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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1086–1095, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.85
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Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of the target fluoro analogs.
Scheme 2: Conversion of 1,6-anhydro derivatives into thioglycosides, and a possible mechanism for the formati...
Scheme 3: Deoxyfluorination and O-benzylation of thioglycosides and thioaglycone migration.
Scheme 4: Thioglycoside hydrolysis.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of the target compounds by azide/acetamide conversion and debenzylation.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1001–1040, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.82
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Figure 1: Tautomeric forms of biguanide.
Figure 2: Illustrations of neutral, monoprotonated, and diprotonated structures biguanide.
Figure 3: The main approaches for the synthesis of biguanides. The core structure is obtained via the additio...
Scheme 1: The three main preparations of biguanides from cyanoguanidine.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of butylbiguanide using CuCl2 [16].
Scheme 3: Synthesis of biguanides by the direct fusion of cyanoguanidine and amine hydrochlorides [17,18].
Scheme 4: Synthesis of ethylbiguanide and phenylbiguanide as reported by Smolka and Friedreich [14].
Scheme 5: Synthesis of arylbiguanides through the reaction of cyanoguanidine with anilines in water [19].
Scheme 6: Synthesis of aryl- and alkylbiguanides by adaptations of Cohn’s procedure [20,21].
Scheme 7: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N1-aryl and -dialkylbiguanides [22,23].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of aryl- and alkylbiguanides by trimethylsilyl activation [24,26].
Scheme 9: Synthesis of phenformin analogs by TMSOTf activation [27].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of N1-(1,2,4-triazolyl)biguanides [28].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 2-guanidinobenzazoles by addition of ortho-substituted anilines to cyanoguanidine [30,32] and...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2,4-diaminoquinazolines by the addition of 2-cyanoaniline to cyanoguanidine and from 3...
Scheme 13: Reactions of anthranilic acid and 2-mercaptobenzoic acid with cyanoguanidine [24,36,37].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of disubstituted biguanides with Cu(II) salts [38].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of an N1,N2,N5-trisubstituted biguanide by fusion of an amine hydrochloride and 2-cyano-1...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of N1,N5-disubstituted biguanides by the addition of anilines to cyanoguanidine derivativ...
Scheme 17: Microwave-assisted additions of piperazine and aniline hydrochloride to substituted cyanoguanidines ...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of N1,N5-alkyl-substituted biguanides by TMSOTf activation [27].
Scheme 19: Additions of oxoamines hydrochlorides to dimethylcyanoguanidine [49].
Scheme 20: Unexpected cyclization of pyridylcyanoguanidines under acidic conditions [50].
Scheme 21: Example of industrial synthesis of chlorhexidine [51].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of symmetrical N1,N5-diarylbiguanides from sodium dicyanamide [52,53].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of symmetrical N1,N5-dialkylbiguanides from sodium dicyanamide [54-56].
Scheme 24: Stepwise synthesis of unsymmetrical N1,N5-trisubstituted biguanides from sodium dicyanamide [57].
Scheme 25: Examples for the synthesis of unsymmetrical biguanides [58].
Scheme 26: Examples for the synthesis of an 1,3-diaminobenzoquinazoline derivative by the SEAr cyclization of ...
Scheme 27: Major isomers formed by the SEAr cyclization of symmetric biguanides derived from 2- and 3-aminophe...
Scheme 28: Lewis acid-catalyzed synthesis of 8H-pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinazoline-2,4-diamine [63].
Scheme 29: Synthesis of [1,2,4]oxadiazoles by the addition of hydroxylamine to dicyanamide [49,64].
Scheme 30: Principle of “bisamidine transfer” and analogy between the reactions with N-amidinopyrazole and N-a...
Scheme 31: Representative syntheses of N-amidino-amidinopyrazole hydrochloride [68,69].
Scheme 32: First examples of biguanide syntheses using N-amidino-amidinopyrazole [66].
Scheme 33: Example of “biguanidylation” of a hydrazide substrate [70].
Scheme 34: Example for the synthesis of biguanides using S-methylguanylisothiouronium iodide as “bisamidine tr...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of N-substituted N1-cyano-S-methylisothiourea precursors.
Scheme 36: Addition routes on N1-cyano-S-methylisothioureas.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of an hydroxybiguanidine from N1-cyano-S-methylisothiourea [77].
Scheme 38: Synthesis of an N1,N2,N3,N4,N5-pentaarylbiguanide from the corresponding triarylguanidine and carbo...
Scheme 39: Reactions of N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylguanidine (TMG) with carbodiimides to synthesize hexasubstituted ...
Scheme 40: Microwave-assisted addition of N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylguanidine to carbodiimides [80].
Scheme 41: Synthesis of N1-aryl heptasubstituted biguanides via a one-pot biguanide formation–copper-catalyzed ...
Scheme 42: Formation of 1,2-dihydro-1,3,5-triazine derivatives by the reaction of guanidine with excess carbod...
Scheme 43: Plausible mechanism for the spontaneous cyclization of triguanides [82].
Scheme 44: a) Formation of mono- and disubstituted (iso)melamine derivatives by the reaction of biguanides and...
Scheme 45: Reactions of 2-aminopyrimidine with carbodiimides to synthesize 2-guanidinopyrimidines as “biguanid...
Scheme 46: Non-catalyzed alternatives for the addition of 2-aminopyrimidine derivatives to carbodiimides. A) h...
Scheme 47: Addition of guanidinomagnesium halides to substituted cyanamides [90].
Scheme 48: Microwave-assisted synthesis of [11C]metformin by the reaction of 11C-labelled dimethylcyanamide an...
Scheme 49: Formation of 4-amino-6-dimethylamino[1,3,5]triazin-2-ol through the reaction of Boc-guanidine and d...
Scheme 50: Formation of 1,3,5-triazine derivatives via the addition of guanidines to substituted cyanamides [92].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of biguanide by the reaction of O-alkylisourea and guanidine [93].
Scheme 52: Aromatic nucleophilic substitution of guanidine on 2-O-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine [95].
Scheme 53: Synthesis of N1,N2-disubstituted biguanides by the reaction of guanidine and thioureas in the prese...
Scheme 54: Cyclization reactions involving condensations of guanidine(-like) structures with thioureas [97,98].
Scheme 55: Condensations of guanidine-like structures with thioureas [99,100].
Scheme 56: Condensations of guanidines with S-methylisothioureas [101,102].
Scheme 57: Addition of 2-amino-1,3-diazaaromatics to S-alkylisothioureas [103,104].
Scheme 58: Addition of guanidines to 2-(methylsulfonyl)pyrimidines [105].
Scheme 59: An example of a cyclodesulfurization reaction to a fused 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole [106].
Scheme 60: Ring-opening reactions of 1,3-diaryl-2,4-bis(arylimino)-1,3-diazetidines [107].
Scheme 61: Formation of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole derivatives via addition of hydrazines to 1,3-diazetidine-2...
Scheme 62: Formation of a biguanide via the addition of aniline to 1,2,4-thiadiazol-3,5-diamines, ring opening...
Figure 4: Substitution pattern of biguanides accessible by synthetic pathways a–h.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 964–976, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.78
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Scheme 1: Scope of glycosyl acceptors for glycosylation with pivaloyl-protected mannosyl fluoride α-1a in liq...
Scheme 2: Glycosylation of binucleophiles 7a,b in liquid SO2.
Scheme 3: Pivaloyl-protected glucosyl fluoride β-9 as a glycosyl donor in liquid SO2.
Scheme 4: Benzyl protected manno- and glucopyranosyl fluorides α-15 and 16 as glycosyl donors in liquid SO2. ...
Scheme 5: 2-Deoxy glycosyl fluoride α-19 as a glycosyl donor in liquid SO2.
Figure 1: Detection of the FSO2− species by 19F NMR (471 MHz, D2O).
Figure 2: Computational study of reaction mechanism α-11 + MeOH → α-13c in the presence of and in absence of ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.71
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Figure 1: Marketed drugs with acridine moiety.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 4-arylacridinediones.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for acridinedione synthesis.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tetrahydrodibenzoacridinones.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of naphthoacridines.
Scheme 5: Plausible mechanism for naphthoacridines.
Figure 2: Benzoazepines based potent molecules.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of azepinone.
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism for azepinone formation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of benzoazulenen-1-one derivatives.
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism for benzoazulene-1-one synthesis.
Figure 3: Indole-containing pharmacologically active molecules.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of functionalized indoles.
Scheme 11: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of functionalized indoles.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of spirooxindoles.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of substituted spirooxindoles.
Scheme 14: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of substituted spirooxindoles.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of pyrrolidinyl spirooxindoles.
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for pyrrolidinyl spirooxindoles.
Figure 4: Pyran-containing biologically active molecules.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of functionalized benzopyrans.
Scheme 18: Plausible mechanism for synthesis of benzopyran.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of indoline-spiro-fused pyran derivatives.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for indoline-spiro-fused pyran.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of substituted naphthopyrans.
Figure 5: Marketed drugs with pyrrole ring.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of tetra-substituted pyrroles.
Scheme 23: Mechanism for silica-supported PPA-SiO2-catalyzed pyrrole synthesis.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,10]-phenanthrolines.
Scheme 25: Proposed mechanism for pyrrolo[1,10]-phenanthrolines.
Figure 6: Marketed drugs and molecules containing pyrimidine and pyrimidinones skeletons.
Scheme 26: MWA-MCR pyrimidinone synthesis.
Scheme 27: Two proposed mechanisms for pyrimidinone synthesis.
Scheme 28: MWA multicomponent synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for dihydropyrimidinones.
Figure 7: Biologically active fused pyrimidines.
Scheme 30: MWA- MCR for the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism for pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diones.
Scheme 33: Probable pathway for pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4-diones.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of pyridopyrimidines.
Scheme 35: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of pyridopyrimidines.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of dihydropyridopyrimidine and dihydropyrazolopyridine.
Scheme 37: Proposed mechanism for the formation of dihydropyridopyrimidine.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of thiopyrano[4,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 39: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of thiopyrano[4,3-d]pyrimidines.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of decorated imidazopyrimidines.
Scheme 41: Proposed mechanism for imidazopyrimidine synthesis.
Figure 8: Pharmacologically active molecules containing purine bases.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of aza-adenines.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of 5-aza-7-deazapurines.
Scheme 44: Proposed mechanism for deazapurines synthesis.
Figure 9: Biologically active molecules containing pyridine moiety.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of steroidal pyridines.
Scheme 46: Proposed mechanism for steroidal pyridine.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of N-alkylated 2-pyridones.
Scheme 48: Two possible mechanisms for pyridone synthesis.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pyridone derivatives.
Scheme 50: Postulated mechanism for synthesis of pyridone.
Figure 10: Biologically active fused pyridines.
Scheme 51: Benzimidazole-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines synthesis.
Scheme 52: Mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazole-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-spirocycloalkanedione derivatives.
Scheme 54: Proposed mechanism for spiro-pyridines.
Scheme 55: Functionalized macrocyclane-fused pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives.
Scheme 56: Mechanism postulated for macrocyclane-fused pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine.
Scheme 57: Generation of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 58: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines.
Scheme 59: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of azepinoindole.
Figure 11: Pharmaceutically important molecules with quinoline moiety.
Scheme 60: Povarov-mediated quinoline synthesis.
Scheme 61: Proposed mechanism for Povarov reaction.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of pyrazoloquinoline.
Scheme 63: Plausible mechanism for pyrazoloquinoline synthesis.
Figure 12: Quinazolinones as pharmacologically significant scaffolds.
Scheme 64: Four-component reaction for dihydroquinazolinone.
Scheme 65: Proposed mechanism for dihydroquinazolinones.
Scheme 66: Synthesis purine quinazolinone and PI3K-δ inhibitor.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of fused benzothiazolo/benzoimidazoloquinazolinones.
Scheme 68: Proposed mechanism for fused benzothiazolo/benzoimidazoloquinazolinones.
Scheme 69: On-water reaction for synthesis of thiazoloquinazolinone.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism for the thiazoloquinazolinone synthesis.
Scheme 71: β-Cyclodextrin-mediated synthesis of indoloquinazolinediones.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for synthesis of indoloquinazolinediones.
Figure 13: Triazoles-containing marketted drugs and pharmacologically active molecules.
Scheme 73: Cu(I) DAPTA-catalyzed 1,2,3-triazole formation.
Scheme 74: Mechanism for Cu(I) DAPTA-catalyzed triazole formation.
Scheme 75: Synthesis of β-hydroxy-1,2,3-triazole.
Scheme 76: Proposed mechanism for synthesis of β-hydroxy-1,2,3-triazoles.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of bis-1,2,4-triazoles.
Scheme 78: Proposed mechanism for bis-1,2,4-triazoles synthesis.
Figure 14: Thiazole containing drugs.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of a substituted thiazole ring.
Scheme 80: Synthesis of pyrazolothiazoles.
Figure 15: Chromene containing drugs.
Scheme 81: Magnetic nanocatalyst-mediated aminochromene synthesis.
Scheme 82: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of chromenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 527–539, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.47
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Figure 1: Nintedanib ethanesulfonate.
Scheme 1: The known synthetic strategies leading to 3-(aminomethylidene)oxindoles.
Scheme 2: The possible intermediates and products occurring in the reactions of 3-bromooxindoles with thioben...
Figure 2: The R1 and R2 substitution influence on the isolated yields of products 5aa–ed.
Scheme 3: The Eschenmoser coupling reaction of 3-bromooxindole (1a) with thioacetamides.
Scheme 4: The synthesis of alternative 3-substituted oxindoles and their Eschenmoser coupling reaction with t...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 410–419, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.37
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Scheme 1: Synthetic pathways for the synthesis of 6-substituted 2-triazolylpurine derivatives IV.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 2,6-bistriazolylpurine derivatives 2a–c.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 6-alkyloxy-2-triazolylpurine derivatives 3a–f.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 6-alkyloxy-2-triazolylpurine nucleosides 3g–j.
Scheme 5: 2,6-Bistriazolylpurine derivatives in SNAr reactions with H2O/HO− as nucleophiles.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of C6-substituted 2-triazolylpurine derivatives 5.
Figure 1: Possible tautomeric structures of compounds 5a–d.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 379–384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.33
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Scheme 1: The continuous flow set-up used.
Figure 1: Scope of Cbz-carbamate products obtained via flow process (*tRes = 60 min, **T = 80 °C; isolated yi...
Scheme 2: Side reaction during formation of product 3m.
Scheme 3: Flow set-up for the CALB-mediated impurity tagging approach.
Scheme 4: Strategies towards accessing β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 5: Complementary flow approaches towards the β-amino acid derivatives 8.
Scheme 6: Batch hydrolysis of the ester group in the presence of the carbamate.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 343–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.32
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Figure 1: Stabilizing interaction in the CF3CH2+ carbenium ion (top) and structure of the first observable fl...
Scheme 1: Isodesmic equations accounting for the destabilizing effect of the CF3 group. ΔE in kcal⋅mol−1, cal...
Scheme 2: Stabilizing effect of fluorine atoms by resonance electron donation in carbenium ions (δ in ppm).
Scheme 3: Direct in situ NMR observation of α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ion or protonated alcohols. Δδ = δ19...
Scheme 4: Reported 13C NMR chemical shifts for the α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ion 10c (δ in ppm).
Scheme 5: Direct NMR observation of α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions in situ (δ in ppm).
Scheme 6: Illustration of the ion pair solvolysis mechanism for sulfonate 13f. YOH = solvent.
Figure 2: Solvolysis rate for 13a–i and 17.
Figure 3: Structures of allyl triflates 18 and 19 and allyl brosylate 20. Bs = p-BrC6H4SO2.
Figure 4: Structure of tosylate derivatives 21.
Figure 5: a) Structure of triflate derivatives 22. b) Stereochemistry outcomes of the reaction starting from (...
Scheme 7: Solvolysis reaction of naphthalene and anthracenyl derivatives 26 and 29.
Figure 6: Structure of bisarylated derivatives 34.
Figure 7: Structure of bisarylated derivatives 36.
Scheme 8: Reactivity of 9c in the presence of a Brønsted acid.
Scheme 9: Cationic electrocyclization of 38a–c under strongly acidic conditions.
Scheme 10: Brønsted acid-catalyzed synthesis of indenes 42 and indanes 43.
Scheme 11: Reactivity of sulfurane 44 in triflic acid.
Scheme 12: Solvolysis of triflate 45f in alcoholic solvents.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of labeled 18O-52.
Scheme 14: Reactivity of sulfurane 53 in triflic acid.
Figure 8: Structure of tosylates 56 and 21f.
Scheme 15: Resonance forms in benzylic carbenium ions.
Figure 9: Structure of pyrrole derivatives 58 and 59.
Scheme 16: Resonance structure 60↔60’.
Scheme 17: Ga(OTf)3-catalyzed synthesis of 3,3’- and 3,6’-bis(indolyl)methane from trifluoromethylated 3-indol...
Scheme 18: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 19: Metal-free 1,2-phosphorylation of 3-indolylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Superacid-mediated arylation of thiophene derivatives.
Scheme 21: In situ mechanistic NMR investigations.
Scheme 22: Proposed mechanisms for the prenyltransferase-catalyzed condensation.
Scheme 23: Influence of a CF3 group on the allylic SN1- and SN2-mechanism-based reactions.
Scheme 24: Influence of the CF3 group on the condensation reaction.
Scheme 25: Solvolysis of 90 in TFE.
Scheme 26: Solvolysis of allyl triflates 94 and 97 and isomerization attempt of 96.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 95.
Scheme 28: Formation of α-(trifluoromethyl)allylcarbenium ion 100 in a superacid.
Scheme 29: Lewis acid activation of CF3-substituted allylic alcohols.
Scheme 30: Bimetallic-cluster-stabilized α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions.
Scheme 31: Reactivity of cluster-stabilized α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions.
Scheme 32: α-(Trifluoromethyl)propargylium ion 122↔122’ generated from silyl ether 120 in a superacid.
Scheme 33: Formation of α-(trifluoromethyl)propargylium ions from CF3-substituted propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 34: Direct NMR observation of the protonation of some trifluoromethyl ketones in situ and the correspon...
Scheme 35: Selected resonance forms in protonated fluoroketone derivatives.
Scheme 36: Acid-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts reactions of trifluoromethyl ketones 143a,b and 147a–c.
Scheme 37: Enantioselective hydroarylation of CF3-substituted ketones.
Scheme 38: Acid-catalyzed arylation of ketones 152a–c.
Scheme 39: Reactivity of 156 in a superacid.
Scheme 40: Reactivity of α-CF3-substituted heteroaromatic ketones and alcohols as well as 1,3-diketones.
Scheme 41: Reactivity of 168 with benzene in the presence of a Lewis or Brønsted acid.
Scheme 42: Acid-catalyzed three-component asymmetric reaction.
Scheme 43: Anodic oxidation of amines 178a–c and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 44: Reactivity of 179b in the presence of a strong Lewis acid.
Scheme 45: Trifluoromethylated derivatives as precursors of trifluoromethylated iminium ions.
Scheme 46: Mannich reaction with trifluoromethylated hemiaminal 189.
Scheme 47: Suitable nucleophiles reacting with 192 after Lewis acid activation.
Scheme 48: Strecker reaction involving the trifluoromethylated iminium ion 187.
Scheme 49: Reactivity of 199 toward nucleophiles.
Scheme 50: Reactivity of 204a with benzene in the presence of a Lewis acid.
Scheme 51: Reactivity of α-(trifluoromethyl)-α-chloro sulfides in the presence of strong Lewis acids.
Scheme 52: Anodic oxidation of sulfides 213a–h and Pummerer rearrangement.
Scheme 53: Mechanism for the electrochemical oxidation of the sulfide 213a.
Scheme 54: Reactivity of (trifluoromethyl)diazomethane (217a) in HSO3F.
Figure 10: a) Structure of diazoalkanes 217a–c and b) rate-limiting steps of their decomposition.
Scheme 55: Deamination reaction of racemic 221 and enantioenriched (S)-221.
Scheme 56: Deamination reaction of labeled 221-d2. Elimination products were formed in this reaction, the yiel...
Scheme 57: Deamination reaction of 225-d2. Elimination products were also formed in this reaction in undetermi...
Scheme 58: Formation of 229 from 228 via 1,2-H-shift.
Scheme 59: Deamination reaction of 230. Elimination products were formed in this reaction, the yield of which ...
Scheme 60: Deamination of several diazonium ions. Elimination products were formed in these reactions, the yie...
Scheme 61: Solvolysis reaction mechanism of alkyl tosylates.
Scheme 62: Solvolysis outcome for the tosylates 248 and 249 in HSO3FSbF5.
Figure 11: Solvolysis rate of 248, 249, 252, and 253 in 91% H2SO4.
Scheme 63: Illustration of the reaction pathways. TsCl, pyridine, −5 °C (A); 98% H2SO4, 30 °C (B); 98% H2SO4, ...
Scheme 64: Proposed solvolysis mechanism for the aliphatic tosylate 248.
Scheme 65: Solvolysis of the derivatives 259 and 260.
Scheme 66: Solvolysis of triflate 261. SOH = solvent.
Scheme 67: Intramolecular Friedel–Crafts alkylations upon the solvolysis of triflates 264 and 267.
Scheme 68: α-CF3-enhanced γ-silyl elimination of cyclobutyltosylates 270a,b.
Scheme 69: γ-Silyl elimination in the synthesis of a large variety of CF3-substituted cyclopropanes. Pf = pent...
Scheme 70: Synthetic pathways to 281. aNMR yields.
Scheme 71: The cyclopropyl-substituted homoallylcyclobutylcarbenium ion manifold.
Scheme 72: Reactivity of CF3-substituted cyclopropylcarbinyl derivatives 287a–c. LG = leaving group.
Scheme 73: Reactivity of CF3-substituted cyclopropylcarbinyl derivatives 291a–c.
Scheme 74: Superacid-promoted dimerization or TFP.
Scheme 75: Reactivity of TFP in a superacid.
Scheme 76: gem-Difluorination of α-fluoroalkyl styrenes via the formation of a “hidden” α-RF-substituted carbe...
Scheme 77: Solvolysis of CF3-substituted pentyne 307.
Scheme 78: Photochemical rearrangement of 313.
Figure 12: Structure of 2-norbornylcarbenium ion 318 and argued model for the stabilization of this cation.
Figure 13: Structures and solvolysis rate (TFE, 25 °C) of the sulfonates 319–321. Mos = p-MeOC6H4SO2.
Scheme 79: Mechanism for the solvolysis of 323. SOH = solvent.
Scheme 80: Products formed by the hydrolysis of 328.
Scheme 81: Proposed carbenium ion intermediates in an equilibrium during the solvolysis of tosylates 328, 333,...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 325–333, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.30
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Figure 1: Alternative syntheses (A) and full structures (B) of the 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl or 4-nitropheny...
Scheme 1: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of (±)-4-O-(2-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl)-1-O-trans-feruloyl-1,2,4-butanetriol ...
Figure 2: (A) Spectrometric monitoring (at 530 nm) of 4NTC released after the action of Fae on 12 in the pres...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 245–272, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.25
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1,1-difluoro-2,3-dimethylcyclopropane (2).
Scheme 2: Cyclopropanation via dehydrohalogenation of chlorodifluoromethane.
Scheme 3: Difluorocyclopropanation of methylstyrene 7 using dibromodifluoromethane and zinc.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of difluorocyclopropanes from the reaction of dibromodifluoromethane and triphenylphosphi...
Scheme 5: Generation of difluorocarbene in a catalytic two-phase system and its addition to tetramethylethyle...
Scheme 6: The reaction of methylstyrene 7 with chlorodifluoromethane (11) in the presence of a tetraarylarson...
Scheme 7: Pyrolysis of sodium chlorodifluoroacetate (12) in refluxing diglyme in the presence of alkene 13.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of boron-substituted gem-difluorocyclopropanes 16.
Scheme 9: Addition of sodium bromodifluoroacetate (17) to alkenes.
Scheme 10: Addition of sodium bromodifluoroacetate (17) to silyloxy-substituted cyclopropanes 20.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of difluorinated nucleosides.
Scheme 12: Addition of butyl acrylate (26) to difluorocarbene generated from TFDA (25).
Scheme 13: Addition of difluorocarbene to propargyl esters 27 and conversion of the difluorocyclopropenes 28 t...
Scheme 14: The generation of difluorocyclopropanes using MDFA 30.
Scheme 15: gem-Difluorocyclopropanation of styrene (32) using difluorocarbene generated from TMSCF3 (31) under...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of a gem-difluorocyclopropane derivative using HFPO (41) as a source of difluorocarbene.
Scheme 17: Cyclopropanation of (Z)-2-butene in the presence of difluorodiazirine (44).
Scheme 18: The cyclopropanation of 1-octene (46) using Seyferth's reagent (45) as a source of difluorocarbene.
Scheme 19: Alternative approaches for the difluorocarbene synthesis from trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)tin (48).
Scheme 20: Difluorocyclopropanation of cyclohexene (49).
Scheme 21: Synthesis of difluorocyclopropane derivative 53 using bis(trifluoromethyl)cadmium (51) as the diflu...
Scheme 22: Addition of difluorocarbene generated from tris(trifluoromethyl)bismuth (54).
Scheme 23: Addition of a stable (trifluoromethyl)zinc reagent to styrenes.
Scheme 24: The preparation of 2,2-difluorocyclopropanecarboxylic acids of type 58.
Scheme 25: Difluorocyclopropanation via Michael cyclization.
Scheme 26: Difluorocyclopropanation using N-acylimidazolidinone 60.
Scheme 27: Difluorocyclopropanation through the cyclization of phenylacetonitrile (61) and 1,2-dibromo-1,1-dif...
Scheme 28: gem-Difluoroolefins 64 for the synthesis of functionalized cyclopropanes 65.
Scheme 29: Preparation of aminocyclopropanes 70.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of fluorinated methylenecyclopropane 74 via selenoxide elimination.
Scheme 31: Reductive dehalogenation of (1R,3R)-75.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of chiral monoacetates by lipase catalysis.
Scheme 33: Transformation of (±)-trans-81 using Rhodococcus sp. AJ270.
Scheme 34: Transformation of (±)-trans-83 using Rhodococcus sp. AJ270.
Scheme 35: Hydrogenation of difluorocyclopropenes through enantioselective hydrocupration.
Scheme 36: Enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of difluorocyclopropenes with a Ru-based catalyst.
Scheme 37: The thermal transformation of trans-1,2-dichloro-3,3-difluorocyclopropane (84).
Scheme 38: cis–trans-Epimerization of 1,1-difluoro-2,3-dimethylcyclopropane.
Scheme 39: 2,2-Difluorotrimethylene diradical intermediate.
Scheme 40: Ring opening of stereoisomers 88 and 89.
Scheme 41: [1,3]-Rearrangement of alkenylcyclopropanes 90–92.
Scheme 42: Thermolytic rearrangement of 2,2-difluoro-1-vinylcyclopropane (90).
Scheme 43: Thermal rearrangement for ethyl 3-(2,2-difluoro)-3-phenylcyclopropyl)acrylates 93 and 95.
Scheme 44: Possible pathways of the ring opening of 1,1-difluoro-2-vinylcyclopropane.
Scheme 45: Equilibrium between 1,1-difluoro-2-methylenecyclopropane (96) and (difluoromethylene)cyclopropane 97...
Scheme 46: Ring opening of substituted 1,1-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3-methylenecyclopropane 98.
Scheme 47: 1,1-Difluorospiropentane rearrangement.
Scheme 48: Acetolysis of (2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)methyl tosylate (104) and (1,1-difluoro-2-methylcyclopropyl)...
Scheme 49: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 106 and 108 by thiolate nucleophiles.
Scheme 50: Hydrolysis of gem-difluorocyclopropyl acetals 110.
Scheme 51: Ring-opening reaction of 2,2-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 113 in the presence of ionic liquid as a s...
Scheme 52: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 113a by MgI2-initiated reaction with diarylimines 1...
Scheme 53: Ring-opening reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropylstannanes 117.
Scheme 54: Preparation of 1-fluorovinyl vinyl ketone 123 and the synthesis of 2-fluorocyclopentenone 124. TBAT...
Scheme 55: Iodine atom-transfer ring opening of 1,1-difluoro-2-(1-iodoalkyl)cyclopropanes 125a–c.
Scheme 56: Ring opening of bromomethyl gem-difluorocyclopropanes 130 and formation of gem-difluoromethylene-co...
Scheme 57: Ring-opening aerobic oxidation reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropanes 132.
Scheme 58: Dibrominative ring-opening functionalization of gem-difluorocyclopropanes 134.
Scheme 59: The selective formation of (E,E)- and (E,Z)-fluorodienals 136 and 137 from difluorocyclopropyl acet...
Scheme 60: Proposed mechanism for the reaction of difluoro(methylene)cyclopropane 139 with Br2.
Scheme 61: Thermal rearrangement of F2MCP 139 and iodine by CuI catalysis.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of 2-fluoropyrroles 142.
Scheme 63: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 143 mediated by BX3.
Scheme 64: Lewis acid-promoted ring-opening reaction of 2,2-difluorocyclopropanecarbonyl chloride (148).
Scheme 65: Ring-opening reaction of the gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketone 106 by methanolic KOH.
Scheme 66: Hydrogenolysis of 1,1-difluoro-3-methyl-2-phenylcyclopropane (151).
Scheme 67: Synthesis of monofluoroalkenes 157.
Scheme 68: The stereoselective Ag-catalyzed defluorinative ring-opening diarylation of 1-trimethylsiloxy-2,2-d...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of 2-fluorinated allylic compounds 162.
Scheme 70: Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of gem-difluorinated cyclopropanes 161.
Scheme 71: The (Z)-selective Pd-catalyzed ring-opening sulfonylation of 2-(2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)naphthalene...
Figure 1: Structures of zosuquidar hydrochloride and PF-06700841.
Scheme 72: Synthesis of methylene-gem-difluorocyclopropane analogs of nucleosides.
Figure 2: Anthracene-difluorocyclopropane hybrid derivatives.
Figure 3: Further examples of difluorcyclopropanes in modern drug discovery.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 193–202, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.19
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Structural diversity and synthetic methods of purinylphosphonates. MWI = microwave irradiation; LG ...
Scheme 2: Synthetic routes for the formation of purinylphosphonates 4.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of phosphonates 2, 7, and 8.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of phosphonic acid monoesters 3 and 7–9 as well as phosphonic acid 10.
Figure 1: Screenings of the rate for the ester group cleavage (conversion determined by NMR spectroscopy) in ...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 2,6-bistriazolylpurine derivatives 6a–i.
Scheme 6: SNAr–Arbuzov reaction between the bistriazolylpurines 6a–i and P(OEt)3.
Figure 2: Single-crystal X-ray analysis of diethyl (9-heptyl-2-(4-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-9H-purin-6-yl...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3052–3058, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.254
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Ratios of CF3-containing drugs in marketed fluoro-pharmaceuticals and registered fluoro-agrochemica...
Figure 2: Selected examples of CF3-containing biologically active molecules.
Scheme 1: Transformation of acyl fluorides to trifluoromethyl compounds. a) Deoxyfluorination of acyl fluorid...
Scheme 2: The substrate scope of acyl fluorides. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.3 mmol), FLUOLEAD® (0.9 mmol, 3.0 ...
Scheme 3: Mechanism of deoxyfluorination of acyl fluorides 1 with FLUOLEAD®/Olah’s reagent to trifluoromethyl...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3032–3037, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.252
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: State of the art concerning the direct nucleophilic trifluoromethylselenolation.
Scheme 2: The nucleophilic fluoroalkylselenolation of alkyl bromides. Yields were determined by 19F NMR spect...
Scheme 3: Mechanism proposal.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2562–2575, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.208
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Proposed outcome of the halofluorination of (rac)-1. Only the main conformers of (rac)-1 and (rac)-...
Scheme 2: Halofluorination reactions of the trans-diester (rac)-1.
Scheme 3: Probable outcomes of the halofluorination of 4. Both conformers of the compounds 4, (rac)-T2a,b, an...
Scheme 4: Halofluorination reactions of the cis-diester 4. Important NOESY interactions are indicated by two-...
Scheme 5: Halofluorination reactions of the cis-tetrahydrophthalic imide derivative 7.
Scheme 6: Synthesis and halofluorination of the trans-imide (rac)-10.
Figure 1: Crystal structure of (rac)-11b.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the cyclic carbamide (rac)-13.
Scheme 8: Halofluorination reactions of the γ-lactam (rac)-14. Relevant NOESY interactions are indicated by t...
Figure 2: Crystal structure of the product (rac)-15a.
Figure 3: Crystal structure of the product (rac)-15b.
Scheme 9: Reactions of the diester 16 with NBS or NIS in the presence or absence of Deoxo-Fluor®.
Scheme 10: Formation of the halolactons (rac)-17a,b. The initial attack of the halogen cation occurs at the st...
Scheme 11: Unsuccessful halofluorination of the bicyclic diester 18.
Scheme 12: Halofluorination reactions of the rigid tricyclic imine 19. The relevant NOESY interactions are mar...
Scheme 13: Mechanism of the halofluorination reactions of the substrate 19. X = Br (compounds a), I (compounds...
Scheme 14: Synthesis and halofluorination of the imide 24.
Scheme 15: Cyclizations of halofluorinated diesters with potassium tert-butoxide. Relevant NOESY interactions ...
Scheme 16: Mechanism of the reaction of the cyclopropanation of the compounds (rac)-2a,b and (rac)-5a with t-B...
Scheme 17: Presumed mechanism of the reaction of the compound (rac)-6b with t-BuOK.
Scheme 18: Cyclizations of halofluorinated tetrahydrophthalimides with DBU. Relevant NOESY interactions are ma...
Scheme 19: Mechanism for the formation of (rac)-28 from (rac)-11a,b. Although the formation of the compound (r...
Scheme 20: Fluoroselenations of the cyclohexenedicarboxylates (rac)-1 and 4.
Scheme 21: PhSe+-induced lactonization of the diester 16. Relevant NOESY interactions are marked with two-head...
Scheme 22: Oxidation of the fluoroselenide (rac)-30 under acidic and basic conditions.
Scheme 23: Oxidation of the fluoroselenide mixture (rac)-31 under acidic and basic conditions.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2363–2441, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.197
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Amine/photoredox-catalysed α-alkylation of aldehydes with alkyl bromides bearing electron-withdrawi...
Scheme 2: Amine/HAT/photoredox-catalysed α-functionalisation of aldehydes using alkenes.
Scheme 3: Amine/cobalt/photoredox-catalysed α-functionalisation of ketones and THIQs.
Scheme 4: Amine/photoredox-catalysed α-functionalisation of aldehydes or ketones with imines. (a) Using keton...
Scheme 5: Bifunctional amine/photoredox-catalysed enantioselective α-functionalisation of aldehydes.
Scheme 6: Bifunctional amine/photoredox-catalysed α-functionalisation of aldehydes using amine catalysts via ...
Scheme 7: Amine/photoredox-catalysed RCA of iminium ion intermediates. (a) Synthesis of quaternary stereocent...
Scheme 8: Bifunctional amine/photoredox-catalysed RCA of enones in a radical chain reaction initiated by an i...
Scheme 9: Bifunctional amine/photoredox-catalysed RCA reactions of iminium ions with different radical precur...
Scheme 10: Bifunctional amine/photoredox-catalysed radical cascade reactions between enones and alkenes with a...
Scheme 11: Amine/photocatalysed photocycloadditions of iminium ion intermediates. (a) External photocatalyst u...
Scheme 12: Amine/photoredox-catalysed addition of acrolein (94) to iminium ions.
Scheme 13: Dual NHC/photoredox-catalysed acylation of THIQs.
Scheme 14: NHC/photocatalysed spirocyclisation via photoisomerisation of an extended Breslow intermediate.
Scheme 15: CPA/photoredox-catalysed aza-pinacol cyclisation.
Scheme 16: CPA/photoredox-catalysed Minisci-type reaction between azaarenes and α-amino radicals.
Scheme 17: CPA/photoredox-catalysed radical additions to azaarenes. (a) α-Amino radical or ketyl radical addit...
Scheme 18: CPA/photoredox-catalysed reduction of azaarene-derived substrates. (a) Reduction of ketones. (b) Ex...
Scheme 19: CPA/photoredox-catalysed radical coupling reactions of α-amino radicals with α-carbonyl radicals. (...
Scheme 20: CPA/photoredox-catalysed Povarov reaction.
Scheme 21: CPA/photoredox-catalysed reactions with imines. (a) Decarboxylative imine generation followed by Po...
Scheme 22: Bifunctional CPA/photocatalysed [2 + 2] photocycloadditions.
Scheme 23: PTC/photocatalysed oxygenation of 1-indanone-derived β-keto esters.
Scheme 24: PTC/photoredox-catalysed perfluoroalkylation of 1-indanone-derived β-keto esters via a radical chai...
Scheme 25: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed intramolecular [2 + 2] photocycloadditions of quinolon...
Scheme 26: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed intramolecular RCA cyclisation of a quinolone.
Scheme 27: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed intramolecular [2 + 2] photocycloadditions of quinolon...
Scheme 28: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed [2 + 2] photocycloaddition reactions. (a) First use of...
Scheme 29: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed deracemisation of allenes.
Scheme 30: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed deracemisation reactions. (a) Deracemisation of sulfox...
Scheme 31: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed intramolecular [2 + 2] photocycloaddition of coumarins....
Scheme 32: Bifunctional hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed [2 + 2] photocycloadditions of quinolones. (a) Intramo...
Scheme 33: Hydrogen bonding/photocatalysed formal arylation of benzofuranones.
Scheme 34: Hydrogen bonding/photoredox-catalysed dehalogenative protonation of α,α-chlorofluoro ketones.
Scheme 35: Hydrogen bonding/photoredox-catalysed reductions. (a) Reduction of 1,2-diketones. (b) Reduction of ...
Scheme 36: Hydrogen bonding/HAT/photocatalysed deracemisation of cyclic ureas.
Scheme 37: Hydrogen bonding/HAT/photoredox-catalysed synthesis of cyclic sulfonamides.
Scheme 38: Hydrogen bonding/photoredox-catalysed reaction between imines and indoles.
Scheme 39: Chiral cation/photoredox-catalysed radical coupling of two α-amino radicals.
Scheme 40: Chiral phosphate/photoredox-catalysed hydroetherfication of alkenols.
Scheme 41: Chiral phosphate/photoredox-catalysed synthesis of pyrroloindolines.
Scheme 42: Chiral anion/photoredox-catalysed radical cation Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 43: Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed cycloadditions of carbonyls. (a) Formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition of en...
Scheme 44: Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed RCA reaction using a scandium Lewis acid between α-amino radicals a...
Scheme 45: Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed RCA reaction using a copper Lewis acid between α-amino radicals and...
Scheme 46: Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed synthesis of 1,2-amino alcohols from aldehydes and nitrones using a...
Scheme 47: Lewis acid/photocatalysed [2 + 2] photocycloadditions of enones and alkenes.
Scheme 48: Meggers’s chiral-at-metal catalysts.
Scheme 49: Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed α-functionalisation of ketones with alkyl bromides bearing electron...
Scheme 50: Bifunctional Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed radical coupling reaction using α-chloroketones and α-...
Scheme 51: Lewis acid/photocatalysed RCA of enones. (a) Using aldehydes as acyl radical precursors. (b) Other ...
Scheme 52: Bifunctional Lewis acid/photocatalysis for a photocycloaddition of enones.
Scheme 53: Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed RCA reactions of enones using DHPs as radical precursors.
Scheme 54: Lewis acid/photoredox-catalysed functionalisation of β-ketoesters. (a) Hydroxylation reaction catal...
Scheme 55: Bifunctional copper-photocatalysed alkylation of imines.
Scheme 56: Copper/photocatalysed alkylation of imines. (a) Bifunctional copper catalysis using α-silyl amines....
Scheme 57: Bifunctional Lewis acid/photocatalysed intramolecular [2 + 2] photocycloaddition.
Scheme 58: Bifunctional Lewis acid/photocatalysed [2 + 2] photocycloadditions (a) Intramolecular cycloaddition...
Scheme 59: Bifunctional Lewis acid/photocatalysed rearrangement of 2,4-dieneones.
Scheme 60: Lewis acid/photocatalysed [2 + 2] cycloadditions of cinnamate esters and styrenes.
Scheme 61: Nickel/photoredox-catalysed arylation of α-amino acids using aryl bromides.
Scheme 62: Nickel/photoredox catalysis. (a) Desymmetrisation of cyclic meso-anhydrides using benzyl trifluorob...
Scheme 63: Nickel/photoredox catalysis for the acyl-carbamoylation of alkenes with aldehydes using TBADT as a ...
Scheme 64: Bifunctional copper/photoredox-catalysed C–N coupling between α-chloro amides and carbazoles or ind...
Scheme 65: Bifunctional copper/photoredox-catalysed difunctionalisation of alkenes with alkynes and alkyl or a...
Scheme 66: Copper/photoredox-catalysed decarboxylative cyanation of benzyl phthalimide esters.
Scheme 67: Copper/photoredox-catalysed cyanation reactions using TMSCN. (a) Propargylic cyanation (b) Ring ope...
Scheme 68: Palladium/photoredox-catalysed allylic alkylation reactions. (a) Using alkyl DHPs as radical precur...
Scheme 69: Manganese/photoredox-catalysed epoxidation of terminal alkenes.
Scheme 70: Chromium/photoredox-catalysed allylation of aldehydes.
Scheme 71: Enzyme/photoredox-catalysed dehalogenation of halolactones.
Scheme 72: Enzyme/photoredox-catalysed dehalogenative cyclisation.
Scheme 73: Enzyme/photoredox-catalysed reduction of cyclic imines.
Scheme 74: Enzyme/photocatalysed enantioselective reduction of electron-deficient alkenes as mixtures of (E)/(Z...
Scheme 75: Enzyme/photoredox catalysis. (a) Deacetoxylation of cyclic ketones. (b) Reduction of heteroaromatic...
Scheme 76: Enzyme/photoredox-catalysed synthesis of indole-3-ones from 2-arylindoles.
Scheme 77: Enzyme/HAT/photoredox catalysis for the DKR of primary amines.
Scheme 78: Bifunctional enzyme/photoredox-catalysed benzylic C–H hydroxylation of trifluoromethylated arenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2193–2200, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.184
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Indenol skeleton.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted indene derivatives.
Scheme 2: Cobalt-catalyzed [2 + 3] cycloaddition reaction of the fluorinated alkynes 1 with various 2-formylp...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the fluoroalkylated indenone 6 and the indanone 7 from the indenol 3aA. The yields wer...
Scheme 4: Stereochemical assignment of 5aA and 7 based on NMR techniques. The cross-peaks were observed throu...
Scheme 5: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1617–1626, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.134
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The Arg–Gly–Asp tripeptide sequence and examples of tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine-containing integri...
Scheme 1: Commonly used synthetic routes to tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine moieties by hydrogenation of saturat...
Scheme 2: Previous synthetic route to fluoropyrrolidine 6 utilising a Wittig reaction and the novel, higher y...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of phosphoramidate 9 from tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine 8. Conditions: s-BuLi (3 equiv), d...
Scheme 4: Mono- and diphosphorylation of tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine 11. Conditions: (i) s-BuLi (2 equiv), d...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of amine 6 from phosphonate 7 and aldehyde 5. Conditions: (i) T3P® (50% w/w in DCM, 3 equ...
Scheme 6: Monodeuteration of 13 as observed by 1H and 13C NMR. Conditions: s-BuLi (3 equiv), THF, −42 °C, 20 ...
Scheme 7: Sequential diphosphorylation of tetrahydronaphthyridine 11. Conditions: (i) iPrMgCl (1.5 equiv), TH...
Scheme 8: Possible mechanistic pathways for the formation of dimer 28. Conditions: KOt-Bu, THF, 1 h, 68% yiel...
Scheme 9: Alkylation of phosphoramidate 13 by iodide 29 to afford compound 30 and byproducts alcohol 31 and d...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Bar chart of the publications per year for the topics “Photocatalysis” (49,662 instances) and “P...
Figure 2: A) Professor Giacomo Ciamician and Dr. Paolo Silber on their roof laboratory at the University of B...
Scheme 1: PRC trifluoromethylation of N-methylpyrrole (1) using hazardous gaseous CF3I safely in a flow react...
Figure 3: A) Unit cells of the three most common crystal structures of TiO2: rutile, brookite, and anatase. R...
Figure 4: Illustration of the key semiconductor photocatalysis events: 1) A photon with a frequency exceeding...
Figure 5: Photocatalytic splitting of water by oxygen vacancies on a TiO2(110) surface. Reprinted with permis...
Figure 6: Proposed adsorption modes of A) benzene, B) chlorobenzene, C) toluene, D) phenol, E) anisole, and F...
Figure 7: Structures of the sulfonate-containing organic dyes RB5 (3) and MX-5B (4) and the adsorption isothe...
Figure 8: Idealised triclinic unit cell of a g-C3N4 type polymer, displaying possible hopping transport scena...
Figure 9: Idealised structure of a perfect g-C3N4 sheet. The central unit highlighted in red represents one t...
Figure 10: Timeline of the key processes of charge transport following the photoexcitation of g-C3N4, leading ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic bifunctionalisation of heteroarenes using mpg-C3N4, with the selected examples 5 and ...
Figure 11: A) Structure of four linear conjugated polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, displaying th...
Figure 12: Graphical representation of the common methods used to immobilise molecular photocatalysts (PC) ont...
Figure 13: Wireless light emitter-supported TiO2 (TiO2@WLE) HPCat spheres powered by resonant inductive coupli...
Figure 14: Graphical representation of zinc–perylene diimide (Zn-PDI) supramolecular assembly photocatalysis v...
Scheme 3: Upconversion of NIR photons to the UV frequency by NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals sequentially coated wit...
Figure 15: Types of reactors employed in heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow. A) Fixed bed reactors and the s...
Figure 16: Electrochemical potential of common semiconductor, transition metal, and organic dye-based photocat...
Scheme 4: Possible mechanisms of an immobilised molecular photoredox catalyst by oxidative or reductive quenc...
Scheme 5: Scheme of the CMB-C3N4 photocatalytic decarboxylative fluorination of aryloxyacetic acids, with the...
Scheme 6: Scheme of the g-C3N4 photocatalytic desilylative coupling reaction in flow and proposed mechanism [208].
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the radical cyclisation of unsaturated alkyl 2-bromo-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds...
Scheme 8: N-alkylation of benzylamine and schematic of the TiO2-coated microfluidic device [213].
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism of the Pt@TiO2 photocatalytic deaminitive cyclisation of ʟ-lysine (23) to ʟ-pipe...
Scheme 10: A) Proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic oxidation of phenylboronic acid (24). B) Photos and SE...
Scheme 11: Proposed mechanism for the DA-CMP3 photocatalytic aza-Henry reaction performed in a continuous flow...
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the cyclic product 32 by TiO2-NC HPCats in a slurry flow re...
Scheme 13: Reaction scheme for the photocatalytic synthesis of homo and hetero disulfides in flow and scope of...
Scheme 14: Reaction scheme for the MoOx/TiO2 HPCat oxidation of cyclohexane (34) to benzene. The graph shows t...
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism of the TiO2 HPC heteroarene C–H functionalisation via aryl radicals generated fr...
Scheme 16: Scheme of the oxidative coupling of benzylamines with the HOTT-HATN HPCat and selected examples of ...
Scheme 17: Photocatalysis oxidation of benzyl alcohol (40) to benzaldehyde (41) in a microflow reactor coated ...
Figure 17: Mechanisms of Dexter and Forster energy transfer.
Scheme 18: Continuous flow process for the isomerisation of alkenes with an ionic liquid-immobilised photocata...
Scheme 19: Singlet oxygen synthetic step in the total synthesis of canataxpropellane [265].
Scheme 20: Scheme and proposed mechanism of the singlet oxygen photosensitisation by CMP_X HPCats, with the st...
Scheme 21: Structures of CMP HPCat materials applied by Vilela and co-workers for the singlet oxygen photosens...
Scheme 22: Polyvinylchloride resin-supported TDCPP photosensitisers applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisat...
Scheme 23: Structure of the ionically immobilised TPP photosensitiser on amberlyst-15 ion exchange resins (TPP...
Scheme 24: Photosensitised singlet oxygen oxidation of citronellol (46) in scCO2, with automatic phase separat...
Scheme 25: Schematic of PS-Est-BDP-Cl2 being applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisation in flow. A) Pseudo-...
Scheme 26: Reaction scheme of the singlet oxygen oxidation of furoic acid (54) using a 3D-printed microfluidic...
Figure 18: A) Photocatalytic bactericidal mechanism by ROS oxidative cleavage of membrane lipids (R = H, amino...
Figure 19: A) Suggested mechanisms for the aqueous pollutant degradation by TiO2 in a slurry flow reactor [284-287]. B)...
Figure 20: Schematic of the flow system used for the degradation of aqueous oxytetracycline (56) solutions [215]. M...
Scheme 27: Degradation of a salicylic acid (57) solution by a coupled solar photoelectro-Fenton (SPEF) process...
Figure 21: A) Schematic flow diagram using the TiO2-coated NETmix microfluidic device for an efficient mass tr...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1357–1410, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.116
Graphical Abstract
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, 1163–1187, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.103
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of organic dyes. Mes-Acr+: 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium, DCA: 9,10-dicyanoanthra...
Scheme 1: Activation modes in photocatalysis.
Scheme 2: Main strategies for the formation of C(sp3) radicals used in organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 3: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of radicals from carboxylic acids:...
Scheme 4: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of C(sp3) radicals from redoxactiv...
Figure 2: Common substrates for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of C(sp3) radicals.
Scheme 5: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of radicals from dihydropyridines ...
Scheme 6: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of C(sp3) radicals from trifluorob...
Scheme 7: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of C(sp3) radicals from benzylic h...
Scheme 8: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of C(sp3) radicals via direct HAT: the cross...
Scheme 9: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of C(sp3) radicals via indirect HAT: the deu...
Scheme 10: Selected precursors for the generation of aryl radicals using organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 11: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from aryl diazoni...
Scheme 12: Illustrative examples for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from haloarenes:...
Scheme 13: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from aryl halides...
Scheme 14: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of aryl radicals from arylsulfonyl...
Scheme 15: Illustrative example for the reductive photocatalytic generation of aryl radicals from triaryl sulf...
Scheme 16: Main strategies towards acyl radicals used in organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 17: Illustrative example for the decarboxylative photocatalytic generation of acyl radicals from α-keto...
Scheme 18: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of acyl radicals from acyl silanes...
Scheme 19: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of carbamoyl radicals from 4-carba...
Scheme 20: Illustrative example of the photocatalytic HAT approach for the generation of acyl radicals from al...
Scheme 21: General reactivity of a) radical cations; b) radical anions; c) the main strategies towards aryl an...
Scheme 22: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of alkene radical cations from alk...
Scheme 23: Illustrative example for the reductive photocatalytic generation of an alkene radical anion from al...
Figure 3: Structure of C–X radical anions and their neutral derivatives.
Scheme 24: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reduction of imines and the generation of an α-amino C(...
Scheme 25: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of aryl radical cations from arene...
Scheme 26: NCR classifications and generation.
Scheme 27: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of iminyl radicals from O-aryl oxi...
Scheme 28: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of iminyl radicals from α-N-oxy ac...
Scheme 29: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of iminyl radicals via an N–H bond...
Scheme 30: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of amidyl radicals from Weinreb am...
Scheme 31: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of amidyl radicals from hydroxylam...
Scheme 32: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic reductive generation of amidyl radicals from N-aminopyr...
Scheme 33: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of amidyl radicals from α-amido-ox...
Scheme 34: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of aminium radicals: the N-aryltet...
Scheme 35: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of nitrogen-centered radical catio...
Scheme 36: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of nitrogen-centered radical catio...
Scheme 37: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic oxidative generation of hydrazonyl radical from hydrazo...
Scheme 38: Generation of O-radicals.
Scheme 39: Illustrative examples for the photocatalytic generation of O-radicals from N-alkoxypyridinium salts...
Scheme 40: Illustrative examples for the photocatalytic generation of O-radicals from alkyl hydroperoxides: th...
Scheme 41: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of thiyl radicals from thiols: the...
Scheme 42: Main strategies and reagents for the generation of sulfonyl radicals used in organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 43: Illustrative example for the reductive photocatalytic generation of sulfonyl radicals from arylsulf...
Scheme 44: Illustrative example of a Cl atom abstraction strategy for the photocatalytic generation of sulfamo...
Scheme 45: Illustrative example for the oxidative photocatalytic generation of sulfonyl radicals from sulfinic...
Scheme 46: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of electronically excited triplet states: th...
Scheme 47: Illustrative example for the photocatalytic generation of electronically excited triplet states: th...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1006–1021, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.90
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Scheme 1: Copper-catalysed ACA of organometallics to piperidones. A) addition of organozinc reagents; B) addi...
Scheme 2: Copper-catalysed ACA of alkenylalanes to N-substituted-2,3-dehydro-4-piperidones.
Scheme 3: Copper-catalysed asymmetric addition of dialkylzinc reagents to N-acyl-4-methoxypyridinium salts fo...
Scheme 4: Copper-catalysed ACA of organozirconium reagents to N-substituted 2,3-dehydro-4-piperidones and lac...
Scheme 5: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to chromones and coumarins and further derivatisation of ...
Scheme 6: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to N-protected quinolones.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalysed ACAs of organometallics to conjugated unsaturated lactams.
Scheme 8: Copper-catalysed ACA of Et2Zn to 5,6-dihydro-2-pyranone.
Scheme 9: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to pyranone and 5,6-dihydro-2-pyranone.
Scheme 10: Copper-catalysed AAA of an organozirconium reagent to heterocyclic acceptors.
Scheme 11: Copper-catalysed ring opening of an oxygen-bridged substrate with trialkylaluminium reagents.
Scheme 12: Copper-catalysed ring opening of oxabicyclic substrates with organolithium reagents (selected examp...
Scheme 13: Copper-catalysed ring opening of polycyclic meso hydrazines.
Scheme 14: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to alkenyl-substituted aromatic N-heterocycles.
Scheme 15: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to β-substituted alkenylpyridines.
Scheme 16: Copper-catalysed ACA of organozinc reagents to alkylidene Meldrum’s acids.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 691–737, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.67
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Scheme 1: Pharmaceuticals possessing a silicon or boron atom.
Scheme 2: The first Cu-catalyzed C(sp3)–Si bond formation.
Scheme 3: Conversion of benzylic phosphate 6 to the corresponding silane.
Scheme 4: Conversion of alkyl triflates to alkylsilanes.
Scheme 5: Conversion of secondary alkyl triflates to alkylsilanes.
Scheme 6: Conversion of alkyl iodides to alkylsilanes.
Scheme 7: Trapping of intermediate radical through cascade reaction.
Scheme 8: Radical pathway for conversion of alkyl iodides to alkylsilanes.
Scheme 9: Conversion of alkyl ester of N-hydroxyphthalimide to alkylsilanes.
Scheme 10: Conversion of gem-dibromides to bis-silylalkanes.
Scheme 11: Conversion of imines to α-silylated amines (A) and the reaction pathway (B).
Scheme 12: Conversion of N-tosylimines to α-silylated amines.
Scheme 13: Screening of diamine ligands.
Scheme 14: Conversion of N-tert-butylsulfonylimines to α-silylated amines.
Scheme 15: Conversion of aldimines to nonracemic α-silylated amines.
Scheme 16: Conversion of N-tosylimines to α-silylated amines.
Scheme 17: Reaction pathway [A] and conversion of aldehydes to α-silylated alcohols [B].
Scheme 18: Conversion of aldehydes to benzhydryl silyl ethers.
Scheme 19: Conversion of ketones to 1,2-diols (A) and conversion of imines to 1,2-amino alcohols (B).
Scheme 20: Ligand screening (A) and conversion of aldehydes to α-silylated alcohols (B).
Scheme 21: Conversion of aldehydes to α-silylated alcohols.
Scheme 22: 1,4-Additions to α,β-unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 23: 1,4-Additions to unsaturated ketones to give β-silylated derivatives.
Scheme 24: Additions onto α,β-unsaturated lactones to give β-silylated lactones.
Scheme 25: Conversion of α,β-unsaturated to β-silylated lactams.
Scheme 26: Conversion of N-arylacrylamides to silylated oxindoles.
Scheme 27: Conversion of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to silylated tert-butylperoxides.
Scheme 28: Catalytic cycle for Cu(I) catalyzed α,β-unsaturated compounds.
Scheme 29: Conversion of p-quinone methides to benzylic silanes.
Scheme 30: Conversion of α,β-unsaturated ketimines to regio- and stereocontrolled allylic silanes.
Scheme 31: Conversion of α,β-unsaturated ketimines to enantioenriched allylic silanes.
Scheme 32: Regioselective conversion of dienedioates to allylic silanes.
Scheme 33: Conversion of alkenyl-substituted azaarenes to β-silylated adducts.
Scheme 34: Conversion of conjugated benzoxazoles to enantioenriched β-silylated adducts.
Scheme 35: Conversion of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl indoles to α-silylated N-alkylated indoles.
Scheme 36: Conversion of β-amidoacrylates to α-aminosilanes.
Scheme 37: Conversion of α,β-unsaturated ketones to enantioenriched β-silylated ketones, nitriles, and nitro d...
Scheme 38: Regio-divergent silacarboxylation of allenes.
Scheme 39: Silylation of diazocarbonyl compounds, (A) asymmetric and (B) racemic.
Scheme 40: Enantioselective hydrosilylation of alkenes.
Scheme 41: Conversion of 3-acylindoles to indolino-silanes.
Scheme 42: Proposed mechanism for the silylation of 3-acylindoles.
Scheme 43: Silyation of N-chlorosulfonamides.
Scheme 44: Conversion of acyl silanes to α-silyl alcohols.
Scheme 45: Conversion of N-tosylaziridines to β-silylated N-tosylamines.
Scheme 46: Conversion of N-tosylaziridines to silylated N-tosylamines.
Scheme 47: Conversion of 3,3-disubstituted cyclopropenes to silylated cyclopropanes.
Scheme 48: Conversion of conjugated enynes to 1,3-bis(silyl)propenes.
Scheme 49: Proposed sequence for the Cu-catalyzed borylation of substituted alkenes.
Scheme 50: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of nonracemic allylic boronates.
Scheme 51: Cu–NHC catalyzed synthesis of α-substituted allylboronates.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of α-chiral (γ-alkoxyallyl)boronates.
Scheme 53: Cu-mediated formation of nonracemic cis- or trans- 2-substituted cyclopropylboronates.
Scheme 54: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of γ,γ-gem-difluoroallylboronates.
Scheme 55: Cu-catalyzed hydrofunctionalization of internal alkenes and vinylarenes.
Scheme 56: Cu-catalyzed Markovnikov and anti-Markovnikov borylation of alkenes.
Scheme 57: Cu-catalyzed borylation/ortho-cyanation/Cope rearrangement.
Scheme 58: Borylfluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 59: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of tertiary nonracemic alcohols.
Scheme 60: Synthesis of densely functionalized and synthetically versatile 1,2- or 4,3-borocyanated 1,3-butadi...
Scheme 61: Cu-catalyzed trifunctionalization of allenes.
Scheme 62: Cu-catalyzed selective arylborylation of arenes.
Scheme 63: Asymmetric borylative coupling between styrenes and imines.
Scheme 64: Regio-divergent aminoboration of unactivated terminal alkenes.
Scheme 65: Cu-catalyzed 1,4-borylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 66: Cu-catalyzed protodeboronation of α,β-unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 67: Cu-catalyzed β-borylation of α,β-unsaturated imines.
Scheme 68: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of β-trifluoroborato carbonyl compounds.
Scheme 69: Asymmetric 1,4-borylation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
Scheme 70: Cu-catalyzed ACB and ACA reactions of α,β-unsaturated 2-acyl-N-methylimidazoles.
Scheme 71: Cu-catalyzed diborylation of aldehydes.
Scheme 72: Umpolung pathway for chiral, nonracemic tertiary alcohol synthesis (top) and proposed mechanism for...
Scheme 73: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of α-hydroxyboronates.
Scheme 74: Cu-catalyzed borylation of ketones.
Scheme 75: Cu-catalyzed borylation of unactivated alkyl halides.
Scheme 76: Cu-catalyzed borylation of allylic difluorides.
Scheme 77: Cu-catalyzed borylation of cyclic and acyclic alkyl halides.
Scheme 78: Cu-catalyzed borylation of unactivated alkyl chlorides and bromides.
Scheme 79: Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative borylation of carboxylic acids.
Scheme 80: Cu-catalyzed borylation of benzylic, allylic, and propargylic alcohols.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 663–669, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.63
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of natural tetramic acid derivatives with more clinical relevance.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategy of compound 7a.
Scheme 2: Scope of the Ugi/Dieckmann cyclization reaction route to lead to pyrrolopyridinones 7a–l. aYield of...
Scheme 3: Postulated reaction mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 645–656, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.61
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Rhodium-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of iodobenzene with CO and H2 to afford benzaldehyde. a) ...
Scheme 1: Scaled-up experiment of the reductive carbonylation of iodobenzene to benzaldehyde under the optimi...
Scheme 2: Catalytic species participating in the catalytic process.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope for the Rh-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of aryl iodides using CO and H2. React...
Scheme 4: Isotope-labeling experiments.
Scheme 5: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Rh-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of aryl iodides using CO a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 445–450, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.41
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The structures of 5-fluorouracil (1), 5-fluorocytosine (2), emtricitabine (3) and capecitabine (4).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of potassium (Z)-2-cyano-2-fluoroethenolate (8) by Dietz et al. [36].
Scheme 2: Scope of the cyclization reaction. All yields are those of the purified products. aNo further purif...
Scheme 3: Cyclization with phenylhydrazine (12a) to obtain the desired pyrazole 13a and the byproducts 13b an...