Sigmatropic rearrangements of cyclopropenylcarbinol derivatives. Access to diversely substituted alkylidenecyclopropanes

• Guillaume Ernouf,
• Jean-Louis Brayer,
• Christophe Meyer and
• Janine Cossy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 333–350, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.29

• (55/55’ = 92:8) because of the preferential addition of hydrogen on the less hindered face of the trisubstituted alkene opposite to the trifluoroacetamide moiety. A reversal of face selectivity can be observed by performing a directed iridium(I)-catalyzed hydrogenation in the presence of Crabtree’s

Oxidative radical ring-opening/cyclization of cyclopropane derivatives

• Yu Liu,
• Qiao-Lin Wang,
• Zan Chen,
• Cong-Shan Zhou,
• Bi-Quan Xiong,
• Pan-Liang Zhang,
• Chang-An Yang and
• Quan Zhou

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 256–278, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.23

• (dtbbpy)PF4 as photocatalyst, and K2HPO4 as base in MeCN under the irradiation of 24 W blue LED light at room temperature for 12–36 h. A plausible mechanism is shown in Scheme 19. Firstly, the substrate 84a underwent oxidative quenching under the action of an iridium photoredox catalyst to afford the

Degenerative xanthate transfer to olefins under visible-light photocatalysis

• Atsushi Kaga,
• Xiangyang Wu,
• Joel Yi Jie Lim,
• Hirohito Hayashi,
• Yunpeng Lu,
• Edwin K. L. Yeow and
• Shunsuke Chiba

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3047–3058, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.283

• degenerative transfer of xanthates to olefins is enabled by the iridium-based photocatalyst [Ir{dF(CF3)ppy}2(dtbbpy)](PF6) under blue LED light irradiation. Detailed mechanistic investigations through kinetics and photophysical studies revealed that the process operates under a radical chain mechanism, which

• is initiated through triplet-sensitization of xanthates by the long-lived triplet state of the iridium-based photocatalyst. Keywords: energy transfer; olefin; photocatalysis; radical; xanthate; Introduction A degenerative radical transfer of xanthates to olefins has been developed as a robust

• report a photocatalytic degenerative radical transfer of xanthates to olefins using an iridium-based photocatalyst under blue LED irradiation (Scheme 1C). A series of mechanistic investigations identified that the process involves a triplet-sensitization of the xanthates by the long-lived triplet state

Organometallic vs organic photoredox catalysts for photocuring reactions in the visible region

• Aude-Héloise Bonardi,
• Frédéric Dumur,
• Guillaume Noirbent,
• Jacques Lalevée and
• Didier Gigmes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3025–3046, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.282

• -based complexes can be used into photoredox catalysis with suitable oxidation or reductive agents [37][38][39]. 2.1.1 The first generation of metal-based PCs: ruthenium and iridium complexes: The first generation of coordination compounds used for the photoredox catalysis comprises ruthenium and iridium

• can also be tuned by changing the metal. For example, smaller Stokes shifts are observed using iridium rather than ruthenium metal. That’s why Ir-based complexes have also been widely described in the literature as metal-based photoredox catalysts [19]. As an example, Ir(ppy)3 (abbreviation for tris(2

• -phenylpyridine)iridium) has been chosen and is depicted in Scheme 2. This metal complex is also commercially available. Ir(ppy)3 exhibits a MLCT transition in the near UV–visible range. The photochemical properties of this complex are gathered in Table 3. Interestingly, it is also possible to tune both the light

Learning from B₁₂ enzymes: biomimetic and bioinspired catalysts for eco-friendly organic synthesis

• Keishiro Tahara,
• Ling Pan,
• Toshikazu Ono and
• Yoshio Hisaeda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2553–2567, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.232

• water) could reduce 1 to form Co(I) species upon irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light. We also reported a visible-light-driven system with a molecular photosensitizer such as Ru(bpy)32+ [39][40][102][103], cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes [104], and organic red dyes [105][106][107]. 4-2

• iridium(III) complexes such as Irdfppy [112] are superior to [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2 in terms of their photosensitization abilities in visible-light-driven B12 catalytic systems (Scheme 9) [104]. This was probably due to the gradual decomposition of [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2 under visible light irradiation. This is consistent

Synthesis of aryl sulfides via radical–radical cross coupling of electron-rich arenes using visible light photoredox catalysis

• Amrita Das,
• Mitasree Maity,
• Simon Malcherek,
• Burkhard König and
• Julia Rehbein

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2520–2528, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.228

• -trimethoxybenzene in CH3CN. (b) Changes in the fluorescence spectra upon the addition of diphenyl disulfide in CH3CN. (c) Stern–Volmer quenching plot of iridium catalyst in the presence of 1,2,4-trimethoxybenzene and diphenyl disulfide. Kq (arene) = 318 ± 2.6 M−1 L and Kq (disulfide) = 36 ± 0.7 M−1 L. Black line

D-Fructose-based spiro-fused PHOX ligands: synthesis and application in enantioselective allylic alkylation

• Michael R. Imrich,
• Jochen Kraft,
• Cäcilia Maichle-Mössmer and
• Thomas Ziegler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2082–2089, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.182

• crucial for further progress in stereoselective synthesis [5]. Privileged ligands often used are phosphinooxazoline ligands (PHOX ligands 1, (Figure 1)) which were developed in 1993 independently by Helmchen, Pfaltz and Williams [6][7][8]. Palladium– and iridium–PHOX complexes were already applied as

Recent advances in phosphorescent platinum complexes for organic light-emitting diodes

• Cristina Cebrián and
• Matteo Mauro

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1459–1481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.124

• an efficient (external quantum efficiency, EQE, ca. 4%) OLED device [10]. Since that pioneering work, an impressive amount of research effort has been devoted in the last two decades to seeking for TMCs that display better device performances. In this respect, iridium(III) and platinum(II

• dopant materials. It is worth to note that optimized PhOLED device embedding complex 22c at doping concentration of 4 wt % showed an EQE of 22.1% that compares well with the best red-emitting iridium(III)-based devices. Complexes based on N^C^N ligands Although formally bearing similar coordinating units

• )/LiF/Al, OLED devices with peak EQE of 24.4% were fabricated. Such efficiency is comparable to the best blue iridium and platinum complexes reported so far. Two different classes of tetradentate platinum derivatives bearing N^C^C^N rigid ligands were recently reported by Wang and co-workers, bearing

D–A–D-type orange-light emitting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials based on a fluorenone unit: simulation, photoluminescence and electroluminescence studies

• Lin Gan,
• Xianglong Li,
• Xinyi Cai,
• Kunkun Liu,
• Wei Li and
• Shi-Jian Su

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 672–681, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.55

• %, when assuming the out-coupling efficiency to be 20%. On the other hand, phosphorescent materials could utilize triplet excitons in electroluminescence processes to achieve 100% IQEmax [2][3]. However, the utilization of metals like iridium and platinum, which are expensive and nonrenewable, inevitably

Recent advances on organic blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)

• Thanh-Tuân Bui,
• Fabrice Goubard,
• Malika Ibrahim-Ouali,
• Didier Gigmes and
• Frédéric Dumur

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 282–308, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.18

• % for phosphorescent OLEDs [5]. As drawback, triplet emitters are transition-metal complexes mostly based on iridium, platinum and osmium and the scarcity of these metals on Earth, their toxicity and high cost make these materials unsuitable candidates for a mass-production of OLEDs [6]. However

• 5 hours for T13-based OLEDs. A comparison established with an iridium complex, i.e., tris[1-(2,4-diisopropyldibenzo[b,d]furan-3-yl)-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole]iridium(III) (Ir(dbi)3) evidenced the relevance of the TADF approach, as a device lifetime of only 18 hours was found while operating OLEDs in the

• , but EL polymers substituted with iridium complexes have previously been studied in the literature, evidencing the pertinence of the strategy [61]. In this case, charge transport properties are provided by the substituents attached to the polymer chain. As main finding of this work, the detrimental

CF₃SO₂X (X = Na, Cl) as reagents for trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethylsulfenyl-, -sulfinyl- and -sulfonylation and chlorination. Part 2: Use of CF₃SO₂Cl

• Hélène Chachignon,
• Hélène Guyon and
• Dominique Cahard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2800–2818, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.273

• ]iridium(III) hexafluorophosphate, Ir(ppy)2(dtbbpy)PF6, various aryl enol acetates carrying electron-donating or electron-withdrawing groups were converted into the corresponding products in high yields. Moreover, the reaction was compatible with cyclic and acyclic branched enol acetates. Quite

• interestingly, when the reaction was performed using an aryl or alkylsulfonyl chloride, instead of trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride, no extrusion of the SO2 moiety was observed, and the sulfonated products were recovered. The reaction mechanism involved excitation of the iridium catalyst under visible light to

CF₃SO₂X (X = Na, Cl) as reagents for trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethylsulfenyl-, -sulfinyl- and -sulfonylation. Part 1: Use of CF₃SO₂Na

• Hélène Guyon,
• Hélène Chachignon and
• Dominique Cahard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2764–2799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.272

• authors also realised the same chemical transformation under visible light irradiation at 450 nm by means of the iridium photocatalyst Ir[dF(CF3)ppy]2(dtbbpy)PF6 ([4,4’-bis(tert-butyl)-2,2’-bipyridine]bis[3,5-difluoro-2-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]phenyl]iridium(III) hexafluorophosphate), which

• presence of an iridium photoredox catalyst as reported by Zhu, Zhang and co-workers [41]. Of the photocatalysts tested, Ir[dF(CF3)ppy]2(dtbbpy)PF6 had appropriate redox potentials and gave the best results. A wide range of terminal alkenes featuring several functional groups reacted with exclusive anti

Mechanochemical synthesis of small organic molecules

• Tapas Kumar Achar,
• Anima Bose and
• Prasenjit Mal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1907–1931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.186

• the metal catalyst from rhodium to iridium. In 2016, using an Ir(III) catalyst an unprecedented ortho-selective Csp2–H bond amidation of benzamides with sulfonyl azides as the amide source was done under solvent-free ball mill conditions (Scheme 51) [183]. They could also isolate cyclic iridium

Oxidative dehydrogenation of C–C and C–N bonds: A convenient approach to access diverse (dihydro)heteroaromatic compounds

• Santanu Hati,
• Ulrike Holzgrabe and
• Subhabrata Sen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1670–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.162

• the ring containing the nitrogen atom. The dehydrogenation strategy is an atom economical, efficient and sustainable method to access nitrogen containing heteroaromatic molecules. They can be either achieved by metals (like iridium, ruthenium, aluminum etc.) mediated processes (in absence of hydrogen

• acceptor) or via oxidative dehydrogenation in the presence of appropriate oxidants. In absence of hydrogen acceptors, post dehydrogenation the hydrogen is released as H2↑. Catalysts such as iridium pincer complexes, CuAl2O3, hydroxyapatite bound palladium and ruthenium hydride complexes have been harnessed

• combination of heterogeneous polymer-supported bi-metallic platinum/iridium alloyed nanoclusters and 5,5’,6,6’-tetrahydroxy-3,3,3’,3’-tetramethyl-1,1’-spiro-bisindane (TTSBI) facilitated a one-pot condensation and oxidative dehydrogenation of o-aminobenzylamine to generate quinazoline derivatives 79 under

Chemoselective synthesis of diaryl disulfides via a visible light-mediated coupling of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates and CS₂

• Jing Leng,
• Shi-Meng Wang and
• Hua-Li Qin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 903–909, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.91

• . Ru(bpy)3Cl2 catalyzed this coupling to afford the desired product 3a in a moderate yield of 65% (Table 3, entry 8). However, when the iridium-based photocatalysts Ir(ppy)3 [24], [Ir(ppy)2(bpy)]PF6 and [Ir(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6 (bpy = 2,2’-bipyridine, ppy = 2-phenylpyridine, dtbbpy = 4,4’-di-tert-butyl

Ultrasound-promoted organocatalytic enamine–azide [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions for the synthesis of ((arylselanyl)phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ketones

• Gabriel P. Costa,
• Natália Seus,
• Juliano A. Roehrs,
• Raquel G. Jacob,
• Ricardo F. Schumacher,
• Thiago Barcellos,
• Rafael Luque and
• Diego Alves

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 694–702, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.68

• most attractive way for their preparation is the thermal 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of alkynes and azides, introduced by Huisgen which usually gives rise to a mixture of 1,4 and 1,5-isomers [16][17][18][19]. More recently, transition metal catalysts based on copper, ruthenium, silver and iridium salts

Effect of the ortho-hydroxy group of salicylaldehyde in the A³ coupling reaction: A metal-catalyst-free synthesis of propargylamine

• Sujit Ghosh,
• Kinkar Biswas,
• Suchandra Bhattacharya,
• Pranab Ghosh and
• Basudeb Basu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 552–557, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.53

• ], mercury [26], cobalt [27], iridium [28], ruthenium [29], indium [30] etc. Other methods towards the synthesis of propargylamine include: alkynylation of imine [31][32][33], enamine [34], and Csp³–H bonds adjacent to N-atoms [35][36]. In the A3 coupling, the role of the metal catalyst is believed to

Synthesis of 1-indanones with a broad range of biological activity

• Marika Turek,
• Dorota Szczęsna,
• Marek Koprowski and
• Piotr Bałczewski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 451–494, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.48

• substituents. In the previous studies of the reductive Nazarov cyclization, similar results were obtained – two E and Z dienone isomers were converted into one diastereoisomeric product [70][71]. A dicationic iridium(III)-catalyzed Nazarov cyclization has been applied for the synthesis of functionalized 1

• carried out in the presence of an iridium catalyst and antimony hexafluoride (AgSbF6) under mild conditions. The starting chalcones were almost completely converted into 1-indanones 138–142 and isolated in very good yields. Our research group synthesized 3-aryl-1-indanones 148 and previously unknown 3

NMR reaction monitoring in flow synthesis

• M. Victoria Gomez and
• Antonio de la Hoz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 285–300, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.31

• concentrations of 1 mmol L−1 in single-scan experiments. As a proof-of-concept, they studied the transfer hydrogenation process of acetophenone with isopropanol catalysed by iridium complexes. The reaction was performed in batch and the sample was introduced into the magnet with a pump and Teflon tubing to form

Copper-catalyzed asymmetric sp³ C–H arylation of tetrahydroisoquinoline mediated by a visible light photoredox catalyst

• Pierre Querard,
• Inna Perepichka,
• Eli Zysman-Colman and
• Chao-Jun Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2636–2643, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.260

• photoredox system might help, which indeed has improved the reaction yield and enantioselectivity. Different iridium and ruthenium photoredox catalysts were evaluated and [Ir(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6 was found to be the most efficient [32]. With this iridium photoredox catalyst, TBHP, and copper(I) bromide co

• (SET), reducing the iridium complex to Ir(II) III and oxidizing the the nitrogen of THIQ IV to its radical cation V, which then undergoes a hydride abstraction to form the iminium salt form VI, of the THIQ. The pre-formed chiral PhCu–PyBox complex [38], coordinates to the iminium cation VI, followed by

High performance p-type molecular electron donors for OPV applications via alkylthiophene catenation chromophore extension

• Paul B. Geraghty,
• Calvin Lee,
• Jegadesan Subbiah,
• Wallace W. H. Wong,
• James L. Banal,
• Mohammed A. Jameel,
• Trevor A. Smith and
• David J. Jones

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2298–2314, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.223

• large scale use of tin reagents we required the key bis-borylated benzodithiophene (BDT) core 13, which was synthesised from the known BDT core 12 using iridium catalyzed borylation via CH-activation. The bis-borylated product was isolated by precipitation on addition of isopropanol (IPA), and an

Palladium-catalyzed ring-opening reactions of cyclopropanated 7-oxabenzonorbornadiene with alcohols

• Katrina Tait,
• Oday Alrifai,
• Rebecca Boutin,
• Jamie Haner and
• William Tam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2189–2196, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.209

• the use of platinum catalysts [19] or palladium catalysts with zinc co-catalyst with phenol nucleophiles [20]. Meanwhile, anti-stereoisomeric products 5 and 6 are obtained when copper catalysts are used with alkyl nucleophiles [21], if rhodium [22] or iridium catalysts are used in the presence of

Experimental and theoretical investigations on the high-electron donor character of pyrido-annelated N-heterocyclic carbenes

• Michael Nonnenmacher,
• Dominik M. Buck and
• Doris Kunz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1884–1896, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.178

• containing the tert-butyl substituted dipyridocarbene ligand dipiytBu. For iridium complexes [Ir(CO)2Cl(NHC)] (NHC = imidazolidin-2-ylidene) a preferred cis-CO exchange was reported and an activation energy of 12.7–12.9 kcal/mol was determined by NMR spectroscopy for this process [60]. However, an exchange

Cp₂TiCl/D₂O/Mn, a formidable reagent for the deuteration of organic compounds

• Antonio Rosales and
• Ignacio Rodríguez-García

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1585–1589, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.154

• C–H bonds [8][9]. More recently, organometallic catalysts have been used in the development of methods for deuteration of organic compounds. In this sense, it has been reported that iridium complexes can catalyse the H/D exchange of arenes, cyclic alkenes and vinyl groups [10][11][12]. Ruthenium

NeoPHOX – a structurally tunable ligand system for asymmetric catalysis

• Jaroslav Padevět,
• Marcus G. Schrems,
• Robin Scheil and
• Andreas Pfaltz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1185–1195, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.114

• ligands were tested in the iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation and palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution. In both reactions high enantioselectivities were achieved, that were comparable to the enantioselectivities obtained with the up to now best NeoPHOX ligand derived from expensive tert

• -leucine. Keywords: allylic substitution; asymmetric hydrogenation; iridium; N,P ligand; palladium; Introduction Since their introduction and first successful application in enantioselective palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution in 1993 [1][2][3], chiral phosphinooxazolines (PHOX ligands) have emerged

• as a widely used privileged ligand class [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. One of the major areas of application of PHOX and related N,P ligands is the iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation [13][14][15][16]. Compared to rhodium and ruthenium catalysts, iridium complexes derived from chiral N,P