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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1863–1868, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.153
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Phenylmalonic acids.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of diethyl 2-phenylmalonate (4).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of diethyl 2-(perfluorophenyl)malonate (3).
Figure 2: Esters of fluorine-substituted 2-phenylmalonic acids.
Scheme 3: Hydrolysis of diethyl 2-(perfluorophenyl)malonate (3).
Figure 3: Molecular structure of 2-(perfluorophenyl)acetic acid (12).
Scheme 4: Formation of 2-(perfluorophenyl)acetic acid (12).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1662–1682, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.138
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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].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1357–1410, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.116
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Figure 1: Examples of biologically active thietane-containing molecules.
Figure 2: The diverse methods for the synthesis of thietanes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1-(thietan-2-yl)ethan-1-ol (10) from 3,5-dichloropentan-2-ol (9).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of thietanose nucleosides 2,14 from 2,2-bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol (11).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of methyl 3-vinylthietane-3-carboxylate (19).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,6-thiazaspiro[3.3]heptane (24).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 6-amino-2-thiaspiro[3.3]heptane hydrochloride (28).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of optically active thietane 31 from vitamin C.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of an optically active thietane nucleoside from diethyl L-tartrate (32).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of thietane-containing spironucleoside 40 from 5-aldo-3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of optically active 2-methylthietane-containing spironucleoside 43.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of a double-linked thietane-containing spironucleoside 48.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of two diastereomeric thietanose nucleosides via 2,4-di(benzyloxymethyl)thietane (49).
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the thietane-containing PI3k inhibitor candidate 54.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of the spirothietane 57 as the key intermediate to Nuphar sesquiterpene thioalkaloids.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of spirothietane 61 through a direct cyclic thioetherification of 3-mercaptopropan-1-ol.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of thietanes 66 from 1,3-diols 62.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of thietanylbenzimidazolone 75 from (iodomethyl)thiazolobenzimidazole 70.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 2-oxa-6-thiaspiro[3.3]heptane (80) from bis(chloromethyl)oxetane 76 and thiourea.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of the thietane-containing glycoside, 2-O-p-toluenesulfonyl-4,6-thioanhydro-α-D-gulopyran...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of methyl 4,6-thioanhydro-α-D-glucopyranoside (89).
Scheme 20: Synthesis of thietane-fused α-D-galactopyranoside 93.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of thietane-fused α-D-gulopyranoside 100.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 3,5-anhydro-3-thiopentofuranosides 104.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of anhydro-thiohexofuranosides 110, 112 and 113 from from 1,2:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene D-f...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of optically active thietanose nucleosides from D- and L-xyloses.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thietane-fused nucleosides.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of 3,5-anhydro-3-thiopentofuranosides.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of 2-amino-3,5-anhydro-3-thiofuranoside 141.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of thietane-3-ols 145 from (1-chloromethyl)oxiranes 142 and hydrogen sulfide.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of thietane-3-ol 145a from chloromethyloxirane (142a).
Scheme 30: Synthesis of thietane-3-ols 145 from 2-(1-haloalkyl)oxiranes 142 and 147 with ammonium monothiocarb...
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 7-deoxy-5(20)thiapaclitaxel 154a, a thietane derivative of taxoids.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 5(20)-thiadocetaxel 158 from 10-deacetylbaccatin III (155).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of thietane derivatives 162 as precursors for deoxythiataxoid synthesis through oxiraneme...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 7-deoxy 5(20)-thiadocetaxel 154b.
Scheme 35: Mechanism for the formation of the thietane ring in 171 from oxiranes with vicinal leaving groups 1...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of cis-2,3-disubstituted thietane 175 from thiirane-2-methanol 172.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of a bridged thietane 183 from aziridine cyclohexyl tosylate 179 and ammonium tetrathiomo...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of thietanes via the photochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition of thiobenzophenone 184a with va...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of spirothietanes through the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of cyclic thiocarbonyls with ol...
Scheme 40: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietane-thioxanthenes 210 from thioxanthenethione (208) and butatr...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of thietanes 213 from 2,4,6-tri(tert-butyl)thiobenzaldehyde (211) with substituted allene...
Scheme 42: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietanes 216 and 217 from N-methylthiophthalimide (214) with olefi...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of fused thietanes from quadricyclane with thiocarbonyl derivatives 219.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-methyldithiosuccinimides ...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-methylthiosuccinimide/thi...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-alkylmonothiophthalimides...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of spirothietanes from dithiosuccinimides 223 with 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (215a).
Scheme 48: Synthesis of thietanes 248a,b from diaryl thione 184b and ketene acetals 247a,b.
Scheme 49: Photocycloadditions of acridine-9-thiones 249 and pyridine-4(1H)-thione (250) with 2-methylacrynitr...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of mono-, di-, and trithiobarbiturates 2...
Scheme 51: Synthesis of spirothietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-thioxo-1,2-dih...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of spirothietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of thiocoumarin 286 with olefins.
Scheme 53: Photochemical synthesis of thietanes 296–299 from semicyclic and acyclic thioimides 292–295 and 2,3...
Scheme 54: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietane 301 from 1,3,3-trimethylindoline-2-thione (300) and isobut...
Scheme 55: Synthesis of spirobenzoxazolethietanes 303 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of alkyl and aryl 2-...
Scheme 56: Synthesis of spirothietanes from tetrahydrothioxoisoquinolines 306 and 307 with olefins.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of spirothietanes from 1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-1-thiones 311 and benzothiophene-1-thione...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 2-triphenylsilylthietanes from phenyl triphenylsilyl thioketone (316) with electron-po...
Scheme 59: Diastereoselective synthesis of spiropyrrolidinonethietanes 320 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of bicyclic thietane 323 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyri...
Scheme 61: Photo-induced synthesis of fused thietane-2-thiones 325 and 326 from silacyclopentadiene 324 and ca...
Scheme 62: Synthesis of highly strained tricyclic thietanes 328 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddi...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of tri- and pentacyclic thietanes 330 and 332, respectively, through the intramolecular p...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes 334 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-vinylt...
Scheme 65: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes 336 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-but-3-...
Scheme 66: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-but-3-enyl...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of tetracyclic thietane 344 through the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-[...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of tri- and tetracyclic thietanes 348, 350, and 351, through the intramolecular photo [2 ...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of tetracyclic fused thietane 354 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of vinyl 2-thioxo-3H...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of highly rigid thietane-fused β-lactams via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloadditi...
Scheme 71: Asymmetric synthesis of a highly rigid thietane-fused β-lactam 356a via the intramolecular photo [2...
Scheme 72: Diastereoselective synthesis of the thietane-fused β-lactams via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] c...
Scheme 73: Asymmetric synthesis of thietane-fused β-lactams 356 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddi...
Scheme 74: Synthesis of the bridged bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-di...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of the bridged-difluorothietane 368 from 2,2,4,4-tetrafluoro-1,3-dithietane (367) and qua...
Scheme 76: Synthesis of bis(trifluoromethyl)thietanes from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithietane (3...
Scheme 77: Synthesis of 2,2-dimethylthio-4,4-di(trifluoromethyl)thietane (378) from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoro...
Scheme 78: Formation of bis(trifluoromethyl)thioacetone (381) through nucleophilic attack of dithietane 363 by...
Scheme 79: Synthesis of 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)thietanes from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithietan...
Scheme 80: Synthesis of the bridged bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane 364 from of 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)...
Scheme 81: Synthesis of 2,4-diiminothietanes 390 from alkenimines and 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl isothiocyanate (...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of arylidene 2,4-diiminothietanes 393 starting from phosphonium ylides 391 and isothiocya...
Scheme 83: Synthesis of thietane-2-ylideneacetates 397 through a DABCO-catalyzed formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition ...
Scheme 84: Synthesis of 3-substituted thietanes 400 from (1-chloroalkyl)thiiranes 398.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of N-(thietane-3-yl)azaheterocycles 403 and 404 through reaction of chloromethylthiirane (...
Scheme 86: Synthesis of 3-sulfonamidothietanes 406 from sulfonamides and chloromethylthiirane (398a).
Scheme 87: Synthesis of N-(thietane-3-yl)isatins 408 from chloromethylthiirane (398a) and isatins 407.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 3-(nitrophenyloxy)thietanes 410 from nitrophenols 409 and chloromethylthiirane (398a).
Scheme 89: Synthesis of N-aryl-N-(thietane-3-yl)cyanamides 412 from N-arylcyanamides 411 and chloromethylthiir...
Scheme 90: Synthesis of 1-(thietane-3-yl)pyrimidin-2,4(1H,3H)-diones 414 from chloromethylthiirane (398a) and ...
Scheme 91: Synthesis of 2,4-diiminothietanes 418 from 2-iminothiiranes 416 and isocyanoalkanes 415.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of 2-vinylthietanes 421 from thiiranes 419 and 3-chloroallyl lithium (420).
Scheme 93: Synthesis of thietanes from thiiranes 419 and trimethyloxosulfonium iodide 424.
Scheme 94: Mechanism for synthesis of thietanes 425 from thiiranes 419 and trimethyloxosulfonium iodide 424.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of functionalized thietanes from thiiranes and dimethylsulfonium acylmethylides.
Scheme 96: Mechanism for the rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized thietanes 429 from thiiranes 419 an...
Scheme 97: Synthesis of 3-iminothietanes 440 through thermal isomerization from 4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole-4-spir...
Scheme 98: Synthesis of thietanes 443 from 3-chloro-2-methylthiolane (441) through ring contraction.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of an optically active thietanose 447 from D-xylose involving a ring contraction.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of optically thietane 447 via the DAST-mediated ring contraction of 448.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of the optically thietane nucleoside 451 via the ring contraction of thiopentose in 450.
Scheme 102: Synthesis of spirothietane 456 from 3,3,5,5-tetramethylthiolane-2,4-dithione (452) and benzyne (453...
Scheme 103: Synthesis of thietanes 461 via photoisomerization of 2H,6H-thiin-3-ones 459.
Scheme 104: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,4-diarylthietanes 465.
Scheme 105: Mechanism of the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,4-diarylthietanes 465.
Scheme 106: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of trisubstituted thietanes (±)-470.
Scheme 107: Mechanism on the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of trisubstituted thietanes.
Scheme 108: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of thietanes (±)-475.
Scheme 109: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes from aldehydes 476 and acrylon...
Scheme 110: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes via a one-pot three-component ...
Scheme 111: Mechanism for the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes via three-co...
Scheme 112: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of substituted 3-nitrothietanes.
Scheme 113: Mechanism on the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes (±)-486.
Scheme 114: Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-2-phenylthietane (497).
Scheme 115: Asymmetric synthesis of optically active 2,4-diarylthietanes.
Scheme 116: Synthesis of 3-acetamidothietan-2-one 503 via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoal...
Scheme 117: Synthesis of 4-substituted thietan-2-one via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoalk...
Scheme 118: Synthesis of 4,4-disubstituted thietan-2-one 511 via the intramolecular thioesterification of the 3...
Scheme 119: Synthesis of a spirothietan-2-one 514 via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoalkano...
Scheme 120: Synthesis of thiatetrahydrolipstatin starting from (S)-(−)-epichlorohydrin ((S)-142a).
Scheme 121: Synthesis of 2-phenethyl-4-(propan-2-ylidene)thietane (520) from 5-bromo-6-methyl-1-phenylhept-5-en...
Scheme 122: Synthesis of 2-phenethyl-4-(propan-2-ylidene)thietane (520) directly from S-(5-bromo-6-methyl-1-phe...
Scheme 123: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietanes from S-(2-bromoalk-1-en-4-yl)thioacetates.
Scheme 124: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietanes from S-(2-bromo/chloroalk-1-en-4-yl)thiols.
Scheme 125: Synthesis of spirothietan-3-ol 548 from enone 545 and ammonium hydrosulfide.
Scheme 126: Asymmetric synthesis of the optically active thietanoside from cis-but-2-ene-1,4-diol (47).
Scheme 127: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietan-3-ols 557 via the fluoride-mediated cyclization of thioacylsilanes ...
Scheme 128: Synthesis of 2-iminothietanes via the reaction of propargylbenzene (558) and isothiocyanates 560 in...
Scheme 129: Synthesis of 2-benzylidenethietane 567 via the nickel complex-catalyzed electroreductive cyclizatio...
Scheme 130: Synthesis of 2-iminothietanes 569 via the photo-assisted electrocyclic reaction of N-monosubstitute...
Scheme 131: Synthesis of ethyl 3,4-diiminothietane-2-carboxylates from ethyl thioglycolate (570) and bis(imidoy...
Scheme 132: Synthesis of N-(thietan-3-yl)-α-oxoazaheterocycles from azaheterocyclethiones and chloromethyloxira...
Scheme 133: Synthesis of thietan-3-yl benzoate (590) via the nickel-catalyzed intramolecular reductive thiolati...
Scheme 134: Synthesis of 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane from 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dithiolane.
Scheme 135: Synthesis of thietanes from enamines and sulfonyl chlorides.
Scheme 136: Synthesis of spirothietane 603 via the [2 + 3] cycloaddition of 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-...
Scheme 137: Synthesis of thietane (605) from 1-bromo-3-chloropropane and sulfur.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1124–1134, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.99
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Scheme 1: The synthesis of F-1.
Figure 1: View of the crystal structure of F-1 (F-1a phase), with representation of atoms by thermal ellipsoi...
Figure 2: View of the crystal structure of F-1 (F-1a’ phase), with representation of the atoms via thermal el...
Figure 3: SEM image of F-1.
Figure 4: SEM image of F-1 with an F-1a phase.
Figure 5: TGA-DSC analysis of a sample of F-1. The TGA plot is shown in green, the DSC curve is shown in blue...
Scheme 2: Uncrystallized F-1 or F-1 with an F-1a phase promoted the two- and three-phase reactions of styrene...
Scheme 3: CAHOF F-1-promoted reactions of cyclohexene oxide (5) with alcohols and water.
Scheme 4: F-1-promoted Diels–Alder reaction.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 638–644, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.60
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Scheme 1: Preparation of chiral aziridines from fluorinated diazo reagents.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of chiral CF2-substituted aziridines from PhSO2CF2CHN2. General reaction conditions...
Scheme 3: Scale-up experiment to 4a and further synthetic transformations.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 362–383, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.35
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of pyridylphosphine ligands.
Figure 1: Pyridylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of piperidyl- and oxazinylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of linear multi-chelate pyridylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of chiral acetal pyridylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of diphenylphosphine-substituted triazine ligands.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of (pyridine-2-ylmethyl)phosphine ligands.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of diphosphine pyrrole ligands.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4,5-diazafluorenylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of thioether-containing pyridyldiphosphine ligands starting from ethylene sulfide and dip...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of monoterpene-derived phosphine pyridine ligands.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of N-phenylphosphine-substituted imidazole ligands.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of triazol-4-ylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of phosphanyltriazolopyridines and product selectivity depending on the substituents’ eff...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of PTA-phosphine ligands.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of isomeric phosphine dipyrazole ligands by varying the reaction temperature.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of N-tethered phosphine imidazolium ligands (route A) and diphosphine imidazolium ligands...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of {1-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)- (R = CH) and {1-[2-(pyrazin-2-yl)quinazolin-4-yl]naphthalen-2-yl...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of oxazolylindolylphosphine ligands 102.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of pyrrolylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of phosphine guanidinium ligands.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of a polydentate aminophosphine ligand.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of quinolylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of N-(triazolylmethyl)phosphanamine ligands.
Figure 2: Triazolylphosphanamine ligands synthesized by Wassenaar’s method [22].
Scheme 24: Synthesis of oxazaphosphorines.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of paracyclophane pyridylphosphine ligands.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of triazolylphosphine ligands.
Figure 3: Click-phosphine ligands.
Scheme 27: Ferrocenyl pyridylphosphine imine ligands.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of phosphinooxazolines (PHOX).
Scheme 29: Synthesis of ferrocenylphosphine oxazoles.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2710–2746, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.264
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Figure 1: General classification of asymmetric electroorganic reactions.
Scheme 1: Asymmetric reduction of 4-acetylpyridine using a modified graphite cathode.
Scheme 2: Asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones using Raney nickel powder electrodes modified with optically ac...
Scheme 3: Asymmetric reduction of prochiral activated olefins with a poly-ʟ-valine-coated graphite cathode.
Scheme 4: Asymmetric reduction of prochiral carbonyl compounds, oximes and gem-dibromides on a poly-ʟ-valine-...
Scheme 5: Asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral ketones with poly[RuIII(L)2Cl2]+-modified carbon felt cathode...
Scheme 6: Asymmetric hydrogenation of α-keto esters using chiral polypyrrole film-coated cathode incorporated...
Scheme 7: Quinidine and cinchonidine alkaloid-induced asymmetric electroreduction of acetophenone.
Scheme 8: Asymmetric electroreduction of 4- and 2-acetylpyridines at a mercury cathode in the presence of a c...
Scheme 9: Enantioselective reduction of 4-methylcoumarin in the presence of catalytic yohimbine.
Scheme 10: Cinchonine-induced asymmetric electrocarboxylation of 4-methylpropiophenone.
Scheme 11: Enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl benzoylformate using an alkaloid entrapped silver cathode.
Scheme 12: Alkaloid-induced enantioselective hydrogenation using a Cu nanoparticle cathode.
Scheme 13: Alkaloid-induced enantioselective hydrogenation of aromatic ketones using a bimetallic Pt@Cu cathod...
Scheme 14: Enantioselective reduction of ketones at mercury cathode using N,N'-dimethylquininium tetrafluorobo...
Scheme 15: Asymmetric synthesis of an amino acid using an electrode modified with amino acid oxidase and elect...
Scheme 16: Asymmetric oxidation of p-tolyl methyl sulfide using chemically modified graphite anode.
Scheme 17: Asymmetric oxidation of unsymmetric sulfides using poly(amino acid)-coated electrodes.
Scheme 18: Enantioselective, electocatalytic oxidative coupling on TEMPO-modified graphite felt electrode in t...
Scheme 19: Asymmetric electrocatalytic oxidation of racemic alcohols on a TEMPO-modified graphite felt electro...
Scheme 20: Asymmetric electrocatalytic lactonization of diols on TEMPO-modified graphite felt electrodes.
Scheme 21: Asymmetric electrochemical pinacolization in a chiral solvent.
Scheme 22: Asymmetric electroreduction using a chiral supporting electrolyte.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric anodic oxidation of enol acetates using chiral supporting electrolytes.
Scheme 24: Kinetic resolution of primary amines using a chiral N-oxyl radical mediator.
Scheme 25: Chiral N-oxyl-radical-mediated kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols via electrochemical oxidati...
Scheme 26: Chiral iodoarene-mediated asymmetric electrochemical lactonization.
Scheme 27: Os-catalyzed electrochemical asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins using the Sharpless ligand and i...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric electrochemical epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by a chiral Mn-salen complex.
Scheme 29: Asymmetric electrooxidation of 1,2-diols, and amino alcohols using a chiral copper catalyst.
Scheme 30: Mechanism of asymmetric electrooxidation of 1,2-diols, and amino alcohols using a chiral copper cat...
Scheme 31: Enantioselective electrocarboxylation catalyzed by an electrogenerated chiral [CoI(salen)]− complex....
Scheme 32: Asymmetric oxidative cross coupling of 2-acylimidazoles with silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 33: Ni-catalyzed asymmetric electroreductive cleavage of allylic β-keto ester 89.
Scheme 34: Asymmetric alkylation using a combination of electrosynthesis and a chiral Ni catalyst.
Scheme 35: Mechanism of asymmetric alkylation using a combination of electrosynthesis and a chiral Ni catalyst....
Scheme 36: Asymmetric epoxidation by electrogenerated percarbonate and persulfate ions in the presence of chir...
Scheme 37: α-Oxyamination of aldehydes via anodic oxidation catalyzed by chiral secondary amines.
Scheme 38: The α-alkylation of aldehydes via anodic oxidation catalyzed by chiral secondary amines.
Scheme 39: Mechanism of α-alkylation of aldehydes via anodic oxidation catalyzed by chiral secondary amines.
Scheme 40: Electrochemical chiral secondary amine-catalyzed intermolecular α-arylation of aldehydes.
Scheme 41: Mechanism of electrochemical chiral secondary amine-catalyzed intermolecular α-arylation of aldehyd...
Scheme 42: Asymmetric cross-dehydrogenative coupling of tertiary amines with simple ketones via an electrochem...
Scheme 43: Electroenzymatic asymmetric reduction using enoate reductase.
Scheme 44: Assymetric reduction using alcohol dehydrogenase as the electrocatalyst.
Scheme 45: Asymmetric electroreduction catalyzed by thermophilic NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase.
Scheme 46: Asymmetric epoxidation of styrene by electrochemical regeneration of flavin-dependent monooxygenase....
Scheme 47: Asymmetric electroreduction using a chloroperoxidase catalyst.
Scheme 48: Asymmetric electrochemical transformation mediated by hydrophobic vitamin B12.
Scheme 49: Diastereoselective cathodic reduction of phenylglyoxalic acids substituted with amines as chiral au...
Scheme 50: Ni-catalyzed asymmetric electroreductive cross coupling of aryl halides with α-chloropropanoic acid...
Scheme 51: Electrochemical Mannich addition of silyloxyfuran to in situ-generated N-acyliminium ions.
Scheme 52: Stereoselective electroreductive homodimerization of cinnamates attached to a camphor-derived chira...
Scheme 53: Diastereoselective electrochemical carboxylation of chiral α-bromocarboxylic acid derivatives.
Scheme 54: Electrocatalytic stereoselective conjugate addition of chiral β-dicarbonyl compounds to methyl viny...
Scheme 55: Stereoselective electrochemical carboxylation of chiral cinnamic acid derivatives under a CO2 atmos...
Scheme 56: Electrochemical diastereoselective α-alkylation of pyrrolidines attached with phosphorus-derived ch...
Scheme 57: Electrogenerated cyanomethyl anion-induced synthesis of chiral cis-β-lactams from amides bearing ch...
Scheme 58: Diastereoselective anodic oxidation followed by intramolecular cyclization of ω-hydroxyl amides bea...
Scheme 59: Electrochemical deprotonation of Ni(II) glycinate containing (S)-BPB as a chiral auxiliary: diaster...
Scheme 60: Enantioselective electroreductive coupling of diaryl ketones with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound...
Scheme 61: Asymmetric total synthesis of ropivacaine and its analogues using a electroorganic reaction as a ke...
Scheme 62: Asymmetric total synthesis of (−)-crispine A and its natural enantiomer via anodic cyanation of tet...
Scheme 63: Asymmetric oxidative electrodimerization of cinnamic acid derivatives as key step for the synthesis...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2590–2602, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.252
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Figure 1: Terpene constituents 1–9 found in geranium and bergamot oils and specified odours of individual com...
Figure 2: Other selected mono- and sesquiterpenes (10–26) as fragrance materials [6].
Figure 3: Main constituents of natural iris oil: irone (27).
Scheme 1: First synthesis of ionone (30) [11].
Scheme 2: First synthesis of Ambrelux (32) [14].
Scheme 3: Industrial synthesis of myrcene (1) by pyrolysis of β-pinene (8).
Scheme 4: First synthesis of Iso E Super® (33), Iso E Super Plus® (34) and Georgywood® (35) as a mixture of i...
Figure 4: Iso E Super® region of GC spectra of Molecule 01 (left, 75 €–100 € per 100 mL; march 2019), a low-p...
Scheme 5: First synthetic route to (−)-Georgywood® (35) by Corey and Hong [33].
Scheme 6: First synthetic route to the odour-active (+)-enantiomer of Iso E Super Plus® (+)-34 [33].
Scheme 7: Analysis of the isomerisation process and formation of products. Most importantly, Iso E Super® (33...
Scheme 8: Isomerisation using additives such as alcohols or carboxylic acids. The product with the γ-position...
Scheme 9: Iso E Super Plus® (34) can undergo a third cyclisation to tetrahydrofuran 59 through compound rac-53...
Figure 5: (Adapted from ref. [8]) Ionone (30, 1893, odour threshold: 0.8 ng L−1), koavone (1982, odour threshold...
Figure 6: Branched, terpene-like cyclohexene derivatives, that are synthetic fragrance components: 60: Iso da...
Scheme 10: New unnatural terpenoid 70 from unnatural farnesyl pyrophosphate derivative 69 and comparison with ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2271–2276, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.219
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected members of the acremine family [3-5].
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of acremine F (5).
Scheme 2: Total synthesis of acremine F (5).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of acremines A and B through selective oxidation of acremine F.
Scheme 4: Proposed biomimetic dimerization of 5.
Scheme 5: Attempted intramolecular cyclization of 23.
Scheme 6: Attempted photochemical cyclization of 25.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2076–2084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.205
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Scheme 1: Asymmetric α-photooxygenation of chiral aldehydes.
Scheme 2: α-Photooxygenation of β-substituted aldehydes.
Scheme 3: Synthesis and α-photooxygenation of 3,4-diphenylbutanal (1).
Scheme 4: Stereoselective α-photooxygenation of 3,4-diphenylbutanal (1) with 1O2.
Scheme 5: Schematic representation of the in situ methodology and preferred conformation of diols with Mo2 co...
Figure 1: ECD spectra of diols syn-6 and anti’-6 recorded a) with 19 in DMSO and b) in acetonitrile compared ...
Scheme 6: Asymmetric synthesis of 3,4-diphenylbutane-1,2-diol.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1984–1995, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.194
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Figure 1: Structures of triptolide (1), triptonide (2), tripdiolide (3), 16-hydroxytriptolide (4), triptrioli...
Figure 2: Syntheses of triptolide.
Scheme 1: Berchtold’s synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 2: Li’s formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 3: van Tamelen’s asymmetric synthesis of triptonide and triptolide.
Scheme 4: Van Tamelen’s (method II) formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 5: Sherburn’s formal synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 6: van Tamelen’s biogenetic type total synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 7: Yang’s total synthesis of triptolide.
Scheme 8: Key intermediates or transformations of routes J–N.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1722–1757, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.168
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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...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1289–1297, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.127
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Рharmacologically active sulfones.
Figure 2: Structures of the ligands L1–L8.
Figure 3: Evolution of the conversion of 5 and diastereomeric composition of the products of reaction of 5a w...
Figure 4: Time profile of epimerization and retro-Michael reaction of (2R,3S)-8a in chloroform-d solution.
Figure 5: ORTEP diagram of (2R,3S)-8d.
Scheme 1: The proposed mechanism of asymmetric addition of β-ketosulfones to nitroalkenes.
Scheme 2: Transition state models for asymmetric addition of β-ketosulfones to nitroalkenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1236–1256, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.121
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Figure 1: Structures of natural steroids of A) animal and B) plant origin.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of a steroidal β-lactam by Ugi reaction of a cholanic aldehyde [14].
Scheme 2: Synthetic route to steroidal 2,5-diketopiperazines based on a diastereoselective Ugi-4CR with an an...
Scheme 3: Multicomponent synthesis of a heterocycle–steroid hybrid using a ketosteroid as carbonyl component [18]....
Scheme 4: Synthesis of peptidomimetic–steroid hybrids using the Ugi-4CR with spirostanic amines and carboxyli...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of azasteroids using the Ugi-4CR with androstanic and pregnanic carboxylic acids [22].
Figure 2: Ugi-4CR-derived library of androstanic azasteroids with diverse substitution patterns at the phenyl...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 4-azacholestanes by an intramolecular Ugi-4C-3R [26].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of amino acid–steroid hybrid by multiple Ugi-4CR using steroidal isocyanides [29].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of ecdysteroid derivatives by Ugi-4CR using a steroidal isocyanide [30].
Scheme 9: Stereoselective multicomponent synthesis of a steroid–tetrahydropyridine hybrid using a chiral bifu...
Scheme 10: Pd(II)-catalyzed three-component reaction with an alkynyl seco-cholestane [34].
Scheme 11: Multicomponent synthesis of steroid–thiazole hybrids from a steroidal ketone [36].
Scheme 12: Synthesis of cholanic pseudo-peptide derivatives by novel MCRs based on the reactivity of ynamide [37,38].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of steroid-fused pyrimidines and pyrimidones using the Biginelli-3CR [39,42,43].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of steroidal pyridopyrimidines by a reaction sequence comprising a 4CR followed by a post...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of steroid-fused pyrimidines by MCR of 2-hydroxymethylene-3-ketosteroids [46].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of steroid-fused naphthoquinolines by the Kozlov–Wang MCR using ketosteroids [50,51].
Scheme 17: Conjugation of steroids to carbohydrates and peptides by the Ugi-4CR [62,63].
Scheme 18: Solid-phase multicomponent conjugation of peptides to steroids by the Ugi-4CR [64].
Scheme 19: Solid-phase multicomponent conjugation of peptides to steroids by the Petasis-3CR [68].
Scheme 20: Synthesis of steroidal macrobicycles (cages) by multiple multicomponent macrocyclizations based on ...
Scheme 21: One-pot synthesis of steroidal cages by double Ugi-4CR-based macrocyclizations [76].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1194–1202, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.116
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Figure 1: Squalestatin S1/zaragozic acid A (1) and DDSQ (2).
Scheme 1: Carbonyl ylide cycloaddition–rearrangement to the squalestatin core [12,13].
Scheme 2: Tartrate alkylation strategy to cycloaddition substrate.
Scheme 3: Conversion of α-ketoester to α-diazoester.
Scheme 4: Seebach’s tartrate alkylation and rationalisation of stereoselectivity [17-19].
Scheme 5: Tartrate alkylation with a non-activated alkyl iodide.
Scheme 6: Alkylated tartrate to diazoester sequence.
Scheme 7: TES protection approach to the squalestatin core.
Scheme 8: Tartrate acetonide methylation.
Scheme 9: Tartrate alkylation with various alkyl halides.
Scheme 10: Rationalisation of dialkylation observations.
Scheme 11: Tartrate alkylation chemistry with more complex alkyl iodides [12,13].
Figure 2: Natural product examples containing the monoalkylated tartaric acid motif.
Scheme 12: Epimerisation of monoalkylated tartrates.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 542–550, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.48
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Scheme 1: Applications of N-arylaminocyclopropanes.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of trans-ethyl 2-aminocyclopentanecarboxylate.
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 490–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.42
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Figure 1: Structure of most active HPA-12 isomers, originally proposed (1) and revised (2).
Scheme 1: Lipase-catalyzed trans-acylation of (±)-4 and subsequent Mitsunobu inversion. Conditions: (i) Zn/TH...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of azide 9 from (S)-4. Conditions: (i) NaH/Bu4NI/BnBr/THF/25 °C/4 h; (ii) AD-mix-β/t-BuOH...
Scheme 3: Attempted synthesis of 2 from 9. Conditions: (i) (a) LiAlH4 (1 M in THF)/THF/25 °C/3 h, (b) DCC/DMA...
Scheme 4: Actual synthesis of 2 from 9. Conditions: (i) DDQ/CH2Cl2–H2O 4:1/3 h; (ii) a) LiAlH4/THF/25 °C/3 h,...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 371–377, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.33
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Figure 1: Exemplar C3-symmetric peptide scaffolds reported in the literature.
Scheme 1: Preparation of compound 7 from L-serine (3).
Scheme 2: Preparation of the trimerized product 9.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of compound 11 via Negishi cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of C3-symmetric trimers 12, 13 and 14.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 357–363, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.31
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Figure 1: A comparison of the solubility of Ru(II)-Pheox (cat. 1) and Ru(II)-Amm-Pheox (cat. 2).
Scheme 1: Intramolecular cyclopropanation of various trans-allylic diazo Weinreb amide derivatives catalyzed....
Scheme 2: Synthetic transformation of cyclopropane products 2d and 2f.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 236–255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.22
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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).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 60–66, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.6
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Scheme 1: Transamination reaction of 1-Boc-3-piperidone (1).
Figure 1: Reuse of ATA-025-IMB in five consecutive cycles in the transamination reaction of 1 in batch system...
Figure 2: Reuse of ATA-025-IMB IMB in five consecutive cycles in the transamination reaction of 1 in a flow s...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3122–3149, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.292
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Figure 1: Second-generation Grubbs (GII), Hoveyda (HGII), Grela (Gre-II), Blechert (Ble-II) and indenylidene-...
Figure 2: Grubbs (1a) and Hoveyda-type (1b) complexes with N-phenyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 3: C–H insertion product 2.
Figure 4: Grubbs (3a–6a) and Hoveyda-type (3b–6b) complexes with N-fluorophenyl, N’-aryl NHCs.
Scheme 1: RCM of diethyl diallylmalonate (7).
Scheme 2: RCM of diethyl allylmethallylmalonate (9).
Scheme 3: RCM of diethyl dimethallylmalonate (11).
Scheme 4: CM of allylbenzene (13) with cis-1,4-diacetoxy-2-butene (14).
Scheme 5: ROMP of 1,5-cyclooctadiene (16).
Figure 5: Grubbs (18a–21a) and Hoveyda-type (18b–21b) catalysts bearing uNHCs with a hexafluoroisopropylalkox...
Figure 6: A Grubbs-type complex with an N-adamantyl, N’-mesityl NHC 22 and the Hoveyda-type complex with a ch...
Figure 7: Grubbs (24a and 25a) and Hoveyda-type (24b and 25b) complexes with N-alkyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 8: Grubbs-type complexes 31–34 with N-alkyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 9: Grubbs-type complex 35 with an N-cyclohexyl, N’-2,6-diisopropylphenyl NHC.
Figure 10: Hoveyda-type complexes with an N-alkyl, N’-mesityl (36, 37) and an N-alkyl, N’-2,6-diisopropylpheny...
Figure 11: Indenylidene-type complexes 41–43 with N-alkyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 12: Grubbs-type complex 44 and its monopyridine derivative 45 containing a chiral uNHC.
Scheme 6: Alternating copolymerization of 46 with 47 and 48.
Figure 13: Pyridine-containing complexes 49–52 and Grubbs-type complex 53.
Figure 14: Hoveyda-type complexes 54–58 in the alternating ROMP of NBE (46) and COE (47).
Figure 15: Catalysts 59 and 60 in the tandem RO–RCM of 47.
Figure 16: Hoveyda-type complexes 61–69 with N-alkyl, N’-aryl NHCs.
Scheme 7: Ethenolysis of methyl oleate (70).
Scheme 8: AROCM of cis-5-norbornene-endo-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride (75) with styrene.
Figure 17: Hoveyda-type catalysts 79–82 with N-tert-butyl, N’-aryl NHCs.
Scheme 9: Latent ROMP of 83 with catalyst 82.
Figure 18: Indenylidene and Hoveyda-type complexes 85–92 with N-cycloalkyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Scheme 10: RCM of N,N-dimethallyl-N-tosylamide (93) with catalyst 85.
Scheme 11: Self metathesis of 13 with catalyst 85.
Figure 19: Grubbs-type complexes 98–104 with N-alkyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 20: Grubbs-type complexes 105–115 with N-alkyl, N’-mesityl ligands.
Figure 21: Complexes 116 and 117 bearing a carbohydrate-based NHC.
Figure 22: Complexes 118 and 119 bearing a hemilabile amino-tethered NHC.
Figure 23: Indenylidene-type complexes 120–126 with N-benzyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Scheme 12: Diastereoselective ring-rearrangement metathesis (dRRM) of cyclopentene 131.
Figure 24: Indenylidene-type complexes 134 and 135 with N-nitrobenzyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 25: Hoveyda-type complexes 136–138 with N-benzyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 26: Hoveyda-type complexes 139–142 with N-benzyl, N’-Dipp NHC.
Figure 27: Indenylidene (143–146) and Hoveyda-type (147) complexes with N-heteroarylmethyl, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 28: Hoveyda-type complexes 148 and 149 with N-phenylpyrrole, N’-mesityl NHCs.
Figure 29: Grubbs-type complexes with N-trifluoromethyl benzimidazolidene NHCs 150–153, 155 and N-isopropyl be...
Scheme 13: Ethenolysis of ethyl oleate 156.
Scheme 14: Ethenolysis of cis-cyclooctene (47).
Figure 30: Grubbs-type C1-symmetric (164) and C2-symmetric (165) catalysts with a backbone-substituted NHC.
Figure 31: Possible syn and anti rotational isomers of catalyst 164.
Scheme 15: ARCM of substrates 166, 168 and 170.
Figure 32: Hoveyda (172) and Grubbs-type (173,174) backbone-substituted C1-symmetric NHC complexes.
Scheme 16: ARCM of 175,177 and 179 with catalyst 174.
Figure 33: Grubbs-type C1-symmetric NHC catalysts bearing N-propyl (181, 182) or N-benzyl (183, 184) groups on...
Scheme 17: ARCM of 185 and 187 promoted by 184 to form the encumbered alkenes 186 and 188.
Figure 34: N-Alkyl, N’-isopropylphenyl NHC ruthenium complexes with syn (189, 191) and anti (190, 192) phenyl ...
Figure 35: Hoveyda-type complexes 193–198 bearing N-alkyl, N’-aryl backbone-substituted NHC ligands.
Scheme 18: ARCM of 166 and 199 promoted by 192b.
Figure 36: Enantiopure catalysts 201a and 201b with syn phenyl units on the NHC backbone.
Figure 37: Backbone-monosubstituted catalysts 202–204.
Figure 38: Grubbs (205a) and Hoveyda-type (205b) backbone-monosubstituted catalysts.
Scheme 19: AROCM of 206 with allyltrimethylsilane promoted by catalyst 205a.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: N,N-Dimethyl-L-vancosamine as substructure of kidamycin and pluramycin.
Figure 2: Glycals as relevant scaffolds for constructing aryl C-glycosidic linkage.
Figure 3: Strategy including a ring-closing metathesis of vinyl ethers as key step for the preparation of sev...
Scheme 1: Evans aldol reaction for the preparation of diastereomeric compounds 13a and 13b.
Scheme 2: Alternative preparation of 13b based on a diastereoselective allylboration.
Scheme 3: O-Vinylation-ring-closing metathesis sequence for access to 3-amino glycals.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of key intermediate 23 for the C-3 unbranched amino glycals preparation.
Scheme 5: Access to diastereoisomeric compounds 3 and 4 from 23.
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Figure 1: Structures of stereoisomers of 3,4,5-tris(2-methoxyphenyl)-2,6-dimethylpyridines determined by X-ra...
Figure 2: Graphical representation of kinetic, time-dependent 1H NMR analysis of (syn)-7 (100 °C).
Figure 3: Graphical representation of kinetic, time-dependent 1H NMR analysis of (syn)-10 (120 °C).
Figure 4: HT-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) spectra of A) (syn)-7. B) (syn)-10. Only the upfield (ca. 3.4–4 ppm) regi...
Figure 5: Summary of the results for coupling with ortho-substituted phenylboronic acid for triaryl products.
Figure 6: Summary of results for coupling with ortho-substituted phenylboronic acid for diaryl products.
Figure 7: Proposed intermediates for the 1,2-addition of 5 with methoxy group. A) Oxidative addition step. B)...
Figure 8: Proposed intermediates for the 1,3-addition with methoxy group. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Tran...
Figure 9: Proposed intermediates for the 1,2-addition with chlorine atom. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Tran...
Figure 10: Proposed intermediates for the 1,3-addition with chlorine atom. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Tran...
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Scheme 1: Commercial process for the synthesis of 1.
Scheme 2: Previous work about asymmetric synthesis of I-13a.
Scheme 3: Asymmetric synthesis of 1.
Scheme 4: The second strategy for the asymmetric synthesis of 1.