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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1272–1305, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.99
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Figure 1: a) Stone–Wales (red) and azulene (blue) defects in graphene; b) azulene and its selected resonance ...
Figure 2: Examples of azulene-embedded 2D allotropic forms of carbon: a) phagraphene and b) TPH-graphene.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of non-alternant isomers of pyrene (2 and 6) using dehydrogenation.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of non-alternant isomer 9 of benzo[a]pyrene and 14 of benzo[a]perylene using dehydrogenat...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of azulene-embedded isomers of benzo[a]pyrene (18 and 22) inspired by Ziegler–Hafner azul...
Figure 3: General strategies leading to azulene-embedded nanographenes: a) construction of azulene moiety in ...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of biradical PAHs possessing significant biradical character using oxidation of partially...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of dicyclohepta[ijkl,uvwx]rubicene (29) and its further modifications.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of warped PAHs with one embedded azulene subunit using Scholl-type oxidation.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of warped PAHs with two embedded azulene subunits using Scholl oxidation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using [3 + 2] annulation accompanied by ring expansion.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of azulene-embedded isomers of linear acenes using [3 + 2] annulation accompanied by ring...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using intramolecular C–H arylation.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of azulene-embedded isomers of acenes using intramolecular C–H arylation.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using intramolecular condensations.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAH 89 using palladium-catalysed [5 + 2] annulation.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using oxidation of substituents around the azulene core.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using the oxidation of reactive positions 1 and 3 of azulene sub...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using intramolecular C–H arylation.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of an azulene-embedded isomer of terylenebisimide using tandem Suzuki coupling and C–H ar...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of azulene embedded PAHs using a bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of alkenes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of azulene-embedded nanographenes using intramolecular cyclization of alkynes.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of azulene-embedded graphene nanoribbons and azulene-embedded helicenes using annulation ...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of azulene-fused acenes.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of non-alternant isomer of perylene 172 using Yamamoto-type homocoupling.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of N- and BN-nanographenes with embedded azulene unit(s).
Scheme 24: On-surface synthesis of azulene-embedded nanographenes from benzenoid precursors via dehydrogenatio...
Scheme 25: On-surface synthesis of azulene-embedded nanographenes from benzenoid precursors.
Scheme 26: On-surface synthesis of azulene-embedded nanoribbons.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 964–998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.80
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Figure 1: a) Tris(trichlorophenyl)methyl (TTM) radical and related trityl radicals, b) HDMO, SOMO, LUMO orbit...
Figure 2: Mixed halide tri- and perhalogenated triphenylmethyl radicals: a) Molecular structures of homo- and...
Figure 3: Pyridine-functionalized triarylmethyl radicals. a) Chemical structures of X2PyBTM, Py2MTM, and Au-F2...
Figure 4: Pyridine-functionalized triarylmethyl radicals. a) Molecular structure of Mes2F2PyBTM, and b) its f...
Figure 5: Carbazole functionalized triarylmethyl radical. a) Chemical structure of Cz-BTM and b) its energy d...
Figure 6: Donor-functionalized triphenylmethyl radicals. Molecular structures of TTM-Cz, DTM-Cz, TTM-3PCz, PT...
Figure 7: Tuning of the donor strength. Functionalization with electron-donating and electron-withdrawing gro...
Figure 8: Tuning of the donor strength, by varying the Cz-derived donor (1–36) on a TTM radical fragment. a) ...
Figure 9: Three-state model and Marcus theory: q is the charge transfer coordinate and G the free energy. Gro...
Figure 10: Dendronized carbazole donors on TTM radicals. a) Molecular structures of G3TTM and G4TTM. b) Photol...
Figure 11: Electronic extension of the Cz donor. a) Molecular structures and optoelectronic properties of TTM-...
Figure 12: Kekulé diradicals: a) hexadeca- and perchlorinated Thiele (TTH, PTH), Chichibabin (TTM-TTM, PTM-PTM...
Figure 13: Non-Kekulé diradicals: perchlorinated Schlenk–Brauns radical (m-PTH), meta-coupled TTM radicals in ...
Figure 14: UV–vis absorption and photoluminescence spectra of a) TTH in solvents of different polarity, b) dir...
Figure 15: Molecular structures of m-4BTH (meta-butylated Thiele hydrocarbon), m-4TTH (meta-trichlorinated Thi...
Figure 16: a) Polystyrene-based TTM-Cz polymer. b) Molecular structure of radical particles with backbone thro...
Figure 17: Molecular structures of polyradicals. a) Molecular structures of p-TBr6Cl3M-F8, p-TBr6Cl3M-acF8 and ...
Figure 18: Structures of coordination and metal-organic frameworks. a) Carboxylic acid functionalized monomers...
Figure 19: Structures of coordination and metal-organic frameworks. a) Molecular structures of monomers TTMDI, ...
Figure 20: Molecular structures of covalent organic frameworks m-TPM-Ph-COF, m-PTM-Ph-COF, p-TPH-COF, p-PTH-COF...
Figure 21: Molecular structures of covalent organic frameworks PTMAc-COF, oxTAMAc-COF, TOTAc-COF, PTMTAz-COF, p...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3215–3220, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.267
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Figure 1: Structures of ceratinadin G (1) and psammaplysin F (2).
Figure 2: Selected 2D NMR correlations for ceratinadin G (1).
Figure 3: ECD spectra of ceratinadin G (1) and psammaplysin F (2) in MeOH.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2891–2920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.243
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Figure 1: Various structures of iodonium salts.
Scheme 1: Αrylation of α-fluoroacetoacetamides 5 to α-aryl-α-fluoroacetoacetamides 7 and α-fluoroacetamides 8...
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the arylation of α-fluoroacetoacetamides 5 to α-aryl-α-fluoroacetoacetamides ...
Scheme 3: α-Arylation of α-nitro- and α-cyano derivatives of α-fluoroacetamides 9 employing unsymmetrical DAI...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of α,α-difluoroketones 13 by reacting α,α-difluoro-β-keto acid esters 11 with aryl(TMP)io...
Scheme 5: Coupling reaction of arynes generated by iodonium salts 6 and arynophiles 14 for the synthesis of t...
Scheme 6: Metal-free arylation of quinoxalines 17 and quinoxalinones 19 with DAISs 16.
Scheme 7: Transition-metal-free, C–C cross-coupling of 2-naphthols 21 to 1-arylnapthalen-2-ols 22 employing d...
Scheme 8: Arylation of vinyl pinacol boronates 23 to trans-arylvinylboronates 24 in presence of hypervalent i...
Scheme 9: Light-induced selective arylation at C2 of quinoline N-oxides 25 and pyridine N-oxides 28 in the pr...
Scheme 10: Plaussible mechanism for the light-induced selective arylation of N-heterobiaryls.
Scheme 11: Photoinduced arylation of heterocycles 31 with the help of diaryliodonium salts 16 activated throug...
Scheme 12: Arylation of MBH acetates 33 with DIPEA and DAIRs 16.
Scheme 13: Aryl sulfonylation of MBH acetates 33 with DABSO and diphenyliodonium triflates 16.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of oxindoles 37 from N-arylacrylamides 36 and diaryliodonium salts 26.
Scheme 15: Mechanically induced N-arylation of amines 38 using diaryliodonium salts 16.
Scheme 16: o-Fluorinated diaryliodonium salts 40-mediated diarylation of amines 38.
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the diarylation of amines 38 using o-fluorinated diaryliodonium salts 40.
Scheme 18: Ring-opening difunctionalization of aliphatic cyclic amines 41.
Scheme 19: N-Arylation of amino acid esters 44 using hypervalent iodonium salts 45.
Scheme 20: Regioselective N-arylation of triazole derivatives 47 by hypervalent iodonium salts 48.
Scheme 21: Regioselective N-arylation of tetrazole derivatives 50 by hypervalent iodonium salt 51.
Scheme 22: Selective arylation at nitrogen and oxygen of pyridin-2-ones 53 by iodonium salts 16 depending on t...
Scheme 23: N-Arylation using oxygen-bridged acyclic diaryliodonium salt 56.
Scheme 24: The successive C(sp2)–C(sp2)/O–C(sp2) bond formation of naphthols 58.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of diarylethers 62 via in situ generation of hypervalent iodine salts.
Scheme 26: O-Arylated galactosides 64 by reacting protected galactosides 63 with hypervalent iodine salts 16 i...
Scheme 27: Esterification of naproxen methyl ester 65 via formation and reaction of naproxen-containing diaryl...
Scheme 28: Etherification and esterification products 72 through gemfibrozil methyl ester-derived diaryliodoni...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of iodine containing meta-substituted biaryl ethers 74 by reacting phenols 61 and cyclic ...
Scheme 30: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of meta-functionalized biaryl ethers 74.
Scheme 31: Intramolecular aryl migration of trifluoromethane sulfonate-substituted diaryliodonium salts 75.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of diaryl ethers 80 via site-selective aryl migration.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of O-arylated N-alkoxybenzamides 83 using aryl(trimethoxyphenyl)iodonium salts 82.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of aryl sulfides 85 from thiols 84 using diaryliodonium salts 16 in basic conditions.
Scheme 35: Base-promoted synthesis of diarylsulfoxides 87 via arylation of general sulfinates 86.
Scheme 36: Plausible mechanism for the arylation of sulfinates 86 via sulfenates A to give diaryl sulfoxides 87...
Scheme 37: S-Arylation reactions of aryl or heterocyclic thiols 88.
Scheme 38: Site-selective S-arylation reactions of cysteine thiol groups in 91 and 94 in the presence of diary...
Scheme 39: The selective S-arylation of sulfenamides 97 using diphenyliodonium salts 98.
Scheme 40: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of sulfilimines 99.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of S-arylxanthates 102 by reacting DAIS 101 with potassium alkyl xanthates 100.
Figure 2: Structured of the 8-membered and 4-membered heterotetramer I and II.
Scheme 42: S-Arylation by diaryliodonium cations 103 using KSCN (104) as a sulfur source.
Scheme 43: S-Arylation of phosphorothioate diesters 107 through the utilization of diaryliodonium salts 108.
Scheme 44: Transfer of the aryl group from the hypervalent iodonium salt 108 to phosphorothioate diester 107.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of diarylselenides 118 via diarylation of selenocyanate 115.
Scheme 46: Light-promoted arylation of tertiary phosphines 119 to quaternary phosphonium salts 121 using diary...
Scheme 47: Arylation of aminophosphorus substrate 122 to synthesize phosphine oxides 123 using aryl(mesityl)io...
Scheme 48: Reaction of diphenyliodonium triflate (16) with DMSO (124) via thia-Sommelet–Hauser rearrangement.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of biaryl compounds 132 by reacting diaryliodonium salts 131 with arylhydroxylamines 130 ...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of substituted indazoles 134 and 135 from N-hydroxyindazoles 133.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1940–1954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.170
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Figure 1: Indazole-containing bioactive molecules.
Figure 2: Tautomerism of indazole.
Scheme 1: NMR, NOE, and yield data of compounds 8 and 9.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of compounds P1 and P2.
Figure 3: DFT-calculated deprotonation of 6 with Cs2CO3 in implicit THF with the temperature of the calculati...
Figure 4: DFT-calculated Cs+-coordinated complexes with different enolate forms of 6(N-H) calculated as isola...
Figure 5: DFT-calculated reaction coordinate diagram for the reaction of 6 under conditions A. Concerning con...
Figure 6: DFT-calculated energy for the deprotonation of 6 by the DMAD anion.
Figure 7: DFT-calculations concerning a coordinated Mitsunobu reaction pathway.
Figure 8: Reaction coordinate diagram of 6(N-H) reacting under conditions B. All calculated energies in kcal/...
Figure 9: Reaction of 18 under conditions A and B (top), and proposed chelation/coordination pathways to acco...
Figure 10: DFT-calculated reaction coordinate diagram for the reaction of 18 under conditions A.
Figure 11: DFT-calculated reaction coordinate diagram for the reaction of 18 under conditions B. Ball-and-stic...
Scheme 3: Reaction of 21 under conditions A and B; amultiple purifications; bdetermined by LC–MS.
Figure 12: DFT-calculated transition-state structures and energies of 21 under conditions A (top) and conditio...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1221–1235, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.105
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Scheme 1: Reported synthetic methods for the selenation of aromatic compounds.
Scheme 2: Reaction of selenium dioxide with aniline.
Scheme 3: Reaction of selenium dioxide with o-anisidine.
Scheme 4: Reaction of methyl anthranilate with SeO2.
Scheme 5: Reaction mechanism for the formation of diaryl monoselenides.
Scheme 6: Reaction mechanism for the formation of oxamides.
Scheme 7: Reaction mechanism for the formation of quinone 10.
Figure 1: Molecular structure of 3. Thermal ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability. Selected bond lengths (Å): O...
Figure 2: Molecular structure of 9. Thermal ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability. Selected bond lengths (Å): O...
Figure 3: Molecular structure of 13. Thermal ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability. Selected bond lengths (Å): ...
Figure 4: Molecular structure of 10. Thermal ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability. Selected bond lengths (Å) a...
Figure 5: Molecular structure of 11. Thermal ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability. Selected bond angles (°): C...
Figure 6: Molecular structure of 12. Thermal ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability. Selected bond angles (°): C...
Figure 7: Relative energy levels of arylamines and SeO2.
Figure 8: Computationally optimized structure of aniline (a), o-anisidine (b), and methyl anthranilate (c), w...
Scheme 8: Resonance structures for the delocalization of the nitrogen lone pair into the π-system.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1076–1087, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.95
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Figure 1: Comparison between the light-initiated radical halogenation of toluene (right), and the Ar-SE bromi...
Figure 2: Toluene halogenation mediated by NBS in absence (left) or exposed to light (right).
Figure 3: Scifinder® reaction hits for the structure “as drawn” (January 2024).
Figure 4: Yields obtained in the preparation of aryl-cored halides.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 287–305, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.30
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Scheme 1: “Precursor approach” for the synthesis of π-conjugated polycyclic compounds, with the thermally- or...
Scheme 2: Valence isomerization of chalcogen heteropines and subsequent cheletropic extrusion in the case of ...
Scheme 3: Early example of phenanthrene synthesis via a chemically-induced S-extrusion (and concomitant decar...
Scheme 4: Top: Conversion of dinaphthothiepine bisimides 3a,b and their sulfoxide analogues 4a,b into PBIs 6a,...
Figure 1: Top view (a) and side view (b) of the X-ray crystal structure of thiepine 3b showing its bent confo...
Scheme 5: Modular synthetic route towards dinaphthothiepines 3a–f and the corresponding S-oxides 4a–d, incorp...
Scheme 6: Top: Conversion of dithienobenzothiepine monomeric units into dithienonaphthalenes, upon S-extrusio...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of S-doped extended triphenylene derivative 22 from 3-bromothiophene (17) with the therma...
Scheme 8: Top: Synthesis of thermally-stable O-doped HBC 26a. Bottom: Synthesis of S- and Se-based soluble pr...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of dinaphthooxepine bisimide 33 and conversion into PBI 6f by O-extrusion triggered by el...
Figure 2: Cyclic voltammogram of dinaphthooxepine 33, evidencing the irreversibility of the reduction process...
Scheme 10: Top: Early example of 6-membered ring contraction with concomitant S-extrusion leading to dinaphtho...
Scheme 11: Examples of S-extrusion from annelated 1,2-dithiins under photoactivation (top) or thermal activati...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of dibenzo[1,4]dithiapentalene upon photoextrusion of SO2 [78].
Scheme 13: Extrusion of SO in naphthotrithiin-2-oxides for the synthesis of 2,5-dihydrothiophene 1-oxides [79].
Scheme 14: SO-extrusion as a key step in the synthesis of fullerenes (C60 and C70) encapsulating H2 molecules [80,82]....
Scheme 15: Synthesis of diepoxytetracene precursor 56 and its on-surface conversion into tetracene upon O-extr...
Scheme 16: Soluble precursors of hexacene, decacene and dodecacene incorporating 1,4-epoxides in their hydroca...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of tetraepoxide 59 as soluble precursor of decacene [85].
Figure 3: Constant-height STM measurement of decacene on Au(111) using a CO-functionalized tip (sample voltag...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 736–751, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.54
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Scheme 1: Construction of HBC by Scholl reaction from hexaphenylbenzene.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of seco-HBC-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of nitrogen-doped, seco-HBC-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of π-extended [7]- and [9]helicene containing chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of “HBC-dimer”-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of “HBC-dimer”-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of axis-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of “HBC-trimers”-based nanoribbons.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of “HBC-trimers”-based, triangle-shaped chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of “HBC-trimers”-based, triangle-shaped chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of HBC-based multilayer nanographenes.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of a chiral nanographene constructed by “HBC-tetramers”.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of a triskelion-shaped nanographene constructed by four HBCs.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of a three-dimensional nanographene bearing four HBCs.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of a chiral nanographene constructed by five HBC units.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of a chiral nanographene constructed by seven HBC units.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2716–2725, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.183
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Figure 1: Prominent synthetic approaches to 1-benzyltetrahydroisoquinolines: Bischler–Napieralski, Pictet–Spe...
Figure 2: Structures of N-methylcoclaurine (1) and the ten 1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids ...
Figure 3: Two routes using N- and O-alkoxycarbonylated building blocks for the synthesis of phenolic N-methyl...
Figure 4: Structures of the building blocks A1–A4 (N-ethoxycarbonyl phenethylamines) and B1–B3 (ω-methoxystyr...
Figure 5: Biological activity. Antiproliferative effects of the 1-benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids in A...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2164–2185, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.139
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Figure 1: Chemical structure, numbering scheme, and resonance form of azulene.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of polyazulene-iodine (PAz-I2) and polyazulene-bromine (PAz-Br2) complexes.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of ‘true polyazulene’ 3 or 3’ by cationic polymerization.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,3-polyazulene 5 by Yamamoto protocol.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 4,7-dibromo-6-(n-alkyl)azulenes 12–14.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of (A) 4,7-diethynyl-6-(n-dodecyl)azulene (16) and (B) 4,7-polyazulene 17 containing an e...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of directly connected 4,7-polyazulenes 18–20.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of (A) tert-butyl N-(6-bromoazulen-2-yl)carbamate (27), (B) dimeric aminoazulene 29, and ...
Figure 2: Iminium zwitterionic resonance forms of poly[2(6)-aminoazulene] 31.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of poly{1,3-bis[2-(3-alkylthienyl)]azulene} 33–38.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of polymer ruthenium complexes 40–43.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 4,7-polyazulenes 45 containing a thienyl linker.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of azulene-bithiophene 48 and azulene-benzothiadiazole 52 copolymers. Conditions: (a): (i...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of azulene-benzodithiophene copolymer 54 and azulene-bithiophene copolymer 56.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of (A) 5,5’-bis(trimethylstannyl)-3,3’-didodecyl-2,2’-bithiophene (60) and (B) azulene-bi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1,3-bisborylated azulene 67.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of D–A-type azulene-DPP copolymers 69, 71, and 72. Conditions: (a) Pd(PPh3)4, K2CO3, Aliq...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the key precursor TBAzDI 79.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of TBAzDI-based polymers 81 and 83. Conditions: (a) P(o-tol)3, Pd2(dba)3, PivOH, Cs2CO3, ...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of (A) 1,3-dibromo-2-arylazulene 92–98 and (B) 2-arylazulene-thiophene copolymers 99–101.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of (A) poly[2,7-(9,9-dialkylfluorenyl)-alt-(1’,3’-azulenyl)] 106–109, (B) 1,3-bis(7-bromo...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of azulene-fluorene copolymers 117–121 containing varying ratios of 1,3- and 4,7-connecte...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of (A) 2,6-dibromoazulene (125), (B) azulene-fluorene copolymer 126, and (C) azulene-fluo...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 2-arylazulene-fluorene copolymers 131–134.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of azulene-fluorene-benzothiadiazole terpolymers 136–138.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of azulene-carbazole-benzothiadiazole-conjugated polymers 140–144.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of (A) azulene-2-yl methacrylate (146) and (B) the triazole-containing azulene methacryla...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of (A) azulene methacrylate polymer 151 and (B) triazole-containing azulene methacrylate ...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of azulene methyl methacrylate polymers 154, 155 (A and B) and azulene-sulfobetaine metha...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2102–2122, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.137
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2,2’-bis(indole)borinic ester 3.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 2,2’-bisindole NHC·boranes by an SEAr mechanism.
Scheme 3: Syntheses of indolyl amines through Buchwald–Hartwig cross coupling.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 3,3’-bis(indolyl) ethers.
Scheme 5: C–H silylation of indoles.
Scheme 6: n-BuLi-mediated syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes and mechanisms.
Scheme 8: B(C6F5)3 and Al(C6F5)3-catalyzed syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)silanes reported by Han.
Scheme 9: Base-mediated syntheses of bis and tris(indol-2-yl)phosphines.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of bis(indol-2-yl)sulfides using SL2-type reagents.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 2,3’- and 2,2’-bis(indolyl)sulfides using disulfides as substrates.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of diindol-2-ylsulfide (84) from 2-iodoindole (92) and thiourea.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using N-silylated 3-bromoindole 93.
Scheme 14: Fischer indole synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using thio diketones.
Scheme 15: Oxidative synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using indoles and elemental sulfur.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of bis(indol-3-yl)sulfides using sulfoxides as sulfur source.
Scheme 17: Syntheses of bis(indol-2-yl)selanes.
Scheme 18: Syntheses of bis(indol-3-yl)selanes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of bis(indol-2-yl)tellane 147.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tris(indolyl)borane 154.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of bis(indol-4-yl)amines 159.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of bis(indol-5-yl)amines.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of 6,5’/6,6’-bis(indolyl)amines.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of potent HIV-inhibitors 6,6’-bis(indolyl) ethers.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of bis(indol-7-yl) ether.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of di(indol-5-yl)sulfide (183).
Scheme 27: Syntheses of 2,2’-diformyl-7,7’-bis(indolyl)selenides.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1939–1951, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.127
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Figure 1: Examples of indazole natural products (1 and 2) and synthetic biologically active indazole derivati...
Scheme 1: Synthetic approaches to N-1 substituted indazole derivatives [12-14].
Scheme 2: N-Alkylation of indazole 9 under Mitsunobu conditions shows a strong preference (ratio N-1 (10):N-2...
Figure 2: Observation of a 1H–13C correlation between the C-7a (blue circle) or C-3 (red circle) atom of the ...
Figure 3: C-3 substituted indazole derivatives (12–24) employed to investigate C-3 substituent effects on ind...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the regioselective N-1 alkylation of indazoles 9, 19, and 21–24 in the prese...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 445–450, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.41
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Figure 1: The structures of 5-fluorouracil (1), 5-fluorocytosine (2), emtricitabine (3) and capecitabine (4).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of potassium (Z)-2-cyano-2-fluoroethenolate (8) by Dietz et al. [36].
Scheme 2: Scope of the cyclization reaction. All yields are those of the purified products. aNo further purif...
Scheme 3: Cyclization with phenylhydrazine (12a) to obtain the desired pyrazole 13a and the byproducts 13b an...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 617–622, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.57
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Figure 1: Timeline for the structure evolution of crown-capped DBTAAs (created on the basis of references [24-28]).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the crown-capped DBTAA receptors 3a and 3b. Reagents and conditions: i) Et3N, CH3CN, r...
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra (298 K, CDCl3) of: a) crown ether-capped receptor 3b and b) it’s corresponding paren...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2394–2395, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.215
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2384–2393, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.214
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Figure 1: Structures of stereoisomers of 3,4,5-tris(2-methoxyphenyl)-2,6-dimethylpyridines determined by X-ra...
Figure 2: Graphical representation of kinetic, time-dependent 1H NMR analysis of (syn)-7 (100 °C).
Figure 3: Graphical representation of kinetic, time-dependent 1H NMR analysis of (syn)-10 (120 °C).
Figure 4: HT-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) spectra of A) (syn)-7. B) (syn)-10. Only the upfield (ca. 3.4–4 ppm) regi...
Figure 5: Summary of the results for coupling with ortho-substituted phenylboronic acid for triaryl products.
Figure 6: Summary of results for coupling with ortho-substituted phenylboronic acid for diaryl products.
Figure 7: Proposed intermediates for the 1,2-addition of 5 with methoxy group. A) Oxidative addition step. B)...
Figure 8: Proposed intermediates for the 1,3-addition with methoxy group. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Tran...
Figure 9: Proposed intermediates for the 1,2-addition with chlorine atom. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Tran...
Figure 10: Proposed intermediates for the 1,3-addition with chlorine atom. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Tran...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98
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Scheme 1: Tropone (1), tropolone (2) and their resonance structures.
Figure 1: Natural products containing a tropone nucleus.
Figure 2: Possible isomers 11–13 of benzotropone.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of benzotropones 11 and 12.
Scheme 3: Oxidation products of benzotropylium fluoroborate (16).
Scheme 4: Oxidation of 7-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (22).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) using o-phthalaldehyde (27).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) starting from oxobenzonorbornadiene 31.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed cleavage of oxo-bridge of 34.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) from o-xylylene dibromide (38).
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) via the carbene adduct 41.
Scheme 10: Heck coupling strategy for the synthesis of 11.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of benzofulvalenes via carbonyl group of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Figure 3: Some cycloheptatrienylium cations.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of condensation product 63 and its subsequent oxidative cyclization products.
Figure 4: A novel series of benzo[7]annulenes prepared from 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 13: Preparation of substituted benzo[7]annulene 72 using the Mukaiyama-Michael reaction.
Figure 5: Possible benzo[7]annulenylidenes 73–75.
Scheme 14: Thermal and photochemical decomposition of 7-diazo-7H-benzo[7]annulene (76) and the trapping of int...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of benzoheptafulvalene 86.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 7-(diphenylmethylene)-7H-benzo[7]annulene (89).
Scheme 17: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with dimethyl diazomethane.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dihydrobenzomethoxyazocine 103.
Scheme 19: Synthesis and reducibility of benzo-homo-2-methoxyazocines.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 4,5-benzohomotropones 104 and 115 from 4,5-benzotropones 11 and 113.
Scheme 21: A catalytic deuterogenation of 4,5-benzotropone (11) and synthesis of 5-monosubstituted benzo[7]ann...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of methyl benzo[7]annulenes 131 and 132.
Scheme 23: Ambident reactivity of halobenzo[7]annulenylium cations 133a/b.
Scheme 24: Preparation of benzo[7]annulenylidene–iron complexes 147.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1-ethynylbenzotropone (150) and the etheric compound 152 from 4,5-benzotropone (11) wi...
Scheme 26: Thermal decomposition of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 27: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with 1,2-ethanediol and 1,2-ethanedithiol.
Scheme 28: Conversions of 1-benzosuberone (162) to 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 29: Synthesis strategies for 2,3-bezotropone (12) using 1-benzosuberones.
Scheme 30: Oxidation-based synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) via 1-benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) from α-tetralone (171) via ring-expansion.
Scheme 32: Preparation of 2,3-benzotropone (12) by using of benzotropolone 174.
Figure 6: Benzoheptafulvenes as condensation products of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 33: Conversion of 2,3-benzotropone (12) to tosylhydrazone salt 182 and gem-dichloride 187.
Figure 7: Benzohomoazocines 191–193 and benzoazocines 194–197.
Scheme 34: From 2,3-benzotropone (12) to carbonium ions 198–201.
Scheme 35: Cycloaddition reactions of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 36: Reaction of 2,3-benzotropone (12) with various reagents and compounds.
Figure 8: 3,4-Benzotropone (13) and its resonance structure.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 6,7-benzobicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (230).
Figure 9: Photolysis and thermolysis products of 230.
Figure 10: Benzotropolones and their tautomeric structures.
Scheme 38: Synthesis strategies of 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 39: Synthesis protocol for 2-hydroxy-4,5-benzotropone (238) using oxazole-benzo[7]annulene 247.
Figure 11: Some quinoxaline and pyrazine derivatives 254–256 prepared from 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 40: Nitration product of 4,5-benzotropolone (238) and its isomerization to 1-nitro-naphthoic acid (259)....
Scheme 41: Synthesis protocol for 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 42: Various reactions via 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 43: Photoreaction of 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 45: Synthesis strategy for 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from ketone 276.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from β-naphthoquinone (280).
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from bicyclic endoperoxide 213.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) by ring-closing metathesis.
Figure 12: Various monosubstitution products 289–291 of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241).
Scheme 49: Reaction of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) with various reagents.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropones 174 and 304 from diketones 300/301.
Scheme 51: Catalytic hydrogenation of diketones 300 and 174.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of halo-benzotropones from alkoxy-naphthalenes 306, 307 and 310.
Figure 13: Unexpected byproducts 313–315 during synthesis of chlorobenzotropone 309.
Figure 14: Some halobenzotropones and their cycloadducts.
Scheme 53: Multisep synthesis of 2-chlorobenzotropone 309.
Scheme 54: A multistep synthesis of 2-bromo-benzotropone 26.
Scheme 55: A multistep synthesis of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 311 and 316.
Scheme 56: Oxidation reactions of 8-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (329) with some oxidants.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 2-bromo-4,5-benzotropone (26).
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 6-chloro-2,3-benzotropone (335) using LiCl and proposed intermediate 336.
Scheme 59: Reaction of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with methylamine.
Scheme 60: Reactions of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 26 and 311 with dimethylamine.
Scheme 61: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 311 and 26 with NaOMe.
Scheme 62: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 26 and 312 with t-BuOK in the presence of DPIBF.
Scheme 63: Cobalt-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with cyclic α-bromo en...
Figure 15: Cycloadduct 357 and its di-π-methane rearrangement product 358.
Scheme 64: Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-chloro-4,5-benzotropone (311).
Scheme 65: Synthesis of dibromo-benzotropones from benzotropones.
Scheme 66: Bromination/dehydrobromination of benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 67: Some transformations of isomeric dibromo-benzotropones 261A/B.
Scheme 68: Transformations of benzotropolone 239B to halobenzotropolones 369–371.
Figure 16: Bromobenzotropolones 372–376 and 290 prepared via bromination/dehydrobromination strategy.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of some halobenzotropolones 289, 377 and 378.
Figure 17: Bromo-chloro-derivatives 379–381 prepared via chlorination.
Scheme 70: Synthesis of 7-iodo-3,4-benzotropolone (382).
Scheme 71: Hydrogenation of bromobenzotropolones 369 and 370.
Scheme 72: Debromination reactions of mono- and dibromides 290 and 375.
Figure 18: Nitratation and oxidation products of some halobenzotropolenes.
Scheme 73: Azo-coupling reactions of some halobenzotropolones 294, 375 and 378.
Figure 19: Four possible isomers of dibenzotropones 396–399.
Figure 20: Resonance structures of tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 74: Two synthetic pathways for tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 75: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from dibenzotropone 399.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from 9,10-phenanthraquinone (406).
Scheme 77: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from trifluoromethyl-substituted arene 411.
Figure 21: Dibenzosuberone (414).
Figure 22: Reduction products 415 and 416 of tribenzotropone (400).
Figure 23: Structures of tribenzotropone dimethyl ketal 417 and 4-phenylfluorenone (412) and proposed intermed...
Figure 24: Structures of benzylidene- and methylene-9H-tribenzo[a,c,e][7]annulenes 419 and 420 and chiral phos...
Figure 25: Structures of tetracyclic alcohol 422, p-quinone methide 423 and cation 424.
Figure 26: Structures of host molecules 425–427.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of non-helical overcrowded derivatives syn/anti-431.
Figure 27: Hexabenzooctalene 432.
Figure 28: Structures of possible eight isomers 433–440 of naphthotropone.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of naphthotropone 437 starting from 1-phenylcycloheptene (441).
Scheme 80: Synthesis of 10-hydroxy-11H-cyclohepta[a]naphthalen-11-one (448) from diester 445.
Scheme 81: Synthesis of naphthotropone 433.
Scheme 82: Synthesis of naphthotropones 433 and 434 via cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of naphthotropone 434 starting from 452.
Figure 29: Structures of tricarbonyl(tropone)irons 458, and possible cycloadducts 459.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of naphthotropone 436.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of precursor 465 for naphthotropone 435.
Scheme 86: Generation of naphthotropone 435 from 465.
Figure 30: Structures of tropylium cations 469 and 470.
Figure 31: Structures of tropylium ions 471+.BF4−, 472+.BF4−, and 473+.BF4−.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of tropylium ions 471+.BF4− and 479+.ClO4−.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 1- and 2-methylanthracene (481 and 482) via carbene–carbene rearrangement.
Figure 32: Trapping products 488–490.
Scheme 89: Generation and chemistry of a naphthoannelated cycloheptatrienylidene-cycloheptatetraene intermedia...
Scheme 90: Proposed intermediates and reaction pathways for adduct 498.
Scheme 91: Exited-state intramolecular proton transfer of 505.
Figure 33: Benzoditropones 506 and 507.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of benzoditropone 506e.
Scheme 93: Synthetic approaches for dibenzotropone 507 via tropone (1).
Scheme 94: Formation mechanisms of benzoditropone 507 and 516 via 515.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of benzoditropones 525 and 526 from pyromellitic dianhydride (527).
Figure 34: Possible three benzocyclobutatropones 534–536.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of benzocyclobutatropones 534 and 539.
Scheme 97: Synthesis attempts for benzocyclobutatropone 545.
Scheme 98: Generation and trapping of symmetric benzocyclobutatropone 536.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of chloro-benzocyclobutatropone 552 and proposed mechanism of fluorenone derivatives.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of tropolone analogue 559.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of tropolones 561 and 562.
Figure 35: o/p-Tropoquinone rings (563 and 564) and benzotropoquinones (565–567).
Scheme 102: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 566.
Scheme 103: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 567 via a Diels–Alder reaction.
Figure 36: Products 575–577 through 1,2,3-benzotropoquinone hydrate 569.
Scheme 104: Structures 578–582 prepared from tropoquinone 567.
Figure 37: Two possible structures 583 and 584 for dibenzotropoquinone, and precursor compound 585 for 583.
Scheme 105: Synthesis of saddle-shaped ketone 592 using dibenzotropoquinone 584.
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Scheme 1: Some previously reported iodine(III) dichlorides relevant to this work.
Scheme 2: Syntheses of fluorous compounds of the formula RfnCH2X.
Scheme 3: Syntheses of fluorous compounds of the formula CF3CF2CF2O(CF(CF3)CF2O)xCF(CF3)CH2X'.
Scheme 4: Attempted syntheses of aliphatic fluorous iodine(III) dichlorides RfnICl2.
Scheme 5: Syntheses of aromatic fluorous compounds with one perfluoroalkyl group.
Scheme 6: Syntheses of aromatic fluorous compounds with two perfluoroalkyl groups.
Figure 1: Partial 1H NMR spectra (sp2 CH, 500 MHz, CDCl3) relating to the reaction of 1,3,5-(Rf6)2C6H3I and Cl...
Figure 2: Two views of the molecular structure of 1,3,5-(Rf6)2C6H3I with thermal ellipsoids at the 50% probab...
Figure 3: Ball-and-stick and space filling representations of the unit cell of 1,3,5-(Rf6)2C6H3I.
Figure 4: Free energies of chlorination of relevant aryl and alkyl iodides to the corresponding iodine(III) d...
Scheme 7: Other relevant fluorous compounds and reactions.
Figure 5: Views of the helical motif of the perfluorohexyl segments in crystalline 1,3,5-(Rf6)2C6H3I (left) a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 313–322, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.34
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: D–A compounds 1–3.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 3-decyl-2,2'-bithiophene-5-carboxylic acid ethyl esters 7a–c.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of ethyl esters of 5'-aryl-3-decyl-2,2'-bithiophene-5-carboxylic acids 7d–g.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of diacyl hydrazines 14b–g.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 5'-aryl-substituted 2,5-bis(3-decyl-2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 15b–g.
Figure 2: 5'-Aryl-substituted 2,5-bis(3-decyl-2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles 15b–g: a) absorption sp...
Figure 3: General structure of 5'-aryl-substituted 2,5-bis(3-decyl-2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles.
Figure 4: Frontier molecular orbitals (HOMO−1, HOMO, LUMO and LUMO+1) and values for HOMO–LUMO band gaps of t...
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Figure 1: Structures of the isolated compounds 1 and 2.
Figure 2: Key HMBC (arrows) and COSY (bond lines) correlations of compound 1.
Figure 3: Structure and population of the low-energy B3LYP/6-31G(d) conformers (>2%) of (2R,3R)-1.
Figure 4: Experimental ECD spectrum of 1 in MeCN compared with the computed PBE0/TZVP spectra of the lowest-e...
Figure 5: Torsional angle scans for estimating the rotational energy barrier around the C13−C3’ bond (ωC12−C1...
Figure 6: Transition states for the inversion of the helicity [TS1 (ωC12−C13−C3’−C9’ = 168.1°) and TS2 (ωC12−...
Figure 7: Experimental ECD spectrum of 1 in MeCN compared with the Boltzmann-weighted PBE0/TZVP ECD spectrum ...
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Figure 1: Prenylated indole alkaloids raputindole A from the rutaceous tree Raputia simulans and indiacen B f...
Scheme 1: Synthesis and SmI2-mediated reductive dimerization of natural product 5.
Scheme 2: Model visualizing the stereochemical course of the cyclopentanol formation leading to product 6. Po...
Scheme 3: Meyer–Schuster rearrangement of 13 and SmI2-mediated reductive [3 + 2] cycloaddition, followed by e...
Scheme 4: Nazarov-type cyclization of 14 to cyclopentanones 17 and 18; synthesis of verticillatine B (20).
Scheme 5: Synthesis and X-ray analysis of indiacen B (2, ORTEP drawing with ellipsoides at 50% probability).
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Figure 1: Radially expanded TTF oligomers 1 and 2a,b.
Figure 2: TTF-calix[4]pyrrole 3 and its TNT and C60 complexes 4 and 5.
Figure 3: C3-symmetric TTF derivatives 6a,b and 7a–c.
Figure 4: Radially expanded TTF derivatives 8, 9, and 10a,b.
Figure 5: Amphiphilic TTFs 11–14 and 15a,b.
Figure 6: TTF dimers linked by σ-bond (16) and conjugated π-systems (17–19).
Scheme 1: Synthesis of star-shaped TTF trimers 22 and 23.
Figure 7: Projections of the molecular array of 22 in crystal structure (a) along with the c axis and (b) fro...
Figure 8: UV–vis/NIR spectra of 23, 23•+, 233+, and 236+.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of tris(TTF)[12]annulenes 28 and 29 and tris(TTF)[18]annulenes 30 and 31, together with h...
Figure 9: TTF-fused annulene 33 and radiannulenes 34 and 35.
Figure 10: Colors of 30 solutions a–d in toluene (0.025 mM) at various temperatures. (a) λmax: 511 nm, (b) λmax...
Figure 11: Solutions of 33. (a) In CS2, λmax: 608 nm. (b) In CH2Cl2, λmax: 577 nm. Reprinted with permission f...
Figure 12: Optical micrographs (1000× magnified) of fibers, prepared from 30 in THF–H2O 1:1, on a glass plate ...
Scheme 3: Star-shaped TTF oligomers 38–43.
Figure 13: Star-shaped TTF 10-mer 44.
Figure 14: Cyclic voltammograms of 38, 40, and 42 (0.1 mM) in benzonitrile with 0.1 M n-Bu4PF6 as a supporting...
Figure 15: Stepwise oxidation of (a) 38 (0.02 mM), (b) 40 (0.05 mM), and (c) 42 (0.03 mM) with incremental add...
Scheme 4: Pyridazine-3,6-diol-TTF 45 and its trimer 46.
Figure 16: CT-complex of 47 with TCNQF4.
Figure 17: (a) Star-shaped TTF hexamer 48. (b) Optical image of 48 fiber with a hexagonal structure. (c) Optic...
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Figure 1: General representation of cyclophanes.
Figure 2: cyclophanes one or more with heteroatom.
Figure 3: Metathesis catalysts 12–17 and C–C coupling catalyst 18.
Figure 4: Natural products containing the cyclophane skeleton.
Figure 5: Turriane family of natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of [3]ferrocenophanes through Mannich reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) excess HNMe2...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of cyclophanes through Michael addition. Reagents and conditions: (i) xylylene dibromide,...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of normuscopyridine analogue 37 through an oxymercuration–oxidation strategy. Reagents an...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tribenzocyclotriyne 39 through Castro–Stephens coupling reaction. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of cyclophane 43 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 9,10-bis(...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the macrocyclic C-glycosyl cyclophane through Glaser coupling. Reagents and conditions...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of cyclophane-containing complex 49 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling reaction. Reagents a...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of cyclophane 53 through Glaser–Eglinton coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) K2CO3, ac...
Figure 6: Cyclophanes 54–56 that have been synthesized through Glaser–Eglinton coupling.
Figure 7: Synthesis of tetrasubstituted [2.2]paracyclophane 57 and chiral cyclophyne 58 through Eglinton coup...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of cyclophane through Glaser–Hay coupling reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) CuCl2 (1...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of seco-C/D ring analogs of ergot alkaloids through intramolecular Heck reaction. Reagent...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of muscopyridine 73 via Kumada coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 72, THF, ether, 20 ...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the cyclophane 79 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) 75, decaline, ref...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of stilbenophane 81 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) TiCl4, Zn, pyridin...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of stilbenophane 85 via McMurry coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS (2 equiv), ben...
Figure 8: List of cyclophanes prepared via McMurry coupling reaction as a key step.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of paracyclophane by cross coupling involving Pd(0) catalyst. Reagents and conditions: (i...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of the cyclophane 112 via the pinacol coupling and 113 by RCM. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of cyclophane derivatives 122a–c via Sonogoshira coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) C...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclophane 130 via Suzuki–Miyaura reaction as a key step. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the mycocyclosin via Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling. Reagents and conditions: (i) benzy...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of cyclophanes via Wurtz coupling reaction Reagents and conditions: (i) PhLi, Et2O, C6H6,...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of non-natural glycophanes using alkyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-I (12)...
Figure 9: Synthesis of cyclophanes via ring-closing alkyne metathesis.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of crownophanes by cross-enyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-II (13), 5 mol ...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophanes A (156) and (−)-cylindrocyclophanes F (155). Reagents and cond...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of cyclophane 159 derivatives via SM cross-coupling and RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 25: Sexithiophene synthesis via cross metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) 161, Pd(PPh3)4, K2CO3, T...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of pyrrole-based cyclophane using enyne metathesis. Reagents and conditions: (i) Se, chlo...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of macrocyclic derivatives by RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-I/G-II, CH2Cl2, 0.005 M...
Scheme 28: Synthesis of enantiopure β-lactam-based dienyl bis(dihydrofuran) 179. Reagents and conditions: (i) ...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of a [1.1.6]metaparacyclophane derivative 183 via SM cross coupling. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of a [1.1.6]metaparacyclophane derivative 190 via SM cross coupling. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 31: Template-promoted synthesis of cyclophanes involving RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) acenaphthene...
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [3.4]cyclophane derivatives 200 via SM cross coupling and RCM. Reagents and conditions...
Figure 10: Examples for cyclophanes synthesized by RCM.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of the longithorone C framework assisted by fluorinated auxiliaries. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of the longithorone framework via RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) 213, NaH, THF, rt, 10...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of floresolide B via RCM as a key step. Reagents and conditions: (i) G-II (13, 0.1 equiv)...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of normuscopyridine (223) by the RCM strategy. Reagents and condition: (i) Mg, THF, hexen...
Scheme 37: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via RCM. Reagents and conditions: (i) 225, NaH, THF, 0 °C to rt, 1....
Scheme 38: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via RCM strategy. Reagents and conditions: (i) NaH, n-BuLi, 5-bromo...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of pyridinophane derivatives 223 and 245. Reagents and conditions: (i) PhSO2Na, TBAB, CH3...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of metacyclophane derivatives 251 and 253. Reagents and conditions: (i) 240, NaH, THF, rt...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of normuscopyridine and its higher analogues. Reagents and conditions: (i) alkenyl bromid...
Scheme 42: Synthesis of fluorinated ferrocenophane 263 via a [2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of [2.n]metacyclophanes 270 via a [2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) Ac2...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of metacyclophane 273 by a [2 + 2 + 2] co-trimerization. Reagents and conditions: (i) [Rh...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of paracyclophane 276 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: ...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of cyclophane 278 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) ...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of cyclophane 280 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) [(Rh(cod)(...
Scheme 48: Synthesis of taxane framework by a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) Cp(CO)2 ...
Scheme 49: Synthesis of cyclophane 284 and 285 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of pyridinophanes 293a,b and 294a,b via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditi...
Scheme 51: Synthesis of pyridinophanes 296 and 297 via a [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of triazolophane by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Reagents and conditions: (i) propargyl b...
Scheme 53: Synthesis of glycotriazolophane 309 by a click reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiOH, H2O, Me...
Figure 11: Cyclophanes 310 and 311 prepared via click chemistry.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of cyclophane via the Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 100 °C, 12 h...
Scheme 55: Synthesis of [6,6]metacyclophane by a Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 100 °C...
Scheme 56: Synthesis of cyclophanes by a Dötz benzannulation. Reagents and conditions: (i) THF, 65 °C, 3 h; (i...
Scheme 57: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via an intramolecular DA reaction of ketene. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of bis[10]paracyclophane 336 via Diels–Alder reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMAD,...
Scheme 59: Synthesis of [8]paracyclophane via DA reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) maleic anhydride, 3–5 ...
Scheme 60: Biomimetic synthesis of (−)-longithorone A. Reagents and conditions: (i) Me2AlCl, CH2Cl2, −20 °C, 7...
Scheme 61: Synthesis of sporolide B (349) via a [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) P...
Scheme 62: Synthesis of the framework of (+)-cavicularin (352) via a [4 + 2] cycloaddition. Reagents and condi...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of oxazole-containing cyclophane 354 via Beckmann rearrangement. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of cyclophanes 360a–c via benzidine rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) 356a–d, K2...
Scheme 65: Synthesis of cyclophanes 365a–c via benzidine rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) BocNHNH2,...
Scheme 66: Synthesis of metacyclophane 367 via Ciamician–Dennstedt rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of cyclophane by tandem Claisen rearrangement and RCM as key steps. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of cyclophane derivative 380. Reagents and conditions: (i) K2CO3, CH3CN, allyl bromide, r...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of metacyclophane via Cope rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) MeOH, NaBH4, rt, 1...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of cyclopropanophane via Favorskii rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) Br2, CH2Cl2...
Scheme 71: Cyclophane 389 synthesis via photo-Fries rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMAP, EDCl/CHCl...
Scheme 72: Synthesis of normuscopyridine (223) via Schmidt rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) ethyl s...
Scheme 73: Synthesis of crownophanes by tandem Claisen rearrangement. Reagents and conditions: (i) diamine, Et3...
Scheme 74: Attempted synthesis of cyclophanes via tandem Claisen rearrangement and RCM. Reagents and condition...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of muscopyridine via alkylation with 2,6-dimethylpyridine anion. Reagents and conditions:...
Scheme 76: Synthesis of cyclophane via Friedel–Craft acylation. Reagents and conditions: (i) CS2, AlCl3, 7 d, ...
Scheme 77: Pyridinophane 418 synthesis via Friedel–Craft acylation. Reagents and conditions: (i) 416, AlCl3, CH...
Scheme 78: Cyclophane synthesis involving the Kotha–Schölkopf reagent 421. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS, A...
Scheme 79: Cyclophane synthesis involving the Kotha–Schölkopf reagent 421. Reagents and conditions: (i) BEMP, ...
Scheme 80: Cyclophane synthesis by coupling with TosMIC. Reagents and conditions: (i) (a) ClCH2OCH3, TiCl4, CS2...
Scheme 81: Synthesis of diaza[32]cyclophanes and triaza[33]cyclophanes. Reagents and conditions: (i) DMF, NaH,...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of cyclophane 439 via acyloin condensation. Reagents and conditions: (i) Na, xylene, 75%;...
Scheme 83: Synthesis of multibridged binuclear cyclophane 442 by aldol condensation. Reagents and conditions: ...
Scheme 84: Synthesis of various macrolactones. Reagents and conditions: (i) iPr2EtN, DMF, 77–83%; (ii) TBDMSCl...
Scheme 85: Synthesis of muscone and muscopyridine via Yamaguchi esterification. Reagents and conditions: (i) 4...
Scheme 86: Synthesis of [5]metacyclophane via a double elimination reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiBr...
Figure 12: Cyclophanes 466–472 synthesized via Hofmann elimination.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of cryptophane via Baylis–Hillman reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) methyl acrylate,...
Scheme 88: Synthesis of cyclophane 479 via double Chichibabin reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) excess 478...
Scheme 89: Synthesis of cyclophane 483 via double Chichibabin reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) 481, OH−;...
Scheme 90: Synthesis of cyclopeptide via an intramolecular SNAr reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) TBAF, T...
Scheme 91: Synthesis of muscopyridine (73) via C-zip ring enlargement reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) H...
Figure 13: Mechanism of the formation of compound 494.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of indolophanetetraynes 501a,b using the Nicholas reaction as a key step. Reagents and co...
Scheme 93: Synthesis of cyclophane via radical cyclization. Reagents and conditions: (i) cyclododecanone, phen...
Scheme 94: Synthesis of (−)-cylindrocyclophanes A (156) and (−)-cylindrocyclophanes F (155). Reagents and cond...
Scheme 95: Cyclophane synthesis via Wittig reaction. Reagents and conditions: (i) LiOEt (2.1 equiv), THF, −78 ...
Figure 14: Representative examples of cyclophanes synthesized via Wittig reaction.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of the [6]paracyclophane via isomerization of Dewar benzene. Reagents and conditions: (i)...
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structure of the TTF analogues and TCNQ.
Figure 2: Oxidation states of TTF.
Figure 3: 1,4-Dithiin and thiophene fused TTF analogues from 1,8-diketone.
Scheme 1: Reaction mechanism of fused 1,4-dithiin and thiophene ring systems.
Scheme 2: Reaction conditions (i) LR, toluene, reflux, overnight; (ii) P4S10, toluene, reflux, 3 h.
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for side products.
Scheme 4: Reaction conditions (i) Hg(OAc)2, AcOH/CHCl3, rt, 1h; (ii) (EtO)3P, N2, 3 h, 110 °C.
Scheme 5: Reaction conditions (i) iPr2NEt, MEMCl, THF, rt, 12 h; (ii) LiAlH4, dry ether, rt, 24 h; (iii) tosy...
Scheme 6: Reagents and conditions (i) P4S10, toluene, reflux, dark, 3 h; (ii) P4S10, toluene, reflux, 3 h; (i...
Scheme 7: Reagents and conditions (i) Hg(OAc)2–AcOH, CHCl3, 3 h, rt; (ii) (EtO)3P, 110 °C, N2, 2 h.
Scheme 8: Charge transfer complex of 5,5',6,6'-tetraphenyl-2,2'-bi([1,3]dithiolo[4,5-b][1,4]dithiinylidene) 52...
Scheme 9: Reaction conditions (i) (EtO)3P, 110 °C, N2, 2 h.
Scheme 10: Reaction conditions (i) EtOH, reflux, overnight; (ii) diisopropylethylamine in CH2Cl2, room tempera...
Scheme 11: Reaction and conditions (i) P4S10, NaHCO3, toluene, reflux, 3 h; (ii) P4S10, p-TSA, toluene, reflux...