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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2553–2570, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.198
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Scheme 1: Representative Ryania diterpenoids and their derivatives.
Scheme 2: Deslongchamps’s total synthesis of ryanodol (4).
Scheme 3: Deslongchamps’s total synthesis of 3-epi-ryanodol (5).
Scheme 4: Inoue’s total synthesis of ryanodol (4).
Scheme 5: Inoue’s total synthesis of ryanodine (1) from ryanodol (4).
Scheme 6: Inoue’s total synthesis of cinncassiol A (9), cinncassiol B (7), cinnzeylanol (6), and 3-epi-ryanod...
Scheme 7: Reisman’s total synthesis of (+)-ryanodol (4).
Scheme 8: Reisman’s total synthesis of (+)-ryanodine (1) and (+)-20-deoxyspiganthine (2).
Scheme 9: Micalizio’s formal total synthesis of ryanodol (4).
Scheme 10: Zhao’s total synthesis of garajonone (8).
Scheme 11: Zhao’s formal total synthesis of ryanodol (4) and ryanodine (1).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2542–2547, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.196
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Figure 1: Selected natural uracil-containing nucleosides (the key perhydrofuropyran core highlighted in blue)....
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies toward malayamycin A. (A) Previous synthetic route. (B) Our strategy toward th...
Scheme 2: Rational for intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition.
Scheme 3: Proposed pathway for the enone formation.
Scheme 4: Modified route to access the core of malayamycins.
Scheme 5: Attempting the Baeyer–Villiger reaction.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2416–2446, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.185
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Scheme 1: Ozonolysis–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of echinopine A (3).
Scheme 2: Ozonolysis–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of taiwaniaquinoids 7–12.
Figure 1: Iridoid skeleton.
Scheme 3: Ozonolysis–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of compounds 17a,b, 18 and 19 with iridoid topolog...
Scheme 4: Oxidation–aldol condensation sequence in the synthesis of compounds 21 and 23 with iridoid topology....
Scheme 5: Oxidation–aldol condensation sequence in the synthesis of compounds 29 and 30 with iridoid topology....
Scheme 6: Method for ring contraction in the absence of a double bond in a six-membered ring of triterpenoids....
Scheme 7: Oxidation–Dieckmann cyclization sequence in the synthesis of a new nortriterpenoid 39.
Scheme 8: Oxidation–Dieckmann cyclization sequence in the synthesis of 18,19-di-nor-cholesterol (40).
Scheme 9: Oxidation–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of 3-ethyl-substituted betulinic acid derivatives 49...
Scheme 10: Benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of 4β-acetoxyprobotryane-9β,15α-diol (52).
Scheme 11: Benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of (−)-taiwaniaquinone H (11).
Scheme 12: Benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of dactylicapnosines A (63) and B (64).
Scheme 13: Aza-benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of (+)-stephadiamine (71).
Scheme 14: α-Ketol rearrangement in the synthesis of saffloneoside (73).
Scheme 15: Conversion of (−)-preaustinoid A (80) to (−)-preaustinoid B (81) via α-ketol rearrangement.
Scheme 16: α-Ketol rearrangement in the synthesis of 2,8-oxymethano-bridged diquinane 90.
Scheme 17: Oxidative ring contraction during the synthesis of (+)-cuparene (91) and (+)-tochuinylacetate (92).
Scheme 18: Semipinacol rearrangement in the synthesis of diterpenoids 97–100.
Scheme 19: Co-catalyzed homoallyl-type rearrangement in the syntheses of meroterpenes 106–109.
Scheme 20: Ring contraction reaction promoted by TTN·3H2O and HTIB in the synthesis of indanes.
Scheme 21: Rearrangement involving a hypervalent iodine compound in the synthesis of derivative 120.
Scheme 22: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of taiwaniaquinones A (7), F (8), taiwaniaquinols B (10), D (1...
Scheme 23: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of cheloviolene C (128), seconorrisolide B (129), and seconorr...
Scheme 24: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of (−)-pavidolide B (134).
Scheme 25: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of presilphiperfolan-8-ol (141).
Scheme 26: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of cyclopentane derivatives 147a,b.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of cyclopentane derivatives 147a and 151.
Scheme 28: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of cyclopentane derivative 153.
Scheme 29: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of tricyclic ketones 155, 156.
Scheme 30: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of cis/trans salts 160.
Figure 2: Scope of the photoinduced carboborative ring contraction of steroids. Reaction conditions: steroid ...
Scheme 31: Photoinduced carboborative ring contraction in the synthesis of artalbic acid (180).
Scheme 32: Synthetic versatility of the photoinduced carboborative ring contraction.
Scheme 33: Methods of disclosure of epoxide 189.
Scheme 34: Methods of disclosure of epoxide 190.
Scheme 35: Rearrangement of α,β-epoxy ketone 197.
Scheme 36: Acid-induced rearrangement in the synthesis of perhydrindane ketones 202 and 205.
Scheme 37: Rearrangement of epoxyketone 208 in the synthesis of huperzine Q (206).
Scheme 38: Rearrangement of epoxide 212 under the action of Grignard reagent.
Scheme 39: Semipinacol rearrangement of epoxide 220 in the synthesis of (−)-citrinadin A (217) and (+)-citrina...
Scheme 40: Semipinacol rearrangement of epoxide 225 in the synthesis of hamigeran G (223).
Scheme 41: Semipinacol rearrangement of epoxide 231 in the synthesis of (−)-spirochensilide A (228).
Scheme 42: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of compound 234 with iridoid topology.
Scheme 43: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of compound 238 with iridoid topology.
Scheme 44: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of compound 241 with iridoid topology.
Scheme 45: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of lupane derivatives 245, 246, 248, and 249.
Scheme 46: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of weisaconitine D (252) and cardiopetaline (255).
Scheme 47: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of cardiopetaline (255).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2297–2301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.175
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Figure 1: Halogen-containing butyrolactone-derived bioactives.
Scheme 1: Preparation of chlorinated and brominated lactones 8a,b and 11a,b.
Scheme 2: Preparation of fluorinated lactone 14.
Scheme 3: Fluorination of LGO (5) and conversion to lactone 17.
Scheme 4: Trifluoromethylation of 9a,b and 15 and subsequent Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2103–2172, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.165
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Figure 1: C2–C6 biobased carbonyl building blocks.
Scheme 1: Proposed (2 + 2) route to glycolaldehyde and glycolic acid from erythritol by Cu/AC catalyst (AC = ...
Scheme 2: Reductive amination of GCA.
Scheme 3: N-Formylation of secondary amines by reaction with GCA.
Scheme 4: Synthesis and conversion of hydroxy acetals to cyclic acetals.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 3-(indol-3-yl)-2,3-dihydrofurans via three-component reaction of glycolaldehyde, indol...
Scheme 6: BiCl3-catalyzed synthesis of benzo[a]carbazoles from 2-arylindoles and α-bromoacetaldehyde ethylene...
Scheme 7: Cu/NCNSs-based conversion of glycerol to glycolic acid and other short biobased acids.
Scheme 8: E. coli-based biotransformation of C1 source molecules (CH4, CO2 and CO) towards C2 glycolic acid.
Scheme 9: N-Formylation of amines with C2 (a) or C3 (b) biomass-based feedstocks.
Scheme 10: Methods for the formation of propanoic acid (PA) from lactic acid (LA).
Scheme 11: Co-polymerization of biobased lactic acid and glycolic acid via a bicatalytic process.
Scheme 12: Oxidation of α-hydroxy acids by tetrachloroaurate(III) in acetic acid–sodium acetate buffer medium.
Figure 2: Selective catalytic pathways for the conversion of lactic acid (LA).
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 1,3-PDO via cross-aldol reaction between formaldehyde and acetaldehyde to 3-hydroxypro...
Scheme 14: Hydrothermal conversion of 1,3-dihydroxy-2-propane and 2,3-dihydroxypropanal to methylglyoxal.
Scheme 15: FLS-catalyzed formose reaction to synthesize GA and DHA.
Scheme 16: GCA and DHA oxidation products of glycerol and isomerization of GCA to DHA under flow conditions us...
Scheme 17: Acid-catalyzed reactions of DHA with alcohols.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dihydroxyacetone phosphate from dihydroxyacetone.
Scheme 19: Bifunctional acid–base catalyst DHA conversion into lactic acid via pyruvaldehyde or fructose forma...
Scheme 20: Catalytic one-pot synthesis of GA and co-synthesis of formamides and formates from DHA.
Scheme 21: (a) Synthesis of furan derivatives and (b) synthesis of thiophene derivative by cascade [3 + 2] ann...
Scheme 22: Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalyzed synthesis of benzo[a]carbazole from renewable acetol and 2-p...
Scheme 23: Asymmetric hydrogenation of α-hydroxy ketones to 1,2-diols.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of novel 6-(substituted benzylidene)-2-methylthiazolo [2,3-b]oxazol-5(6H)-one from 1-hydr...
Scheme 25: ʟ-Proline-catalyzed synthesis of anti-diols from hydroxyacetone and aldehydes.
Scheme 26: C–C-bond-formation reactions of a biomass-based feedstock aromatic aldehyde (C5) and hydroxyacetone...
Scheme 27: Ethanol upgrading to C4 bulk chemicals via the thiamine (VB1)-catalyzed acetoin condensation.
Scheme 28: One-pot sequential chemoenzymatic synthesis of 2-aminobutane-1,4-diol and 1,2,4-butanetriol via 1,4...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 1,4-dihydroxybutan-2-one by microbial transformation.
Scheme 30: Conversion of polyols by [neocuproine)Pd(OAc)]2(OTf)2] to α-hydroxy ketones.
Scheme 31: Chemoselective oxidation of alcohols with chiral palladium-based catalyst 2.
Scheme 32: Electrochemical transformation of furfural to 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (HFO).
Scheme 33: Selective hydrodeoxygenation of HFO and oxidation to γ-butyrolactone (GBL).
Scheme 34: Photosensitized oxygenation of furan towards HFO via ozonide intermediates.
Scheme 35: Conversion of furfural to HFO and MAN by using mesoporous carbon nitride (SGCN) as photocatalyst.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of HFO from furan derivatives.
Scheme 37: Photooxidation of furfural to 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (HFO).
Scheme 38: Synthesis of Friedel–Crafts indole adduct from HFO.
Scheme 39: Conversion of HFO to α,γ-substituted chiral γ-lactones.
Scheme 40: Tautomeric transformation of HFO to formylacrylic acid.
Scheme 41: Hydrolysis of HFO to succinic acid in aqueous solution.
Scheme 42: Substitution and condensation reactions of 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (HFO).
Scheme 43: (a) Conversion of HFO towards valuable C4 chemicals and (b) anodic oxidation of 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-fur...
Figure 3: Conversion of HFO towards other natural and synthetic substances.
Scheme 44: Conversion of furfural to maleic anhydride (reaction a: VOx/Al2O3; reaction b: VPO).
Scheme 45: Conversion of furfural into succinic acid.
Scheme 46: Electro‑, photo‑, and biocatalysis for one-pot selective conversions of furfural into C4 chemicals.
Scheme 47: Production route of furfural from hemicellulose.
Scheme 48: Mechanism for xylose dehydration to furfural through a choline xyloside intermediate.
Scheme 49: Conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol and its derivatives.
Scheme 50: Conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol and 3-(2-furyl)acrolein.
Scheme 51: The aerobic oxidative condensation of biomass-derived furfural and linear alcohols.
Scheme 52: The single-step synthesis of 2-pentanone from furfural.
Scheme 53: Electrocatalytic coupling reaction of furfural and levulinic acid.
Scheme 54: Conversion of furfural to m-xylylenediamine.
Scheme 55: Conversion of furfural to tetrahydrofuran-derived amines.
Scheme 56: Formation of trans-4,5-diamino-cyclopent-2-enones from furfural.
Scheme 57: Production of pyrrole and proline from furfural.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 1‑(trifluoromethyl)-8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-2-ones from furfural.
Scheme 59: Conversion of furfural to furfural-derived diacids.
Scheme 60: A telescope protocol derived from furfural and glycerol.
Scheme 61: A tandem cyclization of furfural and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione.
Scheme 62: A Ugi four-component reaction to construct furfural-based polyamides.
Scheme 63: One-pot synthesis of γ-acyloxy-Cy7 from furfural.
Scheme 64: Dimerization–Piancatelli sequence toward humins precursors from furfural.
Scheme 65: Conversion of furfural to CPN.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of jet fuels range cycloalkanes from CPN and lignin-derived vanillin.
Scheme 67: Solar-energy-driven synthesis of high-density biofuels from CPN.
Scheme 68: Reductive amination of CPN to cyclopentylamine.
Scheme 69: Asymmetric hydrogenation of C=O bonds of exocyclic α,β-unsaturated cyclopentanones.
Scheme 70: Preparation of levulinic acid via the C5 route (route a) or C6 route (routes b1 and b2).
Scheme 71: Mechanism of the rehydration of HMF to levulinic acid and formic acid.
Scheme 72: Important levulinic acid-derived chemicals.
Scheme 73: Direct conversion of levulinic acid to pentanoic acid.
Scheme 74: Catalytic aerobic oxidation of levulinic acid to citramalic acid.
Scheme 75: Conversion of levulinic acid to 1,4-pentanediol (a) see ref. [236]; b) see ref. [237]; c) see ref. [238]; d) see r...
Scheme 76: Selective production of 2-butanol through hydrogenolysis of levulinic acid.
Scheme 77: General reaction pathways proposed for the formation of 5MPs from levulinic acid.
Scheme 78: Selective reductive amination of levulinic acid to N-substituted pyrroles.
Scheme 79: Reductive amination of levulinic acid to chiral pyrrolidinone.
Scheme 80: Reductive amination of levulinic acid to non-natural chiral γ-amino acid.
Scheme 81: Nitrogen-containing chemicals derived from levulinic acid.
Scheme 82: Preparation of GVL from levulinic acid by dehydration and hydrogenation.
Scheme 83: Ruthenium-catalyzed levulinic acid to chiral γ-valerolactone.
Scheme 84: Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of levulinic acid to chiral GVL.
Scheme 85: Three steps synthesis of ε-caprolactam from GVL.
Scheme 86: Multistep synthesis of nylon 6,6 from GVL.
Scheme 87: Preparation of MeGVL by α-alkylation of GVL.
Scheme 88: Ring-opening polymerization of five-membered lactones.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of GVL-based ionic liquids.
Scheme 90: Preparation of butene isomers from GVL under Lewis acid conditions.
Scheme 91: Construction of C5–C12 fuels from GVL over nano-HZSM-5 catalysts.
Scheme 92: Preparation of alkyl valerate from GVL via ring opening/reduction/esterification sequence.
Scheme 93: Construction of 4-acyloxypentanoic acids from GVL.
Scheme 94: Synthesis of 1,4-pentanediol (PDO) from GVL.
Scheme 95: Construction of novel cyclic hemiketal platforms via self-Claisen condensation of GVL.
Scheme 96: Copper-catalyzed lactamization of GVL.
Figure 4: Main scaffolds obtained from HMF.
Scheme 97: Biginelli reactions towards HMF-containing dihydropyrimidinones.
Scheme 98: Hantzsch dihydropyridine synthesis involving HMF.
Scheme 99: The Kabachnik–Fields reaction involving HMF.
Scheme 100: Construction of oxazolidinone from HMF.
Scheme 101: Construction of rhodamine-furan hybrids from HMF.
Scheme 102: A Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction involving HMF.
Scheme 103: HMF-containing benzodiazepines by [4 + 2 + 1] cycloadditions.
Scheme 104: Synthesis of fluorinated analogues of α-aryl ketones.
Scheme 105: Synthesis of HMF derived disubstituted γ-butyrolactone.
Scheme 106: Functionalized aromatics from furfural and HMF.
Scheme 107: Diels–Alder adducts from HMF or furfural with N-methylmaleimide.
Scheme 108: Pathway of the one-pot conversion of HMF into phthalic anhydride.
Scheme 109: Photocatalyzed preparation of humins (L-H) from HMF mixed with spoiled HMF residues (LMW-H) and fur...
Scheme 110: Asymmetric dipolar cycloadditions on HMF.
Scheme 111: Dipolar cycloadditions of HMF based nitrones to 3,4- and 3,5-substituted isoxazolidines.
Scheme 112: Production of δ-lactone-fused cyclopenten-2-ones from HMF.
Scheme 113: Aza-Piancatelli access to aza-spirocycles from HMF-derived intermediates.
Scheme 114: Cross-condensation of furfural, acetone and HMF into C13, C14 and C15 products.
Scheme 115: Base-catalyzed aldol condensation/dehydration sequences from HMF.
Scheme 116: Condensation of HMF and active methylene nitrile.
Scheme 117: MBH reactions involving HMF.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of HMF-derived ionic liquids.
Scheme 119: Reductive amination/enzymatic acylation sequence towards HMF-based surfactants.
Scheme 120: The formation of 5-chloromethylfurfural (CMF).
Scheme 121: Conversion of CMF to HMF, levulinic acid, and alkyl levulinates.
Scheme 122: Conversion of CMF to CMFCC and FDCC.
Scheme 123: Conversion of CMF to BHMF.
Scheme 124: Conversion of CMF to DMF.
Scheme 125: CMF chlorine atom substitutions toward HMF ethers and esters.
Scheme 126: Introduction of carbon nucleophiles in CMF.
Scheme 127: NHC-catalyzed remote enantioselective Mannich-type reactions of CMF.
Scheme 128: Conversion of CMF to promising biomass-derived dyes.
Scheme 129: Radical transformation of CMF with styrenes.
Scheme 130: Synthesis of natural herbicide δ-aminolevulinic acid from CMF.
Scheme 131: Four step synthesis of the drug ranitidine from CMF.
Scheme 132: Pd/CO2 cooperative catalysis for the production of HHD and HXD.
Scheme 133: Different ruthenium (Ru) catalysts for the ring-opening of 5-HMF to HHD.
Scheme 134: Proposed pathways for preparing HXD from HMF.
Scheme 135: MCP formation and uses.
Scheme 136: Cu(I)-catalyzed highly selective oxidation of HHD to 2,5-dioxohexanal.
Scheme 137: Synthesis of N‑substituted 3‑hydroxypyridinium salts from 2,5-dioxohexanal.
Scheme 138: Ru catalyzed hydrogenations of HHD to 1,2,5-hexanetriol (a) see ref. [396]; b) see ref. [397]).
Scheme 139: Aviation fuel range quadricyclanes produced by HXD.
Scheme 140: Synthesis of HDGK from HXD and glycerol as a chain extender.
Scheme 141: Synthesis of serinol pyrrole from HXD and serinol.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of pyrroles from HXD and nitroarenes.
Scheme 143: Two-step production of PX from cellulose via HXD.
Scheme 144: Preparation of HCPN from HMF via hydrogenation and ring rearrangement.
Scheme 145: Suggested pathways from HMF to HCPN.
Scheme 146: α-Alkylation of HCPN with ethylene gas.
Scheme 147: Synthesis of 3-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopentylamine from HMF via reductive amination of HCPN.
Scheme 148: Production of LGO and Cyrene® from biomass.
Scheme 149: Synthesis of HBO from LGO and other applications.
Scheme 150: Construction of m-Cyrene® homopolymer.
Scheme 151: Conversion of Cyrene® to THFDM and 1,6-hexanediol.
Scheme 152: RAFT co-polymerization of LGO and butadienes.
Scheme 153: Polycondensation of HO-LGOL and diols with dimethyl adipate.
Scheme 154: Self-condensation of Cyrene® and Claisen–Schmidt reactions.
Scheme 155: Synthesis of 5-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran from Cyrene®.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2062–2071, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.161
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Figure 1: Structure of indolo[1,2-c]quinazoline, its selected derivatives, and related structures with biolog...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 12-modified indolo[1,2-c]quinazoline derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of indolo[1,2-c]quinazoline-12-carboxamides 7a–c.
Scheme 3: Mannich aminomethylation of indolo[1,2-c]quinazolines 1 and 8.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 5-(3-aminopropyl) derivatives of indolo[1,2-c]quinazolin-6(5H)-one 12a–c.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of derivatives of 6-(aminomethyl)indolo[1,2-c]quinazolines 14a–d.
Figure 2: Fluorescence quenching of compounds 7a–c (2 μM) upon titration with calf thymus DNA (0–290 μM base ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1135–1160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.91
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Figure 1: Chemical structure of borrelidin (1).
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategy for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate 20 as reported by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 2: Preparation of monoacetates 37 and ent-38 by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 3: Preparation of sulfones 27 and ent-27 by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 4: Attempts to couple sulfones 27 and ent-27 with epoxides 23a–c reported by Uguen et al. [41].
Scheme 5: Modified synthetic plan for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate by Uguen [41].
Scheme 6: Revised synthetic strategy for Morken’s C2–C12 intermediate 20 by Uguen [41].
Scheme 7: Iterative synthesis of polydeoxypropionates developed by Zhou et al. [40].
Scheme 8: Application of iterative synthesis of polydeoxypropionate to construct the C3–C11 fragment 60 of bo...
Scheme 9: Retrosynthetic analysis of borrelidin by Yadav et al. [39].
Scheme 10: Two-carbon homologation of precursor 66 in the synthesize C1–C11 fragment 61 of borrelidin [39].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of the C1–C11 fragment 61 of borrelidin from monoalcohol 65 [39].
Scheme 12: Synthetic plan for Theodorakis’ C3–C11 fragment 82 of borrelidin by Laschat et al. [38].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of Theodorakis’ C3–C11 fragment 82 from compound 88 [38].
Scheme 14: Retrosynthesis of 61 and 62b by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of intermediate 98 by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of Ōmura’s C1–C11 fragment 61 by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of fragment 62b of borrelidin as proposed by Minnaard and Madduri [37].
Scheme 18: Iterative directed allylation for the synthesis of deoxypropionates by Herber and Breit [33].
Scheme 19: Iterative copper-mediated directed allyl substitution for the synthesis of Theodorakis’ C3–C11 frag...
Scheme 20: Retrosynthesis of the C3–C17 fragment of borrelidin by Iqbal and co-workers [35].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of key intermediates 137 and 147 for the synthesis of the C3–C17 fragment of borrelidin.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of the C3–C17 fragment 150a,b of borrelidin.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of the C11–C15 fragment 155a of borrelidin.
Scheme 24: Macrocyclization of borrelidin model compounds 155a and 155b using ring-closing metathesis.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1198–1206, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.102
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Scheme 1: Ring cleavage and ring rearrangement reactions in the biosynthesis of atypical angucyclines.
Figure 1: HPLC traces of reaction mixtures of AlpG, AlpJ, Flu17, and JadG. (a) standards of prejadomycin (9),...
Figure 2: HPLC traces of reactions of JadG, AlpJ, or Flu17 quenched by SOD. (a) 8 + JadG + ʟ-isoleucine; (b) 8...
Scheme 2: Proposed catalytic mechanism of cofactor-independent AlpJ-family oxygenases.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 859–890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.78
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Figure 1: Scaffolds commonly reported as bioisosteric replacements of para-substituted benzene and examples p...
Figure 2: 1,2-BCPs as isosteres for ortho-and meta-substituted benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector p...
Scheme 1: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. A: Baran, Coll...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,2-BCPs from BCP 15 by bridge C–H bromination as reported by MacMillan and co-workers ...
Figure 3: Comparative physicochemical data of telmisartan, lomitapide and their BCP isosteres [26,33]. Shake flask d...
Figure 4: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes: Exit vector parameters of t...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via alkene insertion into bicyclo[1.1.0]butane...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via intramolecular crossed [2 + 2] cycloadditi...
Figure 5: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,2-BCH bioisosteres [36]. Sh...
Figure 6: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-55, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 7: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. Comparison of e...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes via intramolecu...
Figure 8: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,5-BCH bioisosteres [45]. Sh...
Figure 9: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-64, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 10: 1,5-Disubstituted 3-oxabicylco[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes: Comparison of exit ve...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted 3-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intra...
Figure 11: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisostere...
Figure 12: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisosteres (±)-75 and (±...
Figure 13: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes. Schematic representation o...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via alkene in...
Figure 14: 1,2-Disubstituted stellanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of selected exit vector paramete...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted stellanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes reported by Ryabukhin, Vol...
Figure 15: 1,2-Disubstituted cubanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of substituent distances and angle...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 1,2-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes. A: Synthesis of 1,2-cubane d...
Figure 16: 1,3-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes reported by Wal...
Figure 17: 1,4-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1}hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intramolec...
Figure 18: 1,4-Disubstituted-2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as meta-benzene isosteres: comparison of selected exit...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Mykhai...
Figure 19: Comparative physicochemical data for 2- and 3-oxa-1,4-BCHs and para-substituted benzene equivalents...
Figure 20: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of exit vector p...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of [3.1.1]propellane as a precursor for 1,5-disubsituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes. A: aGass...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of iodine-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for meta-benz...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of nitrogen-, chalcogen- and tin-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as ...
Figure 21: Comparative physicochemical data of URB597 and 1,5-BCHep isostere 146 [27]. Kinetic aqueous solubility ...
Figure 22: [2]-Ladderanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector parameters [63].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted bicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Brown a...
Figure 23: Comparative physicochemical data of meta-benzene 158 and [2]-ladderane isostere 159 [63]. Partition coe...
Figure 24: 1,3-Disubstituted cubanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector paramet...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1,3-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: MacMillan and co-workers’ ...
Figure 25: Comparative physicochemical data of lumacaftor and its 1,3-cubane bioisostere 183 [51]. Distribution co...
Figure 26: 1,3-Disubstituted cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector parame...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzene. A: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes reported by La...
Figure 27: Comparative physicochemical data of sonidegib and its 1,3-cuneane isostere 190 [71]. aSolubility was to...
Figure 28: Exemplary polysubstituted scaffolds related to disubstituted scaffolds suggested as isosteres of or...
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Precursors used in the synthesis of indigo [4].
Figure 2: a) Intramolecular (a = 2.26 Å) and intermolecular (b = 2.11 Å) hydrogen bonds in indigo, b) crystal...
Figure 3: Bond length in the indigo molecule obtained from the single crystal X-ray analysis [12], the typical bo...
Figure 4: The structure of the indigo chromophore (H-chromophore, highlighted in blue), asterisk indicates th...
Figure 5: Influence of substituents in the benzene rings on the color of indigo derivatives.
Figure 6: a) E–Z photoisomerization of indigo and b) photoinduced proton transfer in the excited state, aster...
Figure 7: Structures of indigo derivatives discussed in this review.
Figure 8: Photoswitching of N,N'-diacetylindigo (9a) in CCl4 (c = 17.1 µM; cell length = 5.0 cm) irradiated w...
Figure 9: Photoisomerization of compound 18c upon irradiation with red light and schematic representation of ...
Figure 10: Schematic representation of indigo-type (left) and amide-type (right) resonances in N,N'-acetylindi...
Figure 11: Suggested intermediates for the double bond cleavage for the thermal relaxation of N,N'-diacylindig...
Figure 12: Zwitterionic resonance structures of Z-indigo.
Figure 13: Photos of crystalline N,N'-di(Boc)indigo 17a its solutions in 1) DMSO, 2) DMF, 3) N-methyl-2-pyrrol...
Figure 14: Structural isomers of indigo.
Figure 15: Photochromism of indirubin derivatives and supramolecular complexation of the E-isomers with Schrei...
Figure 16: Photoisomerization of the protonated isoindigo.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 593–634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.44
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: General scheme depicting tandem reactions based on an asymmetric conjugate addition followed by an ...
Scheme 2: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition of R2Zn/aldol reaction with chiral acetals.
Scheme 3: Cu-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization of cyclopentene-1,3-diones using a tandem conjugate additi...
Scheme 4: Stereocontrolled assembly of dialkylzincs, cyclic enones, and sulfinylimines utilizing a Cu-catalyz...
Scheme 5: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/Mannich reaction (A). Access to chiral isoindolinones and tr...
Scheme 6: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/nitro-Mannich reaction (A) with syn–anti or syn–syn selectiv...
Figure 1: Various chiral ligands utilized for the tandem conjugate addition/Michael reaction sequences.
Scheme 7: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/Michael reaction: side-product formation with chalcone (A) a...
Scheme 8: Zn enolate trapping using allyl iodides (A), Stork–Jung vinylsilane reagents (B), and allyl bromide...
Scheme 9: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/acylation through Li R2Zn enolate (A). A four-component coup...
Scheme 10: Selected examples for the Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/trifluoromethylthiolation sequence....
Scheme 11: Zn enolates trapped by vinyloxiranes: synthesis of allylic alcohols.
Scheme 12: Stereoselective cyclopropanation of Mg enolates formed by ACA of Grignard reagents to chlorocrotona...
Scheme 13: Domino aldol reactions of Mg enolates formed from coumarin and chromone.
Scheme 14: Oxidative coupling of ACA-produced Mg enolates.
Scheme 15: Tandem ACA of Grignard reagents to enones and Mannich reaction.
Scheme 16: Diastereodivergent Mannich reaction of Mg enolates with differently N-protected imines.
Scheme 17: Tandem Grignard–ACA–Mannich using Taddol-based phosphine-phosphite ligands.
Scheme 18: Tandem reaction of Mg enolates with aminomethylating reagents.
Scheme 19: Tandem reaction composed of Grignard ACA to alkynyl enones.
Scheme 20: Rh/Cu-catalyzed tandem reaction of diazo enoates leading to cyclobutanes.
Scheme 21: Tandem Grignard-ACA of cyclopentenones and alkylation of enolates.
Scheme 22: Tandem ACA of Grignard reagents followed by enolate trapping reaction with onium compounds.
Scheme 23: Mg enolates generated from unsaturated lactones in reaction with activated alkenes.
Scheme 24: Lewis acid mediated ACA to amides and SN2 cyclization of a Br-appended enolate.
Scheme 25: Trapping reactions of aza-enolates with Michael acceptors.
Scheme 26: Si enolates generated by TMSOTf-mediated ACA of Grignard reagents and enolate trapping reaction wit...
Scheme 27: Trapping reactions of enolates generated from alkenyl heterocycles (A) and carboxylic acids (B) wit...
Scheme 28: Reactions of heterocyclic Mg enolates with onium compounds.
Scheme 29: Synthetic transformations of cycloheptatrienyl and benzodithiolyl substituents.
Scheme 30: Aminomethylation of Al enolates generated by ACA of trialkylaluminum reagents.
Scheme 31: Trapping reactions of enolates with activated alkenes.
Scheme 32: Alkynylation of racemic aluminum or magnesium enolates.
Scheme 33: Trapping reactions of Zr enolates generated by Cu-ACA of organozirconium reagents.
Scheme 34: Chloromethylation of Zr enolates using the Vilsmeier–Haack reagent.
Scheme 35: Tandem conjugate borylation with subsequent protonation or enolate trapping by an electrophile.
Scheme 36: Tandem conjugate borylation/aldol reaction of cyclohexenones.
Scheme 37: Selected examples for the tandem asymmetric borylation/intramolecular aldol reaction; synthesis of ...
Scheme 38: Cu-catalyzed tandem methylborylation of α,β-unsaturated phosphine oxide in the presence of (R,Sp)-J...
Scheme 39: Cu-catalyzed tandem transannular conjugated borylation/aldol cyclization of macrocycles containing ...
Scheme 40: Stereoselective tandem conjugate borylation/Mannich cyclization: selected examples (A) and a multi-...
Scheme 41: Some examples of Cu-catalyzed asymmetric tandem borylation/aldol cyclization (A). Application to di...
Scheme 42: Atropisomeric P,N-ligands used in tandem conjugate borylation/aldol cyclization sequence.
Scheme 43: Selected examples for the enantioselective Cu-catalyzed borylation/intramolecular Michael addition ...
Scheme 44: Selected examples for the preparation of enantioenriched spiroindanes using a Cu-catalyzed tandem c...
Scheme 45: Enantioselective conjugate borylation of cyclobutene-1-carboxylic acid diphenylmethyl ester 175 wit...
Scheme 46: Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate silylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with subsequen...
Scheme 47: Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate silylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with subsequen...
Scheme 48: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate silylation/aldol condensation. The diastereoselectivity is controlled...
Scheme 49: Chiral Ru-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction.
Scheme 50: Rh-Phebox complex-catalyzed reductive cyclization and subsequent reaction with Michael acceptors th...
Scheme 51: Rh-catalyzed tandem asymmetric conjugate alkynylation/aldol reaction (A) and subsequent spiro-cycli...
Scheme 52: Rh-bod complex-catalyzed tandem asymmetric conjugate arylation/intramolecular aldol addition (A). S...
Scheme 53: Co-catalyzed C–H-bond activation/asymmetric conjugate addition/aldol reaction.
Scheme 54: (Diisopinocampheyl)borane-promoted 1,4-hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated morpholine carboxamides and...
Figure 2: Some examples of total syntheses that have been recently reviewed.
Scheme 55: Stereoselective synthesis of antimalarial prodrug (+)-artemisinin utilizing a tandem conjugate addi...
Scheme 56: Amphilectane and serrulatane diterpenoids: preparation of chiral starting material via asymmetric t...
Scheme 57: Various asymmetric syntheses of pleuromutilin and related compounds based on a tandem conjugate add...
Scheme 58: Total synthesis of glaucocalyxin A utilizing a tandem conjugate addition/acylation reaction sequenc...
Scheme 59: Installation of the exocyclic double bond using a tandem conjugate addition/aminomethylation sequen...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of the taxol core using a tandem conjugate addition/enolate trapping sequence with Vilsme...
Scheme 61: Synthesis of the tricyclic core of 12-epi-JBIR-23/24 utilizing a Rh-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate ...
Scheme 62: Total synthesis of (−)-peyssonoside A utilizing a Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate ad...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 399–427, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.31
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of some members of the combretastatin D series, corniculatolides, and isocorniculatolide...
Scheme 1: Biosynthetic pathway proposed by Pettit and co-workers.
Scheme 2: Biosynthetic pathway towards corniculatolides or isocorniculatolides proposed by Ponnapalli and co-...
Scheme 3: Retrosynthetic approaches.
Scheme 4: Attempt of total synthesis of 2 by Boger and co-workers employing the Mitsunobu approach [27].
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) reported by Boger and co-workers employing an intramolecu...
Scheme 6: Formal synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Deshpande and co-workers using the Mitsunobu conditio...
Scheme 7: Total synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Rychnovsky and Hwang [36].
Scheme 8: Divergent synthesis of (±)-1 form combretastatin D-2 (2) by Rychnovsky and Hwang [36].
Scheme 9: Enantioselective synthesis of 1 by Rychnovsky and Hwang employing Jacobsen catalyst [41].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of fragment 57 by Couladouros and co-workers [43,45].
Scheme 11: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Couladouros and co-workers [43,45].
Scheme 12: Synthesis of fragment 66 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of fragment 70 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of fragment 77 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of combretastatins 1 and 2 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 16: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Gangakhedkar and co-workers [48].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of fragment 14 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 18: Synthesis of fragment 91 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 19: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 2 diolide by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Nishiyama and co-workers [54].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of fragment 112 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of fragment 114 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 24: Attempt to the synthesis of compound 2 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 25: Synthesis of combretastatin-D2 (2) starting from isovanilin (80) by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 26: Attempted synthesis of combretastatin-D2 (2) derivatives through an SNAr approach [55].
Scheme 27: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 28: Synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 29: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 30: Formal synthesis of combretastatin D-1 (1) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 11-O-methylcorniculatolide A (5) by Raut and co-workers [69].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of isocorniculatolide A (7) and O-methylated isocorniculatolide A 8 by Raut and co-worker...
Scheme 33: Synthesis of isocorniculatolide B (10) and hydroxyisocorniculatolide B 175 by Kim and co-workers [71].
Scheme 34: Synthesis of compound 9, 178, and 11 by Kim and co-workers [71].
Scheme 35: Synthesis of combretastatin D-2 prodrug salts [55].
Figure 2: ED50 values of the combretastatin D family against murine P388 lymphocytic leukemia cell line (appr...
Figure 3: IC50 of compounds against α-glucosidase [19].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1672–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.179
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Organocatalysis classification used in the present perspective.
Scheme 2: Oxidative processes catalyzed by amines.
Scheme 3: N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis in oxidative functionalization of aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Examples of asymmetric oxidative processes catalyzed by chiral Brønsted acids.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric aerobic α-hydroxylation of lactams under phase-transfer organocatalysis conditions emplo...
Scheme 6: Selective CH-oxidation of methylarenes to aldehydes or carboxylic acids.
Scheme 7: An example of the regioselective CH-amination by a sterically hindered imide-N-oxyl radical precurs...
Scheme 8: CH-amination of ethylbenzene and CH-fluorination of aldehydes catalyzed by N-hydroxybenzimidazoles,...
Scheme 9: Mixed hetero-/homogeneous TiO2/N-hydroxyimide photocatalysis in the selective benzylic oxidation.
Scheme 10: Electrochemical benzylic iodination and benzylation of pyridine by benzyl iodides generated in situ...
Scheme 11: Electrochemical oxidative C–O/C–N coupling of alkylarenes with NHPI. Electrolysis conditions: Const...
Scheme 12: Chemoselective alcohol oxidation catalyzed by TEMPO.
Scheme 13: ABNO-catalyzed oxidative C–N coupling of primary alcohols with primary amines.
Scheme 14: ACT-catalyzed electrochemical oxidation of primary alcohols and aldehydes to carboxylic acids.
Scheme 15: Electrocatalytic oxidation of benzylic alcohols by a TEMPO derivative immobilized on a graphite ano...
Scheme 16: Electrochemical oxidation of carbamates of cyclic amines to lactams and oxidative cyanation of amin...
Scheme 17: Hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and single-electron transfer (SET) as basic principles of amine cation...
Scheme 18: Electrochemical quinuclidine-catalyzed oxidation involving unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 19: DABCO-mediated photocatalytic C–C cross-coupling involving aldehyde C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 20: DABCO-derived cationic catalysts in inactivated C–H bond cleavage for alkyl radical addition to ele...
Scheme 21: Electrochemical diamination and dioxygenation of vinylarenes catalyzed by triarylamines.
Scheme 22: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation mediated by triarylimidazoles.
Scheme 23: Thiyl radical-catalyzed CH-arylation of allylic substrates by aryl cyanides.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of redox-active alkyl tetrafluoropyridinyl sulfides by unactivated C–H bond cleavage by t...
Scheme 25: Main intermediates in quinone oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 26: Electrochemical DDQ-catalyzed intramolecular dehydrogenative aryl–aryl coupling.
Scheme 27: DDQ-mediated cross-dehydrogenative C–N coupling of benzylic substrates with azoles.
Scheme 28: Biomimetic o-quinone-catalyzed benzylic alcohol oxidation.
Scheme 29: Electrochemical synthesis of secondary amines by oxidative coupling of primary amines and benzylic ...
Scheme 30: General scheme of dioxirane and oxaziridine oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 31: Dioxirane organocatalyzed CH-hydroxylation involving aliphatic C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 32: Enantioselective hydroxylation of CH-acids catalyzed by chiral oxaziridines.
Scheme 33: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed vinylarene diamination.
Scheme 34: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric CH-hydroxylation of benzylic substrates.
Scheme 35: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric difluorination of alkenes with migration of aryl or methyl gro...
Scheme 36: Examples of 1,2-diiodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzene-catalyzed electrochemical oxidative heterocyclizations.
Scheme 37: Electrochemical N-ammonium ylide-catalyzed CH-oxidation.
Scheme 38: Oxidative dimerization of aryl- and alkenylmagnesium compounds catalyzed by quinonediimines.
Scheme 39: FLP-catalyzed dehydrogenation of N-substituted indolines.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Schematic overview of transition metals studied in C–H activation processes.
Scheme 2: (A) Known biological activities related to benzimidazole-based compounds; (B and C) an example of a...
Scheme 3: (A) Known biological activities related to quinoline-based compounds; (B and C) an example of a sca...
Scheme 4: (A) Known biological activities related to sulfur-containing compounds; (B and C) an example of a s...
Scheme 5: (A) Known biological activities related to aminoindane derivatives; (B and C) an example of a scand...
Scheme 6: (A) Known biological activities related to norbornane derivatives; (B and C) an example of a scandi...
Scheme 7: (A) Known biological activities related to aniline derivatives; (B and C) an example of a titanium-...
Scheme 8: (A) Known biological activities related to cyclohexylamine derivatives; (B) an example of an intram...
Scheme 9: (A) Known biologically active benzophenone derivatives; (B and C) photocatalytic oxidation of benzy...
Scheme 10: (A) Known bioactive fluorine-containing compounds; (B and C) vanadium-mediated C(sp3)–H fluorinatio...
Scheme 11: (A) Known biologically active Lythraceae alkaloids; (B) synthesis of (±)-decinine (30).
Scheme 12: (A) Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-boehmeriasin (31); (B) synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines by vanadi...
Scheme 13: (A) Known bioactive BINOL derivatives; (B and C) vanadium-mediated oxidative coupling of 2-naphthol...
Scheme 14: (A) Known antiplasmodial imidazopyridazines; (B) practical synthesis of 41.
Scheme 15: (A) Gold-catalyzed drug-release mechanism using 2-alkynylbenzamides; (B and C) chromium-mediated al...
Scheme 16: (A) Examples of anti-inflammatory benzaldehyde derivatives; (B and C) chromium-mediated difunctiona...
Scheme 17: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed chemoselective intramolecular C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage modi...
Scheme 18: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage modification of a leelamine deriva...
Scheme 19: (A) Known bioactive compounds containing substituted N-heterocycles; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed ...
Scheme 20: (A) Known indoles that present GPR40 full agonist activity; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H alkyl...
Scheme 21: (A) Examples of known biaryl-containing drugs; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H arylation through ...
Scheme 22: (A) Known zidovudine derivatives with potent anti-HIV properties; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H...
Scheme 23: (A and B) Manganese-catalyzed C–H organic photo-electrosynthesis; (C) late-stage modification.
Scheme 24: (A) Example of a known antibacterial silylated dendrimer; (B and C) manganese-catalyzed C–H silylat...
Scheme 25: (A and B) Fe-based small molecule catalyst applied for selective aliphatic C–H oxidations; (C) late...
Scheme 26: (A) Examples of naturally occurring gracilioethers; (B) the first total synthesis of gracilioether ...
Scheme 27: (A and B) Selective aliphatic C–H oxidation of amino acids; (C) late-stage modification of proline-...
Scheme 28: (A) Examples of Illicium sesquiterpenes; (B) first chemical synthesis of (+)-pseudoanisatin (80) in...
Scheme 29: (A and B) Fe-catalyzed deuteration; (C) late-stage modification of pharmaceuticals.
Scheme 30: (A and B) Biomimetic Fe-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of methylarenes to benzaldehydes (PMHS, polymet...
Scheme 31: (A) Known tetrahydroquinolines with potential biological activities; (B and C) redox-selective Fe c...
Scheme 32: (A) Known drugs containing a benzofuran unit; (B and C) Fe/Cu-catalyzed tandem O-arylation to acces...
Scheme 33: (A) Known azaindolines that act as M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonists; (B and C) intramo...
Scheme 34: (A) Known indolinones with anticholinesterase activity; (B and C) oxidative C(sp3)–H cross coupling...
Scheme 35: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H alkenylation of C-3-peptide-containing indoles; (C) derivatization b...
Scheme 36: (A) Cobalt-Cp*-catalyzed C–H methylation of known drugs; (B and C) scope of the o-methylated deriva...
Scheme 37: (A) Known lasalocid A analogues; (B and C) three-component cobalt-catalyzed C–H bond addition; (D) ...
Scheme 38: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C(sp2)–H amidation of thiostrepton.
Scheme 39: (A) Known 4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-4-one derivatives with hypolipidemic activity; (B and C) cobalt-ca...
Scheme 40: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H arylation of pyrrole derivatives; (C) application for the synthesis ...
Scheme 41: (A) Known 2-phenoxypyridine derivatives with potent herbicidal activity; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed...
Scheme 42: (A) Natural cinnamic acid derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H carboxylation of terminal alk...
Scheme 43: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H borylation; (C) application to the synthesis of flurbiprofen.
Scheme 44: (A) Benzothiazoles known to present anticonvulsant activities; (B and C) cobalt/ruthenium-catalyzed...
Scheme 45: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed oxygenation of methylene groups towards ketone synthesis; (C) synthesis ...
Scheme 46: (A) Known anticancer tetralone derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H difluoroalkylation of ar...
Scheme 47: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H thiolation; (C) application in the synthesis of quetiapine (153).
Scheme 48: (A) Known benzoxazole derivatives with anticancer, antifungal, and antibacterial activities; (B and...
Scheme 49: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H carbonylation of naphthylamides; (C) BET inhibitors 158 and 159 tota...
Scheme 50: (A) Known bioactive pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-one derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H ...
Scheme 51: (A) Known antibacterial cyclic sulfonamides; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C–H amination of propargyli...
Scheme 52: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed intramolecular 1,5-C(sp3)–H amination; (C) late-stage functionalization ...
Scheme 53: (A and B) Cobalt-catalyzed C–H/C–H cross-coupling between benzamides and oximes; (C) late-state syn...
Scheme 54: (A) Known anticancer natural isoquinoline derivatives; (B and C) cobalt-catalyzed C(sp2)–H annulati...
Scheme 55: (A) Enantioselective intramolecular nickel-catalyzed C–H activation; (B) bioactive obtained motifs;...
Scheme 56: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed α-C(sp3)–H arylation of ketones; (C) application of the method using kno...
Scheme 57: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H acylation of pyrrolidine derivatives; (C) exploring the use of ...
Scheme 58: (A) Nickel-catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation of dioxolane; (B) library of products obtained from biologi...
Scheme 59: (A) Intramolecular enantioselective nickel-catalyzed C–H cycloalkylation; (B) product examples, inc...
Scheme 60: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed C–H deoxy-arylation of azole derivatives; (C) late-stage functionalizati...
Scheme 61: (A and B) Nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) application of t...
Scheme 62: (A and B) Another important example of nickel-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) app...
Scheme 63: (A and B) Another notable example of a nickel-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivatives; (C) lat...
Scheme 64: (A and B) Nickel-based metalorganic framework (MOF-74-Ni)-catalyzed C–H arylation of azole derivati...
Scheme 65: (A) Known commercially available benzothiophene-based drugs; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed C–H arylati...
Scheme 66: (A) Known natural tetrahydrofuran-containing substances; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3...
Scheme 67: (A and B) Another notable example of a nickel-catalyzed photoredox C(sp3)–H alkylation/arylation; (...
Scheme 68: (A) Electrochemical/nickel-catalyzed C–H alkoxylation; (B) achieved scope, including three using na...
Scheme 69: (A) Enantioselective photoredox/nickel catalyzed C(sp3)–H arylation; (B) achieved scope, including ...
Scheme 70: (A) Known commercially available trifluoromethylated drugs; (B and C) nickel-catalyzed C–H trifluor...
Scheme 71: (A and B) Stereoselective nickel-catalyzed C–H difluoroalkylation; (C) late-stage functionalization...
Scheme 72: (A) Cu-mediated ortho-amination of oxalamides; (B) achieved scope, including derivatives obtained f...
Scheme 73: (A) Electro-oxidative copper-mediated amination of 8-aminoquinoline-derived amides; (B) achieved sc...
Scheme 74: (A and B) Cu(I)-mediated C–H amination with oximes; (C) derivatization using telmisartan (241) as s...
Scheme 75: (A and B) Cu-mediated amination of aryl amides using ammonia; (C) late-stage modification of proben...
Scheme 76: (A and B) Synthesis of purine nucleoside analogues using copper-mediated C(sp2)–H activation.
Scheme 77: (A) Copper-mediated annulation of acrylamide; (B) achieved scope, including the synthesis of the co...
Scheme 78: (A) Known bioactive compounds containing a naphthyl aryl ether motif; (B and C) copper-mediated eth...
Scheme 79: (A and B) Cu-mediated alkylation of N-oxide-heteroarenes; (C) late-stage modification.
Scheme 80: (A) Cu-mediated cross-dehydrogenative coupling of polyfluoroarenes and alkanes; (B) scope from know...
Scheme 81: (A) Known anticancer acrylonitrile compounds; (B and C) Copper-mediated cyanation of unactivated al...
Scheme 82: (A) Cu-mediated radiofluorination of 8-aminoquinoline-derived aryl amides; (B) achieved scope, incl...
Scheme 83: (A) Examples of natural β-carbolines; (B and C) an example of a zinc-catalyzed C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 84: (A) Examples of anticancer α-aminophosphonic acid derivatives; (B and C) an example of a zinc-catal...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 334–342, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.31
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The clazamycins, and selected bacterial pyrrolizidines of the vinylogous urea type. For consistency...
Figure 2: Key species in the biosynthesis of legonmycins A (3) and B (4), and the pyrrolizixenamides A–D (9–12...
Scheme 1: Preparation of the legonmycin core.
Scheme 2: Hypothesis for the oxidative hydrolysis of diacylated pyrrolizidinone 18 (R = iBu).
Scheme 3: Preparation of C(7a)-functionalized pyrrolizinone derivatives and synthesis of legonmycins A and B.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representation of corannulene (1) and sumanene (2), the subunits of fullerene (C60).
Scheme 1: Mehta’s unsuccessful effort for the synthesis of sumanene scaffold 2.
Scheme 2: First synthesis of sumanene 2 by Sakurai et al. from norbornadiene 10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trimethylsumanene 28 from easily accessible norbornadiene (10).
Scheme 4: Generation of anions 29–31 and the preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)sumanene 32.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tri- and hexa-substituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bowl-shaped π-extended sumanene derivatives 37a–f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of monooxasumanene 38, trioxosumanene 40 along with imination of them.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of trimethylsumanenetrione 46 and exo-functionalized products 45a,b.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bisumanenylidene 47 and sumanene dimer 48 from 2.
Scheme 10: The mono-substitution of 2 to generate diverse mono-sumanene derivatives 49a–d.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of sumanene building block 53 useful for further extension.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of hexafluorosumanene derivative 55 by Sakurai and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Preparation of sumanene-based carbene 60 and its reaction with cyclohexane.
Scheme 14: Barton–Kellogg reaction for the synthesis of sterically hindered alkenes.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of hydroxysumanene 68 by employing Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of sumanene derivatives having functionality at an internal carbon.
Scheme 17: Mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reaction at the internal carbon.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of di- and trisubstituted sumanene derivatives from sumanene (2).
Scheme 20: Preparation of monochlorosumanene 88 and hydrogenation of sumanene (2).
Scheme 21: The dimer 90 and bissumanenyl 92 achieved from halosumannes.
Scheme 22: Pyrenylsumanene 93 involving the Suzuki-coupling as a key transformation.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of various hexaarylsumanene derivatives using the Suzuki-coupling reaction.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hexasubstituted sumanene derivatives 96 and 97.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thioalkylsumanenes via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tris(ethoxycarbonylethenyl)sumanene derivative 108.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of ferrocenyl-based sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of sumanenylferrocene architectures 118 and 119 via Negishi coupling.
Scheme 29: Diosmylation and the synthesis of phenylboronate ester 121 of sumanene.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of the iron-complex of sumanene.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of tri- and mononuclear sumanenyl zirconocene complexes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [CpRu(η6-sumanene)]PF6.
Scheme 33: Preparation of sumanene-based porous coordination networks 127 (spherical tetramer units) and 128 (...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of sumanenylhafnocene complexes 129 and 130.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 134 and 135 along with PdII coordination complex 136.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of alkali metals sumanene complex K7(C21H102−)2(C21H93−)·8THF (137) containing di- and tr...
Scheme 37: The encapsulation of a Cs+ ion between two sumanenyl anions.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of monothiasumanene 140 and dithiasumanene 141 from 139.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of trithiasumanene 151 by Otsubo and his co-workers.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of trithiasumanene derivatives 155 and 156.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route towards hexathiolated trithiasumanenes 158.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of triselenasumanene 160 by Shao and teammates.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of tritellurasumanene derivatives from triphenylene skeletons.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of pyrazine-fused sumanene architectures through condensation reaction.
Scheme 45: Treatment of the trichalcogenasumanenes with diverse oxidative reagents.
Scheme 46: Ring-opening reaction with H2O2 and oxone of heterasumanenes 178 and 179.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of polycyclic compounds from sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of diimide-based heterocycles reported by Shao’s and co-workers.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pristine trichalcogenasumanenes, 151, 205, and 206.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanenes via hexaiodotriphenylene precursor 208.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of trisilasumanenes 214 and 215.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of trisilasumanene derivatives 218 and 219.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of novel trigermasumanene derivative 223.
Scheme 54: An attempt towards the synthesis of tristannasumanene derivative 228.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of triphosphasumanene trisulfide 232 from commercially available 229.
Scheme 56: The doping of sumanene derivatives with chalcogens (S, Se, Te) and phosphorus.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of heterasumanene containing three different heteroatoms.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 240 and 179.
Scheme 59: Preparation of trichalcogenasumanenes 245 and 248.
Scheme 60: Design and synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 252 and 178.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of spirosumanenes 264–269 and non-spiroheterasumanenes 258–263.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of sumanene-type hetero polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of triazasumanenes 288 and its sulfone congener 287.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of C3-symmetric chiral triaryltriazasumanenes via cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of mononaphthosumanene 293 using Suzuki coupling as a key step.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of di- and trinaphthosumanene derivatives 302–304.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of hemifullerene skeletons by Hirao’s group.
Scheme 68: Design and construction of C70 fragment from a C60 sumanene fragment.
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Scheme 1: Copper-catalysed ACA of organometallics to piperidones. A) addition of organozinc reagents; B) addi...
Scheme 2: Copper-catalysed ACA of alkenylalanes to N-substituted-2,3-dehydro-4-piperidones.
Scheme 3: Copper-catalysed asymmetric addition of dialkylzinc reagents to N-acyl-4-methoxypyridinium salts fo...
Scheme 4: Copper-catalysed ACA of organozirconium reagents to N-substituted 2,3-dehydro-4-piperidones and lac...
Scheme 5: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to chromones and coumarins and further derivatisation of ...
Scheme 6: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to N-protected quinolones.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalysed ACAs of organometallics to conjugated unsaturated lactams.
Scheme 8: Copper-catalysed ACA of Et2Zn to 5,6-dihydro-2-pyranone.
Scheme 9: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to pyranone and 5,6-dihydro-2-pyranone.
Scheme 10: Copper-catalysed AAA of an organozirconium reagent to heterocyclic acceptors.
Scheme 11: Copper-catalysed ring opening of an oxygen-bridged substrate with trialkylaluminium reagents.
Scheme 12: Copper-catalysed ring opening of oxabicyclic substrates with organolithium reagents (selected examp...
Scheme 13: Copper-catalysed ring opening of polycyclic meso hydrazines.
Scheme 14: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to alkenyl-substituted aromatic N-heterocycles.
Scheme 15: Copper-catalysed ACA of Grignard reagents to β-substituted alkenylpyridines.
Scheme 16: Copper-catalysed ACA of organozinc reagents to alkylidene Meldrum’s acids.
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Figure 1: Structures of compounds 1–12 isolated from B. sorokiniana.
Figure 2: Key 2D NMR correlations of bipolenins K–N (1–4).
Figure 3: Key NOESY correlations of bipolenins K–N (1–4).
Figure 4: (a) Experimental ECD spectrum of 1 (MeOH) compared to TDDFT-calculated spectra (B3LYP-D3/def2-TZVPP...
Figure 5: Relationship of sesquiterpenoids isolated in this study. A) Different groups of sativene/longifolen...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1612–1704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.165
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Figure 1: Various drugs having IP nucleus.
Figure 2: Participation percentage of various TMs for the syntheses of IPs.
Scheme 1: CuI–NaHSO4·SiO2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 2: Experimental examination of reaction conditions.
Scheme 3: One-pot tandem reaction for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridine.
Scheme 5: Copper-MOF-catalyzed three-component reaction (3-CR) for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 6: Mechanism for copper-MOF-driven synthesis.
Scheme 7: Heterogeneous synthesis via titania-supported CuCl2.
Scheme 8: Mechanism involving oxidative C–H functionalization.
Scheme 9: Heterogeneous synthesis of IPs.
Scheme 10: One-pot regiospecific synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 11: Vinyl azide as an unprecedented substrate for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 12: Radical pathway.
Scheme 13: Cu(I)-catalyzed transannulation approach for imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 14: Plausible radical pathway for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 15: A solvent-free domino reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 16: Cu-NPs-mediated synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 17: CuI-catalyzed synthesis of isoxazolylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 18: Functionalization of 4-bromo derivative via Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 19: A plausible reaction pathway.
Scheme 20: Cu(I)-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative C–H amidation reaction.
Scheme 21: One-pot synthetic reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 23: Cu(OAc)2-promoted synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 24: Mechanism for aminomethylation/cycloisomerization of propiolates with imines.
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Figure 3: Scope of pyridin-2(1H)-ones and acetophenones.
Scheme 26: CuO NPS-promoted A3 coupling reaction.
Scheme 27: Cu(II)-catalyzed C–N bond formation reaction.
Scheme 28: Mechanism involving Chan–Lam/Ullmann coupling.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of formyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 30: A tandem sp3 C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 31: Probable mechanistic approach.
Scheme 32: Dual catalytic system for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 33: Tentative mechanism.
Scheme 34: CuO/CuAl2O4/ᴅ-glucose-promoted 3-CCR.
Scheme 35: A tandem CuOx/OMS-2-based synthetic strategy.
Figure 4: Biomimetic catalytic oxidation in the presence of electron-transfer mediators (ETMs).
Scheme 36: Control experiment.
Scheme 37: Copper-catalyzed C(sp3)–H aminatin reaction.
Scheme 38: Reaction of secondary amines.
Scheme 39: Probable mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 40: Coupling reaction of α-azidoketones.
Scheme 41: Probable pathway.
Scheme 42: Probable mechanism with free energy calculations.
Scheme 43: MCR for cyanated IP synthesis.
Scheme 44: Substrate scope for the reaction.
Scheme 45: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 46: Probable mechanistic pathway for Cu/ZnAl2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 47: Copper-catalyzed double oxidative C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 48: Application towards different coupling reactions.
Scheme 49: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 50: Condensation–cyclization approach for the synthesis of 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 51: Optimized reaction conditions.
Scheme 52: One-pot 2-CR.
Scheme 53: One-pot 3-CR without the isolation of chalcone.
Scheme 54: Copper–Pybox-catalyzed cyclization reaction.
Scheme 55: Mechanistic pathway catalyzed by Cu–Pybox complex.
Scheme 56: Cu(II)-promoted C(sp3)-H amination reaction.
Scheme 57: Wider substrate applicability for the reaction.
Scheme 58: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 59: CuI assisted C–N cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 60: Probable reaction mechanism involving sp3 C–H amination.
Scheme 61: One-pot MCR-catalyzed by CoFe2O4/CNT-Cu.
Scheme 62: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 63: Synthetic scheme for 3-nitroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for CuBr-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 65: Regioselective synthesis of halo-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of diarylated compounds.
Scheme 68: CuBr2-mediated one-pot two-component oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 69: Decarboxylative cyclization route to synthesize 1,3-diarylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 70: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 71: C–H functionalization reaction of enamines to produce diversified heterocycles.
Scheme 72: A plausible mechanism.
Scheme 73: CuI-promoted aerobic oxidative cyclization reaction of ketoxime acetates and pyridines.
Scheme 74: CuI-catalyzed pathway for the formation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 75: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 76: Mechanistic rationale for the synthesis of products.
Scheme 77: Copper-catalyzed synthesis of vinyloxy-IP.
Scheme 78: Regioselective product formation with propiolates.
Scheme 79: Proposed mechanism for vinyloxy-IP formation.
Scheme 80: Regioselective synthesis of 3-hetero-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with different reaction su...
Scheme 81: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 82: CuI-mediated synthesis of 3-formylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 83: Radical pathway for 3-formylated IP synthesis.
Scheme 84: Pd-catalyzed urea-cyclization reaction for IPs.
Scheme 85: Pd-catalyzed one-pot-tandem amination and intramolecular amidation reaction.
Figure 5: Scope of aniline nucleophiles.
Scheme 86: Pd–Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 87: One-pot amide coupling reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 88: Urea cyclization reaction for the synthesis of two series of pyridines.
Scheme 89: Amidation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Figure 6: Amide scope.
Scheme 90: Pd NPs-catalyzed 3-component reaction for the synthesis of 2,3-diarylated IPs.
Scheme 91: Plausible mechanistic pathway for Pd NPs-catalyzed MCR.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of chromenoannulated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 93: Mechanism for the synthesis of chromeno-annulated IPs.
Scheme 94: Zinc oxide NRs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines/diazines.
Scheme 95: Zinc oxide-catalyzed isocyanide based GBB reaction.
Scheme 96: Reaction pathway for ZnO-catalyzed GBB reaction.
Scheme 97: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 98: ZnO NRs-catalyzed MCR for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines.
Scheme 99: Ugi type GBB three-component reaction.
Scheme 100: Magnetic NPs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 101: Regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines catalyzed by Fe-SBA-15.
Scheme 102: Plausible mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazopyridine.
Scheme 103: Iron-catalyzed synthetic approach.
Scheme 104: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation reaction.
Scheme 105: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 106: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-substituted imidazoles and alkynes.
Scheme 107: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 108: Rh(III)-catalyzed non-aromatic C(sp2)–H bond activation–functionalization for the synthesis of imid...
Scheme 109: Reactivity and selectivity of different substrates.
Scheme 110: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkynylation by Li et al.
Scheme 111: Suggested radical mechanism.
Scheme 112: Scandium(III)triflate-catalyzed one-pot reaction and its mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazo...
Scheme 113: RuCl3-assisted Ugi-type Groebke–Blackburn condensation reaction.
Scheme 114: C-3 aroylation via Ru-catalyzed two-component reaction.
Scheme 115: Regioselective synthetic mechanism.
Scheme 116: La(III)-catalyzed one-pot GBB reaction.
Scheme 117: Mechanistic approach for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine using LaMnO3 NPs under neat conditions.
Scheme 119: Mechanistic approach.
Scheme 120: One-pot 3-CR for regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxy-3-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 121: Formation of two possible products under optimization of the catalysts.
Scheme 122: Mechanistic strategy for NiFe2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 123: Two-component reaction for synthesizing imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 124: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 125: CuI-catalyzed arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 126: Mechanism for arylation reaction.
Scheme 127: Cupric acetate-catalyzed double carbonylation approach.
Scheme 128: Radical mechanism for double carbonylation of IP.
Scheme 129: C–S bond formation reaction catalyzed by cupric acetate.
Scheme 130: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 131: Control experiments for signifying the role of DMSO and oxygen.
Scheme 132: Mechanism pathway.
Scheme 133: Copper bromide-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 134: Extension of the substrate scope.
Scheme 135: Plausible radical pathway.
Scheme 136: Transannulation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 137: Plausible reaction pathway for denitrogenative transannulation.
Scheme 138: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 carbonylation reaction.
Scheme 139: Plausible mechanism for regioselective C-3 carbonylation.
Scheme 140: Alkynylation reaction at C-2 of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 141: Two-way mechanism for C-2 alkynylation of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 142: Palladium-catalyzed SCCR approach.
Scheme 143: Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction.
Scheme 144: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 145: A phosphine free palladium-catalyzed synthesis of C-3 arylated imidazopyridines.
Scheme 146: Palladium-mediated Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reaction.
Figure 7: Structure of the ligands optimized.
Scheme 147: Palladium acetate-catalyzed direct arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 148: Palladium acetate-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 149: Palladium acetate-catalyzed regioselective arylation reported by Liu and Zhan.
Scheme 150: Mechanism for selective C-3 arylation of IP.
Scheme 151: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with styrenes.
Scheme 152: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with acrylates.
Scheme 153: A two way mechanism.
Scheme 154: Double C–H activation reaction catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 155: Probable mechanism.
Scheme 156: Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling.
Scheme 157: Mechanistic cycle for decarboxylative arylation reaction.
Scheme 158: Ligand-free approach for arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 159: Mechanism for ligandless arylation reaction.
Scheme 160: NHC-Pd(II) complex assisted arylation reaction.
Scheme 161: C-3 arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with aryl bromides catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 162: Pd(II)-catalyzed C-3 arylations with aryl tosylates and mesylates.
Scheme 163: CDC reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 164: Plausible reaction mechanism for Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 165: Pd-catalyzed C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 166: Mechanism for C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 167: One-pot synthesis for 3,6-di- or 2,3,6-tri(hetero)arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 168: C–H/C–H cross-coupling reaction of IPs and azoles catalyzed by Pd(II).
Scheme 169: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 170: Rh-catalyzed C–H arylation reaction.
Scheme 171: Mechanistic pathway for C–H arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 172: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 173: Rh(III)-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 174: Rh(III)-mediated oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 175: Reactions showing functionalization of the product obtained by the group of Kotla.
Scheme 176: Mechanism for Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 177: Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation reaction.
Scheme 178: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 179: Annulation reactions of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 180: Two-way reaction mechanism for annulations reaction.
Scheme 181: [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2-catalyzed C–C bond formation reaction.
Scheme 182: Reported reaction mechanism.
Scheme 183: Fe(III) catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 184: SET mechanism-catalyzed by Fe(III).
Scheme 185: Ni(dpp)Cl2-catalyzed KTC coupling.
Scheme 186: Pd-catalyzed SM coupling.
Scheme 187: Vanadium-catalyzed coupling of IP and NMO.
Scheme 188: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 189: Selective C3/C5–H bond functionalizations by mono and bimetallic systems.
Scheme 190: rGO-Ni@Pd-catalyzed C–H bond arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 191: Mechanistic pathway for heterogeneously catalyzed arylation reaction.
Scheme 192: Zinc triflate-catalyzed coupling reaction of substituted propargyl alcohols.
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Figure 1: Structures of the widespread fungal volatiles oct-1-en-3-ol (1) and 6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one (2), th...
Figure 2: Total-ion chromatogram of the bouquet from Hypoxylon invadens MUCL 54175 obtained by the CLSA heads...
Figure 3: Identified volatile organic compounds from Hypoxylon invadens MUCL 54175.
Figure 4: Mass spectra of volatiles from Hypoxylon invadens MUCL 54175. Mass spectra of A) 2,5-dimethylphenol...
Scheme 1: Proposed common biosynthetic pathway to volatile aromatic compounds from Hypoxylon invadens.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-chromen-4-one (19).
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Figure 1: The named transformations considered in this review.
Scheme 1: The Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 2: The general mechanism of the peracid-promoted Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 3: General mechanism of the Lewis acid-catalyzed Baeyer–Villiger rearrangement.
Scheme 4: The theoretically studied mechanism of the BV oxidation reaction promoted by H2O2 and the Lewis aci...
Scheme 5: Proton movements in the transition states of the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 6: The dependence of the course of the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation on the type of O–O-bond cleavage in t...
Scheme 7: The acid-catalyzed Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclic epoxy ketones 22.
Scheme 8: Oxidation of isophorone oxide 29.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of acyl phosphate 32 from acyl phosphonate 31.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of aflatoxin B2 (36).
Scheme 11: The Baeyer–Villiger rearrangement of ketones 37 to lactones 38.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 3,4-dimethoxybenzoic acid (40) via Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 13: Oxone transforms α,β-unsaturated ketones 43 into vinyl acetates 44.
Scheme 14: The Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of ketones 45 using diaryl diselenide and hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 15: Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of (E)-2-methylenecyclobutanones.
Scheme 16: Oxidation of β-ionone (56) by H2O2/(BnSe)2 with formation of (E)-2-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-...
Scheme 17: The mechanism of oxidation of ketones 58a–f by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of arsonated polys...
Scheme 18: Oxidation of ketone (58b) by H2O2 to 6-methylcaprolactone (59b) catalyzed by Pt complex 66·BF4.
Scheme 19: Oxidation of ketones 67 with H2O2 in the presence of [(dppb}Pt(µ-OH)]22+.
Scheme 20: The mechanism of oxidation of ketones 67 in the presence of [(dppb}Pt(µ-OH)]22+ and H2O2.
Scheme 21: Oxidation of benzaldehydes 69 in the presence of the H2O2/MeReO3 system.
Scheme 22: Oxidation of acetophenones 72 in the presence of the H2O2/MeReO3 system.
Scheme 23: Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of 2-adamantanone (45c) in the presence of Sn-containing mesoporous silic...
Scheme 24: Aerobic Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of ketones 76 using metal-free carbon.
Scheme 25: A regioselective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of functionalized cyclohexenones 78 into a dihydrooxepin...
Scheme 26: The oxidation of aldehydes and ketones 80 by H2O2 catalyzed by Co4HP2Mo15V3O62.
Scheme 27: The cleavage of ketones 82 with hydrogen peroxide in alkaline solution.
Scheme 28: Oxidation of ketones 85 to esters 86 with H2O2–urea in the presence of KHCO3.
Scheme 29: Mechanism of the asymmetric oxidation of cyclopentane-1,2-dione 87a with the Ti(OiPr)4/(+)DET/t-BuO...
Scheme 30: The oxidation of cis-4-tert-butyl-2-fluorocyclohexanone (93) with m-chloroperbenzoic acid.
Scheme 31: The mechanism of the asymmetric oxidation of 3-substituted cyclobutanone 96a in the presence of chi...
Scheme 32: Enantioselective Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones 98.
Scheme 33: Regio- and enantioselective Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones 101.
Scheme 34: The proposed mechanism of the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of acetal 105f.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of hydroxy-10H-acridin-9-one 117 from tetramethoxyanthracene 114.
Scheme 36: The Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of the fully substituted pyrrole 120.
Scheme 37: The Criegee rearrangement.
Scheme 38: The mechanism of the Criegee reaction of a peracid with a tertiary alcohol 122.
Scheme 39: Criegee rearrangement of decaline ethylperoxoate 127 into ketal 128.
Scheme 40: The ionic cleavage of 2-methoxy-2-propyl perester 129.
Scheme 41: The Criegee rearrangement of α-methoxy hydroperoxide 136.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of enol esters and acetals via the Criegee rearrangement.
Scheme 43: Proposed mechanism of the transformation of 1-hydroperoxy-2-oxabicycloalkanones 147a–d.
Scheme 44: Transformation of 3-hydroxy-1,2-dioxolanes 151 into diketone derivatives 152.
Scheme 45: Criegee rearrangement of peroxide 153 with the mono-, di-, and tri-O-insertion.
Scheme 46: The sequential Criegee rearrangements of adamantanes 157a,b.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of diaryl carbonates 160a–d from triarylmethanols 159a–d through successive oxygen insert...
Scheme 48: The synthesis of sesquiterpenes 162 from ketone 161 with a Criegee rearrangement as one key step.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of trans-hydrindan derivatives 164, 165.
Scheme 50: The Hock rearrangement.
Scheme 51: The general scheme of the cumene process.
Scheme 52: The Hock rearrangement of aliphatic hydroperoxides.
Scheme 53: The mechanism of solvolysis of brosylates 174a–c and spiro cyclopropyl carbinols 175a–c in THF/H2O2....
Scheme 54: The fragmentation mechanism of hydroperoxy acetals 178 to esters 179.
Scheme 55: The acid-catalyzed rearrangement of phenylcyclopentyl hydroperoxide 181.
Scheme 56: The peroxidation of tertiary alcohols in the presence of a catalytic amount of acid.
Scheme 57: The acid-catalyzed reaction of bicyclic secondary alcohols 192 with hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 58: The photooxidation of 5,6-disubstituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrans 196.
Scheme 59: The oxidation of tertiary alcohols 200a–g, 203a,b, and 206.
Scheme 60: Transformation of functional peroxide 209 leading to 2,3-disubstitued furans 210 in one step.
Scheme 61: The synthesis of carbazoles 213 via peroxide rearrangement.
Scheme 62: The construction of C–N bonds using the Hock rearrangement.
Scheme 63: The synthesis of moiety 218 from 217 which is a structural motif in the antitumor–antibiotic of CC-...
Scheme 64: The in vivo oxidation steps of cholesterol (219) by singlet oxygen.
Scheme 65: The proposed mechanism of the rearrangement of cholesterol-5α-OOH 220.
Scheme 66: Photochemical route to artemisinin via Hock rearrangement of 223.
Scheme 67: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement.
Scheme 68: Kornblum–DeLaMare transformation of 1-phenylethyl tert-butyl peroxide (225).
Scheme 69: The synthesis 4-hydroxyenones 230 from peroxide 229.
Scheme 70: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of peroxide 232.
Scheme 71: The reduction of peroxide 234.
Scheme 72: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of endoperoxide 236.
Scheme 73: The rearrangement of peroxide 238 under Kornblum–DeLaMare conditions.
Scheme 74: The proposed mechanism of rearrangement of peroxide 238.
Scheme 75: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of peroxides 242a,b.
Scheme 76: The base-catalyzed rearrangements of bicyclic endoperoxides having electron-withdrawing substituent...
Scheme 77: The base-catalyzed rearrangements of bicyclic endoperoxides 249a,b having electron-donating substit...
Scheme 78: The base-catalyzed rearrangements of bridge-head substituted bicyclic endoperoxides 251a,b.
Scheme 79: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of hydroperoxide 253.
Scheme 80: Synthesis of β-hydroxy hydroperoxide 254 from endoperoxide 253.
Scheme 81: The amine-catalyzed rearrangement of bicyclic endoperoxide 263.
Scheme 82: The base-catalyzed rearrangement of meso-endoperoxide 268 into 269.
Scheme 83: The photooxidation of 271 and subsequent Kornblum–DeLaMare reaction.
Scheme 84: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement as one step in the oxidation reaction of enamines.
Scheme 85: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of 3,5-dihydro-1,2-dioxenes 284, 1,2-dioxanes 286, and tert-but...
Scheme 86: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of epoxy dioxanes 290a–d.
Scheme 87: Rearrangement of prostaglandin H2 292.
Scheme 88: The synthesis of epicoccin G (297).
Scheme 89: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement used in the synthesis of phomactin A.
Scheme 90: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of 3H-quinazolin-4-one 303.
Scheme 91: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of dolabriferol (308).
Scheme 92: Sequential transformation of 3-substituted 2-pyridones 309 into 3-hydroxypyridine-2,6-diones 311 in...
Scheme 93: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of peroxide 312 into hydroxy enone 313.
Scheme 94: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of polyfunctionalized carbonyl compounds 317.
Scheme 95: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of (Z)-β-perfluoroalkylenaminones 320.
Scheme 96: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of γ-ketoester 322.
Scheme 97: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of diterpenoids 326 and 328.
Scheme 98: The synthesis of natural products hainanolidol (331) and harringtonolide (332) from peroxide 329.
Scheme 99: The synthesis of trans-fused butyrolactones 339 and 340.
Scheme 100: The synthesis of leucosceptroid C (343) and leucosceptroid P (344) via the Kornblum–DeLaMare rearra...
Scheme 101: The Dakin oxidation of arylaldehydes or acetophenones.
Scheme 102: The mechanism of the Dakin oxidation.
Scheme 103: A solvent-free Dakin reaction of aromatic aldehydes 356.
Scheme 104: The organocatalytic Dakin oxidation of electron-rich arylaldehydes 358.
Scheme 105: The Dakin oxidation of electron-rich arylaldehydes 361.
Scheme 106: The Dakin oxidation of arylaldehydes 358 in water extract of banana (WEB).
Scheme 107: A one-pot approach towards indolo[2,1-b]quinazolines 364 from indole-3-carbaldehydes 363 through th...
Scheme 108: The synthesis of phenols 367a–c from benzaldehydes 366a-c via acid-catalyzed Dakin oxidation.
Scheme 109: Possible transformation paths of the highly polarized boric acid coordinated H2O2–aldehyde adduct 3...
Scheme 110: The Elbs oxidation of phenols 375 to hydroquinones.
Scheme 111: The mechanism of the Elbs persulfate oxidation of phenols 375 affording p-hydroquinones 376.
Scheme 112: Oxidation of 2-pyridones 380 under Elbs persulfate oxidation conditions.
Scheme 113: Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone (384) via an Elbs oxidation of 4-pyridone (382).
Scheme 114: The Schenck rearrangement.
Scheme 115: The Smith rearrangement.
Scheme 116: Three main pathways of the Schenck rearrangement.
Scheme 117: The isomerization of hydroperoxides 388 and 389.
Scheme 118: Trapping of dioxacyclopentyl radical 392 by oxygen.
Scheme 119: The hypothetical mechanism of the Schenck rearrangement of peroxide 394.
Scheme 120: The autoxidation of oleic acid (397) with the use of labeled isotope 18O2.
Scheme 121: The rearrangement of 18O-labeled hydroperoxide 400 under an atmosphere of 16O2.
Scheme 122: The rearrangement of the oleate-derived allylic hydroperoxides (S)-421 and (R)-425.
Scheme 123: Mechanisms of Schenck and Smith rearrangements.
Scheme 124: The rearrangement and cyclization of 433.
Scheme 125: The Wieland rearrangement.
Scheme 126: The rearrangement of bis(triphenylsilyl) 439 or bis(triphenylgermyl) 441 peroxides.
Scheme 127: The oxidative transformation of cyclic ketones.
Scheme 128: The hydroxylation of cyclohexene (447) in the presence of tungstic acid.
Scheme 129: The oxidation of cyclohexene (447) under the action of hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 130: The reaction of butenylacetylacetone 455 with hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 131: The oxidation of bridged 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes.
Scheme 132: The proposed mechanism for the oxidation of bridged 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes.
Scheme 133: The rearrangement of ozonides.
Scheme 134: The acid-catalyzed oxidative rearrangement of malondialdehydes 462 under the action of H2O2.
Scheme 135: Pathways of the Lewis acid-catalyzed cleavage of dialkyl peroxides 465 and ozonides 466.
Scheme 136: The mechanism of the transformation of (tert-butyldioxy)cyclohexanedienones 472.
Scheme 137: The synthesis of Vitamin K3 from 472a.
Scheme 138: Proposed mechanism for the transformation of 478d into silylated endoperoxide 479d.
Scheme 139: The rearrangement of hydroperoxide 485 to form diketone 486.
Scheme 140: The base-catalyzed rearrangement of cyclic peroxides 488a–g.
Scheme 141: Synthesis of chiral epoxides and aldols from peroxy hemiketals 491.
Scheme 142: The multistep transformation of (R)-carvone (494) to endoperoxides 496a–e.
Scheme 143: The decomposition of anthracene endoperoxide 499.
Scheme 144: Synthesis of esters 503 from aldehydes 501 via rearrangement of peroxides 502.
Scheme 145: Two possible paths for the base-promoted decomposition of α-azidoperoxides 502.
Scheme 146: The Story decomposition of cyclic diperoxide 506a.
Scheme 147: The Story decomposition of cyclic triperoxide 506b.
Scheme 148: The thermal rearrangement of endoperoxides A into diepoxides B.
Scheme 149: The transformation of peroxide 510 in the synthesis of stemolide (511).
Scheme 150: The possible mechanism of the rearrangement of endoperoxide 261g.
Scheme 151: The photooxidation of indene 517.
Scheme 152: The isomerization of ascaridole (523).
Scheme 153: The isomerization of peroxide 525.
Scheme 154: The thermal transformation of endoperoxide 355.
Scheme 155: The photooxidation of cyclopentadiene (529) at a temperature higher than 0 °C.
Scheme 156: The thermal rearrangement of endoperoxides 538a,b.
Scheme 157: The transformation of peroxides 541.
Scheme 158: The thermal rearrangements of strained cyclic peroxides.
Scheme 159: The thermal rearrangement of diacyl peroxide 551 in the synthesis of C4-epi-lomaiviticin B core 553....
Scheme 160: The 1O2 oxidation of tryptophan (554) and rearrangement of dioxetane intermediate 555.
Scheme 161: The Fe(II)-promoted cleavage of aryl-substituted bicyclic peroxides.
Scheme 162: The proposed mechanism of the Fe(II)-promoted rearrangement of 557a–c.
Scheme 163: The reaction of dioxolane 563 with Fe(II) sulfate.
Scheme 164: Fe(II)-promoted rearrangement of 1,2-dioxane 565.
Scheme 165: Fe(II) cysteinate-promoted rearrangement of 1,2-dioxolane 568.
Scheme 166: The transformation of 1,2-dioxanes 572a–c under the action of FeCl2.
Scheme 167: Fe(II) cysteinate-promoted transformation of tetraoxane 574.
Scheme 168: The CoTPP-catalyzed transformation of bicyclic endoperoxides 600a–d.
Scheme 169: The CoTPP-catalyzed transformation of epoxy-1,2-dioxanes.
Scheme 170: The Ru(II)-catalyzed reactions of 1,4-endoperoxide 261g.
Scheme 171: The Ru(II)-catalyzed transformation as a key step in the synthesis of elyiapyrone A (610) from 1,4-...
Scheme 172: Peroxides with antimalarial activity.
Scheme 173: The interaction of iron ions with artemisinin (616).
Scheme 174: The interaction of FeCl2 with 1,2-dioxanes 623, 624.
Scheme 175: The mechanism of reaction 623 and 624 with Fe(II)Cl2.
Scheme 176: The reaction of bicyclic natural endoperoxides G3-factors 631–633 with FeSO4.
Scheme 177: The transformation of terpene cardamom peroxide 639.
Scheme 178: The different ways of the cleavage of tetraoxane 643.
Scheme 179: The LC–MS analysis of interaction of tetraoxane 646 with iron(II)heme 647.
Scheme 180: The rearrangement of 3,6-epidioxy-1,10-bisaboladiene (EDBD, 649).
Scheme 181: Easily oxidized substrates.
Scheme 182: Biopathway of synthesis of prostaglandins.
Scheme 183: The reduction and rearrangements of isoprostanes.
Scheme 184: The partial mechanism for linoleate 658 oxidation.
Scheme 185: The transformation of lipid hydroperoxide.
Scheme 186: The acid-catalyzed cleavage of the product from free-radical oxidation of cholesterol (667).
Scheme 187: Two pathways of catechols oxidation.
Scheme 188: Criegee-like or Hock-like rearrangement of the intermediate hydroperoxide 675 in dioxygenase enzyme...
Scheme 189: Carotinoides 679 cleavage by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases.
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Scheme 1: Schematic description of the cyclisation reaction catalysed by TE domains. In most cases, the nucle...
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the formation of oxygen heterocycles. The degree of substitution can differ from tha...
Scheme 3: Pyran-ring formation in pederin (24) biosynthesis. Incubation of recombinant PedPS7 with substrate ...
Scheme 4: The domain AmbDH3 from ambruticin biosynthesis catalyses the dehydration of 25 and subsequent cycli...
Scheme 5: SalBIII catalyses dehydration of 29 and subsequent cyclisation to tetrahydropyran 30 [18].
Figure 1: All pyranonaphtoquinones contain either the naphtha[2,3-c]pyran-5,10-dione (32) or the regioisomeri...
Scheme 6: Pyran-ring formation in actinorhodin (34) biosynthesis. DNPA: 4-dihydro-9-hydroxy-1-methyl-10-oxo-3H...
Scheme 7: Pyran formation in granaticin (36) biosynthesis. DNPA: 4-dihydro-9-hydroxy-1-methyl-10-oxo-3H-napht...
Scheme 8: Pyran formation in alnumycin (37) biosynthesis. Adapted from [21].
Scheme 9: Biosynthesis of pseudomonic acid A (61). The pyran ring is initially formed in 57 after dehydrogena...
Scheme 10: Epoxidation–cyclisation leads to the formation of the tetrahydropyran ring in the western part of t...
Scheme 11: a) Nonactin (70) is formed from heterodimers of (−)(+)-dimeric nonactic acid and (+)(−)-dimeric non...
Figure 2: Pamamycins (73) are macrodiolide antibiotics containing three tetrahydrofuran moieties, which are a...
Scheme 12: A PS domain homolog in oocydin A (76) biosynthesis is proposed to catalyse furan formation via an o...
Scheme 13: Mechanism of oxidation–furan cyclisation by AurH, which converts (+)-deoxyaureothin (77) into (+)-a...
Scheme 14: Leupyrrin A2 (80) and the proposed biosynthesis of its furylidene moiety [69,70].
Scheme 15: Asperfuranone (93) biosynthesis, adapted from [75].
Figure 3: The four major aflatoxins produced by Aspergilli are the types B1, B2, G1 and G2 (94–97). In the di...
Scheme 16: Overview on aflatoxin B1 (94) biosynthesis. HOMST = 11-hydroxy-O-methylsterigmatocystin [78,79,82-106].
Scheme 17: A zipper mechanism leads to the formation of oxygen heterocycles in monensin biosynthesis [109-111].
Scheme 18: Formation of the 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane (DBO) ring system in aurovertin B (118) biosynthesis ...
Figure 4: Structures of the epoxide-containing polyketides epothilone A (119) and oleandomycin (120) [123-125].
Scheme 19: Structures of phoslactomycin B (121) (a) and jerangolid A (122) (b). The heterocycle-forming steps ...
Scheme 20: a) Structures of rhizoxin (130) and cycloheximide (131). Model for the formation of δ-lactones (b) ...
Scheme 21: EncM catalyses a dual oxidation sequence and following processing of the highly reactive intermedia...
Figure 5: Mesomeric structures of tetronates [138,139].
Figure 6: Structures of tetronates for which gene clusters have been sequenced. The tetronate moiety is shown...
Scheme 22: Conserved steps for formation and processing in several 3-acyl-tetronate biosynthetic pathways were...
Scheme 23: In versipelostatin A (153) biosynthesis, VstJ is a candidate enzyme for catalysing the [4 + 2] cycl...
Scheme 24: a) Structures of some thiotetronate antibiotics. b) Biosynthesis of thiolactomycin (165) as propose...
Scheme 25: Aureusidine synthase (AS) catalyses phenolic oxidation and conjugate addition of chalcones leading ...
Scheme 26: a) Oxidative cyclisation is a key step in the biosynthesis of spirobenzofuranes 189, 192 and 193. b...
Scheme 27: A bicyclisation mechanism forms a β-lactone and a pyrrolidinone and removes the precursor from the ...
Scheme 28: Spontaneous cyclisation leads to off-loading of ebelactone A (201) from the PKS machinery [163].
Scheme 29: Mechanisms for the formation of nitrogen heterocycles.
Scheme 30: Biosynthesis of highly substituted α-pyridinones. a) Feeding experiments confirmed the polyketide o...
Scheme 31: Acridone synthase (ACS) catalyses the formation of 1,3-dihydroxy-N-methylacridone (224) by condensa...
Scheme 32: A Dieckmann condensation leads to the formation of a 3-acyl-4-hydroxypyridin-2-one 227 and removes ...
Scheme 33: a) Biosynthesis of the pyridinone tenellin (234). b) A radical mechanism was proposed for the ring-...
Scheme 34: a) Oxazole-containing PKS–NRPS-derived natural products oxazolomycin (244) and conglobatin (245). b...
Scheme 35: Structure of tetramic acids 251 (a) and major tautomers of 3-acyltetramic acids 252a–d (b). Adapted...
Scheme 36: Equisetin biosynthesis. R*: terminal reductive domain. Adapted from [202].
Scheme 37: a) Polyketides for which a similar biosynthetic logic was suggested. b) Pseurotin A (256) biosynthe...
Figure 7: Representative examples of PTMs with varying ring sizes and oxidation patterns [205,206].
Scheme 38: Ikarugamycin biosynthesis. Adapted from [209-211].
Scheme 39: Tetramate formation in pyrroindomycin aglycone (279) biosynthesis [213-215].
Scheme 40: Dieckmann cyclases catalyse tetramate or 2-pyridone formation in the biosynthesis of, for example, ...
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Oxidation of SF5-anisole and phenol. 19F NMR yields are shown (isolated yields in parentheses).
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 3 and 4 from SF5 aromatics 1 and 2.
Scheme 3: Oxidation of anisole 10 and phenol 11. 19F NMR yields are given.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of para-benzoquinone 12 and oxidation to maleic acid 4. 19F NMR yields are shown, in pare...
Scheme 5: Catalytic hydrogenation and Diels–Alder reaction of benzoquinone 12.
Figure 1: Optimized geometries of transition states of Diels–Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with 12. Selec...
Scheme 6: Decomposition of 3 in water.
Scheme 7: Formation of acids 5, 18 and 19 from lactone 3.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of maleic anhydride 20 and Diels–Alder adducts 21.
Scheme 9: Reaction of maleic acid 4 with diazomethane.
Scheme 10: Decarboxylation of maleic acid 4 to acrylic acid 23 in DMSO and the preparation of deuterium labell...
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of aspergiloid I (1) and its novel skeleton.
Figure 2: Selected 1H,1H-COSY and HMBC correlations and key NOEs observed for 1.
Figure 3: X-ray single-crystal structure of 1.
Scheme 1: Proposed biosynthetic pathway of 1.
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Figure 1: Published 70 eV EI mass spectra of the naturally occurring compounds A and B [12].
Figure 2: Synthesis of tetramethyltrideca-2,4-dienes 8, 14 and 15. Conditions: a: LiAlH4, Et2O, −30 °C to rt,...
Figure 3: 70 eV EIMS of synthetic tetramethyltrideca-2,4-dienes 8, 14 and 15. These spectra were run under th...
Figure 4: Synthesis of (2E,4EZ)-syn,syn-4,6,8,10-tetramethyltrideca-2,4-diene (22), as well as (2E,4E)- and (2...