Pentannulation of N-heterocycles by a tandem gold-catalyzed [3,3]-rearrangement/Nazarov reaction of propargyl ester derivatives: a computational study on the crucial role of the nitrogen atom

• Giovanna Zanella,
• Martina Petrović,
• Dina Scarpi,
• Ernesto G. Occhiato and
• Enrique Gómez-Bengoa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3059–3068, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.255

• very similar numbers, 14.6 kcal⋅mol−1 (from I to TS2) and 14.3 kcal⋅mol−1 (from III to TS3), respectively. We also computed the following steps of deprotonation, protodeauration, and acetate hydrolysis, which would lead to the final product 7, showing that they are not critical for the rate and outcome

• being higher in energy than TS6. As mentioned before, after the slow cyclization step in TS3, we focused our analysis on the transformation of the bicyclic intermediate IV to the final diene product. Basically, the final steps have to include a deprotonation, protodeauration, and in some cases acetate

• hydrolysis. These steps can occur through different pathways; in particular, we considered a single-step intramolecular hydride shift with concomitant C–Au-bond breaking (Figure 5) or a base-mediated deprotonation, followed by Au–C-bond hydrolysis through protodeauration (Figure 6). In the former case, it

Synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines via cyclocondensation of 2-(aminomethyl)pyridines with electrophilically activated nitroalkanes

• Dmitrii A. Aksenov,
• Nikolai A. Arutiunov,
• Vladimir V. Maliuga,
• Alexander V. Aksenov and
• Michael Rubin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2903–2910, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.239

• , providing a 2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-4-ium ion 14. After deprotonation, the latter would form the 2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,5-a]pyridine 15, which after the elimination of O-phosphorylated hydroxylamine, would afford the imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines 16 (Scheme 2). To test this idea, nitroethane (1а, 5

Using multiple self-sorting for switching functions in discrete multicomponent systems

• Amit Ghosh and
• Michael Schmittel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2831–2853, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.233

• the complex [Zn(49)]2+. The liberated zinc(II) ions replaced the Li+ ions in the nanoswitch [Li(35)]+ and translocated them onto the luminophore 36, thus finally generating the state SelfSORT-II composed of 49•H+, [Zn(35)]2+, and [Li(36)]+. In the return process, the deprotonation of 49•H+ by DBU

Particle size effect in the mechanically assisted synthesis of β-cyclodextrin mesitylene sulfonate

• Stéphane Menuel,
• Sébastien Saitzek,
• Eric Monflier and
• Frédéric Hapiot

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2598–2606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.211

• ), the ratio of mono-substituted β-CDMts to poly-substituted β-CDMts derivatives increased over time, as depicted in Figure 7. This result is probably due to the homogeneous diffusion of KOH within the solid mixture facilitating the deprotonation of a larger number of β-CDs rather than only a few of them

• . While the deprotonation/protonation equilibrium preferentially takes place at the 2- and 6-positions of the β-CD [29], the alkoxide located on the primary face at the 6-position is more inclined to react with the bulky mesitylenesulfonate group than the alkoxide on the secondary face at the 2-position

Synthesis of 4-substituted azopyridine-functionalized Ni(II)-porphyrins as molecular spin switches

• Jannis Ludwig,
• Tobias Moje,
• Fynn Röhricht and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2589–2597, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.210

• the improvement of the switching efficiency. Thiol (σ = 0.15) and thiolethers (σ ≈ 0.0) are less electron donating than methoxy substituents, however, upon deprotonation, the thiolate (σ = −1.2) should considerably improve coordination and potentially restore switchability in water. Carboxylic acids

• notorious problem of porphyrin-based spin switches. To kill two birds with one stone, we introduced acidic substituents in 4-position of the pyridines (1h (R = SH), 1j (R = COOH)). Deprotonation to the corresponding anions should increase the coordination power of the pyridine and increase the solubility of

• of 1e (top), 1h (left) and 1j (right) in acetone water (1:9) (solid line) and after deprotonation using cesium carbonate (dashed line) in the PSS at 505 nm (green) and 435 nm (blue). Synthesis of the nitroso compounds 3 and 6 using the two different methods described by Wegner et al. [19][20][21] and

Thermodynamic and electrochemical study of tailor-made crown ethers for redox-switchable (pseudo)rotaxanes

• Henrik Hupatz,
• Marius Gaedke,
• Hendrik V. Schröder,
• Julia Beerhues,
• Arto Valkonen,
• Fabian Klautzsch,
• Sebastian Müller,
• Felix Witte,
• Kari Rissanen,
• Biprajit Sarkar and
• Christoph A. Schalley

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2576–2588, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.209

• . Both compounds exhibit two reversible reduction processes. The lariat ether NDIC7 is not suitable for rotaxane synthesis as it forms a complex equilibrium involving the deprotonation of the secondary ammonium axle and does not form 1:1 pseudorotaxanes. Additionally, the pseudorotaxane is hampered by

Synthesis of novel fluorinated building blocks via halofluorination and related reactions

• Attila Márió Remete,
• Tamás T. Novák,
• Melinda Nonn,
• Matti Haukka,
• Ferenc Fülöp and
• Loránd Kiss

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2562–2575, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.208

• for the formation can be written only from the imides (rac)-11a,b. Apparently, the first step involves a base-catalyzed epimerization into a less-strained cis-annelated system, which undergoes ring inversion, enabling the large halogen atom to be equatorial. This is followed by a deprotonation next to

Recent developments in enantioselective photocatalysis

• Callum Prentice,
• James Morrisson,
• Andrew D. Smith and
• Eli Zysman-Colman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2363–2441, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.197

• . After deprotonation and oxidation via SET, both catalysts are regenerated and Minisci-type products 120 are released in excellent yields and enantioselectivities (30 examples, up to 99:1 er). Pyridyl substrates are tolerated, but generally required the presence of electron-withdrawing groups for the

• dual catalytic mode. Ooi et al. reported an enantioselective synthesis of 1,2 diamines 247 from tertiary amines 248 and aldimines 249 (Scheme 39) [100]. The proposed mechanism involves a reductive quenching pathway with 248 to produce radical cations 248•+, which following deprotonation and a [1,2

Styryl-based new organic chromophores bearing free amino and azomethine groups: synthesis, photophysical, NLO, and thermal properties

• Anka Utama Putra,
• Deniz Çakmaz,
• Nurgül Seferoğlu,
• Alberto Barsella and
• Zeynel Seferoğlu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2282–2296, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.189

• . The pH-sensitive properties of all prepared Schiff bases were examined against TBAOH in DMSO, via deprotonation of the OH group in the salicylidene moiety and their reverse protonation was also investigated using TFA. The Schiff bases exhibited a bathochromic shift upon the addition of TBAOH to their

• /deprotonation processes [23][24][25]. Fluorescent dyes as chemosensors offer unique merits such as low energy consumption, ease of handling, high selectivity, and notable sensitivity [26][27]. Moreover, some fluorescent dyes demonstrate remarkable ICT characteristics, and could therefore serve as NLO dyes [11

• led to the restoration of its emission intensity. Figure 6 shows the deprotonation and reverse protonation of dye 12 by color changes of the dye followed under a UV lamp (λex = 365 nm). Since under the ambient light all solutions seemed to have the same color, a UV lamp was used to observe the color

Reactions of 3-aryl-1-(trifluoromethyl)prop-2-yn-1-iminium salts with 1,3-dienes and styrenes

• Thomas Schneider,
• Michael Keim,
• Bianca Seitz and
• Gerhard Maas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2064–2072, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.173

• analogous to 21 could be isolated [56]. A cationic 1,5-cylization converts 21 into cyclopentene 22, from which fulvene 19 is formed by deprotonation and a formal 1,4-shift of the NMe2 group. The details of this rearrangement are not known, an N,N-dimethyldihydropyrrolium intermediate may be involved

Isolation and structure determination of a tetrameric sulfonyl dilithio methandiide in solution based on crystal structure analysis and ⁶Li/¹³C NMR spectroscopic data

• Jürgen Vollhardt,
• Hans Jörg Lindner and
• Hans-Joachim Gais

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2057–2063, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.172

• from sulfonyl lithio methanides 1 [9] through α-deprotonation [1][2][4], and from arylsulfonyl dilithio methanides 3 [10][11] though ortho,α-transmetallation [10][11][12][13] (Scheme 1). We had found that the α-deprotonation of the lithio methanide 1a with n-butyllithium (n-BuLi) gave the stable silyl

Design, synthesis and application of carbazole macrocycles in anion sensors

• Alo Rüütel,
• Ville Yrjänä,
• Sandip A. Kadam,
• Indrek Saar,
• Mihkel Ilisson,
• Astrid Darnell,
• Kristjan Haav,
• Tõiv Haljasorg,
• Lauri Toom,
• Johan Bobacka and
• Ivo Leito

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1901–1914, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.157

• increase between pH 2.8 and 6.8 due to the deprotonation of acetic acid (pKa = 4.76) [34], which should result in a decrease in the measured potentials. The measured potentials were then expected to remain constant after pH 6.8 since the activity of acetate should no longer appreciably change with the

When metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization meets visible-light photocatalysis

• Lucas Guillemard and
• Joanna Wencel-Delord

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1754–1804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.147

• undergoes cyclometalation via a concerted metalation–deprotonation (CMD) process furnishing a cyclometalated intermediate. Thereafter, coordination and subsequent insertion of the alkyne into the Co–C bond delivers a seven-membered cobaltacycle. The desired coupling product is then liberated by reductive

• ) catalyst, followed by SET oxidation to provide an Ar–Au(III) intermediate (Figure 43). This Lewis-acidic Au species promotes the regioselective C–H auration of the electron-rich substrate, delivering a cationic intermediate that under deprotonation and subsequent reductive elimination furnishes the

• transfer generate the aryl radical together with a cationic Mn species. The addition of the aryl radical to the (hetero)aromatic substrate affords a radical biaryl intermediate that provides the expected coupling product after oxidation and deprotonation. C–H activation of heterocyclic substrates The panel

Clickable azide-functionalized bromoarylaldehydes – synthesis and photophysical characterization

• Dominik Göbel,
• Marius Friedrich,
• Enno Lork and
• Boris J. Nachtsheim

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1683–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.139

• acidic conditions, rapid aqueous work-up was conducted, followed by reduction with NaBH4, yielding the corresponding primary alcohol 8 in 81% yield over two steps. The transformation to azide 9 was accomplished by deprotonation using 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) and reaction with

• Scheme 3). Derivatization of fluorenyl methanol 19 To gain deeper insights into the emission behavior of fluorenes bearing different functional groups in the side chains, fluorenylmethanol 19 was subjected to derivatization reactions (see Scheme 4). Deprotonation and subsequent methylation afforded

Rearrangement of o-(pivaloylaminomethyl)benzaldehydes: an experimental and computational study

• Csilla Hargitai,
• Györgyi Koványi-Lax,
• Tamás Nagy,
• Péter Ábrányi-Balogh,
• András Dancsó,
• Gábor Tóth,
• Judit Halász,
• Angéla Pandur,
• Gyula Simig and
• Balázs Volk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1636–1648, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.136

• explained by the protonation of ring tautomers 9 to 10 (Scheme 4), followed by a water elimination, and subsequent deprotonation of cations 11 to afford isoindoles 4 [3][4][5]. The protonation of the latter [6], followed by the attack of water at position 1 of cations 12, and subsequent deprotonation of

• formation of the dimer-like products 3a and 3b can be rationalized by the electrophilic attack of cations 12a,b at position 3 of isoindoles 4a,b to give cations 15a,b (Scheme 5). The reaction of the latter with water, followed by deprotonation leads to dimer-like compounds 16a,b, being the ring tautomers of

• dimerization of indole under acidic conditions (Scheme 7) [8]. Electrophilic attack of indole protonated at position 3 toward the position 3 of another indole molecule, followed by deprotonation affords dimer-like derivative 20. The fundamental difference of this transformation from that we observed in the

Facile synthesis of 7-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridines as arginine mimetics using a Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons-based approach

• Rhys A. Lippa,
• John A. Murphy and
• Tim N. Barrett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1617–1626, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.134

• -1,8-naphthyridine analogues. The investigation initially began using commercially available N-Boc-protected tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine 8 [16]. Upon deprotonation and quenching with diethyl chlorophosphate, migration of the Boc group from the nitrogen atom to the exocyclic methyl group was observed

• , affording phosphoramidate 9 in low yield, indicating good leaving group ability of the stabilised tetrahydronaphthyridine anion. No formation of phosphonate 10 was detected (Scheme 3). It was proposed that a deprotonation of 7-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridine (11) with two equivalents of sec-BuLi

• 13 was obtained exclusively at both −42 and −78 °C. The addition of two equivalents of the chlorophosphate yielded diphosphorylated compound 7, albeit in poor yield (Scheme 4). The deprotonation of phosphonate 7 and subsequent reaction with aldehyde 5, formed in situ by oxidation of alcohol 14 using

NHC-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl-β-hydroxyamides

• Alyn T. Davies,
• Mark D. Greenhalgh,
• Alexandra M. Z. Slawin and
• Andrew D. Smith

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1572–1578, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.129

• opening with allylamine. Purification gave 17 and 18, respectively, in a moderate yield as single diastereoisomers and with a good enantioselectivity. The mechanism of this NHC redox process is believed to proceed through the following mechanism (Scheme 3): After deprotonation of the triazolium salt

• precatalyst 3 [58], reversible addition of the free NHC I to the aldehyde leads to adduct II [59]. A subsequent deprotonation allows access to Breslow intermediate III, which can eliminate para-nitrobenzoate to leave azolium enol IV. Deprotonation gives azolium enolate intermediate V, which undergoes a formal

Photocatalyzed syntheses of phenanthrenes and their aza-analogues. A review

• Alessandra Del Tito,
• Havall Othman Abdulla,
• Davide Ravelli,
• Stefano Protti and
• Maurizio Fagnoni

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1476–1488, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.123

• nucleofugal group X−, the intermediate R·, that is in turn trapped by 4.1 (path b). The resulting imidoyl radical 4.2· undergoes cyclization to 4.3· (path c) that is oxidized by PC·+, thus restoring the starting photocatalyst PC and forming the Wheland intermediate 4.3+ (path d). Deprotonation of 4.3+ (path e

An overview on disulfide-catalyzed and -cocatalyzed photoreactions

• Yeersen Patehebieke

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1418–1435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.118

• , respectively, which have the same 5-electron 6-carbon cation radical character. Finally, the subsequent deprotonation and HAT by PhS− and PhSH yields the desired [4 + 2] cycloaddition products 22 and 23, respectively. In 1991, Kim and co-workers reported a disulfide-catalyzed ring expansion of cyclobutanone

Disposable cartridge concept for the on-demand synthesis of turbo Grignards, Knochel–Hauser amides, and magnesium alkoxides

• Mateo Berton,
• Kevin Sheehan,
• Andrea Adamo and
• D. Tyler McQuade

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1343–1356, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.115

• . Challenges: Gas formation from amine deprotonation, residence time optimization due to variations in the amine and amide properties. System setup: The same flow system was used as for the generation of turbo Grignard reagents (Figure S2, Supporting Information File 1). For TMPH, a coil (V = 10 mL, ID = 0.03

• ″) for the tert-amyl alcohol addition (Figure S4, Supporting Information File 1). Finally, we explored the formation of sterically hindered oxygen bases by a direct alcohol deprotonation. Knochel-type tert-amyl magnesium alkoxide (t-AmylOMgCl⋅LiCl) 1.0 M (95%) was obtained (≈15 mL) by the reaction of the

Photocatalysis with organic dyes: facile access to reactive intermediates for synthesis

• Stephanie G. E. Amos,
• Marion Garreau,
• Luca Buzzetti and
• Jerome Waser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1163–1187, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.103

• between the aryl substrates 30.1 and the amides 30.2 for the synthesis of the Weinreb amides 30.3 using DCA (OD5) as an organic dye. Under visible-light irradiation, the SET oxidation of 30.2 by the excited state of DCA, followed by a deprotonation, afforded the amidyl radical. This radical behaved as a

Recent applications of porphyrins as photocatalysts in organic synthesis: batch and continuous flow approaches

• Rodrigo Costa e Silva,
• Luely Oliveira da Silva,
• Aloisio de Andrade Bartolomeu,
• Timothy John Brocksom and
• Kleber Thiago de Oliveira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 917–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.83

• ion, then giving an imine after deprotonation (Scheme 50). Adopting this strategy, Che and co-workers obtained several imines in 90–99% yield from secondary amines [102] (Scheme 51). The authors observed that the oxidation is regioselective, occurring at the less substituted position of nonsymmetric

Cation-induced ring-opening and oxidation reaction of photoreluctant spirooxazine–quinolizinium conjugates

• Phil M. Pithan,
• Sören Steup and
• Heiko Ihmels

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 904–916, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.82

• a certain extent Hg2+) initially induced a ring-opening reaction that was irreversibly followed by a fast ring closure–deprotonation–oxidation sequence to give styryl-substituted naphthoxazole derivatives as the products quantitatively. For the quinolizinium-substituted spirooxazine derivative, the

• short-lived absorption band between 500 and 650 nm, which supports this hypothesis and suggests that the processes have different rate constants in the presence of Cu2+ or Fe3+. We finally propose that the following reaction steps, i.e., the ring closure, deprotonation, and electron transfer to a second

Aldehydes as powerful initiators for photochemical transformations

• Maria A. Theodoropoulou,
• Nikolaos F. Nikitas and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 833–857, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.76

• (Scheme 27b). The sulfate radical then reacted with formamide (106) to produce the carbamoyl radical 125, which could perform a nucleophilic addition to the C-2 position of the protonated benzothiazole 126. A deprotonation, followed by an oxidation, most probably by the intermediates 121 and 122, could

Preparation of 2-phospholene oxides by the isomerization of 3-phospholene oxides

• Péter Bagi,
• Réka Herbay,
• Nikolett Péczka,
• Zoltán Mucsi,
• István Timári and
• György Keglevich

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 818–832, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.75

• the isomerization of 3-phospholene oxides 1 under basic conditions The calculations showed that the reaction mechanism follows a simple sequence under basic conditions (Scheme 4). In the first step the base makes the reactant–base complex 20, and the consequent deprotonation occurs at position C(2

• hypersurface (PES)). Triethylamine can initiate the deprotonation, but the reaction enthalpy towards 21 is very endothermic, making the reaction rate negligible, as observed in the experiment. In the case of KCO3− (instead of Cs2CO3), the deprotonation proceeds smoothly with almost a thermoneutral fashion

• deprotonation by NaOEt is already a slightly exothermic process, suggesting a fast transformation. Conclusion In this comprehensive study, the isomerization of 3-phospholene oxides 1 to the corresponding 2-phospholene oxides 4 was investigated. Complete isomerization took place either in the presence of