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Synthesis of highly substituted fluorenones via metal-free TBHP-promoted oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls. Application to the total synthesis of nobilone

  • Ilya A. P. Jourjine,
  • Lukas Zeisel,
  • Jürgen Krauß and
  • Franz Bracher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2668–2679, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.181

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  •  1, entries 7 and 8). The primary alcohol 2k and aldehyde 2l, both bearing oxygen-containing functional groups instead of nitrogen adjacent to the reactive center, gave 26% and 25% of the target compound 3 under these conditions, respectively (Table 1, entries 11 and 12). The TBHP-mediated
  • cyclization of primary alcohols like 2k has been successfully utilized in the synthesis of fluorenones and azafluorenones [37], however, the authors used TBHP in n-decane. We repeated the reaction for primary amine 2a, primary alcohol 2k, as well as aldehyde 2l with TBHP in n-decane and obtained fluorenone (3
  • fluorenone (3) in a TBHP-mediated cyclization of alcohol 2k under otherwise very similar reaction conditions in previously published research [37]. The reaction was also performed under alkaline conditions (addition of KOH), however, the yield of fluorenone (20%) decreased significantly in favor of more
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N-Sulfinylpyrrolidine-containing ureas and thioureas as bifunctional organocatalysts

  • Viera Poláčková,
  • Dominika Krištofíková,
  • Boglárka Némethová,
  • Renata Górová,
  • Mária Mečiarová and
  • Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2629–2641, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.176

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  • ratio of 86:14 and high enantiomeric purity of 95:5 er for the major diastereomer (Table 1, entry 1). Using chloroform/isopropyl alcohol 9:1 as the solvent mixture afforded after 120 hours, aldehyde 10a in 45% yield with 83:17 dr and 97:3 er (Table 1, entry 2). The Michael addition in methanol catalyzed
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α-Ketol and α-iminol rearrangements in synthetic organic and biosynthetic reactions

  • Scott Benz and
  • Andrew S. Murkin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2570–2584, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.172

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  • features the 1,2-shift of an alkyl or aryl group. In the process, the hydroxy group is converted to a carbonyl and the aldehyde/ketone or imine is converted to an alcohol or amine. Such α-ketol/α-iminol rearrangements are used in a wide variety of synthetic applications including asymmetric synthesis
  • rearrangements utilizes asymmetric induction arising from the chiral alcohol. When the ketol’s carbonyl is located at the α position to an amide, as in β-hydroxy-α-ketoamide 21, the difluoroalkoxyborane intermediate 22 that results from BF3-promoted α-ketol rearrangement can be isolated chromatographically
  • with diverse biological activities [17]. The key step first involved the rhodium carbenoid-mediated OH insertion/Claisen rearrangement following complexation of diazoester 56 and allylic alcohol 57 to produce intermediate 58 (Figure 13). Addition of BF3·OEt2 to the reaction mixture then catalyzed the α
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Published 15 Oct 2021

Cryogels: recent applications in 3D-bioprinting, injectable cryogels, drug delivery, and wound healing

  • Luke O. Jones,
  • Leah Williams,
  • Tasmin Boam,
  • Martin Kalmet,
  • Chidubem Oguike and
  • Fiona L. Hatton

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2553–2569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.171

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  • . Common cryogel compositions include natural polymers such as gelatin and chitosan, and synthetic acrylamide-based polymers and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) [12][13][14]. The reader is directed to a recent review by Thakor and co-workers which discusses cryogel synthesis in greater depth [15]. 2. Cryogel
  • buffered saline (PBS) from composite cryogels. Lima et al. presented an interesting partnership of cryogels with ceramics for a DDS [96]. Polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylic acid were used as the precursor to the cryogel, and integrated within the ceramic. They produced a layer-by-layer structure by adding
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Published 14 Oct 2021

Visible-light-mediated copper photocatalysis for organic syntheses

  • Yajing Zhang,
  • Qian Wang,
  • Zongsheng Yan,
  • Donglai Ma and
  • Yuguang Zheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2520–2542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.169

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  • the copper-catalyzed oxidative coupling of alkynes, nucleophiles (e.g., phenols 25 and 28; amines 24, 27, 29, and 32; 2-hydrazinylpyridine 26; alkyne 33; and alcohol 30), and oxidants (benzoquinone or O2). Based on the literature and mechanistic experiments [72][73], the reaction is initiated by the
  • -CuII superoxo complexes A. Under light irradiation, complex A produces the excited-state ligand-CuII superoxo complex A*, which undergoes coordination with the aliphatic alcohol to form complex B. The latter initiates the oxidation reaction and transfers a hydrogen atom from α-C(sp3)–H of the alcohol
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Published 12 Oct 2021

Synthesis of new substituted 7,12-dihydro-6,12-methanodibenzo[c,f]azocine-5-carboxylic acids containing a tetracyclic tetrahydroisoquinoline core structure

  • Agnieszka Grajewska,
  • Maria Chrzanowska and
  • Wiktoria Adamska

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2511–2519, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.168

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  • difficult and resulted in a moderate yield of 12 (41%) due to insufficient differences in the Rf values of compound 12 and the by-product 2,3-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol (not shown), formed through the hydrolysis of 13 (Scheme 8). In this situation N-(2,3-dimethoxybenzyl)veratrylamine 10 was chosen as the
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Copper-catalyzed monoselective C–H amination of ferrocenes with alkylamines

  • Zhen-Sheng Jia,
  • Qiang Yue,
  • Ya Li,
  • Xue-Tao Xu,
  • Kun Zhang and
  • Bing-Feng Shi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2488–2495, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.165

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  • amination occurred selectively at the ortho position to the N-quinolinyl amides with acceptable yields (3f–l). Notably, free alcohol was also compatible with this protocol, exclusively giving the mono-aminated product in 73% yield (3m) without the observation of any competitive alkoxylation product [38][57
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Published 28 Sep 2021

Exfoliated black phosphorous-mediated CuAAC chemistry for organic and macromolecular synthesis under white LED and near-IR irradiation

  • Azra Kocaarslan,
  • Zafer Eroglu,
  • Önder Metin and
  • Yusuf Yagci

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2477–2487, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.164

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  • results presented in Table 1 revealed that NIR-light-triggered click reactions produced the corresponding products with slightly higher yields favored by the higher penetration of NIR light to the reaction media containing heterogeneously dispersed BPNs. Compared with propargyl alcohol (Alk-1) and
  • when the components are light sensitive at short wavelength region and spatial control is required. Experimental Materials Red phosphorus (98.9%), tin (99.5%), and tin(IV) iodide (95%) were purchased from Alfa Aesar. Ethyl alcohol (absolute) was obtained from Sigma-Aldrich. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO
  • ) was purchased from Merck. All chemicals and solvents were used as received without further purification for synthesis of black phosphorus. Benzyl bromide (Merck), phenylacetylene (Sigma), propargylamine (Sigma), propargyl alcohol (Sigma), d-dimethyl sulfoxide, (DMSO-d6, Merck), N,N,N’,N’’,N
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Recent advances in the tandem annulation of 1,3-enynes to functionalized pyridine and pyrrole derivatives

  • Yi Liu,
  • Puying Luo,
  • Yang Fu,
  • Tianxin Hao,
  • Xuan Liu,
  • Qiuping Ding and
  • Yiyuan Peng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2462–2476, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.163

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  • pyrrole derivatives: i) Knorr reaction: the condensation of α-aminoketones or α-amino esters in the presence of zinc powder and sodium acetate; ii) Paal–Knorr reaction: the condensation of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds and amines, catalyzed by formic acid in anhydrous alcohol; iii) Hantzsch reaction: the
  • -aryl-substituted pyrroles 55 in moderate to good yield. In addition, the method could tolerate a wide range of functional groups, such as phenolic hydroxy, aryl bromide, ester, terminal olefin, aryl chloride, and silyl-protected alcohol moieties. Furthermore, both aromatic and aliphatic nitriles
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Published 22 Sep 2021

Strategies for the synthesis of brevipolides

  • Yudhi D. Kurniawan and
  • A'liyatur Rosyidah

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2399–2416, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.157

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  • commercially available (E)-p-methoxycinnamic acid (17). The vital intermediate 16 is expected from cyclopropyl epoxy alcohol 18, which in turn can be prepared from allylic alcohol 19 via the Furukawa-modified Simmons–Smith cyclopropanation and VO-mediated epoxidation. Acetylfuran (20) is chosen as the six
  • -carbon precursor for the synthesis. The forward synthesis transformed 2-acetylfuran (20) to its corresponding alcohol 21 through an asymmetric transfer hydrogenation catalyzed by a ruthenium complex (0.5 mol %) in 98% yield with 95% ee (Scheme 2). The azeotropic mixture of HCO2H/Et3N 5:2 was employed as
  • the hydrogen source. Following protection of the alcohol moiety with PMBCl, ether 22 was realized in 93% yield. Afterwards, this species was transformed into the γ-keto α,β-unsaturated aldehyde 23 through an NBS-assisted furan oxidation procedure in moderate yield (65%). The keto functionality was
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Published 14 Sep 2021

Allylic alcohols and amines by carbenoid eliminative cross-coupling using epoxides or aziridines

  • Matthew J. Fleming and
  • David M. Hodgson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2385–2389, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.155

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  • . This led to the desired allylic alcohol 6 (38%), likely via the selective (ring strain-relieving) 1,2-metalate rearrangement outlined in Scheme 2 (2→3, X = O, LG = OMe), then preferential β-elimination [7][8] of lithium methoxide rather than dilithium oxide. However, also isolated was dodecanal (50
  • %), which arises from hydrolysis during work-up of the enamine that is formed from trapping of the lithiated epoxide by LTMP [9][10]. Omitting LTMP gave a significantly improved yield of the allylic alcohol 6 (79%, using BuLi and stannane 4 (3 equiv each)). This latter result suggests that
  • -carbon homologation of an epoxide to an allylic alcohol (cf Scheme 3) can also be achieved using excess dimethylsulfonium methylide [12][13], although non-terminal alkenes have not been shown to be directly accessible by higher homologation. To examine the latter in the context of the current chemistry
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Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 1H-1,2,3-triazole and carboxylate analogues of metronidazole

  • Satya Kumar Avula,
  • Syed Raza Shah,
  • Khdija Al-Hosni,
  • Muhammad U. Anwar,
  • Rene Csuk,
  • Biswanath Das and
  • Ahmed Al-Harrasi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2377–2384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.154

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  • this compounds are required. In this regard we suggested the modification of the alcohol tail of metronidazole by incorporating an N-heterocyclic moiety. Nitrogen-containing heterocycles play a vital role in agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals [3]. Among these heterocyclic systems, the 1H-1,2,3-triazoles
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Advances in mercury(II)-salt-mediated cyclization reactions of unsaturated bonds

  • Sumana Mandal,
  • Raju D. Chaudhari and
  • Goutam Biswas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2348–2376, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.153

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  • –halide complex compound 3 (Scheme 1). Review Cyclization reactions involving stoichiometric amounts of Hg(II) salts Cyclization involving alkenes (>C=C<) In 1900 and 1901, the Sand and Biilmann group had first reported the Hg(II)-mediated cyclization of allyl alcohol using Hg(II) nitrate (Hg(NO3)2) in
  • selectivity of α-stereochemistry was primarily due to the strong directing effect of the neighboring benzyl ether group with the Hg(OAc)2. When cyclic mercuric halide 8 was treated with NaBH4 and oxygen (O2) in DMF oxidative demercuration takes place to give alcohol 10 in quantitative yield (Scheme 4). The
  • positions of the starting material. It had been cited in many publications that the stereoselectivity of products formed due to Hg(II)-salt-mediated cyclization reactions of alkene-alcohol derivatives depends on several factors: the nature of the Hg(II) salts [46], the starting materials [47], and the
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Synthesis of phenanthridines via a novel photochemically-mediated cyclization and application to the synthesis of triphaeridine

  • Songeziwe Ntsimango,
  • Kennedy J. Ngwira,
  • Moira L. Bode and
  • Charles B. de Koning

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2340–2347, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.152

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  • of compounds 14a–f can be found in Supporting Information File 1. UV cyclization of oxime ester derivatives: general procedure A quartz UV reactor was charged with oxime ester and tert-butyl alcohol (5 mL) and the solution was degassed for 30 min. The solution was then subjected to UV irradiation
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Phenolic constituents from twigs of Aleurites fordii and their biological activities

  • Kyoung Jin Park,
  • Won Se Suh,
  • Da Hye Yoon,
  • Chung Sub Kim,
  • Sun Yeou Kim and
  • Kang Ro Lee

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2329–2339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.151

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  • demethyldihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol based on the comparison of 1H NMR and MS data [13]. The relatively large coupling constant of the anomeric proton (7.8 Hz) confirmed that the glucose is combined as β-form [14]. ᴅ-Glucose was identified by co-TLC with a standard sample [CHCl3/MeOH/H2O 2:1:0.1, Rf = 0.3)] and GC–MS analysis
  • CE at 221 nm; see Supporting Information File 1, Figure S7) [10]. Thus, the structure of compound 1 was elucidated as (7S,8R)-3′-demethyldihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 9′-O-β-ᴅ-glucopyranoside, and was named as aleuritiside A. The molecular formula of compound 2, isolated as a colorless gum, was
  • characteristic J value of the anomeric proton (1.5 Hz) confirmed the rhamnose as α-form (Figure 2) [10]. Acid hydrolysis of compound 2 afforded the aglycone, dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol (2a) [18], and ʟ-rhamnose ([α]D25 +9.0), which was identified in an identical manner to that of compound 1. The
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Transition-metal-free intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction by alkene activation: A method for the synthesis of some novel xanthene derivatives

  • Tülay Yıldız,
  • İrem Baştaş and
  • Hatice Başpınar Küçük

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2203–2208, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.142

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  • high yield by refluxing the reactants in the presence of K2CO3 in DMF. 2-Phenoxybenzaldehyde (1a) was converted into secondary alcohol derivative 2a by adding a phenyl group using a Grignard reaction. This reaction was carried out with high yield by adding the freshly prepared Grignard compound of
  • phenyl bromide to 2-phenoxybenzaldehyde. As a result, phenoxy secondary alcohol 2a containing three aromatic rings was obtained. In the third step, 2a was oxidized and the ketone derivative 3a was obtained in high yield. The oxidation reaction was carried out using PCC in DCM at room temperature. In the
  • 78% (Table 1, entry 2). The second-best yield was 65% when FeCl3·6H2O was used (Table 1, entry 1). Then the solvent was investigated. Toluene, methyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, THF, DMF, dichloromethane, chloroform, acetone, and acetonitrile were tested as solvents. As a result, it was determined that
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Catalyzed and uncatalyzed procedures for the syntheses of isomeric covalent multi-indolyl hetero non-metallides: an account

  • Ranadeep Talukdar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2102–2122, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.137

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  • recently found active against Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases [101][102][103]. In 2002, Jiang, while studying its synthesis, found the tris(indolyl)borane 154 instead of the desired chiral indole alcohol 155 while reacting the N-silylated 4-bromoindole 152 with n-BuLi in a failed regioselective ring
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Preparation of mono-substituted malonic acid half oxyesters (SMAHOs)

  • Tania Xavier,
  • Sylvie Condon,
  • Christophe Pichon,
  • Erwan Le Gall and
  • Marc Presset

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2085–2094, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.135

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  • derivative with an alcohol [39]. In this route, the Meldrum's acid is first alkylated, and the desired reagent is easily obtained by mixing this precursor with one equivalent of the requisite alcohol under reflux, generally in toluene [40][41][42][43][44][45]. Some reagents were also prepared by other routes
  • led to lower but still useful yields (3ak, 41%; 3bl, 44%; 3bm, 51%). In all these cases, the hydrolysis step delivered the expected SMAHOs in good to excellent yields. However, this reaction should be performed in a water/alcohol mixture, this latter being the same as the ester substituent to avoid
  • step, the opening of the Meldrum's acid moiety with an alcohol 8. Indeed, this reaction was achieved under simple conditions and led to the desired products in useful yields, only limited by partial in situ decarboxylation. This strategy thus allowed the preparation of the isopropyl (4ch, 93%) and
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Towards new NIR dyes for free radical photopolymerization processes

  • Haifaa Mokbel,
  • Guillaume Noirbent,
  • Didier Gigmes,
  • Frédéric Dumur and
  • Jacques Lalevée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2067–2076, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.133

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  • and the tertiary aromatic amines 3-(dimethylamino)benzyl alcohol (DABA) and N-phenylglycine (NPG), respectively, for the polymerization of a benchmark monomer (PETIA, Scheme 2). The polymerization profiles were recorded by real-time Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR, the procedure is
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A study on selective transformation of norbornadiene into fluorinated cyclopentane-fused isoxazolines

  • Zsanett Benke,
  • Attila M. Remete and
  • Loránd Kiss

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2051–2066, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.132

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  • G-2 catalyst. Cross metathesis of substrate (±)-6 with unsaturated alcohol 7f was also performed (Scheme 16 and Table 15). The reaction was completely regioselective with HG-2 and G-2 catalysts, and provided only a single monocoupled product, (±)-23a. The best yield was achieved with G-2 catalyst
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Progress and challenges in the synthesis of sequence controlled polysaccharides

  • Giulio Fittolani,
  • Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas,
  • Denisa Vargová,
  • Manishkumar A. Chaube and
  • Martina Delbianco

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1981–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.129

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On the application of 3d metals for C–H activation toward bioactive compounds: The key step for the synthesis of silver bullets

  • Renato L. Carvalho,
  • Amanda S. de Miranda,
  • Mateus P. Nunes,
  • Roberto S. Gomes,
  • Guilherme A. M. Jardim and
  • Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1849–1938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.126

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  • was then converted to a 5,6-fused seco-prezizaane scaffold through an α-ketol rearrangement promoted by a strong base and after secondary alcohol protection with TBSCl, a Fe-catalyzed C–H activation reaction promoted a second lactonization to afford (+)-pseudoanisatin (Scheme 28B). In 2016, Chirik and
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Published 30 Jul 2021

Cerium-photocatalyzed aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols to aldehydes and ketones

  • Girish Suresh Yedase,
  • Sumit Kumar,
  • Jessica Stahl,
  • Burkhard König and
  • Veera Reddy Yatham

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1727–1732, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.121

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  • , Universitätstraße 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.17.121 Abstract We have developed a cerium-photocatalyzed aerobic oxidation of primary and secondary benzylic alcohols to aldehydes and ketones using inexpensive CeCl3·7H2O as photocatalyst and air oxygen as the terminal oxidant. Keywords: alcohol
  • benzylic alcohol selectively to the aldehyde or ketone is still desirable. Recently, cerium photocatalysis was introduced as a robust alternative to generate oxygen or carbon-centered radicals under mild reaction conditions [57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64]. CeCl3 reacts via ligand-to-metal charge transfer
  • herein report a mild aerobic photocatalytic oxidation of benzylic alcohols to aldehydes and ketones using 10 mol % CeCl3·7H2O (Scheme 1). Results and Discussion A variety of reaction parameters was tested during the optimization of the reaction with 4-iodobenzyl alcohol (1a) as the model substrate and
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Published 23 Jul 2021

Volatile emission and biosynthesis in endophytic fungi colonizing black poplar leaves

  • Christin Walther,
  • Pamela Baumann,
  • Katrin Luck,
  • Beate Rothe,
  • Peter H. W. Biedermann,
  • Jonathan Gershenzon,
  • Tobias G. Köllner and
  • Sybille B. Unsicker

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1698–1711, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.118

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  • blends of these endophytes grown on agar medium consist of typical fungal compounds, including aliphatic alcohols, ketones and esters, the aromatic alcohol 2-phenylethanol and various sesquiterpenes. Some of the compounds were previously reported as constituents of the poplar volatile blend. For one
  • mixture was incubated for 1 h at 60 °C. For separation of polysaccharides, 180 µL 5 M NaCl and 80 µL 10% CTAB were added and the mixture incubated further for 10 min at 65 °C. To extract nucleic acids by phase separation, 860 µL chloroform/isoamyl alcohol (24:1) was added and incubated on ice for 30 min
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Electron-rich triarylphosphines as nucleophilic catalysts for oxa-Michael reactions

  • Susanne M. Fischer,
  • Simon Renner,
  • A. Daniel Boese and
  • Christian Slugovc

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1689–1697, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.117

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  • more electron-rich catalysts is less pronounced. The experimental activity trend was rationalized by calculating the Michael acceptor affinities of all phosphine–Michael acceptor combinations. Besides this parameter, the acidity of the alcohol has a strong impact on the reaction speed. The oxidation
  • formed by the conjugate addition of the phosphine to the Michael acceptor, is believed to be protonated by the alcohol forming the actual catalytically active species namely ion pair ii, consisting of a phosphonium cation and an alkoxide. The alkoxide in ii then reacts with another electrophile
  • generating the ion pair iii. In the final step, the α-carbanionic species in iii gets protonated by an alcohol generating the oxa-Michael addition product (iv) and regenerating ii (Scheme 1). Additionally, the ion par ii might directly react via a nucleophilic substitution of the phosphonium group by the
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