One-pot four-component reaction for convenient synthesis of functionalized 1-benzamidospiro[indoline-3,4'-pyridines]

• Chao Wang,
• Yan-Hong Jiang and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2671–2676, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.281

• indicate that this four-component reaction may have a widely variety of substrates. The structures of the prepared spiro[indoline-3,4’-pyridines] 1a–m were fully characterized with IR, 1H, 13C NMR, HRMS spectra and were further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction determination of the compound 1k

Formal total syntheses of classic natural product target molecules via palladium-catalyzed enantioselective alkylation

• Yiyang Liu,
• Marc Liniger,
• Ryan M. McFadden,
• Jenny L. Roizen,
• Jacquie Malette,
• Corey M. Reeves,
• Douglas C. Behenna,
• Masaki Seto,
• Jimin Kim,
• Justin T. Mohr,
• Scott C. Virgil and
• Brian M. Stoltz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2501–2512, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.261

• ]. The relative stereochemistry of dysidiolide (29) was determined via single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, revealing a molecule with six stereocenters, two of which are quaternary carbons [45]. Several groups have reported total syntheses of this natural product [47][48][49][50][51][52][53], three

• –Danheiser chemistry [66][67]. E) Rhazinilam (−)-Rhazinilam (44) has been isolated from various plants including Rhazya strica decaisne [68], Melodinus australis [69], and Kopsia singapurensis [70]. Shortly after the first isolation, its structure was elucidated by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis

Phosphinocyclodextrins as confining units for catalytic metal centres. Applications to carbon–carbon bond forming reactions

• Matthieu Jouffroy,
• Rafael Gramage-Doria,
• David Sémeril,
• Dominique Armspach,
• Dominique Matt,
• Werner Oberhauser and
• Loïc Toupet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2388–2405, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.249

• coordinated water molecule appeared as a broad singlet at δ = 5.64 ppm in the 1H NMR spectrum recorded at −80 °C [45]. This chemical shift value is typical for aqua palladium complexes [49][50][51]. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study (Figure 2) confirmed the coordination of a {PdCl2(H2O)} fragment

Derivatives of the triaminoguanidinium ion, 3. Multiple N-functionalization of the triaminoguanidinium ion with isocyanates and isothiocyanates

• Jan Szabo,
• Kerstin Karger,
• Nicolas Bucher and
• Gerhard Maas

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2255–2262, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.234

• (6c) reacted much more slowly than 6a,b. The molecular structure of 7a·3CH3CN in the solid state was established by a single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and is shown in Figure 1 (vide infra for a discussion of structural details). It is interesting to note that the chloride anion is trapped

Aryl substitution of pentacenes

• Andreas R. Waterloo,
• Anna-Chiara Sale,
• Dan Lehnherr,
• Frank Hampel and
• Rik R. Tykwinski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1692–1705, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.178

• acenes can provide vital information about intermolecular interactions, single crystals of pentacenes 3a–d and 3g–j were grown and their solid-state arrangements determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (crystallographic details are provided in Supporting Information File 1). Pentacene 3a

Dimerisation, rhodium complex formation and rearrangements of N-heterocyclic carbenes of indazoles

• Zong Guan,
• Jan C. Namyslo,
• Martin H. H. Drafz,
• Martin Nieger and
• Andreas Schmidt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 832–840, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.79

• state of 298.15 K and 1 mol/dm3 concentration. Crystal structure determinations of 14c, 15e, 16b The single-crystal X-ray diffraction study was carried out on a Bruker-Nonius Kappa-CCD at 123(2) K using MoKα radiation (λ = 0.71073 Å). Direct Methods (SHELXS-97) [30] were used for structure solution and

Group-assisted purification (GAP) chemistry for the synthesis of Velcade via asymmetric borylation of N-phosphinylimines

• Jian-bo Xie,
• Jian Luo,
• Timothy R. Winn,
• David B. Cordes and
• Guigen Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 746–751, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.69

• hexane; the chiral N-phosphinyl auxiliary can be easily recovered after deprotection is finished. Several other N-phosphinylimines were also investigated for the asymmetric borylation reaction. The absolute configuration of the borylation product was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis

• and great stability in the catalytic borylation and deprotection reactions. GAP washing is found to enhance the diastereopurity of the borylation products in most cases. The absolute configuration of the borylation product in Velcade’s synthesis has been confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction

Copper–phenanthroline catalysts for regioselective synthesis of pyrrolo[3′,4′:3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-a]furoquinolines/phenanthrolines and of pyrrolo[1,2-a]phenanthrolines under mild conditions

• Rupankar Paira,
• Tarique Anwar,
• Maitreyee Banerjee,
• Yogesh P. Bharitkar,
• Shyamal Mondal,
• Sandip Kundu,
• Abhijit Hazra,
• Prakas R. Maulik and
• Nirup B. Mondal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 692–700, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.62

• ) also confirmed the structure. The relative orientations of H-1, H-18, H-19 and H-20 could be determined unambiguously by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of 10a; the ORTEP diagram is presented in Figure 2. No other diastereomer could be detected. The plausible mechanism of this

Self-assembly of metallosupramolecular rhombi from chiral concave 9,9’-spirobifluorene-derived bis(pyridine) ligands

• Rainer Hovorka,
• Sophie Hytteballe,
• Torsten Piehler,
• Georg Meyer-Eppler,
• Filip Topić,
• Kari Rissanen,
• Marianne Engeser and
• Arne Lützen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 432–441, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.40

• obtained in an approximate 1.5:1.5:1 ratio which corresponds to an amplification of the homochiral assemblies by a factor of approximately three as evidenced by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The racemic homochiral assemblies could also be characterised by single crystal X-ray diffraction

• second bis(pyridine) ligand (S)-6 in a two-fold Suzuki reaction. Metal coordination After the successful synthesis we mixed solutions of ligands 3 and 6 and [(dppp)Pd(OTf)2] or [(dppp)Pt(OTf)2] and characterised the resulting complexes by 1H, 31P, 1H 2D-DOSY NMR, ESI-MS, and single crystal X-ray

• diffraction to investigate if the desired rhomboid complexes are formed and whether we can observe any degree of self-sorting in the self-assembly processes of the racemic samples. The ESI-MS spectra recorded from the complex solutions showed the successful formation of the expected dinuclear [(dppp)2M2(L)2

The difluoromethylene (CF₂) group in aliphatic chains: Synthesis and conformational preference of palmitic acids and nonadecane containing CF₂ groups

• Yi Wang,
• Ricardo Callejo,
• Alexandra M. Z. Slawin and
• David O’Hagan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 18–25, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.4

• . Palmitic acids 6a and 6c were crystalline solids and single crystal X-ray diffraction data were obtained for these compounds. As described above analogue 6b was amorphous in nature and despite considerable effort a single crystal could not be obtained for 6b. The resultant structures for 6a and 6c are

Diastereoselectivity in the Staudinger reaction of pentafluorosulfanylaldimines and ketimines

• Alexander Penger,
• Cortney N. von Hahmann,
• Alexander S. Filatov and
• John T. Welch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2675–2680, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.303

• of the ketene (A in Scheme 4) appears to be influenced by avoidance of unfavorable interaction of the ketene with the sterically demanding SF5 group. Previously it was found in single crystal X-ray diffraction studies that the pentafluorosulfanyl group [48] is predictably orthogonal to a carbonyl

• pentafluorosulfanyl β-amino acids and suggest a path to the preparation of more extensively functionalized SF5-containing β-lactams. The 1,2-lk stereochemistry of 7a as determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Thermal ellipsoids are set at 50% probability. The stereochemistry of 7c, 1,2-lk,lk (Si, Si-S), as

• determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Thermal ellipsoids are set at 50% probability. (a) Complete structure of 7c. (b) PMP protecting group hidden for clarity. Synthesis of 2-pentafluorosulfanylaldehydes by addition of SF5Cl to enol ethers. Reaction of pentafluorosulfanylaldimines with

Reaction of 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithiethane with N-vinyl compounds

• Viacheslav A. Petrov and
• Will Marshall

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2615–2619, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.295

• was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Keywords: 1-(hexafluoroisopropyl)-3-vinyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazole-2-thione; 2,2,4,4-terakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithiethane; 4-amino-2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)thietanes; organo-fluorine; Introduction Hexafluorothioacetone (HFTA) and

• purified 3b was established by single crystal X-ray diffraction (Figure 1). Interestingly, the 19F and 1H NMR spectra of both compounds 3a and 3b show two sets of signals, probably being a result of restricted rotation around the C–N bond in the amide fragment, similar to restricted rotation of –N(CH3)2 in

• a significantly lower rotation barrier around the C–N bond in these two materials. The structures of both 3c and 3d were established by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compounds 3b and 3e were also prepared in 56–60% yield by using a one-step process in which dimer 1 was generated by the reaction

Sequential Diels–Alder/[3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement reactions of β-nitrostyrene with 3-methyl-1,3-pentadiene

• Peter A. Wade,
• Alma Pipic,
• Matthias Zeller and
• Panagiota Tsetsakos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2137–2146, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.251

• combined chromatographic and recrystallization methods. The structure of nitro compound 12a,b is based on spectral data. However, isomer identification required single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, performed on the enriched sample (12a,b 91.4:8.6 ratio, respectively). The ternary adduct 12a,b is a

Synthesis of the reported structure of piperazirum using a nitro-Mannich reaction as the key stereochemical determining step

• James C. Anderson,
• Andreas S. Kalogirou,
• Michael J. Porter and
• Graham J. Tizzard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1737–1744, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.200

• unambiguously assigned by single crystal X-ray diffraction but the spectroscopic data did not match those reported for the natural product. The structure of the natural product must therefore be revised. Keywords: alkaloid; aza-Henry; natural products; nitro-Mannich; piperazinone; stereoselective synthesis

Isolation and X-ray characterization of palladium–N complexes in the guanylation of aromatic amines. Mechanistic implications

• Abdessamad Grirrane,
• Hermenegildo Garcia and
• Eleuterio Álvarez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1455–1462, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.165

• coordinated anilines 1a–c (see Supporting Information File 1, Figures S1–S3); these are compatible with the proposed structure for these intermediates. Complex 3a derived from 1a has been recently characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction [21] showing similar coordination to trans-dichlorobis(4

α-Bromodiazoacetamides – a new class of diazo compounds for catalyst-free, ambient temperature intramolecular C–H insertion reactions

• Åsmund Kaupang and
• Tore Bonge-Hansen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1407–1413, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.157

• resolved their structures by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The diazoacetamides 3d and 3f crystallised as their (Z)-rotamers. These data have recently been reported [42][43]. The diazoacetamides were brominated at −5 °C with NBP in the presence of DBU and passed through a dry-ice-cooled plug of silica

Anionic cascade reactions. One-pot assembly of (Z)-chloro-exo-methylenetetrahydrofurans from β-hydroxyketones

• István E. Markó and
• Florian T. Schevenels

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1319–1325, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.148

• -derivative 36 were obtained as a 1:5 mixture of diastereoisomers that could be separated (Scheme 6). Their structure was unambiguously established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, as shown in Figure 1. Increasing the steric hindrance at the tertiary alcohol site resulted in the exclusive

• unambiguously established as the spirocyclic dimer 41 by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It is noteworthy that a single diastereoisomer was generated in this transformation. The formation of these unique compounds can be rationalized as depicted in Scheme 8. Under acidic conditions, the (Z)-chloro

• established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (Figure 2). Once again, increasing the steric effect around the tertiary alcohol function of the (Z)-chloro-exo-methylenetetrahydrofurans has a profound influence on the fate of the condensation reaction. A plausible mechanistic rationale is provided in

Methylidynetrisphosphonates: Promising C₁ building block for the design of phosphate mimetics

• Vadim D. Romanenko and
• Valery P. Kukhar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 991–1001, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.114

• salts (Figure 1) [7]. Structural features of the trisphosphonate 18 were studied by NMR spectroscopy and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Only one 31P NMR signal is observable for three equivalent phosphonate moieties in CHCl3. In contrast, the 31P solid-state NMR spectrum of 18 revealed three

Facile synthesis of functionalized spiro[indoline-3,2'-oxiran]-2-ones by Darzens reaction

• Qin Fu and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 918–924, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.105

• spectra and were further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction determination of the compound 3c (Figure 1) and 4a (Figure 2). It should be pointed out that some of the spiro epoxyoxindoles 3a–h have been previously prepared by other methods and the related references are also listed in Table 2

Direct alkenylation of indolin-2-ones by 6-aryl-4-methylthio-2H-pyran-2-one-3-carbonitriles: a novel approach

• Sandeep Kumar,
• Ramendra Pratap,
• Abhinav Kumar,
• Brijesh Kumar,
• Vishnu K. Tandon and
• Vishnu Ji Ram

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.92

• product entirely different from 5, 6 and 7. The isolated product was finally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as (2Z,5E)-5-aryl-3-methylthio-5-(2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)pent-2-enenitrile 8. The reaction is initiated with Michael addition at C6 followed by ring opening with elimination of

A new synthetic access to 2-N-(glycosyl)thiosemicarbazides from 3-N-(glycosyl)oxadiazolinethiones and the regioselectivity of the glycosylation of their oxadiazolinethione precursors

• El Sayed H. El Ashry,
• El Sayed H. El Tamany,
• Mohy El Din Abdel Fattah,
• Mohamed R. E. Aly,
• Ahmed T. A. Boraei and
• Axel Duerkop

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 135–146, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.16

• anomeric protons of the N-glycosides 29, 30 indicate that β-configuration is still retained here. X-ray analysis Single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments yielded unambiguous confirmations of the structural assignments of the S-glycoside 23, the 2-N-(glycosyl)thiosemicarbazide 29, and the

Inclusion of the insecticide fenitrothion in dimethylated-β-cyclodextrin: unusual guest disorder in the solid state and efficient retardation of the hydrolysis rate of the complexed guest in alkaline solution

• Dyanne L. Cruickshank,
• Natalia M. Rougier,
• Raquel V. Vico,
• Susan A. Bourne,
• Elba I. Buján,
• Mino R. Caira and
• Rita H. de Rossi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 106–117, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.14

• )phosphorothioate] and the host compound heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-β-cyclodextrin (DIMEB) was prepared and its structure elucidated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This revealed two independent host molecules in the asymmetric unit. In one of these, the cavity is occupied by two disordered guest components

Synthesis of spiro[dihydropyridine-oxindoles] via three-component reaction of arylamine, isatin and cyclopentane-1,3-dione

• Yan Sun,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 8–14, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.2

• -crystal X-ray diffraction study performed for the compound 1b (Figure 1). It should be pointed out that the structure of the obtained spiro compounds is very interesting, in which the oxindole was connected to the ortho-position of the amino group of arylamine. It is well known that the one-pot reactions

• be separated from the reaction system. On the other hand, the reaction of α-naphthylamine also gave good yields of spiro compound 1l (Table 1, entry 12). The structures of spiro compounds 1a–1l were fully characterized by 1H and 13C NMR, HRMS, and IR spectra and were further confirmed by a single

Determination of the relative configuration of tropinone and granatanone aldols by using TBDMS ethers

• Ryszard Lazny,
• Aneta Nodzewska,
• Katarzyna Sidorowicz and
• Przemyslaw Kalicki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1877–1883, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.216

• was determined as exo,syn by comparison of NMR data of the aldol isomers, in particular vicinal coupling constants and shifts corresponding to the side-chain CH group, with data of related TBDMS derivatives and confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Keywords: aldol reaction; exo–endo

Facile synthesis of functionalized tetrahydroquinolines via domino Povarov reactions of arylamines, methyl propiolate and aromatic aldehydes

• Jing Sun,
• Hong Gao,
• Qun Wu and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1839–1843, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.211

• -crystal X-ray diffraction performed for the compound 1c (Figure 1). The 1H NMR spectra of compounds 1a–1m usually show two doublets and one triplet shift for the three cyclic CH units at the tetrahydroquinoline core. For example, in the 1H NMR spectrum of 1a the triplet at 3.09 ppm belongs to the proton

• methoxy group and with weak electron-withdrawing chloro or bromo groups reacted efficiently to give the expected products. The structures of the above-prepared functionalized tetrahydroquinolines 1a–1m were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR, MS, HRMS and IR spectra and were further confirmed by single