Thiocarbonyl-enabled ferrocene C–H nitrogenation by cobalt(III) catalysis: thermal and mechanochemical

• Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra,
• Zhigao Shen,
• Hui Wang and
• Lutz Ackermann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1546–1553, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.131

• motifs of powerful transition metal catalyst ligands and organocatalysts (Figure 1) [94][95][96][97]. During the preparation of this article, the use of strongly-coordinating, difficult to remove directing groups has been reported [70][71]. In sharp contrast, notable features of our approach include (i

Atom-economical group-transfer reactions with hypervalent iodine compounds

• Andreas Boelke,
• Peter Finkbeiner and
• Boris J. Nachtsheim

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1263–1280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.108

• B. Subsequently, a metal-catalysed cross-coupling initiated by an oxidative addition of the metal catalyst into the C–I bond of the emerging iodoarene 2 affords the diarylated product C (Scheme 2b). A first report utilizing this strategy was published by Bumagin and co-workers as early as 1995 [24

Rhodium-catalyzed C–H functionalization of heteroarenes using indoleBX hypervalent iodine reagents

• Erwann Grenet,
• Ashis Das,
• Paola Caramenti and
• Jérôme Waser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1208–1214, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.102

• nitrogen and a transition metal catalyst (reaction 1, Scheme 1A) [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. In particular, Li and co-workers have used ethynylbenziodoxolone (EBX) hypervalent iodine reagents to achieve a regiodivergent alkynylation of the pyridinone core employing either a gold(I) or a rhodium

High-yielding continuous-flow synthesis of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine

• Eric Yu,
• Hari P. R. Mangunuru,
• Nakul S. Telang,
• Caleb J. Kong,
• Jenson Verghese,
• Stanley E. Gilliland III,
• Saeed Ahmad,
• Raymond N. Dominey and
• B. Frank Gupton

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 583–592, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.45

• significant opportunity for optimization. While the recent improved route (Scheme 1b) by Li and co-workers [21] eliminates the protection–deprotection steps, its use of a complex multi-transition-metal-catalyst system to achieve direct SN2 substitution of the chlorine on 3 by amine 7, is sub-optimal [22][23

Functionalization of N-arylglycine esters: electrocatalytic access to C–C bonds mediated by n-Bu₄NI

• Mi-Hai Luo,
• Yang-Ye Jiang,
• Kun Xu,
• Yong-Guo Liu,
• Bao-Guo Sun and
• Cheng-Chu Zeng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 499–505, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.35

• transition metal catalyst Cu(OTf)2, Wu and co-workers achieved aerobic oxidative coupling of secondary amines with β-keto esters to form C(sp3)–C(sp3) bonds (Scheme 1) [18]. Although much advance has been made for the functionalization of glycine derivatives, most of these strategies mentioned above require

Photocatalytic formation of carbon–sulfur bonds

• Alexander Wimmer and
• Burkhard König

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 54–83, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.4

• -dicyanobenzene) as organic photoredox catalyst and [NiCl2·dme] as transition metal catalyst in a continuous flow set-up, high yields of the coupling products were obtained in short residence times (30 min). They propose, that photoexcited 4CzIPN* generates the thiyl radical, which adds to the [NiI] complex

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

• result of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy experiments (Scheme 50). In 2016, Li, Mi and co-workers reported a simple and clean approach for the direct trifluoromethylation of unactivated arenes and heteroarenes through a photoreduction without any metal catalyst nor oxidant. The radical

Transition-metal-free synthesis of 3-sulfenylated chromones via KIO₃-catalyzed radical C(sp²)–H sulfenylation

• Yanhui Guo,
• Shanshan Zhong,
• Li Wei and
• Jie-Ping Wan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2017–2022, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.199

• protocol toward these compounds through the tandem reactions between o-hydroxyphenylenaminones and sulfonyl hydrazines. In this method, the construction of the target products is furnished via the key C–H sulfenylation without using any transition metal catalyst or oxidative additive. Results and

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

• example, a) at higher frequency (800 min−1) for 45 min lower yield with less selectivity was observed and b) using lower frequency, 200 min−1 for 8 h led to 82% of yield with high selectivity. In the traditional method of pyran synthesis the use of transition metal catalyst, corrosive acid, longer

• 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

• . It allows selective functionalization of C–H bonds to C–hetero atoms as discussed herein. Moreover, the major drawbacks are involvement of harsh reaction conditions like high temperature, longer reaction time, and huge amount of toxic organic solvents and handling of sensitive metal catalyst. But

2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) boosts as detergent-substitute the performance of ß-barrel hybrid catalyst for phenylacetylene polymerization

• Julia Kinzel,
• Daniel F. Sauer,
• Marco Bocola,
• Marcus Arlt,
• Tayebeh Mirzaei Garakani,
• Andreas Thiel,
• Klaus Beckerle,
• Tino Polen,
• Jun Okuda and
• Ulrich Schwaneberg

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1498–1506, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.148

• protein FhuA; Introduction The combination of a transition metal catalyst and a protein by either dative, supramolecular or covalent means leads to so-called artificial metalloenzymes or biohybrid catalysts [1][2]. Using a non-natural catalyst, the scope of natural enzymes can be expanded or the activity

• analyzed by MALDI–TOF mass spectrometry prior to digestion of 2 with the protease of the Tobacco Etch Virus (TEV) [29][47][49]. Even though the calculated mass of 6,301 Da for the FhuA ΔCVFtev fragment containing Cys545 and the metal catalyst (≈6 kDa) could not be observed, the MALDI–TOF mass spectra

Detection of therapeutic radiation in three-dimensions

• John A. Adamovics

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1325–1331, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.129

• diisocyanate (IPDI) [47]. The polymerization reaction is exothermic and the rate of curing is dependent on the temperature, concentration of reactive groups, total volume of the reactants and type and concentration of metal catalyst. A number of metals have been studied in the polymer reaction but the most

Strategies toward protecting group-free glycosylation through selective activation of the anomeric center

• A. Michael Downey and
• Michal Hocek

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1239–1279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.123

• without any glycosylation taking place. To our knowledge, this study provides the first example of a metal-catalyzed glycosylation reaction in the presence of free hydroxy groups. The authors postulated that the reaction proceeds through the formation of a π-complex between the alkyne and the metal

• catalyst [63]. They also determined that MeCN was the most suitable solvent which means that coordination of the ligands to the catalyst is important for progression of the reaction and that if the saccharide donor is acetylated, the reaction does not proceed. It should be emphasized that the reaction

Continuous-flow processes for the catalytic partial hydrogenation reaction of alkynes

• Carmen Moreno-Marrodan,
• Francesca Liguori and
• Pierluigi Barbaro

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 734–754, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.73

• different variables, i.e., the metal catalyst involved, the type of support material, the reactor design or the hydrogen source. We decided to break down the manuscript on the basis of the substrates examined in order to allow an easier comparison among different reactors performance and highlight the

• . Selectivity in partial hydrogenation is ruled by the relative rates of the first and second hydrogenation steps, as well as by the adsorption strengths of alkyne and alkene over the metal catalyst surface. Other side-products may include those due to dimerization and isomerization reactions, depending on the

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

• invented an unprecedented effect of salicylaldehyde, one of the A3 coupling partners, which could lead to the formation of propargylamine, an important pharmaceutical building block, in the absence of any metal catalyst and under mild conditions. The role of the hydroxy group in ortho position of

• salicylaldehyde has been explored, which presumably activates the Csp–H bond of the terminal alkyne leading to the formation of propargylamines in good to excellent yields, thus negating the function of the metal catalyst. This observation is hitherto unknown, tested for a variety of salicylaldehyde, amine and

• acetylene, established as a general protocol, and is believed to be of interest for synthetic chemists from green chemistry. Keywords: A3 coupling; metal-catalyst-free; propargylamine; salicylaldehyde; terminal alkyne; Introduction Propargylamines are important synthetic intermediates for the preparation

β-Amino functionalization of cinnamic Weinreb amides in ionic liquid

• Yi-Ning Wang,
• Guo-Xiang Sun and
• Gang Qi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2372–2377, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.231

• as the nitrogen source and Cu(I)OTf as the metal catalyst [33][34]. However, there no aminochlorination products were observed. Next, we turned our attention to the use of ionic liquids, which have shown many significant advantages in the reported aminochlorination reactions [35][36][37]. However

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

• substituted and complex organic frameworks (Scheme 1) [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. An important chemical transformation is the nucleophilic ring opening of oxabicyclic alkene 1, which offers a diverse collection of dihydronaphthalenols depending on the metal catalyst and nucleophiles used (Scheme 2

• type of ring-opening pathway it follows. This complements previous studies by our group involving the ring opening of cyclopropanated oxabenzonorbornadiene through the novel use of a transition metal catalyst. Using a transition metal catalyst could reveal new ring-opening pathways and provide further

Synthesis of β-arylated alkylamides via Pd-catalyzed one-pot installation of a directing group and C(sp³)–H arylation

• Yunyun Liu,
• Yi Zhang,
• Xiaoji Cao and
• Jie-Ping Wan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1122–1126, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.108

• incorporation of a metal catalyst and controlling the site selectivity [7][8][9]. While benefiting the advantage of straightforward transformation from the C–H activation strategy, the utilization of a DG also brings unfavorable defection of step economics because an additional operation step in installing the

Modular synthesis of the pyrimidine core of the manzacidins by divergent Tsuji–Trost coupling

• Sebastian Bretzke,
• Stephan Scheeff,
• Felicitas Vollmeyer,
• Friederike Eberhagen,
• Frank Rominger and
• Dirk Menche

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1111–1121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.107

• imines, carbonyls or allene homologs. The resulting homologated nucleophile 8 may then be trapped in an intramolecular fashion by a π-allyl complex, which may concomitantly form from 6 through activation of the homoallylic functionality with a suitable transition metal catalyst. According to this concept

Cationic Pd(II)-catalyzed C–H activation/cross-coupling reactions at room temperature: synthetic and mechanistic studies

• Takashi Nishikata,
• Alexander R. Abela,
• Shenlin Huang and
• Bruce H. Lipshutz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1040–1064, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.99

• ][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71], has been found to profoundly impact reactivity; (3) tuning of ligands around the transition metal catalyst center has emerged as an especially powerful

• means of enhancing and controlling reactivity in these processes [95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107]. A fourth approach with considerable potential, and which appears to have received considerably less attention, involves tuning the cationicity of the transition metal catalyst

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

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

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

• report a copper(II) triflate-catalyzed modular synthesis of triarylmethanes by employing diarylmethanols 9 and arylboronic acids 10. It is advantageous to employ a base metal catalyst such as copper(II) triflate instead of palladium [55][56] or nickel (Ni) [57] catalysts and to avoid the use of phosphine

Easy access to heterobimetallic complexes for medical imaging applications via microwave-enhanced cycloaddition

• Nicolas Desbois,
• Sandrine Pacquelet,
• Adrien Dubois,
• Clément Michelin and
• Claude P. Gros

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2202–2208, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.239

• convenient and rapid access to bimetallic building blocks, opening the door for a wide range of applications in medical imaging. In some cases, the requirement of a metal catalyst can be a complication. Therefore, we actually focus our researches on the development of catalyst-free click reactions using, e.g

Synthesis of γ-hydroxypropyl P-chirogenic (±)-phosphorus oxide derivatives by regioselective ring-opening of oxaphospholane 2-oxide precursors

• Iris Binyamin,
• Shoval Meidan-Shani and
• Nissan Ashkenazi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1332–1339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.143

• fact that the γ-hydroxypropyl substituent, which results directly from the ring opening of the phospholane, could provide a second ligation site upon complexation of the corresponding phosphines to a transition metal catalyst. These P,O bidentate ligands are quite useful in organometallic compounds

The synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) using continuous flow chemistry

• Marcus Baumann and
• Ian R. Baxendale

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1194–1219, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.134

• delivers the desired 1,4-triazole regioisomer without the need for a metal catalyst that requires stringent purification afterwards. Due to the reduced reactivity of 100 the crucial cycloaddition step was conducted neat at elevated temperature (210 °C) yielding pure 102 within short residence times (5–30

Stereoselective cathodic synthesis of 8-substituted (1R,3R,4S)-menthylamines

• Carolin Edinger,
• Jörn Kulisch and
• Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 294–301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.34

• the configuration at position 4 resulting in a complex diastereomeric mixture. Alternatively, reduction of menthone oxime can be achieved, either employing Bouveault–Blanc conditions [41], or via hydrogenolysis at a transition metal catalyst [42]. Both approaches lead to the desired product as a

Come-back of phenanthridine and phenanthridinium derivatives in the 21st century

• Lidija-Marija Tumir,
• Marijana Radić Stojković and
• Ivo Piantanida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2930–2954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.312

• -substituted on the phenyl side-rings by a large variety of substituents, as well as stereo- and regioselectivity (particularly for the bulky groups). Nevertheless, due to the most common metal catalyst (palladium) this method is significantly more expensive and less environmentally friendly than radical-based