(Bio)isosteres of ortho- and meta-substituted benzenes

• H. Erik Diepers and
• Johannes C. L. Walker

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• , deiodination at the bridgehead position, and nucleophilic substitution at the alkyl chloride. From 1,2-BCP (±)-4, a variety of 1,2-BCPs were prepared through basic chemical transformations (Scheme 1B) [26]. Selective deprotection gave access to free alcohol-containing 1,2-BCPs (±)-5 and (±)-8. Oxidation and

• alkenes including acrylates, vinyl sulfones, and acrylamides could all be incorporated and the number of accessible bifunctional 1,2-BCHs was increased further by chemical transformation (Scheme 3D) [35]. Among the reported transformations were reduction of the ketone (to (±)-34), hydrolysis of the

• transformations. Additional bifunctional [2]-ladderanes were accessible by further synthetic manipulations (Scheme 16C) [63]. Acid 152 could be transformed into protected amine 153 by Curtius rearrangement and alcohol 155 through reduction. The [2]-ladderane scaffold was also shown to be tolerant of oxidising

Skeletal rearrangement of 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-ols promoted by thionyl chloride or Appel conditions

• Martyn Jevric,
• Julian Klepp,
• Johannes Puschnig,
• Oscar Lamb,
• Christopher J. Sumby and
• Ben W. Greatrex

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 823–829, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.74

• described for the first time. The work builds upon the findings of the groups of Karban and Banwell, who described this type of ring transformation using DAST, with two new reagents for promoting the rearrangement reaction. This work adds to the growing set of transformations that are known for

• 10a–c, preparation of 10d–f, and X-ray structure of 10e. Rearrangement reactions for 10a–f promoted by SOCl2. Reactions of allylic alcohols 15 and 18 with SOCl2. Appel reactions of dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-ols 10a,e,f and 15. Some transformations for the skeletal rearrangement products 11a and 12a

Synthesis of new representatives of A₃B-type carboranylporphyrins based on meso-tetra(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin transformations

• Victoria M. Alpatova,
• Evgeny G. Rys,
• Elena G. Kononova and
• Valentina A. Ol'shevskaya

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 767–776, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.70

• synthesis and characterization of tris(carboranyl)porphyrins of A3B-type (where “B” corresponds to the substituent responsible for bioconjugate coupling) based on the transformations of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin which was used as a basic compound for the synthesis of new boronated

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of macrocyclic peptides and polyketides via thioesterase-catalyzed macrocyclization

• Senze Qiao,
• Zhongyu Cheng and
• Fuzhuo Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 721–733, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.66

• .20.66 Abstract Chemoenzymatic strategies that combine synthetic and enzymatic transformations offer efficient approaches to yield target molecules, which have been increasingly employed in the synthesis of bioactive natural products. In the biosynthesis of macrocyclic nonribosomal peptides, polyketides

• increase the ratio of intramolecular nucleophilic attack, resulting in macrocyclic products via preorganization of substrate and enzyme in an active conformation [17][18]. Chemoenzymatic strategies, which merge practical enzymatic transformations with modern organic synthetic methods to increase the

• epoxidation with enzymatic macrocyclization in 2020 as shown in Scheme 8 [85]. According to their previous report [86], the production of fragments 61 was initiated by Evans’ asymmetric aldol and alcohol protection to generate 57. Six-step route transformations, including cross metathesis, afforded aldehyde

SOMOphilic alkyne vs radical-polar crossover approaches: The full story of the azido-alkynylation of alkenes

• Julien Borrel and
• Jerome Waser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 701–713, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.64

• can be found in bioactive molecules and have been tested in structure–activity relationship studies (Scheme 1A) [8][9][10]. Moreover, transformations have been developed to exploit the two functional groups simultaneously, for example through their intramolecular cyclization to form pyrroles in the

• increase the yield of different transformations. Using fluoride scavenger such as TMSCl, TFAA or TMS2(O) led to similar or lower yields (Table 7, entries 3–5). We were pleased to see that in the presence of BF3·Et2O, 4a was obtained in 75% yield (Table 7, entry 6). Addition of a less acidic boron Lewis

Regioselective quinazoline C2 modifications through the azide–tetrazole tautomeric equilibrium

• Dāgs Dāvis Līpiņš,
• Andris Jeminejs,
• Una Ušacka,
• Anatoly Mishnev,
• Māris Turks and
• Irina Novosjolova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 675–683, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.61

• –tetrazole tautomeric equilibrium directs the nucleofugal sulfinate from the first step to replace chloride at the C2 position. This transformation is effective with quinazolines bearing electron-rich substituents. Therefore, the title transformations are demonstrated on the 6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline core

Palladium-catalyzed three-component radical-polar crossover carboamination of 1,3-dienes or allenes with diazo esters and amines

• Geng-Xin Liu,
• Xiao-Ting Jie,
• Ge-Jun Niu,
• Li-Sheng Yang,
• Xing-Lin Li,
• Jian Luo and
• Wen-Hao Hu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 661–671, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.59

• amines. Scale-up reactions and synthetic transformations. Reaction conditions: a) LiAlH4, THF, 0 °C; b) MeMgBr, THF, rt to reflux; c) NaOH, MeOH, 60 °C, d) EDCI, DMAP, BnNH2, DCM, rt; e) EDCI, DMAP, Et3N, HN(OMe)(Me)·HCl, DCM, rt; f) MeMgBr, THF, 0 °C to rt; g) Pd/C, HCO2NH4, 65 °C. For more details, see

A laterally-fused N-heterocyclic carbene framework from polysubstituted aminoimidazo[5,1-b]oxazol-6-ium salts

• Andrew D. Gillie,
• Matthew G. Wakeling,
• Bethan L. Greene,
• Louise Male and
• Paul W. Davies

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 621–627, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.54

• seen with imidazolidines (cf. for IPr TEP[Ir] = 2050.2 cm−1) [34]. A benchmarking exercise was then performed looking at the reactivity of 13 compared against reaction of symmetrical IPrAuCl across a range of known gold-mediated transformations of alkynes featuring intermolecular attack [35

• ) complex is catalytically competent across several transformations with excellent conversions at 1 mol % loading and with broadly comparable reactivity to IPrAuCl. Having validated the AImOx motif as a viable ligand platform for development, further elaboration and applications will be reported in due

Entry to new spiroheterocycles via tandem Rh(II)-catalyzed O–H insertion/base-promoted cyclization involving diazoarylidene succinimides

• Alexander Yanovich,
• Anastasia Vepreva,
• Ksenia Malkova,
• Grigory Kantin and
• Dmitry Dar’in

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 561–569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.48

• ) or a bromine atom. These transformations yield spiro-annulated O-heterocycles with succinimide ring, namely spiro-Δα,β-butenolides 2 and 3, tetrahydrofurans 4 and benzopyrans 5 (Scheme 1). Fragments of these oxygen-containing spiro-conjugated heterocycles are part of many important drugs and natural

• -(bromomethyl)benzyl alcohol. Examples where a target spirocyclic product was not observed. Plausible mechanism of the transformations studied. Supporting Information Deposition numbers CCDC 2295111 (for 2a), 2308315 (for 3b), and 2305370 (for 4b) contain the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper

Synthesis of photo- and ionochromic N-acylated 2-(aminomethylene)benzo[b]thiophene-3(2Н)-ones with a terminal phenanthroline group

• Vladimir P. Rybalkin,
• Sofiya Yu. Zmeeva,
• Lidiya L. Popova,
• Irina V. Dubonosova,
• Olga Yu. Karlutova,
• Oleg P. Demidov,
• Alexander D. Dubonosov and
• Vladimir A. Bren

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 552–560, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.47

• the phenanthroline unit was also involved in a π–π-stacking interaction (blue plane–green plane in Figure 4), with the plane centroid–plane centroid distance being 3.6998(8) Å (plane shift 1.4919(17) Å, twist and fold angles 1.54° and 1.92°, respectively). Cation-induced transformations of the

(E,Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-Hexafluorobut-2-enes: hydrofluoroolefins halogenation/dehydrohalogenation cascade to reach new fluorinated allene

• Nataliia V. Kirij,
• Andrey A. Filatov,
• Yurii L. Yagupolskii,
• Sheng Peng and
• Lee Sprague

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 452–459, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.40

• -1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-enes have been investigated. A simple, one-pot procedure for the preparation of a new allene (1,1,4,4,4-pentafluorobuta-1,2-diene) and some of its transformations is presented. Keywords: allenes; dehydrohalogenation; halogenation; 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-enes; isomerization

• on an industrial scale [2]. These hydrofluoroolefins belong to the newest 4th generation of fluorocarbon refrigerants and are promising compounds and starting materials. Due to this, interest in the use of (E)- and (Z)-butenes 1a,b as synthons in various organic transformations has recently grown

• -hexafluorobut-2-ene and an oxalamide hydrazone [17]. In the present study, we investigated the reactions of commercially available butenes 1a,b with halogens, as well as subsequent transformations of the resulting compounds. Results and Discussion In 1952 Haszeldine found that the reaction of bromine with (E

Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles

• Periklis X. Kolagkis,
• Eirini M. Galathri and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36

• and viability of these synthetic protocols, organic chemists have been opting towards the use of greener catalysts and solvents in drug development. Chemists dream to perform reactions under solvent-free conditions, which provide a greener approach towards organic transformations. Nowadays, the use of

• solvent-free reaction conditions has been introduced as a popular alternative to common organic solvents for many different organic transformations. The lack of an organic solvent can result in improved yields and reaction rates, more facile work-up processes and reduced waste, which are among the goals

• intriguing tool in the catalysis of various organic transformations that were previously considered unfeasible [89]. In 2003, the reaction of indoles with aldehydes and ketones under XB catalysis was reported by Bandgar and his research group utilizing I2 as the catalyst and acetonitrile as the optimum

Mechanisms for radical reactions initiating from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters

• Carlos R. Azpilcueta-Nicolas and
• Jean-Philip Lumb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35

• many applications as radical precursors. Mechanistically, NHPI esters undergo a reductive decarboxylative fragmentation to provide a substrate radical capable of engaging in diverse transformations. Their reduction via single-electron transfer (SET) can occur under thermal, photochemical, or

• reaction classes, we discuss the utility of the NHPI esters, with an eye towards their continued development in complexity-generating transformations. Keywords: decarboxylative couplings; mechanisms; NHPI-esters; radical reactions; Introduction The historical challenges of using radicals in synthetic

• , leading to their strategic incorporation as "synthons" in modern organic chemistry, with complementary reactivity to more common polar reaction manifolds [12][13][14][15]. The utility of radicals has also been expanded through the recent development of transformations involving radical-polar crossover

Facile approach to N,O,S-heteropentacycles via condensation of sterically crowded 3H-phenoxazin-3-one with ortho-substituted anilines

• Eugeny Ivakhnenko,
• Vasily Malay,
• Pavel Knyazev,
• Nikita Merezhko,
• Nadezhda Makarova,
• Oleg Demidov,
• Gennady Borodkin,
• Andrey Starikov and
• Vladimir Minkin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 336–345, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.34

• ). This is also the basic compound used in the transformations that are studied in this work due to the high kinetic stability and good solubility ensured by the tert-butyl groups. The largest positive charge of the C(1)–C(2)–C(3) segment is concentrated at the C(2) atom. The charge at the other

Synthesis of π-conjugated polycyclic compounds by late-stage extrusion of chalcogen fragments

• Aissam Okba,
• Pablo Simón Marqués,
• Kyohei Matsuo,
• Naoki Aratani,
• Hiroko Yamada,
• Gwénaël Rapenne and
• Claire Kammerer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 287–305, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.30

• ]. Similarly to the early transformations of thiepines, sulfur elimination was triggered by copper bronze at high temperature, thus leading to the conversion of the 6-membered cyclic disulfide into the corresponding thiophene. The 1,2-dithiin scaffold is found in natural products such as thiarubrines A and B

Synthesis of spiropyridazine-benzosultams by the [4 + 2] annulation reaction of 3-substituted benzoisothiazole 1,1-dioxides with 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes

• Wenqing Hao,
• Long Wang,
• Jinlei Zhang,
• Dawei Teng and
• Guorui Cao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 280–286, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.29

• field [4][5][6]. Pyridazine drugs have also shown high pharmaceutical activity. Many types of pyridazine drugs have been listed for antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other purposes [7][8][9][10]. Nowadays, a range of transformations to spirobenzosultams have been established using N-sulfonyl

Additive-controlled chemoselective inter-/intramolecular hydroamination via electrochemical PCET process

• Kazuhiro Okamoto,
• Naoki Shida and
• Mahito Atobe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 264–271, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.27

• ][6][7][8]. Recent advances in photoredox and electrochemical PCET reactions have significantly expanded the substrate scope of amidyl-radical-based molecular transformations because the harsh acidic and high-temperature conditions required in the classical Hofmann–Löffler–Freytag reaction can be

Nucleophilic functionalization of thianthrenium salts under basic conditions

• Xinting Fan,
• Duo Zhang,
• Xiangchuan Xiu,
• Bin Xu,
• Yu Yuan,
• Feng Chen and
• Pan Gao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 257–263, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.26

• ][20]. On the other hand, sulfonium salts have emerged as appealing sources of aryl radicals for a wide range of transformations aimed at creating novel chemical bonds driven by their distinctive structural attributes and chemical tendencies (Scheme 1a) [9][21][22][23][24][25][26]. In addition to late

Substitution reactions in the acenaphthene analog of quino[7,8-h]quinoline and an unusual synthesis of the corresponding acenaphthylenes by tele-elimination

• Ekaterina V. Kolupaeva,
• Narek A. Dzhangiryan,
• Alexander F. Pozharskii,
• Oleg P. Demidov and
• Valery A. Ozeryanskii

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 243–253, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.24

• make molecule 5 (and derivatives) more rigid and flat when compared to compound 3 but it will also affect its reactivity and the sites of functionalization. This work is devoted to the clarification of this circumstance with substitution and elimination reactions chosen as the key transformations. The

• of KMnO4 at 100 °C. The variation of the nucleophile did not give positive results either. For example, the replacement of dimethylamine with higher-boiling piperidine and n-butylamine or using liquid ammonia, which is highly reactive in such transformations, dipyridoacenaphthene 5 still returned

• equilibrium) under the action of an excess of nucleophiles as bases. Such dianions are characteristic of acenaphthene and have been repeatedly detected in subsequent transformations [18][19]. In our case, the CH-acidity of the CH2CH2 bridge should be even higher under the action of pyridine rings, and, if

Copper-catalyzed multicomponent reaction of β-trifluoromethyl β-diazo esters enabling the synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl N,N-diacyl-β-amino esters

• Youlong Du,
• Haibo Mei,
• Ata Makarem,
• Ramin Javahershenas,
• Vadim A. Soloshonok and
• Jianlin Han

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 212–219, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.21

• challenging. On the other hand, several interesting transformations of nitrile ylides from diazo compounds have been developed in the past years [31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. In particular, acylglycine esters could be easily constructed with ester-containing diazo compounds as the starting materials. For

Tandem Hock and Friedel–Crafts reactions allowing an expedient synthesis of a cyclolignan-type scaffold

• Viktoria A. Ikonnikova,
• Cristina Cheibas,
• Oscar Gayraud,
• Alexandra E. Bosnidou,
• Nicolas Casaretto,
• Gilles Frison and
• Bastien Nay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 162–169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.15

• reaction is possible upon elimination of the resulting benzylic alcohol on D, allowing another arylation forming E [18]. This complex sequence of transformations is herein applied to the synthesis of 1-aryltetralines, analogues of cyclolignan natural products having important medicinal applications [19][20

Copper-promoted C5-selective bromination of 8-aminoquinoline amides with alkyl bromides

• Changdong Shao,
• Chen Ma,
• Li Li,
• Jingyi Liu,
• Yanan Shen,
• Chen Chen,
• Qionglin Yang,
• Tianyi Xu,
• Zhengsong Hu,
• Yuhe Kan and
• Tingting Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 155–161, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.14

• such as 2d, 2e, and 2f performed well, affording the brominated product 3aa in excellent yields (90–99%). However, transformations of amide 1a to the brominated product 3aa employing unactivated alkyl bromides (2g–i) as reaction partners proceeded with low efficiency (0–53%). Notably, the reactivity of

Perspectives on push–pull chromophores derived from click-type [2 + 2] cycloaddition–retroelectrocyclization reactions of electron-rich alkynes and electron-deficient alkenes

• Michio Yamada

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 125–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.13

• a DCF structure and is amenable to further molecular transformations through a reaction with 1 [103]. Considering the structure of 7, the possibility of a multistep [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction via a reaction with 1 becomes feasible. To execute such a multistep [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction, it becomes

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate as suitable solvent for BF₃: the case of alkyne hydration. Chemistry vs electrochemistry

• Marta David,
• Elisa Galli,
• Richard C. D. Brown,
• Marta Feroci,
• Fabrizio Vetica and
• Martina Bortolami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1966–1981, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.147

• complex organic compounds, widely used both in organic chemistry and in electrochemistry as raw materials for the preparation of different molecules of pharmaceutical and industrial interest [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Among the different organic transformations involving alkynes, their hydration is a

Aldiminium and 1,2,3-triazolium dithiocarboxylate zwitterions derived from cyclic (alkyl)(amino) and mesoionic carbenes

• Nedra Touj,
• François Mazars,
• Guillermo Zaragoza and
• Lionel Delaude

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1947–1956, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.145

• prepared, while a few reports disclosed the formation of polynuclear clusters, in which the dithiocarboxylate unit underwent further chemical transformations [59][60][61]. To the best of our knowledge, 1,2,3-triazolium-5-dithiocarboxylate species are hitherto unknown in the literature, and only a single