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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 474–489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.41
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Figure 1: Examples of fluorescent purine/7-deazapurine derivatives.
Scheme 1: General synthetic routes for the compounds 5, 7–9, 10 and 11. Method A: alkyl halogenide, MeCN or D...
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra of compound 6b in CD3CN at different temperatures (300 MHz, c = 12.5 mg/mL); a, b, c...
Figure 3: Comparison of 1H NMR spectra of compounds 8a and 5 (300 MHz, CDCl3).
Figure 4: a) Experimental UV–vis absorption spectra (lines) with computed theoretical absorption bands (colum...
Figure 5: Photos of compound 8c (A and B) and compound 11c (C and D) in THF, CHCl3, DMSO, MeCN and MeOH befor...
Figure 6: a) Fluorescence spectra of compounds 8c (λexc = 360 nm) and 11c (λexc = 370 nm) in solvents of diff...
Figure 7: Energy diagram for the frontier molecular orbitals of compounds 8a, 8c, 11a and 11c.
Figure 8: Labeled MCF-7 cells using compound 9 (C,D) and unlabeled MCF-7 cells (A,B) in microscope (2 h, c(9)...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 378–387, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.34
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Figure 1: Selected examples of valuable β-ketosulfides. A: bioactive synthetic compounds, B: natural products....
Scheme 1: Different strategies for the preparation of β-ketosulfides.
Scheme 2: Thiol-free chemoenzymatic synthesis of β-ketosulfides.
Figure 2: Time-course plot for the CAL-B catalysed hydrolysis of 1a.
Scheme 3: One-pot two-step preparation of phenacylalkylsulfides. aReaction conditions: i. α-haloketone (0.25 ...
Scheme 4: Selective oxidation of the β-ketosulfide 2a.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 279–284, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.24
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Figure 1: Representative examples of biologically active 2-mercaptobenzoxazoles and 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles.
Scheme 1: Strategies for the synthesis of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 2-mercaptobenzoxazole (X = O, S).
Figure 2: Substrate scope of the developed C–H mercaptalization strategy. Reaction conditions: benzothiazole ...
Scheme 2: Control experiments.
Scheme 3: Proposed reaction pathway.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2553–2567, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.232
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Figure 1: (a) Structure and (b) reactivity of B12.
Figure 2: (a) Schematic representation of B12 enzyme-involving systems. (b) Construction of biomimetic and bi...
Scheme 1: (a) Carbon-skeleton rearrangement mediated by a coenzyme B12-depenedent enzyme. (b) Electrochemical...
Scheme 2: Electrochemical carbon-skeleton arrangements mediated by B12 model complexes.
Figure 3: Key electrochemical reactivity of 1 and 2 in methylated forms.
Scheme 3: Carbon-skeleton arrangements mediated by B12-vesicle artificial enzymes.
Scheme 4: Carbon-skeleton arrangements mediated by B12-HSA artificial enzymes.
Scheme 5: Photochemical carbon-skeleton arrangements mediated by B12-Ru@MOF.
Scheme 6: (a) Methyl transfer reaction mediated by B12-dependent methionine synthase. (b) Methyl transfer rea...
Scheme 7: Methyl transfer reaction for the detoxification of inorganic arsenics.
Scheme 8: (a) Dechlorination of 1,1,2,2-tetrarchloroethene mediated by a reductive dehalogenase. (b) Electroc...
Scheme 9: Visible-light-driven dechlorination of DDT using 1 in the presence of photosensitizers.
Scheme 10: 1,2-Migration of a phenyl group mediated by the visible-light-driven catalytic system composed of 1...
Scheme 11: Ring-expansion reactions mediated by the B12-TiO2 hybrid catalyst with UV-light irradiation.
Scheme 12: Trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of aromatic compounds achieved through electrolysis wi...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2520–2528, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.228
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Figure 1: Selected examples of sulfenylated heterocycles used in pharmaceuticals and material chemistry.
Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to organosulfur compounds.
Scheme 2: Aryl sulfide synthesis.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope for arylthiol syntheses. The reaction was performed with 1a–g (0.1 mmol) and 2a–d (...
Figure 2: Crystal structures of compounds 3a, 3d, 3e and 3i.
Scheme 4: Radical trapping experiments.
Figure 3: (a) Changes in the fluorescence spectra (in this case intensity, λEx = 455 nm) of [Ir(dF(CF3)ppy)2(...
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for visible light mediated direct C–H sulfenylation.
Figure 4: Black line: UV–vis spectrum of the degassed [Ir] + 1,3,5-TMB mixture (solution A) in ACN. Blue and ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2495–2509, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.226
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Figure 1: Schematic structure of Dau-conjugated GnRH-III or its derivatives containing 4Lys with acetyl or bu...
Figure 2: Cellular uptake of Dau–GnRH-III conjugates and free daunorubicin (Dau) by A2058 cells. Cellular upt...
Figure 3: Short-term growth inhibitory effects of the conjugates and daunorubicin (Dau) on A2058 cells. The m...
Figure 4: Effects of conjugates and daunorubicin (Dau) on cell cycle progression of A2058 melanoma cells. The...
Figure 5: Effects of the conjugates and daunorubicin (Dau) on melanoma cell adhesion. The Delta CI (Delta Cel...
Figure 6: Chemotactic effects of Dau–GnRH-III conjugates on A2058 cell line. The ‘Chemotaxis index’ (Chtx. in...
Figure 7: Effects of GnRH-III(Dau=Aoa) (a–c), [4Lys(Ac)]-GnRH-III(Dau=Aoa) (d–f) and [4Lys(Bu)]-GnRH-III(Dau=...
Figure 8: Schematic representation of the proposed mechanisms of the effects of GnRH-III conjugates containin...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2190–2197, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.192
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Scheme 1: Macrocyclization towards homothiacalixarenes 3a and 3b [12].
Scheme 2: Cyclocondensation reaction of 4 and 5 towards [2 + 2] and [3 + 3] adducts.
Figure 1: X-ray crystal structure of alternate-linked-meta-para-thiacyclophane 6: (a) ball-and-stick represen...
Scheme 3: Proposed reaction mechanism towards alternate-linked-meta-para-thiacyclophanes.
Scheme 4: Attempted cyclocondensation with anisole derivative 13, products 14 and 15 were not formed.
Scheme 5: Macrocyclization under acidic conditions, with only traces of 6 and 7 observed.
Scheme 6: Post-functionalization of thiacyclophanes 6 and 7 with ethyl bromoacetate (17).
Scheme 7: Modification of the functionalized [2 + 2] adduct 18 towards an amide derivative 20 and acid deriva...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2035–2064, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.179
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Figure 1: Depiction of the energy levels of a typical organic molecule and the photophysical processes it can...
Figure 2: General catalytic cycle of a photocatalyst in a photoredox organocatalysed reaction. [cat] – photoc...
Figure 3: Structures and names of the most common photocatalysts encountered in the reviewed literature.
Figure 4: General example of a reductive quenching catalytic cycle. [cat] – photocatalyst, [cat]* – photocata...
Figure 5: General example of an oxidative quenching catalytic cycle. [cat] – photocatalyst, [cat]* – photocat...
Scheme 1: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes and amines to amides using acridinium salt photocatalysis.
Figure 6: Biologically active molecules containing a benzamide linkage.
Scheme 2: The photocatalytic reduction of amino acids to produce the corresponding free or protected amines.
Scheme 3: The organocatalysed photoredox base-mediated oxidation of thiols to disulfides.
Scheme 4: C-Terminal modification of peptides and proteins using organophotoredox catalysis.
Scheme 5: The reduction and aryl coupling of aryl halides using a doubly excited photocatalyst (PDI).
Figure 7: Mechanism for the coupling of aryl halides using PDI, which is excited sequentially by two photons.
Scheme 6: The arylation of five-membered heteroarenes using arenediazonium salts under organophotoredox condi...
Scheme 7: The C–H (hetero)arylation of five-membered heterocycles under Eosin Y photocatalysis.
Scheme 8: The C–H sulfurisation of imidazoheterocycles using Eosin B-catalyzed photochemical methods.
Scheme 9: The introduction of the thiocyanate group using Eosin Y photocatalysis.
Scheme 10: Sulfonamidation of pyrroles using oxygen as the terminal oxidant.
Scheme 11: DDQ-catalysed C–H amination of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 12: Photoredox-promoted radical Michael addition reactions of allylic or benzylic carbons.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanistic rationale for the observed chemoselectivities.
Scheme 13: The photocatalytic manipulation of C–H bonds adjacent to amine groups.
Scheme 14: The perylene-catalysed organophotoredox tandem difluoromethylation–acetamidation of styrene-type al...
Figure 9: Examples of biologically active molecules containing highly functionalised five membered heterocycl...
Scheme 15: The [3 + 2]-cycloaddition leading to the formation of pyrroles, through the reaction of 2H-azirines...
Figure 10: Proposed intermediate that determines the regioselectivity of the reaction.
Figure 11: Comparison of possible pathways of reaction and various intermediates involved.
Scheme 16: The acridinium salt-catalysed formation of oxazoles from aldehydes and 2H-azirines.
Scheme 17: The synthesis of oxazolines and thiazolines from amides and thioamides using organocatalysed photor...
Figure 12: Biologically active molecules on the market containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moieties.
Scheme 18: The synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from aldehyde semicarbazones using Eosin Y organophotocatalysis.
Scheme 19: The dimerization of primary thioamides to 1,2,4-thiadiazoles catalysed by the presence of Eosin Y a...
Scheme 20: The radical cycloaddition of o-methylthioarenediazonium salts and substituted alkynes towards the f...
Scheme 21: The dehydrogenative cascade reaction for the synthesis of 5,6-benzofused heterocyclic systems.
Figure 13: Trifluoromethylated version of compounds which have known biological activities.
Scheme 22: Eosin Y-catalysed photoredox formation of 3-substituted benzimidazoles.
Scheme 23: Oxidation of dihydropyrimidines by atmospheric oxygen using photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 24: Photoredox-organocatalysed transformation of 2-substituted phenolic imines to benzoxazoles.
Scheme 25: Visible light-driven oxidative annulation of arylamidines.
Scheme 26: Methylene blue-photocatalysed direct C–H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles.
Scheme 27: Photoredox hydrotrifluoromethylation of terminal alkenes and alkynes.
Scheme 28: Trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of aromatics and heteroaromatics.
Scheme 29: The cooperative asymmetric and photoredox catalysis towards the functionalisation of α-amino sp3 C–...
Scheme 30: Organophotoredox-catalysed direct C–H amidation of aromatics.
Scheme 31: Direct C–H alkylation of heterocycles using BF3K salts. CFL – compact fluorescent lamp.
Figure 14: The modification of camptothecin, demonstrating the use of the Molander protocol in LSF.
Scheme 32: Direct C–H amination of aromatics using acridinium salts.
Scheme 33: Photoredox-catalysed nucleophilic aromatic substitution of nucleophiles onto methoxybenzene derivat...
Scheme 34: The direct C–H cyanation of aromatics with a focus on its use for LSF.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2018–2026, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.177
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Figure 1: Partial structure [7,8] of the (a) graphene oxide (GO) and (b) reduced graphene oxide (RGO).
Figure 2: Mechanism of the amidation/esterification-type reactions with the GO/RGO using carbodiimide and N-h...
Figure 3: Mechanism of the Steglich esterification with the GO/RGO: (a) acid–base reaction of the carboxyl gr...
Figure 4: Mechanism of the epoxide ring opening reaction with the GO/RGO.
Figure 5: Generation of the free amine (nucleophile) from the corresponding amine hydrohalide using an acid–b...
Figure 6: Mechanism of amidation/esterification-type reactions with the GO/RGO using 1,1’-carbonyldiimidazole...
Figure 7: Mechanism of the covalent functionalization of graphene-family material applying diazonium salts ch...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1668–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.143
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Figure 1: Some sulfur-containing natural products.
Figure 2: Some natural products incorporating β-hydroxy sulfide moieties.
Figure 3: Some synthetic β-hydroxy sulfides of clinical value.
Scheme 1: Alumina-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides, ethers, amines and selenides from epoxides.
Scheme 2: β-Hydroxy sulfide syntheses by ring opening of epoxides under different Lewis and Brønsted acid and...
Scheme 3: n-Bu3P-catalyzed thiolysis of epoxides and aziridines to provide the corresponding β-hydroxy and β-...
Scheme 4: Zinc(II) chloride-mediated thiolysis of epoxides.
Scheme 5: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides under microwave irradiation.
Scheme 6: Gallium triflate-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides and one-pot oxidation.
Scheme 7: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides using Ga(OTf)3 as a catalyst.
Scheme 8: Ring opening of epoxide using ionic liquids under solvent-free conditions.
Scheme 9: N-Bromosuccinimide-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 10: LiNTf2-mediated epoxide opening by thiophenol.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric ring-opening of cyclohexene oxide with various thiols catalyzed by zinc L-tartrate.
Scheme 12: Catalytic asymmetric ring opening of symmetrical epoxides with t-BuSH catalyzed by (R)-GaLB (43) wi...
Scheme 13: Asymmetric ring opening of meso-epoxides by p-xylenedithiol catalyzed by a (S,S)-(salen)Cr complex.
Scheme 14: Desymmetrization of meso-epoxide with thiophenol derivatives.
Scheme 15: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of meso-epoxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chira...
Scheme 16: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of stilbene oxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chi...
Scheme 17: Asymmetric desymmetrization of meso-epoxides using BINOL-based Brønsted acid catalysts.
Scheme 18: Lithium-BINOL-phosphate-catalyzed desymmetrization of meso-epoxides with aromatic thiols.
Scheme 19: Ring-opening reactions of cyclohexene oxide with thiols by using CPs 1-Eu and 2-Tb.
Scheme 20: CBS-oxazaborolidine-catalyzed borane reduction of β-keto sulfides.
Scheme 21: Preparation of β-hydroxy sulfides via connectivity.
Scheme 22: Baker’s yeast-catalyzed reduction of sulfenylated β-ketoesters.
Scheme 23: Sodium-mediated ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 24: Disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybdate.
Scheme 25: Proposed reaction mechanism of disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybda...
Scheme 26: Cyclodextrin-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes.
Scheme 27: Zinc-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from disulfides and alkenes.
Scheme 28: tert-Butyl hydroperoxide-catalyzed hydroxysulfurization of alkenes.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism of the radical hydroxysulfurization.
Scheme 30: Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfides.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfid...
Scheme 32: Copper(II)-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides 15e,f from alkenes and basic disulfides.
Scheme 33: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes.
Scheme 34: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation reaction mechanism.
Scheme 35: One-pot oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfenylation of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 36: Proposed mechanism for the oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfination of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 37: 1,2-Acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes using DIB/KI.
Scheme 38: Proposed reaction mechanism of the diacetoxyiodobenzene (DIB) and KI-mediated 1,2-acetoxysulfenylat...
Scheme 39: Catalytic asymmetric thiofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes.
Scheme 40: Proposed catalytic cycle for asymmetric sulfenofunctionalization.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of thiosugars using intramolecular thiol-ene reaction.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of leukotriene C-1 by Corey et al.: (a) N-(trifluoroacetyl)glutathione dimethyl ester (3 ...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of pteriatoxins with epoxide thiolysis to attain β-hydroxy sulfides. Reagents: (a) (1) K2...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of peptides containing a β-hydroxy sulfide moiety.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of diltiazem (12) using biocatalytic resolution of an epoxide followed by thiolysis.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1619–1636, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.138
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Scheme 1: Left: The Mitsunobu reaction is essentially a nucleophilic substitution of alcohols occurring with ...
Scheme 2: Mechanistic considerations on the Mitsunobu reaction with carbohydrate hemiacetals (depicted in sim...
Scheme 3: Anomeric esterification using the Mitsunobu procedure [29].
Scheme 4: Conversion of allyl glucuronate into various 1-O-esterified allyl glucuronates using anomeric Mitsu...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of anomeric glycosyl esters as substrates for Au-catalyzed glycosylation [40].
Scheme 6: Correlation between pKa value of the employed acids (or alcohol) and the favoured anomeric configur...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the β-mannosyl phosphates for the synthesis of HBP 43 by anomeric phosphorylation acco...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of phenyl glycosides 44 and 45 from unprotected sugars [24].
Scheme 9: Synthesis of azobenzene mannosides 47 and 48 without protecting group chemistry [46].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of various aryl sialosides using Mitsunobu glycosylation [25].
Scheme 11: Mitsunobu synthesis of different jadomycins [54,55]. BOM: benzyloxymethyl.
Scheme 12: Stereoselectivity in the Mitsunobu synthesis of catechol glycosides in the gluco- and manno-series [56]....
Scheme 13: Formation of a 1,2-cis glycoside 80 assisted by steric hindrance of the β-face of the disaccharide ...
Scheme 14: Stereoselective β-D-mannoside synthesis [60].
Scheme 15: TIPS-assisted synthesis of 1,2-cis arabinofuranosides [63]. TIPS: triisopropylsilyl.
Scheme 16: The Mitsunobu reaction with glycals leads to interesting rearrangement products [69].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of disaccharides using mercury(II) bromide as co-activator in the Mitsunobu reaction [75].
Scheme 18: Synthesis of various fructofuranosides according to Mitsunobu and proposed neighbouring group parti...
Scheme 19: The Mitsunobu reaction allows stereoslective acetalization of dihydroartemisinin [77].
Scheme 20: Synthesis of alkyl thioglycosides by Mitsunobu reaction [81].
Scheme 21: Preparation of iminoglycosylphthalimide 115 from 114 [85].
Scheme 22: Mitsunobu reaction as a key step in the total synthesis of aurantoside G [87].
Scheme 23: Utilization of an N–H acid in the Mitsunobu reaction [88].
Scheme 24: Mitsunobu reaction with 1H-tetrazole [89].
Scheme 25: Formation of a rebeccamycin analogue using the Mitsunobu reaction [101].
Scheme 26: Synthesis of carbohydrates with an alkoxyamine bond [114].
Scheme 27: Synthesis of glycosyl fluorides and glycosyl azides according to Mitsunobu [118,119].
Scheme 28: Anomeric oxidation under Mitsunobu conditions [122].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1508–1528, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.128
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Scheme 1: Strategies to address the issue of sustainability with polyvalent organoiodine reagents.
Scheme 2: Functionalization of ketones and alkenes with IBX.
Scheme 3: Functionalization of pyrroles with DMP.
Scheme 4: Catalytic benzoyloxy-trifluoromethylation reported by Szabó.
Scheme 5: Catalytic benzoyloxy-trifluoromethylation reported by Mideoka.
Scheme 6: Catalytic 1,4-benzoyloxy-trifluoromethylation of dienes.
Scheme 7: Catalytic benzoyloxy-trifluoromethylation of allylamines.
Scheme 8: Catalytic benzoyloxy-trifluoromethylation of enynes.
Scheme 9: Catalytic benzoyloxy-trifluoromethylation of allenes.
Scheme 10: Alkynylation of N-(aryl)imines with EBX for the formation of furans.
Scheme 11: Catalytic benzoyloxy-alkynylation of diazo compounds.
Scheme 12: Catalytic asymmetric benzoyloxy-alkynylation of diazo compounds.
Scheme 13: Catalytic 1,2-benzoyloxy-azidation of alkenes.
Scheme 14: Catalytic 1,2-benzoyloxy-azidation of enamides.
Scheme 15: Catalytic 1,2-benzoyloxy-iodination of alkenes.
Scheme 16: Seminal study with cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodane.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of alkylidenefluorenes from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of alkyne-substituted alkylidenefluorenes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of phenanthrenes from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of dibenzocarbazoles from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of triazolophenantridines from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of functionalized benzoxazoles from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 23: Sequential difunctionalization of cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 24: Double Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction of cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of a δ-carboline from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodane.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of N-(aryl)carbazoles from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of carbazoles from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of carbazoles and acridines from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of dibenzothiophenes from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of various sulfur heterocycles from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of dibenzothioheterocycles from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of dibenzosulfides and dibenzoselenides from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of dibenzosulfones from cyclic diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 34: Seminal study with linear diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 35: N-Arylation of benzotriazole with symmetrical diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 36: Tandem catalytic C–H/N–H arylation of indoles with diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 37: Tandem N-arylation/C(sp2)–H arylation with diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 38: Catalytic intermolecular diarylation of anilines with diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 39: Catalytic synthesis of diarylsulfides with diaryl-λ3-iodanes.
Scheme 40: α-Arylation of enolates using [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]arenes.
Scheme 41: Mechanism of the α-arylation using [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]arene.
Scheme 42: Catalytic nitrene additions mediated by [bis(acyloxy)iodo]arenes.
Scheme 43: Tandem of C(sp3)–H amination/sila-Sonogashira–Hagihara coupling.
Scheme 44: Tandem reaction using a λ3-iodane as an oxidant, a substrate and a coupling partner.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 1,2-diarylated acrylamidines with ArI(OAc)2.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1051–1086, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.93
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Figure 1: A figure showing the hydrogen bonding patterns observed in (a) duplex (b) triplex and (c) quadruple...
Figure 2: (a) Portions of MATα1–MATα2 are shown contacting the minor groove of the DNA substrate. Key arginin...
Figure 3: Chemical structures of naturally occurring and synthetic hybrid minor groove binders.
Figure 4: Synthetic structural analogs of distamycin A by replacing one or more pyrrole rings with other hete...
Figure 5: Pictorial representation of the binding model of pyrrole–imidazole (Py/Im) polyamides based on the ...
Figure 6: Chemical structures of synthetic “hairpin” pyrrole–imidazole (Py/Im) conjugates.
Figure 7: (a) Minor groove complex formation between DNA duplex and 8-ring cyclic Py/Im polyamide (conjugate ...
Figure 8: Telomere-targeting tandem hairpin Py/Im polyamides 23 and 24 capable of recognizing >10 base pairs; ...
Figure 9: Representative examples of recently developed DNA minor groove binders.
Figure 10: Chemical structures of bisbenzamidazoles Hoechst 33258 and 33342 and their synthetic structural ana...
Figure 11: Chemical structures of bisamidines such as diminazene, DAPI, pentamidine and their synthetic struct...
Figure 12: Representative examples of recently developed bisamidine derivatives.
Figure 13: Chemical structures of chromomycin, mithramycin and their synthetic structural analogs 91 and 92.
Figure 14: Chemical structures of well-known naturally occurring DNA binding intercalators.
Figure 15: Naturally occurring indolocarbazole rebeccamycin and its synthetic analogs.
Figure 16: Representative examples of naturally occurring and synthetic derivatives of DNA intercalating agent...
Figure 17: Several recent synthetic varieties of DNA intercalators.
Figure 18: Aminoglycoside (neomycin)–Hoechst 33258/intercalator conjugates.
Figure 19: Chemical structures of triazole linked neomycin dimers and neomycin–bisbenzimidazole conjugates.
Figure 20: Representative examples of naturally occurring and synthetic analogs of DNA binding alkylating agen...
Figure 21: Chemical structures of naturally occurring and synthetic analogs of pyrrolobenzodiazepines.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 364–372, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.24
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Figure 1: Compounds used for the biological study.
Figure 2: Compounds 1–4 induced cell death in U937 cells. Briefly, U937 cells (1 × 104 cells/mL) were incubat...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of pentafluoro-(2-iodophenyl)-λ6-sulfane (7).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of unsymmetrical ortho-SF5 diaryliodonium salts 3p, 4b, 5a and 6a.
Figure 3: X-ray crystallographic structure of 3p drawn at 50% probability (CCDC 1573953).
Figure 4: Ortho-SF5 phenyl iodonium salts 3p and 5a and their structural components 7 and 9 induced cell deat...
Figure 5: 3k, 3m and 3p induced cell death in AGLCL, a human normal B cell line. Briefly, AGLCL cells (1 × 104...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 54–83, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.4
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Scheme 1: General overview over the sulfur-based substrates and reactive intermediates that are discussed in ...
Scheme 2: Photoredox-catalyzed radical thiol–ene reaction, applying [Ru(bpz)3](PF6)2 as photocatalyst.
Scheme 3: Photoredox-catalyzed thiol–ene reaction of aliphatic thiols with alkenes enabled by aniline derivat...
Scheme 4: Photoredox-catalyzed radical thiol–ene reaction for the postfunctionalization of polymers (a) and n...
Scheme 5: Photoredox-catalyzed thiol–ene reaction enabled by bromotrichloromethane as redox additive.
Scheme 6: Photoredox-catalyzed preparation of β-ketosulfoxides with Eosin Y as organic dye as photoredox cata...
Scheme 7: Greaney’s photocatalytic radical thiol–ene reaction, applying TiO2 nanoparticles as photocatalyst.
Scheme 8: Fadeyi’s photocatalytic radical thiol–ene reaction, applying Bi2O3 as photocatalyst.
Scheme 9: Ananikov’s photocatalytic radical thiol-yne reaction, applying Eosin Y as photocatalyst.
Scheme 10: Organocatalytic visible-light photoinitiated thiol–ene coupling, applying phenylglyoxylic acid as o...
Scheme 11: Xia’s photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted benzothiophenes, applying 9-mesityl-10-me...
Scheme 12: Wang’s metal-free photoredox-catalyzed radical thiol–ene reaction, applying 9-mesityl-10-methylacri...
Scheme 13: Visible-light benzophenone-catalyzed metal- and oxidant-free radical thiol–ene reaction.
Scheme 14: Visible-light catalyzed C-3 sulfenylation of indole derivatives using Rose Bengal as organic dye.
Scheme 15: Photocatalyzed radical thiol–ene reaction and subsequent aerobic sulfide-oxidation with Rose Bengal...
Scheme 16: Photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of diaryl sulfides.
Scheme 17: Photocatalytic cross-coupling of aryl thiols with aryl diazonium salts, using Eosin Y as photoredox...
Scheme 18: Photocatalyzed cross-coupling of aryl diazonium salts with cysteines in batch and in a microphotore...
Scheme 19: Fu’s [Ir]-catalyzed photoredox arylation of aryl thiols with aryl halides.
Scheme 20: Fu’s photoredox-catalyzed difluoromethylation of aryl thiols.
Scheme 21: C–S cross-coupling of thiols with aryl iodides via [Ir]-photoredox and [Ni]-dual-catalysis.
Scheme 22: C–S cross-coupling of thiols with aryl bromides, applying 3,7-bis-(biphenyl-4-yl)-10-(1-naphthyl)ph...
Scheme 23: Collin’s photochemical dual-catalytic cross-coupling of thiols with bromoalkynes.
Scheme 24: Visible-light-promoted C–S cross-coupling via intermolecular electron donor–acceptor complex format...
Scheme 25: Li’s visible-light photoredox-catalyzed thiocyanation of indole derivatives with Rose Bengal as pho...
Scheme 26: Hajra’s visible-light photoredox-catalyzed thiocyanation of imidazoheterocycles with Eosin Y as pho...
Scheme 27: Wang’s photoredox-catalyzed thiocyanation reaction of indoles, applying heterogeneous TiO2/MoS2 nan...
Scheme 28: Yadav’s photoredox-catalyzed α-C(sp3)–H thiocyanation reaction for tertiary amines, applying Eosin ...
Scheme 29: Yadav’s photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of 5-aryl-2-imino-1,3-oxathiolanes.
Scheme 30: Yadav’s photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of 1,3-oxathiolane-2-thiones.
Scheme 31: Li’s photoredox catalysis for the preparation of 2-substituted benzothiazoles, applying [Ru(bpy)3](...
Scheme 32: Lei’s external oxidant-free synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles by merging photoredox and tra...
Scheme 33: Metal-free photocatalyzed synthesis of 2-aminobenzothiazoles, applying Eosin Y as photocatalyst.
Scheme 34: Metal-free photocatalyzed synthesis of 1,3,4-thiadiazoles, using Eosin Y as photocatalyst.
Scheme 35: Visible-light photoredox-catalyzed preparation of benzothiophenes with Eosin Y.
Scheme 36: Visible-light-induced KOH/DMSO superbase-promoted preparation of benzothiophenes.
Scheme 37: Jacobi von Wangelin’s photocatalytic approach for the synthesis of aryl sulfides, applying Eosin Y ...
Scheme 38: Visible-light photosensitized α-C(sp3)–H thiolation of aliphatic ethers.
Scheme 39: Visible-light photocatalyzed cross-coupling of alkyl and aryl thiosulfates with aryl diazonium salt...
Scheme 40: Visible-light photocatalyzed, controllable sulfenylation and sulfoxidation with organic thiosulfate...
Scheme 41: Rastogi’s photoredox-catalyzed methylsulfoxidation of aryl diazonium salts, using [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2 as ...
Scheme 42: a) Visible-light metal-free Eosin Y-catalyzed procedure for the preparation of vinyl sulfones from ...
Scheme 43: Visible-light photocatalyzed cross-coupling of sodium sulfinates with secondary enamides.
Scheme 44: Wang’s photocatalyzed oxidative cyclization of phenyl propiolates with sulfinic acids, applying Eos...
Scheme 45: Lei’s sacrificial oxidant-free synthesis of allyl sulfones by merging photoredox and transition met...
Scheme 46: Photocatalyzed Markovnikov-selective radical/radical cross-coupling of aryl sulfinic acids and term...
Scheme 47: Visible-light Eosin Y induced cross-coupling of aryl sulfinic acids and styrene derivatives, afford...
Scheme 48: Photoredox-catalyzed bicyclization of 1,7-enynes with sulfinic acids, applying Eosin Y as photocata...
Scheme 49: Visible-light-accelerated C–H-sulfinylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 50: Visible-light photoredox-catalyzed β-selenosulfonylation of electron-rich olefins, applying [Ru(bpy)...
Scheme 51: Photocatalyzed preparation of β-chlorosulfones from the respective olefins and p-toluenesulfonyl ch...
Scheme 52: a) Photocatalyzed preparation of β-amidovinyl sulfones from sulfonyl chlorides. b) Preparation of β...
Scheme 53: Visible-light photocatalyzed sulfonylation of aliphatic tertiary amines, applying [Ru(bpy)3](PF6)2 ...
Scheme 54: Reiser’s visible-light photoredox-catalyzed preparation of β-hydroxysulfones from sulfonyl chloride...
Scheme 55: a) Sun’s visible-light-catalyzed approach for the preparation of isoquinolinonediones, applying [fac...
Scheme 56: Visible-light photocatalyzed sulfonylation/cyclization of vinyl azides, applying [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2 as p...
Scheme 57: Visible-light photocatalyzed procedure for the formation of β-ketosulfones from aryl sulfonyl chlor...
Scheme 58: Zheng’s method for the sulfenylation of indole derivatives, applying sulfonyl chlorides via visible...
Scheme 59: Cai’s visible-light induced synthesis of β-ketosulfones from sulfonyl hydrazines and alkynes.
Scheme 60: Photoredox-catalyzed approach for the preparation of vinyl sulfones from sulfonyl hydrazines and ci...
Scheme 61: Jacobi von Wangelin’s visible-light photocatalyzed chlorosulfonylation of anilines.
Scheme 62: Three-component photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of N-amino sulfonamides, applying PDI as organic dye....
Scheme 63: Visible-light induced preparation of complex sulfones from oximes, silyl enol ethers and SO2.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 11–24, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.2
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The three major methods for the synthesis of GAuNPs. (a) Direct reduction of an Au3+ salt in the pr...
Scheme 1: The non-catalysed azide–alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition (NCAAC) between an organic azide (1,3-dipole) ...
Scheme 2: Ligand exchange and NCAAC on an AuNP surface. Reagents and conditions: (a) Br(CH2)11SH in DCM, 60 h...
Scheme 3: Azide functionalization and NCAAC on an AuNP surface using electron deficient alkynes. Reagents and...
Scheme 4: NCAAC performed under hyperbaric conditions. Reagents and conditions: (a) Br(CH2)11SH in C6H6, 48 h...
Scheme 5: The synthesis of AuNPs functionalized with strained alkyne derivatives. HBTU = O-benzotriazole-N,N,N...
Scheme 6: A schematic representation of the SPAAC between azide-functionalized polymersomes and strained alky...
Scheme 7: Functionalization of AuNPs with an azide containing thiol ligand, and subsequent attachment to an a...
Scheme 8: Surface modification of AuNPs using microwave-assisted CuAAC. Reagents and conditions: (a) HS(CH2)11...
Scheme 9: AuNP functionalization and efficient CuAAC with a range of alkynes reported by Boisselier et al. [62]. ...
Scheme 10: Schematic illustration of: (a) AuNP deposition on a carbon electrode; (b) formation of alkyne-termi...
Scheme 11: (a) Synthesis of the alkyne-terminated thiol (ATT) ligand 33; (b) synthesis of 12 nm sized ATT-AuNP...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of (a) cyclooctyne-functionalized AuNPs and (b) GAuNPs using SPAAC [82].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1–10, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.1
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to 2,4,6,8-tetraoxaadamantanes.
Scheme 2: Conversion of dipivaloylketene (2) to bisdioxines (2,6,9-trioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nona-3,7-dienes) 4 and...
Scheme 3: 2,6,9-Trioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonadienes (bisdioxines, 9–13) derived from dipivaloylketene (2).
Scheme 4: Mechanisms of formation of bisdioxine acid derivatives from dimer 3.
Scheme 5: Recently reported synthesis of chromenobisdioxines.
Scheme 6: Formation of tetraoxaadamantanes.
Scheme 7: Decarboxylative hydrolysis and oxa-Michael-type ring closure.
Scheme 8: Oxime and hydrazine derivatives of bisdioxines and tetraoxaadamantanes.
Figure 1: Bistetraoxaadamantane derivatives.
Scheme 9: Inward-pointing isocyanate, urethane and carbamate groups in bisdioxines. The diisocyanate is obtai...
Scheme 10: Microwave-assisted tetraoxaadamantane formation.
Scheme 11: Cyclic bisdioxine ester derivative 34 forming a single mono-tetraoxaadamantane.
Figure 2: Cyclic bisdioxine derivative not forming a tetraoxaadamantane due to reduced cavity size.
Figure 3: The bisdioxine-calix[6]arene derivative 37 complexes Cs+ but does not form a tetraoxaadamantane der...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2800–2818, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.273
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Trifluoromethylation of silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 2: Continuous flow trifluoromethylation of ketones under photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 3: Trifluoromethylation of enol acetates.
Scheme 4: Photoredox-catalysed tandem trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylacrylamides: a route to trifl...
Scheme 5: Tandem trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylacrylamides using BiOBr nanosheets catalysis.
Scheme 6: Photoredox-catalysed trifluoromethylation/desulfonylation/cyclisation of N-tosyl acrylamides (bpy: ...
Scheme 7: Photoredox-catalysed trifluoromethylation/aryl migration/desulfonylation of N-aryl-N-tosylacrylamid...
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the trifluoromethylation/aryl migration/desulfonylation (/cyclisation) of N-...
Scheme 9: Photoredox-catalysed trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-methacryloyl-N-methylbenzamide derivativ...
Scheme 10: Photoredox-catalysed trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-methylacryloyl-N-methylbenzamide derivat...
Scheme 11: Photoredox-catalysed trifluoromethylation/dearomatising spirocyclisation of a N-benzylacrylamide de...
Scheme 12: Photoredox-catalysed trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of an unactivated alkene.
Scheme 13: Asymmetric radical aminotrifluoromethylation of N-alkenylurea derivatives using a dual CuBr/chiral ...
Scheme 14: Aminotrifluoromethylation of an N-alkenylurea derivative using a dual CuBr/phosphoric acid catalyti...
Scheme 15: 1,2-Formyl- and 1,2-cyanotrifluoromethylation of alkenes under photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 16: First simultaneous introduction of the CF3 moiety and a Cl atom onto alkenes.
Scheme 17: Chlorotrifluoromethylaltion of terminal, 1,1- and 1,2-substituted alkenes.
Scheme 18: Chorotrifluoromethylation of electron-deficient alkenes (DCE = dichloroethane).
Scheme 19: Cascade trifluoromethylation/cyclisation/chlorination of N-allyl-N-(benzyloxy)methacrylamide.
Scheme 20: Cascade trifluoromethylation/cyclisation (/chlorination) of diethyl 2-allyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-y...
Scheme 21: Trifluoromethylchlorosulfonylation of allylbenzene derivatives and aliphatic alkenes.
Scheme 22: Access to β-hydroxysulfones from CF3-containing sulfonyl chlorides through a photocatalytic sequenc...
Scheme 23: Cascade trifluoromethylchlorosulfonylation/cyclisation reaction of alkenols: a route to trifluorome...
Scheme 24: First direct C–H trifluoromethylation of arenes and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 25: Direct C–H trifluoromethylation of five- and six-membered (hetero)arenes under photoredox catalysis....
Scheme 26: Alternative pathway for the C–H trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes under photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 27: Direct C–H trifluoromethylation of five- and six-membered ring (hetero)arenes using heterogeneous c...
Scheme 28: Trifluoromethylation of terminal olefins.
Scheme 29: Trifluoromethylation of enamides.
Scheme 30: (E)-Selective trifluoromethylation of β-nitroalkenes under photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 31: Photoredox-catalysed trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of an o-azidoarylalkynes.
Scheme 32: Regio- and stereoselective chlorotrifluoromethylation of alkynes.
Scheme 33: PMe3-mediated trifluoromethylsulfenylation by in situ generation of CF3SCl.
Scheme 34: (EtO)2P(O)H-mediated trifluoromethylsulfenylation of (hetero)arenes and thiols.
Scheme 35: PPh3/NaI-mediated trifluoromethylsulfenylation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 36: PPh3/n-Bu4NI mediated trifluoromethylsulfenylation of thiophenol derivatives.
Scheme 37: PPh3/Et3N mediated trifluoromethylsulfinylation of benzylamine.
Scheme 38: PCy3-mediated trifluoromethylsulfinylation of azaarenes, amines and phenols.
Scheme 39: Mono- and dichlorination of carbon acids.
Scheme 40: Monochlorination of (N-aryl-N-hydroxy)acylacetamides.
Scheme 41: Examples of the synthesis of heterocycles fused with β-lactams through a chlorination/cyclisation p...
Scheme 42: Enantioselective chlorination of β-ketoesters and oxindoles.
Scheme 43: Enantioselective chlorination of 3-acyloxazolidin-2-one derivatives (NMM = N-methylmorpholine).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2764–2799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.272
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Trifluoromethylation of enol acetates by Langlois.
Scheme 2: Trifluoromethylation of (het)aryl enol acetates.
Scheme 3: Mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of enol acetates.
Scheme 4: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of unactivated olefins and mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 5: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of acetylenic substrates.
Scheme 6: Metal free trifluoromethylation of styrenes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of α-trifluoromethylated ketones by oxytrifluoromethylation of heteroatom-functionalised ...
Scheme 8: Catalysed photoredox trifluoromethylation of vinyl azides.
Scheme 9: Oxidative difunctionalisation of alkenyl MIDA boronates.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl ketones from cyclopropanols.
Scheme 11: Aryltrifluoromethylation of allylic alcohols.
Scheme 12: Cascade multicomponent synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles via azotrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 13: Photocatalytic azotrifluoromethylation of alkenes with aryldiazonium salts and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 14: Copper-promoted intramolecular aminotrifluoromethylation of alkenes with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 15: Oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes with CF3SO2Na and hydroxamic acid.
Scheme 16: Manganese-catalysed oxytrifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives.
Scheme 17: Oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes with NMP/O2 and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 18: Intramolecular oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 19: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of styrenyl alkenes and unactivated aliphatic alkenes.
Scheme 20: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of electron-deficient alkenes.
Scheme 21: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of alkenes by iridium photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 22: Iodo- and bromotrifluoromethylation of alkenes by CF3SO2Na/I2O5 or CF3SO2Na / NaBrO3.
Scheme 23: N-methyl-9-mesityl acridinium and visible-light-induced chloro-, bromo- and SCF3 trifluoromethylati...
Scheme 24: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na / TBHP by Lipshutz.
Scheme 25: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/TBHP reported by Lei.
Scheme 26: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/(NH4)2S2O8.
Scheme 27: Metal-free carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/K2S2O8 reported by Wang.
Scheme 28: Metal-free carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/PIDA reported by Fu.
Scheme 29: Metal-free cascade trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylmethacrylamides (a) and enynes (b) wit...
Scheme 30: Trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylcinnamamides: Synthesis of 3,4-disubstituted dihydroquino...
Scheme 31: Trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of aromatic-containing unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 32: Chemo- and regioselective cascade trifluoromethylation/heteroaryl ipso-migration of unactivated alk...
Scheme 33: Copper-mediated 1,2-bis(trifluoromethylation) of alkenes.
Scheme 34: Trifluoromethylation of aromatics with CF3SO2Na reported by Langlois.
Scheme 35: Baran’s oxidative C–H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles.
Scheme 36: Trifluoromethylation of acetanilides and anilines.
Scheme 37: Trifluoromethylation of heterocycles in water.
Scheme 38: Trifluoromethylation of coumarins in a continuous-flow reactor.
Scheme 39: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of coumarins, quinolines and pyrimidinones.
Scheme 40: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of pyrimidinones and pyridinones.
Scheme 41: Phosphovanadomolybdic acid-catalysed direct C−H trifluoromethylation.
Scheme 42: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazopyridines and imidazoheterocycles.
Scheme 43: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazoheterocycles and imidazoles in ionic liquid/water.
Scheme 44: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of 8-aminoquinolines.
Scheme 45: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of various 8-aminoquinolines using the supported catalyst CS@Cu(OAc)2...
Scheme 46: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of the naphthylamide 70.
Scheme 47: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of various arenes in the presence of CF3SO2Na and sodium persulfate.
Scheme 48: Trifluoromethylation of electron-rich arenes and unsymmetrical biaryls with CF3SO2Na in the presenc...
Figure 1: Trifluoromethylated coumarin and flavone.
Scheme 49: Metal-free trifluoromethylation catalysed by a photoredox organocatalyst.
Scheme 50: Quinone-mediated trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 51: Metal- and oxidant-free photochemical trifluoromethylation of arenes.
Scheme 52: Copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates.
Scheme 53: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of aryl- and heteroarylboronic acids.
Scheme 54: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of aryl- and vinylboronic acids.
Scheme 55: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of unsaturated potassium organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 56: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of (hetero)aryl- and vinyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 57: Copper−catalysed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 58: Iron-mediated decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Scheme 59: Cu/Ag-catalysed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 60: I2O5-Promoted decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 61: Silver(I)-catalysed denitrative trifluoromethylation of β-nitrostyrenes.
Scheme 62: Copper-catalysed direct trifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives.
Scheme 63: Transition-metal-free synthesis of β-trifluoromethylated enamines.
Scheme 64: I2O5-mediated iodotrifluoromethylation of alkynes.
Scheme 65: Silver-catalysed tandem trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of aryl isonitriles.
Scheme 66: Photoredox trifluoromethylation of 2-isocyanobiphenyls.
Scheme 67: Trifluoromethylation of potassium alkynyltrifluoroborates with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 68: N-trifluoromethylation of nitrosoarenes with CF3SO2Na (SQ: semiquinone).
Scheme 69: Trifluoromethylation of disulfides with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 70: Trifluoromethylation of thiols with CF3SO2Na/I2O5.
Scheme 71: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/(EtO)2P(O)H/CuCl/DMSO.
Scheme 72: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/(EtO)2P(O)H/TMSCl.
Scheme 73: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PPh3/N-chlorophthalimide.
Scheme 74: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 75: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 76: Trifluoromethylsulfenylation of aryl iodides with in situ generated CuSCF3 (DMI: 1,3-dimethyl-2-imi...
Scheme 77: Pioneering trifluoromethylsulfinylation of N, O, and C-nucleophiles.
Scheme 78: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of (1R,2S)-ephedrine (Im: imidazole; DIEA: N,N-diisopropylethylamine).
Scheme 79: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of substituted benzenes with CF3SO2Na/CF3SO3H.
Scheme 80: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of indoles with CF3SO2Na/P(O)Cl3.
Scheme 81: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of indoles with CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 82: Formation of triflones from benzyl bromides (DMA: dimethylacetamide).
Scheme 83: Formation of α-trifluoromethylsulfonyl ketones, esters, and amides.
Scheme 84: Allylic trifluoromethanesulfonylation of aromatic allylic alcohols.
Scheme 85: Copper-catalysed couplings of aryl iodonium salts with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 86: Palladium-catalysed trifluoromethanesulfonylation of aryl triflates and chlorides with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 87: Copper-catalysed coupling of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of phenyltriflone via coupling of benzyne with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of 1-trifluoromethanesulfonylcyclopentenes from 1-alkynyl-λ3-bromanes and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 90: One-pot synthesis of functionalised vinyl triflones.
Scheme 91: Regioselective synthesis of vinyltriflones from styrenes.
Scheme 92: Trifluoromethanesulfonylation of alkynyl(phenyl) iodonium tosylates by CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 93: Synthesis of thio- and selenotrifluoromethanesulfonates.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2235–2251, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.221
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 and dicyanomaleates Z-1.
Scheme 1: Methods for the synthesis of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 from alkyl cyanoacetates 2.
Scheme 2: Methods for the synthesis of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 from alkyl bromoacetates 3.
Scheme 3: Reaction of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) with dimethoxycarbene [(MeO)2C:] generated in situ from...
Scheme 4: Cyclopropanation of diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a) through reaction with the thiophene derived sulf...
Scheme 5: Cyclopropanation of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) through a stepwise reaction with the in situ ge...
Scheme 6: The [2 + 2]-cycloadditions of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) with electron-rich ethylenes 20 and 22...
Scheme 7: The [2 + 2]-cycloaddition of isomeric dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) and dicyanomaleate (Z-1b) wit...
Scheme 8: Non-concerted [2 + 2]-cycloaddition between E-1b and bicyclo[2.1.0]pentene (27).
Scheme 9: Stepwise [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of some thiocarbonyl S-methanides with dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1...
Scheme 10: Stepwise [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) and dimethyl dicyanomaleate (Z-1b...
Scheme 11: [3 + 2]-Cycloaddition of diazomethane with dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) leading to 1H-pyrazole d...
Scheme 12: Reversible Diels–Alder reaction of fulvenes 36 with diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a).
Scheme 13: [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition of 9,10-dimethylanthracene (39b) and E-1a.
Scheme 14: Stepwise [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b) with electron-rich 1,1-dimethoxy-...
Scheme 15: Formal [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of 3,4-di(α-styryl)furan (47) with dimethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1b).
Scheme 16: Acid-catalyzed Michael addition of enolizable ketones of type 49 to E-1.
Scheme 17: Reaction of diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a) with ammonia NH3.
Scheme 18: Reaction of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 with primary and secondary amines.
Scheme 19: Reaction of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 with 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes 55.
Scheme 20: Formation of pyrazole derivatives in the reaction of hydrazines with E-1.
Scheme 21: Formation of 5-aminopyrazole-3,4-dicarboxylate 65 via heterocyclization reactions.
Scheme 22: Reactions of aryl- and hetarylcarbohydrazides 67 with E-1a.
Scheme 23: Multistep reaction leading to perhydroquinoxaline derivative 73.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of ethyl 7-aminopteridin-6-carboxylates 75 via a domino reaction.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of morhpolin-2-ones 80 from E-1 and β-aminoalcohols 78 through an initial aza-Michael add...
Scheme 26: Reaction of 3-amino-5-arylpyrazoles 81 with dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 via competitive nucleophil...
Scheme 27: Heterocyclization reaction of thiosemicarbazone 86 with E-1a.
Scheme 28: Formation of diethyl 4-cyano-5-oxotetrahydro-4H-chromene-3,4-dicarboxylate (90) from E-1a via heter...
Scheme 29: Reaction of dialkyl dicyanofumarates E-1 with cysteamine (92).
Scheme 30: Formation of disulfides through reaction of thiols with E-1a.
Scheme 31: Formation of CT salts of E-1 with Mn2+ and Cr2+ metallocenes through one-electron transfer.
Scheme 32: Oxidation of diethyl dicyanofumarate (E-1a) with H2O2 to give oxirane 101.
Scheme 33: The aziridination of E-1b through nitrene addition.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Mechanochemical aldol condensation reactions [48].
Scheme 2: Enantioselective organocatalyzed aldol reactions under mechanomilling. a) Based on binam-(S)-prolin...
Scheme 3: Mechanochemical Michael reaction [51].
Scheme 4: Mechanochemical organocatalytic asymmetric Michael reaction [52].
Scheme 5: Mechanochemical Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) reaction [53].
Scheme 6: Mechanochemical Wittig reactions [55].
Scheme 7: Mechanochemical Suzuki reaction [56].
Scheme 8: Mechanochemical Suzuki–Miyaura coupling by LAG [57].
Scheme 9: Mechanochemical Heck reaction [59].
Scheme 10: a) Sonogashira coupling under milling conditions. b) The representative example of a double Sonogas...
Scheme 11: Copper-catalyzed CDC reaction under mechanomilling [67].
Scheme 12: Asymmetric alkynylation of prochiral sp3 C–H bonds via CDC [68].
Scheme 13: Fe(III)-catalyzed CDC coupling of 3-benzylindoles [69].
Scheme 14: Mechanochemical synthesis of 3-vinylindoles and β,β-diindolylpropionates [70].
Scheme 15: Mechanochemical C–N bond construction using anilines and arylboronic acids [78].
Scheme 16: Mechanochemical amidation reaction from aromatic aldehydes and N-chloramine [79].
Scheme 17: Mechanochemical CDC between benzaldehydes and benzyl amines [81].
Scheme 18: Mechanochemical protection of -NH2 and -COOH group of amino acids [85].
Scheme 19: Mechanochemical Ritter reaction [87].
Scheme 20: Mechanochemical synthesis of dialkyl carbonates [90].
Scheme 21: Mechanochemical transesterification reaction using basic Al2O3 [91].
Scheme 22: Mechanochemical carbamate synthesis [92].
Scheme 23: Mechanochemical bromination reaction using NaBr and oxone [96].
Scheme 24: Mechanochemical aryl halogenation reactions using NaX and oxone [97].
Scheme 25: Mechanochemical halogenation reaction of electron-rich arenes [88,98].
Scheme 26: Mechanochemical aryl halogenation reaction using trihaloisocyanuric acids [100].
Scheme 27: Mechanochemical fluorination reaction by LAG method [102].
Scheme 28: Mechanochemical Ugi reaction [116].
Scheme 29: Mechanochemical Passerine reaction [116].
Scheme 30: Mechanochemical synthesis of α-aminonitriles [120].
Scheme 31: Mechanochemical Hantzsch pyrrole synthesis [121].
Scheme 32: Mechanochemical Biginelli reaction by subcomponent synthesis approach [133].
Scheme 33: Mechanochemical asymmetric multicomponent reaction[134].
Scheme 34: Mechanochemical Paal–Knorr pyrrole synthesis [142].
Scheme 35: Mechanochemical synthesis of benzothiazole using ZnO nano particles [146].
Scheme 36: Mechanochemical synthesis of 1,2-di-substituted benzimidazoles [149].
Scheme 37: Mechanochemical click reaction using an alumina-supported Cu-catalyst [152].
Scheme 38: Mechanochemical click reaction using copper vial [155].
Scheme 39: Mechanochemical indole synthesis [157].
Scheme 40: Mechanochemical synthesis of chromene [158].
Scheme 41: Mechanochemical synthesis of azacenes [169].
Scheme 42: Mechanochemical oxidative C-P bond formation [170].
Scheme 43: Mechanochemical C–chalcogen bond formation [171].
Scheme 44: Solvent-free synthesis of an organometallic complex.
Scheme 45: Selective examples of mechano-synthesis of organometallic complexes. a) Halogenation reaction of Re...
Scheme 46: Mechanochemical activation of C–H bond of unsymmetrical azobenzene [178].
Scheme 47: Mechanochemical synthesis of organometallic pincer complex [179].
Scheme 48: Mechanochemical synthesis of tris(allyl)aluminum complex [180].
Scheme 49: Mechanochemical Ru-catalyzed olefin metathesis reaction [181].
Scheme 50: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed C–H bond functionalization under mechanochemical conditions [182].
Scheme 51: Mechanochemical Csp2–H bond amidation using Ir(III) catalyst [183].
Scheme 52: Mechanochemical Rh-catalyzed Csp2–X bond formation [184].
Scheme 53: Mechanochemical Pd-catalyzed C–H activation [185].
Scheme 54: Mechanochemical Csp2–H bond amidation using Rh catalyst.
Scheme 55: Mechanochemical synthesis of indoles using Rh catalyst [187].
Scheme 56: Mizoroki–Heck reaction of aminoacrylates with aryl halide in a ball-mill [58].
Scheme 57: IBX under mechanomilling conditions [8].
Scheme 58: Thiocarbamoylation of anilines; trapping of reactive aryl-N-thiocarbamoylbenzotriazole intermediate...
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Figure 1: Mechanisms of O-GTs-catalysed glycosylation.
Figure 2: Desulfoglucosinolate biosynthesis by UGT74B1.
Figure 3: Examples of thiol-containing acceptors used in the chemo-enzymatic biosynthesis of S-glycosides cat...
Figure 4: Examples of C-glycosylated products biosynthesized by natural C-GT. Compounds showed are formed by ...
Figure 5: General mechanisms of the O-GHs-catalysed hydrolysis.
Figure 6: Neighbouring group participation mechanism of retaining the O-GHs-catalysed hydrolysis.
Figure 7: Mechanism of the thioligases.
Figure 8: Examples of thiol acceptors utilized with GHs.
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Figure 1: Recycling experiments of Ni/RGO-40 catalyst in C−S cross-coupling reaction between 4-iodoanisole an...
Figure 2: (a) Raman spectrum of fresh Ni/RGO-40 and (b) recovered catalyst after the first cycle of C–S coupl...
Figure 3: (a) XRD of fresh Ni/RGO-40 and (b) the recovered catalyst after the first cycle of C–S coupling.
Figure 4: HRXPS of Ni in (a) Ni/RGO-40 catalyst recovered after the first cycle of the reaction. (b) Deconvol...
Figure 5: XRD of Ni(OH)2/RGO, prepared separately.
Figure 6: Proposed mechanism for the RGO-supported Ni-catalyzed C–S cross-coupling reaction.
Figure 7: TEM image of (a) Ni/RGO-40 before usage as a catalyst (for comparison, reprinted with permission fr...
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Figure 1: Network motifs. (a) Examples of network motifs composed from different feedback loops. Each design ...
Figure 2: Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. (a) Classical example of pattern formation in the BZ reaction w...
Figure 3: Examples of synthetic dissipative systems. (a) Feedback cycle of a bilayer network composed of the ...
Figure 4: Design principles applied in synthetic biology. (a) Network topology, mechanism, and the clockwise-...
Figure 5: A retrosynthetic design strategy to implement an oscillating enzymatic reaction network [94]. (a) Schem...
Figure 6: Functions obtained by linking multiple network modules in microfluidic flow reactors (depicted as C...
Figure 7: Influence of molecular structure on the properties of CRNs. (a) Molecular “Swiss army knives” showi...
Figure 8: Network motifs as building blocks for the step-wise build-up of complexity. Chemical reaction netwo...
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Scheme 1: Solution-state conformations of D-glucose.
Scheme 2: Enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides.
Scheme 3: Enzymatic synthesis of a phosphorylated glycoprotein containing a mannose-6-phosphate (M6P)-termina...
Scheme 4: A) Selected GTs-mediated syntheses of oligosaccharides and other biologically active glycosides. B)...
Scheme 5: Enzymatic synthesis of nucleosides.
Scheme 6: Fischer glycosylation strategies.
Scheme 7: The basis of remote activation (adapted from [37]).
Scheme 8: Classic remote activation employing a MOP donor to access α-anomeric alcohols, carboxylates, and ph...
Figure 1: Synthesis of monoprotected glycosides from a (3-bromo-2-pyridyloxy) β-D-glycopyranosyl donor under ...
Scheme 9: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of α-galactosides. TBDPS = tert-butyldiphenylsilyl.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the 6-O-monoprotected galactopyranoside donor for remote activation.
Scheme 11: UDP-galactopyranose mutase-catalyzed isomerization of UDP-Galp to UDP-Galf.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the 1-thioimidoyl galactofuranosyl donor.
Scheme 13: Glycosylation of MeOH using a self-activating donor in the absence of an external activator. a) Syn...
Scheme 14: The classical Lewis acid-catalyzed glycosylation.
Figure 2: Unprotected glycosyl donors used for the Lewis acid-catalyzed protecting group-free glycosylation r...
Scheme 15: Four-step synthesis of the phenyl β-galactothiopyranosyl donor.
Scheme 16: Protecting-group-free C3′-regioselective glycosylation of sucrose with α–F Glc.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of the α-fluoroglucosyl donor.
Figure 3: Protecting-group-free glycosyl donors and acceptors used in the Au(III)-catalyzed glycosylation.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of the mannosyl donor used in the study [62].
Scheme 19: The Pd-catalyzed stereoretentive glycosylation of arenes using anomeric stannane donors.
Scheme 20: Preparation of the protecting-group-free α and β-stannanes from advanced intermediates for stereoch...
Figure 4: Selective anomeric activating agents providing donors for direct activation of the anomeric carbon.
Scheme 21: One-step access to sugar oxazolines or 1,6-anhydrosugars.
Scheme 22: Enzymatic synthesis of a chitoheptaose using a mutant chitinase.
Scheme 23: One-pot access to glycosyl azides [73], dithiocarbamates [74], and aryl thiols using DMC activation and sub...
Scheme 24: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 25: Protecting-group-free synthesis of anomeric thiols from unprotected 2-deoxy-2-N-acetyl sugars.
Scheme 26: Protein conjugation of TTL221-PentK with a hyaluronan hexasaccharide thiol.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 28: Direct two-step one-pot access to glycoconjugates through the in situ formation of the glycosyl azi...
Scheme 29: DMC as a phosphate-activating moiety for the synthesis of diphosphates. aβ-1,4-galactose transferas...
Figure 5: Triazinylmorpholinium salts as selective anomeric activating agents.
Scheme 30: One-step synthesis of DBT glycosides from unprotected sugars in aqueous medium.
Scheme 31: Postulated mechanism for the stereoselective formation of α-glycosides.
Scheme 32: DMT-donor synthesis used for metal-catalyzed glycosylation of simple alcohols.
Figure 6: Protecting group-free synthesis of glycosyl sulfonohydrazides (GSH).
Figure 7: The use of GSHs to access 1-O-phosphoryl and alkyl glycosides. A) Glycosylation of aliphatic alcoho...
Scheme 33: A) Proposed mechanism of glycosylation. B) Proposed mechanism for stereoselective azidation of the ...
Scheme 34: Mounting GlcNAc onto a sepharose solid support through a GSH donor.
Scheme 35: Lawesson’s reagent for the formation of 1,2-trans glycosides.
Scheme 36: Protecting-group-free protein conjugation via an in situ-formed thiol glycoside [98].
Scheme 37: pH-Specific glycosylation to functionalize SAMs on gold.
Figure 8: Protecting-group-free availability of phenolic glycosides under Mitsunobu conditions. DEAD = diethy...
Scheme 38: Accessing hydroxyazobenzenes under Mitsunobu conditions for the study of photoswitchable labels. DE...
Scheme 39: Stereoselective protecting-group-free glycosylation of D-glucose to provide the β-glucosyl benzoic ...
Figure 9: Direct synthesis of pyranosyl nucleosides from unactivated and unprotected ribose using optimized M...
Figure 10: Direct synthesis of furanosyl nucleosides from 5-O-monoprotected ribose in a one-pot glycosylation–...
Figure 11: Synthesis of ribofuranosides using a monoprotected ribosyl donor via an anhydrose intermediate.
Figure 12: C5′-modified nucleosides available under our conditions.
Scheme 40: Plausible reaction mechanism for the formation of the anhydrose.
Figure 13: Direct glycosylation of several aliphatic alcohols using catalytic Ti(Ot-Bu)4 in the presence of D-...
Figure 14: Access to glycosides using catalytic PPh3 and CBr4.
Figure 15: Access to ribofuranosyl glycosides as the major product under catalytic conditions. aLiOCl4 (2.0 eq...