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Synthesis of 4-substituted azopyridine-functionalized Ni(II)-porphyrins as molecular spin switches
- Jannis Ludwig,
- Tobias Moje,
- Fynn Röhricht and
- Rainer Herges
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2589–2597, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.210
- Dommaschk et al. [4][27]. Synthesis of azopyridines 11, 14, 16 and 18 by nucleophilic aromatic substitution. Synthesis of 3-(3-bromophenylazo)-4-cyanopyridine (20), which was hydrolyzed to yield 3-(3-bromophenylazo)-4-pyridinecarboxylic acid (21). Modular approach for the C–C connection of the Ni(II
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Figure 1: “Record player” approach for molecular spin switching. a) General principle b) Variation of the sub...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the nitroso compounds 3 and 6 using the two different methods described by Wegner et a...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of azopyridines 11, 14, 16 and 18 by nucleophilic aromatic substitution.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 3-(3-bromophenylazo)-4-cyanopyridine (20), which was hydrolyzed to yield 3-(3-bromophe...
Scheme 4: Modular approach for the C–C connection of the Ni(II)-porphyrin 22 and the different 4-substituted ...
Scheme 5: Cleavage of 1f to yield disulfide 1g [34].
Figure 2: Hammett plot of the investigated pyridine substituents [36].
Figure 3: UV–vis spectra of 1e (top), 1h (left) and 1j (right) in acetone water (1:9) (solid line) and after ...
Synthetic approaches to bowl-shaped π-conjugated sumanene and its congeners
- Shakeel Alvi and
- Rashid Ali
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2212–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.186
- crystal of sumanene derivative 82 by means of time-resolved microwave conductivity technique. On the other hand, four years later, Sakurai and his teammates have reported the selective synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives by employing electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions as
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Figure 1: Representation of corannulene (1) and sumanene (2), the subunits of fullerene (C60).
Scheme 1: Mehta’s unsuccessful effort for the synthesis of sumanene scaffold 2.
Scheme 2: First synthesis of sumanene 2 by Sakurai et al. from norbornadiene 10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trimethylsumanene 28 from easily accessible norbornadiene (10).
Scheme 4: Generation of anions 29–31 and the preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)sumanene 32.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tri- and hexa-substituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bowl-shaped π-extended sumanene derivatives 37a–f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of monooxasumanene 38, trioxosumanene 40 along with imination of them.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of trimethylsumanenetrione 46 and exo-functionalized products 45a,b.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bisumanenylidene 47 and sumanene dimer 48 from 2.
Scheme 10: The mono-substitution of 2 to generate diverse mono-sumanene derivatives 49a–d.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of sumanene building block 53 useful for further extension.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of hexafluorosumanene derivative 55 by Sakurai and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Preparation of sumanene-based carbene 60 and its reaction with cyclohexane.
Scheme 14: Barton–Kellogg reaction for the synthesis of sterically hindered alkenes.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of hydroxysumanene 68 by employing Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of sumanene derivatives having functionality at an internal carbon.
Scheme 17: Mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reaction at the internal carbon.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of di- and trisubstituted sumanene derivatives from sumanene (2).
Scheme 20: Preparation of monochlorosumanene 88 and hydrogenation of sumanene (2).
Scheme 21: The dimer 90 and bissumanenyl 92 achieved from halosumannes.
Scheme 22: Pyrenylsumanene 93 involving the Suzuki-coupling as a key transformation.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of various hexaarylsumanene derivatives using the Suzuki-coupling reaction.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hexasubstituted sumanene derivatives 96 and 97.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thioalkylsumanenes via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tris(ethoxycarbonylethenyl)sumanene derivative 108.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of ferrocenyl-based sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of sumanenylferrocene architectures 118 and 119 via Negishi coupling.
Scheme 29: Diosmylation and the synthesis of phenylboronate ester 121 of sumanene.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of the iron-complex of sumanene.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of tri- and mononuclear sumanenyl zirconocene complexes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [CpRu(η6-sumanene)]PF6.
Scheme 33: Preparation of sumanene-based porous coordination networks 127 (spherical tetramer units) and 128 (...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of sumanenylhafnocene complexes 129 and 130.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 134 and 135 along with PdII coordination complex 136.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of alkali metals sumanene complex K7(C21H102−)2(C21H93−)·8THF (137) containing di- and tr...
Scheme 37: The encapsulation of a Cs+ ion between two sumanenyl anions.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of monothiasumanene 140 and dithiasumanene 141 from 139.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of trithiasumanene 151 by Otsubo and his co-workers.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of trithiasumanene derivatives 155 and 156.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route towards hexathiolated trithiasumanenes 158.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of triselenasumanene 160 by Shao and teammates.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of tritellurasumanene derivatives from triphenylene skeletons.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of pyrazine-fused sumanene architectures through condensation reaction.
Scheme 45: Treatment of the trichalcogenasumanenes with diverse oxidative reagents.
Scheme 46: Ring-opening reaction with H2O2 and oxone of heterasumanenes 178 and 179.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of polycyclic compounds from sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of diimide-based heterocycles reported by Shao’s and co-workers.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pristine trichalcogenasumanenes, 151, 205, and 206.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanenes via hexaiodotriphenylene precursor 208.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of trisilasumanenes 214 and 215.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of trisilasumanene derivatives 218 and 219.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of novel trigermasumanene derivative 223.
Scheme 54: An attempt towards the synthesis of tristannasumanene derivative 228.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of triphosphasumanene trisulfide 232 from commercially available 229.
Scheme 56: The doping of sumanene derivatives with chalcogens (S, Se, Te) and phosphorus.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of heterasumanene containing three different heteroatoms.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 240 and 179.
Scheme 59: Preparation of trichalcogenasumanenes 245 and 248.
Scheme 60: Design and synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 252 and 178.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of spirosumanenes 264–269 and non-spiroheterasumanenes 258–263.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of sumanene-type hetero polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of triazasumanenes 288 and its sulfone congener 287.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of C3-symmetric chiral triaryltriazasumanenes via cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of mononaphthosumanene 293 using Suzuki coupling as a key step.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of di- and trinaphthosumanene derivatives 302–304.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of hemifullerene skeletons by Hirao’s group.
Scheme 68: Design and construction of C70 fragment from a C60 sumanene fragment.
Reactions of 3-aryl-1-(trifluoromethyl)prop-2-yn-1-iminium salts with 1,3-dienes and styrenes
- Thomas Schneider,
- Michael Keim,
- Bianca Seitz and
- Gerhard Maas
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2064–2072, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.173
- cyclobutene and several cationic intermediates and mainly yield 2-(1-phenylvinyl)indenes. In a similar reaction cascade, a fulvene derivative was obtained with 1,4-diphenylbutadiene as the substrate. Keywords: alkynes; aromatic substitution; cyclization; cycloaddition; iminium salts; Introduction In recent
- °C, 19F NMR monitoring of the reaction’s progress indicated the appearance of a second product beside the 1,4-cyclohexadien-1-iminium salt 4-Ch. Further investigations revealed that the new product was the dihydrofluorene 7, resulting from 4-Ch by an intramolecular electrophilic aromatic substitution
- propyn-1-iminium ion via its C3-position to the olefinic bond of styrenes initiated a reaction cascade which was again terminated by the already mentioned cyclization step through intramolecular electrophilic aromatic substitution, resulting in the formation of 2-(1-phenylvinyl)-1-(trifluoromethyl)-1
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Scheme 1: Diels–Alder reaction of propyn-1-iminium salt 1a compared with the reported [29] reaction of 4-phenyl-1...
Scheme 2: Sequential Diels–Alder/intramolecular SE(Ar) reaction of propyn-1-iminium triflates 1a,b. Condition...
Scheme 3: Diels–Alder reaction of 1a and anthracene followed by an intramolecular SE(Ar) reaction.
Figure 1: Solid-state molecular structure of 11 (ORTEP plot).
Scheme 4: Reactions of propyn-1-iminium salt 1a with styrenes.
Figure 2: Solid-state molecular structure of 12c (ORTEP plot).
Figure 3: Solid-state molecular structure of 12d (ORTEP plot). Both the R and the S enantiomer are present in...
Scheme 5: A mechanistic proposal for the reaction of alkyne 1a with styrenes.
Scheme 6: Reaction of alkyne 1a with 1,2-dihydronaphthalene.
Scheme 7: Synthesis and solid-state molecular structure (ORTEP plot) of pentafulvene 19; selected bond distan...
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanistic pathway leading to fulvene 19.
Naphthalene diimide–amino acid conjugates as novel fluorimetric and CD probes for differentiation between ds-DNA and ds-RNA
- Annike Weißenstein,
- Myroslav O. Vysotsky,
- Ivo Piantanida and
- Frank Würthner
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2032–2045, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.170
- second step, the naphthalene nucleus was functionalized via a nucleophilic aromatic substitution with the Boc-protected amino acids ʟ-Dap and ʟ-Lys. The reaction was carried out in dry DMSO at 60–65 °C for 1.5–2 hours. After two preparative HPLC purifications in an acidic environment (with TFA) and
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Figure 1: Structures of investigated compounds stressing steric differences in linker length attached to the ...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of water-soluble naphthalene diimides 3a,b, and 5.
Figure 2: UV–vis absorption (solid line) and fluorescence spectra (dashed line) of NDI 3a,b, and 5 (c = 4.5 ×...
Figure 3: Calculations for Cl-NDI-NMe model compound (at the B3LYP/6-31+G** level of theory) in water (PCM). ...
Figure 4: (a) Melting curve of poly(dA-dT)2 alone and after the addition of NDI 3a,b, and 5 (r = 0.3 ([NDI]/[...
Figure 5: Changes in fluorescence intensity (spectra are normalized) of (a) 3a (c = 1.0 × 10−6 M), (b) 3b (c ...
Figure 6: Calorimetric titration of a poly(dG-dC)2 solution in sodium cacodylate buffer (pH 5.0) at 298 K wit...
Figure 7: CD titration of poly(dG-dC)2 (c = 2.0 × 10−5 M) with (a) 3a, (b) 3b, and (c) 5 with increasing mola...
Figure 8: Schematic representation of the alignment of the intercalating 3a (left) and 3b (right) between the...
Photocatalyzed syntheses of phenanthrenes and their aza-analogues. A review
- Alessandra Del Tito,
- Havall Othman Abdulla,
- Davide Ravelli,
- Stefano Protti and
- Maurizio Fagnoni
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1476–1488, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.123
- preparation of phenanthridines with the intermediacy of imidoyl radicals. As an example, the process depicted in Scheme 10 involved a visible-light homolytic radical aromatic substitution (HAS) starting from trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides 10.1a–e. Thus, the photocatalyzed cleavage of the C(sp2)–Cl bond in
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Figure 1: Bioactive phenanthridine and phenanthridinium derivatives.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of phenanthrenes by a photo-Pschorr reaction.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of phenanthrenes by a benzannulation reaction.
Scheme 3: Photocatalytic cyclization of α-bromochalcones for the synthesis of phenanthrenes.
Figure 2: Carbon-centered and nitrogen-centered radicals used for the synthesis of phenanthridines.
Scheme 4: General scheme describing the synthesis of phenanthridines from isocyanides via imidoyl radicals.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of substituted phenanthridines involving the intermediacy of electrophilic radicals.
Scheme 6: Photocatalyzed synthesis of 6-β-ketoalkyl phenanthridines.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 6-substituted phenanthridines through the addition of trifluoromethyl (path a), phenyl...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 6-(trifluoromethyl)-7,8-dihydrobenzo[k]phenanthridine.
Scheme 9: Phenanthridine syntheses by using photogenerated radicals formed through a C–H bond homolytic cleav...
Scheme 10: Trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides as starting substrates for the synthesis of 6-(trifluoromethyl)phena...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of phenanthridines via aryl–aryl-bond formation.
Scheme 12: Oxidative conversion of N-biarylglycine esters to phenanthridine-6-carboxylates.
Scheme 13: Photocatalytic synthesis of benzo[f]quinolines from 2-heteroaryl-substituted anilines and heteroary...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of noravicine (14.2a) and nornitidine (14.2b) alkaloids.
Scheme 15: Gram-scale synthesis of the alkaloid trisphaeridine (15.3).
Scheme 16: Synthesis of phenanthridines starting from vinyl azides.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of pyrido[4,3,2-gh]phenanthridines 17.5a–d through the radical trifluoromethylthiolation ...
Scheme 18: The direct oxidative C–H amidation involving amidyl radicals for the synthesis of phenanthridones.
In silico rationalisation of selectivity and reactivity in Pd-catalysed C–H activation reactions
- Liwei Cao,
- Mikhail Kabeshov,
- Steven V. Ley and
- Alexei A. Lapkin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1465–1475, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.122
- . The developed methodology is capable of predicting reactivity of various substrates by differentiation between two major mechanisms – proton abstraction and electrophilic aromatic substitution. An attempt has been made to predict new C–H activation reactions. This methodology can also be used for the
- was proposed for classifying whether the carbon atoms are active or inactive toward electrophilic aromatic substitution [17]. Also, a quantum mechanical approach was introduced to compute ortho-directing groups (DGs) in palladium-catalysed aromatic C–H activation reactions [18]. However, there is a
- : a) electrophilic aromatic substitution (SEAr) mechanism and b) proton abstraction (PA) mechanism. The key step for the electrophilic aromatic substitution is an electrophilic attack by Pd(II) onto the aromatic substrate that also defines the regioselectivity of the overall process [24]. The key
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Figure 1: An approximate energy map for the electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism.
Scheme 1: Schematic representation of the two mechanisms of Pd-catalysed C–H activation reaction considered i...
Synthesis and properties of quinazoline-based versatile exciplex-forming compounds
- Rasa Keruckiene,
- Simona Vekteryte,
- Ervinas Urbonas,
- Matas Guzauskas,
- Eigirdas Skuodis,
- Dmytro Volyniuk and
- Juozas V. Grazulevicius
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1142–1153, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.101
- , bearing a quinazoline unit as the acceptor core and carbazole, dimethyldihydroacridine, or phenothiazine donor moieties, were designed and synthesized in two steps including a facile copper-catalyzed cyclization and a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The photophysical properties of the
- nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The dimethyldihydroacridine and phenothiazine-containing quinazoline compounds formed molecular glasses with glass-transition temperatures of 123 °C and 116 °C, respectively. The ionization potentials estimated by cyclic voltammetry of the derivatives were found to
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of quinazoline derivatives 1–3. Conditions: i) ammonium acetate, copper(II) chloride, iso...
Figure 1: DSC (a, b, c) and TGA (d) curves of compounds 1–3. Scan rates were 20 °C/min (TGA) and 10 °C/min (D...
Figure 2: Frontier-orbital distributions and optimized geometries at the ground state of quinazoline-based co...
Figure 3: Cyclic voltammograms of quinazoline-based compounds 1–3.
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 1–3. a) Theoretical and b) experimental spectra of compounds ...
Figure 5: Fluorescence spectra (a) of dilute solutions and thin films of compounds 1–3 (λexc = 350 nm and PL ...
Figure 6: Electron and hole NTOs of compounds 1–3 in the S1 excited state (vacuum).
Figure 7: Chemical structures of exciplex-forming materials used, and visualization of white electroluminesce...
Acid-catalyzed rearrangements in arenes: interconversions in the quaterphenyl series
- Sarah L. Skraba-Joiner,
- Carter J. Holt and
- Richard P. Johnson
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2655–2663, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.258
- ][8]. Every student of organic chemistry is taught the importance of arenium ions in the classic two step SEAr mechanism for electrophilic aromatic substitution. Addition of an electrophile to an arene leads to a bound species, sometimes called a σ-complex, which then loses a proton at the site of
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Scheme 1: Acid-catalyzed rearrangements of arenes.
Scheme 2: Rearrangement of quaterphenyl isomers by phenyl shifts.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of quaterphenyl isomers.
Scheme 4: Rearrangement of quaterphenyl isomers via (a) 1,2-phenyl shift and (b) 1,2-biphenyl shift.
Figure 1: Pathways for terminal 1,2-phenyl shifts in quaterphenyl isomers calculated with IEFPCM(DCE)/B3LYP/6...
Figure 2: Pathways for 1,2-biphenyl shifts in quaterphenyl isomers calculated with IEFPCM(DCE)/B3LYP/6-31+G(d...
A toolbox of molecular photoswitches to modulate the CXCR3 chemokine receptor with light
- Xavier Gómez-Santacana,
- Sabrina M. de Munnik,
- Tamara A. M. Mocking,
- Niels J. Hauwert,
- Shanliang Sun,
- Prashanna Vijayachandran,
- Iwan J. P. de Esch,
- Henry F. Vischer,
- Maikel Wijtmans and
- Rob Leurs
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2509–2523, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.244
- trans-6e as an orange solid with 97% purity. The synthesis of compounds 6f–h was performed following a nucleophilic aromatic substitution route on 28b (Scheme 4) since precursors 8 or 17 with the required substituent Y were not available. We performed nucleophilic aromatic substitutions with the
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Figure 1: Design of the CXCR3 efficacy photowitchable ligands. A,B) Schematic representation of a GPCR photoc...
Figure 2: Conformational alignment of a biaryl CXCR3 agonist with a designed azobenzene analogue. A) 2D struc...
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies for compounds 2a–e, 3a–e, 4a–d, 4f–i and 5b,c (Y = H, Cl). Reagents and condit...
Scheme 2: Synthetic strategies for compounds 3f–h, 4e, 6b, and 6d (Y = H, F, Cl, Br). Reagents and conditions...
Figure 3: Comparison of compounds belonging to the subseries 3 or 4 with a halogen substitution on the ortho-...
Scheme 3: Synthetic strategy for compound 6e. Reagents and conditions: (a) i) K2CO3 (2.0 equiv), DMF, µW, 65 ...
Scheme 4: Synthetic strategies for compounds 6f–h (Y = OMe, OiPr, SMe). Reagents and conditions: (a) NaOMe or...
Figure 4: Properties of subseries 3e, 4d, 6b and 6d-h. (A) UV–vis absorption spectra of (top) trans-isomers o...
Synthesis of a dihalogenated pyridinyl silicon rhodamine for mitochondrial imaging by a halogen dance rearrangement
- Jessica Matthias,
- Thines Kanagasundaram,
- Klaus Kopka and
- Carsten S. Kramer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2333–2343, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.226
- pyridinyl motif. In fact, only two pyridinyl silicon rhodamines (13 and 14) are known so far, although halogenated pyridines are highly interesting for further functionalization or vector conjugation by nucleophilic aromatic substitution. For the implementation of the dihalogenated pyridine motif into the
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Scheme 1: Comparison of optical properties of different silicon rhodamines.
Scheme 2: Retrosynthetic analysis of the proposed small molecule bimodal probe [18F]16 for both optical and P...
Scheme 3: Optimization of the HD rearrangement of 19 and subsequent reaction with xanthone 17 to the silicon ...
Figure 1: (a) Absorption and fluorescence emission spectra of dye 15 measured in PBS buffer pH 7.4. (b, c) Co...
Figure 2: STED and confocal images of the mitochondrial network in living HeLa cells stained with 1 µM SiR dy...
Figure 3: Exemplary holographic image sequence of two cell divisions of U2OS cells treated with 1 µM of dye 15...
Synthesis and properties of sulfur-functionalized triarylmethylium, acridinium and triangulenium dyes
- Marco Santella,
- Eduardo Della Pia,
- Jakob Kryger Sørensen and
- Bo W. Laursen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2133–2141, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.210
- influence the overall reactivity of the system towards subsequent nucleophilic aromatic substitution. When the reaction was followed by MALDI–TOFMS spectrometry it was thus possible to observe simultaneously the presence of the target compound and all of the intermediates involved in the reaction. This
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Figure 1: Structures of some representative triangulenium dyes. a) Rhodamine/fluorescine-like derivatives wit...
Figure 2: Examples of various types of SNAr reactions typical in triangulenium synthesis, exemplified with th...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of three novel SX-(DMP)3C+ PF6− ethylsulfanyl-substituted triarylmethylium salts.
Scheme 2: Synthetic route for the synthesis of S3-ADOTA+.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of S3-TOTA+ PF6− (6) and the mono ring closed xanthenium 7.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of S2-TOTA+ PF6− (8) and S1-TOTA+ PF6− (9).
Figure 3: UV–vis spectra in MeCN: S3-(DMP)3C+ (1, red), S2-(DMP)3C+ (2, green), and S1-(DMP)3C+ (3, blue).
Figure 4: UV–vis spectra in MeCN: S3-acridinium (4a, black) and S3-xanthenium (7, red). Inset: The 3D structu...
Figure 5: UV–vis spectra in CH2Cl2: S1-TOTA+ (9, blue line), S2-TOTA+ (8, red line), and S3-TOTA+ (6, black l...
Figure 6: UV–vis absorption and fluorescence spectra (λex = 485 nm) of 5a in CH2Cl2 solution. Calculated mole...
Figure 7: Normalized absorption and fluorescence spectra of 6 (S3-TOTA+), λex = 460 nm, and 8 (S2-TOTA+), λex...
Synthesis of benzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]benzoselenoazoles: Cs2CO3-mediated cyclization of 1-(2-bromoaryl)benzimidazoles with selenium
- Mio Matsumura,
- Yuki Kitamura,
- Arisa Yamauchi,
- Yoshitaka Kanazawa,
- Yuki Murata,
- Tadashi Hyodo,
- Kentaro Yamaguchi and
- Shuji Yasuike
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2029–2035, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.199
- probably deprotonation of the heterocyclic rings with a base. Moreover, nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) reactions between an aryl halide and a selenium reagent such as aryl selenide anion or diaryl diselenide for C(Ar)–Se bond formation using a base have been reported [20][21][22]. However, the
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Scheme 1: Previously reported synthetic methods for the preparation of imidazo[2,1-b]selenoazoles.
Figure 1: (a) Ortep drawing of 2a (50% probability, only one of two independent molecules is shown) and (b) p...
Figure 2: Cs2CO3-mediated cyclization of 1-(2-bromoaryl)imidazoles with Se. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.5 mmol)...
Figure 3: Absorption spectra of selected compounds (2a, 10 and 11) in CHCl3.
Scheme 2: Control reactions.
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism.
Synthesis and anion binding properties of phthalimide-containing corona[6]arenes
- Meng-Di Gu,
- Yao Lu and
- Mei-Xiang Wang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1976–1983, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.193
- operational one-pot reaction fashion on the basis of a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. To prepare functionalized corona[6]arenes using diethyl terephthalate as a starting material, we observed, however, the formation of a mixture of macrocyclic isomers because
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of phthalimide-containing O6-corona[3]arene[3]tetrazines.
Figure 1: X-ray molecular structure of 3a (CCDC 1913907) with side (left) and top (right) views. All solvent ...
Figure 2: 1H (top) and 13C (bottom) NMR spectra of 3a in acetone-d6 at 25 °C.
Figure 3: Normalized cyclic voltammograms (left) and differential pulse voltammograms (right) of 3a. CV and D...
Figure 4: X-ray molecular structures of complexes (n-Bu4NCl)3-3a (1913908) (top) and (n-Bu4NBr)3-3a (1913909)...
Recent advances on the transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of imidazopyridines: an updated coverage
- Gagandeep Kour Reen,
- Ashok Kumar and
- Pratibha Sharma
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1612–1704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.165
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Figure 1: Various drugs having IP nucleus.
Figure 2: Participation percentage of various TMs for the syntheses of IPs.
Scheme 1: CuI–NaHSO4·SiO2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 2: Experimental examination of reaction conditions.
Scheme 3: One-pot tandem reaction for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridine.
Scheme 5: Copper-MOF-catalyzed three-component reaction (3-CR) for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 6: Mechanism for copper-MOF-driven synthesis.
Scheme 7: Heterogeneous synthesis via titania-supported CuCl2.
Scheme 8: Mechanism involving oxidative C–H functionalization.
Scheme 9: Heterogeneous synthesis of IPs.
Scheme 10: One-pot regiospecific synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 11: Vinyl azide as an unprecedented substrate for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 12: Radical pathway.
Scheme 13: Cu(I)-catalyzed transannulation approach for imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 14: Plausible radical pathway for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 15: A solvent-free domino reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 16: Cu-NPs-mediated synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 17: CuI-catalyzed synthesis of isoxazolylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 18: Functionalization of 4-bromo derivative via Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 19: A plausible reaction pathway.
Scheme 20: Cu(I)-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative C–H amidation reaction.
Scheme 21: One-pot synthetic reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 23: Cu(OAc)2-promoted synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 24: Mechanism for aminomethylation/cycloisomerization of propiolates with imines.
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Figure 3: Scope of pyridin-2(1H)-ones and acetophenones.
Scheme 26: CuO NPS-promoted A3 coupling reaction.
Scheme 27: Cu(II)-catalyzed C–N bond formation reaction.
Scheme 28: Mechanism involving Chan–Lam/Ullmann coupling.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of formyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 30: A tandem sp3 C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 31: Probable mechanistic approach.
Scheme 32: Dual catalytic system for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 33: Tentative mechanism.
Scheme 34: CuO/CuAl2O4/ᴅ-glucose-promoted 3-CCR.
Scheme 35: A tandem CuOx/OMS-2-based synthetic strategy.
Figure 4: Biomimetic catalytic oxidation in the presence of electron-transfer mediators (ETMs).
Scheme 36: Control experiment.
Scheme 37: Copper-catalyzed C(sp3)–H aminatin reaction.
Scheme 38: Reaction of secondary amines.
Scheme 39: Probable mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 40: Coupling reaction of α-azidoketones.
Scheme 41: Probable pathway.
Scheme 42: Probable mechanism with free energy calculations.
Scheme 43: MCR for cyanated IP synthesis.
Scheme 44: Substrate scope for the reaction.
Scheme 45: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 46: Probable mechanistic pathway for Cu/ZnAl2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 47: Copper-catalyzed double oxidative C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 48: Application towards different coupling reactions.
Scheme 49: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 50: Condensation–cyclization approach for the synthesis of 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 51: Optimized reaction conditions.
Scheme 52: One-pot 2-CR.
Scheme 53: One-pot 3-CR without the isolation of chalcone.
Scheme 54: Copper–Pybox-catalyzed cyclization reaction.
Scheme 55: Mechanistic pathway catalyzed by Cu–Pybox complex.
Scheme 56: Cu(II)-promoted C(sp3)-H amination reaction.
Scheme 57: Wider substrate applicability for the reaction.
Scheme 58: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 59: CuI assisted C–N cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 60: Probable reaction mechanism involving sp3 C–H amination.
Scheme 61: One-pot MCR-catalyzed by CoFe2O4/CNT-Cu.
Scheme 62: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 63: Synthetic scheme for 3-nitroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for CuBr-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 65: Regioselective synthesis of halo-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of diarylated compounds.
Scheme 68: CuBr2-mediated one-pot two-component oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 69: Decarboxylative cyclization route to synthesize 1,3-diarylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 70: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 71: C–H functionalization reaction of enamines to produce diversified heterocycles.
Scheme 72: A plausible mechanism.
Scheme 73: CuI-promoted aerobic oxidative cyclization reaction of ketoxime acetates and pyridines.
Scheme 74: CuI-catalyzed pathway for the formation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 75: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 76: Mechanistic rationale for the synthesis of products.
Scheme 77: Copper-catalyzed synthesis of vinyloxy-IP.
Scheme 78: Regioselective product formation with propiolates.
Scheme 79: Proposed mechanism for vinyloxy-IP formation.
Scheme 80: Regioselective synthesis of 3-hetero-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with different reaction su...
Scheme 81: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 82: CuI-mediated synthesis of 3-formylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 83: Radical pathway for 3-formylated IP synthesis.
Scheme 84: Pd-catalyzed urea-cyclization reaction for IPs.
Scheme 85: Pd-catalyzed one-pot-tandem amination and intramolecular amidation reaction.
Figure 5: Scope of aniline nucleophiles.
Scheme 86: Pd–Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 87: One-pot amide coupling reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 88: Urea cyclization reaction for the synthesis of two series of pyridines.
Scheme 89: Amidation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Figure 6: Amide scope.
Scheme 90: Pd NPs-catalyzed 3-component reaction for the synthesis of 2,3-diarylated IPs.
Scheme 91: Plausible mechanistic pathway for Pd NPs-catalyzed MCR.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of chromenoannulated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 93: Mechanism for the synthesis of chromeno-annulated IPs.
Scheme 94: Zinc oxide NRs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines/diazines.
Scheme 95: Zinc oxide-catalyzed isocyanide based GBB reaction.
Scheme 96: Reaction pathway for ZnO-catalyzed GBB reaction.
Scheme 97: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 98: ZnO NRs-catalyzed MCR for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines.
Scheme 99: Ugi type GBB three-component reaction.
Scheme 100: Magnetic NPs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 101: Regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines catalyzed by Fe-SBA-15.
Scheme 102: Plausible mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazopyridine.
Scheme 103: Iron-catalyzed synthetic approach.
Scheme 104: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation reaction.
Scheme 105: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 106: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-substituted imidazoles and alkynes.
Scheme 107: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 108: Rh(III)-catalyzed non-aromatic C(sp2)–H bond activation–functionalization for the synthesis of imid...
Scheme 109: Reactivity and selectivity of different substrates.
Scheme 110: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkynylation by Li et al.
Scheme 111: Suggested radical mechanism.
Scheme 112: Scandium(III)triflate-catalyzed one-pot reaction and its mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazo...
Scheme 113: RuCl3-assisted Ugi-type Groebke–Blackburn condensation reaction.
Scheme 114: C-3 aroylation via Ru-catalyzed two-component reaction.
Scheme 115: Regioselective synthetic mechanism.
Scheme 116: La(III)-catalyzed one-pot GBB reaction.
Scheme 117: Mechanistic approach for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine using LaMnO3 NPs under neat conditions.
Scheme 119: Mechanistic approach.
Scheme 120: One-pot 3-CR for regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxy-3-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 121: Formation of two possible products under optimization of the catalysts.
Scheme 122: Mechanistic strategy for NiFe2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 123: Two-component reaction for synthesizing imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 124: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 125: CuI-catalyzed arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 126: Mechanism for arylation reaction.
Scheme 127: Cupric acetate-catalyzed double carbonylation approach.
Scheme 128: Radical mechanism for double carbonylation of IP.
Scheme 129: C–S bond formation reaction catalyzed by cupric acetate.
Scheme 130: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 131: Control experiments for signifying the role of DMSO and oxygen.
Scheme 132: Mechanism pathway.
Scheme 133: Copper bromide-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 134: Extension of the substrate scope.
Scheme 135: Plausible radical pathway.
Scheme 136: Transannulation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 137: Plausible reaction pathway for denitrogenative transannulation.
Scheme 138: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 carbonylation reaction.
Scheme 139: Plausible mechanism for regioselective C-3 carbonylation.
Scheme 140: Alkynylation reaction at C-2 of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 141: Two-way mechanism for C-2 alkynylation of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 142: Palladium-catalyzed SCCR approach.
Scheme 143: Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction.
Scheme 144: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 145: A phosphine free palladium-catalyzed synthesis of C-3 arylated imidazopyridines.
Scheme 146: Palladium-mediated Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reaction.
Figure 7: Structure of the ligands optimized.
Scheme 147: Palladium acetate-catalyzed direct arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 148: Palladium acetate-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 149: Palladium acetate-catalyzed regioselective arylation reported by Liu and Zhan.
Scheme 150: Mechanism for selective C-3 arylation of IP.
Scheme 151: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with styrenes.
Scheme 152: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with acrylates.
Scheme 153: A two way mechanism.
Scheme 154: Double C–H activation reaction catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 155: Probable mechanism.
Scheme 156: Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling.
Scheme 157: Mechanistic cycle for decarboxylative arylation reaction.
Scheme 158: Ligand-free approach for arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 159: Mechanism for ligandless arylation reaction.
Scheme 160: NHC-Pd(II) complex assisted arylation reaction.
Scheme 161: C-3 arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with aryl bromides catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 162: Pd(II)-catalyzed C-3 arylations with aryl tosylates and mesylates.
Scheme 163: CDC reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 164: Plausible reaction mechanism for Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 165: Pd-catalyzed C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 166: Mechanism for C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 167: One-pot synthesis for 3,6-di- or 2,3,6-tri(hetero)arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 168: C–H/C–H cross-coupling reaction of IPs and azoles catalyzed by Pd(II).
Scheme 169: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 170: Rh-catalyzed C–H arylation reaction.
Scheme 171: Mechanistic pathway for C–H arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 172: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 173: Rh(III)-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 174: Rh(III)-mediated oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 175: Reactions showing functionalization of the product obtained by the group of Kotla.
Scheme 176: Mechanism for Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 177: Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation reaction.
Scheme 178: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 179: Annulation reactions of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 180: Two-way reaction mechanism for annulations reaction.
Scheme 181: [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2-catalyzed C–C bond formation reaction.
Scheme 182: Reported reaction mechanism.
Scheme 183: Fe(III) catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 184: SET mechanism-catalyzed by Fe(III).
Scheme 185: Ni(dpp)Cl2-catalyzed KTC coupling.
Scheme 186: Pd-catalyzed SM coupling.
Scheme 187: Vanadium-catalyzed coupling of IP and NMO.
Scheme 188: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 189: Selective C3/C5–H bond functionalizations by mono and bimetallic systems.
Scheme 190: rGO-Ni@Pd-catalyzed C–H bond arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 191: Mechanistic pathway for heterogeneously catalyzed arylation reaction.
Scheme 192: Zinc triflate-catalyzed coupling reaction of substituted propargyl alcohols.
Different reactivity of phosphorylallenes under the action of Brønsted or Lewis acids: a crucial role of involvement of the P=O group in intra- or intermolecular interactions at the formation of cationic intermediates
- Stanislav V. Lozovskiy,
- Alexander Yu. Ivanov and
- Aleksander V. Vasilyev
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1491–1504, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.151
- failed. No products of intermolecular electrophilic aromatic substitution were obtained. Reactions of allenes with Lewis acid AlCl3 Then, we checked reactions of allenes 1a–j with and without benzene under the action of the strong Lewis acid AlCl3, using benzene or dichloromethane as a solvent, followed
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Allenes 1a–j used in this study.
Scheme 1: Transformations of allene 1g in TfOH leading to the formation of cations E1, E2 and E4 including se...
Figure 2: 31P NMR monitoring of the progress of transformation of E1 into E2 and E4 in TfOH at room temperatu...
Scheme 2: Results of the hydrolysis of cations A–H.
Scheme 3: Preparation of amides 6a,b from cations A, B, and F–H.
Scheme 4: Large-scale one-pot solvent-free synthesis of amides 6a,b from the corresponding propargylic alcoho...
Scheme 5: AlCl3-promoted hydroarylation of allene 1b by benzene leading to alkene Z-11n.
Scheme 6: Reaction of allene 1a with benzene under the action of AlCl3 followed by quenching of the reaction ...
Scheme 7: Multigram-scale one-pot synthesis of indane 12d from 2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol.
Figure 3: NMR spectra of starting allene 1a (black) and its complex with 1 equivalent of AlCl3 13 (red) in CD2...
Scheme 8: 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR monitoring of AlCl3-promoted reactions of allene 1a leading to compounds E-14 ...
Scheme 9: Plausible reaction mechanism A for the formation of compounds 9, 10, 11, 12 from aillene 1a involvi...
Scheme 10: Plausible reaction mechanism B of formation of compounds 11, 12 from allene 1a involving HCl–AlCl3 ...
Figure 4: Visualization of LUMO, only positive values are shown, isosurface value 0.043: (a) species 16, (b) ...
Mechanochemical synthesis of hyper-crosslinked polymers: influences on their pore structure and adsorption behaviour for organic vapors
- Sven Grätz,
- Sebastian Zink,
- Hanna Kraffczyk,
- Marcus Rose and
- Lars Borchardt
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1154–1161, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.112
- , they are formed by a non-directed aromatic substitution (Friedel–Crafts alkylation) either by intramolecular functional groups or using external crosslinkers. These reactions yield very high crosslinking degrees in amorphous framework structures and hence, enable highest specific BET (Brunauer–Emmett
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A: Mechanochemical polymerization of BCMBP (4,4’-bis(chloromethyl)-1,1’-biphenyl) towards the porou...
Figure 2: A: IR spectra of the monomer BCMBP and NG-HCP showing a decrease of the C–Cl vibration after the re...
Figure 3: A: Evolution of pressure in the course of the reaction measured by the GTM system. The addition of ...
Figure 4: The correlation between the liquids’ boiling point and the SSA of the polymer. In general, a lower ...
Figure 5: Physisorption isotherms of benzene vapour at different temperatures on HCP synthesised classically ...
Figure 6: Physisorption isotherms of cyclohexane on mechanochemically synthesised HCP at temperatures 288, 29...
Synthesis and fluorescent properties of N(9)-alkylated 2-amino-6-triazolylpurines and 7-deazapurines
- Andrejs Šišuļins,
- Jonas Bucevičius,
- Yu-Ting Tseng,
- Irina Novosjolova,
- Kaspars Traskovskis,
- Ērika Bizdēna,
- Huan-Tsung Chang,
- Sigitas Tumkevičius and
- Māris Turks
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 474–489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.41
- -triazolylpurine and 7-deazapurine derivatives is described. A new C(2)-regioselectivity in the nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions of 9-alkylated-2,6-diazidopurines and 7-deazapurines with secondary amines has been disclosed. The obtained intermediates, 9-alkylated-2-amino-6-azido-(7-deaza)purines, were
- to increased fluorescence quantum yield (74%) in THF solution. The compounds exhibit low cytotoxicity and as such are useful for the cell labelling studies in the future. Keywords: 7-deazapurines; fluorescence; nucleophilic aromatic substitution; purines; push–pull systems; pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines
- full account we report the newly developed C(2)-regioselective nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 2,6-diazidopurines, transformation of the intermediate 2-amino-6-azidopurines into the title compounds and comparative photophysical study of originally yet identically substituted fluorescent push–pull
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of fluorescent purine/7-deazapurine derivatives.
Scheme 1: General synthetic routes for the compounds 5, 7–9, 10 and 11. Method A: alkyl halogenide, MeCN or D...
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra of compound 6b in CD3CN at different temperatures (300 MHz, c = 12.5 mg/mL); a, b, c...
Figure 3: Comparison of 1H NMR spectra of compounds 8a and 5 (300 MHz, CDCl3).
Figure 4: a) Experimental UV–vis absorption spectra (lines) with computed theoretical absorption bands (colum...
Figure 5: Photos of compound 8c (A and B) and compound 11c (C and D) in THF, CHCl3, DMSO, MeCN and MeOH befor...
Figure 6: a) Fluorescence spectra of compounds 8c (λexc = 360 nm) and 11c (λexc = 370 nm) in solvents of diff...
Figure 7: Energy diagram for the frontier molecular orbitals of compounds 8a, 8c, 11a and 11c.
Figure 8: Labeled MCF-7 cells using compound 9 (C,D) and unlabeled MCF-7 cells (A,B) in microscope (2 h, c(9)...
Volatiles from the hypoxylaceous fungi Hypoxylon griseobrunneum and Hypoxylon macrocarpum
- Jan Rinkel,
- Alexander Babczyk,
- Tao Wang,
- Marc Stadler and
- Jeroen S. Dickschat
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2974–2990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.277
- patterns are sufficiently different for a confident structural assignment. Also biosynthetic considerations can help in the structure elucidation, because some aromatic substitution patterns are in line with a polyketide biosynthesis mechanism, while other substitution patterns may be difficult to
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of fungal volatiles. Trichodiene (1), aristolochene (2), (R)-oct-1-en-3-ol (3), 3,4-dime...
Figure 2: Total ion chromatogram of a CLSA headspace extract from Hypoxylon griseobrunneum MUCL 53754. Peak n...
Figure 3: Volatiles from Hypoxylon griseobrunneum.
Figure 4: EI mass spectra of A) 2,4,5-trimethylanisole (24), B) the coeluting mixture of 3,4-dimethylanisole (...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of trimethylanisoles 24 and 24d.
Scheme 2: Hypothetical biosynthesis of 24. ACP: acyl carrier protein, AT: acyl transferase, KR: ketoreductase...
Figure 5: Biosynthesis of 24. Feeding of (methyl-2H3)methionine resulted in the incorporation of labelling in...
Scheme 3: Hypothetical biosynthesis of 25 and 26.
Figure 6: Total ion chromatogram of a CLSA headspace extract from Hypoxylon macrocarpum STMA 130423. Peak num...
Figure 7: Volatiles from Hypoxylon macrocarpum.
Figure 8: EI mass spectra of A) 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (42), B) 3,4,5-trimethoxytoluene (44), and C) 2,4,5...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 2,3,4-trimethoxytoluene (44a).
Quinolines from the cyclocondensation of isatoic anhydride with ethyl acetoacetate: preparation of ethyl 4-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline-3-carboxylate and derivatives
- Nicholas G. Jentsch,
- Jared D. Hume,
- Emily B. Crull,
- Samer M. Beauti,
- Amy H. Pham,
- Julie A. Pigza,
- Jacques J. Kessl and
- Matthew G. Donahue
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2529–2536, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.229
- expensive diphenyl ether, which has a nauseating odor, at 0.01 molar dilution at reflux (259 °C) to effect the ring closure via electrophilic aromatic substitution; and (3) the aqueous work-up of this method which does not reliably produce a precipitate that can be filtered easily. Given the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Investigational non-catalytic HIV-1 Integrase inhibitors.
Scheme 1: Boehringer Ingelheim retrosynthesis of quinoline 1.
Scheme 2: Quinoline ring condensation strategies.
Scheme 3: Isatoic anhydrides from anthranilic acids with triphosgene.
Scheme 4: Substituted 2-methyl-4-hydroxyquinolines from isatoic anhydrides and ethyl acetoacetate.
Scheme 5: Mechanistic hypothesis for the cyclocondensation reaction.
Scheme 6: Quinoline synthesis with ethyl acetylpyruvate.
Scheme 7: Elaboration of the benzoic acid ethyl ester to the acetic acid residue.
Scheme 8: Umpolung addition of ethoxycarbonyl via a MAC strategy.
Applications of organocatalysed visible-light photoredox reactions for medicinal chemistry
- Michael K. Bogdos,
- Emmanuel Pinard and
- John A. Murphy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2035–2064, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.179
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Depiction of the energy levels of a typical organic molecule and the photophysical processes it can...
Figure 2: General catalytic cycle of a photocatalyst in a photoredox organocatalysed reaction. [cat] – photoc...
Figure 3: Structures and names of the most common photocatalysts encountered in the reviewed literature.
Figure 4: General example of a reductive quenching catalytic cycle. [cat] – photocatalyst, [cat]* – photocata...
Figure 5: General example of an oxidative quenching catalytic cycle. [cat] – photocatalyst, [cat]* – photocat...
Scheme 1: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes and amines to amides using acridinium salt photocatalysis.
Figure 6: Biologically active molecules containing a benzamide linkage.
Scheme 2: The photocatalytic reduction of amino acids to produce the corresponding free or protected amines.
Scheme 3: The organocatalysed photoredox base-mediated oxidation of thiols to disulfides.
Scheme 4: C-Terminal modification of peptides and proteins using organophotoredox catalysis.
Scheme 5: The reduction and aryl coupling of aryl halides using a doubly excited photocatalyst (PDI).
Figure 7: Mechanism for the coupling of aryl halides using PDI, which is excited sequentially by two photons.
Scheme 6: The arylation of five-membered heteroarenes using arenediazonium salts under organophotoredox condi...
Scheme 7: The C–H (hetero)arylation of five-membered heterocycles under Eosin Y photocatalysis.
Scheme 8: The C–H sulfurisation of imidazoheterocycles using Eosin B-catalyzed photochemical methods.
Scheme 9: The introduction of the thiocyanate group using Eosin Y photocatalysis.
Scheme 10: Sulfonamidation of pyrroles using oxygen as the terminal oxidant.
Scheme 11: DDQ-catalysed C–H amination of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 12: Photoredox-promoted radical Michael addition reactions of allylic or benzylic carbons.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanistic rationale for the observed chemoselectivities.
Scheme 13: The photocatalytic manipulation of C–H bonds adjacent to amine groups.
Scheme 14: The perylene-catalysed organophotoredox tandem difluoromethylation–acetamidation of styrene-type al...
Figure 9: Examples of biologically active molecules containing highly functionalised five membered heterocycl...
Scheme 15: The [3 + 2]-cycloaddition leading to the formation of pyrroles, through the reaction of 2H-azirines...
Figure 10: Proposed intermediate that determines the regioselectivity of the reaction.
Figure 11: Comparison of possible pathways of reaction and various intermediates involved.
Scheme 16: The acridinium salt-catalysed formation of oxazoles from aldehydes and 2H-azirines.
Scheme 17: The synthesis of oxazolines and thiazolines from amides and thioamides using organocatalysed photor...
Figure 12: Biologically active molecules on the market containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moieties.
Scheme 18: The synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from aldehyde semicarbazones using Eosin Y organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 19: The dimerization of primary thioamides to 1,2,4-thiadiazoles catalysed by the presence of Eosin Y a...
Scheme 20: The radical cycloaddition of o-methylthioarenediazonium salts and substituted alkynes towards the f...
Scheme 21: The dehydrogenative cascade reaction for the synthesis of 5,6-benzofused heterocyclic systems.
Figure 13: Trifluoromethylated version of compounds which have known biological activities.
Scheme 22: Eosin Y-catalysed photoredox formation of 3-substituted benzimidazoles.
Scheme 23: Oxidation of dihydropyrimidines by atmospheric oxygen using photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 24: Photoredox-organocatalysed transformation of 2-substituted phenolic imines to benzoxazoles.
Scheme 25: Visible light-driven oxidative annulation of arylamidines.
Scheme 26: Methylene blue-photocatalysed direct C–H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles.
Scheme 27: Photoredox hydrotrifluoromethylation of terminal alkenes and alkynes.
Scheme 28: Trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of aromatics and heteroaromatics.
Scheme 29: The cooperative asymmetric and photoredox catalysis towards the functionalisation of α-amino sp3 C–...
Scheme 30: Organophotoredox-catalysed direct C–H amidation of aromatics.
Scheme 31: Direct C–H alkylation of heterocycles using BF3K salts. CFL – compact fluorescent lamp.
Figure 14: The modification of camptothecin, demonstrating the use of the Molander protocol in LSF.
Scheme 32: Direct C–H amination of aromatics using acridinium salts.
Scheme 33: Photoredox-catalysed nucleophilic aromatic substitution of nucleophiles onto methoxybenzene derivat...
Scheme 34: The direct C–H cyanation of aromatics with a focus on its use for LSF.
A three-armed cryptand with triazine and pyridine units: synthesis, structure and complexation with polycyclic aromatic compounds
- Claudia Lar,
- Adrian Woiczechowski-Pop,
- Attila Bende,
- Ioana Georgeta Grosu,
- Natalia Miklášová,
- Elena Bogdan,
- Niculina Daniela Hădade,
- Anamaria Terec and
- Ion Grosu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1370–1377, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.115
- complexes with various aromatic guests. Results and Discussion Cryptand 2 is accessible via nucleophilic aromatic substitution in good yields (42%, Scheme 1) by treating triphenol 3 [36] with the reactive and commercially available 2,6-dichloro-3,5-dicyanopyridine following a procedure previously elaborated
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Cryptands with 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene (1) and 2,4,6-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine (2) aromatic reference...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of cryptand 2.
Figure 2: NMR spectra of cryptand 2: top, 1H NMR; bottom, 13C NMR.
Figure 3: Chemical shift changes of the reference signal (belonging to the more deshielded protons of the p-p...
Figure 4: The equilibrium geometry structure of cryptand 2 having 2,4,6-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine caps.
Figure 5: The equilibrium geometry structures of the cryptand–anthracene (a) and cryptand–pyrene (b) host–gue...
Figure 6: The equilibrium geometry structure of the cryptand 2–1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene host–guest complex.
Figure 7: The inclusion dynamics of the anthracene in the cavity of the cryptand for different constrained di...
Hypervalent iodine-guided electrophilic substitution: para-selective substitution across aryl iodonium compounds with benzyl groups
- Cyrus Mowdawalla,
- Faiz Ahmed,
- Tian Li,
- Kiet Pham,
- Loma Dave,
- Grace Kim and
- I. F. Dempsey Hyatt
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1039–1045, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.91
- -guided electrophilic substitution (HIGES). Keywords: electrophilic aromatic substitution; hypernucleofugality; hypervalent iodine; iodonio-Claisen; transmetallation; Introduction Hypervalent iodine compounds have been known for over a hundred years, but it was not until their renaissance in the 1990’s
- ), product yields and selectivities based on appropriate solvents, temperatures, and Lewis acids [9][10][11]. A recent digest of RICR theorized an underlying mechanistic concept dubbed iodine-guided electrophilic aromatic substitution (IGEAS) [12]; the basis for which the work herein is titled. Other related
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Examples of the reductive iodonio-Claisen rearrangement compared to new reactivity seen with benzyl...
Scheme 2: Crossover reaction experiments.
Scheme 3: Suggested mechanism based on product formation and crossover experiments.
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the generation of 2i from Table 2, entry 8.
Imide arylation with aryl(TMP)iodonium tosylates
- Souradeep Basu,
- Alexander H. Sandtorv and
- David R. Stuart
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1034–1038, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.90
- approach to N-aryl imides is to employ aniline starting materials (Scheme 1b, left), as was done in the synthesis of pentoxazone and related herbicides [2]. The alternative aromatic substitution approach with imide anions (Scheme 1b, right) is hampered by their low nucleophilicity [3]. Therefore
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Imides as an important scaffold.
Scheme 2: Scope of compatible aryl groups. Conditions: 1 (0.5 mmol, 1 equiv), potassium phthalimide (2.5 mmol...
Scheme 3: One-pot synthesis of anilines.
Synthesis and stability of strongly acidic benzamide derivatives
- Frederik Diness,
- Niels J. Bjerrum and
- Mikael Begtrup
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 523–530, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.38
- trifluoromethanesulfonamide group are reported. Novel derivatives of these types of acids were synthesized in good yields. The generated N-triflylbenzamides were further functionalized through cross-coupling and nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions. All compounds were stable in dilute aqueous solutions. Studies of
- ) or trifluoroacetic acid (3) are not readily modified, and changing substituents on these acids will heavily impact their pKa value (Figure 1). In contrast, halogenated benzoic acid derivatives are easily functionalized through cross-coupling [4][5] or nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions
- fluorine) may be generated in good yields and further functionalized through nucleophilic aromatic substitution or cross-coupling reactions. It was found that the products were stable in dilute aqueous solutions, but they slowly hydrolyzed in concentrated solutions or in the presence of other strong acids
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Figure 1: Acid strength (pKa) of various organic acids in acetonitrile or water (nr = not reported) [12-14].
Figure 2: Examples of functional molecules containing an N-triflylbenzamide.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the strongly acidic benzamide derivatives.
Scheme 2: SNAr reactions of fluoro-substituted benzamide derivatives.
Scheme 3: Cross-coupling reactions of N-triflylbenzoic acid derivatives.
Scheme 4: Hydrolysis rates of the 4-bromobenzoic acid derivatives.
Figure 3: Content (percent) of super acids (0.5 mg/mL) over time (hours) in H3PO4/H2O/MeOH 17:3:20 at 50 °C.
5-Aminopyrazole as precursor in design and synthesis of fused pyrazoloazines
- Ranjana Aggarwal and
- Suresh Kumar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 203–242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.15
- = tert-butyl) the reaction results in the formation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivative 90 as an additional product. The authors proposed that the bulky group had significantly slowed down the rate of electrophilic aromatic substitution at C-4 on 1H-pyrazol-5-amine due to which the aza-Michael
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of drugs with fused pyrazole rings.
Figure 2: Typical structures of some fused pyrazoloazines from 5-aminopyrazoles.
Scheme 1: Regiospecific synthesis of 4 and 6-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-6-carboxylates.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,4,6-triaryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines with ionic liquid .
Scheme 4: Synthesis of coumarin-based isomeric tetracyclic pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 6-substituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines under Heck conditions.
Scheme 6: Microwave-assisted palladium-catalyzed synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines via enaminones.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines via aza-Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of macrocyclane fused pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives.
Scheme 10: Three-component synthesis of 4,7-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives.
Scheme 11: Ultrasonicated synthesis of spiro[indoline-3,4'-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine]-2,6'(1'H)-diones.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of spiro[indoline-3,4'-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine] derivatives under conventional heating co...
Scheme 13: Nanoparticle-catalyzed synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-spiroindolinones.
Scheme 14: Microwave-assisted multicomponent synthesis of spiropyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 15: Unexpected synthesis of naphthoic acid-substituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 16: Multicomponent synthesis of variously substituted pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives.
Scheme 17: Three-component synthesis of 4,7-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines and pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-spirocycloalkanediones.
Scheme 19: Ultrasound-mediated three-component synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 20: Multicomponent synthesis of 4-aryl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-4,6,8,9-tetrahydropyrazolo [3,4-b]thiopyrano[4...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of 2,3-dihydrochromeno[4,3-d]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-1,6-diones.
Scheme 22: FeCl3-catalyzed synthesis of o-hydroxyphenylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives.
Scheme 23: Ionic liquid-mediated synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 24: Microwave-assisted synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 25: Multicomponent synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carbonitriles.
Scheme 26: Unusual domino synthesis of 4,7-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-nitriles.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-4H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines under conventional heating and ultrasou...
Scheme 28: L-Proline-catalyzed synthesis of of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine.
Scheme 29: Microwave-assisted synthesis of 5-aminoarylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 30: Microwave-assisted multi-component synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-e]indolizines.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of fluoropropynyl and fluoroalkyl substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine.
Scheme 32: Acid-catalyzed synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives.
Scheme 33: Chemoselective and regiospecific synthesis of 2-(3-methylpyrazol-1’-yl)-5-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyri...
Scheme 34: Regioselective synthesis of 7-trifluoromethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 35: Microwave-assisted synthesis of 7-trifluoromethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine carboxylates.
Scheme 36: Microwave and ultrasound-assisted synthesis of 7-trifluoromethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 37: Base-catalyzed unprecedented synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines via C–C bond cleavage.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of aminobenzothiazole/piperazine linked pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of aminoalkylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-amines.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines from condensation of 5-aminopyrazole 126 and ethyl acetoace...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 7-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 42: Unexpected synthesis of 7-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines under solvent free and solvent-mediated c...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of N-(4-aminophenyl)-7-aryloxypyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-5-amines.
Scheme 44: Base-catalyzed synthesis of 5,7-diarylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines in PEG-400.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 7-heteroarylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamides.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 7-heteroarylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives under conventional heating and micro...
Scheme 48: Synthesis of N-aroylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-5-amines.
Scheme 49: Regioselective synthesis of ethyl pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-carboxylate.
Scheme 50: Sodium methoxide-catalyzed synthesis of 3-cyano-6,7-diarylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of various pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of hydrazinopyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of N-arylidinepyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-5-amines.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidinyl-4-amines.
Scheme 55: Iodine-catalyzed synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidinones.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of ethyl 6-amino-2H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4-carboxylate.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 4-substituted-(3,6-dihydropyran-4-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl carboxamides.
Scheme 59: Synthesis of 5-(1,3,4-thidiazol-2-yl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine.
Scheme 60: One pot POCl3-catalyzed synthesis of 1-arylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-ones.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of 4-amino-N1,C3-dialkylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines under Suzuki conditions.
Scheme 62: Microwave-assisted synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazines.
Scheme 63: Synthesis and derivatization of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazine-5-carbonitriles.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of 2-thioxo-pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazin-4-ones.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of 2,3-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazin-4(1H)-one.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine-8-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.
Scheme 67: Microwave-assisted synthesis of 4,7-dihetarylpyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines.
Scheme 68: Alternative synthetic route to 4,7-diheteroarylpyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of 4-aryl-2-ethylthio-7-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazines.
Scheme 70: Microwave-assisted synthesis of 4-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine.
Scheme 71: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazines from pyrazol-5-yl diazonium salts.
Scheme 72: Synthesis of 2,5-dihydropyrazolo[3,4-e][1,2,4]triazines.
Scheme 73: Synthesis of pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines via diazopyrazolylenaminones.
Scheme 74: Synthesis of pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines in presence of sodium acetate.
Scheme 75: Synthesis of various 7-diazopyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazine derivatives.
Scheme 76: One pot synthesis of pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of 4-amino-3,7,8-trinitropyrazolo-[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of tricyclic pyrazolo[5,1-c][1,2,4]triazines by azocoupling reaction.
