Organophosphorus chemistry

• Paul R. Hanson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2087–2088, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.217

• phosphinoyl-indoles and phosphinoyl-isocoumarins and new chemistries of H-phosphonates. The Thematic Series also details work on new metathesis-based reactions of vinyl phosphonates and phosphate tethers, novel phosphorus-based ligands in asymmetric catalysis, novel rasta resin–triphenylphosphine oxides and

Pyrrolidine nucleotide analogs with a tunable conformation

• Lenka Poštová Slavětínská,
• Dominik Rejman and
• Radek Pohl

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1967–1980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.205

• detection of alkylating agents, such as dialkyl phosphonates; blue color). The course of the reactions and the purity of the prepared compounds were determined by LC–MS using a Waters AutoPurification System with a 2545 Quaternary Gradient Module and a 3100 Single Quadrupole Mass Detector using a Luna C18

Relay cross metathesis reactions of vinylphosphonates

• Raj K. Malla,
• Jeremy N. Ridenour and
• Christopher D. Spilling

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1933–1941, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.201

• phosphorus; relay; vinyl phosphonate; Introduction Over the last two decades, we have developed reactions for the formation of chiral non-racemic γ-substituted vinylphosphonates [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. In particular, carbonate derivatives 1 (phosphono allylic carbonates) of allylic hydroxy phosphonates

• with 5 equivalents of allyl bromide and 5 mol % TBAI in refluxing toluene for 36 hours to give a 76% conversion with 1.8:1 ratio of mono- to diallylated vinyl phosphonates 20a and 20b (Scheme 5). The products were isolated by silica gel chromatography to give 46% yield of mono-allyl and 27% yield of

• heterocycles (Scheme 8) [23][24]. The mode of cyclization depends upon the geometry and substitution of the vinylphosphonate. It was proposed that (E) diallyl vinylphosphonates would prefer to form the 5-membered ring oxaphosphole 30 and therefore, like the corresponding mono-allyl phosphonates, should engage

Glycosystems in nanotechnology: Gold glyconanoparticles as carrier for anti-HIV prodrugs

• Fabrizio Chiodo,
• Marco Marradi,
• Javier Calvo,
• Eloisa Yuste and
• Soledad Penadés

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1339–1346, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.136

• transport (a major reservoir for HIV) [29] and some alkyl and alkyloxyalkyl esters of nucleotides or acyclic nucleoside phosphonates have been explored in clinical studies [30]. In order to obtain the ester derivatives, 11-(acetylthio)undecanoic acid, obtained from 11-bromoundecanoic acid and potassium

Atherton–Todd reaction: mechanism, scope and applications

• Stéphanie S. Le Corre,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon-Gourvès,
• Jean-Pierre Haelters and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1166–1196, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.117

Preparation of phosphines through C–P bond formation

• Iris Wauters,
• Wouter Debrouwer and
• Christian V. Stevens

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1064–1096, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.106

• , phosphonates, phosphinates and phosphate derivatives, etc.) are out of the scope of this review. Review Preparation of alkylphosphines via formation of a C(sp3)–P bond Reaction of organometallic reagents with halophosphines One of the main approaches to synthesize a carbon–phosphorus bond involves the

Regioselective S_N2' Mitsunobu reaction of Morita–Baylis–Hillman alcohols: A facile and stereoselective synthesis of α-alkylidene-β-hydrazino acid derivatives

• Silong Xu,
• Jian Shang,
• Junjie Zhang and
• Yuhai Tang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 990–995, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.98

• [13][14], ethers [15][16], amines [17][18], thioethers [19], phosphonates [20][21], alkyl groups [22][23], and so on. In this context, however, reports on the conversion of MBH alcohols into hydrazine derivatives are scanty. In 2009, Nair and co-workers [24] reported an interesting reaction of MBH

Addition of H-phosphonates to quinine-derived carbonyl compounds. An unexpected C9 phosphonate–phosphate rearrangement and tandem intramolecular piperidine elimination

• Łukasz Górecki,
• Artur Mucha and
• Paweł Kafarski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 883–889, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.85

• -phosphonates (phosphites) to carbonyl compounds, was performed with oxidized quinine derivatives as the substrates. Homologous aldehydes obtained from the vinyl group reacted in a typical way which led to α-hydroxyphosphonates, first reported compounds containing a direct P–C bond between the quinine carbon

• ), quinine (8S,9R) and epiquinine (8S,9S), was expected under non or partially stereoselective conditions. However, spectroscopic characterization revealed the presence of only two species (one present in an overwhelming excess) which exhibited the 31P NMR chemical shifts not expected for phosphonates but

Synthesis of fluorescent (benzyloxycarbonylamino)(aryl)methylphosphonates

• Michał Górny vel Górniak,
• Anna Czernicka,
• Piotr Młynarz,
• Waldemar Balcerzak and
• Paweł Kafarski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 741–745, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.68

• wavelengths of 254 and 366 nm. Compounds 2n and 3g exhibited strong fluorescence under both conditions. The remaining phosphonates either show a weak (2h, 3b, 3d and 3e) fluorescence when irradiated with 254 nm or exhibited the lack of fluorescence (2f, 2k, 2m, 2o, 3a, 3c, 4, 7a, 7d, 7e, 7g). Diaryl

Synthesis of complex intermediates for the study of a dehydratase from borrelidin biosynthesis

• Frank Hahn,
• Nadine Kandziora,
• Steffen Friedrich and
• Peter F. Leadlay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 634–640, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.55

• target SNAc thioester 6a in a total yield of 12% over 14 steps. Alternative attempts to synthesize 9a and 9b by Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons olefination and Still–Gennari olefination with the respective phosphonates gave no reaction product at all (Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons olefination) or only the (E,E)-diene

• set up the three stereogenic centres. The construction of the backbone was accomplished by anti-selective aldol reaction or olefination by using the respective phosphonates or phosphoranes. A notable achievement was the development of a chemoselective, mild protection strategy, which is based on an

Isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions towards cyclic constrained peptidomimetics

• Gijs Koopmanschap,
• Eelco Ruijter and
• Romano V.A. Orru

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 544–598, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.50

• may enhance the biological properties of target molecules and especially CF3-containing amino acids have demonstrated to be hydrolytically more stable as compared to the native amino acids [87]. In addition, the insertion of α-amino phosphonates to peptides has shown enhanced antibacterial, antivirus

The chemistry of amine radical cations produced by visible light photoredox catalysis

• Jie Hu,
• Jiang Wang,
• Theresa H. Nguyen and
• Nan Zheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1977–2001, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.234

• α-amino phosphonates 78 (Scheme 20) [89]. [Ir(ppy)2(bpy)](PF6) was found to be the most effective catalyst. Interestingly, a biphasic mixture of toluene and water turned out to be the optimal solvent. The often-observed byproducts, amides derived from over-oxidation of the iminium ions, were

Synthesis and quantitative structure–activity relationship study of substituted imidazophosphor ester based tetrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazines as antinociceptive/anti-inflammatory agents

• Wafaa M. Abdou,
• Neven A. Ganoub and
• Eman Sabry

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1730–1736, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.199

• intramolecular cyclization led to the product 7 (Scheme 2). Conversely, similar treatment of 1b with diethyl (methylthioalkyl)phosphonates 8a and 8b under the same reaction conditions yielded the fused diazaphospholo-substituted compounds 10a and 10b in 72 and 74% yield, respectively. The 31P NMR spectrum (CDCl3

• and 13); (4) like indomethacin, the tested phosphonates showed gradual increase in the second phase (after 270 min). LD50 of the most promising products In an acute-toxicity experiment, the most promising anti-inflammatory compounds 15, 7, and 13 were tested using the LD50 standard method in mice at

α-Bromodiazoacetamides – a new class of diazo compounds for catalyst-free, ambient temperature intramolecular C–H insertion reactions

• Åsmund Kaupang and
• Tore Bonge-Hansen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1407–1413, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.157

• et al. reported the syntheses of an α-halodiazomethyl phosphonic acid dimethyl ester and an α-halodiazomethyl diphenyl phosphoxide, starting from the silver salts of the respective diazo compounds [10]. More recently, two novel protocols for the halogenation of diazoesters and -phosphonates have been

Efficient synthesis of β’-amino-α,β-unsaturated ketones

• Isabelle Abrunhosa-Thomas,
• Aurélie Plas,
• Nishanth Kandepedu,
• Pierre Chalard and
• Yves Troin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 486–495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.52

• described in Scheme 3. In order to gain access to phosphonates 13, in a general and convergent process, two ways were investigated (Scheme 4). In route A, we planned to obtain the desired compound by using a similar strategy to that which we have described previously (see above): chiral induction was

Organocatalytic asymmetric addition of malonates to unsaturated 1,4-diketones

• Sergei Žari,
• Tiiu Kailas,
• Marina Kudrjashova,
• Mario Öeren,
• Ivar Järving,
• Toomas Tamm,
• Margus Lopp and
• Tõnis Kanger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1452–1457, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.165

• , the increase in temperature resulted in a small drop in stereoselectivity for the model reaction with catalyst VII. The mechanism of the reaction is believed to be similar to that previously reported for 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and acyl phosphonates [23]. Squaramide IX is a bifunctional catalyst that

Highly selective synthesis of (E)-alkenyl-(pentafluorosulfanyl)benzenes through Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction

• George Iakobson and
• Petr Beier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1185–1190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.131

• good yields and high stereoselectivities. Follow-up transformations of the primary products provided (E)-1-alkenyl-(pentafluorosulfanyl)benzenes and 2-(2-arylethyl)-(pentafluorosulfanyl)anilines. Keywords: Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction; pentafluorosulfanyl group; phosphonates; sulfurpentafluoride

• ][21][22]. Alkenyl substituted SF5-benzenes or SF5-containing stilbene derivatives are not known and would represent basic synthetic intermediates towards more elaborate structures. We envisioned a synthetic route towards these compounds through Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons (HWE) reaction of phosphonates 3

• . In contrast to most of the reactions with 3, phosphonate 4 gave exclusively E-isomers of 6 (Table 3). This improved selectivity can be explained by relative differences in the stabilities and reactivities of carbanions derived from phosphonates and reactive intermediates. In reactions of phosphoryl

Screening of ligands for the Ullmann synthesis of electron-rich diaryl ethers

• Nicola Otto and
• Till Opatz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1105–1111, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.122

• , phosphinites, phosphonates, imines, diimines, oximes, oxime ethers and diketones were selected for the screening (Figure 2). Several of these compounds have been employed in diaryl ether syntheses before [22][23][24]. As a starting point, N,N-dimethylglycine (L1) introduced by Ma et al. [22][25] in combination

Recent advances in direct C–H arylation: Methodology, selectivity and mechanism in oxazole series

• Cécile Verrier,
• Pierrik Lassalas,
• Laure Théveau,
• Guy Quéguiner,
• François Trécourt,
• Francis Marsais and
• Christophe Hoarau

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1584–1601, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.187

• , tosylates, mesylates and phosphonates. Research efforts in this field are now focused on mechanism considerations since the broad diversity of catalytic metalation pathways represents undoubtedly an attractive tool for regioselectivity and the development of novel methodologies. Up until very recently

Highly efficient cyclosarin degradation mediated by a β-cyclodextrin derivative containing an oxime-derived substituent

• Michael Zengerle,
• Florian Brandhuber,
• Christian Schneider,
• Franz Worek,
• Georg Reiter and
• Stefan Kubik

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1543–1554, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.182

• phosphates and phosphonates [15][16][17][18], including the highly neurotoxic organophosphonates (OP) sarin and soman [19][20][21]. While α-cyclodextrin, the cyclodextrin containing six anhydroglucose units along the ring, was shown to be most effective for sarin [17][22], the larger β-cyclodextrin with the

Lithium phosphonate umpolung catalysts: Do fluoro substituents increase the catalytic activity?

• Anca Gliga,
• Bernd Goldfuss and
• Jörg M. Neudörfl

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1189–1197, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.138

• Anca Gliga Bernd Goldfuss Jorg M. Neudorfl Department für Chemie, Universität zu Köln, Greinstr. 4, D-50939 Köln, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.7.138 Abstract Fluorinated and nonfluorinated phosphonates are employed as precatalysts in lithium phosphonate catalyzed cross benzoin couplings. Surprisingly, a

• ; lithium phosphonates; umpolung; Introduction Since the discovery of the cyanide catalyzed benzoin reaction by Liebig and Wöhler in 1832 [1], acyloin-type reactions evolved as powerful tools for couplings of acylanion equivalents with carbon electrophiles. In addition to cyanide [2][3][4][5] and

• nucleophilic carbene catalysts (e.g. thiazolium salts) [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], lithium phosphonates were found to catalyze cross acyloin type couplings of acylsilanes with aldehydes [18]. The catalytic cycle proposed by Johnson et al. [18] (Scheme 1) suggests that a potential

Regioselective ester cleavage during the preparation of bisphosphonate methacrylate monomers

• Kamel Chougrani,
• Gilles Niel,
• Bernard Boutevin and
• Ghislain David

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 364–368, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.46

• the phosphonic acids by using first trimethylsilyl bromide followed by a methanolysis step [27]. The first step is known to transform alkyl phosphonates into the corresponding trimethylsilyl phosphonates which are then cleaved to the phosphonic acids under hydrolytic conditions [28]. Phosphonates 1c

• residual HBr. The next challenge was to cleave the trimethylsilyl phosphonates selectively, without affecting alkyl carboxylates, under controlled conditions of both temperature and solvent [23] since alkyl esters including acrylate or methacrylate esters are sensitive to hydrolytic conditions [29

• ]. According to McKenna's recent results, the use of methanol instead of water should achieve the selective deprotection of these trimethylsilyl phosphonates [30]. Our results are summarized in Table 1. The crude silyl esters 1b–7b were dissolved in methanol and stirred for 2 h at ambient temperature

Approaches towards the synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles

• Ranjana Aggarwal,
• Vinod Kumar,
• Rajiv Kumar and
• Shiv P. Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 179–197, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.25

• phosphonates (TFMCPs) 111 with arylhydrazines have been studied: TFMCPs 111 can be used as precursors of 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazoles 114 modified by both trifluoromethyl and diethoxyphosphoryl groups. Arylhydrazines add rapidly to the alkene double bond of 111 (X = CF3) at room temperature to produce an adduct

α,β-Aziridinylphosphonates by lithium amide-induced phosphonyl migration from nitrogen to carbon in terminal aziridines

• David. M. Hodgson and
• Zhaoqing Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, 978–983, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.110

• methods [4][5][6], of which ring-closure following either Sharpless aminohydroxylation of α,β-unsaturated phosphonates [7], or α-halophosphonate addition to sulfinimines [8] constitute notable asymmetric approaches, albeit principally leading to β-aryl substituted α,β-aziridinylphosphonates. Arising from

Recent advances in carbocupration of α-heterosubstituted alkynes

• Ahmad Basheer and
• Ilan Marek

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 77, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.77

• ). The two alkyl groups on the cuprate reagent could be eventually transferred when the reaction was performed in THF instead of Et2O. The same trend was found for the carbocupration of alkynyl phosphine oxide [31] and alkynyl phosphonates [32]. In the latter case, when R2 = Ph, only one isomer was

• -isomers. This effect can even be reinforced when an additional chelating unit is present (pyridylSi, phosphonates, sulfoxides, sulfones, sulfoximines). The resulting vinyl copper species can react with a large variety of electrophiles leading to functionalized adducts in a straightforward manner that can