One hundred years of benzotropone chemistry

• Arif Dastan,
• Haydar Kilic and
• Nurullah Saracoglu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98

Selective carboxylation of reactive benzylic C–H bonds by a hypervalent iodine(III)/inorganic bromide oxidation system

• Toshifumi Dohi,
• Shohei Ueda,
• Kosuke Iwasaki,
• Yusuke Tsunoda,
• Koji Morimoto and
• Yasuyuki Kita

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1087–1094, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.94

• oxidations was recognized for displaying the new reactivities of hypervalent iodine reagents toward C(sp3)–H bonds [38][39]. By exploiting the radical behavior of trivalent iodine reagents discovered previously [40][41], the activation of trivalent iodine reagents, e.g., phenyliodine(III) diacetate (PIDA

• ), phenyliodine(III) bis(trifluoroacetate) (PIFA), and iodosobenzene, has since become a popular choice for benzylic oxidations, which further expanded the scope and availability of methods for direct C–H functionalization and several coupling reactions [42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]. As such, we reported

• aqueous benzylic oxidations using polymeric iodosobenzene in the presence of inorganic bromide and montmorillonite-K10 [51]. In addition, a radical C–H activation strategy, using nonaqueous hypervalent iodine(III)/inorganic bromide systems that can work in organic solvents, was developed for the novel

2-Iodo-N-isopropyl-5-methoxybenzamide as a highly reactive and environmentally benign catalyst for alcohol oxidation

• Takayuki Yakura,
• Tomoya Fujiwara,
• Akihiro Yamada and
• Hisanori Nambu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 971–978, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.82

• 14a with 4-iodophenoxyacetic acid (23); the results showed excellent reactivity for phenol oxidations [60][61][62][63][64]. When 14a was oxidized with 23, the reaction was very slow and yielded only 23% of 15a and 75% of recovered 14a even after 48 h (Table 1, entry 9) [68]. Since the 5-methoxy

• reaction time than that with 13 (Table 2, entry 5). The primary alcohols 14g–k were converted into the corresponding carboxylic acids 26g–k in moderate to excellent yields (Table 2, entries 6–10). However, the reaction times of the oxidations of 14h, 14i, and 14k with 17 were similar to those involving 13

One-pot synthesis of diaryliodonium salts from arenes and aryl iodides with Oxone–sulfuric acid

• Natalia Soldatova,
• Pavel Postnikov,
• Olga Kukurina,
• Viktor V. Zhdankin,
• Akira Yoshimura,
• Thomas Wirth and
• Mekhman S. Yusubov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 849–855, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.70

• ][27][28][29]. However, these now well-established processes involve oxidations using mCPBA in the presence of strong organic acids [30][31][32][33][34][35]. Therefore, the development of new, convenient and inexpensive methods utilizing readily available and easy-to-handle oxidants still remains a

Syntheses, structures, and stabilities of aliphatic and aromatic fluorous iodine(I) and iodine(III) compounds: the role of iodine Lewis basicity

• Tathagata Mukherjee,
• Soumik Biswas,
• Andreas Ehnbom,
• Subrata K. Ghosh,
• Ibrahim El-Zoghbi,
• Nattamai Bhuvanesh,
• Hassan S. Bazzi and
• John A. Gladysz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2486–2501, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.246

• dichlorides [17], and aromatic iodine(III) bis(acetates) [16] and dichlorides [17]. The bis(carboxylates) have been employed as recyclable reagents for oxidations of organic substrates [16][18][19], and some of the dichlorides are depicted in Scheme 1. Others have described additional fluorous iodine(III

Structure–property relationships and third-order nonlinearities in diketopyrrolopyrrole based D–π–A–π–D molecules

• Jan Podlesný,
• Lenka Dokládalová,
• Oldřich Pytela,
• Adam Urbanec,
• Milan Klikar,
• Numan Almonasy,
• Tomáš Mikysek,
• Jaroslav Jedryka,
• Iwan V. Kityk and
• Filip Bureš

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2374–2384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.235

• Autolab B.V., Utrecht, The Netherlands) operated via NOVA 1.11 software. The reduction for all compounds is represented by reversible one-electron process with a peak separation about 70 mV. On the other hand, only compounds 1a,b, 4a, and 5b showed reversible oxidations, the others represent an

Mechanically induced oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones in ambient air: Revisiting TEMPO-assisted oxidations

• Andrea Porcheddu,
• Evelina Colacino,
• Giancarlo Cravotto,
• Francesco Delogu and
• Lidia De Luca

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2049–2055, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.202

• -based oxidations. Studies are underway to identify more effective TEMPO-based catalysts that are also capable of promoting the oxidation of non-activated alcohols. Experimental General procedure to prepare carbonyl compounds 2a–v. 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl (TEMPO, 9.4 mg, 0.06 mmol, 3 mol

Difunctionalization of alkenes with iodine and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) at room temperature for the synthesis of 1-(tert-butylperoxy)-2-iodoethanes

• Hao Wang,
• Cui Chen,
• Weibing Liu and
• Zhibo Zhu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2023–2027, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.200

• unique structural features, which make them available to serve as starting materials for a wide range of organic oxidations to access other oxygenated products [36]. Results and Discussion A pilot reaction setup comprised of styrene (1a, 208 mg, 2.0 mmol) in the presence of I2 (1.0 equiv), TBHP (2.0

Chiral phase-transfer catalysis in the asymmetric α-heterofunctionalization of prochiral nucleophiles

• Johannes Schörgenhumer,
• Maximilian Tiffner and
• Mario Waser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1753–1769, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.170

• of course the most economical way of carrying out oxidations. However, there have also been several rather successful and highly enantioselective reports that describe analogous α-hydroxylation reactions by using alternative oxygen-transfer reagents (Scheme 10). A few years ago, Meng et al. carried

Contribution of microreactor technology and flow chemistry to the development of green and sustainable synthesis

• Flavio Fanelli,
• Giovanna Parisi,
• Leonardo Degennaro and
• Renzo Luisi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 520–542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.51

• batch mode [61]. Pericàs and co-workers taking advantage of the high catalytic activity, robustness and recyclability of the supported catalyst, performed also straightforward gram synthesis of target compounds. In the context of photocatalysis and oxidations using flow microreactors [62][63], Noël

Solvent-free, visible-light photocatalytic alcohol oxidations applying an organic photocatalyst

• Martin Obst and
• Burkhard König

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2358–2363, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.229

• photocatalytic oxidations with riboflavin tetraacetate, using a transparent milling chamber. However, this reactor proved to be unsuitable: the solid reaction mixture prevented light to reach the photocatalyst, both by attachment of small amounts of solid to the inner side and shielding within the milling

The direct oxidative diene cyclization and related reactions in natural product synthesis

• Juliane Adrian,
• Leona J. Gross and
• Christian B. W. Stark

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2104–2123, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.200

• -catalyzed methods or even anodic oxidations) [131][132][133][134][135][136]. In 2014 the Brown group proposed an auxiliary-controlled synthesis of trans-(+)-linalool oxide (79) using a permanganate-mediated type A oxidative cyclization as the key step (Scheme 16) [137]. Thus, 1,5-diene 77 was subjected to

Thiophene-forming one-pot synthesis of three thienyl-bridged oligophenothiazines and their electronic properties

• Dominik Urselmann,
• Konstantin Deilhof,
• Bernhard Mayer and
• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2055–2064, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.194

• proceeds with lower oxidation potentials and consistently reversible oxidations can be identified. The Stokes shifts are large and substantial fluorescence quantum yields can be measured. Computational chemistry indicates lowest energy conformers with sigmoidal and helical structure, similar to

• electronic ground state property. Therefore, the ease of oxidation of the title compounds 3 in comparison to the model 10-hexyl-10H-phenothiazine with E00/+1 = 730 mV was measured. All three thienyl-bridged oligophenothiazines 3 display cathodically shifted first oxidations in comparison to the model

Synthesis and characterization of fluorinated azadipyrromethene complexes as acceptors for organic photovoltaics

• Forrest S. Etheridge,
• Roshan J. Fernando,
• Sandra Pejić,
• Matthias Zeller and
• Geneviève Sauvé

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1925–1938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.182

• . The electrochemical properties of the complexes are summarized in Table 2 with the voltammograms of the zinc(II) and BF2+ chelates shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, respectively. For all zinc(II) complexes, cyclic voltammograms reveal two reversible oxidations, while an irreversible oxidation occurs for

A flow reactor setup for photochemistry of biphasic gas/liquid reactions

• Josef Schachtner,
• Patrick Bayer and
• Axel Jacobi von Wangelin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1798–1811, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.170

• , the solution absorbance and other parameters. Until today, such protocols under flow conditions are most advanced with photosensitized oxidations which most recently have matured to great efficacy and versatility by the works of Seeberger et al. and Noël et al. Prominent examples include the

• selective oxidations of various organic molecules (Scheme 5). From a conceptual point of view, the combination of two of the most abundant “reagents” on the surface of our planet, oxygen and visible light, with a safe, scalable, and efficient reactor technology for chemical reactions constitutes an approach

• application to oxidations with gaseous oxygen as the stoichiometric oxidant. The range of application of such a modular home-built reactor is 0.04–0.5 mmol min−1 substrate throughput, 0.4–2.5 mL min−1 liquid phase flow rates, −40 to 60 °C, and 5–40 bar oxygen pressure. The device can be easily assembled

Rearrangements of organic peroxides and related processes

• Ivan A. Yaremenko,
• Vera A. Vil’,
• Dmitry V. Demchuk and
• Alexander O. Terent’ev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1647–1748, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.162

• review by Strukul, special emphasis was placed on metal-catalyzed Baeyer–Villiger oxidations [196]. Green approaches in the Baeyer–Villiger reaction were highlighted by another review [200]. The present review covers a more modern aspect of this reaction, viz., the performance of the process using

• organocatalysts [262][263]. There are also Green chemistry approaches for Baeyer−Villiger oxidations based on enzyme-mediated processes, which are used for the preparation of chiral lactones. This type of biocatalysis is useful in synthetic chemistry and either isolated enzymes or living whole cells are applied

A T-shape diphosphinoborane palladium(0) complex

• Patrick Steinhoff and
• Michael E. Tauchert

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1573–1576, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.152

• between the oxidations states Pd(0)/Pd(II) is of potential interest for organometallic transformations involved in homogeneous catalysis, such as the reductive elimination. Here we report the synthesis of the diphosphinoborane (o-PCy2-C6H4)2BPh ligand CyDPBPh. CyDPBPh reacts with CpPd(η3-C3H5) yielding

Methylpalladium complexes with pyrimidine-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

• Dirk Meyer and
• Thomas Strassner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1557–1565, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.150

• ]. One of the most prominent examples are the palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reactions [2], but in addition palladium complexes recently received much attention also in the field of selective CH oxidations [3][4][5][6]. The catalytic conversion of alkanes and especially of methane into a value-added

Automated glycan assembly of a S. pneumoniae serotype 3 CPS antigen

• Markus W. Weishaupt,
• Stefan Matthies,
• Mattan Hurevich,
• Claney L. Pereira,
• Heung Sik Hahm and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1440–1446, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.139

• -automation chemical modifications and the loss of product, we assembled pneumococcal serotype 3 CPS structures utilizing glucose and glucuronic acid monosaccharide building blocks and thus avoided late-stage oxidations. Results and Discussion Mindful of this strategic framework, glucuronic acid building

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

• their Lewis acidity. Cationic palladium complexes [123], in particular, possess a wide breadth of reactivity, having been used to catalyze Diels–Alder [124][125], aldol and Mannich reactions [126][127][128], Wacker oxidations [129], polymerizations of alkenes [130][131], and asymmetric 1,4-additions

• one electron oxidations to form monomeric Pd(III) complexes have also been studied [251], but the successful implementation of silver-free conditions with stoichiometric palladium herein would appear to eliminate this as a key step. To the best of our knowledge, the existence of Pd(IV) complexes has

Cupreines and cupreidines: an established class of bifunctional cinchona organocatalysts

• Laura A. Bryant,
• Rossana Fanelli and
• Alexander J. A. Cobb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 429–443, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.46

• then turn to asymmetric 1,2-additions followed by conjugate additions, a cyclopropanation, (ep)oxidations, α-functionalisation processes, cycloadditions, domino processes and finally miscellaneous reactions. We ultimately aim to demonstrate through this plethora of diverse processes, that the 6’-OH

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

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

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

• preparation of more complex molecules, typical for fine chemicals, the use of aerobic oxidations is more the exception than the norm [9]. This is partly due to the limited synthetic scope and selectivity of the available oxidation methods. Further research into selective and mild aerobic oxidations is

• therefore of vital importance. Of special interest are the transition metal- and organocatalyzed oxidations of activated methylenes such as in benzylic methylenes or their heteroaromatic analogues. Due to the activation, the formation of the corresponding ketones and aldehydes becomes feasible under mild

• conditions. Oxidations of this kind using Oxone® [10][11], NaOCl [12] or especially peroxides [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] as the terminal oxidant are quite numerous. However, transformations using molecular oxygen are rare. Ishii showed that organocatalysts such as N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) in combination

Biocatalysis for the application of CO₂ as a chemical feedstock

• Apostolos Alissandratos and
• Christopher J. Easton

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2370–2387, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.259

• strategies to avoid energy constraints, and as a result there are several metabolic pathways for reductive transformation of CO2 (Figure 1) [23][24]. Generally, such processes are driven by coupling the CO2 transformations with oxidations that generate reducing equivalents, sometimes in conjunction with the

Photoinduced 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridine ring conversions

• Baiba Turovska,
• Henning Lund,
• Viesturs Lūsis,
• Anna Lielpētere,
• Edvards Liepiņš,
• Sergejs Beljakovs,
• Inguna Goba and
• Jānis Stradiņš

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2166–2170, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.234

• ][5][6]. In 1944 hydroperoxides were first obtained by H. Hock [7] and R. Udris [8][9][10] as the catalytic oxidation products of cumene. Heterocyclic hydroperoxides have been less represented, although some of these constitute the best choice for selective oxidations even in nature. When the peroxy

• asymmetric oxidations. We have found a sunlight activated reaction of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropiridine with dioxygen (3O2) producing stable heterocyclic hydroperoxide in excellent yield. The reaction has significant advantages as it uses cost-free reagents: light and dioxygen. The same reaction demonstrated the

Active site diversification of P450cam with indole generates catalysts for benzylic oxidation reactions

• Paul P. Kelly,
• Anja Eichler,
• Susanne Herter,
• David C. Kranz,
• Nicholas J. Turner and
• Sabine L. Flitsch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1713–1720, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.186

• screening a large mutant library of 16,500 clones using a simple, highly sensitive colony-based colorimetric screen against indole. These mutants showed distinct fingerprints of activity not only when screened in oxidations of substituted indoles but also for unrelated oxidations such as benzylic

• low cost starting materials [1]. One of the most attractive reagents in terms of cost and environmental impact for hydrocarbon oxidation is oxygen in the presence of a catalyst. In this context enzymatic oxidations are attractive, in particular cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s or CYPs) due to

• their ability to catalyse selective C–H bond oxidations under mild conditions [2]. The soluble bacterial camphor monooxygenase P450cam (CYP101A1, EC 1.14.15.1) from Pseudomonas putida is one of the most studied P450s and has been engineered to accept a variety of non-natural substrates including aryl