Application of N-heterocyclic carbene–Cu(I) complexes as catalysts in organic synthesis: a review

• Nosheen Beig,
• Varsha Goyal and
• Raj K. Bansal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1408–1442, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.102

• [75]. However, the major drawback with using these catalysts in A3 reactions was the loss of the catalyst at the end of the reaction. Furthermore, on using Au(I), Ag(I), and Cu(I) in ionic liquids, as well as supported Au(III), Ag(I), CuI, and CuCl to catalyze A3 coupling reactions under heterogeneous

• conditions, although the transition-metal catalysts were preserved, the reactions require high temperature conditions [76]. In 2008, Wang and co-workers [77] for the first time employed an NHC–Cu(I) complex (2 mol %) and its silica-immobilized version 141 (2 mol %) as catalyst for an A3 coupling reaction

• resulting propargylamines to give allylamines 144 and alkylamines 145 in quantitative yields (Scheme 57). This system is made up of a silica support that has been modified with a covalently linked NHC–Cu complex for the A3 coupling, as well as RuNPs for hydrogenation. Detailed investigations revealed that

A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries

• Guido Gambacorta,
• James S. Sharley and
• Ian R. Baxendale

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90

Palladium nanoparticles supported on chitin-based nanomaterials as heterogeneous catalysts for the Heck coupling reaction

• Tony Jin,
• Malickah Hicks,
• Davis Kurdyla,
• Sabahudin Hrapovic,
• Edmond Lam and
• Audrey Moores

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2477–2483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.201

• and aldehyde–amine–alkyne (A3) coupling reactions [16]. Off this discovery, in this letter, we further expand the scope of using both ChNCs and ChsNCs as a catalyst support for Pd NPs to allow access towards other highly relevant C–C bond-forming reactions. A one-pot fabrication method is used to

• to PdNP@ChNC, PdNP@ChsNC showed little product yield in the model reaction (Table 1, entry 6), which was surprising as our previous works showed that ChsNC was the superior catalyst support for Au-catalyzed A3 coupling reactions [16]. The XPS analysis of PdNP@ChsNC suggests that Pd is complexed to

Recent advances on the transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of imidazopyridines: an updated coverage

• Gagandeep Kour Reen,
• Ashok Kumar and
• Pratibha Sharma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1612–1704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.165

• more. It was observed that most of the methods utilize 2-aminopyridines as one of the starting materials due to its binucleophilic nature; associated with exocyclic amino group and endocyclic pyridinium nitrogen [19]. Recently, A3 coupling of alkynes, aldehydes, and aminopyridines have been developed

• copper catalyst dissolved in ionic liquid to four synthetic cycles. Nanotechnology coupled with heterogeneous catalysis has emerged as an efficient field of catalysis for various organic transformations. Inspired from this Bagdi et al. have reported a nano-copper oxide-mediated three-component A3

• coupling reaction for the synthesis of 2-triazolylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine 74 (Scheme 26) [31]. The reaction involved the use of copper oxide as a catalyst and sodium ascorbate as a reducing agent using triazolyl aldehyde 73, amidine 3 and terminal alkynes 2 as reaction substrates at 70 °C (Scheme 26). Here

Effect of the ortho-hydroxy group of salicylaldehyde in the A³ coupling reaction: A metal-catalyst-free synthesis of propargylamine

• Sujit Ghosh,
• Kinkar Biswas,
• Suchandra Bhattacharya,
• Pranab Ghosh and
• Basudeb Basu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 552–557, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.53

• Sujit Ghosh Kinkar Biswas Suchandra Bhattacharya Pranab Ghosh Basudeb Basu Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling 734013, India 10.3762/bjoc.13.53 Abstract The synthesis of propargylamines via A3 coupling mostly under metal-catalyzed procedures is well known. This work

• invented an unprecedented effect of salicylaldehyde, one of the A3 coupling partners, which could lead to the formation of propargylamine, an important pharmaceutical building block, in the absence of any metal catalyst and under mild conditions. The role of the hydroxy group in ortho position of

• acetylene, established as a general protocol, and is believed to be of interest for synthetic chemists from green chemistry. Keywords: A3 coupling; metal-catalyst-free; propargylamine; salicylaldehyde; terminal alkyne; Introduction Propargylamines are important synthetic intermediates for the preparation

Multicomponent reactions: A simple and efficient route to heterocyclic phosphonates

• Mohammad Haji

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1269–1301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.121

• azide–alkyne cycloadditions and various A3-coupling reactions are useful procedures in heterocyclic chemistry. However, several methods based on these protocols have also been developed for the synthesis of heterocyclic phosphonates. The 1,2-dihydroisoquinolin-1-ylphosphonates 172 were formed through a

Enantioselective additions of copper acetylides to cyclic iminium and oxocarbenium ions

• Jixin Liu,
• Srimoyee Dasgupta and
• Mary P. Watson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2696–2706, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.290

• azomethine imines. Su’s CDC of tetrahydroisoquinolines and alkynes under ball milling conditions. Ma’s A3-coupling. Li’s CDC reaction using photoredox catalysis. Liu’s CDC reaction of N-carbamoyltetrahydroisoquinolines. T+BF4– = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine N-oxide tetrafluoroborate. Aponick’s alkynylation

Silver and gold-catalyzed multicomponent reactions

• Giorgio Abbiati and
• Elisabetta Rossi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 481–513, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.46

• multicomponent reactions. Keywords: A3-coupling; gold; multicomponent reactions; silver; Introduction Coinage metals (copper, silver and gold) are extensively used in the homogenous catalysis of organic reactions. Similarities and differences in the catalytic activity of these elements have been recently

• 2000 reveals an exponential growth in the number of published papers. A deeper analysis allows discriminating between a specific class of multicomponent reactions, the A3-coupling reactions, which are subjected to systematic investigations, and a plethora of miscellaneous reactions. Thus, this review

• pursues two objectives. Firstly, we want to provide a brief overview of the most recent advances of silver and gold-mediated A3-coupling reactions. Seecondly, we aim for classifying the remaining classes of MCRs mediated by silver and gold species covering the literature from 2000 to early 2013

A³-Coupling catalyzed by robust Au nanoparticles covalently bonded to HS-functionalized cellulose nanocrystalline films

• Jian-Lin Huang,
• Derek G. Gray and
• Chao-Jun Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1388–1396, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.155

• suggested that the size of the AuNPs was about 2–3 nm and they were evenly distributed onto the surface of CNC films. Furthermore, the unique nanocomposite Au@HS-CNC catalyst displayed high catalytic efficiency in promoting three-component coupling of an aldehyde, an alkyne, and an amine (A3-coupling

• ) either in water or without solvent. Most importantly, the catalyst could be used repetitively more than 11 times without significant deactivation. Our strategy also promotes the use of naturally renewable cellulose to prepare reusable nanocomposite catalysts for organic synthesis. Keywords: A3-coupling

• ][13]. In addition, the three-component aldehyde–alkyne–amine (A3) coupling and asymmetric aldehyde–alkyne–amine (AA3) coupling reactions have received increasing attention due to the easy formation of high-value product propargylamines [14][15][16]. Notably, the A3 coupling reaction has also been

Tandem aldehyde–alkyne–amine coupling/cycloisomerization: A new synthesis of coumarins

• Maddi Sridhar Reddy,
• Nuligonda Thirupathi and
• Madala Haribabu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 180–184, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.21

• Maddi Sridhar Reddy Nuligonda Thirupathi Madala Haribabu Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001, India, Fax: +91-(522)-2623405, Tel: +91–(522)–2612 411, Extn: 4379 10.3762/bjoc.9.21 Abstract Cu-catalyzed A3 coupling of ethoxyacetylene

• moderate yields. Keywords: A3 coupling; cooperative catalysis; coumarin synthesis; cycloisomerization; transition-metal catalysts; Introduction An alkyne, an aldehyde and an amine coupling, referred to as A3 coupling [1], has been found as an efficient method for C–N and C–C bond formation that results

• transition-metal catalysts (based on gold, mercury, platinum, silver, etc.), Brønsted acids and electrophilic iodine sources (I2, ICl, NIS) have been used for the transformation. If one of the partners in A3 coupling has any nucleophile for concomitant electrophilic cyclization on the alkyne group in the A3