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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 510–514, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.38
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Figure 1: The aggregation pheromone of Tribolium castaneum.
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of the aggregation pheromone (4R,8R)-1.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of chiral tosylate (S)-10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of chiral tosylate (R)-10.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the aggregation pheromone of Tribolium castaneum.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 358–368, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.26
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2-hetaryl-substituted 1,3-tropolones 1.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,3-tropolones 7a,b and 8a,b. Reagents and conditions: method A: dioxane, reflux; meth...
Figure 1: Structural characteristics of (NH) and (OH) tautomeric forms of compounds 7 and 8 in the gas phase ...
Figure 2: Scheme of HMBC correlations of compound 7a in DMSO-d6.
Figure 3: Molecular structure of 2-(3,3-dimethyl-3H-benzo[g]indolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolone (7b).
Figure 4: Result of matching structures of 7b (solid lines) and 2-(3,3-dimethylindolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-...
Figure 5: Absorption and emission spectra of compound 8b in acetonitrile before (1,1’) (c 2.5 × 10−5 mol L–1)...
Scheme 3: Possible binding mode of 7 and 8 with CN− and F−.
Figure 6: Dose–response curves for H1299 and A431 cells treated with compound 7a for 24 h. *Significant diffe...
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, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214
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Figure 1: Classification of LSF reactions in this review.
Scheme 1: C(sp2)–H trifluoromethylation of heteroarenes.
Scheme 2: C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H alkylation of complex molecules.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical oxidation-induced intermolecular aromatic C–H sulfonamidation.
Scheme 4: Bioconjugation of tyrosine with (a) phenothiazine and (b) urazole derivatives.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical iodoamination of indoles using unactivated amines.
Scheme 6: Allylic C(sp3)–H aminations with sulfonamides.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Site-selective electrooxidation of methylarenes to aromatic acetals.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical activation of C–H by electron-deficient W2C nanocrystals.
Scheme 10: α-Acyloxy sulfide preparation via C–H/OH cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 11: Aromatic C–H-bond thiolation.
Scheme 12: C(sp2)–H functionalization for the installation of sulfonamide groups.
Scheme 13: Preparation of (hetero)aryl chlorides and vinyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethane. aCu(OAc)2 (0.05 e...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical dual-oxidation enables access to α-chlorosulfoxides.
Scheme 15: Regio- and chemoselective formyloxylation–bromination/chlorination/trifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 16: Aziridine formation by coupling amines and alkenes.
Scheme 17: Formation of iminosulfide ethers via difunctionalization of an isocyanide.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-difunctionalized molecules via C–C-bond cleavage of arylcyclopropane.
Scheme 19: Electrooxidative amino- and oxyselenation of alkenes. VBImBr = 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide.
Scheme 20: Electrooxidative dehydrogenative [4 + 2] annulation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical cyclization combined with alkoxylation of triticonazole.
Scheme 22: Electrochemically tuned oxidative [4 + 2] annulation of olefins with hydroxamic acids.
Scheme 23: Electrosynthesis of indole derivatives via cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 24: Allylic C–H oxidation of mono-, di-, and sesquiterpenes.
Scheme 25: Oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 26: Fluorination of C(sp3)–H bonds. rAP = rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 27: C(sp3)–H α-cyanation of secondary piperidines.
Scheme 28: Selective electrochemical hydrolysis of hydrosilanes to silanols.
Scheme 29: Organocatalytic electrochemical amination of benzylic C–H bonds.
Scheme 30: Iodide ion-initiated anodic oxidation reactions.
Scheme 31: Mn(III/IV) electro-catalyzed C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 32: Tailored cobalt–salen complexes enable electrocatalytic intramolecular allylic C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 33: Cobalt–salen complexes-induced electrochemical (cyclo)additions.
Scheme 34: Electrochemical 1,2-diarylation of alkenes enabled by direct dual C–H functionalization of electron...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-electrocatalyzed atroposelective C–H annulation.
Scheme 36: Nickel-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H alkoxylation with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 37: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical enantioselective amination.
Scheme 38: Ruthenium-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H mono- and diacetoxylation.
Scheme 39: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed aryl-C–H phosphorylation enabled by anodic oxidation-induced reductive elimi...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric Lewis-acid catalysis for the synthesis of non-racemic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 41: Electrochemical enantioselective C(sp3)–H alkenylation.
Scheme 42: Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling.
Scheme 43: Ir-electrocatalyzed vinylic C(sp2)–H activation for the annulation between acrylic acids and alkyne...
Scheme 44: Electrochemical gold-catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp) coupling of alkynes and arylhydrazines.
Scheme 45: Photoelectrochemical alkylation of C–H heteroarenes using organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 46: Mn-catalyzed photoelectro C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 47: Photoelectrochemical undirected C–H trifluoromethylations of (Het)arenes.
Scheme 48: Photoelectrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling of heteroarenes with aliphatic C–H bonds.
Scheme 49: C–H amination via photoelectrochemical Ritter-type reaction.
Scheme 50: Photoelectrochemical multiple oxygenation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 51: Accelerated C(sp3)–H heteroarylations by the f-EPC system.
Scheme 52: Photoelectrochemical cross-coupling of amines.
Scheme 53: Birch electroreduction of arenes. GSW = galvanized steel wire.
Scheme 54: Electroreductive deuterations.
Scheme 55: Chemoselective electrosynthesis using rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 56: Electroreductive olefin–ketone coupling.
Scheme 57: Electroreductive approach to radical silylation.
Scheme 58: Electrochemical borylation of alkyl halides. CC = carbon close.
Scheme 59: Radical fluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Scheme 60: Electrochemical defluorinative hydrogenation/carboxylation.
Scheme 61: Electrochemical decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 62: Electrochemical decarboxylative Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling.
Scheme 63: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive relay cross-coupling.
Scheme 64: Electrochemical chemo- and regioselective difunctionalization of 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 65: Electrocatalytic doubly decarboxylative crosscoupling.
Scheme 66: Electrocatalytic decarboxylative crosscoupling with aryl halides.
Scheme 67: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive coupling of halides.
Scheme 68: Nickel-electrocatalyzed enantioselective carboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 69: Reductive electrophotocatalysis for borylation.
Scheme 70: Electromediated photoredox catalysis for selective C(sp3)–O cleavages of phosphinated alcohols to c...
Scheme 71: Stereoselective electro-2-deoxyglycosylation from glycals. MFE = methyl nonafluorobutyl ether.
Scheme 72: Electrochemical peptide modifications.
Scheme 73: Electrochemical α-deuteration of amides.
Scheme 74: Electrochemical synthesis of gem-diselenides.
Scheme 75: Site-selective electrochemical aromatic C–H amination.
Scheme 76: Electrochemical coupling of heteroarenes with heteroaryl phosphonium salts.
Scheme 77: Redox-neutral strategy for the dehydroxyarylation reaction.
Scheme 78: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–C(sp2) cross-coupling of benzyl trifluoroborate and halides....
Scheme 79: Paired electrocatalysis for C(sp3)–C(sp2) coupling.
Scheme 80: Redox-neutral strategy for amination of aryl bromides.
Scheme 81: Redox-neutral cross-coupling of aryl halides with weak N-nucleophiles. aProtocol with (+) RVC | RVC...
Scheme 82: Nickel-catalyzed N-arylation of NH-sulfoximines with aryl halides.
Scheme 83: Esterification of carboxylic acids with aryl halides.
Scheme 84: Electrochemically promoted nickel-catalyzed carbon–sulfur-bond formation. GFE = graphite felt elect...
Scheme 85: Electrochemical deoxygenative thiolation by Ni-catalysis. GFE = graphite felt electrode; NFE = nick...
Scheme 86: Electrochemical coupling of peptides with aryl halides.
Scheme 87: Paired electrolysis for the phosphorylation of aryl halides. GFE = graphite felt electrode, FNE = f...
Scheme 88: Redox-neutral alkoxyhalogenation of alkenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2378–2391, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.202
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of catechol-containing compounds 1–9.
Figure 1: The X-ray structure of catechol 5 (the thermal ellipsoids of 50% probability). The hydrogen atoms e...
Figure 2: The X-ray structures of catechols 6 (a) and 8 (b) (the thermal ellipsoids of 50% probability). The ...
Figure 3: Fragment of the pack of catechol 5 in crystal (the H-bonds and π–π interactions are shown as dotted...
Figure 4: The interactions in pair of independent molecules A and B of 6 in crystal 6·0.5CH3CN (the H-bonds a...
Figure 5: Fragment of the pack of catechol 8 in crystal (the H-bonds and π–π interactions are shown as dotted...
Scheme 2: Electrochemical transformations of compounds 1–3.
Figure 6: The CV curve of 2 at the potential range from −0.50 to 1.60 V (CH3CN, GC electrode, Ag/AgCl/KCl(sat...
Figure 7: The CV curves of 3 at the potential ranges from –0.5 to 1.2 V (curve 1); from –0.5 to 2.0 V (curve ...
Figure 8: The CV curves of 7 at the potential ranges from –0.5 to 1.3 V (curve 1); from –0.5 to 1.8 V (curve ...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism of an electrooxidation of compounds 6–8.
Figure 9: The level of TBARS in rat liver homogenates in vitro, in the presence of compounds 1–9, Trolox, and...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1746–1757, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.153
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Scheme 1: Formation of phenoxonium cation in the anodic oxidation of phenol performed under neutral or weakly...
Scheme 2: Anodic oxidation reported by Swenton et al. [37].
Figure 1: Cyclic voltammograms of PAPs first scan at 0.1 V/s in 0.1 M [NBu4] [PF6] in MeCN and UV–vis spectra...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of p-dimethoxy acetals in the anodic oxidation of 1b and 3b.
Figure 2: Resonance structures of the phenoxonium cation formed from 2-chrysenol (3a).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1713–1745, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.152
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Figure 1: Steroidal spiro heterocycles with remarkable pharmacological activity.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the spirooxetanone 2. a) t-BuOK, THF, rt, 16%.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the 17-spirooxetane derivative 7. a) HC≡C(CH2)2CH2OTBDPS, n-BuLi, THF, BF3·Et2O, −78 °...
Scheme 3: Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of steroidal alkynols to produce α-methylene-β-lactones at C-3 and C-17 ...
Scheme 4: Catalyst-free protocol to obtain functionalized spiro-lactones by an intramolecular C–H insertion. ...
Scheme 5: One-pot procedure from dienamides to spiro-β-lactams. a) 1. Ac2O, DMAP, Et3N, CH2Cl2, 2. malononitr...
Scheme 6: Spiro-γ-lactone 20 afforded from 7α-alkanamidoestrone derivative 17. a) HC≡CCH2OTHP, n-BuLi, THF, –...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the 17-spiro-γ-lactone 23, a key intermediate to obtain spironolactone. a) Ethyl propi...
Scheme 8: Synthetic pathway to obtain 17-spirodihydrofuran-3(2H)-ones from 17-oxosteroids. a) 1-Methoxypropa-...
Scheme 9: One-pot procedure to obtain 17-spiro-2H-furan-3-one compounds. a) NaH, diethyl oxalate, benzene, rt...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 17-spiro-2H-furan-3-one derivatives. a) RCH=NOH, N-chlorosuccinimide/CHCl3, 99%; b) H2...
Scheme 11: Intramolecular condensation of a γ-acetoxy-β-ketoester to synthesize spirofuranone 37. a) (CH3CN)2P...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of spiro 2,5-dihydrofuran derivatives. a) Allyl bromide, DMF, NaH, 0 °C to rt, 93%; b) G-...
Scheme 13: First reported synthesis of C-16 dispiropyrrolidine derivatives. a) Sarcosine, isatin, MeOH, reflux...
Scheme 14: Cycloadducts 47 with antiproliferative activity against human cancer cell lines. a) 1,4-Dioxane–MeO...
Scheme 15: Spiropyrrolidine compounds generated from (E)-16-arylidene steroids and different ylides. a) Acenap...
Scheme 16: 3-Spiropyrrolidines 52a–c obtained from ketones 50a–c. a) p-Toluenesulfonyl hydrazide, MeOH, rt; b)...
Scheme 17: 16-Spiropyrazolines from 16-methylene-13α-estrone derivatives. a) AgOAc, toluene, rt, 78–81%.
Scheme 18: 6-Spiroimidazolines 57 synthesized by a one-pot multicomponent reaction. a) R3-NC, T3P®, DMSO, 70 °...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of spiro-1,3-oxazolines 60, tested as progesterone receptor antagonist agents. a) CF3COCF3...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of spiro-1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones 63 and 66a,b. a) RNH2, EtOH, 70 °C, 70–90%; b) (CCl3O)2CO,...
Scheme 21: Formation of spiro 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one and spiro 2-substituted amino-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazoles from ...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of diastereomeric spiroisoxazolines 74 and 75. a) Ar-C(Cl)=N-OH, DIPEA, toluene, rt, 74 (...
Scheme 23: Spiro 1,3-thiazolidine derivatives 77–79 obtained from 2α-bromo-5α-cholestan-3-one 76. a) 2-aminoet...
Scheme 24: Method for the preparation of derivative 83. a) Benzaldehyde, MeOH, reflux, 77%; b) thioglycolic ac...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of spiro 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives from steroidal ketones. a) Aniline, EtOH, refl...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of spiro N-aryl-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives 91 and 92. a) Sulfanilamide, DMF, reflu...
Scheme 27: 1,2,4-Trithiolane dimers 94a–e selectively obtained from carbonyl derivatives. a) LR, CH2Cl2, reflu...
Scheme 28: Spiro 1,2,4-triazolidin-3-ones synthesized from semicarbazones. a) H2O2, CHCl3, 0 °C, 82–85%.
Scheme 29: Steroidal spiro-1,3,4-oxadiazoline 99 obtained in two steps from cholest-5-en-3-one (97). a) NH2NHC...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of spiro-1,3,4-thiadiazoline 101 by cyclization and diacetylation of thiosemicarbazone 100...
Scheme 31: Mono- and bis(1,3,4-thiadiazolines) obtained from estrane and androstane derivatives. a) H2NCSNHNH2...
Scheme 32: Different reaction conditions to synthesize spiro-1,3,2-oxathiaphospholanes 108 and 109.
Scheme 33: Spiro-δ-lactones derived from ADT and epi-ADT as inhibitors of 17β-HSDs. a) CH≡C(CH2)2OTHP, n-BuLi,...
Scheme 34: Spiro-δ-lactams 123a,b obtained in a five-step reaction sequence. a) (R)-(+)-tert-butylsulfinamide,...
Scheme 35: Steroid-coumarin conjugates as fluorescent DHT analogues to study 17-oxidoreductases for androgen m...
Scheme 36: 17-Spiro estradiolmorpholinones 130 bearing two types of molecular diversity. a) ʟ- or ᴅ-amino acid...
Scheme 37: Steroidal spiromorpholinones as inhibitors of enzyme 17β-HSD3. a) Methyl ester of ʟ- or ᴅ-leucine, ...
Scheme 38: Steroidal spiro-morpholin-3-ones achieved by N-alkylation or N-acylation of amino diols 141, follow...
Scheme 39: Straightforward method to synthesize a spiromorpholinone derivative from estrone. a) BnBr, K2CO3, CH...
Scheme 40: Pyrazolo[4,3-e][1,2,4]-triazine derivatives 152–154. a) 4-Aminoantipyrine, EtOH/DMF, reflux, 82%; b...
Scheme 41: One-pot procedure to synthesize spiro-1,3,4-thiadiazine derivatives. a) NH2NHCSCONHR, H2SO4, dioxan...
Scheme 42: 1,2,4-Trioxanes with antimalarial activity. a) 1. O2, methylene blue, CH3CN, 500 W tungsten halogen...
Scheme 43: Tetraoxanes 167 and 168 synthesized from ketones 163, 165 and 166. a) NaOH, iPrOH/H2O, 80 °C, 93%; ...
Scheme 44: 1,2,4,5-Tetraoxanes bearing a steroidal moiety and a cycloalkane. a) 30% H2O2/CH2Cl2/CH3CN, HCl, rt...
Scheme 45: Spiro-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinanes obtained from estrone derivatives. a) KBH4, MeOH, THF or CH2Cl2; b)...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of steroidal spiro-ε-lactone 183. a) 1. Jones reagent, acetone, 0 °C to rt, 2. ClCOCOCl, ...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of spiro-2,3,4,7-tetrahydrooxepines 185 and 187 derived from mestranol and lynestrenol (38...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 973–1000, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.87
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Scheme 1: Pd(0)-catalyzed domino C,N-coupling/carbonylation/Suzuki coupling reaction for the synthesis of 2-a...
Scheme 2: Pd(0)-catalyzed single isonitrile insertion: synthesis of 1-(3-amino)-1H-indol-2-yl)-1-ketones.
Scheme 3: Pd(0)-catalyzed gas-free carbonylation of 2-alkynylanilines to 1-(1H-indol-1-yl)-2-arylethan-1-ones....
Scheme 4: Pd(II)-catalyzed heterocyclization/alkoxycarbonylation of 2-alkynylaniline imines.
Scheme 5: Pd(II)-catalyzed heterocyclization/alkoxycarbonylation of 2-alkynylanilines to N-substituted indole...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of indol-2-acetic esters by Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylation of 1-(2-aminoaryl)-2-yn-1-ols.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylative double cyclization of suitably functionalized 2-alkynylanilines to 3...
Scheme 8: Indole synthesis by deoxygenation reactions of nitro compounds reported by Cenini et al. [21].
Scheme 9: Indole synthesis by reduction of nitro compounds: approach reported by Watanabe et al. [22].
Scheme 10: Indole synthesis from o-nitrostyrene compounds as reported by Söderberg and co-workers [23].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of fused indoles (top) and natural indoles present in two species of European Basidiomyce...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydro-4(3H)-carbazolones through N-heteroannulation of functionalized 2-nitrosty...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of indoles from o-nitrostyrenes by using Pd(OAc)2 and Pd(tfa)2 in conjunction with bident...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of substituted 3-alkoxyindoles via palladium-catalyzed reductive N-heteroannulation.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3-arylindoles by palladium-catalyzed C–H bond amination via reduction of nitroalkenes.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 2,2′-bi-1H-indoles, 2,3′-bi-1H-indoles, 3,3′-bi-1H-indoles, indolo[3,2-b]indoles, indo...
Scheme 17: Pd-catalyzed reductive cyclization of 1,2-bis(2-nitrophenyl)ethene and 1,1-bis(2-nitrophenyl)ethene...
Scheme 18: Flow synthesis of 2-substituted indoles by reductive carbonylation.
Scheme 19: Pd-catalyzed synthesis of variously substituted 3H-indoles from nitrostyrenes by using Mo(CO)6 as C...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of indoles from substituted 2-nitrostyrenes (top) and ω-nitrostyrenes (bottom) via reduct...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of indoles from substituted 2-nitrostyrenes with formic acid as CO source.
Scheme 22: Ni-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2-nitroalkynes and aryl iodides (top) and the Ni-catalyze...
Scheme 23: Mechanism of the Ni-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2-nitroalkynes and aryl iodides (top) an...
Scheme 24: Route to indole derivatives through Rh-catalyzed benzannulation of heteroaryl propargylic esters fa...
Scheme 25: Pd-catalyzed cyclization of 2-(2-haloaryl)indoles reported by Yoo and co-workers [54], Guo and co-worke...
Scheme 26: Approach for the synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones reported by Huang and co-workers [57].
Scheme 27: Zhou group’s method for the synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones from o-1,2-dibromobenzene and indole derivatives by us...
Scheme 29: Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Heck cyclization of 2-(2-bromophenyl)-1-alkyl-1H-indoles reported by Guo et al. [55]....
Scheme 30: Synthesis of indolo[1,2-a]quinoxalinone derivatives through Pd/Cu co-catalyzed carbonylative cycliz...
Scheme 31: Pd-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of o-indolylarylamines and N-monosubstituted o-indolylarylam...
Scheme 32: Pd-catalyzed diasteroselective carbonylative cyclodearomatization of N-(2-bromobenzoyl)indoles with...
Scheme 33: Pd(0)-catalyzed synthesis of CO-linked heterocyclic scaffolds from alkene-indole derivatives and 2-...
Scheme 34: Proposed mechanism for the Pd(0)-catalyzed synthesis of CO-linked heterocyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 35: Pd-catalyzed C–H and N–H alkoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives to indole-3-carboxylates and ind...
Scheme 36: Rh-catalyzed C–H alcoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives to indole-3-carboxylates reported by Li ...
Scheme 37: Pd-catalyzed C–H alkoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives with alcohols and phenols to indole-3-ca...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of N-methylindole-3-carboxylates from N-methylindoles and phenols through metal-catalyst-...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of indol-3-α-ketoamides (top) and indol-3-amides (bottom) via direct double- and monoamin...
Scheme 40: The direct Sonogashira carbonylation coupling reaction of indoles and alkynes via Pd/CuI catalysis ...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of indole-3-yl aryl ketones reported by Zhao and co-workers [73] (path a) and Zhang and co-wo...
Scheme 42: Pd-catalyzed carbonylative synthesis of BIMs from aryl iodides and N-substituted and NH-free indole...
Scheme 43: Cu-catalyzed direct double-carbonylation and monocarbonylation of indoles and alcohols with hexaket...
Scheme 44: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkoxycarbonylation of indoles to indole-2-carboxylates [79] (top) and Co-catal...
Scheme 45: Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of NH free-haloindoles.
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 6,8-di-tert-butyl-N-aryl-3H-phenoxazin-3-imines 3 [6] and 6,8-di-tert-butyl-2-(arylamino)...
Figure 1: DFT-calculated molecular geometry (B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level) and distribution of electronic densit...
Scheme 2: 6,8-Di-tert-butyl-2-(arylamino)-3H-phenoxazin-3-ones 4 prepared by the one-pot reaction between 6,8...
Figure 2: Molecular structure of 6,8-di-tert-butyl-2-(o-nitrophenylamino)-3H-phenoxazin-3-one (4f). a) Select...
Figure 3: UV–vis spectra of 6,8-di-tert-butyl-2-(arylamino)-3H-phenoxazin-3-ones 4a–h (toluene, c = 2⋅10−5 M, ...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 14H-quinoxaline[2,3-b]phenoxazines 5 and 6.
Scheme 4: Relative stability of the tautomers 7 and 7a,b of quinoxaline[2,3-b]phenoxazine calculated at the D...
Scheme 5: Preparation of quinoxaline[2,3-b]phenoxazine (7) from 2-amino-3H-phenoxazin-3-one (8) [10] and 2-ethoxy...
Figure 4: Molecular structure of ethyl 2,4-di-tert-butyl-14H-quinoxalino[2,3-b]phenoxazine-10-carboxylate (5c...
Scheme 6: Triphenodioxazine and oxazinophenothiazine derivatives 10 via condensation of 3H-phenoxazin-3-one 1...
Figure 5: a) UV–vis (solid lines) and fluorescence emission (λex = 365 nm, dashed) spectra of compounds 5a–c ...
Figure 6: UV–vis (solid lines) and fluorescence emission (dashed, λex = 365 nm) spectra of compounds 6a,b in ...
Figure 7: UV–vis, fluorescence emission (λex = 500 nm), and fluorescence excitation (λobs = 590 nm) spectra o...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 125–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.13
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Scheme 1: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of an electron-rich alkyne with TCNE or TCNQ. EDG = electron-...
Scheme 2: Reaction pathway for DMA-appended acetylene and TCNEO.
Scheme 3: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between 1 and DCFs.
Scheme 4: Sequential double [2 + 2] CA–RE reactions between 1 and TCNE.
Scheme 5: Divergent chemical transformation pathways of TCBD 6.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 12.
Scheme 7: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of 1 with 14. TCE = 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane.
Scheme 8: Autocatalytic model proposed by Nielsen et al.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of anthracene-embedded TCBD compound 19.
Scheme 10: Sequence of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between dibenzo-fused cyclooctyne or cyclooctadiyne and TCNE...
Scheme 11: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between the CPP derivatives and TCNE. THF = tetrahydrofuran.
Scheme 12: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between ethynylfullerenes 31 and TCNE and subsequent thermal rearrangement.
Scheme 13: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between TCNE and 34, followed by additional skeletal transfor...
Scheme 14: Synthesis scheme for heterocycle 38 from the reaction between TCNE and 1 in water and a surfactant.
Scheme 15: Synthesis scheme of the CDA product 41.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of rotaxanes 44 and 46 via the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of a CuI bisphenanthroline-based rotaxane 50.
Figure 1: Structures of the chiral push–pull chromophores 51–56.
Figure 2: Structures of the axially chiral TCBD 57 and DCNQ 58 bearing a C60 core.
Figure 3: Structures of the axially chiral SubPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 59 and 60 and the subporphyrin–TCBD–...
Figure 4: Structures of 63 and the TCBD 64.
Figure 5: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 65–67.
Figure 6: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 68–72.
Figure 7: Structures of the urea-containing TCBDs 73–75.
Figure 8: Structures of the fullerene–TCBD and DCNQ conjugates 76–79 and their reference compounds 80–83.
Figure 9: Structures of the ZnPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 84 and 85.
Figure 10: Structures of the ZnP–PCBD and TCBD conjugates 86–88.
Figure 11: Structures of the porphyrin-based donor–acceptor conjugates (89–104).
Figure 12: Structures of the porphyrin–PTZ or DMA conjugates 105–112.
Figure 13: Structures of the BODIPY–Acceptor–TPA or PTZ conjugates 113–116.
Figure 14: Structures of the corrole–TCBD conjugates 117 and 118.
Figure 15: Structure of the dendritic TCBD 119.
Figure 16: Structures of the TCBDs 120–126.
Figure 17: Structures of the precursor 127 and TCBDs 128–130.
Figure 18: Structures of 131–134 utilized for BHJ OSCs.
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Figure 1: Chemical structure of some natural ether lipids (ELs).
Figure 2: Synthesis of lyso-PAF and PAF from 1-O-alkylglycerol [64].
Figure 3: Synthesis of lyso-PAF from 1,3-benzylideneglycerol 3.1 [69].
Figure 4: A) Synthesis of the two enantiomers of octadecylglycerol (4.6 and 4.10) from ᴅ-mannitol (4.1); B) s...
Figure 5: Four-step synthesis of PAF 5.6 from (S)-glycidol [73].
Figure 6: Synthesis of 1-O-alkylglycerol A) from solketal, B) from ᴅ- or ʟ-tartaric acid and the intermediate ...
Figure 7: Synthesis of EL building blocks starting from substituted glycidol 7.1a–c [82].
Figure 8: Synthesis of PAF 8.5 by using phosphoramidite 8.2 [86].
Figure 9: Synthesis of oleyl-PAF 9.7 from ʟ-serine [88].
Figure 10: Synthesis of racemic analogues of lyso-PAF 10.8 and PAF 10.9 featuring a phenyl group between the g...
Figure 11: Synthesis of racemic deoxy-lyso-PAF 11.7 and deoxy-PAF 11.8 [91].
Figure 12: Synthesis of racemic thio-PAF 12.8 [93].
Figure 13: Racemic synthesis of 13.6 to illustrate the modification of the glycerol backbone by adding a methy...
Figure 14: Racemic synthesis of 14.5 as an illustration of the introduction of methyl substituents on the glyc...
Figure 15: Synthesis of functionalized sn-2-acyl chains of PC-EL; A) Steglich esterification or acylation reac...
Figure 16: Synthesis of racemic mc-PAF (16.3), a carbamate analogue of PAF [102].
Figure 17: A) Synthesis of (R)-17.2 and (S)-17.6 starting from (S)-solketal (17.1); B) synthesis of N3-PAF (17...
Figure 18: Modification of the phosphocholine polar head to produce PAF analogues [81].
Figure 19: Racemic PAF analogues 19.3 and 19.5 characterized by the absence of the phosphate group [107].
Figure 20: Synthesis of PIP3-PAF (20.7) [108].
Figure 21: Large-scale synthesis of C18-edelfosine (21.8) [116].
Figure 22: Synthesis of C16-edelfosine (22.10) starting from isopropylidene-ʟ-glyceric acid methyl ester (22.1...
Figure 23: Phosphocholine moiety installation by the use of chlorophosphite 23.2 as key reagent [119].
Figure 24: Synthesis of rac-1-alkyl-2-O-methylglycerol (AMG) [120].
Figure 25: Synthesis of stereocontrolled 1-alkyl-2-O-methyl glycerol 25.9 (AMG) from dimethyl ᴅ-tartrate [81].
Figure 26: A) Racemic synthesis of thioether 26.4 [129,130], B) structure of sulfone analogue 26.5 [129].
Figure 27: Stereocontrolled synthesis of C18-edelfosine thioether analogue 27.8 [118].
Figure 28: Synthesis of thioether 28.4 that include a thiophosphate function [134].
Figure 29: Synthesis of ammonium thioether 29.4 and 29.6 [135].
Figure 30: Synthesis of the N-methylamino analogue of edelfosine 30.6 (BN52211) [138].
Figure 31: Synthesis of 1-desoxy analogues of edelfosine; A) with a saturated alkyl chain; B) synthesis of the...
Figure 32: Stereocontrolled synthesis of edelfosine analogue (S)-32.8 featuring a C18:1 lipid chain [142].
Figure 33: Synthesis of edelfosine analogues with modulation of the lipid chain; A) illustration with the synt...
Figure 34: Synthesis of phospholipid featuring a carbamate function to link the lipid chain to the glycerol un...
Figure 35: Synthesis of sesquiterpene conjugates of phospho glycero ether lipids [148].
Figure 36: Racemic synthesis of methyl-substituted glycerol analogues 36.7 and 36.10: A) synthesis of diether ...
Figure 37: Racemic synthesis of ilmofosine (37.6) [155,156].
Figure 38: A) Stereoselective synthesis of 38.5 via a stereoselective hydroboration reaction; B) synthesis of ...
Figure 39: Racemic synthesis of SRI62-834 (39.6) featuring a spiro-tetrahydrofurane heterocycle in position 2 ...
Figure 40: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine analogue 40.5 featuring an imidazole moiety in sn-2 position [160].
Figure 41: Racemic synthesis of fluorine-functionalized EL: A) Synthesis of 41.6 and B) synthesis of 41.8 [161-163].
Figure 42: A) Synthesis of the β-keto-ester 42.6 that also features a decyl linker between the phosphate and t...
Figure 43: Synthesis of phosphonate-based ether lipids; A) edelfosine phosphonate analogue 43.7 and B) thioeth...
Figure 44: Enantioselective synthesis of phosphonates 44.3 and 44.4 [171].
Figure 45: Racemic synthesis of phosphinate-based ether lipid 45.10 [172].
Figure 46: Racemic synthesis of edelfosine arsonium analogue 46.5 [173].
Figure 47: Synthesis of edelfosine dimethylammonium analogue 47.2 [118].
Figure 48: Synthesis of rac-C18-edelfosine methylammonium analogue 48.4 [176].
Figure 49: A) Synthesis of edelfosine N-methylpyrrolidinium analogue 49.2 or N-methylmorpholinium analogue 49.3...
Figure 50: A) Synthesis of edelfosine’s analogue 50.4 with a PE polar group; B) illustration of a pyridinium d...
Figure 51: A) Synthesis of 51.4 featuring a thiazolium cationic moiety; B) synthesis of thiazolium-based EL 51...
Figure 52: Synthesis of cationic ether lipids 52.3, 52.4 and 52.6 [135,183].
Figure 53: Synthesis of cationic carbamate ether lipid 53.5 [184].
Figure 54: Synthesis of cationic sulfonamide 54.5 [185].
Figure 55: Chemical structure of ONO-6240 (55.1) and SRI-63-119 (55.2).
Figure 56: Synthesis of non-ionic ether lipids 56.2–56.9 [188].
Figure 57: Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to foscarnet 57.6 [189].
Figure 58: A) Synthesis of ether lipid conjugated to arabinofuranosylcytosine; B) synthesis of AZT conjugated ...
Figure 59: Synthesis of quercetin conjugate to edelfosine [191].
Figure 60: Synthesis of 60.8 (Glc-PAF) [194].
Figure 61: A) Synthesis of amino ether lipid 61.7 functionalized with a rhamnose unit and its amide analogue 6...
Figure 62: A) Synthesis of glucose ether lipid 62.4; B) structure of ether lipid 62.5 possessing a maltose uni...
Figure 63: A) Synthesis of glucuronic methyl ester 63.8; B) structure of cellobiose 63.9 and maltose 63.10 ana...
Figure 64: A) Synthesis of maltosyl glycerolipid 64.7; B) structure of lactose analogue 64.8 prepared followin...
Figure 65: A) Asymmetric synthesis of the aglycone moiety starting from allyl 4-methoxyphenyl ether; B) glycos...
Figure 66: A) Synthesis of ohmline possessing a lactose moiety. B) Structure of other glyco glycero lipids pre...
Figure 67: A) Synthesis of lactose-glycerol ether lipid 67.5; B) analogues possessing a maltose (67.6) or meli...
Figure 68: Synthesis of digalactosyl EL 68.6, A) by using trityl, benzyl and acetyl protecting groups, B) by u...
Figure 69: A) Synthesis of α-ohmline; B) structure of disaccharide ether lipids prepared by using similar meth...
Figure 70: Synthesis of lactose ether lipid 70.3 and its analogue 70.6 featuring a carbamate function as linke...
Figure 71: Synthesis of rhamnopyranoside diether 71.4 [196].
Figure 72: Synthesis of 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-methyl-3-S-(α-ᴅ-1'-thioglucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol (72.5) [225].
Figure 73: A) Preparation of lipid intermediate 73.4; B) synthesis of 2-desoxy-C-glycoside 73.10 [226].
Figure 74: Synthesis of galactose-pyridinium salt 74.3 [228].
Figure 75: Synthesis of myo-inositol derivative Ino-C2-PAF (75.10) [230].
Figure 76: A) Synthesis of myo-inositol phosphate building block 76.7; B) synthesis of myo-inositolphosphate d...
Figure 77: A) Synthesis of phosphatidyl-3-desoxy-inositol 77.4; B) synthesis of phosphono-3-desoxyinositol 77.9...
Figure 78: A) Structure of diether phosphatidyl-myo-inositol-3,4-diphosphate 78.1; B) synthesis of phosphatidy...
Figure 79: A) Synthesis of diether-phosphatidyl derivative 79.4 featuring a hydroxymethyl group in place of a ...
Figure 80: Synthesis of Glc-amine-PAF [78].
Figure 81: Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipid 81.4 and its analogues functionalized in position 3 of the ami...
Figure 82: Synthesis of fully deprotected aminoglucoside ether lipid 82.5 [246].
Figure 83: Synthesis of C-aminoglycoside 83.12 using Ramberg–Bäcklund rearrangement as a key step [250].
Figure 84: A) List of the most important glyco lipids and amino glyco lipids included in the study of Arthur a...
Figure 85: Synthesis of mannosamine ether lipid 85.6 [254].
Figure 86: A) Synthesis of glucosamine ether lipids with a non-natural ʟ-glucosamine moiety; B) synthesis of e...
Figure 87: A) Structure of the most efficient anticancer agents 87.1–87.4 featuring a diamino glyco ether lipi...
Figure 88: A) Synthesis of diamino glyco ether lipid 87.4; B) synthesis of bis-glycosylated ether lipid 88.10 [256]....
Figure 89: Synthesis of triamino ether lipid 89.4 [260].
Figure 90: Synthesis of chlorambucil conjugate 90.7 [261].
Figure 91: Three main methods for the preparation of glycerol ether lipid 91.3; A) from solketal and via a tri...
Figure 92: Four different methods for the installation of the phosphocholine polar head group; A) method using...
Figure 93: Illustration of two methods for the installation of saccharides or aminosaccharides; A) O-glycosyla...
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Scheme 1: Research progress of coupling reactions and active compounds containing α-C(sp3)-functionalized eth...
Scheme 2: Transition-metal-catalyzed CDC pathways.
Scheme 3: CDC of active methylene compounds in the α-C(sp3) position of ethers.
Scheme 4: InCl3/Cu(OTf)2/NHPI co-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 5: CDC of cyclic benzyl ethers with aldehydes.
Scheme 6: Cu-catalyzed CDC of (a) unactivated C(sp3)–H ethers with simple ketones and (b) double C(sp3)−H fun...
Scheme 7: Cu-catalyzed CDC of C(sp3)–H/C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of chiral 2-substituted tetrahydropyrans.
Scheme 9: CDC of thiazole with cyclic ethers.
Scheme 10: Cu(I)-catalyzed oxidative alkenylation of simple ethers.
Scheme 11: Cross-dehydrogenation coupling of isochroman C(sp3)–H bonds with anisole C(sp2)–H bonds.
Scheme 12: Pd(OAc)2/Cu(OTf)2-catalyzed arylation of α-C(sp3)–H bonds of ethers.
Scheme 13: Cu-catalyzed C(sp3)–H/C(sp2)–H activation strategies to construct C(sp3)–C(sp2) bonds.
Scheme 14: Cu(I)-catalyzed C(sp2)–H alkylation.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalyzed C(sp3)–H/C(sp)–H activation to construct C(sp3)–C(sp) bonds (H2BIP: 2,6-bis(benzimidaz...
Scheme 16: Fe-catalyzed CDC reaction pathways.
Scheme 17: Fe2(CO)9-catalyzed functionalization of C–H bonds.
Scheme 18: Ligand-promoted Fe-catalyzed CDC reaction of N-methylaniline with ethers.
Scheme 19: Fe-catalyzed CDC of C(sp3)–H/C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 20: Fe-catalyzed hydroalkylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with ethers.
Scheme 21: Solvent-free Fe(NO3)3-catalyzed CDC of C(sp3)–H/C(sp2)–H bonds.
Scheme 22: Alkylation of disulfide compounds to afford tetrasubstituted alkenes.
Scheme 23: Fe-catalyzed formation of 1,1-bis-indolylmethane derivatives.
Scheme 24: Alkylation of coumarins and flavonoids.
Scheme 25: Direct CDC α-arylation of azoles with ethers.
Scheme 26: CDC of terminal alkynes with C(sp3)–H bonds adjacent to oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atoms.
Scheme 27: Alkylation of terminal alkynes.
Scheme 28: Co-catalyzed functionalization of glycine esters.
Scheme 29: Co-catalyzed construction of C(sp2)–C(sp3) bonds.
Scheme 30: Co-catalyzed CDC of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with isochroman.
Scheme 31: Co-catalyzed C–H alkylation of (benz)oxazoles with ethers.
Scheme 32: Cobalt-catalyzed CDC between unactivated C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 33: MnO2-catalyzed CDC of the inactive C(sp3)-H.
Scheme 34: Oxidative cross-coupling of ethers with enamides.
Scheme 35: Ni(II)-catalyzed CDC of indoles with 1,4-dioxane.
Scheme 36: Chemo- and regioselective ortho- or para-alkylation of pyridines.
Scheme 37: Asymmetric CDC of 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans with aldehydes.
Scheme 38: CDC of heterocyclic aromatics with ethers.
Scheme 39: Indium-catalyzed alkylation of DHPs with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 40: Rare earth-metal-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 41: Visible-light-driven CDC of cycloalkanes with benzazoles.
Scheme 42: Photoinduced alkylation of quinoline with cyclic ethers.
Scheme 43: Photocatalyzed CDC reactions between α-C(sp3)–H bonds of ethers and C(sp2)–H bonds of aromatics.
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Figure 1: Diagram comparing the two reaction pathways for sacrificial electron donors (SD) in photocatalyzed ...
Figure 2: Diagram showing water-splitting systems developed by Girault, Scanlon, and co-workers that employ i...
Figure 3: Diagram illustrating the transfer of electrons in a photocatalytic particulate suspensions Z-scheme...
Figure 4: A. Structures of the molecules represented in part B. The numbers in brackets correspond to the com...
Figure 5: A. Structures of the molecules represented in part B. The numbers in brackets correspond to the com...
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Figure 1: Oxidative and reductive activations of organic compounds harvesting photoredox catalysis.
Figure 2: General catalytic cycles of radical ion conPET (left) and radical ion e-PRC (right).
Figure 3: “Beginner’s guide”: comparison between advantages, capacities, and prospectives of conPET and PEC.
Figure 4: A) conPET reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides with PDI. B) Reductive C–H arylation with pyrrol...
Figure 5: A) Chromoselective mono- and disubstitution or polybrominated pyrimidines with pyrroles. B) Sequent...
Figure 6: A) Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines. B) Synthesis of ullazines.
Figure 7: A) Reductive phosphorylation of aryl halides via conPET. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 8: A) Reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides via conPET and selected examples from the substrate sco...
Figure 9: A) Reductive C–H arylation of aryl halides via conPET (top) and selected examples from the substrat...
Figure 10: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the su...
Figure 11: A) Reductive hydrodechlorination of aryl chlorides with 4-DPAIPN. B) Proposed formation of CO2•−. C...
Figure 12: A) Reductive conPET borylation with 3CzEPAIPN (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope ...
Figure 13: Scale-up of conPET phosphorylation with 3CzEPAIPN.
Figure 14: A) Borylation of 1d. B) Characteristics and structure of PC1 with green and red parts showing the l...
Figure 15: A) Reductive C–H arylation scope with polysulfide conPET (top) and selected examples from the subst...
Figure 16: Scale-up of A) C–H arylation and B) dehaloborylation with polysulfide photocatalysis in continuous-...
Figure 17: A) Formation of [Ir1]0 and [Ir2]0 upon PET between [Ir1]+ and Et3N. B) Mechanism of multi-photon ta...
Figure 18: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides via multi-photon tandem photocatalysis. B) Selecte...
Figure 19: A) Carbonylative amidation of aryl halides in continuous flow. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 20: A) General scheme for reductive (RQ) and oxidative quenching (OQ) protocols using [FeIII(btz)3](PF6)...
Figure 21: A) Carbonylative amidation of alkyl iodides with [IrIII(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6. B) Selected examples fro...
Figure 22: A) Carboxylative C–N bond cleavage in cyclic amines. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope....
Figure 23: A) Formal reduction of alkenes to alkanes via transfer hydrogenation. B) Selected examples from the...
Figure 24: A) Birch-type reduction of benzenes with PMP-BPI. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope (sc...
Figure 25: Proposed mechanism of the OH− mediated conPET Birch-type reduction of benzene via generation of sol...
Figure 26: Reductive detosylation of N-tosylated amides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 27: A) Reductive detosylation of N-tosyl amides by dual PRC. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 28: A) Mechanism of the dual PRC based on PET between [Cu(dap)2]+ and DCA. B) Mechanism of the dual PRC...
Figure 29: A) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides with anthracene. B) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides rely...
Figure 30: A) Pentafluorosulfanylation and fluoride elimination. B) Mechanism of the pentafluorosulfanylation ...
Figure 31: A) α-Alkoxypentafluorosulfanylation (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope (bottom). ...
Figure 32: A) Oxidative amination of arenes with azoles catalyzed by N-Ph PTZ. B) Selected examples from the s...
Figure 33: A) C(sp3)–H bond activation by HAT via chloride oxidation by *N-Ph PTZ•+. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Figure 34: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H azolation of electron-rich arenes with pyrazoles using Mes-Acr+ as a photoca...
Figure 35: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated phot...
Figure 36: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TPA as an electro-activated photo...
Figure 37: Proposed mechanism (top) and mode of preassembly (bottom).
Figure 38: A) Possible preassemblies of reactive (left) vs unreactive (right) arenes. B) Calculated spin densi...
Figure 39: A) Recycling e-PRC C(sp2 )–H acetoxylation of arenes using DDQ as a photocatalyst. B) Proposed cata...
Figure 40: Gram scale hydroxylation of benzene in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 41: A) Radical ion e-PRC vicinal diamination of alkylarenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocat...
Figure 42: A) Sequential oxygenation of multiple adjacent C–H bonds under radical ion e-PRC using TAC+ as an e...
Figure 43: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds using ADQS as photocatalyst. B)...
Figure 44: Proposed tandem mechanism by Xu and co-workers.
Figure 45: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC decarboxylative cyanation using Cu(acac)2, Ce(OTf)3 and a box l...
Figure 46: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC benzylic cyanation using Cu(MeCN)4BF4, box ligand and anthraqui...
Figure 47: A) Radical ion e-PRC acetoxyhydroxylation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photoc...
Figure 48: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 49: Photoelectrochemical acetoxyhydroxylation in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 50: A) Radical ion e-PRC aminooxygenation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocatal...
Figure 51: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with organic trifluoroborates using Mes-Acr+ as p...
Figure 52: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using CeCl3·7H2O as catalyst. B) ...
Figure 53: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2·6H2O as cata...
Figure 54: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with alkyl oxalates and 4CzIPN as photocatalyst. ...
Figure 55: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H carbamoylation of heteroarenes using 4CzIPN as photocatalyst...
Figure 56: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated hydrocarbon activation via the chlorine radical. B) Proposed m...
Figure 57: A) Selected examples from the substrate scope. B) Gram and decagram scale semi-continuous flow PEC ...
Figure 58: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated dehydrogenative coupling of benzothiazoles with aliphatic C–H ...
Figure 59: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT activation of ethers using electro-activated TAC+ as photocatalyst. B) ...
Figure 60: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 61: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated synthesis of alkylated benzimidazo-fused isoquinolinones using...
Figure 62: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical cerium-catalyzed oxydichlorination of alkynes using CeCl3 as cata...
Figure 63: Proposed decoupled photoelectrochemical mechanism.
Figure 64: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical ring-opening bromination of tertiary cycloalkanols using MgBr2 as...
Figure 65: A) Recycling e-PRC ring-opening functionalization of cycloalkanols using CeCl3 as catalyst. B) Prop...
Figure 66: Selected examples from the substrate scope of the PEC ring-opening functionalization.
Figure 67: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of chloro- and bromoarenes using DCA as catalyst and various accepto...
Figure 68: A) Screening of different phthalimide derivatives as catalyst for the e-PRC reduction of aryl halid...
Figure 69: Screening of different organic catalysts for the e-PRC reduction of trialkylanilium salts.
Figure 70: A) e-PRC reduction of phosphonated phenols and anilinium salts. B) Selected examples from the subst...
Figure 71: A) ConPET and e-PRC reduction of 4-bromobenzonitrile using a naphthalene diimide (NDI) precatalyst ...
Figure 72: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of phosphinated aliphatic alcohols with n-BuO-NpMI as catalyst. B) C...
Figure 73: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 74: A) Recycling e-PRC reductive dimerization of benzylic chlorides using a [Cu2] catalyst. B) Proposed...
Figure 75: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical C–H alkylation of heteroarenes through deamination of Katritzky s...
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism by Chen and co-workers.
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Figure 1: a) Chemical structure of pseudorotaxanes 1; and (b) single-crystal X-ray structure of rotaxane 1a (R...
Figure 2: (a) Chemical structure of polyrotaxane 2; and (b) cartoon representation of the light-triggered deg...
Figure 3: a) Chemical structures of rotaxanes (E)-3 and (Z)-3; b) stick representation of the solid structure...
Figure 4: Stick representations of the solid structures of: (a) U-CB[8]-MPyVB showing an interlocked ligand c...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 752–763, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.55
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Figure 1: Honeycomb reactor. (a) Photograph. (b) Schematic diagram.
Scheme 1: Proposed catalytic cycle for aerobic oxidation using Fe(NO3)3/TEMPO.
Figure 2: Time course of the heat of reaction for aerobic oxidation.
Scheme 2: Flow setup for aerobic oxidation using various flow reactors.
Figure 3: Photographs of the various reactors. (a) Standard tube reactor. (b) Tube reactor with a static mixe...
Scheme 3: Flow setup for high-throughput aerobic oxidation using the honeycomb reactor.
Scheme 4: Flow setup for substrate scope and additional screening.
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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. 2023, 19, 1–26, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.1
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Scheme 1: The power of radical retrosynthesis and the tactic of divergent total synthesis.
Figure 1: Evolution of radical chemistry for organic synthesis.
Scheme 2: Divergent total synthesis of α-pyrone-diterpenoids (Baran).
Scheme 3: Divergent synthesis of pyrone diterpenoids by merged chemoenzymatic and radical synthesis (part I, ...
Scheme 4: Divergent synthesis of pyrone diterpenoids by merged chemoenzymatic and radical synthesis (part II,...
Scheme 5: Divergent synthesis of drimane-type hydroquinone meroterpenoids (Li).
Scheme 6: Divergent synthesis of natural products isolated from Dysidea avara (Lu).
Scheme 7: Divergent synthesis of kaurene-type terpenoids (Lei).
Scheme 8: Divergent synthesis of 6-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane meroterpenoids (Lou).
Scheme 9: Divergent synthesis of crinipellins by radical-mediated Dowd–Backwith rearrangement (Xie and Ding).
Scheme 10: Divergent total synthesis of Galbulimima alkaloids (Shenvi).
Scheme 11: Divergent synthesis of eburnane alkaloids (Qin).
Scheme 12: Divergent synthesis of Aspidosperma alkaloids (Boger).
Scheme 13: Photoredox based synthesis of (−)-FR901483 (160) and (+)-TAN1251C (162, Gaunt).
Scheme 14: Divergent synthesis of bipolamines (Maimone).
Scheme 15: Flow chemistry divergency between aporphine and morphinandione alkaloids (Felpin).
Scheme 16: Divergent synthesis of pyrroloazocine natural products (Echavarren).
Scheme 17: Using TEMPO to stabilize radicals for the divergent synthesis of pyrroloindoline natural products (...
Scheme 18: Radical pathway for preparation of lignans (Zhu).
Scheme 19: Divergent synthesis of DBCOD lignans (Lumb).
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Scheme 1: Routes to crispatene, photodeoxytridachione, aureothin, and tridachiapyrone B.
Scheme 2: Desymmetrization of 2.
Scheme 3: Addition of lithiocyclopentadiene to pyrone 2.
Scheme 4: Plan to reach 2,5-cyclohexadienone 5.
Scheme 5: Preparation of 2,5-cyclohexadienone 5.
Scheme 6: Attempts to perform the conjugate addition.
Scheme 7: Updated route to tridachiapyrone B.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1672–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.179
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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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Scheme 1: a) Mechanochemical PEG-400-assisted halogenation of phenols and anilines using NXS. b) Halogenation...
Scheme 2: Mechanochemical palladium-catalyzed borylation protocol of aryl halides.
Scheme 3: 1,2-Debromination of polycyclic imides, followed by in situ trapping of the dienophile by several d...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of g-h-PCN from sodium phosphide and trichloroheptazine mediated by mechanochemistry.
Scheme 5: Mechanochemical intra- and intermolecular C–N coupling reactions using DDQ as an oxidant.
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Figure 1: Our work on mechanochemical C–N coupling reactions using DDQ. The newly formed C–N bonds are shown ...
Figure 2: Scope of the mechanochemical synthesis of substituted benzimidazoles.
Figure 3: Synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives.
Figure 4: The substrate scope for the synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives.
Figure 5: a) Control experiment and b) Plausible mechanism.
Figure 6: Large-scale synthesis. a) 1,2-Disubstituted benzimidazoles. b) Substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones. R...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 381–419, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.43
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Figure 1: Natural bioactive naphthoquinones.
Figure 2: Chemical structures of vitamins K.
Figure 3: Redox cycle of menadione.
Scheme 1: Selected approaches for menadione synthesis using silver(I) as a catalyst.
Scheme 2: Methylation approaches for the preparation of menadione from 1,4-naphthoquinone using tert-butyl hy...
Scheme 3: Methylation approach of 1,4-naphthoquinone using i) rhodium complexes/methylboronic acid and ii) bi...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of menadione (10) from itaconic acid.
Scheme 5: Menadione synthesis via Diels–Alder reaction.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of menadione (10) using p-cresol as a synthetic precursor.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of menadione (10) via demethoxycarbonylating annulation of methyl methacrylate.
Scheme 8: Furan 34 used as a diene in a Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of menadione (10).
Scheme 9: o-Toluidine as a dienophile in a Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of menadione (10).
Scheme 10: Representation of electrochemical synthesis of menadione.
Figure 4: Reaction sites and reaction types of menadione as substrate.
Scheme 11: DBU-catalyzed epoxidation of menadione (10).
Scheme 12: Phase-transfer catalysis for the epoxidation of menadione.
Scheme 13: Menadione epoxidation using a hydroperoxide derived from (+)-norcamphor.
Scheme 14: Enantioselective Diels–Alder reaction for the synthesis of asymmetric quinone 50 catalyzed by a chi...
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions for the synthesis of anthra[9,1-bc]pyranone.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of anthra[9,1-bc]furanone, anthra[9,1-bc]pyridine, and anthra[9,1-bc]pyrrole derivatives.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of derivatives employing protected trienes.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclobutene derivatives of menadione.
Scheme 19: Menadione reduction reactions using sodium hydrosulfite.
Scheme 20: Green methodology for menadiol synthesis and pegylation.
Scheme 21: Menadione reduction by 5,6-O-isopropylidene-ʟ-ascorbic acid under UV light irradiation.
Scheme 22: Selected approaches of menadione hydroacetylation to diacetylated menadiol.
Scheme 23: Thiele–Winter reaction catalyzed by Bi(OTf)3.
Scheme 24: Carbonyl condensation of menadione using resorcinol and a hydrazone derivative.
Scheme 25: Condensation reaction of menadione with thiosemicarbazide.
Scheme 26: Condensation reaction of menadione with acylhydrazides.
Scheme 27: Menadione derivatives functionalized with organochalcogens.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of selenium-menadione conjugates derived from chloromethylated menadione 84.
Scheme 29: Menadione alkylation by the Kochi–Anderson method.
Scheme 30: Menadione alkylation by diacids.
Scheme 31: Menadione alkylation by heterocycles-substituted carboxylic acids.
Scheme 32: Menadione alkylation by bromoalkyl-substituted carboxylic acids.
Scheme 33: Menadione alkylation by complex carboxylic acids.
Scheme 34: Kochi–Anderson method variations for the menadione alkylation via oxidative decarboxylation of carb...
Scheme 35: Copper-catalyzed menadione alkylation via free radicals.
Scheme 36: Nickel-catalyzed menadione cyanoalkylation.
Scheme 37: Iron-catalyzed alkylation of menadione.
Scheme 38: Selected approaches to menadione alkylation.
Scheme 39: Menadione acylation by photo-Friedel–Crafts acylation reported by Waske and co-workers.
Scheme 40: Menadione acylation by Westwood procedure.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-benzoylmenadione via metal-free TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 42: Michael-type addition of amines to menadione reported by Kallmayer.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of amino-menadione derivatives using polyalkylamines.
Scheme 44: Selected examples for the synthesis of different amino-substituted menadione derivatives.
Scheme 45: Selected examples of Michael-type addition of complex amines to menadione (10).
Scheme 46: Addition of different natural α-amino acids to menadione.
Scheme 47: Michael-type addition of amines to menadione using silica-supported perchloric acid.
Scheme 48: Indolylnaphthoquinone or indolylnaphthalene-1,4-diol synthesis reported by Yadav et al.
Scheme 49: Indolylnaphthoquinone synthesis reported by Tanoue and co-workers.
Scheme 50: Indolylnaphthoquinone synthesis from menadione by Escobeto-González and co-workers.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of menadione analogues functionalized with thiols.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of menadione-derived symmetrical derivatives through reaction with dithiols.
Scheme 53: Mercaptoalkyl acids as nucleophiles in Michael-type addition reaction to menadione.
Scheme 54: Reactions of menadione (10) with cysteine derivatives for the synthesis of quinoproteins.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of menadione-glutathione conjugate 152 by Michael-type addition.
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Figure 1: Naphthoquinones are commonly used in organic synthesis.
Figure 2: Some important natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
Scheme 1: Synthetic studies of BNQs and reactions with amines.
Scheme 2: Methods described for the synthesis of β-NQS.
Figure 3: Drugs detected using β-NQSNa.
Scheme 3: Reactions between β-NQS and amines.
Scheme 4: Isomerization of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of unsymmetrical 2-amino-4-imino compounds.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(isoxazolyl)naphthoquinones from β-NQS.
Scheme 7: The reaction of β-NQS with 30 followed by cycle condensation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4-(2-amino-5-selenothiazoles)-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of amino- and phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 4-semicarbazide-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 11: Reactions of 4-azido-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Figure 4: Modifications that can be easily carried out from the products of β-NQS 8.
Scheme 12: Derivatives of 1,2-naphthoquinones obtained from β-NQS.
Scheme 13: Oximes as well as 4-amino- and 4-phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone as potential anti-inflammatory agents.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of triazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of naphtho[1,2-d]oxazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 16: A) Arylation and vinylation of β-NQS catalyzed by Ni(II) salts. B) Transformation of the 1,2-dicarb...
Scheme 17: Benzo[a]carbazole and benzo[c]carbazoles fused with 1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,2-naphthoquinones having a C=C bond from β-NQS. Method A: NaOH, EtOH/H2O, 40 °C, 2 h...
Scheme 19: C=C bond formation from β-NQS and substituted acetonitriles.