Aldiminium and 1,2,3-triazolium dithiocarboxylate zwitterions derived from cyclic (alkyl)(amino) and mesoionic carbenes

• Nedra Touj,
• François Mazars,
• Guillermo Zaragoza and
• Lionel Delaude

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1947–1956, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.145

• of charges (Figure 1) [13][14][15][16]. Crabtree and co-workers first reported the abnormal binding of an imidazolium salt to an iridium hydride at the C4 carbon atom instead of C2 in 2001 [17][18]. Since then, many other metal complexes bearing imidazol-4-ylidene ligands (F) have been reported [7

Aromatic systems with two and three pyridine-2,6-dicarbazolyl-3,5-dicarbonitrile fragments as electron-transporting organic semiconductors exhibiting long-lived emissions

• Karolis Leitonas,
• Brigita Vigante,
• Dmytro Volyniuk,
• Audrius Bucinskas,
• Pavels Dimitrijevs,
• Sindija Lapcinska,
• Pavel Arsenyan and
• Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1867–1880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.139

• –7.79 (m, 2H), 7.63–7.50 (m, 2H); GC–MS: 442 [M]+. 2,6-Bis(3,6-di-tert-butylcarbazol-9-yl)-4-(4-bromophenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile (4). Sodium hydride (60% oil dispersion, 180 mg, 5.36 mmol, 3.2 equiv) was added to THF (15 mL) under Ar atmosphere. Then, 3,6-di-tert-butyl-9H-carbazole (1.40 g, 5.3

Selectivity control towards CO versus H₂ for photo-driven CO₂ reduction with a novel Co(II) catalyst

• Lisa-Lou Gracia,
• Philip Henkel,
• Olaf Fuhr and
• Claudia Bizzarri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1766–1775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.129

• (versus NHE), respectively [3]. However, the molecular hydrogen evolution might compete, as it occurs at a more favorable reduction potential, lowering the selectivity of the catalytic system. While the addition of a proton source is beneficial to lower the overpotential, a metal-hydride (M–H

• possible. In some cases, this metal hydride favors the production of formate [51]. However, it may induce the concomitant formation of H2. This might have been the case of the photo-driven catalysis by complex 1 in DMA/TEOA (Table 2, entries 2–4), where upon decreasing the concentration of TEOA down to

Benzoimidazolium-derived dimeric and hydride n-dopants for organic electron-transport materials: impact of substitution on structures, electrochemistry, and reactivity

• Swagat K. Mohapatra,
• Khaled Al Kurdi,
• Samik Jhulki,
• Georgii Bogdanov,
• John Bacsa,
• Maxwell Conte,
• Tatiana V. Timofeeva,
• Seth R. Marder and
• Stephen Barlow

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1651–1663, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.121

• strength and their reactivity with organic semiconductors (SC) does not depend solely on the SC reduction potential, since the first step, at least in many cases, is a hydride transfer rather than an electron transfer [8][9]. Moreover, as well forming the desired semiconductor radical anion SC•−, and the

• strong dopants, reacting with semiconductors more rapidly and predictably than hydride donors such as the corresponding 1H species [8], cleanly only to give SC•– and the corresponding monomeric cations. However, 12 dopants offer the possibility of more planar dopant ions than the organometallic dimers

• counterparts, while there has also been limited effort on examining the effects of substituents on the benzimidazole 6-membered ring in either class of reductant [16][24]. Furthermore, there has been little work on Y = 2-thienyl 1H derivatives. Here, we report two new dimers (1g2 and 1h2) and three new hydride

Tying a knot between crown ethers and porphyrins

• Maksym Matviyishyn and
• Bartosz Szyszko

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1630–1650, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.120

• synthesis of these compounds involved the condensation of a meso-disubstituted dipyrromethane with diamines incorporating the crown ether/azacrown segment in the presence of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate as a catalyst [66]. The treatment of compound 16 with potassium hydride yielded 16-K2, a suitable

Radical chemistry in polymer science: an overview and recent advances

• Zixiao Wang,
• Feichen Cui,
• Yang Sui and
• Jiajun Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1580–1603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.116

• , and monomers [127][128][129]. Polysiloxanes are another class of crosslinkable polymers. Modern silicone industry typically uses Pt-catalyzed hydrosilylation to crosslink multi-vinyl polysiloxane with silicon hydride compounds to manufacture silicone rubbers [130]. However, hydrosilylation may also be

N-Sulfenylsuccinimide/phthalimide: an alternative sulfenylating reagent in organic transformations

• Fatemeh Doraghi,
• Seyedeh Pegah Aledavoud,
• Mehdi Ghanbarlou,
• Bagher Larijani and
• Mohammad Mahdavi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1471–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.106

• form intermediate I with the assistance of the Lewis acid. Intermediate I reduced by Et3SiH 139 to give thiol. Through the reaction of thiol with I, disulfide as a byproduct was formed, and intermediate II was generated by the reaction of I with 138. Product 140 was obtained via direct hydride

• reduction of II by silane. On the other hand, most of II were converted to intermediate III, which underwent hydride reduction to render product 140 (Scheme 61). Another organocatalysis system was disclosed by Liu and co-workers for sulfenylation of α-fluoro-β-ketoamides 143 and azlactones 145 (Scheme 62

Functional characterisation of twelve terpene synthases from actinobacteria

• Anuj K. Chhalodia,
• Houchao Xu,
• Georges B. Tabekoueng,
• Binbin Gu,
• Kizerbo A. Taizoumbe,
• Lukas Lauterbach and
• Jeroen S. Dickschat

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1386–1398, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.100

• either through diphosphate abstraction (for type I terpene synthases) or protonation of the substrate (type II terpene synthases). The resulting cationic species can then react in a cascade reaction via a series of cationic intermediates involving cyclisations, hydride or proton shifts, and skeletal

Synthesis of ether lipids: natural compounds and analogues

• Marco Antônio G. B. Gomes,
• Alicia Bauduin,
• Chloé Le Roux,
• Romain Fouinneteau,
• Wilfried Berthe,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1299–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.96

• also achieved in the last step (Figure 5) [73]. DIBALH (diisobutylaluminium hydride) in toluene was added to hexadecanol in dichloromethane at 0 °C (Figure 5) to form in situ a lithium alcoholate. Then, S-glycidol was added at rt to produce in 50% yield the diol 5.2 after a regioselective opening of

• precursor. The reaction started with the S-alkylation of thioglycerol by bromo- or iodoalkyl chains as previously reported [131]. Then, the primary alcohol was protected with a trityl group to form 26.1 (Figure 26A). The secondary alcohol was first deprotonated with sodium hydride and alkylated with

• presence of dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP). Then, 27.2 reacted with potassium thioacetate to produce the thioester 27.3. Its reduction with lithium aluminium hydride produced the free thiol 27.4 that was used as nucleophile on octadecyl iodide to install the C18 lipid chain. The deprotection of the primary

Organic thermally activated delayed fluorescence material with strained benzoguanidine donor

• Alexander C. Brannan,
• Elvie F. P. Beaumont,
• Nguyen Le Phuoc,
• George F. S. Whitehead,
• Mikko Linnolahti and
• Alexander S. Romanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1289–1298, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.95

• deprotonation the latter with sodium hydride base. The compound shows poor solubility in most common organic solvents with moderate solubility in dichloromethane, 1,2-dichlorobenzene and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Compound 4BGIPN was characterized by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), elemental analysis

• particular isomer that could show superior photophysical TADF characteristics important for fabricating TADF OLED devices with improved operating stability. Experimental General considerations All reactions were performed under a N2 atmosphere. Solvents were dried as required. Sodium hydride was washed from

Non-noble metal-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenation coupling (CDC) involving ether α-C(sp³)–H to construct C–C bonds

• Hui Yu and
• Feng Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1259–1288, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.94

• involves a hydride abstraction from the benzylic site of isochroman to generate a cationic species A, whereas the malonate is activated by the In/Cu catalyst (B). Subsequently, the coupling of the two intermediates yields the desired product and regenerates the catalyst. Alternatively, In(III) may be

Enabling artificial photosynthesis systems with molecular recycling: A review of photo- and electrochemical methods for regenerating organic sacrificial electron donors

• Grace A. Lowe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1198–1215, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.88

• donors used in photoreduction catalysis for artificial photosynthesis. Specifically, organic electron or hydride donors usually applied in molecular photocatalysis. 2. Survey the literature from different fields and present a sample of potentially recyclable electron donors for artificial photosynthesis

• dioxide [16]. Excited-state PCET, which is of particular interest for interactions between hydrogen atom or hydride-donating sacrificial donors, has recently been reviewed in detail by Dempsey and co-workers [17]. To select an effective sacrificial electron donor, at least four properties need to be

• S–S bond is easily broken. The chemical step can also be a phase change as demonstrated in the work by Girault and co-workers [35]. Systems designed for PCET, whether excited-state PCET or PCET of the ground state species, will benefit from donors that carry a hydride or hydrogen atom equivalent

Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis using diverse catalysts: a transition from conventional to greener approach

• Dileep Kumar Singh and
• Rajesh Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 928–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.71

• reaction involving benign reducing agents H2 or HCOOH or CO/H2O mixtures (Scheme 21). The main advantage of this heterogeneous Co catalyst is that it can be used up to 10 times without significant loss of activity and the active cobalt hydride species selectively reduces nitroarenes to their corresponding

Pyridine C(sp²)–H bond functionalization under transition-metal and rare earth metal catalysis

• Haritha Sindhe,
• Malladi Mounika Reddy,
• Karthikeyan Rajkumar,
• Akshay Kamble,
• Amardeep Singh,
• Anand Kumar and
• Satyasheel Sharma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 820–863, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.62

• addition of 1 gives the silyl-iridium complex 52. The insertion of aldehyde 50 into the Ir–Si bond of 52 provides the pyridyl alkyl iridium species 53 that finally by C–C formation via reductive elimination furnishes the desired products 51 along with the formation of an iridium hydride species (Scheme 11b

• regioselectively at the C4 position of the organoborate intermediate 60 delivering the σH-adduct intermediates 62 and 63. Subsequently, hydride elimination with the help of the organoborane gave the desired alkylated product 59 and regenerates the hydride catalyst. Further enantioselective pyridine C–H alkylation

• . Subsequently, insertion of alkene 68 provides the cyclic Pd(II) intermediate 72 which undergoes β-hydride elimination to produce the desired product 69. In the same year, Ramana and Goriya [75] proposed an unexpected C-6 (C-2)-propenylation reaction of pyridine in the presence of allyl bromide (73) and a Ru

Transition-metal-catalyzed domino reactions of strained bicyclic alkenes

• Austin Pounder,
• Eric Neufeld,
• Peter Myler and
• William Tam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 487–540, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.38

• the bicyclic alkene followed by migratory insertion affords intermediate 12 which undergoes β-oxygen elimination to form 13. Rearrangement of 13 via β-hydride elimination and enolization generates a 1-naphthol species which undergoes intramolecular cyclization with the ester to form the final product

• exo face of 30b, oxidative cyclization can afford the ruthenacycle 101. Unlike previous works studying Ru-catalyzed cyclizations involving bicyclic alkenes and alkynes [56][57][58][59], the reaction preferentially undergoes β-hydride elimination to generate 102 rather than reductive elimination which

• be envisioned for the carbonannulation of diazabicyclic alkenes with 2-formylphenylboronic acid up to the last step which likely operates through a β-hydride elimination of the Rh(I) alkoxide, furnishing the final carbonyl-containing product. In 2013, Lautens reported the synthesis of oxazolidinone

Mechanochemical solid state synthesis of copper(I)/NHC complexes with K₃PO₄

• Ina Remy-Speckmann,
• Birte M. Zimmermann,
• Mahadeb Gorai,
• Martin Lerch and
• Johannes F. Teichert

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 440–447, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.34

• during the milling process lead to agglutination of the remaining solids and therefore insufficient homogenization of the reaction mixture. This gave a mixture of compounds, in which the envisaged complex 5 could not be identified. A different approach was made using sodium hydride as a base (Table 1

Group 13 exchange and transborylation in catalysis

• Dominic R. Willcox and
• Stephen P. Thomas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 325–348, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.28

• -coordinated heterocycle 21. Hydride transfer from the BH3-amide 22 to HBpin regenerated the borohydride catalyst 19, and gave a neutral aminoborane 23, which then underwent B‒N/B‒H transborylation with HBpin to give the N‒Bpin dihydropyridine 24 and BH3 (Scheme 6). The mechanism of stoichiometric indole

• molecule of alkyne 1 to give the alkenylboronic ester 3 and regenerate an alkynylaluminium species 78 (Scheme 19b). Thomas et al. proposed a different mechanism for the diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBALH)- or Et3Al·DABCO-catalysed hydroboration of alkynes [86], whereby an aluminium hydride 81 underwent

• hydroalumination of the alkyne 1, followed by Al‒C/B‒H exchange with HBpin, to give the alkenylboronic ester 3 and regenerate the aluminium hydride 81 (Scheme 19c). Single-turnover experiments and a lack of observable H2 production supported this hypothesis. It should also be noted that nucleophilic bases

Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series

• Cécile Alleman,
• Charlène Gadais,
• Laurent Legentil and
• François-Hugues Porée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23

Germacrene B – a central intermediate in sesquiterpene biosynthesis

• Houchao Xu and
• Jeroen S. Dickschat

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 186–203, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.18

• this multistep process is initiated by the abstraction of diphosphate to produce an allyl cation that subsequently undergoes typical cation reactions such as cyclisations by intramolecular attack of an olefin to the cationic centre, Wagner–Meerwein rearrangements, hydride or proton shifts. The process

• that 11 can bind to the main protease Mpro of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is involved in viral reproduction, but experimental tests supporting this finding are lacking [89]. Selina-5,7(11)-diene (20) can arise from I1 through 1,2-hydride shift to I1a and deprotonation (Scheme 7). This compound was first

• attack of water to I2. As mentioned above, this compound occurs in Cinnamomum camphora [86] and has later also been isolated from Laggera pterodonta ([α]D24 = +4, c 0.5, MeOH) [93]. Compound 38, (+)-eudesma-5,7(11)-diene, could potentially arise from I2 by 1,2-hydride shift to I2a and deprotonation, but

Redox-active molecules as organocatalysts for selective oxidative transformations – an unperceived organocatalysis field

• Elena R. Lopat’eva,
• Igor B. Krylov,
• Dmitry A. Lapshin and
• Alexander O. Terent’ev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1672–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.179

• promotes the formal hydride transfer from the substrate, resulting in the formation of the hydroxylamine and substrate-derived iminium cation, which undergoes nucleophilic addition. Amine cation radical catalysis The single-electron oxidation of amines leads to amine cation radicals. Amine cation radicals

• activation for hydrogenation of various organic substrates. More recently, SET reactivity of FLP was discovered [155]. The FLP-catalyzed dehydrogenation of N-protected indolines with H2 release [156] is depicted in Scheme 39. According to the proposed mechanism, the reaction starts with a hydride transfer

Rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular reductive aldol-type cyclization: Application for the synthesis of a chiral necic acid lactone

• Motoyuki Isoda,
• Kazuyuki Sato,
• Kenta Kameda,
• Kana Wakabayashi,
• Ryota Sato,
• Hideki Minami,
• Yukiko Karuo,
• Atsushi Tarui,
• Kentaro Kawai and
• Masaaki Omote

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1642–1648, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.176

• . Mechanistic investigation of the intramolecular cyclization The reaction mechanism of the intramolecular cyclization can only be speculative at this stage. We have already reported the generation of a rhodium hydride (Rh–H) complex from RhCl(PPh3)3 and Et2Zn, in which the reaction with tert-butyl acrylate

Synthesis of (−)-halichonic acid and (−)-halichonic acid B

• Keith P. Reber and
• Emma L. Niner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1629–1635, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.174

• using hydride reducing agents [13]. Nevertheless, specialized conditions for achieving C–N-bond cleavage of amides using SmI2 [13], Tf2O/Et3SiH [14], and stoichiometric Schwartz’s reagent [15] have been reported; however, none of these methods was successful in reducing amide 5 to the desired amine 4

• . Although there is one literature example of directly reducing a benzamide with diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL) to achieve C–N-bond cleavage [16], we observed exclusive over-reduction of compound 5 under these conditions to form the corresponding N-benzylamine, even at −78 °C. We next investigated the

• reducing agent sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride (Red-Al®), which is a convenient alternative to LiAlH4 that exhibits high solubility in organic solvents and is also known to reduce amides [17]. When a solution of amide 5 in toluene was treated with an excess of Red-Al® at 0 °C, rapid gas

A study of the DIBAL-promoted selective debenzylation of α-cyclodextrin protected with two different benzyl groups

• Naser-Abdul Yousefi,
• Morten L. Zimmermann and
• Mikael Bols

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1553–1559, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.165

• secondary alcohols was prepared and subjected to DIBAL (diisobutylaluminum hydride)-promoted selective debenzylation. Debenzylation proceeded by first removing two dichlorobenzyl groups from the 6A,D positions and then removing one or two benzyl groups from the 3A,D positions. Keywords: aluminum hydrides

• temperature control during the acetolysis step. The silylation method requires careful drying of 1 before the silylation but is otherwise experimentally simple. Hexol 6 was then DCB-protected using 2,4-dichlorobenzyl chloride and sodium hydride in DMSO. As self-condensation of the alkylating agent is possible

One-pot synthesis of 2-arylated and 2-alkylated benzoxazoles and benzimidazoles based on triphenylbismuth dichloride-promoted desulfurization of thioamides

• Arisu Koyanagi,
• Yuki Murata,
• Shiori Hayakawa,
• Mio Matsumura and
• Shuji Yasuike

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1479–1487, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.155

• reaction of o-alkoxythiobenzamides with iodine in the presence of sodium hydride as the base [11]. Sugita et al. reported an unstable iodoalkyne, pentafluoro(iodoethynyl)benzene, which catalyzed the cyclization of thioamides with 2-aminophenol [12]. These approaches have some drawbacks, such as low yields

Characterization of a new fusicoccane-type diterpene synthase and an associated P450 enzyme

• Jia-Hua Huang,
• Jian-Ming Lv,
• Liang-Yan Xiao,
• Qian Xu,
• Fu-Long Lin,
• Gao-Qian Wang,
• Guo-Dong Chen,
• Sheng-Ying Qin,
• Dan Hu and
• Hao Gao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1396–1402, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.144

• ], MgMS [20], CotB2 [19], and CpCS [21] have been deciphered. All these enzymes undergo a common C1,11–C10,14-bicyclization to form a C15 carbocation, but differ a lot at the following C2,6 cyclization (Scheme 1B). CotB2 and CpCS trigger the C2,6 cyclization via a distant hydride shift, whereas PaFS