Consecutive four-component synthesis of trisubstituted 3-iodoindoles by an alkynylation–cyclization–iodination–alkylation sequence

• Nadia Ledermann,
• Alae-Eddine Moubsit and
• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1379–1385, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.99

• electrophilic trapping of the intermediary indole anion with alkyl halides provides a concise one-pot synthesis of 3-iodoindoles. The latter are valuable substrates for Suzuki arylations, which are exemplified with the syntheses of four derivatives, some of them are blue emitters in solution and in the solid

• increasingly interesting [26][27]. In addition, as one-pot processes with a huge exploratory potential and diversity-oriented character, syntheses of indoles by multicomponent reactions have aroused considerable interest [28][29][30]. As part of our program to develop heterocycle syntheses based upon

• Discussion In our previous studies on the alkynylation–cyclization synthesis of 2-substituted (aza)indoles [32][33][34], we could show that the copper-free Pd-catalyzed alkynylation of 2-aminobromopyridines or 2-bromoanilines and the subsequent base-catalyzed anellation in a one-pot fashion proceeds without

Synthesis of ether lipids: natural compounds and analogues

• Marco Antônio G. B. Gomes,
• Alicia Bauduin,
• Chloé Le Roux,
• Romain Fouinneteau,
• Wilfried Berthe,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1299–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.96

• reacted immediately (one-pot procedure) with sodium borohydride to give 4.4. It must be noted that this sequence does not induce racemization and that 4.4 can be stored for months with 0.5% of solid KOH acting as a stabilizer [72]. Then, 4.4 was alkylated with stearyl tosylate to produce 4.5. The two

• acyl group. Then, the phosphocholine polar head group was introduced with a sequential one-pot procedure using first 2-chloro-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane (12.7) to produce a cyclic phosphate as intermediate that subsequently reacted with trimethylamine to produce thio-PAF 12.8. The opening of

• 22.10. However, the last step features the lower yield (54%) of this 8-step synthesis. In 1994, Bittman et al. reported an alternative strategy to introduce the phosphocholine moiety by the preparation of a cyclic phosphite as a key intermediate [119]. This one-pot three-step sequence starts with the

Unravelling a trichloroacetic acid-catalyzed cascade access to benzo[f]chromeno[2,3-h]quinoxalinoporphyrins

• Chandra Sekhar Tekuri,
• Pargat Singh and
• Mahendra Nath

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1216–1224, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.89

• Chandra Sekhar Tekuri Pargat Singh Mahendra Nath Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India 10.3762/bjoc.19.89 Abstract A facile one-pot four-component synthetic methodology is evolved to construct novel copper(II) benzo[f]chromeno[2,3-h

• ; multicomponent synthesis; one-pot reaction; trichloroacetic acid; Introduction π-Conjugated porphyrin macrocycles are known for their applications in numerous areas ranging from oxygen transport, photosynthesis, catalysis and medicine [1][2][3]. In the past several years, diverse organic scaffolds have been

• present study discloses an easy and first synthetic approach to build highly π-conjugated copper(II) benzo[f]chromeno[2,3-h]quinoxalinoporphyrins through a trichloroacetic acid-catalyzed one-pot four-component reaction of 2,3-diamino-5,10,15,20-tetraarylporphyrins, 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione, aromatic

Retraction: One-pot odourless synthesis of thioesters via in situ generation of thiobenzoic acids using benzoic anhydrides and thiourea

• Mohammad Abbasi and
• Reza Khalifeh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1170–1170, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.85

New one-pot synthesis of 4-arylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-ones based on 5-aminopyrazoles and azlactones

• Vladislav Yu. Shuvalov,
• Ekaterina Yu. Vlasova,
• Tatyana Yu. Zheleznova and
• Alexander S. Fisyuk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1155–1160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.83

• Ave., 55a, 644077 Omsk, Russian Federation 10.3762/bjoc.19.83 Abstract An effective one-pot strategy was developed for the synthesis of 4-arylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-ones from pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-ones, obtained by reacting 5-aminopyrazoles with 4-arylidene-2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones (azlactones

• when irradiated with UV light. Keywords: 5-aminopyrazole; azlactone; elimination; fluorescence; one-pot synthesis; pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one; Introduction The pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine scaffold is present in many biologically active compounds [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Among them, 4

• carried out as one-pot synthesis, without isolation of the intermediate dihydro derivative 3а. In this case, the solvent (DMSO) could be added at the stage of obtaining dihydro derivative 3a or introduced into the reaction together with t-BuOK. We have explored both variants. When intermediate 3a was

Photoredox catalysis harvesting multiple photon or electrochemical energies

• Mattia Lepori,
• Simon Schmid and
• Joshua P. Barham

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1055–1145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.81

• products (e.g., 7) whereas irradiation with blue light (λ = 455 nm) provided disubstituted products 8 (Figure 5A). Additionally, adding a different trapping reagent before switching from green to blue light allows for a sequential and controlled substitution in a one-pot reaction (Figure 5B). 2,4,6

Synthesis of imidazo[4,5-e][1,3]thiazino[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazines via a base-induced rearrangement of functionalized imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazines

• Dmitry B. Vinogradov,
• Alexei N. Izmest’ev,
• Angelina N. Kravchenko,
• Yuri A. Strelenko and
• Galina A. Gazieva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1047–1054, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.80

• hours of reaction. A one-pot method for the synthesis of 1,3-dimethylimidazo[4,5-e][1,3]thiazino[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazine 3a was exemplified by successive reactions of imidazo[4,5-e][1,2,4]triazine 7 with diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and excess KOH. Acidification of aqueous solutions of potassium salts

Synthesis of tetrahydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridines via Pictet–Spengler reaction

• Elena Y. Mendogralo and
• Maxim G. Uchuskin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 991–997, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.74

• Elena Y. Mendogralo Maxim G. Uchuskin Perm State University, Bukireva st. 15, Perm, 614990, Russian Federation 10.3762/bjoc.19.74 Abstract A semi-one-pot method for the synthesis of 4-substituted tetrahydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridines by the Pictet–Spengler reaction was developed. The method is based on

• . The reversibility of the acid hydrolysis is quite typical for furans and is more pronounced for di- and polysubstituted furans, due to the higher stability of the latter [49][50][51]. 3-(2-Oxopropyl)piperidin-4-one 5a could be involved into the Paal–Knorr pyrrole synthesis in a one-pot manner. Thus

• methyl iodide (Scheme 5). Conclusion In conclusion, we have developed a semi-one-pot method for the synthesis of 2,3-annulated furans based on the Pictet–Spengler reaction. This method provides a shortcut to 4-substituted tetrahydrofuro[3,2-c]pyridines in reasonable yields starting from readily available

The unique reactivity of 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridine in the Huisgen 1,4-diploar cycloaddition and formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition

• Xiu-Yu Chen,
• Hui Zheng,
• Ying Han,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 982–990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.73

• -fused tetrahydroquinolines (reaction 1 in Scheme 1) [41][42]. Menéndez and co-workers reported a Yb(OTf)3-mediated Povarov reaction of imines and N-alkyl-1,4-dihydropyridines for the synthesis of hexahydrobenzo[h][1,6]naphthyridines (reaction 2 in Scheme 1) [43]. Khan and co-workers employed a one-pot

Aromatic C–H bond functionalization through organocatalyzed asymmetric intermolecular aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction: a recent update

• Anup Biswas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 956–981, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.72

• reaction between α-naphthol (17) and methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate (18) but promising selectivity was not achieved. The highest enantiomeric excess of 64% was obtained in the presence of P7 as the catalyst (Scheme 6) [30]. In 2018, Reddy and co-workers developed a one pot protocol comprising oxidation and an

• utilizing cyclic N-sulfimines as electrophiles. Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction involving N-unprotected imino ester as electrophile. Aza-Friedel–Crafts and lactonization cascade. One-pot oxidation and aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction. C1 and C2-symmetric phosphoric acids as catalysts. Aza-Friedel–Crafts reaction

Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis using diverse catalysts: a transition from conventional to greener approach

• Dileep Kumar Singh and
• Rajesh Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 928–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.71

• solvent at 100 °C (Scheme 6). Finally, compounds 13 were used to prepare various arylpyrrolo- and pyrazolopyrrolizinones for diverse biological activity. In 2007, Török and co-workers [60] reported a convenient one-pot synthesis of N-sulfonyl-substituted pyrroles, indoles, and carbazole via a modified

• and forms an unstable intermediate that easily forms activated dialdehyde B. The amine 24 reacts with activated dialdehyde and provides the corresponding pyrrole 25 through the removal of water molecules. Smith and co-workers [65] reported a modified one-pot, two-step Clauson–Kaas procedure for the

Asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and reaction with carbocations on acylimidazole Michael acceptors

• Brigita Mudráková,
• Renata Marcia de Figueiredo,
• Jean-Marc Campagne and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 881–888, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.65

• intermediates among other metal enolates obtained in conjugate additions. Experimental General procedure for the one-pot conjugate addition of organozinc reagents to acylimidazole followed by trapping with carbocations: In a flame-dried Schlenk flask flushed with Ar, Cu(OTf)2 (1.81 mg, 0.005 mmol, 2 mol %) and

Synthesis of substituted 8H-benzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolin-8-ones via photochemical 6π-electrocyclization of pyrimidines containing an allomaltol fragment

• Constantine V. Milyutin,
• Andrey N. Komogortsev,
• Boris V. Lichitsky,
• Mikhail E. Minyaev and
• Valeriya G. Melekhina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 778–788, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.58

• Scheme S5 in Supporting Information File 1). Based on the obtained results, we have developed a preparative telescopic method for the synthesis of polycycles 12. The presented two-step one-pot approach includes the preliminary photoconversion of the starting pyrimidines 9 in DMF to the corresponding

• derivatives are stable products and do not convert into polyaromatic benzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolines upon further UV irradiation. The structures of two of the dihydrobenzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolines were confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. Based on the obtained results, a two-step one-pot protocol for

Sulfate radical anion-induced benzylic oxidation of N-(arylsulfonyl)benzylamines to N-arylsulfonylimines

• Joydev K. Laha,
• Pankaj Gupta and
• Amitava Hazra

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 771–777, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.57

• synthesis of synthetically useful N-arylsulfonylimines from N-(arylsulfonyl)benzylamines using K2S2O8 in the presence of pyridine as a base is reported herein. In addition, a “one-pot” tandem synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant N-heterocycles by the reaction of N-arylsulfonylimines, generated in situ

• approach, a gram-scale synthesis and a “one-pot” tandem synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant N-heterocycles by the reaction of in situ-generated N-arylsulfonylimines with various ortho-substituted anilines were also developed. The mechanism of the oxidation is believed to occur via hydrogen atom

• synthetic utility of the developed protocol, a tandem “one-pot” synthesis of N-heterocycles was successfully executed (Scheme 3). Thus, exposition of substrates 1 under the optimized reaction conditions followed by the addition of ortho-substituted anilines 3 and K2S2O8 (1 equiv) and heating the reaction

Construction of hexabenzocoronene-based chiral nanographenes

• Ranran Li,
• Di Wang,
• Shengtao Li and
• Peng An

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 736–751, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.54

• . Meanwhile, this NG 70 can also be synthesized from compound 68 through oxidative cyclodehydrognation and dimerization in one pot. The isomerization barrier was determined as over 35 kcal/mol at 170 °C, and 37 kcal/mol by DFT calculation, indicating a high degree of optical stability of pure enantiomers [51

Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-containing peptidomimetics by tandem of Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé and Ugi reactions

• Oleksandr V. Kolomiiets,
• Alexander V. Tsygankov,
• Maryna N. Kornet,
• Aleksander A. Brazhko,
• Vladimir I. Musatov and
• Valentyn A. Chebanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 727–735, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.53

• proved to be inefficient. In addition, we also tested the one-pot method for the synthesis of similar structures [32]. Aminopyridine, aldehyde and Sc(OTf)3 as catalyst were stirred in MeOH/DCM for 45 min at room temperature, then the isocyanide was added and the mixture was stirred for another 8 h

Strategies in the synthesis of dibenzo[b,f]heteropines

• David I. H. Maier,
• Barend C. B. Bezuidenhoudt and
• Charlene Marais

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 700–718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.51

• , whereafter Buchwald–Hartwig amination afford the various diarylazepines. A three-component one-pot process allowed for a second in situ Buchwald–Hartwig amination of the diarylazepine with aryl or benzyl halides to give the respective N-aryl and N-benzylazepine derivatives 83 and 84 (Scheme 16). 3.2 Mizoroki

• dibenzoazepines 62. Double Buchwald–Hartwig amination towards 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine derivatives 71. One-pot Suzuki coupling–Buchwald–Hartwig amination. One-pot Rh/Pd-catalysed synthesis of dihydropyridobenzazepines. A retrosynthetic pathway to dibenzo[b,f]azepines via Mizoroki–Heck reaction. One

• -pot domino Pd-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck–Buchwald–Hartwig synthesis of dibenzo[b,f]azepines. Dibenzo[b,f]thiapine and -oxepine synthesis via SNAr (thio)etherification, Wittig methylenation and Mizoroki–Heck reaction. A retrosynthetic pathway to dibenzo[b,f]oxepines via Ullmann coupling. Ullmann-type

Enolates ambushed – asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and subsequent enolate trapping with conventional and less traditional electrophiles

• Péter Kisszékelyi and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 593–634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.44

• properties. In several cases the α-SCF3-substituted ketones 44 were isolated in good yields and enantioselectivities but with low diastereoselectivities. Even though no asymmetric catalyst was involved, Kawano et al. recently demonstrated an attractive one-pot procedure for preparing complex bicyclic and

• developed a copper/Rev-Josiphos-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to 2-methylcyclopentenone (78), which provided 2,3-disubstituted cyclopentanones in high yields and enantiomeric purities [53]. The one-pot alkylation reaction of the in situ formed magnesium enolate with alkylating

• Phebox-based rhodium complex (C3) to catalyze the tandem conjugate addition of a terminal alkene followed by reacting the bicyclic dienol silyl ether intermediate with Michael acceptors in a one-pot procedure (Scheme 50) [92]. The bridged cyclic products 196a,b, formed by a double Michael addition

Mechanochemical solid state synthesis of copper(I)/NHC complexes with K₃PO₄

• Ina Remy-Speckmann,
• Birte M. Zimmermann,
• Mahadeb Gorai,
• Martin Lerch and
• Johannes F. Teichert

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 440–447, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.34

• of green chemistry. Syntheses via mechanochemical methods offer elegant and atom-economic alternatives to liquid state synthesis approaches [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]. In accordance with the in situ transmetallation route in liquid state synthesis, a one-pot two-step procedure in a

CuAAC-inspired synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole-bridged porphyrin conjugates: an overview

• Dileep Kumar Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 349–379, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.29

• subunits. Bryden and Boyle [29] presented a mild and facile one-pot synthesis of meso-substituted zinc(II) azido-porphyrin 39a–c in excellent yield by using a diazo-transfer reagent and utilized it for the preparation of 1,2,3-triazole-linked porphyrin conjugates 40a,b using copper(I)-catalyzed click

Synthesis and reactivity of azole-based iodazinium salts

• Thomas J. Kuczmera,
• Annalena Dietz,
• Andreas Boelke and
• Boris J. Nachtsheim

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 317–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.27

• imidazoiodaziniums, we show highly delicate post-oxidation functionalizations retaining the hypervalent iodine center. Keywords: building block; heterocycles; hypervalent compounds; iodonium salts; one-pot synthesis; Introduction The chemistry of hypervalent iodine compounds, in particular aryl-λ3-iodanes, is

• reactivity and utility in XB catalysis. We also established one-pot methods for generating six-membered carbon-, oxygen-, and nitrogen-bridged iodonium salts, such as the iodazinium triflate 3 [32][33]. Based on these promising findings, we further wanted to elaborate this chemistry and herein we present the

Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series

• Cécile Alleman,
• Charlène Gadais,
• Laurent Legentil and
• François-Hugues Porée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23

An efficient metal-free and catalyst-free C–S/C–O bond-formation strategy: synthesis of pyrazole-conjugated thioamides and amides

• Shubham Sharma,
• Dharmender Singh,
• Sunit Kumar,
• Vaishali,
• Rahul Jamra,
• Naveen Banyal,
• Deepika,
• Chandi C. Malakar and
• Virender Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 231–244, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.22

• an operationally simple one-pot procedure for the preparation of highly diversified thioamide and amide-linked pyrazole analogues. Results and Discussion Initially, the synthesis of pyrazole C-3/4/5 carbaldehydes and 4-iodopyrazole-3-carbaldehydes was achieved by employing the recently reported

• -carbaldehyde 1, morpholine (C) and elemental sulfur under the standard reaction conditions as depicted in Scheme 5. It was noticed that this one-pot operation was completed within 2.5 hours and smoothly furnished the desired product, (5-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)(morpholino)methanethione (1C

• for the construction of biologically interesting highly diversified pyrazole-linked thioamide and amide conjugates has been developed. The pyrazole C-3/4/5-tethered thioamide conjugates were prepared via a one-pot reaction between highly diversified pyrazole carbaldehydes, cyclic secondary amines, and

An accelerated Rauhut–Currier dimerization enabled the synthesis of (±)-incarvilleatone and anticancer studies

• Tharun K. Kotammagari,
• Sweta Misra,
• Sayantan Paul,
• Sunita Kunte,
• Rajesh G. Gonnade,
• Manas K. Santra and
• Asish K. Bhattacharya

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 204–211, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.19

• configuration of each enantiomer was determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. In addition, a one-pot synthesis of (±)-incarviditone has been achieved from rac-rengyolone by using KHMDS as a base. We have also assessed the anticancer activity of all the synthesized compounds in breast cancer cells

• ). The formation of (±)-incarvilleatone (1), perhaps due to RC dimerized product (±)-4, first undergoes oxa-Michael followed by aldol reaction in one-pot. The aldol reaction take place with intermediate 5 in basic medium due to the close proximity of the two carbonyl groups. Finally, the structure of

• achieved the total synthesis of (±)-incarvilleatone (1) starting from rac-rengyolone (3) through accelerated RC intermolecular dimerization catalyzed by TBAF to synthesize a heterochiral dimerized product (±)-4, followed by a one-pot oxa-Michael and aldol reaction sequence using KHMDS as a base. The

Sequential hydrozirconation/Pd-catalyzed cross coupling of acyl chlorides towards conjugated (2E,4E)-dienones

• Benedikt Kolb,
• Daniela Silva dos Santos,
• Sanja Krause,
• Anna Zens and
• Sabine Laschat

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 176–185, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.17

• substituents in the one-pot reaction and showed that regardless of the substitution pattern, the reactions lead to the stereoselective formation (≥95% (2E,4E)) of the respective dienones under mild conditions. It was found that enynes with alkyl chains gave higher yields than the corresponding aryl-substituted