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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 337–349, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.38
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Scheme 1: Resorcin[4]arene 1 forming the corresponding hexameric capsule 16 and the species used for control ...
Scheme 2: Carbonyl–ene intramolecular cyclization of (S)-citronellal to the corresponding diastereoisomeric c...
Figure 1: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: citronellal; C: citronel...
Scheme 3: Dehydration reaction of 1,1-diphenylethanol to 1,1-diphenylethylene.
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: 1,1-diphenylethanol; C: ...
Scheme 4: Possible isomerization products from β-pinene and α-pinene.
Figure 3: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: α-pinene; C: α-pinene (7...
Figure 4: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3 except for G. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: β-pinene; C: β-pinene (7...
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectra in water-saturated CDCl3, except for E. A: [16] (7.5 mM); B: β-pinene; C: β-pinene (...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 293–302, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.33
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Scheme 1: SEAr-based, CAr–C bond-forming cyclization or annulation of: (A) substituted arenes/heteroarenes an...
Scheme 2: Indole C3 regioselective intramolecular alkylation of indolyl allyl carbonates.
Scheme 3: Indole C3 regioselective Michael-type cyclization in the total synthesis of (−)-indolactam V.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of azepino[4,3,2-cd]indoles via indole C3 regioselective aza-Michael addition/cyclization...
Scheme 5: Indole C3 regioselective Pictet−Spengler reaction of 2-(1H-indol-4-yl)ethanamines.
Scheme 6: Indole C3 regioselective hydroindolation of cis-β-(α′,α′-dimethyl)-4′-methindolylstyrenes.
Scheme 7: Indole C3 regioselective cyclization leading to the formation of polycyclic azepino[5,4,3-cd]indole...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of azepino[3,4,5-cd]indoles via iridium-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 3] cycloaddition of rac...
Scheme 9: Aldimine condensation/1,6-hydride transfer/Mannich-type cyclization cascade of indole-derived pheny...
Scheme 10: Indole C5 regioselective intramolecular FC acylation of 4-substituted indoles.
Scheme 11: Catalyst-dependent regioselectivity switching in the cyclization of ethyl 2-diazo-4-(4-indolyl)-3-o...
Scheme 12: Indole C5 regioselective cyclization of α-carbonyl sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 13: Indole C5 regioselective cyclization of an indole-tethered donor–acceptor cyclopropane.
Scheme 14: Indole C5 regioselective epoxide–arene cyclization.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 251–261, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.30
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Scheme 1: Previously reported metal-catalyzed reactions of heterobicyclic alkenes and applications towards th...
Scheme 2: Iridium-catalyzed hydroacylation of C1-substituted OBDs 13a–k with salicylaldehyde 14.
Scheme 3: Competition reaction of different C1-substituted OBDs.
Figure 1: Potential energy profile of the PCM solvation model for the hydrometalation/reductive elimination p...
Figure 2: Potential energy profile of the PCM solvation model for the carbometalation/reductive elimination p...
Figure 3: Potential energy profile of the PCM solvation model for the endo hydrometalation/reductive eliminat...
Figure 4: Potential energy profile of the PCM solvation model for the Ir/diene-catalyzed hydroacylation of Me...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5
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Figure 1: Naphthoquinones are commonly used in organic synthesis.
Figure 2: Some important natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
Scheme 1: Synthetic studies of BNQs and reactions with amines.
Scheme 2: Methods described for the synthesis of β-NQS.
Figure 3: Drugs detected using β-NQSNa.
Scheme 3: Reactions between β-NQS and amines.
Scheme 4: Isomerization of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of unsymmetrical 2-amino-4-imino compounds.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(isoxazolyl)naphthoquinones from β-NQS.
Scheme 7: The reaction of β-NQS with 30 followed by cycle condensation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4-(2-amino-5-selenothiazoles)-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of amino- and phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 4-semicarbazide-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 11: Reactions of 4-azido-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Figure 4: Modifications that can be easily carried out from the products of β-NQS 8.
Scheme 12: Derivatives of 1,2-naphthoquinones obtained from β-NQS.
Scheme 13: Oximes as well as 4-amino- and 4-phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone as potential anti-inflammatory agents.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of triazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of naphtho[1,2-d]oxazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 16: A) Arylation and vinylation of β-NQS catalyzed by Ni(II) salts. B) Transformation of the 1,2-dicarb...
Scheme 17: Benzo[a]carbazole and benzo[c]carbazoles fused with 1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,2-naphthoquinones having a C=C bond from β-NQS. Method A: NaOH, EtOH/H2O, 40 °C, 2 h...
Scheme 19: C=C bond formation from β-NQS and substituted acetonitriles.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2848–2893, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.196
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Figure 1: Price comparison among iron and other transition metals used in catalysis.
Scheme 1: Typical modes of C–C bond formation.
Scheme 2: The components of an iron-catalyzed domino reaction.
Scheme 3: Iron-catalyzed tandem cyclization and cross-coupling reactions of iodoalkanes 1 with aryl Grignard ...
Scheme 4: Three component iron-catalyzed dicarbofunctionalization of vinyl cyclopropanes 14.
Scheme 5: Three-component iron-catalyzed dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes 21.
Scheme 6: Double carbomagnesiation of internal alkynes 31 with alkyl Grignard reagents 32.
Scheme 7: Iron-catalyzed cycloisomerization/cross-coupling of enyne derivatives 35 with alkyl Grignard reagen...
Scheme 8: Iron-catalyzed spirocyclization/cross-coupling cascade.
Scheme 9: Iron-catalyzed alkenylboration of alkenes 50.
Scheme 10: N-Alkyl–N-aryl acrylamide 60 CDC cyclization with C(sp3)–H bonds adjacent to a heteroatom.
Scheme 11: 1,2-Carboacylation of activated alkenes 60 with aldehydes 65 and alcohols 67.
Scheme 12: Iron-catalyzed dicarbonylation of activated alkenes 68 with alcohols 67.
Scheme 13: Iron-catalyzed cyanoalkylation/radical dearomatization of acrylamides 75.
Scheme 14: Synergistic photoredox/iron-catalyzed 1,2-dialkylation of alkenes 82 with common alkanes 83 and 1,3...
Scheme 15: Iron-catalyzed oxidative coupling/cyclization of phenol derivatives 86 and alkenes 87.
Scheme 16: Iron-catalyzed carbosulfonylation of activated alkenes 60.
Scheme 17: Iron-catalyzed oxidative spirocyclization of N-arylpropiolamides 91 with silanes 92 and tert-butyl ...
Scheme 18: Iron-catalyzed free radical cascade difunctionalization of unsaturated benzamides 94 with silanes 92...
Scheme 19: Iron-catalyzed cyclization of olefinic dicarbonyl compounds 97 and 100 with C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 20: Radical difunctionalization of o-vinylanilides 102 with ketones and esters 103.
Scheme 21: Dehydrogenative 1,2-carboamination of alkenes 82 with alkyl nitriles 76 and amines 105.
Scheme 22: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular 1,2-difunctionalization of conjugated alkenes 107 with silanes 92 and...
Scheme 23: Four-component radical difunctionalization of chemically distinct alkenes 114/115 with aldehydes 65...
Scheme 24: Iron-catalyzed carbocarbonylation of activated alkenes 60 with carbazates 117.
Scheme 25: Iron-catalyzed radical 6-endo cyclization of dienes 119 with carbazates 117.
Scheme 26: Iron-catalyzed decarboxylative synthesis of functionalized oxindoles 130 with tert-butyl peresters ...
Scheme 27: Iron‑catalyzed decarboxylative alkylation/cyclization of cinnamamides 131/134.
Scheme 28: Iron-catalyzed carbochloromethylation of activated alkenes 60.
Scheme 29: Iron-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of dienes 142.
Scheme 30: Iron-catalyzed, silver-mediated arylalkylation of conjugated alkenes 115.
Scheme 31: Iron-catalyzed three-component carboazidation of conjugated alkenes 115 with alkanes 101/139b and t...
Scheme 32: Iron-catalyzed carboazidation of alkenes 82 and alkynes 160 with iodoalkanes 20 and trimethylsilyl ...
Scheme 33: Iron-catalyzed asymmetric carboazidation of styrene derivatives 115.
Scheme 34: Iron-catalyzed carboamination of conjugated alkenes 115 with alkyl diacyl peroxides 163 and acetoni...
Scheme 35: Iron-catalyzed carboamination using oxime esters 165 and arenes 166.
Scheme 36: Iron-catalyzed iminyl radical-triggered [5 + 2] and [5 + 1] annulation reactions with oxime esters ...
Scheme 37: Iron-catalyzed decarboxylative alkyl etherification of alkenes 108 with alcohols 67 and aliphatic a...
Scheme 38: Iron-catalyzed inter-/intramolecular alkylative cyclization of carboxylic acid and alcohol-tethered...
Scheme 39: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular trifluoromethyl-acyloxylation of styrene derivatives 115.
Scheme 40: Iron-catalyzed carboiodination of terminal alkenes and alkynes 180.
Scheme 41: Copper/iron-cocatalyzed cascade perfluoroalkylation/cyclization of 1,6-enynes 183/185.
Scheme 42: Iron-catalyzed stereoselective carbosilylation of internal alkynes 187.
Scheme 43: Synergistic photoredox/iron catalyzed difluoroalkylation–thiolation of alkenes 82.
Scheme 44: Iron-catalyzed three-component aminoazidation of alkenes 82.
Scheme 45: Iron-catalyzed intra-/intermolecular aminoazidation of alkenes 194.
Scheme 46: Stereoselective iron-catalyzed oxyazidation of enamides 196 using hypervalent iodine reagents 197.
Scheme 47: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation for the synthesis of unprotected amino alcohols 200.
Scheme 48: Iron-catalyzed intramolecular aminofluorination of alkenes 209.
Scheme 49: Iron-catalyzed intramolecular aminochlorination and aminobromination of alkenes 209.
Scheme 50: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular aminofluorination of alkenes 82.
Scheme 51: Iron-catalyzed aminochlorination of alkenes 82.
Scheme 52: Iron-catalyzed phosphinoylazidation of alkenes 108.
Scheme 53: Synergistic photoredox/iron-catalyzed three-component aminoselenation of trisubstituted alkenes 82.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2729–2764, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.185
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Figure 1: Representative examples of axially chiral biaryls, heterobiaryls, spiranes and allenes as ligands a...
Figure 2: Selected examples of axially chiral drugs and bioactive molecules.
Figure 3: Axially chiral functional materials and supramolecules.
Figure 4: Important chiral phosphoric acid scaffolds used in this review.
Scheme 1: Atroposelective aryl–aryl-bond formation by employing a facile [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement.
Scheme 2: Atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral biaryl amino alcohols 5.
Scheme 3: The enantioselective reaction of quinone and 2-naphthol derivatives.
Scheme 4: Enantioselective synthesis of multisubstituted biaryls.
Scheme 5: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral quinoline-derived biaryl atropisomers mediated by chir...
Scheme 6: Pd-Catalyzed atroposelective C–H olefination of biarylamines.
Scheme 7: Palladium-catalyzed directed atroposelective C–H allylation.
Scheme 8: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral (a) aryl indoles and (b) biaryldiols.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric arylation of indoles enabled by azo groups.
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the asymmetric arylation of indoles.
Scheme 11: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylindoles [38].
Scheme 12: Enantioselective [3 + 2] formal cycloaddition and central-to-axial chirality conversion.
Scheme 13: Organocatalytic atroposelective arene functionalization of nitrosonaphthalene with indoles.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism for the atroposelective arene functionalization of nitrosonaphthalenes.
Scheme 15: Asymmetric construction of axially chiral naphthylindoles [65].
Scheme 16: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 3,3’-bisindoles [66].
Scheme 17: Atroposelective synthesis of 3,3’-bisiindoles bearing axial and central chirality.
Scheme 18: Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 3,3’-bisindoles bearing single axial chirality.
Scheme 19: Enantioselective reaction of azonaphthalenes with various pyrazolones.
Scheme 20: Enantioselective and atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylcarbazoles [73].
Scheme 21: Atroposelective cyclodehydration reaction.
Scheme 22: Atroposelective construction of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazoles [78].
Scheme 23: Proposed reaction mechanism for the atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazole...
Scheme 24: Atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral arylpyrroles [21].
Scheme 25: Synthesis of axially chiral arylquinazolinones and its reaction pathway [35].
Scheme 26: Synthesis of axially chiral aryquinoline by Friedländer heteroannulation reaction and its proposed...
Scheme 27: Povarov cycloaddition–oxidative chirality conversion process.
Scheme 28: Atroposelective synthesis of oxindole-based axially chiral styrenes via kinetic resolution.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of axially chiral alkene-indole frame works [45].
Scheme 30: Proposed reaction mechanism for axially chiral alkene-indoles.
Scheme 31: Atroposelective C–H aminations of N-aryl-2-naphthylamines with azodicarboxylates.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of brominated atropisomeric N-arylquinoids.
Scheme 33: The enantioselective syntheses of axially chiral SPINOL derivatives.
Scheme 34: γ-Addition reaction of various 2,3-disubstituted indoles to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino esters.
Scheme 35: Regio- and stereoselective γ-addition reactions of isoxazol-5(4H)-ones to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino ester...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of chiral tetrasubstituted allenes and naphthopyrans.
Scheme 37: Asymmetric remote 1,8-conjugate additions of thiazolones and azlactones to propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of chiral allenes from 1-substituted 2-naphthols [107].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2680–2715, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.182
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Figure 1: Representative modified 1,3-oxathiolane nucleoside analogues.
Figure 2: Mechanism of antiviral action of 1,3-oxathiolane nucleosides, 3TC (1) and FTC (2), as chain termina...
Figure 3: Synthetic strategies for the construction of the 1,3-oxathiolane sugar ring.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 4 from benzoyloxyacetaldehyde (3a) and 2-mercapto-substituted dimethyl acetal 3na.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 8 from protected glycolic aldehyde 3b and 2-mercaptoacetic acid (3o).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 20 from ᴅ-mannose (3c).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 20 from 1,6-thioanhydro-ᴅ-galactose (3d).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 8 from 2-(tert-butyldiphenylsilyloxy)methyl-5-oxo-1,2-oxathiolane (3m).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 20a from ʟ-gulose derivative 3f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 31 from (+)-thiolactic acid 3p and 2-benzoyloxyacetaldehyde (3a).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 35a from 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol (3q) and glyoxylic acid (3g) hydrate.
Scheme 9: Synthetic routes toward 41 through Pummerer reaction from methyl 2-mercaptoacetate (3j) and bromoac...
Scheme 10: Strategy for the synthesis of 2,5-substituted 1,3-oxathiolane 41a using 4-nitrobenzyl glyoxylate an...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 44 by a resolution method using Mucor miehei lipase.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 45 from benzoyloxyacetaldehyde (3a) and 2-mercaptoacetaldehyde bis(2-methoxyethyl) ace...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 46 from 2-mercaptoacetaldehyde bis(2-methoxyethyl) acetal (3nc) and diethyl 3-phosphon...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 48 from 1,3-dihydroxyacetone dimer 3l.
Scheme 15: Approach toward 52 from protected alkene 3rb and lactic acid derivative 51 developed by Snead et al....
Scheme 16: Recent approach toward 56a developed by Kashinath et al.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 56a from ʟ-menthyl glyoxylate (3h) hydrate by DKR.
Scheme 18: Possible mechanism with catalytic TEA for rapid interconversion of isomers.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 35a by a classical resolution method through norephedrine salt 58 formation.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 63 via [1,2]-Brook rearrangement from silyl glyoxylate 61 and thiol 3nb.
Scheme 21: Combined use of STS and CAL-B as catalysts to synthesize an enantiopure oxathiolane precursor 65.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 1 and 1a from glycolaldehyde dimer 64 and 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol (3q) using STS and CAL...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 68 by using Klebsiella oxytoca.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of 71 and 72 using Trichosporon taibachii lipase and kinetic resolution.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1,3-oxathiolan-5-ones 77 and 78 via dynamic covalent kinetic resolution.
Figure 4: Pathway for glycosidic bond formation.
Scheme 26: First synthesis of (±)-BCH-189 (1c) by Belleau et al.
Scheme 27: Enantioselective synthesis of 3TC (1).
Scheme 28: Synthesis of cis-diastereomer 3TC (1) from oxathiolane propionate 44.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of (±)-BCH-189 (1c) via SnCl4-mediated N-glycosylation of 8.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of (+)-BCH-189 (1a) via TMSOTf-mediated N-glycosylation of 20.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 3TC (1) from oxathiolane precursor 20a.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 83 via N-glycosylation of 20 with pyrimidine bases.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of 85 via N-glycosylation of 20 with purine bases.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 86 and 87 via N-glycosylation using TMSOTf and pyrimidines.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 90 and 91 via N-glycosylation using TMSOTf and purines.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 3TC (1) via TMSI-mediated N-glycosylation.
Scheme 37: Stereoselective N-glycosylation for the synthesis of 1 by anchimeric assistance of a chiral auxilia...
Scheme 38: Whitehead and co-workers’ approach for the synthesis of 1 via direct N-glycosylation without an act...
Scheme 39: ZrCl4-mediated stereoselective N-glycosylation.
Scheme 40: Plausible reaction mechanism for stereoselective N-glycosylation using ZrCl4.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of enantiomerically pure oxathiolane nucleosides 1 and 2.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of tetrazole analogues of 1,3-oxathiolane nucleosides 97.
Scheme 43: Synthetic approach toward 99 from 1,3-oxathiolane 45 by Camplo et al.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 100 from oxathiolane phosphonate analogue 46.
Scheme 45: Synthetic approach toward 102 and the corresponding cyclic thianucleoside monophosphate 102a by Cha...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of emtricitabine (2) from 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol (3q) and glyoxylic acid (3g).
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 1 and 2, respectively, from 56a–d using iodine-mediated N-glycosylation.
Scheme 48: Plausible mechanism for silane- and I2-mediated N-glycosylation.
Scheme 49: Pyridinium triflate-mediated N-glycosylation of 35a.
Scheme 50: Possible pathway for stereoselective N-glycosylation via in situ chelation with a metal ligand.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of novel 1,3-oxathiolane nucleoside 108 from oxathiolane precursor 8 and 3-benzyloxy-2-me...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of 110 using T-705 as a nucleobase and 1,3-oxathiolane derivative 8 via N-glycosylation.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of 1 using an asymmetric leaving group and N-glycosylation with bromine and mesitylene.
Scheme 54: Cytidine deaminase for enzymatic separation of 1c.
Scheme 55: Enzymatic resolution of the monophosphate derivative 116 for the synthesis of (−)-BCH-189 (1) and (...
Scheme 56: Enantioselective resolution by PLE-mediated hydrolysis to obtain FTC (2).
Scheme 57: (+)-Menthyl chloroformate as a resolving agent to separate a racemic mixture 120.
Scheme 58: Separation of racemic mixture 1c by cocrystal 123 formation with (S)-(−)-BINOL.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2657–2662, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.179
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Scheme 1: A: Synthesis of (Z)-β-enamido triflates and subsequent stereoselective cross-coupling reactions. B:...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the Suzuki coupling leading to enamides 2 and 3. aRatio determined by 19F NMR; b...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanisms for the formed Suzuki coupling retention products 2 and inversion products 3.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2570–2584, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.172
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Figure 1: Generalized α-ketol or α-iminol rearrangement.
Figure 2: Nickel(II)-catalyzed enantioselective rearrangement of ketol 3 to form the ring-expanded and chiral...
Figure 3: Enantioselective ring expansion of β-hydroxy-α-dicarbonyl 6 catalyzed by a chiral copper-bisoxazoli...
Figure 4: Enantioselective rearrangement of ketols 9 and 12 and hydroxyaldimine 14 catalyzed by Al(III) or Sc...
Figure 5: Asymmetric rearrangement of α,α-dialkyl-α-siloxyaldehydes 16 to α-siloxyketones 17 catalyzed by chi...
Figure 6: BF3-promoted diastereospecific rearrangement of α-ketol 21 to difluoroalkoxyborane 22.
Figure 7: In the presence of a gold catalyst and water in 1,4-dioxane, 1-alkynylbutanol derivatives undergo t...
Figure 8: The diastereospecific α-ketol rearrangement of 32 to 33, part of the total synthesis of periconiano...
Figure 9: Two α-ketol rearrangements, one catalyzed by silica gel on 38 and the other by NaOMe on both 38 and ...
Figure 10: α-Ketol rearrangement of triumphalone (41) to isotriumphalone (42) via ring contraction.
Figure 11: Tandem reaction of strophasterol A synthetic intermediate 43 to 44 through a vinylogous α-ketol rea...
Figure 12: Tandem reaction consisting of a Diels–Alder cycloaddition followed by an α-ketol rearrangement, par...
Figure 13: Single-pot reaction consisting of Claisen and α-ketol rearrangements, part of the total synthesis o...
Figure 14: Enzyme-catalyzed α-ketol rearrangements. a) Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KAR) catalyzes the rearran...
Figure 15: The conversion of asperfloroid (73) to asperflotone (72), featuring the ring-expanding α-ketol rear...
Figure 16: Hypothetical interconversion of natural products prekinamycin (76) and isoprekinamycin (77) and che...
Figure 17: Proposed biosynthetic pathway converting acylphloroglucinol (87) to isolated elodeoidins A–H 92–96....
Figure 18: α-Iminol rearrangements catalyzed by VANOL Zr (99). The rearrangement can be conducted with preform...
Figure 19: α-Iminol rearrangements catalyzed by silica gel and montmorillonite K 10. a) For 102a (102 with R =...
Figure 20: Synthesis of tryptamines 110 via a ring-contracting α‑iminol rearrangement. A mechanism for the fin...
Figure 21: Tandem synthesis of functionalized α-amino cyclopentanones 119 from heteroarenes 115 and cyclobutan...
Figure 22: Four eburnane-type alkaloid natural products 122–125 were synthesized from common intermediate 127,...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2543–2552, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.170
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Figure 1: Examples of 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizines (1–7) and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroindolizines (8–10).
Scheme 1: Previous [18] and proposed routes to 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizines from enaminones. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyrrolizine 19a from lactam 16 via enaminone 15a. Reagents and conditions: (i) NaH, TH...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of pyrrolizidine 19a from enaminone (E)-15a.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tetrahydroindolizines 26a–c from lactam 23 via enaminones 25a–c. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 5: Further functionalization of dihydropyrrolizine 19a. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS, DMF, 0 °C, 1...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2462–2476, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.163
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Scheme 1: Ag/I2-mediated electrophilic annulation of 2-en-4-ynyl azides 1.
Scheme 2: The proposed mechanism of Ag-catalyzed aza-annulation.
Scheme 3: The proposed mechanism of I2-mediated aza-annulation.
Scheme 4: Copper-catalyzed amination of (E)-2-en-4-ynyl azides 1.
Scheme 5: The proposed mechanism of copper-catalyzed amination.
Scheme 6: The derivatization of sulfonated aminonicotinates.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalyzed chalcogenoamination of (E)-2-en-4-ynyl azides 1.
Scheme 8: The possible mechanism of chalcogenoamination.
Scheme 9: The derivatization of 5‑selenyl- and 5-sulfenyl-substituted nicotinates.
Scheme 10: The tandem reaction of nitriles, Reformatsky reagents, and 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 11: Nickel-catalyzed [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of 3-azetidinones with 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 12: Electrophilic iodocyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes to pyrroles.
Scheme 13: Electrophilic halogenation of 2-trifluoromethyl-1,3-enynes to pyrroles.
Scheme 14: Copper-catalyzed cascade cyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes with amines.
Scheme 15: Tandem cyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes, Togni reagent II, and amines.
Scheme 16: Tandem cyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes, TMSN3, and amines.
Scheme 17: Cascade cyclization of 6-hydroxyhex-2-en-4-ynals to pyrroles.
Scheme 18: Au/Ag-catalyzed oxidative aza-annulation of 1,3-enynyl azides.
Scheme 19: The plausible mechanism of Au/Ag-catalyzed oxidative aza-annulation.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 2-tetrazolyl-substituted 3-acylpyrroles from enynals.
Scheme 21: CuH-catalyzed coupling reaction of 1,3-enynes and nitriles to pyrroles.
Scheme 22: The mechanism of CuH-catalyzed coupling of 1,3-enynes and nitriles to pyrroles.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2399–2416, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.157
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Figure 1: Structures of brevipolides A–O (1 – 15).
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Kumaraswamy.
Scheme 2: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Kumaraswamy. (R,R)-Noyori cat. = RuCl[N-(tosyl)-1,2-diph...
Scheme 3: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Kumaraswamy (continued).
Scheme 4: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Hou.
Scheme 5: Synthesis ent-brevipolide H (ent-8) by Hou.
Scheme 6: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Mohapatra.
Scheme 7: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Mohapatra.
Scheme 8: Attempt to synthesize brevipolide H (8) by Mohapatra (continued). (+)-(IPC)2-BCl = (+)-B-chloro-dii...
Scheme 9: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide H (8) by Hou.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of brevipolide H (8) by Hou.
Scheme 11: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolide M (13) by Sabitha.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of brevipolide M (13) by Sabitha.
Scheme 13: Retrosynthetic analysis of brevipolides M (13) and N (14) by Sabitha.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of brevipolides M (13) and N (14) by Sabitha.
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Scheme 1: Schematic representation of Hg(II)-mediated addition to an unsaturated bond.
Scheme 2: First report of Hg(II)-mediated synthesis of 2,5-dioxane derivatives from allyl alcohol.
Scheme 3: Stepwise synthesis of 2,6-distubstituted dioxane derivatives.
Scheme 4: Cyclization of carbohydrate alkene precursor.
Scheme 5: Hg(II)-mediated synthesis of C-glucopyranosyl derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of C-glycosyl amino acid derivative using Hg(TFA)2.
Scheme 7: Hg(OAc)2-mediated synthesis of α-ᴅ-ribose derivative.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of β-ᴅ-arabinose derivative 18.
Scheme 9: Hg(OAc)2-mediated synthesis of tetrahydrofuran derivatives.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of Hg(TFA)2-mediated bicyclic nucleoside derivative.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of pyrrolidine and piperidine derivatives.
Scheme 12: HgCl2-mediated synthesis of diastereomeric pyrrolidine derivatives.
Scheme 13: HgCl2-mediated cyclization of alkenyl α-aminophosphonates.
Scheme 14: Cyclization of 4-cycloocten-1-ol with Hg(OAc)2 forming fused bicyclic products.
Scheme 15: trans-Amino alcohol formation through Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization.
Scheme 16: Hg(OAc)2-mediated 2-aza- or 2-oxa-bicyclic ring formations.
Scheme 17: Hg(II)-salt-induced cyclic peroxide formation.
Scheme 18: Hg(OAc)2-mediated formation of 1,2,4-trioxanes.
Scheme 19: Endocyclic enol ether derivative formation through Hg(II) salts.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of optically active cyclic alanine derivatives.
Scheme 21: Hg(II)-salt-mediated formation of tetrahydropyrimidin-4(1H)-one derivatives.
Scheme 22: Cyclization of ether derivatives to form stereoselective oxazolidine derivatives.
Scheme 23: Cyclization of amide derivatives induced by Hg(OAc)2.
Scheme 24: Hg(OAc)2/Hg(TFA)2-promoted cyclization of salicylamide-derived amidal auxiliary derivatives.
Scheme 25: Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization to form dihydrobenzopyrans.
Scheme 26: HgCl2-induced cyclization of acetylenic silyl enol ether derivatives.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of exocyclic and endocyclic enol ether derivatives.
Scheme 28: Cyclization of trans-acetylenic alcohol by treatment with HgCl2.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of benzofuran derivatives in presence of HgCl2.
Scheme 30: a) Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of 4-hydroxy-2-alkyn-1-ones to furan derivatives and b) its mec...
Scheme 31: Cyclization of arylacetylenes to synthesize carbocyclic and heterocyclic derivatives.
Scheme 32: Hg(II)-salt-promoted cyclization–rearrangement to form heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 33: a) HgCl2-mediated cyclization reaction of tethered alkyne dithioacetals; and b) proposed mechanism.
Scheme 34: Cyclization of aryl allenic ethers on treatment with Hg(OTf)2.
Scheme 35: Hg(TFA)2-mediated cyclization of allene.
Scheme 36: Hg(II)-catalyzed intramolecular trans-etherification reaction of 2-hydroxy-1-(γ-methoxyallyl)tetrah...
Scheme 37: a) Cyclization of alkene derivatives by catalytic Hg(OTf)2 salts and b) mechanism of cyclization.
Scheme 38: a) Synthesis of 1,4-dihydroquinoline derivatives by Hg(OTf)2 and b) plausible mechanism of formatio...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of Hg(II)-salt-catalyzed heteroaromatic derivatives.
Scheme 40: Hg(II)-salt-catalyzed synthesis of dihydropyranone derivatives.
Scheme 41: Hg(II)-salt-catalyzed cyclization of alkynoic acids.
Scheme 42: Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of alkyne carboxylic acids and alcohol to furan, pyran, and spiroc...
Scheme 43: Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of 1,4-dihydroxy-5-alkyne derivatives.
Scheme 44: Six-membered morpholine derivative formation by catalytic Hg(II)-salt-induced cyclization.
Scheme 45: Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enyne.
Scheme 46: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enyne. b) Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 47: a) Synthesis of carbocyclic derivatives using a catalytic amount of Hg(II) salt. b) Proposed mechan...
Scheme 48: Cyclization of 1-alkyn-5-ones to 2-methylfuran derivatives.
Scheme 49: Hg(NO3)2-catalyzed synthesis of 2-methylenepiperidine.
Scheme 50: a) Preparation of indole derivatives through cycloisomerization of 2-ethynylaniline and b) its mech...
Scheme 51: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed synthesis of 3-indolinones and 3-coumaranones and b) simplified mechanism.
Scheme 52: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed one pot cyclization of nitroalkyne and b) its plausible mechanism.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of tricyclic heterocyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 54: HgCl2-mediated cyclization of 2-alkynylphenyl alkyl sulfoxide.
Scheme 55: a) Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed cyclization of allenes and alkynes. b) Proposed mechanism of cyclization.
Scheme 56: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydropyran derivatives.
Scheme 57: a) Hg(ClO4)2-catalyzed cyclization of α-allenol derivatives. b) Simplified mechanism.
Scheme 58: Hg(TFA)2-promoted cyclization of a γ-hydroxy alkene derivative.
Scheme 59: Synthesis Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization of allyl alcohol for the construction of ventiloquinone ...
Scheme 60: Hg(OAc)2-mediated cyclization as a key step for the synthesis of hongconin.
Scheme 61: Examples of Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclized ring formation in the syntheses of (±)-fastigilin C and (...
Scheme 62: Formal synthesis of (±)-thallusin.
Scheme 63: Total synthesis of hippuristanol and its analog.
Scheme 64: Total synthesis of solanoeclepin A.
Scheme 65: a) Synthesis of Hg(OTf)2-catalyzed azaspiro structure for the formation of natural products. b) Pro...
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Figure 1: Examples of anthracene derivatives and their applications.
Scheme 1: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of arylboronic acids with internal alkynes.
Scheme 2: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative benzannulation reactions of 1-adamantoyl-1-naphthylamines with internal...
Scheme 3: Gold/bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyldiarylmethanes.
Scheme 4: [2 + 2 + 2] Cyclotrimerization reactions with alkynes/nitriles in the presence of nickel and cobalt...
Scheme 5: Cobalt-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization reactions with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (23).
Scheme 6: [2 + 2 + 2] Alkyne-cyclotrimerization reactions catalyzed by a CoCl2·6H2O/Zn reagent.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H alkenylation of diphenyl carboxylic acids with acrylates.
Scheme 8: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H arylation with o-tolualdehydes and aryl iodides.
Scheme 9: Alkylation of arenes with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of acetyl bromide and ZnBr2/SiO2.
Scheme 10: BF3·H2O-catalyzed hydroxyalkylation of arenes with aromatic dialdehyde 44.
Scheme 11: Bi(OTf)3-promoted Friedel–Crafts alkylation of triarylmethanes and aromatic acylals and of arenes a...
Scheme 12: Reduction of anthraquinones by using Zn/pyridine or Zn/NaOH reductive methods.
Scheme 13: Two-step route to novel substituted Indenoanthracenes.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1,8-diarylanthracenes through Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction in the presence of Pd-P...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of five new substituted anthracenes by using LAH as reducing agent.
Scheme 16: One-pot procedure to synthesize substituted 9,10-dicyanoanthracenes.
Scheme 17: Reduction of bromoanthraquinones with NaBH4 in alkaline medium.
Scheme 18: In(III)-catalyzed reductive-dehydration intramolecular cycloaromatization of 2-benzylic aromatic al...
Scheme 19: Acid-catalyzed cyclization of new O-protected ortho-acetal diarylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Lewis acid-mediated regioselective cyclization of asymmetric diarylmethine dipivalates and diarylme...
Scheme 21: BF3·OEt2/CF3SO3H-mediated cyclodehydration reactions of 2-(arylmethyl)benzaldehydes and 2-(arylmeth...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-anthracenetetracarbonitrile (90) by double Wittig reaction followed by deprote...
Scheme 23: Homo-elongation protocol for the synthesis of substituted acene diesters/dinitriles.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of two new parental BN anthracenes via borylative cyclization.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of substituted anthracenes from a bifunctional organomagnesium alkoxide.
Scheme 26: Palladium-catalyzed tandem C–H activation/bis-cyclization of propargylic carbonates.
Scheme 27: Ruthenium-catalyzed C–H arylation of acetophenone derivatives with arenediboronates.
Scheme 28: Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of (Z,Z)-p-styrylstilbene derivatives.
Scheme 29: AuCl-catalyzed double cyclization of diiodoethynylterphenyl compounds.
Scheme 30: Iodonium-induced electrophilic cyclization of terphenyl derivatives.
Scheme 31: Oxidative photocyclization of 1,3-distyrylbenzene derivatives.
Scheme 32: Oxidative cyclization of 2,3-diphenylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 33: Suzuki-Miyaura/isomerization/ring closing metathesis strategy to synthesize benz[a]anthracenes.
Scheme 34: Green synthesis of oxa-aza-benzo[a]anthracene and oxa-aza-phenanthrene derivatives.
Scheme 35: Triple benzannulation of substituted naphtalene via a 1,3,6-naphthotriyne synthetic equivalent.
Scheme 36: Zinc iodide-catalyzed Diels–Alder reactions with 1,3-dienes and aroyl propiolates followed by intra...
Scheme 37: H3PO4-promoted intramolecular cyclization of substituted benzoic acids.
Scheme 38: Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular direct acylation of aromatic aldehydes and o-iodoesters.
Scheme 39: Cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization of quinone and β-enamino esters.
Scheme 40: ʟ-Proline-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of naphthoquinones and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes....
Scheme 41: Iridium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of a 1,2-bis(propiolyl)benzene derivative with alkynes.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of several anthraquinone derivatives by using InCl3 and molecular iodine.
Scheme 43: Indium-catalyzed multicomponent reactions employing 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (186), β-naphthol (...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of substituted anthraquinones catalyzed by an AlCl3/MeSO3H system.
Scheme 45: Palladium(II)-catalyzed/visible light-mediated synthesis of anthraquinones.
Scheme 46: [4 + 2] Anionic annulation reaction for the synthesis of substituted anthraquinones.
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Figure 1: Some examples of natural products and drugs containing quaternary carbon centers.
Scheme 1: Simplified mechanism for olefin hydrofunctionalization using an electrophilic transition metal as a...
Scheme 2: Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers formed by the intramolecular hydroalkylation of β-di...
Scheme 3: Control experiments and the proposed mechanism for the Pd(II)-catalyzed intermolecular hydroalkylat...
Scheme 4: Intermolecular olefin hydroalkylation of less reactive ketones under Pd(II) catalysis using HCl as ...
Scheme 5: A) Selected examples of Pd(II)-mediated quaternary carbon center synthesis by intermolecular hydroa...
Scheme 6: Selected examples of quaternary carbon center synthesis by gold(III) catalysis. This is the first r...
Scheme 7: Selected examples of inter- (A) and intramolecular (B) olefin hydroalkylations promoted by a silver...
Scheme 8: A) Intermolecular hydroalkylation of N-alkenyl β-ketoamides under Au(I) catalysis in the synthesis ...
Scheme 9: Asymmetric pyrrolidine synthesis through intramolecular hydroalkylation of α-substituted N-alkenyl ...
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for the chiral gold(I) complex promotion of the intermolecular olefin hydroalkyl...
Scheme 11: Selected examples of carbon quaternary center synthesis by gold and evidence of catalytic system pa...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of a spiro compound via an aza-Michael addition/olefin hydroalkylation cascade promoted b...
Scheme 13: A selected example of quaternary carbon center synthesis using an Fe(III) salt as a catalyst for th...
Scheme 14: Intermolecular hydroalkylation catalyzed by a cationic iridium complex (Fuji (2019) [47]).
Scheme 15: Generic example of an olefin hydrofunctionalization via MHAT (Shenvi (2016) [51]).
Scheme 16: The first examples of olefin hydrofunctionalization run under neutral conditions (Mukaiyama (1989) [56]...
Scheme 17: A) Aryl olefin dimerization catalyzed by vitamin B12 and triggered by HAT. B) Control experiment to...
Scheme 18: Generic example of MHAT diolefin cycloisomerization and possible competitive pathways. Shenvi (2014...
Scheme 19: Selected examples of the MHAT-promoted cycloisomerization reaction of unactivated olefins leading t...
Scheme 20: Regioselective carbocyclizations promoted by an MHAT process (Norton (2008) [76]).
Scheme 21: Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers synthetized via intra- (A) and intermolecular (B) MH...
Scheme 22: A) Proposed mechanism for the Fe(III)/PhSiH3-promoted radical conjugate addition between olefins an...
Scheme 23: Examples of cascade reactions triggered by HAT for the construction of trans-decalin backbone uniti...
Scheme 24: A) Selected examples of the MHAT-promoted radical conjugate addition between olefins and p-quinone ...
Scheme 25: A) MHAT triggered radical conjugate addition/E1cB/lactonization (in some cases) cascade between ole...
Scheme 26: A) Spirocyclization promoted by Fe(III) hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins. B) Simplified mecha...
Scheme 27: A) Selected examples of the construction of a carbon quaternary center by the MHAT-triggered radica...
Scheme 28: Hydromethylation of unactivated olefins under iron-mediated MHAT (Baran (2015) [95]).
Scheme 29: The hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins via iron-mediated reductive coupling with hydrazones (Br...
Scheme 30: Selected examples of the Co(II)-catalyzed bicyclization of dialkenylarenes through the olefin hydro...
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism for the bicyclization of dialkenylarenes triggered by a MHAT process (Vanderwal ...
Scheme 32: Enantioconvergent cross-coupling between olefins and tertiary halides (Fu (2018) [108]).
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between olefins and tertiary halide...
Scheme 34: Proposed catalytic cycles for a MHAT/Ni cross-coupling reaction between olefins and halides (Shenvi...
Scheme 35: Selected examples of the hydroalkylation of olefins by a dual catalytic Mn/Ni system (Shenvi (2019) ...
Scheme 36: A) Selected examples of quaternary carbon center synthesis by reductive atom transfer; TBC: 4-tert-...
Scheme 37: A) Selected examples of quaternary carbon centers synthetized by radical addition to unactivated ol...
Scheme 38: A) Selected examples of organophotocatalysis-mediated radical polyene cyclization via a PET process...
Scheme 39: A) Sc(OTf)3-mediated carbocyclization approach for the synthesis of vicinal quaternary carbon cente...
Scheme 40: Scope of the Lewis acid-catalyzed methallylation of electron-rich styrenes. Method A: B(C6F5)3 (5.0...
Scheme 41: The proposed mechanism for styrene methallylation (Oestreich (2019) [123]).
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Figure 1: Bridged diazocines synthesized and investigated in this work.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 3-bromo- and 3-iodo-acetylated CH2NR diazocines 10 (R = Ac) and formylated diazocines ...
Figure 2: UV–vis spectra of 3-bromo and 3-iodo, and unsubstituted CH2NAc-bridged (10a–c) and CH2NCHO-bridged (...
Figure 3: UV–vis spectra of 3-bromo-NAc-diazocine 10a and N-formyl-diazocine 11c in water. Spectra of Z-isome...
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Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of heterocycles A and B.
Figure 1: Molecular structure of compound 3a, displacement parameters are drawn at 50%.
Scheme 2: Free-radical cyclization of N-protected and N-unprotected pyrroles 1a and 2.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 2H-pyrido[2,1-a]pyrrolo[3,4-c]isoquinolin-4-ium bromide 8.
Scheme 4: Free-radical cyclization of dihalogeno-substituted salts 9 and 12.
Figure 2: Molecular structure of compound 13, displacement parameters are drawn at 50% probability level.
Scheme 5: N-alkylation of the base 6a.
Figure 3: Molecular structure of compound 17a, displacement parameters are drawn at 50% probability level.
Scheme 6: Isomerization of compounds 17a and 18a.
Scheme 7: N-Alkylation of compounds 18a and 19.
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of alkynes from carbonyl compounds through one-carbon homologation.
Scheme 2: Reactions of magnesium alkylidene carbenoids 3, generated from sulfoxides 2 and iPrMgCl.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of sulfoxides 2 and 5–8 from carbonyl compounds 1.
Scheme 4: Reaction of sulfoxides 5 and 6 with isopropylmagnesium chloride.
Scheme 5: Reaction of sulfoxide 2c with isopropylmagnesium chloride.
Scheme 6: Reaction of 13C-labeled sulfoxides [13C]-(E)-2e and [13C]-(Z)-2e with iPrMgCl.
Scheme 7: A plausible reaction mechanism for the formation of alkynes 4. a) 1,2-Rearrangement readily takes p...
Figure 1: Optimized geometries of reactant (E)-3e, transition state (E)-3e‡, and product 4e·MgCl2 for the FBW...
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Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically active compounds having thiazolidin-4-one and thiazolo-1,2,4-triazine units.
Scheme 1: Regioselectivity of the cyclization of 3-thioxo-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones 1 with DMAD (A) and general co...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b]triazine derivatives 4a–n by the reaction of imidazo[4,5-...
Scheme 3: Reaction of imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b]triazine 4h with aqueous KOH.
Scheme 4: Rearrangement of imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b]triazines 4a–n into imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c]tria...
Scheme 5: One-pot synthesis of compounds 5a,b,h,i from imidazo[4,5-e]triazines 3a,b.
Scheme 6: Plausible mechanism of the formation and the rearrangement of compounds 4 into isomers 5.
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra of compounds 4h and 5h in DMSO-d6 in the region of 3.5–8.8 ppm.
Figure 3: X-ray crystal structure of compound 5i.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 719–729, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.61
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Figure 1: Structures of dibenzosuberenone 1 and pyridazine and pyrrole derivatives.
Figure 2: Structures of s-tetrazines 2a–l.
Scheme 1: Inverse electron-demand Diels–Alder reactions of dibenzosuberenone (1) with tetrazines 2a–l.
Scheme 2: Inverse electron-demand Diels–Alder reactions between dibenzosuberenone 1 and tetrazines 2ka and 2lb...
Scheme 3: Proposed reaction mechanism for the formation of dibenzosuberenone derivatives 3 and 4.
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 5l.
Scheme 5: Oxidation of dihydropyridazines 3a–f. All reactions were carried in CH2Cl2 at room temperature (4e:...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of pyrrole 10a. a1.34 mmol 4a, Zinc (for 10aa: 6.68 mmol, for 10ab: 13.36 mmol), 10 mL gl...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of pyrrole 10b. a1.21 mmol 4b, 12.10 mmol Zinc, 118 °C, 2 h. b1.13 mmol 10ba, 1.69 mmol K...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of p-quinone methides 13–16. a1.77 mmol 11, 1.77 mmol 2, 5 mL toluene, 80 °C (13a: overni...
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 13.
Figure 3: UV–vis spectra of 3c–f and 3k in CH3CN at rt (c = 5 μM).
Figure 4: Fluorescence spectra of 3c–f and 3k in CH3CN at rt (c = 5 μM).
Figure 5: Ambient (top) and fluorescence (bottom, under 365 nm UV light) images of 3c–f and 3k in CH3CN.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 688–704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.58
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected alkaloids containing the pyrrolidone motif.
Scheme 1: A) Classical γ-lactam synthesis by atom transfer radical cyclizations; B) previously developed tand...
Figure 2: X-ray crystal structure of the major (2R,4S)-alkoxyamine hydrochloride derived from 9j. Displacemen...
Scheme 2: Formation of the α-(aminoxy)amides 9o,p.
Figure 3: X-ray crystal structure of the minor cis-diastereomers of the keto lactam 13j (left) and the hydrox...
Scheme 3: Thermal radical cyclization reactions of amides 9l–p bearing cyclic units. Conditions: a) t-BuOH, 1...
Scheme 4: Epimerization of spirolactams 12m,n.
Scheme 5: The Dess–Martin oxidation of lactams 12l–o. Conditions: a) DMP (1.3 equiv), t-BuOH (10 mol %), CH2Cl...
Scheme 6: Selected transformations of the lactams trans-12b and 12o.
Scheme 7: Diastereoselectivity for the formation of α-(aminoxy)amides 9i–k.
Scheme 8: Rationalization of the diastereoselectivity for the formation of the α-(aminoxy)amide 9l.
Scheme 9: Rationalization of the thermal radical cyclization diastereoselectivity of alkoxyamines 9a–k. (S)-C...
Scheme 10: The stereochemical course for the formation of products 12m,n by thermal radical cyclization of alk...
Scheme 11: Formation of bicycles 12o,p.
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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,...
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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.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The inthomycins A–C (1–3) and structurally closely related compounds.
Figure 2: Syntheses of inthomycins A–C (1–3).
Scheme 1: The first total synthesis of racemic inthomycin A (rac)-1 by Whiting.
Scheme 2: Moloney’s synthesis of the phenyl analogue of inthomycin C ((rac)-3).
Scheme 3: Moloney’s synthesis of phenyl analogues of inthomycins A (rac-1) and B (rac-2).
Scheme 4: The first total synthesis of inthomycin B (+)-2 by R. J. K. Taylor.
Scheme 5: R. J. K. Taylor’s total synthesis of racemic inthomycin A (rac)-1.
Scheme 6: The first total synthesis of inthomycin C ((+)-3) by R. J. K. Taylor.
Scheme 7: The first total synthesis of naturally occurring inthomycin C ((–)-3) by Ryu et al.
Scheme 8: Preparation of E,E-iododiene (+)-84 and Z,E- iododiene 85a.
Scheme 9: Hatakeyama’s total synthesis of inthomycin A (+)-1 and inthomycin B (+)-2.
Scheme 10: Hatakeyama’s total synthesis of inthomycin C ((–)-3).
Scheme 11: Maulide’s formal synthesis of racemic inthomycin C ((rac)-3).
Scheme 12: Hale’s synthesis of dienylstannane (+)-69 and enyne (+)-82b intermediates.
Scheme 13: Hale’s total synthesis of inthomycin C ((+)-3).
Scheme 14: Hale and Hatakeyama’s resynthesis of (3R)-inthomycin C (−)-3 Mosher esters.
Scheme 15: Reddy’s formal syntheses of inthomycin C (+)-3 and inthomycin C ((−)-3).
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the cross-metathesis precursors (rac)-118 and 121.
Scheme 17: Donohoe’s total synthesis of inthomycin C ((−)-3).
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dienylboronic ester (E,E)-128.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the alkenyl iodides (Z)- and (E)-130.
Scheme 20: Burton’s total synthesis of inthomycin B ((+)-2).
Scheme 21: Burton’s total synthesis of inthomycin C ((−)-3).
Scheme 22: Burton’s total synthesis of inthomycin A ((+)-1).
Scheme 23: Synthesis of common intermediate (Z)-(+)-143a.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of (Z)-and (E)-selective fragments (+)-145a–c.
Scheme 25: Kim’s total synthesis of inthomycins A (+)-1 and B (+)-2.
Scheme 26: Completion of total synthesis of inthomycin C ((–)-3) by Kim.