Silica gel and microwave-promoted synthesis of dihydropyrrolizines and tetrahydroindolizines from enaminones

• Robin Klintworth,
• Garreth L. Morgans,
• Stefania M. Scalzullo,
• Charles B. de Koning,
• Willem A. L. van Otterlo and
• Joseph P. Michael

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2543–2552, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.170

• ] and procuramine (10) [13], have also attracted attention recently. Our continuing efforts to exploit enaminones as building blocks for the synthesis of alkaloids and other nitrogen-containing heterocycles have largely concentrated on targets containing indolizidine and quinolizidine backbones [14

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

• subsequent stereoselective transformations. In addition, Fimognari’s group [101] utilized copper photoredox catalysts to achieve the N-desulfonylation of benzenesulfonyl-protected N-heterocycles 72 (Scheme 29). In 2019, Xiao’s group [102] observed that under visible light or copper catalysis, cycloketone

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

• introduce the applications of the products and the reaction mechanisms for the synthesis of corresponding N-heterocycles. Keywords: 1,3-enyne; functionalization; pyridine; pyrrole; tandem annulation; Introduction The pyridine moiety is an important class of six-membered N-heterocycles that is widely found

• powerful nitrogen source for the synthesis of various N-heterocycles, such as isoquinolines, quinolines, pyridines, pyrroles, indoles, azoles, and azepines [40][41][42][43][44][45]. 1,3-Enyne, as a powerful Michael acceptor, is a wonderful synthon for the synthesis of N-heterocycles via tandem addition and

• in Scheme 22). Conclusion 1,3-Enynes, one of the most significant classes of Michael acceptors for the construction of N-heterocycles, have been widely used in organic synthesis. We herein reviewed the recent advances in the development of tandem cyclization reactions of 1,3-enynes in the presence of

Enantioselective PCCP Brønsted acid-catalyzed aminalization of aldehydes

• Martin Kamlar,
• Robert Reiberger,
• Martin Nigríni,
• Ivana Císařová and
• Jan Veselý

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2433–2440, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.160

• structures of many biologically important compounds. An important example of such heterocycles are 2,3-dihydroquinazolinones which scaffold can be found in various compounds exhibiting pharmacological properties [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Some of them are currently used to treat numerous diseases, such as the

Efficient synthesis of polyfunctionalized carbazoles and pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazoles via domino Diels–Alder reaction

• Ren-Jie Fang,
• Chen Yan,
• Jing Sun,
• Ying Han and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2425–2432, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.159

• reaction and sequential aromatization process. Keywords: carbazole; chalcone; Diels–Alder reaction; maleimide; pyrrolo[3,4-c]carbazole; 3-vinylindole; Introduction Carbazole is one of the most well-known privileged nitrogen-containing heterocycles. The carbazole skeleton is widely occurring in natural

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

• 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

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

• heterocycles, namely benzofurans, benzothiophenes, isocoumarins, chromones, benzopyrans, 1,2-dihydronaphthaIenes, coumarins, and coumestan including some physiologically active heterocyclic natural products like flavones [84]. In the presence of Hg(OAc)2 in acetic acid, simple cyclization of ortho-substituted

• -propargyl glycolaldehyde dithioacetals 107 via their dithioketals and dithioacetals to synthesize six-membered heterocycles 108 and 109 (Scheme 32). Five-membered dihydrofuryl aldehydes were also isolated as minor products in some examples. Following a similar protocol, Biswas et al. later published the

A novel methodology for the efficient synthesis of 3-monohalooxindoles by acidolysis of 3-phosphate-substituted oxindoles with haloid acids

• Li Liu,
• Yue Li,
• Tiao Huang,
• Dulin Kong and
• Mingshu Wu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2321–2328, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.150

• -substituted oxindoles; Introduction 3-Monohalooxindole heterocycles are not only present as a characteristic structural motif in numerous biological and medicinal molecules [1][2] but also possess dual nucleophilic and electrophilic character at the C-3 position. Owing to the dual nature at the C-3 position

Synthesis of O⁶-alkylated preQ₁ derivatives

• Laurin Flemmich,
• Sarah Moreno and
• Ronald Micura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2295–2301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.147

• scaffold. Keywords: deazapurines; heterocycles; pyrrolopyrimidines; queuosine; RNA cofactors; RNA methylation; Introduction Methylated preQ1 has attracted much attention recently because this compound has been found to function as cofactor for the conserved fold of a non-coding RNA, namely the preQ1

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

• heterocycles, because of its diverse presence in bioactive molecules [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8], coupled with the distinct nucleophilic chemistry revolving its aromatic benzo-fused pyrrole system as encountered throughout the bibliography [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. It is therefore obvious that a non-metal

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

• metathesis catalysts have allowed wide applicability of these transformations [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Moreover, the robustness of many commercial Ru-based catalysts has enabled the general application of olefin metathesis in the synthesis of versatile functionalized heterocycles [9][10][11], a wide variety

Asymmetric organocatalyzed synthesis of coumarin derivatives

• Natália M. Moreira,
• Lorena S. R. Martelli and
• Arlene G. Corrêa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1952–1980, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.128

• , with moderate to excellent enantioselectivity followed by two decarboxylations (Scheme 21). Huang’s group has used azadienes to perform an enantioselective 1,4-addition to afford benzofuran-fused six-membered heterocycles with a squaramide catalyst [56]. Based on their previous work, the authors

Regioselective N-alkylation of the 1H-indazole scaffold; ring substituent and N-alkylating reagent effects on regioisomeric distribution

• Ryan M. Alam and
• John J. Keating

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1939–1951, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.127

• -alkylation, varying reaction conditions, such as the choice of base [17][21], acid [22], solvent, and/or N-alkylating reagent may also facilitate regioselective indazole N-alkylation [23][24][25]. Bookser et al. have investigated the N-alkylation of related bicyclic azolo-fused-ring heterocycles, including

• , respectively (Table 2, entry 3). Apart from the 1H-indazole scaffold [36][37], the steric influence of adjacent substituent(s) on N-alkylation regioselectivity has previously been described for other nitrogen-containing heterocycles, such as pyrazole [38], purine, and related 1,3-azoles [39]. Although the N

• conditions A and B, highlights the steric influence of the halogen C-3 substituent. Furthermore, Bookser et al. have noted comparable regioselectivity with related C-3 bromo substituted N-containing heterocycles, under similar reaction conditions [24]. Marked N-1 regioselectivity was achieved with 3-nitro

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

• in 57% yield (1:1 dr, Scheme 18C). Nitrogen-containing heterocycles are present in several valuable bioactive compounds, such as piracetam (50) [132], anisomycin (51) [133], and alogliptin (52) [134] (Scheme 20A). Sometimes better biological results are observed after simple structural modifications

• high levels of selectivity, reactivity, and functional group tolerance, providing a large number of complex nitrogen heterocycles like azaindolines, pyrrolo-quinolines and -quinolones in excellent yields. Amongst the synthesized scaffolds, especially azaindolines are known to be present in M4

Development of N-F fluorinating agents and their fluorinations: Historical perspective

• Teruo Umemoto,
• Yuhao Yang and
• Gerald B. Hammond

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1752–1813, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.123

• –F plays an activating role. 1-23. Bis-N-fluoro reagents derived from precursors containing two heterocycles In 1997, the Banks group reported bis-N-fluoro reagents 23-1–3 and related salts 23-4,5 by the fluorination of precursors containing two heterocycles (Scheme 51) [85]. Reagents 23-1–3 and -5

Chemical approaches to discover the full potential of peptide nucleic acids in biomedical applications

• Nikita Brodyagin,
• Martins Katkevics,
• Venubabu Kotikam,
• Christopher A. Ryan and
• Eriks Rozners

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1641–1688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.116

• ] systematically surveyed simple nitrogen heterocycles and found that the 3-pyridazinyl nucleobase formed significantly more stable triplets with C–G than other heterocycles, including P. Several groups have explored extended PNA nucleobases for recognition of C–G base pairs [121][122]. Chen and co-workers

2,4-Bis(arylethynyl)-9-chloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroacridines: synthesis and photophysical properties

• Najeh Tka,
• Mohamed Adnene Hadj Ayed,
• Mourad Ben Braiek,
• Mahjoub Jabli,
• Noureddine Chaaben,
• Kamel Alimi,
• Stefan Jopp and
• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1629–1640, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.115

• molecules have been examined. Additionally, theoretical studies based on density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d)) were carried out. Keywords: alkynes; catalysis; cross-coupling; heterocycles; palladium; Introduction The development and design of small π-conjugated molecules have attracted increasing

A recent overview on the synthesis of 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles

• Pezhman Shiri,
• Ali Mohammad Amani and
• Thomas Mayer-Gall

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1600–1628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.114

• -triazoles; N-containing heterocycles; 1,4,5-trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles; Introduction A high number of N-heterocycles [1][2][3][4] are identified, and this number is increasing very quickly [5][6][7][8]. Among them, the small heterocyclic ring of the 1,2,3-triazole is present in a broad variety of

• applications of these five-membered N-heterocycles are the result of both their easy synthetic procedures and ring functionalization [9][31][32]. Typically, 1,2,3-triazole derivatives are prepared via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between azides and alkynes [33]. It is worth noting that the metal

• products, allowing the construction of a number of medium- and large-sized triazole-fused heterocycles 75 and 77. Many aliphatic, aromatic, thiophenyl-, and ferrocenyl-substituted acetylenes were found to give excellent results in the reaction with aliphatic tosylthio azides 74 with different chain length

Copper-mediated oxidative C−H/N−H activations with alkynes by removable hydrazides

• Feng Xiong,
• Bo Li,
• Chenrui Yang,
• Liang Zou,
• Wenbo Ma,
• Linghui Gu,
• Ruhuai Mei and
• Lutz Ackermann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1591–1599, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.113

• ). Notable advantages of our protocol include: 1) removable MHP auxiliary used for copper-mediated oxidative C–H activations, 2) excellent functional group tolerance and compatibility with valuable heterocycles, and 3) mechanistic studies toward copper-mediated oxidative C−H alkynylations. Results and

Methodologies for the synthesis of quaternary carbon centers via hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins: twenty years of advances

• Thiago S. Silva and
• Fernando Coelho

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1565–1590, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.112

• also tolerable to functional groups, such as silyl ethers (52a), carbamates (52b), and heterocycles (52c), present in the olefin moiety. The initial mechanism proposed by the authors begins with the formation of Fe(III) hydride species (A), followed by hydrogen atom transfer to the olefin in a

Recent advances in the application of isoindigo derivatives in materials chemistry

• Andrei V. Bogdanov and
• Vladimir F. Mironov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1533–1564, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.111

• irradiation with sunlight, which facilitates the transport of electrons through the system (Scheme 4). Certain nitrogen heterocycles can be inserted into the substituent chain as an acceptor structural unit (Scheme 5). For example, an OSC based on a symmetrically substituted isoindigo derivative 4 containing

• polymer with an effective ratio μh/μe = 3.94 cm2⋅V−1⋅s−1/3.50 cm2⋅V−1⋅s−1. Recently, diketopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole (DPP) derivatives, which are highly conjugated electron-withdrawing heterocycles with high charge conductivity, broad absorption spectrum, photostability, and thermal stability have attracted

• best efficiency. Monoisoindigos with preferred 6,6'-substitution. Possibility of aromatic–quinoid structural transition. Isoindigo structures with incorporated acceptor nitrogen heterocycles. Monoisoindigos bearing pyrenyl substituents. p-Alkoxyphenylene-embedded thienylisoindigo with different

A straightforward conversion of 1,4-quinones into polycyclic pyrazoles via [3 + 2]-cycloaddition with fluorinated nitrile imines

• Greta Utecht-Jarzyńska,
• Karolina Nagła,
• Grzegorz Mlostoń,
• Heinz Heimgartner,
• Marcin Palusiak and
• Marcin Jasiński

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1509–1517, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.108

• naphthoquinone-derived products and low-intensity bands in the visible region (≈400 nm) for the anthraquinone series. Keywords: [3 + 2]-cycloadditions; fluorinated compounds; fused pyrazoles; N-heterocycles; nitrile imines; 1,4-quinones; Introduction The 1,4-quinone scaffold belongs to the most important

• , [3 + 2]-cycloadditions leading to five-membered heterocycles are less often employed in spite of the high dipolarophilicity of the α,β-unsaturated diketone system [6][7][8][9]. Notably, in the already reported reactions of propargylic 1,3-dipoles, such as nitrile oxides or nitrile ylides, with 1,4

• considerable attention of other groups [18][19] and recently has been applied for the preparation of some π-extended pyrazole derivatives, which exhibited promising biological activity [20]. In a series of our recent publications, efficient syntheses of fluoromethylated five- and six-membered N,S-heterocycles

One-step synthesis of imidazoles from Asmic (anisylsulfanylmethyl isocyanide)

• Louis G. Mueller,
• Allen Chao,
• Embarek AlWedi and
• Fraser F. Fleming

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1499–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.106

• fewer steps on at least 20 g scale [18], applicable for the synthesis of several heterocycles [19][20], and able to generate imidazoles from a broad array of nitrile and imidate electrophiles. Results and Discussion Exploratory deprotonation of Asmic (5) with BuLi followed by addition of butyronitrile

Free-radical cyclization approach to polyheterocycles containing pyrrole and pyridine rings

• Ivan P. Mosiagin,
• Olesya A. Tomashenko,
• Dar’ya V. Spiridonova,
• Mikhail S. Novikov,
• Sergey P. Tunik and
• Alexander F. Khlebnikov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1490–1498, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.105

• parameters are drawn at 50% probability level. Molecular structure of compound 17a, displacement parameters are drawn at 50% probability level. Retrosynthetic analysis of heterocycles A and B. Free-radical cyclization of N-protected and N-unprotected pyrroles 1a and 2. Synthesis of 2H-pyrido[2,1-a]pyrrolo

Cascade intramolecular Prins/Friedel–Crafts cyclization for the synthesis of 4-aryltetralin-2-ols and 5-aryltetrahydro-5H-benzo[7]annulen-7-ols

• Jie Zheng,
• Shuyu Meng and
• Quanrui Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1481–1489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.104

• to 2,4-disubstituted tetralin compounds and thus facilitate their biological investigations. The cascade Prins/Friedel–Crafts reaction to form multiple chemical bonds in one operation has emerged as an atom-economic and straightforward strategy for the construction of oxygen-containing heterocycles

• substituent as the nucleophile proceeded well to give the desired 2-hydroxy-4-aryltetralins 14aa–ae as 49:51 to 60:40 mixtures of cis/trans diastereomers in moderate to good yields. The electron-rich 5-membered heterocycles like furans and thiophene participated also smoothly in the reaction sequence, leading