Fast and efficient synthesis of microporous polymer nanomembranes via light-induced click reaction

• Qi An,
• Youssef Hassan,
• Xiaotong Yan,
• Peter Krolla-Sidenstein,
• Tawheed Mohammed,
• Mathias Lang,
• Stefan Bräse and
• Manuel Tsotsalas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 558–563, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.54

• solid liquid interfacial layer-by-layer (LbL) synthesis of CMP-nanomembranes via Cu catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). However, this process featured very long reaction times and limited scalability. Herein we present the synthesis of surface grown CMP thin films and nanomembranes via light

Direct arylation catalysis with chloro[8-(dimesitylboryl)quinoline-κN]copper(I)

• Sem Raj Tamang and
• James D. Hoefelmeyer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2757–2762, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.272

• substitution ratio is typical of substitutions on naphthalene under kinetic control that tend to favor the alpha C–H bonds due better resonance stabilization effects [53]. Importantly, we note the alpha protons are slightly more acidic than the beta protons [54]. The mechanism of Cu catalyzed coupling

Facile synthesis of indolo[3,2-a]carbazoles via Pd-catalyzed twofold oxidative cyclization

• Chao Yang,
• Kai Lin,
• Lan Huang,
• Wei-dong Pan and
• Sheng Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2490–2494, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.243

• Houpis protocol [15], Cu-catalyzed selective monoaminations of the 2,4-dibromobenzoic acid at the 2-position were achieved. After methyl esterification of ortho-aminated benzoic acids, substrates 4a and b were treated with other anilines under the previous Buchwald–Hartwig conditions to afford methyl 2,4

Synthesis, dynamic NMR characterization and XRD studies of novel N,N’-substituted piperazines for bioorthogonal labeling

• Constantin Mamat,
• Marc Pretze,
• Matthew Gott and
• Martin Köckerling

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2478–2489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.242

• to demonstrate the Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne click reaction (Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition) and the traceless Staudinger ligation, a proof of concept study was performed for the site-selective labeling of a pharmacologically active peptide and a small organic compound. These compounds provide the

• , 3a,b were alkylated with 4-tosylbutyne to give compounds 4a,b in high yields of 84% and 82%, respectively. These compounds are applicable in the classical Cu-catalyzed Huisgen-click reaction with azide-functionalized, biologically active molecules. Additionally, 3a,b were reacted with 3-azidopropyl

• isomers in a 1:1 ratio as imposed by crystal symmetry. Sample ligation using Huisgen-click and traceless Staudinger As a proof of labeling concept, fluorine compound 4b was clicked to peptide 6 using the Cu-catalyzed Huisgen-click reaction. This SNEW peptide (SNEW: Ser-Asn-Glu-Trp) was chosen due to its

Enantioconvergent catalysis

• Justin T. Mohr,
• Jared T. Moore and
• Brian M. Stoltz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2038–2045, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.192

• generation of radical intermediates from chiral sp3-hybridized halides presents another opportunity for type II enantioconvergent catalysis. Peters and Fu have reported a system for the Cu-catalyzed C–N cross-coupling of racemic tertiary alkyl halide electrophiles with carbazole nucleophiles induced by

• . Enantioconvergent synthesis of phosphines governed by Curtin–Hammett/Winstein–Holness kinetics (TMS = trimethylsilyl, Is = 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl). Stoltz’ stereoablative oxindole functionalization. Fu’s type II enantioconvergent Cu-catalyzed photoredox reaction. Stereoablative enantioconvergent allylation and

Copper-catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition of (phenylethynyl)di-p-tolylstibane with organic azides

• Mizuki Yamada,
• Mio Matsumura,
• Yuki Uchida,
• Masatoshi Kawahata,
• Yuki Murata,
• Naoki Kakusawa,
• Kentaro Yamaguchi and
• Shuji Yasuike

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1309–1313, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.123

• University, 1314-1 Shido, Sanuki, Kagawa 769-2193, Japan Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Ho-3 Kanagawa-machi, Kanazawa 920-1181, Japan 10.3762/bjoc.12.123 Abstract Trisubstituted 5-stibano-1H-1,2,3-triazoles were synthesized in moderate to excellent yields by the Cu-catalyzed [3 + 2

• -triazoles (Bi), which could be employed as versatile building blocks in chemical synthesis [24]. One drawback of the Cu-catalyzed cycloaddition of alkynylbismuthanes is the requirement of alkyne derivatives based on the phenothiabismuthane 5,5-dioxide framework for stabilization. The utility of

• present. We consider that the catalytic cycle of this reaction would be similar to that for the reaction of 1-iodoalkynes [21][33] and 1-bismuthanoalkynes [24] with organic azides. A possible mechanism of the present Cu-catalyzed cycloaddition is shown in Scheme 2. Initially, π-complex A is generated by

Palladium-catalyzed picolinamide-directed iodination of remote ortho-C−H bonds of arenes: Synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines

• William A. Nack,
• Xinmou Wang,
• Bo Wang,
• Gang He and
• Gong Chen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1243–1249, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.119

• iodination, and Cu-catalyzed C−N cyclization enables a streamlined synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines bearing diverse substitution patterns. Keywords: iodination; palladium; remote C–H activation; tetrahydroquinoline; Introduction Tetrahydroquinoline (THQ) is an important N-heterocyclic scaffold found in

• cyclized under our previously reported Cu-catalyzed conditions to give PA-coupled THQ products with various substitution patterns in good yields (Scheme 2) [8]. As shown in Scheme 2, Pd-catalyzed PA-directed ε-C−H iodination can be used in concert with PA-directed γ-C−H arylation, PA-directed SEAr

• iodination, and undirected SEAr iodination to quickly access THQs 27–30 bearing iodo groups at different positions on the arene ring [40][41][42]. Ortho-diiodinated product 4 was obtained from 2 in 69% yield using optimized Pd-catalyzed ε-C–H iodination conditions, and Cu-catalyzed C–N cyclization of 4 gave

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of biologically important 3-hydroxyoxindoles: an update

• Bin Yu,
• Hui Xing,
• De-Quan Yu and
• Hong-Min Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1000–1039, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.98

• tolerance were observed. However, no reaction occurred between the ortho-chloro substituted 1,3-diaryl-2-propenyl acetate and 3-O-Boc-oxindole because the chlorine atom inhibited the formation of the active π-allyl-palladium species. Cu-catalyzed direct addition The copper catalysts have gained an

Bi- and trinuclear copper(I) complexes of 1,2,3-triazole-tethered NHC ligands: synthesis, structure, and catalytic properties

• Shaojin Gu,
• Jiehao Du,
• Jingjing Huang,
• Huan Xia,
• Ling Yang,
• Weilin Xu and
• Chunxin Lu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 863–873, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.85

• imidazolium backbone and N substituents. The copper–NHC complexes tested are highly active for the Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction in an air atmosphere at room temperature in a CH3CN solution. Complex 4 is the most efficient catalyst among these polynuclear complexes in an air

• Inspired by the catalytic activity of Cu(I) species supported by NHC ligand in Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction under mild conditions, copper complexes 2–6 were investigated in the CuAAC reaction of azide and phenylacetylene. Firstly, we compared the catalytic activity of different

Copper-mediated arylation with arylboronic acids: Facile and modular synthesis of triarylmethanes

• H. Surya Prakash Rao and
• A. Veera Bhadra Rao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 496–504, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.49

• triphenylmethane (11a). A plausible mechanism for the formation of triarylmethanes 11. Copper-catalyzed C–C bond formation synthesis of triarylmethane 10l. Synthesis of anti-breast-cancer agent intermediate 22. Screening of metal catalysts for the arylation reaction. Scope of the Cu-catalyzed arylation with

Enabling technologies and green processes in cyclodextrin chemistry

• Giancarlo Cravotto,
• Marina Caporaso,
• Laszlo Jicsinszky and
• Katia Martina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 278–294, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.30

• strongly disrupt bacterial membranes, and a series of persubstituted γ-CD derivatives bearing polyamino groups (77% yield) [55]. MW-promoted Cu-catalyzed click reaction for the preparation of second generation CD derivatives and hybrid structures The MW-promoted CuAAC between CD monoazides and acetylenic

Base metal-catalyzed benzylic oxidation of (aryl)(heteroaryl)methanes with molecular oxygen

• Hans Sterckx,
• Johan De Houwer,
• Carl Mensch,
• Wouter Herrebout,
• Kourosch Abbaspour Tehrani and
• Bert U. W. Maes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 144–153, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.16

• anilines resulting in the formation of 2-aryl-α-ketoacetamides was reported by Jiao [22] and a closely related intramolecular variant leading to isatins has been published by Ilangovan [23]. A remarkable Cu-catalyzed chemoselective oxidative C–C bond cleavage of methyl ketones was reported by the group of

• , entries 4 and 5). This interesting selectivity was further expanded on 6-(4-methylbenzyl)-2-methylpyrazine (18a). Pyrazine 18a features three possible positions for methylene oxidation: a benzyl, benzhydryl and a 1,4-diazinylmethyl moiety. When 18a was submitted to the Cu-catalyzed reaction conditions at

Carbon–carbon bond cleavage for Cu-mediated aromatic trifluoromethylations and pentafluoroethylations

• Tsuyuka Sugiishi,
• Hideki Amii,
• Kohsuke Aikawa and
• Koichi Mikami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2661–2670, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.286

• Cu-catalyzed aromatic trifluoromethylation. The yield was determined by 19F NMR analysis using (trifluoromethoxy)benzene as an internal standard. Plausible mechanism of Cu-catalyzed aromatic trifluoromethylation [53]. Acknowledgements The financial support of the Ministry of Education, Culture

Recent advances in copper-catalyzed asymmetric coupling reactions

• Fengtao Zhou and
• Qian Cai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2600–2615, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.280

• additives such as 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine caused an unexpected inversion of enantioselectivity in the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization of α,α-bis(2-iodobenzyl)glycines when (2S,3aS,7aS)-octahydro-1H­indole-2-carboxylic acid was used as chiral ligand [47] (Scheme 18). In 2015, Cai et al

• [59] and Diéguez [60]. In this review, we focus on the developments since 2008. Cu-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitutions with aryl-, alkenyl-, and allenylboronates, alkylboron compounds Organoboron compounds have found extensive application in coupling reactions for the construction of C–C

• primary allyl chlorides to react with alkylborane (alkyl-9-BBN) for the generation of a quaternary carbon stereogenic center bearing three sp3-alkyl groups and a vinyl group with an ee up to 90% (Scheme 29). Cu-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitutions with Grignard reagents Transition metal

Copper-catalysed asymmetric allylic alkylation of alkylzirconocenes to racemic 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans

• Emeline Rideau and
• Stephen P. Fletcher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2435–2443, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.264

• same enantioselectivity and poor yield, yet have significantly different pathways. Conclusion The Cu-catalyzed AAA of alkylzirconium reagents to racemic heterocyclic electrophiles was explored. After extensive examination, two different methods for obtaining 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran derivatives with

Copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of organometallic reagents to extended Michael acceptors

• Thibault E. Schmid,
• Sammy Drissi-Amraoui,
• Christophe Crévisy,
• Olivier Baslé and
• Marc Mauduit

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2418–2434, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.263

• performance in terms of enantioselectivity, and was used in combination with Cu(OTf)2 in the 1,6-ACA of cyclic dienones of the type 30 (Scheme 6). NHC ligands also enabled a total regioselectivity and ees ranging from 58 to 91%. Given the efficiency of (R)-Binap L4 in Cu-catalyzed 1,4-ACA on α,β-unsaturated

• selectively afforded the 1,6-adduct 21 in 53% yield and 68% ee (Scheme 10). Displaying a similar reactivity, bicyclic Michael acceptor 40 led to compound 41 in 45% yield and 69% ee. In 2010, the Alexakis group explored the reactivity of α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated nitroolefins and nitroenynes in Cu-catalyzed ACA

• studied the reactivity of various β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters, which remain to date the only report dealing with such substrates in Cu-catalyzed ACA of trialkylaluminium [41]. Using the (R)-Binap-based system L4/CuTC, an excellent 1,4-selectivity was achieved with mono-unsaturated substrates. Dienic

Copper-catalyzed arylation of alkyl halides with arylaluminum reagents

• Bijay Shrestha and
• Ramesh Giri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2400–2407, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.261

• Bijay Shrestha Ramesh Giri Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA 10.3762/bjoc.11.261 Abstract We report a Cu-catalyzed coupling between triarylaluminum reagents and alkyl halides to form arylalkanes. The reaction proceeds in the

• organoaluminum reagents could participate as nucleophile sources in Cu-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. In this artcle, we show that triarylaluminum reagents are excellent coupling partners for Cu-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. The reaction proceeds for the coupling with primary alkyl iodides and

• bromides (Table 2, entries 12 and 14) [43]. Based on literature reports and our recent mechanistic work on Cu-catalyzed cross-couplings [23][24][25], we propose a catalytic cycle for the current reaction (Scheme 2). It is evident from the optimization of reaction conditions that both NN-1 and LiCl improve

A concise and efficient synthesis of benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines through CuI-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylations

• Xinlong Pang,
• Chao Chen,
• Ming Li and
• Chanjuan Xi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2365–2369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.258

• (sp3) in 3a reacted through the Cu-catalyzed Ullmann reaction [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Inspired by the successful cyclization of quinazolin-4(3H)-imine 3a, further imines were prepared and subjected to the cyclization conditions. Notably, in this protocol, after work-up, the desired bromo

• drawing of 5, [C20H16F2N4O]·2Cl·H2O with 35% probability ellipsoids, showing the atomic numbering scheme. CuI-catalyzed synthesis of benzimidazo[1,2-c]quinazolines 4 by intramolecular N-arylation of bromo-substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-imine derivatives 3. Cu-catalyzed reaction of o-cyanoaniline (1a

Recent advances in copper-catalyzed C–H bond amidation

• Jie-Ping Wan and
• Yanfeng Jing

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2209–2222, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.240

• for lactam synthesis. Copper-catalyzed amidation/sulfonamidation of aryl C–H bonds. C–H amidation of pyridinylbenzenes and indoles. Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed C2-amidation of indoles. Copper-catalyzed, 2-phenyl oxazole-assisted C–H amidation of benzamides. DG-assisted amidation/imidation of indole

Molecular-oxygen-promoted Cu-catalyzed oxidative direct amidation of nonactivated carboxylic acids with azoles

• Wen Ding,
• Shaoyu Mai and
• Qiuling Song

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2158–2165, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.233

• scope. The mechanistic studies reveal that oxygen plays an essential role in the success of the amidation reactions with copper peroxycarboxylate as the key intermediate. Transamidation occurs smoothly between azole amide and a variety of amines. Keywords: amidation; azoles; Cu-catalyzed; molecular

• unknown compounds generated; when the reactions were conducted under N2 atmosphere or air, the desired products were either not detected or reduced to 53%. With the optimized conditions in hand, we studied the scope and limitations of the Cu-catalyzed oxidative direct amidation reaction. First, we

• into the desired 3 via intermediate D along with the recycling of the Cu catalyst. Conclusion In conclusion, Cu-catalyzed oxidative direct amidation from nonactivated carboxylic acid with benzimidazoles under dioxygen atmosphere with molecular oxygen as an activating reagent has been described. Azole

C–H bond halogenation catalyzed or mediated by copper: an overview

• Wenyan Hao and
• Yunyun Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2132–2144, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.230

• atmosphere (Scheme 2). In the same year, Shen and co-workers reported the Cu-catalyzed sp2 C–H chlorination of 2-arylpyridines by using the salt LiCl as a new chlorine source in the presence of CrO3 and Ac2O [34]. Due to the oxidizing potency of the CrO3, the application scope of the method was not broad

• acquired as dibromoanilines via double C–H bromination process. On the other hand, the chlorination was found less effective due to the presence of the side transformation and formation of N-acetylated byproducts [50]. In 2009, Stahl et al. [51] reported a Cu-catalyzed aerobic C–H halogenation protocol of

• promoted the 1,5-H abstraction and atom transfer process in the form of SET via free radical 71. In 2012, Lectka and co-workers [69] reported an interesting C–H fluorination method for alkynes 72 via a Cu-catalyzed aliphatic C(sp3)–H functionalization. Monofluorinated products 73 were obtained by employing

Copper-catalyzed aerobic radical C–C bond cleavage of N–H ketimines

• Ya Lin Tnay,
• Gim Yean Ang and
• Shunsuke Chiba

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1933–1943, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.209

• cleavage of N–H ketimines. Treatment of N–H ketimines having an α-sp3 hybridized carbon under Cu-catalyzed aerobic reaction conditions resulted in a radical fragmentation with C–C bond cleavage to give the corresponding carbonitrile and carbon radical intermediate. This radical process has been applied for

• of Grignard reagents to carbonitriles followed by protonation as one of the methods for in situ generation of N–H ketimines, which were directly subjected to Cu-catalyzed aerobic reactions without further purification [54]. In this way, biaryl N–H ketimines generated from biaryl-2-carbonitriles were

Pyridine-promoted dediazoniation of aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates: Application to the synthesis of SF₅-substituted phenylboronic esters and iodobenzenes

• George Iakobson,
• Junyi Du,
• Alexandra M. Z. Slawin and
• Petr Beier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1494–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.162

• compounds are accessed mainly by the reactions of arylmagnesium or aryllithium species with trialkylboronates [43][44], Pd- or Cu-catalyzed borylations of aryl halides using B2pin2, H-Bpin [45][46][47][48][49][50] or R2N-BH2 [51], direct borylations via aromatic C–H bond activations [52][53][54][55][56][57

Orthogonal dual-modification of proteins for the engineering of multivalent protein scaffolds

• Michaela Mühlberg,
• Michael G. Hoesl,
• Christian Kuehne,
• Jens Dernedde,
• Nediljko Budisa and
• Christian P. R. Hackenberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 784–791, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.88

• engineer multivalent glycoprotein conjugates, we have used the incorporation of non-canonical amino acids (NCAA) [13] by supplementation based incorporation (SPI) [14][15][16][17] in auxotroph expression systems followed by the chemoselective Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) to attach

An unusually stable chlorophosphite: What makes BIFOP–Cl so robust against hydrolysis?

• Roberto Blanco Trillo,
• Jörg M. Neudörfl and
• Bernd Goldfuss

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 313–322, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.36

• intramolecular palladium-catalyzed alkyl–aryl cross-coupling reaction [13] and in Pd-catalyzed allylic substitutions [14]. Several of the highly sterically hindered BIFOP derivatives were employed as ligands in Cu-catalyzed 1,4-additions [15]. Similar chelating fencholates [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] (Scheme 1