to the NHC–metal bond.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of NHC–Cu(I) complexes by deprotonation of NHC precursors with a base.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of [NHC–CuX] complexes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of [(ICy)CuX] and [(It-Bu)CuX] complexes.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of iodido-bridged copper–NHC complexes by deprotonation of benzimidazolium salts reported...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of copper complexes by deprotonation of triazolium salts.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of thiazolylidene–Cu(I) complex by deprotonation with KOt-Bu.
Scheme 11: Preparation of NHC–Cu(I) complexes.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of methylmalonic acid-derived anionic [(26a,b)CuCl]Li(THF)2 and zwitterionic (28) heterol...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of diaminocarbene and diamidocarbene (DAC)–Cu(I) complexes.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the cationic (NHC)2Cu(I) complex 39 from benzimidazolium salts 38 with tetrakis(aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of NHC and ADC (acyclic diamino carbenes) Cu(I) hexamethyldisilazide complexes reported b...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of NHC–copper(I) complexes using an acetylacetonate-functionalized imidazolium zwitterion...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of NHC–Cu(I) complexes through deprotonation of azolium salts with Cu2O.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of NHC–CuBr complex through deprotonation with Cu2O reported by Kolychev [31].
Scheme 19: Synthesis of chiral NHC–CuBr complexes from phenoxyimine-imidazolium salts reported by Douthwaite a...
Scheme 20: Preparation of linear neutral NHC–CuCl complexes through the use of Cu2O. For abbreviations, please...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of abnormal-NHC–copper(I) complexes by Bertrand, Cazin and co-workers [35].
Scheme 22: Microwave-assisted synthesis of thiazolylidene/benzothiazolylidene–CuBr complexes by Bansal and co-...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of NHC–CuX complexes through transmetallation.
Scheme 24: Preparation of six- or seven-membered NHC–Cu(I) complexes through transmetalation from Ag(I) comple...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazolylidene–CuCl complexes through transmetallation of Ag(I) complexes genera...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of NHC–copper complexes having both Cu(I) and Cu(II) units through transmetalation report...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of new [(IPr(CH2)3Si(OiPr)3)CuX] complexes and anchoring on MCM-41.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphide–Cu(I)–NHC complexes through ligand displacement.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of silyl- and stannyl [(NHC)Cu−ER3] complexes.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of amido-, phenolato-, thiophenolato–Cu(NHC) complexes.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of first isolable NHC–Cu–difluoromethyl complexes reported by Sanford et al. [44].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of NHC–Cu(I)–bifluoride complexes reported by Riant, Leyssens and co-workers [45].
Scheme 33: Conjugate addition of Et2Zn to enones catalyzed by an NHC–Cu(I) complex reported by Woodward in 200...
Scheme 34: Hydrosilylation of a carbonyl group.
Scheme 35: NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones reported by Nolan et al. [48,49].
Scheme 36: Application of chiral NHC–CuCl complex 104 for the enantioselective hydrosilylation of ketones.
Scheme 37: Hydrosilylation reactions catalyzed by NHC–Cu(Ot-Bu) complexes.
Scheme 38: NHC–CuCl catalyzed carbonylative silylation of alkyl halides.
Scheme 39: Nucleophilic conjugate addition to an activated C=C bond.
Figure 6: Molecular electrostatic potential maps (MESP) of two NHC–CuX complexes computed at the B3LYP/def2-S...
Scheme 40: Conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to 3-alkyl-substituted cyclohexenones catalyzed by a chiral...
Scheme 41: NHC–copper complex-catalyzed conjugate addition of Grignard reagent to 3-substituted hexenone repor...
Scheme 42: Conjugate addition or organoaluminum reagents to β-substituted cyclic enones.
Scheme 43: Conjugate addition of boronates to acyclic α,β-unsaturated carboxylic esters, ketones, and thioeste...
Scheme 44: NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydroboration of an allene reported by Hoveyda [63].
Scheme 45: Conjugate addition of Et2Zn to cyclohexenone catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complex derived from benzimidaz...
Scheme 46: Asymmetric conjugate addition of diethylzinc to 3-nonen-2-one catalyzed by NHC–Cu complexes derived...
Scheme 47: General scheme of a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 48: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of azides with alkynes catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complexes reported by Diez-Gonz...
Scheme 49: Application of NHC–CuCl/N-donor combination to catalyze the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of benzyl azide w...
Scheme 50: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of azides with acetylenes catalyzed by bis(NHC)–Cu complex 131 and mixed NHC–...
Figure 7: NHC–CuCl complex 133 as catalyst for the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of alkynes with azides at room tempe...
Scheme 51: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of a bulky azide with an alkynylpyridine using [(NHC)Cu(μ-I)2Cu(NHC)] copper ...
Scheme 52: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of benzyl azide with phenylacetylene under homogeneous and heterogeneous cata...
Scheme 53: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of benzyl azide with acetylenes catalyzed by bisthiazolylidene dicopper(I) co...
Figure 8: Copper (I)–NHC linear coordination polymer 137 and its conversion into tetranuclear (138) and dinuc...
Scheme 54: An A3 reaction.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of SiO2-immobilized NHC–Cu(I) catalyst 141 and its application in the A3-coupling reactio...
Scheme 56: Preparation of dual-purpose Ru@SiO2–[(NHC)CuCl] catalyst system 142 developed by Bordet, Leitner an...
Scheme 57: Application of the catalyst system Ru@SiO2–[Cu(NHC)] 142 to the one-pot tandem A3 reaction and hydr...
Scheme 58: A3 reaction of phenylacetylene with secondary amines and aldehydes catalyzed by benzothiazolylidene...
Figure 9: Kohn–Sham HOMOs of phenylacetylene and NHC–Cu(I)–phenylacetylene complex computed at the B3LYP/def2...
Figure 10: Energies of the FMOs of phenylacetylene, iminium ion, and NHC–Cu(I)–phenylacetylene complex compute...
Scheme 59: NHC–Cu(I) catalyzed diboration of ketones 147 by reacting with bis(pinacolato)diboron (148) reporte...
Scheme 60: Protoboration of terminal allenes catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complexes reported by Hoveyda and co-worke...
Scheme 61: NHC–CuCl-catalyzed borylation of α-alkoxyallenes to give 2-boryl-1,3-butadienes.
Scheme 62: Regioselective hydroborylation of propargylic alcohols and ethers catalyzed by NHC–CuCl complexes 1...
Scheme 63: NHC–CuOt-Bu-catalyzed semihydrogenation and hydroborylation of alkynes.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydroborations of 1,1-disubstituted aryl olefins reported by H...
Scheme 65: Enantioselective NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydroboration of exocyclic 1,1-disubstituted alkenes reported ...
Scheme 66: Markovnikov-selective NHC–CuOH-catalyzed hydroboration of alkenes and alkynes reported by Jones et ...
Scheme 67: Dehydrogenative borylation and silylation of styrenes catalyzed by NHC–CuOt-Bu complexes developed ...
Scheme 68: N–H/C(sp2)–H carboxylation catalyzed by NHC–CuOH complexes.
Scheme 69: C–H Carboxylation of benzoxazole and benzothiazole derivatives with CO2 using a 1,2,3-triazol-5-yli...
Scheme 70: Use of Cu(I) complex derived from diethylene glycol-functionalized imidazo[1,5,a] pyridin-3-ylidene...
Scheme 71: Allylation and alkenylation of polyfluoroarenes and heteroarenes catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complexes r...
Scheme 72: Enantioselective C(sp2)–H allylation of (benz)oxazoles and benzothiazoles with γ,γ-disubstituted pr...
Scheme 73: C(sp2)–H arylation of arenes catalyzed by dual NHC–Cu/NHC–Pd catalytic system.
Scheme 74: C(sp2)–H Amidation of (hetero)arenes with N-chlorocarbamates/N-chloro-N-sodiocarbamates catalyzed b...
Scheme 75: NHC–CuI catalyzed thiolation of benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles.
Synthesis of ether lipids: natural compounds and analogues
- Marco Antônio G. B. Gomes,
- Alicia Bauduin,
- Chloé Le Roux,
- Romain Fouinneteau,
- Wilfried Berthe,
- Mathieu Berchel,
- Hélène Couthon and
- Paul-Alain Jaffrès
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1299–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.96
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structure of some natural ether lipids (ELs).
Figure 2: Synthesis of lyso-PAF and PAF from 1-O-alkylglycerol [64].
Figure 3: Synthesis of lyso-PAF from 1,3-benzylideneglycerol 3.1 [69].
Figure 4: A) Synthesis of the two enantiomers of octadecylglycerol (4.6 and 4.10) from ᴅ-mannitol (4.1); B) s...
Figure 5: Four-step synthesis of PAF 5.6 from (S)-glycidol [73].
Figure 6: Synthesis of 1-O-alkylglycerol A) from solketal, B) from ᴅ- or ʟ-tartaric acid and the intermediate ...
Figure 7: Synthesis of EL building blocks starting from substituted glycidol 7.1a–c [82].
Figure 8: Synthesis of PAF 8.5 by using phosphoramidite 8.2 [86].
Figure 9: Synthesis of oleyl-PAF 9.7 from ʟ-serine [88].
Figure 10: Synthesis of racemic analogues of lyso-PAF 10.8 and PAF 10.9 featuring a phenyl group between the g...
Figure 11: Synthesis of racemic deoxy-lyso-PAF 11.7 and deoxy-PAF 11.8 [91].
Figure 12: Synthesis of racemic thio-PAF 12.8 [93].
Figure 13: Racemic synthesis of 13.6 to illustrate the modification of the glycerol backbone by adding a methy...
Figure 14: Racemic synthesis of 14.5 as an illustration of the introduction of methyl substituents on the glyc...
Figure 15: Synthesis of functionalized sn-2-acyl chains of PC-EL; A) Steglich esterification or acylation reac...
Figure 16: Synthesis of racemic mc-PAF (16.3), a carbamate analogue of PAF [102].
Figure 17: A) Synthesis of (R)-17.2 and (S)-17.6 starting from (S)-solketal (17.1); B) synthesis of N3-PAF (17...
Figure 18: Modification of the phosphocholine polar head to produce PAF analogues [81].
Figure 19: Racemic PAF analogues 19.3 and 19.5 characterized by the absence of the phosphate group [107].
Figure 20: Synthesis of PIP3-PAF (20.7) [108].
Figure 21: Large-scale synthesis of C18-edelfosine (21.8) [116].
Figure 22: Synthesis of C16-edelfosine (22.10) starting from isopropylidene-ʟ-glyceric acid methyl ester (22.1...
Figure 23: Phosphocholine moiety installation by the use of chlorophosphite 23.2 as key reagent [119].
Figure 24: Synthesis of rac-1-alkyl-2-O-methylglycerol (AMG) [120].
Figure 25: Synthesis of stereocontrolled 1-alkyl-2-O-methyl glycerol 25.9 (AMG) from dimethyl ᴅ-tartrate [81].
Figure 26: A) Racemic synthesis of thioether 26.4 [129,130], B) structure of sulfone analogue 26.5 [129].
Figure 27: Stereocontrolled synthesis of C18-edelfosine thioether analogue 27.8 [118].
Figure 28: Synthesis of thioether 28.4 that include a thiophosphate function [134].
Figure 29: Synthesis of ammonium thioether 29.4 and 29.6 [135].
Figure 30: Synthesis of the N-methylamino analogue of edelfosine 30.6 (BN52211) [138].
Figure 31: Synthesis of 1-desoxy analogues of edelfosine; A) with a saturated alkyl chain; B) synthesis of the...
Figure 32: Stereocontrolled synthesis of edelfosine analogue (S)-32.8 featuring a C18:1 lipid chain [142].
Figure 33: Synthesis of edelfosine analogues with modulation of the lipid chain; A) illustration with the synt...
Figure 34: Synthesis of phospholipid featuring a carbamate function to link the lipid chain to the glycerol un...
Figure 35: Synthesis of sesquiterpene conjugates of phospho glycero ether lipids [148].
Figure 36: Racemic synthesis of methyl-substituted glycerol analogues 36.7 and 36.10: A) synthesis of diether ...
Figure 37: Racemic synthesis of ilmofosine (37.6) [155,156].
Figure 38: A) Stereoselective synthesis of 38.5 via a stereoselective hydroboration reaction; B) synthesis of ...
Figure 39: Racemic synthesis of SRI62-834 (39.6) featuring a spiro-tetrahydrofurane heterocycle in position 2 ...
Figure 40: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine analogue 40.5 featuring an imidazole moiety in sn-2 position [160].
Figure 41: Racemic synthesis of fluorine-functionalized EL: A) Synthesis of 41.6 and B) synthesis of 41.8 [161-163].
Figure 42: A) Synthesis of the β-keto-ester 42.6 that also features a decyl linker between the phosphate and t...
Figure 43: Synthesis of phosphonate-based ether lipids; A) edelfosine phosphonate analogue 43.7 and B) thioeth...
Figure 44: Enantioselective synthesis of phosphonates 44.3 and 44.4 [171].
Figure 45: Racemic synthesis of phosphinate-based ether lipid 45.10 [172].
Figure 46: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine arsonium analogue 46.5 [173].
Figure 47: Synthesis of edelfosine dimethylammonium analogue 47.2 [118].
Figure 48: Synthesis of rac-C18-edelfosine methylammonium analogue 48.4 [176].
Figure 49: A) Synthesis of edelfosine N-methylpyrrolidinium analogue 49.2 or N-methylmorpholinium analogue 49.3...
Figure 50: A) Synthesis of edelfosine’s analogue 50.4 with a PE polar group; B) illustration of a pyridinium d...
Figure 51: A) Synthesis of 51.4 featuring a thiazolium cationic moiety; B) synthesis of thiazolium-based EL 51...
Figure 52: Synthesis of cationic ether lipids 52.3, 52.4 and 52.6 [135,183].
Figure 53: Synthesis of cationic carbamate ether lipid 53.5 [184].
Figure 54: Synthesis of cationic sulfonamide 54.5 [185].
Figure 55: Chemical structure of ONO-6240 (55.1) and SRI-63-119 (55.2).
Figure 56: Synthesis of non-ionic ether lipids 56.2–56.9 [188].
Figure 57: Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to foscarnet 57.6 [189].
Figure 58: A) Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to arabinofuranosylcytosine; B) synthesis of AZT conjugated ...
Figure 59: Synthesis of quercetin conjugate to edelfosine [191].
Figure 60: Synthesis of 60.8 (Glc-PAF) [194].
Figure 61: A) Synthesis of amino ether lipid 61.7 functionalized with a rhamnose unit and its amide analogue 6...
Figure 62: A) Synthesis of glucose ether lipid 62.4; B) structure of ether lipid 62.5 possessing a maltose uni...
Figure 63: A) Synthesis of glucuronic methyl ester 63.8; B) structure of cellobiose 63.9 and maltose 63.10 ana...
Figure 64: A) Synthesis of maltosyl glycerolipid 64.7; B) structure of lactose analogue 64.8 prepared followin...
Figure 65: A) Asymmetric synthesis of the aglycone moiety starting from allyl 4-methoxyphenyl ether; B) glycos...
Figure 66: A) Synthesis of ohmline possessing a lactose moiety. B) Structure of other glyco glycero lipids pre...
Figure 67: A) Synthesis of lactose-glycerol ether lipid 67.5; B) analogues possessing a maltose (67.6) or meli...
Figure 68: Synthesis of digalactosyl EL 68.6, A) by using trityl, benzyl and acetyl protecting groups, B) by u...
Figure 69: A) Synthesis of α-ohmline; B) structure of disaccharide ether lipids prepared by using similar meth...
Figure 70: Synthesis of lactose ether lipid 70.3 and its analogue 70.6 featuring a carbamate function as linke...
Figure 71: Synthesis of rhamnopyranoside diether 71.4 [196].
Figure 72: Synthesis of 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-methyl-3-S-(α-ᴅ-1'-thioglucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (72.5) [225].
Figure 73: A) Preparation of lipid intermediate 73.4; B) synthesis of 2-desoxy-C-glycoside 73.10 [226].
Figure 74: Synthesis of galactose-pyridinium salt 74.3 [228].
Figure 75: Synthesis of myo-inositol derivative Ino-C2-PAF (75.10) [230].
Figure 76: A) Synthesis of myo-inositol phosphate building block 76.7; B) synthesis of myo-inositolphosphate d...
Figure 77: A) Synthesis of phosphatidyl-3-desoxy-inositol 77.4; B) synthesis of phosphono-3-desoxyinositol 77.9...
Figure 78: A) Structure of diether phosphatidyl-myo-inositol-3,4-diphosphate 78.1; B) synthesis of phosphatidy...
Figure 79: A) Synthesis of diether-phosphatidyl derivative 79.4 featuring a hydroxymethyl group in place of a ...
Figure 80: Synthesis of Glc-amine-PAF [78].
Figure 81: Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipid 81.4 and its analogues functionalized in position 3 of the ami...
Figure 82: Synthesis of fully deprotected aminoglucoside ether lipid 82.5 [246].
Figure 83: Synthesis of C-aminoglycoside 83.12 using Ramberg–Bäcklund rearrangement as a key step [250].
Figure 84: A) List of the most important glyco lipids and amino glyco lipids included in the study of Arthur a...
Figure 85: Synthesis of mannosamine ether lipid 85.6 [254].
Figure 86: A) Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipids with a non-natural ʟ-glucosamine moiety; B) synthesis of e...
Figure 87: A) Structure of the most efficient anticancer agents 87.1–87.4 featuring a diamino glyco ether lipi...
Figure 88: A) Synthesis of diamino glyco ether lipid 87.4; B) synthesis of bis-glycosylated ether lipid 88.10 [256]....
Figure 89: Synthesis of triamino ether lipid 89.4 [260].
Figure 90: Synthesis of chlorambucil conjugate 90.7 [261].
Figure 91: Three main methods for the preparation of glycerol ether lipid 91.3; A) from solketal and via a tri...
Figure 92: Four different methods for the installation of the phosphocholine polar head group; A) method using...
Figure 93: Illustration of two methods for the installation of saccharides or aminosaccharides; A) O-glycosyla...
Radical ligand transfer: a general strategy for radical functionalization
- David T. Nemoto Jr,
- Kang-Jie Bian,
- Shih-Chieh Kao and
- Julian G. West
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1225–1233, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.90
- , such as hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), alkene addition, and decarboxylation. At least as important has been innovation in radical functionalization methods, including radical–polar crossover (RPC), enabling these intermediates to be engaged in productive and efficient bond-forming steps. However, direct
- functionalization of alkyl radicals, with successful synthetic reactions requiring efficiency and selectivity in both of these processes and inherent compatibility between each. Radical generation has benefitted from many general mechanistic approaches, including hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) [5], alkene addition [6
- charge transfer (LMCT) which, following cage escape, could add to the alkene to generate an alkyl radical. This alkyl radical could then be chlorinated via RLT from a second Cu(II) chloride species, furnishing the dichlorinated product. While copper was unable to be used catalytically in this early
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Overview of the RLT mechanism in nature and in literature. I: The radical rebound mechanism in cyto...
Scheme 2: Areas of recent work on RLT development and application in catalysis. I: Reported RLT pathways ofte...
Scheme 3: The incorporation of RLT catalysis in ATRA photocatalysis. I: The reported method is compatible wit...
Scheme 4: Pioneering and recent work on decarboxylative functionalization involving a posited RLT pathway. I:...
Scheme 5: Our lab reported decarboxylative azidation of aliphatic and benzylic acids. I: The reaction proceed...
Exploring the role of halogen bonding in iodonium ylides: insights into unexpected reactivity and reaction control
- Carlee A. Montgomery and
- Graham K. Murphy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1171–1190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.86
- initial halogen-bonded complex 42, whose irradiation with blue light was proposed to produce acyclic excited state 43*, where possible bond rotation could account for the convergence of alkene isomers into a single product (40c). Radical coupling would then lead to the typical iodocyclobutane intermediate
- EDA complexes between alkenes and iodonium ylides with blue light was believed to induce intramolecular iodocyclobutane formation, followed by cyclopropane formation. These reactions were believed to either involve 1,2-diradicals on the ylide, which could engage the complexed alkene, or to involve
- direct cycloaddition between the ylide and alkene. Murphy’s report of formal X–H insertions with iodonium ylides was similarly proposed to initiate upon complex formation with a Lewis base. Adduct formation was believed to both increase the acidity of halogen bond acceptor’s attached protons, as well as
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Generic representation of halogen bonding.
Figure 2: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in monovalent iodine-containing compounds; and, qualitative mole...
Figure 3: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in hypervalent iodine-containing molecules; and, qualitative MEP...
Figure 4: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in iodonium ylides; and, qualitative MEP map of I-12 from −0.083...
Scheme 1: Outline of possible reaction pathways between iodonium ylides and Lewis basic nucleophiles (top); a...
Scheme 2: Metal-free cyclopropanations of iodonium ylides, either as intermolecular (a) or intramolecular pro...
Figure 5: Zwitterionic mechanism for intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium ylides (left); and, stepwise...
Scheme 3: Metal-free intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium ylides.
Figure 6: Concerted cycloaddition pathway for the metal-free, intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium yli...
Scheme 4: Reaction of ylide 6 with diphenylketene to form lactone 24 and 25.
Figure 7: Nucleophilic (top) and electrophilic (bottom) addition pathways proposed by Koser and Hadjiarapoglo...
Scheme 5: Indoline synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylide 31 and tertiary amines.
Scheme 6: N-Heterocycle synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylide 31 and secondary amines.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 33a from iodonium ylides and amines, involving an initial h...
Scheme 7: Indoline synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylides 39 and tertiary amines under blue light photocataly...
Scheme 8: Metal-free cycloproponation of iodonium ylides under blue LED irradiation. aUsing trans-β-methylsty...
Figure 9: Proposed mechanism of the cyclopropanation between iodonium ylides and alkenes under blue LED irrad...
Scheme 9: Formal C–H alkylation of iodonium ylides by nucleophilic heterocycles under blue LED irradiation.
Figure 10: Proposed mechanism of the formal C–H insertion of pyrrole under blue LED irradiation.
Scheme 10: X–H insertions between iodonium ylides and carboxylic acids, phenols and thiophenols.
Figure 11: Mechanistic proposal for the X–H insertion reactions of iodonium ylides.
Scheme 11: Radiofluorination of biphenyl using iodonium ylides 54a–e derived from various β-dicarbonyl auxilia...
Scheme 12: Radiofluorination of arenes using spirocycle-derived iodonium ylides 56.
Scheme 13: Radiofluorination of arenes using SPIAd-derived iodonium ylides 58.
Figure 12: Calculated reaction coordinate for the radiofluorination of iodonium ylide 60.
Scheme 14: Radiofluorination of iodonium ylides possessing various ortho- and para-substituents on the iodoare...
Figure 13: Difference in Gibbs activation energy for ortho- or para-anisyl derived iodonium ylides 63a and 63b....
Figure 14: Proposed equilibration of intermediates to transit between 64a (the initial adduct formed between 6...
Scheme 15: Comparison of 31 and ortho-methoxy iodonium ylide 39 in rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation and cycl...
Figure 15: X-ray crystal structure of dimeric 39 [6], (CCDC# 893474) [143,144].
Scheme 16: Enaminone synthesis using diazonium and iodonium ylides.
Figure 16: Transition state calculations for enaminone synthesis from iodonium ylides and thioamides.
Scheme 17: The reaction between ylides 73a–f and N-methylpyrrole under 365 nm UV irradiation.
Figure 17: Crystal structures of 76c (top) and 76e (bottom) [101], (CCDC# 2104180 & 2104181) [143,144].
Photoredox catalysis harvesting multiple photon or electrochemical energies
- Mattia Lepori,
- Simon Schmid and
- Joshua P. Barham
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1055–1145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.81
- mechanism follows a ‘monophotonic’ oxidative quenching (OQ) route in which [FeIII(btz)3]3+ is oxidatively quenched to [FeIV(btz)3]4+ by the alkyl halide substrate after excitation with green light. After addition of the alkyl radical to the alkene or alkyne substrate, the catalyst is regenerated by
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Oxidative and reductive activations of organic compounds harvesting photoredox catalysis.
Figure 2: General catalytic cycles of radical ion conPET (left) and radical ion e-PRC (right).
Figure 3: “Beginner’s guide”: comparison between advantages, capacities, and prospectives of conPET and PEC.
Figure 4: A) conPET reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides with PDI. B) Reductive C–H arylation with pyrrol...
Figure 5: A) Chromoselective mono- and disubstitution or polybrominated pyrimidines with pyrroles. B) Sequent...
Figure 6: A) Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines. B) Synthesis of ullazines.
Figure 7: A) Reductive phosphorylation of aryl halides via conPET. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 8: A) Reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides via conPET and selected examples from the substrate sco...
Figure 9: A) Reductive C–H arylation of aryl halides via conPET (top) and selected examples from the substrat...
Figure 10: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the su...
Figure 11: A) Reductive hydrodechlorination of aryl chlorides with 4-DPAIPN. B) Proposed formation of CO2•−. C...
Figure 12: A) Reductive conPET borylation with 3CzEPAIPN (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope ...
Figure 13: Scale-up of conPET phosphorylation with 3CzEPAIPN.
Figure 14: A) Borylation of 1d. B) Characteristics and structure of PC1 with green and red parts showing the l...
Figure 15: A) Reductive C–H arylation scope with polysulfide conPET (top) and selected examples from the subst...
Figure 16: Scale-up of A) C–H arylation and B) dehaloborylation with polysulfide photocatalysis in continuous-...
Figure 17: A) Formation of [Ir1]0 and [Ir2]0 upon PET between [Ir1]+ and Et3N. B) Mechanism of multi-photon ta...
Figure 18: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides via multi-photon tandem photocatalysis. B) Selecte...
Figure 19: A) Carbonylative amidation of aryl halides in continuous flow. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 20: A) General scheme for reductive (RQ) and oxidative quenching (OQ) protocols using [FeIII(btz)3](PF6)...
Figure 21: A) Carbonylative amidation of alkyl iodides with [IrIII(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6. B) Selected examples fro...
Figure 22: A) Carboxylative C–N bond cleavage in cyclic amines. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope....
Figure 23: A) Formal reduction of alkenes to alkanes via transfer hydrogenation. B) Selected examples from the...
Figure 24: A) Birch-type reduction of benzenes with PMP-BPI. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope (sc...
Figure 25: Proposed mechanism of the OH− mediated conPET Birch-type reduction of benzene via generation of sol...
Figure 26: Reductive detosylation of N-tosylated amides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 27: A) Reductive detosylation of N-tosyl amides by dual PRC. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 28: A) Mechanism of the dual PRC based on PET between [Cu(dap)2]+ and DCA. B) Mechanism of the dual PRC...
Figure 29: A) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides with anthracene. B) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides rely...
Figure 30: A) Pentafluorosulfanylation and fluoride elimination. B) Mechanism of the pentafluorosulfanylation ...
Figure 31: A) α-Alkoxypentafluorosulfanylation (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope (bottom). ...
Figure 32: A) Oxidative amination of arenes with azoles catalyzed by N-Ph PTZ. B) Selected examples from the s...
Figure 33: A) C(sp3)–H bond activation by HAT via chloride oxidation by *N-Ph PTZ•+. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Figure 34: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H azolation of electron-rich arenes with pyrazoles using Mes-Acr+ as a photoca...
Figure 35: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated phot...
Figure 36: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TPA as an electro-activated photo...
Figure 37: Proposed mechanism (top) and mode of preassembly (bottom).
Figure 38: A) Possible preassemblies of reactive (left) vs unreactive (right) arenes. B) Calculated spin densi...
Figure 39: A) Recycling e-PRC C(sp2 )–H acetoxylation of arenes using DDQ as a photocatalyst. B) Proposed cata...
Figure 40: Gram scale hydroxylation of benzene in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 41: A) Radical ion e-PRC vicinal diamination of alkylarenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocat...
Figure 42: A) Sequential oxygenation of multiple adjacent C–H bonds under radical ion e-PRC using TAC+ as an e...
Figure 43: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds using ADQS as photocatalyst. B)...
Figure 44: Proposed tandem mechanism by Xu and co-workers.
Figure 45: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC decarboxylative cyanation using Cu(acac)2, Ce(OTf)3 and a box l...
Figure 46: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC benzylic cyanation using Cu(MeCN)4BF4, box ligand and anthraqui...
Figure 47: A) Radical ion e-PRC acetoxyhydroxylation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photoc...
Figure 48: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 49: Photoelectrochemical acetoxyhydroxylation in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 50: A) Radical ion e-PRC aminooxygenation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocatal...
Figure 51: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with organic trifluoroborates using Mes-Acr+ as p...
Figure 52: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using CeCl3·7H2O as catalyst. B) ...
Figure 53: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2·6H2O as cata...
Figure 54: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with alkyl oxalates and 4CzIPN as photocatalyst. ...
Figure 55: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H carbamoylation of heteroarenes using 4CzIPN as photocatalyst...
Figure 56: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated hydrocarbon activation via the chlorine radical. B) Proposed m...
Figure 57: A) Selected examples from the substrate scope. B) Gram and decagram scale semi-continuous flow PEC ...
Figure 58: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated dehydrogenative coupling of benzothiazoles with aliphatic C–H ...
Figure 59: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT activation of ethers using electro-activated TAC+ as photocatalyst. B) ...
Figure 60: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 61: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated synthesis of alkylated benzimidazo-fused isoquinolinones using...
Figure 62: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical cerium-catalyzed oxydichlorination of alkynes using CeCl3 as cata...
Figure 63: Proposed decoupled photoelectrochemical mechanism.
Figure 64: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical ring-opening bromination of tertiary cycloalkanols using MgBr2 as...
Figure 65: A) Recycling e-PRC ring-opening functionalization of cycloalkanols using CeCl3 as catalyst. B) Prop...
Figure 66: Selected examples from the substrate scope of the PEC ring-opening functionalization.
Figure 67: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of chloro- and bromoarenes using DCA as catalyst and various accepto...
Figure 68: A) Screening of different phthalimide derivatives as catalyst for the e-PRC reduction of aryl halid...
Figure 69: Screening of different organic catalysts for the e-PRC reduction of trialkylanilium salts.
Figure 70: A) e-PRC reduction of phosphonated phenols and anilinium salts. B) Selected examples from the subst...
Figure 71: A) ConPET and e-PRC reduction of 4-bromobenzonitrile using a naphthalene diimide (NDI) precatalyst ...
Figure 72: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of phosphinated aliphatic alcohols with n-BuO-NpMI as catalyst. B) C...
Figure 73: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 74: A) Recycling e-PRC reductive dimerization of benzylic chlorides using a [Cu2] catalyst. B) Proposed...
Figure 75: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical C–H alkylation of heteroarenes through deamination of Katritzky s...
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism by Chen and co-workers.
The unique reactivity of 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridine in the Huisgen 1,4-diploar cycloaddition and formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition
- Xiu-Yu Chen,
- Hui Zheng,
- Ying Han,
- Jing Sun and
- Chao-Guo Yan
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 982–990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.73
- act as activated alkene to take part in various cycloaddition reactions [35][36][37][38][39][40]. For example, Lavilla and co-workers developed a Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed three-component reaction of 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridines, arylamines and ethyl glyoxylate for the preparation of various pyrido
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Various cycloaddition reactions of 5,6-unsymmetric 1,4-dihydropyridines.
Figure 1: Single crystal structure of the compound 4k.
Figure 2: Single crystal structure of compound 5a.
Figure 3: Single crystal structure of compound 6f.
Scheme 2: Plausible reaction mechanism for the various products 4, 5, and 6.
Aromatic C–H bond functionalization through organocatalyzed asymmetric intermolecular aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction: a recent update
- Anup Biswas
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 956–981, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.72
- after recrystallization. Subsequent ozonolysis of the terminal alkene functionality with a follow-up reduction furnished primary alcohol 134 which was transformed into the azide 135. Reduction of the azide 135 was accompanied by debenzylation, was followed by tosylation of the primary amine and exchange
- of the Boc-protecting group with the Teoc group then gave phenol 136. Compound 136 was then subjected to a highly diastereoselective oxidative phenolic coupling giving fused tetracyclic architecture 137. Follow-up acid-mediated intramolecular aza-Michael addition and subsequent alkene reduction
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: First organocatalyzed asymmetric aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 2: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction between indoles and cyclic ketimines.
Scheme 3: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction utilizing trifluoromethyldihydrobenzoazepinoindoles as electrophiles.
Scheme 4: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction utilizing cyclic N-sulfimines as electrophiles.
Scheme 5: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction involving N-unprotected imino ester as electrophile.
Scheme 6: Aza-Friedel–Crafts and lactonization cascade.
Scheme 7: One-pot oxidation and aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 8: C1 and C2-symmetric phosphoric acids as catalysts.
Scheme 9: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction using Nps-iminophosphonates as electrophiles.
Scheme 10: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction between indole and α-iminophosphonate.
Scheme 11: [2.2]-Paracyclophane-derived chiral phosphoric acids as catalyst.
Scheme 12: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction through ring opening of sulfamidates.
Scheme 13: Isoquinoline-1,3(2H,4H)-dione scaffolds as electrophiles.
Scheme 14: Functionalization of the carbocyclic ring of substituted indoles.
Scheme 15: Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction between unprotected imines and aza-heterocycles.
Scheme 16: Anilines and α-naphthols as potential nucleophiles.
Scheme 17: Solvent-controlled regioselective aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 18: Generating central and axial chirality via aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 19: Reaction between indoles and racemic 2,3-dihydroisoxazol-3-ol derivatives.
Scheme 20: Exploiting 5-aminoisoxazoles as nucleophiles.
Scheme 21: Reaction between unsubstituted indoles and 3-alkynylated 3-hydroxy-1-oxoisoindolines.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of unnatural amino acids bearing an aza-quaternary stereocenter.
Scheme 23: Atroposelective aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 24: Coupling of 5-aminopyrazole and 3H-indol-3-ones.
Scheme 25: Pyrophosphoric acid-catalyzed aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction on phenols.
Scheme 26: Squaramide-assisted aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 27: Thiourea-catalyzed aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 28: Squaramide-catalyzed reaction between β-naphthols and benzothiazolimines.
Scheme 29: Thiourea-catalyzed reaction between β-naphthol and isatin-derived ketamine.
Scheme 30: Quinine-derived molecule as catalyst.
Scheme 31: Cinchona alkaloid as catalyst.
Scheme 32: aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction by phase transfer catalyst.
Scheme 33: Disulfonamide-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 34: Heterogenous thiourea-catalyzed aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction.
Scheme 35: Total synthesis of (+)-gracilamine.
Scheme 36: Total synthesis of (−)-fumimycin.
Photoredox catalysis enabling decarboxylative radical cyclization of γ,γ-dimethylallyltryptophan (DMAT) derivatives: formal synthesis of 6,7-secoagroclavine
- Alessio Regni,
- Francesca Bartoccini and
- Giovanni Piersanti
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 918–927, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.70
- -dimethylallyltryptophan (DMAT) derivatives containing unactivated alkene moieties has been developed, providing green and efficient access to various six-, seven-, and eight-membered ring 3,4-fused tricyclic indoles. This type of cyclization, which was hitherto very difficult to comprehend in ergot biosynthesis and to
- generated by reductive decarboxylation, could add in an 8-endo-trig manner (common in radical chemistry) to the alkene and the resulting radical could be oxidized to the cation by the oxidized form of the photocatalyst to close the photocatalytic cycle, followed by formation of the double bond. Even though
- intramolecular 7-endo-trig ring closure) may well be the thermodynamic product based on the more stabilized benzylic radical that is produced [101]. As largely reported in the literature [102][103], radicals generated next to alcohols do not normally undergo β-elimination to give alkene/carbon–carbon double-bond
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: (a) Transformations of DMAT to different classes of ergot alkaloids. (b) and (c) Strategies for the...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of compound 5.
Scheme 2: Photoredox-catalyzed radical decarboxylative cyclization of 5.
Figure 2: Proposed reaction mechanism for photoredox-catalyzed radical decarboxylative cyclization.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tryptophan derivatives 8 and 10.
Figure 3: Proposed reaction mechanism for photoredox-catalyzed radical decarboxylative cyclization.
Scheme 4: Methylation of 11 and the formal total synthesis of (±)-6,7-secoagroclavine.
Synthesis of aliphatic nitriles from cyclobutanone oxime mediated by sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2)
- Xian-Lin Chen and
- Hua-Li Qin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 901–908, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.68
- Scheme 5. Under the promotion of the base, cyclobutanone oxime preliminarily reacts with SO2F2, generating the activated precursor fluorosulfonate, which further reacts with the alkene 2a in the presence of the copper catalyst under Ar atmosphere for 9 h (Scheme 5a). The corresponding product was
- afford the iminyl radical intermediate II. In the following step, the ring-strain of cyclobutanone is released under the promotion of the imine radical, giving the C-centered radical III which is subsequently captured by the alkene. Meanwhile, the radical IV transfers an electron to [Cun+1] regenerating
- cyclobutanone oximes. Substrate scope of δ-olefin-containing aliphatic nitriles. Reaction conditions: A mixture of cyclobutanone oxime derivative 1 (3.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv), alkene 2 (1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv), Cu2O (1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv) and potassium acetate (10.0 mmol, 10.0 equiv) in extra dry dioxane or DMSO (0.1 M
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Representative nitrile-containing functional materials, drug carriers, and medicines.
Scheme 2: Activating protocol of cyclobutanone oximes.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of δ-olefin-containing aliphatic nitriles. Reaction conditions: A mixture of cyclob...
Scheme 4: Competition between two reactions caused by the reduction of base equivalent.
Scheme 5: Mechanistic investigations.
Scheme 6: A proposed plausible mechanism.
Pyridine C(sp2)–H bond functionalization under transition-metal and rare earth metal catalysis
- Haritha Sindhe,
- Malladi Mounika Reddy,
- Karthikeyan Rajkumar,
- Akshay Kamble,
- Amardeep Singh,
- Anand Kumar and
- Satyasheel Sharma
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 820–863, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.62
- mechanism involves the coordination of pyridine to the metal center of the cationic catalyst and B(C6F5)3 promotes the ortho-C–H activation (deprotonation) of pyridine to afford pyridyl species 6. Next, the 2,1-migratory insertion of alkene 2 into the metal–pyridyl bond in 6 gives the intermediate 7, which
- migratory insertion of the alkene into the metal–C bond of 23 gives the intermediate 24a on reaction with styrene 18 and intermediate 24b in the presence of alkene 20. The intermediates 24a and 24b then undergo further hydrolysis to give the desired linear products 19 and branched products 21, respectively
- with a bulky N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and (2,6-t-Bu2-4-Me-C6H2O)2AlMe (MAD) as the Lewis acid which allowed the direct C-4 alkylation of pyridines 1 (Scheme 12a). With the optimized reaction conditions in hand the group also screened the alkene and pyridine substrate scope which resulted C4
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative examples of bioactive natural products and FDA-approved drugs containing a pyridine ...
Scheme 1: Classical and traditional methods for the synthesis of functionalized pyridines.
Scheme 2: Rare earth metal (Ln)-catalyzed pyridine C–H alkylation.
Scheme 3: Pd-catalyzed C–H alkylation of pyridine N-oxide.
Scheme 4: CuI-catalyzed C–H alkylation of N-iminopyridinium ylides with tosylhydrazones (A) and a plausible r...
Scheme 5: Zirconium complex-catalyzed pyridine C–H alkylation.
Scheme 6: Rare earth metal-catalyzed pyridine C–H alkylation with nonpolar unsaturated substrates.
Scheme 7: Heterobimetallic Rh–Al complex-catalyzed ortho-C–H monoalkylation of pyridines.
Scheme 8: Mono(phosphinoamido)-rare earth complex-catalyzed pyridine C–H alkylation.
Scheme 9: Rhodium-catalyzed pyridine C–H alkylation with acrylates and acrylamides.
Scheme 10: Ni–Al bimetallic system-catalyzed pyridine C–H alkylation.
Scheme 11: Iridium-catalyzed pyridine C–H alkylation.
Scheme 12: para-C(sp2)–H Alkylation of pyridines with alkenes.
Scheme 13: Enantioselective pyridine C–H alkylation.
Scheme 14: Pd-catalyzed C2-olefination of pyridines.
Scheme 15: Ru-catalyzed C-6 (C-2)-propenylation of 2-arylated pyridines.
Scheme 16: C–H addition of allenes to pyridines catalyzed by half-sandwich Sc metal complex.
Scheme 17: Pd-catalyzed stereodivergent synthesis of alkenylated pyridines.
Scheme 18: Pd-catalyzed ligand-promoted selective C3-olefination of pyridines.
Scheme 19: Mono-N-protected amino acids in Pd-catalyzed C3-alkenylation of pyridines.
Scheme 20: Amide-directed and rhodium-catalyzed C3-alkenylation of pyridines.
Scheme 21: Bimetallic Ni–Al-catalyzed para-selective alkenylation of pyridine.
Scheme 22: Arylboronic ester-assisted pyridine direct C–H arylation.
Scheme 23: Pd-catalyzed C–H arylation/benzylation with toluene.
Scheme 24: Pd-catalyzed pyridine C–H arylation with potassium aryl- and heteroaryltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 25: Transient activator strategy in pyridine C–H biarylation.
Scheme 26: Ligand-promoted C3-arylation of pyridine.
Scheme 27: Pd-catalyzed arylation of nicotinic and isonicotinic acids.
Scheme 28: Iron-catalyzed and imine-directed C–H arylation of pyridines.
Scheme 29: Pd–(bipy-6-OH) cooperative system-mediated direct pyridine C3-arylation.
Scheme 30: Pd-catalyzed pyridine N-oxide C–H arylation with heteroarylcarboxylic acids.
Scheme 31: Pd-catalyzed C–H cross-coupling of pyridine N-oxides with five-membered heterocycles.
Scheme 32: Cu-catalyzed dehydrative biaryl coupling of azine(pyridine) N-oxides and oxazoles.
Scheme 33: Rh(III)-catalyzed cross dehydrogenative C3-heteroarylation of pyridines.
Scheme 34: Pd-catalyzed C3-selective arylation of pyridines.
Scheme 35: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative C–H annulation of pyridines to quinolines.
Scheme 36: Rhodium-catalyzed and NHC-directed C–H annulation of pyridine.
Scheme 37: Ni/NHC-catalyzed regio- and enantioselective C–H cyclization of pyridines.
Scheme 38: Rare earth metal-catalyzed intramolecular C–H cyclization of pyridine to azaindolines.
Scheme 39: Rh-catalyzed alkenylation of bipyridine with terminal silylacetylenes.
Scheme 40: Rollover cyclometallation in Rh-catalyzed pyridine C–H functionalization.
Scheme 41: Rollover pathway in Rh-catalyzed C–H functionalization of N,N,N-tridentate chelating compounds.
Scheme 42: Pd-catalyzed rollover pathway in bipyridine-6-carboxamides C–H arylation.
Scheme 43: Rh-catalyzed C3-acylmethylation of bipyridine-6-carboxamides with sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 44: Rh-catalyzed C–H functionalization of bipyridines with alkynes.
Scheme 45: Rh-catalyzed C–H acylmethylation and annulation of bipyridine with sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 46: Iridium-catalyzed C4-borylation of pyridines.
Scheme 47: C3-Borylation of pyridines.
Scheme 48: Pd-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of silylated dihydropyridines.
Photocatalytic sequential C–H functionalization expediting acetoxymalonylation of imidazo heterocycles
- Deepak Singh,
- Shyamal Pramanik and
- Soumitra Maity
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 666–673, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.48
- the involvement of a malonyl radical and an acetyl radical in the course of the reaction (see Supporting Information File 1 for details). Additionally, when an aliphatic alkene, 5-hexen-1-ol was introduced into the reaction mixture under standard conditions without Zn(OAc)2, an ATRA product 9 was
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Strategies of C-3 functionalizations of IPs and present work.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Conditions: unless otherwise noted, all reactions were carried out with 1 (0.2 mmo...
Scheme 3: Mechanistic investigations.
Scheme 4: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Enolates ambushed – asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and subsequent enolate trapping with conventional and less traditional electrophiles
- Péter Kisszékelyi and
- Radovan Šebesta
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 593–634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.44
- trapping was observed, however, we isolated trapping products with onium compounds having tropylium, benzodithiolium, and 1,3-dithian-2-ylium cations. The zirconium enolate also reacted with a highly activated alkene (Scheme 33) [69]. A comparison with related Mg and Si enolates revealed a lower reactivity
- Phebox-based rhodium complex (C3) to catalyze the tandem conjugate addition of a terminal alkene followed by reacting the bicyclic dienol silyl ether intermediate with Michael acceptors in a one-pot procedure (Scheme 50) [92]. The bridged cyclic products 196a,b, formed by a double Michael addition
- methodology employed a multistep tandem procedure (Scheme 60): first, the alkylzirconium nucleophile was produced by hydrometalation of the functionalized alkene 142. Next, this organozirconium reagent was used in a Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition to 3-methyl-2-cyclohex-2-ene-1-one (141) followed
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: General scheme depicting tandem reactions based on an asymmetric conjugate addition followed by an ...
Scheme 2: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition of R2Zn/aldol reaction with chiral acetals.
Scheme 3: Cu-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization of cyclopentene-1,3-diones using a tandem conjugate additi...
Scheme 4: Stereocontrolled assembly of dialkylzincs, cyclic enones, and sulfinylimines utilizing a Cu-catalyz...
Scheme 5: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/Mannich reaction (A). Access to chiral isoindolinones and tr...
Scheme 6: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/nitro-Mannich reaction (A) with syn–anti or syn–syn selectiv...
Figure 1: Various chiral ligands utilized for the tandem conjugate addition/Michael reaction sequences.
Scheme 7: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/Michael reaction: side-product formation with chalcone (A) a...
Scheme 8: Zn enolate trapping using allyl iodides (A), Stork–Jung vinylsilane reagents (B), and allyl bromide...
Scheme 9: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/acylation through Li R2Zn enolate (A). A four-component coup...
Scheme 10: Selected examples for the Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/trifluoromethylthiolation sequence....
Scheme 11: Zn enolates trapped by vinyloxiranes: synthesis of allylic alcohols.
Scheme 12: Stereoselective cyclopropanation of Mg enolates formed by ACA of Grignard reagents to chlorocrotona...
Scheme 13: Domino aldol reactions of Mg enolates formed from coumarin and chromone.
Scheme 14: Oxidative coupling of ACA-produced Mg enolates.
Scheme 15: Tandem ACA of Grignard reagents to enones and Mannich reaction.
Scheme 16: Diastereodivergent Mannich reaction of Mg enolates with differently N-protected imines.
Scheme 17: Tandem Grignard–ACA–Mannich using Taddol-based phosphine-phosphite ligands.
Scheme 18: Tandem reaction of Mg enolates with aminomethylating reagents.
Scheme 19: Tandem reaction composed of Grignard ACA to alkynyl enones.
Scheme 20: Rh/Cu-catalyzed tandem reaction of diazo enoates leading to cyclobutanes.
Scheme 21: Tandem Grignard-ACA of cyclopentenones and alkylation of enolates.
Scheme 22: Tandem ACA of Grignard reagents followed by enolate trapping reaction with onium compounds.
Scheme 23: Mg enolates generated from unsaturated lactones in reaction with activated alkenes.
Scheme 24: Lewis acid mediated ACA to amides and SN2 cyclization of a Br-appended enolate.
Scheme 25: Trapping reactions of aza-enolates with Michael acceptors.
Scheme 26: Si enolates generated by TMSOTf-mediated ACA of Grignard reagents and enolate trapping reaction wit...
Scheme 27: Trapping reactions of enolates generated from alkenyl heterocycles (A) and carboxylic acids (B) wit...
Scheme 28: Reactions of heterocyclic Mg enolates with onium compounds.
Scheme 29: Synthetic transformations of cycloheptatrienyl and benzodithiolyl substituents.
Scheme 30: Aminomethylation of Al enolates generated by ACA of trialkylaluminum reagents.
Scheme 31: Trapping reactions of enolates with activated alkenes.
Scheme 32: Alkynylation of racemic aluminum or magnesium enolates.
Scheme 33: Trapping reactions of Zr enolates generated by Cu-ACA of organozirconium reagents.
Scheme 34: Chloromethylation of Zr enolates using the Vilsmeier–Haack reagent.
Scheme 35: Tandem conjugate borylation with subsequent protonation or enolate trapping by an electrophile.
Scheme 36: Tandem conjugate borylation/aldol reaction of cyclohexenones.
Scheme 37: Selected examples for the tandem asymmetric borylation/intramolecular aldol reaction; synthesis of ...
Scheme 38: Cu-catalyzed tandem methylborylation of α,β-unsaturated phosphine oxide in the presence of (R,Sp)-J...
Scheme 39: Cu-catalyzed tandem transannular conjugated borylation/aldol cyclization of macrocycles containing ...
Scheme 40: Stereoselective tandem conjugate borylation/Mannich cyclization: selected examples (A) and a multi-...
Scheme 41: Some examples of Cu-catalyzed asymmetric tandem borylation/aldol cyclization (A). Application to di...
Scheme 42: Atropisomeric P,N-ligands used in tandem conjugate borylation/aldol cyclization sequence.
Scheme 43: Selected examples for the enantioselective Cu-catalyzed borylation/intramolecular Michael addition ...
Scheme 44: Selected examples for the preparation of enantioenriched spiroindanes using a Cu-catalyzed tandem c...
Scheme 45: Enantioselective conjugate borylation of cyclobutene-1-carboxylic acid diphenylmethyl ester 175 wit...
Scheme 46: Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate silylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with subsequen...
Scheme 47: Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate silylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with subsequen...
Scheme 48: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate silylation/aldol condensation. The diastereoselectivity is controlled...
Scheme 49: Chiral Ru-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction.
Scheme 50: Rh-Phebox complex-catalyzed reductive cyclization and subsequent reaction with Michael acceptors th...
Scheme 51: Rh-catalyzed tandem asymmetric conjugate alkynylation/aldol reaction (A) and subsequent spiro-cycli...
Scheme 52: Rh-bod complex-catalyzed tandem asymmetric conjugate arylation/intramolecular aldol addition (A). S...
Scheme 53: Co-catalyzed C–H-bond activation/asymmetric conjugate addition/aldol reaction.
Scheme 54: (Diisopinocampheyl)borane-promoted 1,4-hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated morpholine carboxamides and...
Figure 2: Some examples of total syntheses that have been recently reviewed.
Scheme 55: Stereoselective synthesis of antimalarial prodrug (+)-artemisinin utilizing a tandem conjugate addi...
Scheme 56: Amphilectane and serrulatane diterpenoids: preparation of chiral starting material via asymmetric t...
Scheme 57: Various asymmetric syntheses of pleuromutilin and related compounds based on a tandem conjugate add...
Scheme 58: Total synthesis of glaucocalyxin A utilizing a tandem conjugate addition/acylation reaction sequenc...
Scheme 59: Installation of the exocyclic double bond using a tandem conjugate addition/aminomethylation sequen...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of the taxol core using a tandem conjugate addition/enolate trapping sequence with Vilsme...
Scheme 61: Synthesis of the tricyclic core of 12-epi-JBIR-23/24 utilizing a Rh-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate ...
Scheme 62: Total synthesis of (−)-peyssonoside A utilizing a Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate ad...
Access to cyclopropanes with geminal trifluoromethyl and difluoromethylphosphonate groups
- Ita Hajdin,
- Romana Pajkert,
- Mira Keßler,
- Jianlin Han,
- Haibo Mei and
- Gerd-Volker Röschenthaler
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 541–549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.39
- cyclopropanation. Reaction conditions: alkene (0.15 mmol), diazo compound 5 (0.1 mmol), CuI (1 mol %), dry toluene, 111 °C, Ar atmosphere. aYields refer to isolated products; bdr ratio determined by 19F NMR spectroscopy. Scope of the cyclopropanation. Reaction conditions: alkene (0.15 mmol), diazo compound 5 (0.1
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Previous works (A–D) and the extension (this work).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of diethyl 2-diazo-1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropylphosphonate (5).
Scheme 3: Scope of the cyclopropanation. Reaction conditions: alkene (0.15 mmol), diazo compound 5 (0.1 mmol)...
Figure 1: 19F,1H-HOESY spectrum of compound 6c.
Scheme 4: Scope of the cyclopropanation. Reaction conditions: alkene (0.15 mmol), diazo compound 5 (0.1 mmol)...
Scheme 5: Addition of CuI to the diazo compound 5.
Scheme 6: Possible addition of styrene to Int2 yielding Int4_1 and Int4_2 through Int3_1 and Int3_2.
Scheme 7: Possible addition of styrene to Int2 yielding Int4_3 and Int4_4 without further intermediates.
Scheme 8: Formation of the products Pr1 to Pr4.
