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When metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization meets visible-light photocatalysis
- Lucas Guillemard and
- Joanna Wencel-Delord
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1754–1804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.147
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Concept of dual synergistic catalysis.
Figure 2: Classification of catalytic systems involving two catalysts.
Figure 3: General mechanism for the dual nickel/photoredox catalytic system.
Figure 4: General mechanisms for C–H activation catalysis involving different reoxidation strategies.
Figure 5: Indole synthesis via dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 6: Proposed mechanism for the indole synthesis via dual catalysis.
Figure 7: Oxidative Heck reaction on arenes via the dual catalysis.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for the Heck reaction on arenes via dual catalysis.
Figure 9: Oxidative Heck reaction on phenols via the dual catalysis.
Figure 10: Proposed mechanism for the Heck reaction on phenols via dual catalysis.
Figure 11: Carbazole synthesis via dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 12: Proposed mechanism for the carbazole synthesis via dual catalysis.
Figure 13: Carbonylation of enamides via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 14: Proposed mechanism for carbonylation of enamides via dual catalysis.
Figure 15: Annulation of benzamides via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 16: Proposed mechanism for the annulation of benzamides via dual catalysis.
Figure 17: Synthesis of indoles via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 18: Proposed mechanism for the indole synthesis via dual catalysis.
Figure 19: General concept of dual catalysis merging C–H activation and photoredox catalysis.
Figure 20: The first example of dual catalysis merging C–H activation and photoredox catalysis.
Figure 21: Proposed mechanism for the C–H arylation with diazonium salts via dual catalysis.
Figure 22: Dual catalysis merging C–H activation/photoredox using diaryliodonium salts.
Figure 23: Direct arylation via the dual catalytic system reported by Xu.
Figure 24: Direct arylation via dual catalytic system reported by Balaraman.
Figure 25: Direct arylation via dual catalytic system reported by Guo.
Figure 26: C(sp3)–H bond arylation via the dual Pd/photoredox catalytic system.
Figure 27: Acetanilide derivatives acylation via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 28: Proposed mechanism for the C–H acylation with α-ketoacids via dual catalysis.
Figure 29: Acylation of azobenzenes via the dual catalysis C–H activation/photoredox.
Figure 30: C2-acylation of indoles via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 31: Proposed mechanism for the C2-acylation of indoles with aldehydes via dual catalysis.
Figure 32: C2-acylation of indoles via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 33: Perfluoroalkylation of arenes via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 34: Proposed mechanism for perfluoroalkylation of arenes via dual catalysis.
Figure 35: Sulfonylation of 1-naphthylamides via the dual C–H activation/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 36: Proposed mechanism for sulfonylation of 1-naphthylamides via dual catalysis.
Figure 37: meta-C–H Alkylation of arenes via visible-light metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 38: Alternative procedure for meta-C–H alkylation of arenes via metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 39: Proposed mechanism for meta-C–H alkylation of arenes via metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 40: C–H borylation of arenes via visible-light metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 41: Proposed mechanism for C–H borylation of arenes via visible-light metallaphotocatalysis.
Figure 42: Undirected C–H aryl–aryl cross coupling via dual gold/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 43: Proposed mechanism for the undirected C–H aryl–aryl cross-coupling via dual catalysis.
Figure 44: Undirected C–H arylation of (hetero)arenes via dual manganese/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 45: Proposed mechanism for the undirected arylation of (hetero)arenes via dual catalysis.
Figure 46: Photoinduced C–H arylation of azoles via copper catalysis.
Figure 47: Photo-induced C–H chalcogenation of azoles via copper catalysis.
Figure 48: Decarboxylative C–H adamantylation of azoles via dual cobalt/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 49: Proposed mechanism for the C–H adamantylation of azoles via dual catalysis.
Figure 50: General mechanisms for the “classical” (left) and Cu-free variant (right) Sonogoshira reaction.
Figure 51: First example of a dual palladium/photoredox catalysis for Sonogashira-type couplings.
Figure 52: Arylation of terminal alkynes with diazonium salts via dual gold/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 53: Proposed mechanism for the arylation of terminal alkynes via dual catalysis.
Figure 54: C–H Alkylation of alcohols promoted by H-atom transfer (HAT).
Figure 55: Proposed mechanism for the C–H alkylation of alcohols promoted by HAT.
Figure 56: C(sp3)–H arylation of latent nucleophiles promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 57: Proposed mechanism for the C(sp3)–H arylation of latent nucleophiles promoted by HAT.
Figure 58: Direct α-arylation of alcohols promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 59: Proposed mechanism for the direct α-arylation of alcohols promoted by HAT.
Figure 60: C–H arylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 61: Proposed mechanism for the C–H arylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 62: C–H functionalization of nucleophiles via excited ketone/nickel dual catalysis.
Figure 63: Proposed mechanism for the C–H functionalization enabled by excited ketones.
Figure 64: Selective sp3–sp3 cross-coupling promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 65: Proposed mechanism for the selective sp3–sp3 cross-coupling promoted by HAT.
Figure 66: Direct C(sp3)–H acylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 67: Proposed mechanism for the C–H acylation of amines via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 68: C–H hydroalkylation of internal alkynes via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 69: Proposed mechanism for the C–H hydroalkylation of internal alkynes.
Figure 70: Alternative procedure for the C–H hydroalkylation of ynones, ynoates, and ynamides.
Figure 71: Allylic C(sp3)–H activation via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 72: Proposed mechanism for the allylic C(sp3)–H activation via dual Ni/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 73: Asymmetric allylation of aldehydes via dual Cr/photoredox catalysis.
Figure 74: Proposed mechanism for the asymmetric allylation of aldehydes via dual catalysis.
Figure 75: Aldehyde C–H functionalization promoted by H-atom transfer.
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism for the C–H functionalization of aldehydes promoted by HAT.
Figure 77: Direct C–H arylation of strong aliphatic bonds promoted by HAT.
Figure 78: Proposed mechanism for the C–H arylation of strong aliphatic bonds promoted by HAT.
Figure 79: Direct C–H trifluoromethylation of strong aliphatic bonds promoted by HAT.
Figure 80: Proposed mechanism for the C–H trifluoromethylation of strong aliphatic bonds.
Pauson–Khand reaction of fluorinated compounds
- Jorge Escorihuela,
- Daniel M. Sedgwick,
- Alberto Llobat,
- Mercedes Medio-Simón,
- Pablo Barrio and
- Santos Fustero
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1662–1682, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.138
- imine-derived CF3-containing enyne, bearing the trifluoromethylethynyl group at the ortho position (Scheme 16) [55]. One of the key steps in the preparation of the starting 1,n-enynes was a highly diastereoselective allylation reaction of chiral Ellman’s sulfinylimines. Based on this strategy, chiral
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Schematic representation of the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 2: Substrates included in this review.
Scheme 3: Commonly accepted mechanism for the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 4: Regioselectivity of the PKR.
Scheme 5: Variability at the acetylenic and olefinic counterpart.
Scheme 6: Pauson–Khand reaction of fluoroolefinic enynes reported by the group of Ishizaki [46].
Scheme 7: PKR of enynes bearing fluorinated groups on the alkynyl moiety, reported by the group of Ishizaki [46]....
Scheme 8: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes reported by the group of Billard [47].
Scheme 9: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes reported by the group of Billard [48].
Scheme 10: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes by the group of Bonnet-Delpon [49]. Reaction conditions: i) Co(CO)8 (1...
Scheme 11: Intramolecular PKR of 1,6-enynes reported by the group of Ichikawa [50].
Scheme 12: Intramolecular Rh(I)-catalyzed PKR reported by the group of Hammond [52].
Scheme 13: Intramolecular PKR of allenynes reported by the group of Osipov [53].
Scheme 14: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes reported by the group of Osipov [53].
Scheme 15: Intramolecular PKR of fluorine-containing 1,6-enynes reported by the Konno group [54].
Scheme 16: Diastereoselective PKR with enantioenriched fluorinated enynes 34 [55].
Scheme 17: Intramolecular PKR reported by the group of Martinez-Solorio [56].
Scheme 18: Fluorine substitution at the olefinic counterpart.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of fluorinated enynes 37 [59].
Scheme 20: Fluorine-containing substrates in PKR [59].
Scheme 21: Pauson Khand reaction for fluorinated enynes by the Fustero group: scope and limitations [59].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of chloro and bromo analogues [59].
Scheme 23: Dimerization pathway [59].
Scheme 24: Synthesis of fluorine-containing N-tethered 1,7-enynes [61].
Scheme 25: Intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered fluorinated 1,7-enynes [61].
Scheme 26: Examples of further modifications to the Pauson−Khand adducts [61].
Scheme 27: Asymmetric synthesis the fluorinated enynes 53.
Scheme 28: Intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered 1,7-enynes 53 [64].
Scheme 29: Intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered 1,7-enyne bearing a vinyl fluoride [64].
Scheme 30: Catalytic intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered 1,7-enynes [64].
Scheme 31: Model fluorinated alkynes used by Riera and Fustero [70].
Scheme 32: PKR with norbornadiene and fluorinated alkynes 58 [71].
Scheme 33: Nucleophilic addition/detrifluoromethylation and retro Diels-Alder reactions [70].
Scheme 34: Tentative mechanism for the nucleophilic addition/retro-aldol reaction sequence.
Scheme 35: Catalytic PKR with norbornadiene [70].
Scheme 36: Scope of the PKR of trifluoromethylalkynes with norbornadiene [72].
Scheme 37: DBU-mediated detrifluoromethylation [72].
Scheme 38: A simple route to enone 67, a common intermediate in the total synthesis of α-cuparenone.
Scheme 39: Effect of the olefin partner in the regioselectivity of the PKR with trifluoromethyl alkynes [79].
Scheme 40: Intermolecular PKR of trifluoromethylalkynes with 2-norbornene reported by the group of Konno [54].
Scheme 41: Intermolecular PKR of diarylalkynes with 2-norbornene reported by the group of Helaja [80].
Scheme 42: Intermolecular PKR reported by León and Fernández [81].
Scheme 43: PKR reported with cyclopropene 73 [82].
Heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow chemical reactors
- Christopher G. Thomson,
- Ai-Lan Lee and
- Filipe Vilela
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Bar chart of the publications per year for the topics “Photocatalysis” (49,662 instances) and “P...
Figure 2: A) Professor Giacomo Ciamician and Dr. Paolo Silber on their roof laboratory at the University of B...
Scheme 1: PRC trifluoromethylation of N-methylpyrrole (1) using hazardous gaseous CF3I safely in a flow react...
Figure 3: A) Unit cells of the three most common crystal structures of TiO2: rutile, brookite, and anatase. R...
Figure 4: Illustration of the key semiconductor photocatalysis events: 1) A photon with a frequency exceeding...
Figure 5: Photocatalytic splitting of water by oxygen vacancies on a TiO2(110) surface. Reprinted with permis...
Figure 6: Proposed adsorption modes of A) benzene, B) chlorobenzene, C) toluene, D) phenol, E) anisole, and F...
Figure 7: Structures of the sulfonate-containing organic dyes RB5 (3) and MX-5B (4) and the adsorption isothe...
Figure 8: Idealised triclinic unit cell of a g-C3N4 type polymer, displaying possible hopping transport scena...
Figure 9: Idealised structure of a perfect g-C3N4 sheet. The central unit highlighted in red represents one t...
Figure 10: Timeline of the key processes of charge transport following the photoexcitation of g-C3N4, leading ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic bifunctionalisation of heteroarenes using mpg-C3N4, with the selected examples 5 and ...
Figure 11: A) Structure of four linear conjugated polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, displaying th...
Figure 12: Graphical representation of the common methods used to immobilise molecular photocatalysts (PC) ont...
Figure 13: Wireless light emitter-supported TiO2 (TiO2@WLE) HPCat spheres powered by resonant inductive coupli...
Figure 14: Graphical representation of zinc–perylene diimide (Zn-PDI) supramolecular assembly photocatalysis v...
Scheme 3: Upconversion of NIR photons to the UV frequency by NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals sequentially coated wit...
Figure 15: Types of reactors employed in heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow. A) Fixed bed reactors and the s...
Figure 16: Electrochemical potential of common semiconductor, transition metal, and organic dye-based photocat...
Scheme 4: Possible mechanisms of an immobilised molecular photoredox catalyst by oxidative or reductive quenc...
Scheme 5: Scheme of the CMB-C3N4 photocatalytic decarboxylative fluorination of aryloxyacetic acids, with the...
Scheme 6: Scheme of the g-C3N4 photocatalytic desilylative coupling reaction in flow and proposed mechanism [208].
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the radical cyclisation of unsaturated alkyl 2-bromo-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds...
Scheme 8: N-alkylation of benzylamine and schematic of the TiO2-coated microfluidic device [213].
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism of the Pt@TiO2 photocatalytic deaminitive cyclisation of ʟ-lysine (23) to ʟ-pipe...
Scheme 10: A) Proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic oxidation of phenylboronic acid (24). B) Photos and SE...
Scheme 11: Proposed mechanism for the DA-CMP3 photocatalytic aza-Henry reaction performed in a continuous flow...
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the cyclic product 32 by TiO2-NC HPCats in a slurry flow re...
Scheme 13: Reaction scheme for the photocatalytic synthesis of homo and hetero disulfides in flow and scope of...
Scheme 14: Reaction scheme for the MoOx/TiO2 HPCat oxidation of cyclohexane (34) to benzene. The graph shows t...
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism of the TiO2 HPC heteroarene C–H functionalisation via aryl radicals generated fr...
Scheme 16: Scheme of the oxidative coupling of benzylamines with the HOTT-HATN HPCat and selected examples of ...
Scheme 17: Photocatalysis oxidation of benzyl alcohol (40) to benzaldehyde (41) in a microflow reactor coated ...
Figure 17: Mechanisms of Dexter and Forster energy transfer.
Scheme 18: Continuous flow process for the isomerisation of alkenes with an ionic liquid-immobilised photocata...
Scheme 19: Singlet oxygen synthetic step in the total synthesis of canataxpropellane [265].
Scheme 20: Scheme and proposed mechanism of the singlet oxygen photosensitisation by CMP_X HPCats, with the st...
Scheme 21: Structures of CMP HPCat materials applied by Vilela and co-workers for the singlet oxygen photosens...
Scheme 22: Polyvinylchloride resin-supported TDCPP photosensitisers applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisat...
Scheme 23: Structure of the ionically immobilised TPP photosensitiser on amberlyst-15 ion exchange resins (TPP...
Scheme 24: Photosensitised singlet oxygen oxidation of citronellol (46) in scCO2, with automatic phase separat...
Scheme 25: Schematic of PS-Est-BDP-Cl2 being applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisation in flow. A) Pseudo-...
Scheme 26: Reaction scheme of the singlet oxygen oxidation of furoic acid (54) using a 3D-printed microfluidic...
Figure 18: A) Photocatalytic bactericidal mechanism by ROS oxidative cleavage of membrane lipids (R = H, amino...
Figure 19: A) Suggested mechanisms for the aqueous pollutant degradation by TiO2 in a slurry flow reactor [284-287]. B)...
Figure 20: Schematic of the flow system used for the degradation of aqueous oxytetracycline (56) solutions [215]. M...
Scheme 27: Degradation of a salicylic acid (57) solution by a coupled solar photoelectro-Fenton (SPEF) process...
Figure 21: A) Schematic flow diagram using the TiO2-coated NETmix microfluidic device for an efficient mass tr...
Synthesis of pyrrolidinedione-fused hexahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines via three-component [3 + 2] cycloaddition followed by one-pot N-allylation and intramolecular Heck reactions
- Xiaoming Ma,
- Suzhi Meng,
- Xiaofeng Zhang,
- Qiang Zhang,
- Shenghu Yan,
- Yue Zhang and
- Wei Zhang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1225–1233, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.106
- Two kinds of [3 + 2] cycloaddition intermediates generated from the three-component reactions of 2-bromobenzaldehydes and maleimides with amino esters or amino acids were used for a one-pot N-allylation and intramolecular Heck reactions to form pyrrolidinedione-fused hexahydropyrrolo[2,1-a
- via sequential 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, N-allylation, and intramolecular Heck cyclization reactions [50][51][52][53][54] (Scheme 2, K). Both stabilized and non-stabilized azomethine ylides could be used for the initial [3 + 2] cycloaddition. A multicomponent reaction was combined with one-pot
- with 2-bromobenzaldehydes 3 and maleimides 4 (Scheme 3) [30][37]. The cycloaddition reactions were diastereoselective (>20:1 dr for adducts 5 and >6:1 dr for adducts 6). The major diastereomers of 5 and 6 were isolated for following N-allylation and intramolecular Heck reactions. Adduct 5a generated
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bioactive pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and hexahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines.
Scheme 1: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition with amino esters or amino acids.
Scheme 2: Scaffolds derived from the initial [3 + 2] adducts.
Scheme 3: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition with amino esters or amino acids. Conditions: 1:3:4 (1.2:1:1.1), Et3N (1.5 eq...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines 9. Reaction conditions: 5 (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv), 7 (3 equiv)...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines 11. Reaction conditions: 6 (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv), 7 (3 equiv...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines 12. Reaction conditions: 5 or 6 (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv), cinna...
Scheme 7: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of 9a.
Photocatalysis with organic dyes: facile access to reactive intermediates for synthesis
- Stephanie G. E. Amos,
- Marion Garreau,
- Luca Buzzetti and
- Jerome Waser
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1163–1187, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.103
- a suitable Michael acceptor 24.2 to obtain the corresponding allylation product 24.3 after a desulfonylation. Enones can also be subject to SET reductions through photoredox catalysis, and this can lead to [2 + 2] cycloadditions [2][108]. Similar intermediates can also be generated through the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of organic dyes. Mes-Acr+: 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium, DCA: 9,10-dicyanoanthra...
Scheme 1: Activation modes in photocatalysis.
Scheme 2: Main strategies for the formation of C(sp3) radicals used in organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 3: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of radicals from carboxylic acids:...
Scheme 4: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of C(sp3) radicals from redoxactiv...
Figure 2: Common substrates for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of C(sp3) radicals.
Scheme 5: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of radicals from dihydropyridines ...
Scheme 6: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of C(sp3) radicals from trifluorob...
Scheme 7: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of C(sp3) radicals from benzylic h...
Scheme 8: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of C(sp3) radicals via direct HAT: the cross...
Scheme 9: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of C(sp3) radicals via indirect HAT: the deu...
Scheme 10: Selected precursors for the generation of aryl radicals using organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 11: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from aryl diazoni...
Scheme 12: Illustrative examples for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from haloarenes:...
Scheme 13: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from aryl halides...
Scheme 14: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from arylsulfonyl...
Scheme 15: Illustrative example for the reductive photocatalytic generation of aryl radicals from triaryl sulf...
Scheme 16: Main strategies towards acyl radicals used in organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 17: Illustrative example for the decarboxylative photocatalytic generation of acyl radicals from α-keto...
Scheme 18: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of acyl radicals from acyl silanes...
Scheme 19: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of carbamoyl radicals from 4-carba...
Scheme 20: Illustrative example of the photocatalytic HAT approach for the generation of acyl radicals from al...
Scheme 21: General reactivity of a) radical cations; b) radical anions; c) the main strategies towards aryl an...
Scheme 22: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of alkene radical cations from alk...
Scheme 23: Illustrative example for the reductive photocatalytic generation of an alkene radical anion from al...
Figure 3: Structure of C–X radical anions and their neutral derivatives.
Scheme 24: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reduction of imines and the generation of an α-amino C(...
Scheme 25: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of aryl radical cations from arene...
Scheme 26: NCR classifications and generation.
Scheme 27: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of iminyl radicals from O-aryl oxi...
Scheme 28: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of iminyl radicals from α-N-oxy ac...
Scheme 29: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of iminyl radicals via an N–H bond...
Scheme 30: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of amidyl radicals from Weinreb am...
Scheme 31: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of amidyl radicals from hydroxylam...
Scheme 32: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of amidyl radicals from N-aminopyr...
Scheme 33: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of amidyl radicals from α-amido-ox...
Scheme 34: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of aminium radicals: the N-aryltet...
Scheme 35: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of nitrogen-centered radical catio...
Scheme 36: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of nitrogen-centered radical catio...
Scheme 37: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of hydrazonyl radical from hydrazo...
Scheme 38: Generation of O-radicals.
Scheme 39: Illustrative examples for the photocatalytic generation of O-radicals from N-alkoxypyridinium salts...
Scheme 40: Illustrative examples for the photocatalytic generation of O-radicals from alkyl hydroperoxides: th...
Scheme 41: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of thiyl radicals from thiols: the...
Scheme 42: Main strategies and reagents for the generation of sulfonyl radicals used in organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 43: Illustrative example for the reductive photocatalytic generation of sulfonyl radicals from arylsulf...
Scheme 44: Illustrative example of a Cl atom abstraction strategy for the photocatalytic generation of sulfamo...
Scheme 45: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of sulfonyl radicals from sulfinic...
Scheme 46: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of electronically excited triplet states: th...
Scheme 47: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of electronically excited triplet states: th...
Photocatalytic deaminative benzylation and alkylation of tetrahydroisoquinolines with N-alkylpyrydinium salts
- David Schönbauer,
- Carlo Sambiagio,
- Timothy Noël and
- Michael Schnürch
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.74
- ], alkynation [17][18], or allylation [19]), this method has certain drawbacks, most importantly the frequent requirement of superstoichiometric amounts of an oxidant. Hence, alternative methods were investigated and photoredox catalysis proved to be a viable option [20][21][22]. By now, several different
- reaction time was kept at 6 h, or was even shortened to 3 h for 6,7-dimethoxy-N-phenyl-THIQ (products 37 and 38). Allylation of the unsubstituted phenyl-THIQ was again more efficient compared to the dimethoxylated substrate. Based on previous reports [45][47][52], we propose the following mechanism for the
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Examples of photocatalytic C–C bond formation by nucleophilic trapping of a reactive THIQ intermedi...
Figure 1: Kinetic profile for the benzylation of 1 to 3.
Scheme 2: Benzylation of N-phenyl-THIQ.
Scheme 3: Benzylation of substituted N-arylTHIQs.
Scheme 4: Removal of the PMP protecting group.
Scheme 5: Alkylation of N-phenyl-THIQ derivatives. Conditions: a2 mol % [Ir(dtbbpy)(ppy)2]PF6, DMA, 60 h; b2 ...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism.
Combining enyne metathesis with long-established organic transformations: a powerful strategy for the sustainable synthesis of bioactive molecules
- Valerian Dragutan,
- Ileana Dragutan,
- Albert Demonceau and
- Lionel Delaude
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 738–755, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.68
- -metal-catalyzed transformations were needed to achieve the total synthesis of des-epoxy-amphidinolide N, including a palladium asymmetric allylic alkylation (Pd-AAA), a Mukaiyama aldol reaction (with Sn), and a Krische allylation (with Ir) [72]. As special feature of this procedure, an Evans aldol
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Intramolecular (A) and intermolecular (B) enyne metathesis reactions.
Scheme 2: Ene–yne and yne–ene mechanisms for intramolecular enyne metathesis reactions.
Scheme 3: Metallacarbene mechanism in intermolecular enyne metathesis.
Scheme 4: The Oguri strategy for accessing artemisinin analogs 1a–c through enyne metathesis.
Scheme 5: Access to the tetracyclic core of nanolobatolide (2) via tandem enyne metathesis followed by an Eu(...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of (−)-amphidinolide E (3) using an intermolecular enyne metathesis as the key step.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of amphidinolide K (4) by an enyne metathesis route.
Scheme 8: Trost synthesis of des-epoxy-amphidinolide N (5) [72].
Scheme 9: Enyne metathesis between the propargylic derivative and the allylic alcohol in the synthesis of the...
Scheme 10: Synthetic route to amphidinolide N (6a).
Scheme 11: Synthesis of the stereoisomeric precursors of amphidinolide V (7a and 7b) through alkyne ring-closi...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the anthramycin precursor 8 from ʟ-methionine by a tandem enyne metathesis–cross metat...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of (−)‐clavukerin A (9) and (−)‐isoclavukerin A (10) by an enyne metathesis route startin...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of (−)-isoguaiene (11) through an enyne metathesis as the key step.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of erogorgiaene (12) by a tandem enyne metathesis/cross metathesis sequence using the sec...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of (−)-galanthamine (13) from isovanilin by an enyne metathesis.
Scheme 17: Application of enyne metathesis for the synthesis of kempene diterpenes 14a–c.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of the alkaloid (+)-lycoflexine (15) through enyne metathesis.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the AB subunits of manzamine A (16a) and E (16b) by enyne metathesis.
Scheme 20: Jung's synthesis of rhodexin A (17) by enyne metathesis/cross metathesis reactions.
Scheme 21: Total synthesis of (−)-flueggine A (18) and (+)-virosaine B (19) from Weinreb amide by enyne metath...
Scheme 22: Access to virgidivarine (20) and virgiboidine (21) by an enyne metathesis route.
Scheme 23: Enyne metathesis approach to (−)-zenkequinone B (22).
Scheme 24: Access to C-aryl glycoside 23 by an intermolecular enyne metathesis/Diels–Alder cycloaddition.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of spiro-C-aryl glycoside 24 by a tandem intramolecular enyne metathesis/Diels–Alder reac...
Scheme 26: Pathways to (−)-exiguolide (25) by Trost’s Ru-catalyzed enyne cross-coupling and cross-metathesis [94].
Recent advances in photocatalyzed reactions using well-defined copper(I) complexes
- Mingbing Zhong,
- Xavier Pannecoucke,
- Philippe Jubault and
- Thomas Poisson
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 451–481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.42
- catalysts in a similar transformation [17]. In another study, Reiser and co-workers described a related allylation process of organic halides with allyltributyltin in the presence of [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl as the catalyst [16]. This reaction was applied to a broad range of substrates, including a para-nitrophenyl
- allylation reaction using the [Cu(I)(dpp)(binc)]BF4 complex (Scheme 16) [32]. The reaction of α-bromomalonates with allyl- and crotylsilanes afforded the allylated products in good yields. To explain the reaction outcome, the authors suggested a reduction of the α-bromomalonate by the excited Cu(I) complex
- allylation of α-haloketones. [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl-photocatalyzed chlorosulfonylation and chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkenes. Photocatalytic perfluoroalkylchlorination of electron-deficient alkenes using the Sauvage catalyst. Photocatalytic synthesis of fluorinated sultones. Photocatalyzed
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl-catalyzed ATRA reaction under green light irradiation.
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic allylation of α-haloketones.
Scheme 3: [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl-photocatalyzed chlorosulfonylation and chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 4: Photocatalytic perfluoroalkylchlorination of electron-deficient alkenes using the Sauvage catalyst.
Scheme 5: Photocatalytic synthesis of fluorinated sultones.
Scheme 6: Photocatalyzed haloperfluoroalkylation of alkenes and alkynes.
Scheme 7: Chlorosulfonylation of alkenes catalyzed by [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl. aNo Na2CO3 was added. b1 equiv of Na2CO...
Scheme 8: Copper-photocatalyzed reductive allylation of diaryliodonium salts.
Scheme 9: Copper-photocatalyzed azidomethoxylation of olefins.
Scheme 10: Benzylic azidation initiated by [Cu(I)(dap)2]Cl.
Scheme 11: Trifluoromethyl methoxylation of styryl derivatives using [Cu(I)(dap)2]PF6. All redox potentials ar...
Scheme 12: Trifluoromethylation of silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of annulated heterocycles upon oxidation with the Sauvage catalyst.
Scheme 14: Oxoazidation of styrene derivatives using [Cu(dap)2]Cl as a precatalyst.
Scheme 15: [Cu(I)(dpp)(binc)]PF6-catalyzed ATRA reaction.
Scheme 16: Allylation reaction of α-bromomalonate catalyzed by [Cu(I)(dpp)(binc)]PF6 following an ATRA mechani...
Scheme 17: Bromo/tribromomethylation reaction using [Cu(I)(dmp)(BINAP)]PF6.
Scheme 18: Chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkenes catalyzed by [Cu(I)(N^N)(xantphos)]PF6.
Scheme 19: Chlorosulfonylation of styrene and alkyne derivatives by ATRA reactions.
Scheme 20: Reduction of aryl and alkyl halides with the complex [Cu(I)(bcp)(DPEPhos)]PF6. aIrradiation was car...
Scheme 21: Meerwein arylation of electron-rich aromatic derivatives and 5-exo-trig cyclization catalyzed by th...
Scheme 22: [Cu(I)(bcp)(DPEPhos)]PF6-photocatalyzed synthesis of alkaloids. aYield over two steps (cyclization ...
Scheme 23: Copper-photocatalyzed decarboxylative amination of NHP esters.
Scheme 24: Photocatalytic decarboxylative alkynylation using [Cu(I)(dq)(binap)]BF4.
Scheme 25: Copper-photocatalyzed alkylation of glycine esters.
Scheme 26: Copper-photocatalyzed borylation of organic halides. aUnder continuous flow conditions.
Scheme 27: Copper-photocatalyzed α-functionalization of alcohols with glycine ester derivatives.
Scheme 28: δ-Functionalization of alcohols using [Cu(I)(dmp)(xantphos)]BF4.
Scheme 29: Photocatalytic synthesis of [5]helicene and phenanthrene.
Scheme 30: Oxidative carbazole synthesis using in situ-formed [Cu(I)(dmp)(xantphos)]BF4.
Scheme 31: Copper-photocatalyzed functionalization of N-aryl tetrahydroisoquinolines.
Scheme 32: Bicyclic lactone synthesis using a copper-photocatalyzed PCET reaction.
Scheme 33: Photocatalytic Pinacol coupling reaction catalyzed by [Cu(I)(pypzs)(BINAP)]BF4. The ligands of the ...
Scheme 34: Azide photosensitization using a Cu-based photocatalyst.
Allylic cross-coupling using aromatic aldehydes as α-alkoxyalkyl anions
- Akihiro Yuasa,
- Kazunori Nagao and
- Hirohisa Ohmiya
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 185–189, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.21
- ) afforded the linear allylation product 3aa with complete regioselectivity. The symmetric secondary allylic carbonate was converted to the corresponding homoallylic alcohol derivative in 50% yield (3af). To gain understanding into the mechanism of this synergistic palladium/copper-catalyzed allylic cross
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Our strategy.
Scheme 2: Allylic cross-coupling using aldehydes as α-alkoxyalkyl anions.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope and reaction conditions. a) reactions were carried out with 1 (0.4 mmol), 2 (0.2 mm...
Scheme 4: Stoichiometric reaction.
Scheme 5: Possible pathway.
Rapid, two-pot procedure for the synthesis of dihydropyridinones; total synthesis of aza-goniothalamin
- Thomas J. Cogswell,
- Craig S. Donald and
- Rodolfo Marquez
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 135–139, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.15
- described above. Rewardingly, Hosomi–Sakurai allylation of the conjugated imine intermediate proceeded to afford the desired diene 10 in working yield (35%). The formation of diene 10 is significant as the corresponding α,β-enones and α,β-enals undergo exclusive conjugate addition under Hosomi–Sakurai
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Aza-goniothalamin 1, (R)-(+)-goniothalamin 2 and acylated aza-goniothalamin analogue 3 [14-18].
Scheme 1: One pot synthesis of benzyl carbamate 4 reported by Veenstra and co-workers [19].
Scheme 2: Formation of diene 5 in 66% through a one pot, three component coupling.
Scheme 3: Optimized conditions for the synthesis of diene 5.
Scheme 4: Ring-closing metathesis reaction of diene 5 to yield dihydropyridone 7 [20-23].
Figure 2: Extension of the two-pot methodology to include a variety of different aldehyde starting materials.
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of aza-goniothalamin 1.
Indium-mediated C-allylation of melibiose
- Christian Denner,
- Manuel Gintner,
- Hanspeter Kählig and
- Walther Schmid
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2458–2464, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.238
- Christian Denner Manuel Gintner Hanspeter Kahlig Walther Schmid Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, A-1090, Vienna, Austria 10.3762/bjoc.15.238 Abstract The indium-mediated allylation reaction has been applied to melibiose, a disaccharidic substrate. This
- the elongated unit at the reducing end of the disaccharide. Keywords: carbohydrates; C–C bond formation; indium-mediated allylation; melibiose; ozonolysis; Introduction The tin and indium-mediated allylation (IMA) proved to be useful synthetic tools for the chain elongation of unprotected
- reported for the first time a tin-mediated allylation of unprotected carbohydrates followed by ozonolysis allowing for easy accessibility of the corresponding elongated sugars [2]. In the same year, Chan and Li introduced indium for the allylation of aldehydes and furthermore demonstrated the applicability
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Indium-mediated allylation of melibiose (1).
Scheme 2: Diastereomeric ratio of allylation; R = per-O-Ac-α-Gal.
Figure 1: X-ray analysis of the main C-allylation product 2-syn [CCDC 1922520].
Scheme 3: Reaction scheme of the ozonolysis sequence.
Scheme 4: Ozonolysis sequence for the syn-product.
Figure 2: Structures of the main products 5-syn-β and 5-anti-β.
N-(1-Phenylethyl)aziridine-2-carboxylate esters in the synthesis of biologically relevant compounds
- Iwona E. Głowacka,
- Aleksandra Trocha,
- Andrzej E. Wróblewski and
- Dorota G. Piotrowska
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1722–1757, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.168
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of three-carbon chirons.
Figure 2: Structures of derivatives of N-(1-phenylethyl)aziridine-2-carboxylic acid 5–8.
Figure 3: Synthetic equivalency of aziridine aldehydes 6.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of N-(1-phenylethyl)aziridine-2-carboxylates 5. Reagents and conditions: a) TEA, toluene,...
Scheme 2: Absolute configuration at C2 in (2S,1'S)-5a. Reagents and conditions: a) 20% HClO4, 80 °C, 30 h the...
Scheme 3: Major synthetic strategies for a 2-ketoaziridine scaffold [R* = (R)- or (S)-1-phenylethyl; R′ = Alk...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of cyanide (2S,1'S)-13. Reagents and conditions: a) NH3, EtOH/H2O, rt, 72 h; b) Ph3P, CCl4...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of key intermediates (R)-16 and (R)-17 for (R,R)-formoterol (14) and (R)-tamsulosin (15)....
Scheme 6: Synthesis of mitotic kinesin inhibitors (2R/S,1'R)-23. Reagents and conditions: a) H2, Pd(OH)2, EtO...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of (R)-mexiletine ((R)-24). Reagents and conditions: a) TsCl, TEA, DMAP, CH2Cl2, rt, 1 h;...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of (−)-cathinone ((S)-27). Reagents and conditions: a) PhMgBr, ether, 0 °C; b) H2, 10% Pd...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of N-Boc-norpseudoephedrine ((1S,2S)-(+)-29) and N-Boc-norephedrine ((1R,2S)-29). Reagent...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of (−)-ephedrine ((1R,2S)-31). Reagents and conditions: a) TfOMe, MeCN then NaBH3CN, rt; ...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of xestoaminol C ((2S,3R)-35), 3-epi-xestoaminol C ((2S,3S)-35) and N-Boc-spisulosine ((2S...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of ʟ-tryptophanol ((S)-41). Reagents and conditions: a) CDI, MeCN, rt, 1 h then TMSI, MeC...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of ʟ-homophenylalaninol ((S)-42). Reagents and conditions: a) NaH, THF, 0 °C to −78 °C, 1...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ᴅ-homo(4-octylphenyl)alaninol ((R)-47) and a sphingolipid analogue (R)-48. Reagents an...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of florfenicol ((1R,2S)-49). Reagents and conditions: a) (S)-1-phenylethylamine, TEA, MeO...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of natural tyroscherin ((2S,3R,6E,8R,10R)-55). Reagents and conditions: a) I(CH2)3OTIPS, t...
Scheme 17: Syntheses of (−)-hygrine (S)-61, (−)-hygroline (2S,2'S)-62 and (−)-pseudohygroline (2S,2'R)-62. Rea...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of pyrrolidine (3S,3'R)-68, a fragment of the fluoroquinolone antibiotic PF-00951966. Rea...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of sphingolipid analogues (R)-76. Reagents and conditions: a) BnBr, Mg, THF, reflux, 6 h;...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of ᴅ-threo-PDMP (1R,2R)-81. Reagents and conditions: a) TMSCl, NaI, MeCN, rt, 1 h 50 min,...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of the sphingolipid analogue SG-14 (2S,3S)-84. Reagents and conditions: a) LiAlH4, THF, 0...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of the sphingolipid analogue SG-12 (2S,3R)-88. Reagents and conditions: a) 1-(bromomethyl...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of sphingosine-1-phosphate analogues DS-SG-44 and DS-SG-45 (2S,3R)-89a and (2S,3R)-89a. R...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of N-Boc-safingol ((2S,3S)-95) and N-Boc-ᴅ-erythro-sphinganine ((2S,3R)-95). Reagents and...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of ceramide analogues (2S,3R)-96. Reagents and conditions: a) NaBH4, ZnCl2, MeOH, −78 °C,...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of orthogonally protected serinols, (S)-101 and (R)-102. Reagents and conditions: a) BnBr...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of N-acetyl-3-phenylserinol ((1R,2R)-105). Reagents and conditions: a) AcOH, CH2Cl2, refl...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of (S)-linezolid (S)-107. Reagents and conditions: a) LiAlH4, THF, 0 °C to reflux; b) Boc2...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4R)-2-aminooctadecane-1,3,4-triol (ᴅ-ribo-phytosphingosine) (2S,3S,4R)-110. Rea...
Scheme 30: Syntheses of ᴅ-phenylalanine (R)-116. Reagents and conditions: a) AcOH, CH2Cl2, reflux, 4 h; b) MsC...
Scheme 31: Synthesis of N-Boc-ᴅ-3,3-diphenylalanine ((R)-122). Reagents and conditions: a) PhMgBr, THF, −78 °C...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of ethyl N,N’-di-Boc-ʟ-2,3-diaminopropanoate ((S)-125). Reagents and conditions: a) NaN3,...
Scheme 33: Synthesis of the bicyclic amino acid (S)-(+)-127. Reagents and conditions: a) BF3·OEt2, THF, 60 °C,...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of lacosamide, (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropanamide (R)-130. Reagents and condit...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of N-Boc-norfuranomycin ((2S,2'R)-133). Reagents and conditions: a) H2C=CHCH2I, NaH, THF,...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of MeBmt (2S,3R,4R,6E)-139. Reagents and conditions: a) diisopropyl (S,S)-tartrate (E)-cr...
Scheme 37: Synthesis of (+)-polyoxamic acid (2S,3S,4S)-144. Reagents and conditions: a) AD-mix-α, MeSO2NH2, t-...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of the protected 3-hydroxy-ʟ-glutamic acid (2S,3R)-148. Reagents and conditions: a) LiHMD...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of (+)-isoserine (R)-152. Reagents and conditions: a) AcCl, MeCN, rt, 0.5 h then Na2CO3, ...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of (3R,4S)-N3-Boc-3,4-diaminopentanoic acid (3R,4S)-155. Reagents and conditions: a) Ph3P...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of methyl (2S,3S,4S)-4-(dimethylamino)-2,3-dihydroxy-5-methoxypentanoate (2S,3S,4S)-159. ...
Scheme 42: Syntheses of methyl (3S,4S) 4,5-di-N-Boc-amino-3-hydroxypentanoate ((3S,4S)-164), methyl (3S,4S)-4-N...
Scheme 43: Syntheses of (3R,5S)-5-(aminomethyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one ((3R,5S)-168). Reage...
Scheme 44: Syntheses of a series of imidazolin-2-one dipeptides 175–177 (for R' and R'' see text). Reagents an...
Scheme 45: Syntheses of (2S,3S)-N-Boc-3-hydroxy-2-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine ((2S,3S)-179). Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 46: Syntheses of enantiomers of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ʟ- and -ᴅ-lyxitols (2S,3R,4S)-182 and (2R,3S,4R)-...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ʟ-ribitol (2S,3S,4R)-182. Reagents and conditions: a) AcOH, CH2Cl...
Scheme 48: Syntheses of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ᴅ-arabinitol (2R,3R,4R)-182 and 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-ᴅ-xylitol ...
Scheme 49: Syntheses of natural 2,5-imino-2,5,6-trideoxy-ʟ-gulo-heptitol ((2S,3R,4R,5R)-184) and its C4 epimer...
Scheme 50: Syntheses of (−)-dihydropinidine ((2S,6R)-187a) (R = C3H7) and (2S,6R)-isosolenopsins (2S,6R)-187b ...
Scheme 51: Syntheses of (+)-deoxocassine ((2S,3S,6R)-190a, R = C12H25) and (+)-spectaline ((2S,3S,6R)-190b, R ...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of (−)-microgrewiapine A ((2S,3R,6S)-194a) and (+)-microcosamine A ((2S,3R,6S)-194b). Rea...
Scheme 53: Syntheses of ʟ-1-deoxynojirimycin ((2S,3S,4S,5R)-200), ʟ-1-deoxymannojirimycin ((2S,3S,4S,5S)-200) ...
Scheme 54: Syntheses of 1-deoxy-ᴅ-galacto-homonojirimycin (2R,3S,4R,5S)-211. Reagents and conditions: a) MeONH...
Scheme 55: Syntheses of 7a-epi-hyacinthacine A1 (1S,2R,3R,7aS)-220. Reagents and conditions: a) TfOTBDMS, 2,6-...
Scheme 56: Syntheses of 8-deoxyhyacinthacine A1 ((1S,2R,3R,7aR)-221). Reagents and conditions: a) H2, Pd/C, PT...
Scheme 57: Syntheses of (+)-lentiginosine ((1S,2S,8aS)-227). Reagents and conditions: a) (EtO)2P(O)CH2COOEt, L...
Scheme 58: Syntheses of 8-epi-swainsonine (1S,2R,8S,8aR)-231. Reagents and conditions: a) Ph3P=CHCOOMe, MeOH, ...
Scheme 59: Synthesis of a protected vinylpiperidine (2S,3R)-237, a key intermediate in the synthesis of (−)-sw...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of a modified carbapenem 245. Reagents and conditions: a) AcOEt, LiHMDS, THF, −78 °C, 1.5...
Synthesis and biological evaluation of truncated derivatives of abyssomicin C as antibacterial agents
- Leticia Monjas,
- Peter Fodran,
- Johanna Kollback,
- Carlo Cassani,
- Thomas Olsson,
- Maja Genheden,
- D. G. Joakim Larsson and
- Carl-Johan Wallentin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1468–1474, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.147
- intermediates, building blocks 4 and 5 (4, R = Me and 5, R = CH2CH2Ph) were synthesized starting with allyldioxazaborolidine 11, an allyl-transfer reagent that was prepared as previously reported (Scheme 3) [27]. Allylation of methyl pyruvate (12) or 13 (synthesized from dimethyl oxalate and phenethylmagnesium
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of abyssomicins C, B, D, atrop-abyssomicin C, atrop-O-benzyl-abyssomicin C and atrop-O-be...
Figure 2: A) Docking poses for atrop-O-benzyl-desmethyl-abyssomicin C (orange) and compound 2 (green) showing...
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of the truncated derivatives 1 and 2 of abyssomicin C.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the building block 3. a) TBDMSCl (0.5 equiv), NaH (1.0 equiv), THF, 0 °C to rt, 16 h, ...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the building blocks 4 and 5. a) TFA (1.1 equiv), CH2Cl2, rt, 24 h, 84% (14: R = Me) an...
Scheme 4: Reaction of the building block 3 with 4 or 5 for the synthesis of compounds 1 and 2. a) 4 or 5 with...
Switchable selectivity in Pd-catalyzed [3 + 2] annulations of γ-oxy-2-cycloalkenones with 3-oxoglutarates: C–C/C–C vs C–C/O–C bond formation
- Yang Liu,
- Julie Oble and
- Giovanni Poli
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1107–1115, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.107
- -2-cycloalkenones, simply differing on the reaction temperature, are disclosed. These domino transformations allow C–C/O–C or C–C/C–C [3 + 2] annulations at will, via an intermolecular Pd-catalyzed C-allylation/intramolecular O- or C-1,4-addition sequence, respectively. In particular, exploiting the
- -one bis-nucleophiles. Keywords: 1,4-addition; annulation; decarboxylation; palladium; Pd-catalyzed allylation reaction; Introduction The development of new strategies for the synthesis of complex carbocyclic and heterocyclic structures remains a general topic for the synthetic chemists [1]. In the
- , resonance-stabilized acetamides and cyclic α,β-unsaturated-γ-oxicarbonyl derivatives are used as bis-nucleophile and bis-electrophile partners, respectively. This process involves an intermolecular Pd(0)-catalyzed C-allylation (Tsuji–Trost reaction)/intramolecular nitrogen 1,4-addition sequence (Scheme 1
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Previously developed bis-nucleophile/bis-electrophile [3 + 2] annulations.
Scheme 2: Concept: [3 + 2] C–C/C–C vs C–C/O–C bond-forming annulations.
Figure 1: Examples of annulated cylopentanic (top) and furan-based (bottom) substructures in natural products....
Scheme 3: C–C/O–C bond forming annulations with dimethyl 3-oxoglutarate (1a).
Scheme 4: C–C/C–C bond-forming annulations with dimethyl 3-oxoglutarate (1a).
Scheme 5: C–C/C–O bond-forming annulations with various bis-nucleophiles.
Scheme 6: Decarboxylative rearrangement of 4a into 5a.
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism for the Pd-catalyzed part of the [3 + 2] annulation reaction.
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the temperature dependent cyclization part of the [3 + 2] annulation.
Aqueous olefin metathesis: recent developments and applications
- Valerio Sabatino and
- Thomas R. Ward
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 445–468, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.39
- -selective protein modification through aqueous CM [83], thus expanding the catalytic repertoire of protein modification with transition-metal catalysts [84][85][86][87]. A variant of subtilisin from Bacillus lentus containing a single cysteine (SBL-S156C) was modified by direct allylation to install an
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Most common metathesis reactions. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), acyclic diene meta...
Scheme 2: Catalytic cycle for metathesis proposed by Chauvin.
Figure 1: Some of the most representative catalysts for aqueous metathesis. a) Well-defined ruthenium catalys...
Scheme 3: First aqueous ROMP reactions catalyzed by ruthenium(III) salts.
Scheme 4: Degradation pathway of first generation Grubbs catalyst (G-I) in methanol.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of Blechert-type catalysts 19 and 20.
Figure 2: Chemical structure and components of amphiphilic molecule PTS and derivatives.
Scheme 6: RCM of selected substrates in the presence of the surfactant PTS. Conditionsa: The reaction was car...
Scheme 7: RCM reactions of substrates 31 and 33 with the encapsulated G-II catalyst.
Scheme 8: Living ROMP of norbornene derivatives 35 and 36 with phosphine-based catalysts bearing quaternary a...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of water-soluble catalysts 3 and 4 bearing quaternary ammonium tags.
Scheme 10: In situ formation of catalyst 5 bearing a quaternary ammonium group.
Scheme 11: Catalyst recycling of an ammonium-bearing catalyst.
Scheme 12: Removal of the water-soluble catalyst 12 through host–guest interaction with silica-gel-supported β...
Scheme 13: Selection of artificial metathases reported by Ward and co-workers (ArM 1 based on biotin–(strept)a...
Figure 3: In vivo metathesis with an artificial metalloenzyme based on the biotin–streptavidin technology.
Scheme 14: Artificial metathase based on covalent anchoring approach. α-Chymotrypsin interacts with catalyst 66...
Scheme 15: Assembling an artificial metathase (ArM 4) based on the small heat shock protein from M. Jannaschii...
Scheme 16: Artificial metathases based on cavity-size engineered β-barrel protein nitrobindin (NB4exp). The HG...
Scheme 17: Artificial metathase based on cutinase (ArM 8) and resulting metathesis activities.
Scheme 18: Site-specific modification of proteins via aqueous cross-metathesis. The protein structure is based...
Scheme 19: a) Allyl homocysteine (Ahc)-modified proteins as CM substrates. b) Incorporation of Ahc in the Fc p...
Scheme 20: On-DNA cross-metathesis reaction of allyl sulfide 99.
Scheme 21: Preparation of BODIPY-containing profluorescent probes 102 and 104.
Scheme 22: Metathesis-based ethylene detection in live cells.
Scheme 23: First example of stapled peptides via olefin metathesis.
Convergent synthesis of the pentasaccharide repeating unit of the biofilms produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Arin Gucchait,
- Angana Ghosh and
- Anup Kumar Misra
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 431–436, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.37
- -4,6-O-benzylidene-β-D-glucopyranoside (9). Compound 9 was treated with benzyl bromide in the presence of sodium hydride [20] to give O-benzylated derivative 10 in 90% yield in two steps, which on de-O-allylation by treatment with palladium chloride [21] furnished 2-azidoethyl 2-O-benzyl-4,6-O
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of the synthesized pentasaccharide corresponding to the repeating unit of the biofilms pr...
Scheme 1: Reagents and conditions: (a) i: Bu2SnO, CH3OH, 80 °C, 2 h; ii: allyl bromide, CsF, DMF, 65 °C, 6 h;...
Scheme 2: Reagents and conditions: (a) Benzoyl chloride, pyridine, 0 °C, 3 h, 75%; (b) Tf2O, BSP, TTBP, CH2Cl2...
Scheme 3: Reagents and conditions: (a) TMSOTf, CH2Cl2, −10 °C, 30 min, 45%; (b) NIS, TMSOTf, MS 4 Å, CH2Cl2, ...
Scheme 4: Reagents and conditions: (a) NIS, TMSOTf, MS 4 Å, CH2Cl2, −50 °C, 2 h, 70%; (b) benzyl bromide, NaO...
Synthesis of 1,2-divinylcyclopropanes by metal-catalyzed cyclopropanation of 1,3-dienes with cyclopropenes as vinyl carbene precursors
- Jesús González,
- Alba de la Fuente,
- María J. González,
- Laura Díez de Tejada,
- Luis A. López and
- Rubén Vicente
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 285–290, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.25
- compounds, which led again to oxy-Cope rearranged or [4 + 3]-cycloaddition products using rhodium catalysts [14][28][29][30], or to a C2-allylation of furan with gold catalysts [31]. Finally, to compare the reactivity of cyclopropenes and vinyldiazo compounds, we probed the reaction of 1a with 1,4
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Typical syntheses of 1,2-divinylcyclopropanes and rationale hypothesis for their syntheses from cyc...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,2-divinylcyclopropane 3a: Optimization studies. aIsolated yield. bDetermined by 1H N...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,2-divinylcyclopropanes 3 from cyclopropenes 1 and unbiased 1,3-dienes 2: Scope. (Yie...
Scheme 4: Rh-catalyzed intramolecular cyclopropanation with dienylcyclopropene 4 (the trans/cis ratio is rela...
Scheme 5: Zn- or Rh-catalyzed reactions of cyclopropenes 1 with furan (6) and 1,4-cyclohexadiene (8) and comp...
Synthesis of nonracemic hydroxyglutamic acids
- Dorota G. Piotrowska,
- Iwona E. Głowacka,
- Andrzej E. Wróblewski and
- Liwia Lubowiecka
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 236–255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.22
- basic hydrolysis of the formate to afford the acid (2S,3R)-61. Its allylation provided the ester (2S,3R)-62, a protected precursor of 3-hydroxyglutamate, from which (2S,3R)-2 can be prepared by catalytic hydrogenolysis (Scheme 15) [67]. 4-Hydroxyglutamic acids All enantiomers of 4-hydroxyglutamic acid
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of L-glutamic acid.
Figure 2: 3-Hydroxy- (2), 4-hydroxy- (3) and 3,4-dihydroxyglutamic acids (4).
Figure 3: Enantiomers of 3-hydroxyglutamic acid (2).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of (2S,3R)-2 from (R)-Garner's aldehyde. Reagents and conditions: a) MeOCH=CH–CH(OTMS)=CH2...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of (2S,3R)-2 and (2S,3S)-2 from (R)-Garner’s aldehyde. Reagents and conditions: a) H2C=CH...
Scheme 3: Two-carbon homologation of the protected L-serine. Reagents and conditions: a) Fmoc-succinimide, Na2...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of di-tert-butyl ester of (2R,3S)-2 from L-serine. Reagents and conditions: a) PhSO2Cl, K2...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of (2R,3S)-2 from O-benzyl-L-serine. Reagents and conditions: a) (CF3CH2O)2P(O)CH2COOMe, ...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of (2S,3R)-2 employing a one-pot cis-olefination–conjugate addition sequence. Reagents an...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the orthogonally protected (2S,3R)-2 from a chiral aziridine. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of N-Boc-protected (2S,3R)-2 from D-phenylglycine. Reagents and conditions: a) BnMgCl, et...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of (2S,3R)-2 employing ketopinic acid as chiral auxiliary. Reagents and conditions: a) Br2...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of dimethyl ester of (2S,3R)-2 employing (1S)-2-exo-methoxyethoxyapocamphane-1-carboxylic...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of N-Boc-protected dimethyl ester of (2S,3R)-2 from (S)-N-(1-phenylethyl)thioacetamide. R...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of N-Boc-protected dimethyl ester of (2S,3R)-2 via Sharpless epoxidation. Reagents and co...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of (2S,3S)-2 from the imide 51. Reagents and conditions: a) NaBH4, MeOH/CH2Cl2; b) Ac2O, ...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of (2R,3S)-2 and (2S,3S)-2 from the acetolactam 55 (PMB = p-methoxybenzyl). Reagents and ...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of (2S,3R)-2 from D-glucose. Reagents and conditions: a) NaClO2, 30% H2O2, NaH2PO4, MeCN;...
Figure 4: Enantiomers of 3-hydroxyglutamic acid (3).
Scheme 16: Synthesis of (4S)-4-hydroxy-L-glutamic acid [(2S,4S)-3] by electrophilic hydroxylation. Reagents an...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of all stereoisomers of 4-hydroxyglutamic acid (3). Reagents and conditions: a) Br2, PBr5...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of the orthogonally protected 4-hydroxyglutamic acid (2S,4S)-73. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of (2S,4R)-4-acetyloxyglutamic acid as a component of a dipeptide. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of N-Boc-protected dimethyl esters of (2S,4R)- and (2S,4S)-3 from (2S,4R)-4-hydroxyprolin...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of orthogonally protected (2S,4S)-3 from (2S,4R)-4-hydroxyproline. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of the protected (4R)-4-hydroxy-L-pyroglutamic acid (2S,4R)-87 by electrophilic hydroxyla...
Figure 5: Enantiomers of 3,4-dihydroxy-L-glutamic acid (4).
Scheme 23: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4R)-4 from the epoxypyrrolidinone 88. Reagents and conditions: a) MeOH, THF, KC...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of (2S,3R,4R)-4 from the orthoester 92. Reagents and conditions: a) OsO4, NMO, acetone/wa...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4S)-4 from the aziridinolactone 95. Reagents and conditions: a) BnOH, BF3·OEt2,...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4R)-4 and (2R,3S,4R)-4 from cyclic imides 106. Reagents and conditions: a) NaBH4...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of (2R,3R,4R)-4 and (2S,3R,4R)-4 from the cyclic meso-imide 110. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4S)-4 from the protected serinal (R)-23. Reagents and conditions: a) Ph3P=CHCOO...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4S)-4 from O-benzyl-N-Boc-D-serine. Reagents and conditions: a) ClCOOiBu, TEA, ...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of (2S,3S,4R)-127 by enantioselective conjugate addition and asymmetric dihydroxylation. ...
Figure 6: Structures of selected compounds containing hydroxyglutamic motives (in blue).
Ring-closing-metathesis-based synthesis of annellated coumarins from 8-allylcoumarins
- Christiane Schultze and
- Bernd Schmidt
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2991–2998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.278
- -1-enyl)coumarins 16 were isolated in high overall yields and E-selectivities. Allylation of phenols 16 furnished the RCM precursors 17, which underwent the tandem RCM/allylic oxidation sequence to compounds 15 in fair yields (Table 5). All pyran-2-one-annellated coumarins 15 synthesized in the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Illustration of coumarin taxonomy.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of oxepin-2-one-annellated coumarins 13 by RCM of acrylates 12.
Scheme 2: Attempted synthesis of pyran-2-one-annellated coumarin 15d via isomerization-RCM.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of aza-annellated coumarin 21 and attempted synthesis of indole 22.
Design and synthesis of C3-symmetric molecules bearing propellane moieties via cyclotrimerization and a ring-closing metathesis sequence
- Sambasivarao Kotha,
- Saidulu Todeti and
- Vikas R. Aswar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2537–2544, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.230
- product 11 (64%). Having the trimerized product 11, we attempted to open the norbornene system due to the fact that not all norbornene rings open up during RCM to generate propellane derivative. After allylation, RCM is not a clean reaction and it gave a mixture of the C3-symmetrical compounds. Therefore
- -allylation in the presence of NaHMDS (1 M solution in THF) at −75 °C to deliver the hexaallyl derivative 20 in 84% yield. Then, RCM in the presence of G-II catalyst in CH2Cl2 under nitrogen atmosphere gave the propellane moieties bearing C3-symmetric product 21 in good yield (91%). Its structure was
- . Synthesis of hexaallyl product 20 Based on the earlier procedure of allylation, compound 19 (336 mg, 0.29 mmol) was treated with NaHMDS (2.3 mL of 1 M solution in THF, 2.39 mmol) and allyl bromide (0.14 mL, 1.93 mmol) for 17 h to deliver hexaallyl product 20 after silica gel column chromatography (20% EtOAc
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Various alkaloids containing propellane frame work.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the star-shaped norbornene derivative 11 via trimerization.
Figure 2: Selected list of ruthenium-based catalysts used for ROM.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the C3-symmetric molecule 15 bearing propellane moieties via trimerization and RCM.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of C3-symmetric molecule 21 bearing propellane moieties via trimerization and RCM.
Synergistic approach to polycycles through Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling and metathesis as key steps
- Sambasivarao Kotha,
- Milind Meshram and
- Chandravathi Chakkapalli
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2468–2481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.223
- diiodobenzene 11 using allylboronate ester 12 via a SM-type allylation sequence [32]. Next, compound 13 was exposed to Grubbs 1st generation (G-I) catalyst 1 to effect the ring-closure to produce tetrahydronaphthalene derivative 14 (92%). Subsequently, aromatization of compound 14 was accomplished with 2,3
- respect, the key building block 29 was derived by employing a sequential O-allylation and CR, then again O-allylation, and CR [35] starting with a commercially available 6-bromo-2-naphthol (27). Subsequently, the diallyl derivative 29 was exposed to G-II catalyst 2 to deliver a ring-closure product 30 (83
- derivative 75 [41]. To this end, iodoacetanilide 71 was subjected to SM coupling in the presence of allyboronate ester 12 to give ortho-allylacetanilide (72), which was further modified by N-allylation with allyl bromide (28) to offer a mixture of diallyl compound 73a (82%) and isomerized product 73b (8
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Various catalysts used for metathesis reactions.
Scheme 1: SM coupling and RCM protocol to substituted indene derivative 10.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of polycycles via SM and RCM approach.
Figure 2: Various angucyclines.
Scheme 3: SM coupling and RCM protocol to the benz[a]anthracene skeleton 26.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of substituted spirocycles via RCM and SM sequence.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of highly functionalized bis-spirocyclic derivative 37.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of spirofluorene derivatives via RCM and SM coupling sequence.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of truxene derivatives via RCM and SM coupling.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of substituted isoquinoline derivative via SM and RCM protocol.
Scheme 9: Synthesis to 8-aryl substituted coumarin 64 via RCM and SM sequence.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of cyclic sulfoximine 70 via SM and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1-benzazepine derivative 75 via SM and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of naphthoxepine derivative 79 via RCM followed by SM coupling.
Scheme 13: Sequential CM and SM coupling approach to Z-stilbene derivative 85.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of substituted trans-stilbene derivatives via SM coupling and RCM.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of biaryl derivatives via sequential EM, DA followed by SM coupling.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the dibenzocyclooctadiene core of schisandrene.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of cyclophane 115 via SM coupling and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclophane 120 and 122 via SM coupling and RCM as key steps.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of cyclophanes via SM and RCM.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of MK-6325 (141) via RCM and SM coupling.
Cobalt- and rhodium-catalyzed carboxylation using carbon dioxide as the C1 source
- Tetsuaki Fujihara and
- Yasushi Tsuji
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2435–2460, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.221
- Negishi coupling with aryl bromide, affording the corresponding sterically congested alkene 17b-Ar in 56% yield after two steps. The Negishi coupling with benzyl chloride and the Cu-catalyzed allylation of allyl bromide also afforded the corresponding products 17b-Bn and 17b-Allyl, respectively, in good
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Optimization of the Co-catalyzed carboxylation of 1a.
Scheme 2: Co-catalyzed carboxylation of propargyl acetates 1.
Scheme 3: Plausible reaction mechanism for the Co-catalyzed carboxylation of propargyl acetates 1.
Scheme 4: Optimization of the Co-catalyzed carboxylation of 3a.
Scheme 5: Co-catalyzed carboxylation of vinyl triflates 3.
Scheme 6: Co-catalyzed carboxylation of a sterically hindered aryl triflate 5.
Scheme 7: Optimization of the Co-catalyzed carboxylation of 7a.
Scheme 8: Scope of the reductive carboxylation of α,β-unsaturated nitriles 7.
Scheme 9: Scope of the carboxylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxamides 9.
Scheme 10: Optimization of the Co-catalyzed carboxylation of 11a.
Scheme 11: Scope of the carboxylation of allylarenes 11.
Scheme 12: Scope of the carboxylation of 1,4-diene derivatives 14.
Scheme 13: Plausible reaction mechanism for the Co-catalyzed C(sp3)–H carboxylation of allylarenes.
Scheme 14: Optimization of the Co-catalyzed carboxyzincation of 16a.
Scheme 15: Derivatization of the carboxyzincated product.
Scheme 16: Co-catalyzed carboxyzincation of alkynes 16.
Scheme 17: Plausible reaction mechanism for the Co-catalyzed carboxyzincation of alkynes 16.
Scheme 18: Co-catalyzed four-component coupling of alkynes 16, acrylates 18, CO2, and zinc.
Scheme 19: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Co-catalyzed four-component coupling.
Scheme 20: Visible-light-driven hydrocarboxylation of alkynes.
Scheme 21: Visible-light-driven synthesis of γ-hydroxybutenolides from ortho-ester-substituted aryl alkynes.
Scheme 22: One-pot synthesis of coumarines and 2-quinolones via hydrocarboxylation/alkyne isomerization/cycliz...
Scheme 23: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Co-catalyzed carboxylative cyclization of ortho-substituted aro...
Scheme 24: Rh-catalyzed carboxylation of arylboronic esters 25.
Scheme 25: Rh-catalyzed carboxylation of alkenylboronic esters 27.
Scheme 26: Plausible reaction mechanism for the Rh-catalyzed carboxylation of arylboronic esters 25.
Scheme 27: Ligand effect on the Rh-catalyzed carboxylation of 2-phenylpyridine 29a.
Scheme 28: Rh-catalyzed chelation-assisted C(sp2)–H bond carboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 29: Reaction mechanism for the Rh-catalyzed C(sp2)–H carboxylation of 2-pyridylarenes 29.
Scheme 30: Carboxylation of C(sp2)–H bond with CO2.
Scheme 31: Carboxylation of C(sp2)–H bond with CO2.
Scheme 32: Reaction mechanism for the Rh-catalyzed C(sp2)–H carboxylation of 2-arylphenols 34.
Scheme 33: Hydrocarboxylation of styrene derivatives with CO2.
Scheme 34: Hydrocarboxylation of α,β-unsaturated esters with CO2.
Scheme 35: Asymmetric hydrocarboxylation of α,β-unsaturated esters with CO2.
Scheme 36: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Rh-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of C–C double bonds with CO2.
Scheme 37: Visible-light-driven hydrocarboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 38: Visible-light-driven Rh-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of C–C double bonds with CO2.
Scheme 39: Optimization of reaction conditions on the Rh-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of diyne 42a and ...
Scheme 40: [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of diyne and CO2.
Scheme 41: Proposed reaction pathways for the Rh-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of diyne and CO2.
Hydroarylations by cobalt-catalyzed C–H activation
- Rajagopal Santhoshkumar and
- Chien-Hong Cheng
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2266–2288, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.202
- . Co(III)-catalyzed switchable hydroarylation of alkyl alkenes with indoles. Co(III)-catalyzed C2-allylation of indoles. Co(III)-catalyzed ortho C–H alkylation of arenes with maleimides. Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of maleimides with arenes. Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of allenes with arenes
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Cobalt-catalyzed C–H carbonylation.
Scheme 2: Hydroarylation by C–H activation.
Scheme 3: Pathways for cobalt-catalyzed hydroarylations.
Scheme 4: Co-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with azobenzenes.
Scheme 5: Co-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with 2-arylpyridines.
Scheme 6: Co-catalyzed addition of azoles to alkynes.
Scheme 7: Co-catalyzed addition of indoles to alkynes.
Scheme 8: Co-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with imines.
Scheme 9: A plausible pathway for Co-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes.
Scheme 10: Co-catalyzed anti-selective C–H addition to alkynes.
Scheme 11: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with indoles.
Scheme 12: Co(III)-catalyzed branch-selective hydroarylation of alkynes.
Scheme 13: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of terminal alkynes with arenes.
Scheme 14: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with amides.
Scheme 15: Co(III)-catalyzed C–H alkenylation of arenes.
Scheme 16: Co-catalyzed alkylation of substituted benzamides with alkenes.
Scheme 17: Co-catalyzed switchable hydroarylation of styrenes with 2-aryl pyridines.
Scheme 18: Co-catalyzed linear-selective hydroarylation of alkenes with imines.
Scheme 19: Co-catalyzed linearly-selective hydroarylation of alkenes with N–H imines.
Scheme 20: Co-catalyzed branched-selective hydroarylation of alkenes with imines.
Scheme 21: Mechanism of Co-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkenes.
Scheme 22: Co-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation of indoles.
Scheme 23: Co-catalyzed asymmetric hydroarylation of alkenes with indoles.
Scheme 24: Co-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkenes with heteroarenes.
Scheme 25: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of activated alkenes with 2-phenyl pyridines.
Scheme 26: Co(III)-catalyzed C–H alkylation of arenes.
Scheme 27: Co(III)-catalyzed C2-alkylation of indoles.
Scheme 28: Co(III)-catalyzed switchable hydroarylation of alkyl alkenes with indoles.
Scheme 29: Co(III)-catalyzed C2-allylation of indoles.
Scheme 30: Co(III)-catalyzed ortho C–H alkylation of arenes with maleimides.
Scheme 31: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of maleimides with arenes.
Scheme 32: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of allenes with arenes.
Scheme 33: Co-catalyzed hydroarylative cyclization of enynes with carbonyl compounds.
Scheme 34: Mechanism for the Co-catalyzed hydroarylative cyclization of enynes with carbonyl compounds.
Scheme 35: Co-catalyzed addition of 2-arylpyridines to aromatic aldimines.
Scheme 36: Co-catalyzed addition of 2-arylpyridines to aziridines.
Scheme 37: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of imines with arenes.
Scheme 38: Co(III)-catalyzed addition of arenes to ketenimines.
Scheme 39: Co(III)-catalyzed three-component coupling.
Scheme 40: Co(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of aldehydes.
Scheme 41: Co(III)-catalyzed addition of arenes to isocyanates.
Bi-mediated allylation of aldehydes in [bmim][Br]: a mechanistic investigation
- Mrunesh Koli,
- Sucheta Chatterjee,
- Subrata Chattopadhyay and
- Dibakar Goswami
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2198–2203, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.193
- temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), [bmim][Br] has been found to be a superior medium for the Bi-mediated Barbier-type allylation of aldehydes compared to other conventional solvents. It plays the dual role of a solvent and a metal activator enabling higher yields of the products in a shorter reaction time using
- stoichiometric/near-stoichiometric amounts of reagents. Plausibly, [bmim][Br] activates Bi metal by a charge transfer mechanism. The 1H VT-NMR studies suggested that both the allylating species, allylbismuth dibromide and diallylbismuth bromide, are generated in situ. Keywords: allylation; bismuth; [bmim][Br
- ]; ionic liquid; Introduction The metal-mediated Barbier-type allylation of aldehydes has drawn considerable attention, because the resultant homoallylic alcohols are versatile intermediates for natural product synthesis [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. The reaction, carried out in organic solvents, water, mixed
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Bi-mediated allylation of aldehydes.
Figure 1: Partial 1H NMR spectra (recorded at two temperatures) of the reaction mixture of allyl bromide and ...
Figure 2: Structures of all the possible allylbismuth species.
Scheme 2: Probable reaction mechanism.
Studies towards the synthesis of hyperireflexolide A
- G. Hari Mangeswara Rao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2106–2111, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.185
- cyclopentane 5, a functionalized key intermediate, is presented. Compound 5 is involved in hydrolysis, α-allylation at C-8 and α-methylation at C-10 stereoselectively from the convex face. Then it is subjected to cross metathesis to give α,β-unsaturated ketone 11 as precursor in the total synthesis of
- hyperireflexolide A. Keywords: alkylation; allylation; cross metathesis; hyperireflexolide A; spiroterpene; Introduction Hyperireflexolide A (1) [1] is a spiroterpenoid, isolated from hypericum reflexum, plants of the genus hypericum (Figure 1). Hyperireflexolide A is widely used in folk medicine, displays
- with 2-bromopropene followed by lactonization. Enone 3 could be synthesized from 4 by installation of the methyl group at C-10 followed by cross metathesis reaction. Compound 4 could be obtained from the γ-lactone-fused cyclopentane 5 by deprotection of C-9 followed by allylation at C-8. Previously, we
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Hyperireflexolide A.
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic strategy.
Scheme 2: Hydrolysis of dimethyl ketal 5.
Scheme 3: Alkylation of γ-lactone-fused β-ketoester 6.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of α,β-unsaturated ketone 11.
