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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bond lengths and bond angles in oxetane at 140 K [2].
Figure 2: Analogy of 3-substituted oxetanes to carbonyl and gem-dimethyl groups [12].
Figure 3: Use of oxetanes in drug design – selected examples.
Figure 4: Examples of oxetane-containing natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies towards construction of the oxetane ring.
Scheme 2: Overview of intramolecular Williamson etherification and competing Grob fragmentation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro-oxetanes via 1,4-C–H insertion and Williamson etherification.
Scheme 4: Use of phenyl vinyl selenone in the synthesis of spirooxindole oxetanes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of bicyclic 3,5-anhydrofuranoses via double epoxide opening/etherification.
Scheme 6: Preparation of spirooxetanes by cycloisomerisation via MHAT/RPC.
Scheme 7: Oxetane synthesis via alcohol C–H functionalisation.
Scheme 8: Access to oxetanes 38 from α-acetyloxy iodides.
Scheme 9: The kilogram-scale synthesis of oxetane intermediate 41.
Scheme 10: Overview of the intramolecular opening of 3-membered rings.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octane skeletons.
Scheme 12: Silicon-directed electrophilic cyclisation of homoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 13: Hydrosilylation–iodocyclisation of homopropargylic alcohols.
Scheme 14: Cu-catalysed intramolecular O-vinylation of γ-bromohomoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalysed intramolecular cross-coupling of hydroxyvinylstannanes.
Scheme 16: Isomerisation of oxiranyl ethers containing weakly carbanion-stabilising groups.
Scheme 17: Cyclisation of diethyl haloalkoxymalonates.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of oxetanes through a 1,5-HAT/radical recombination sequence.
Scheme 19: General approach to oxetanes via [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tricyclic 4:4:4 oxetanes through a photochemical triple cascade reaction.
Scheme 21: Iridium-catalysed Paternò–Büchi reaction between α-ketoesters and simple alkenes.
Scheme 22: Three-step synthesis of spirocyclic oxetanes 83 via Paternò–Büchi reaction, nucleophilic ring openi...
Scheme 23: Enantioselective Paternò–Büchi reaction catalysed by a chiral iridium photocatalyst.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of polysubstituted oxetanes 92 via Cu(II)-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of alkylideneoxetanes via NHC- and DBU-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 26: Use of sulphur-stabilised carbanions in ring expansions.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of α,α-difluoro(arylthio)methyl oxetanes.
Scheme 28: Ring expansion in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 29: Ring contraction of triflated 2-hydroxy-γ-lactones.
Scheme 30: Ring contraction in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 31: Photochemical ring contraction of 2,5-dihydrofurans by aryldiazoacetic acid esters.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 3-oxetanones via O-H insertion of carbenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of phosphonate oxetanones via gold-mediated alkyne oxidation/O–H insertion.
Scheme 34: Syntheses and common derivatisations of 3-oxetanone.
Scheme 35: SN1 substitution of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols by thiols and alcohols.
Scheme 36: Fe–Ni dual-catalytic olefin hydroarylation towards 3-alkyl-3-(hetero)aryloxetanes.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 38: Decarboxylative alkylation of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 3-amino-3-aryloxetanes via photoredox/nickel cross-coupling catalysis.
Scheme 40: Intermolecular cross-selective [2 + 2] photocycloaddition towards spirooxetanes.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-aryl-3-aminooxetanes via defluorosulphonylative coupling.
Scheme 42: Two-step synthesis of amide bioisosteres via benzotriazolyl Mannich adducts 170.
Scheme 43: Functionalisation of oxetanyl trichloroacetimidates 172.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of oxetane-amino esters 176.
Scheme 45: Tandem Friedel–Crafts alkylation/intramolecular ring opening of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of polysubstituted furans and pyrroles.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of oxazolines and bisoxazolines.
Scheme 48: Tandem, one-pot syntheses of various polycyclic heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinolines via skeletal reorganisation of oxetanes.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of benzoindolines and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and their derivatisations.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-dioxanes.
Scheme 52: Preparation of various lactones via ring opening of oxetane-carboxylic acids 219.
Scheme 53: Tsuji-Trost allylation/ring opening of 3-aminooxetanes.
Scheme 54: Arylative skeletal rearrangement of 3-vinyloxetan-3-ols to 2,5-dihydrofurans.
Scheme 55: Reductive opening of oxetanes using catalytic Mg–H species.
Scheme 56: Opening of oxetanes by silyl ketene acetals.
Scheme 57: Rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation of oxetanes.
Scheme 58: Generation of radicals from oxetanes mediated by a vitamin B12-derived cobalt catalyst.
Scheme 59: Reductive opening of oxetanes by B–Si frustrated Lewis pairs.
Scheme 60: Zirconocene-mediated reductive opening of oxetanes.
Scheme 61: Enantioselective syntheses of small and medium-size rings using chiral phosphoric acids.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]oxepines catalysed by a chiral scandium complex.
Scheme 63: Enantioselective synthesis of 1,3-bromohydrins under a chiral squaramide catalysis.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective opening of 2-aryl-2-ethynyloxetanes by anilines.
Scheme 65: Ru-catalysed insertion of diazocarbonyls into oxetanes.
Scheme 66: Ring expansion of oxetanes by stabilised carbenes generated under blue light irradiation.
Scheme 67: Expansion of oxetanes via nickel-catalysed insertion of alkynyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 68: Nickel-catalysed expansion of oxetanes into ε-caprolactones.
Scheme 69: Expansion of oxetanes via cobalt-catalysed carbonyl insertion.
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed intramolecular 1,1-carboalkoxylation of oxetane-ynamides.
Scheme 71: Expansion of oxetanes by stabilised sulphoxonium ylides.
Scheme 72: Cu-catalysed ring expansion of 2-vinyloxetanes by diazoesters.
Scheme 73: Total synthesis of (+)-oxetin.
Scheme 74: Total synthesis of racemic oxetanocin A.
Scheme 75: Total synthesis of (−)-merrilactone A.
Scheme 76: Total synthesis of (+)-dictyoxetane.
Scheme 77: Total synthesis of ent-dichrocephone B.
Scheme 78: Total synthesis of (−)-mitrephorone A.
Scheme 79: Total synthesis of (−)-taxol.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 438–445, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.46
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The structure of the oxazolidine-2-one-containing drugs linezolid (1) and rivaroxaban (2).
Figure 2: Overview of the chiral ligands that were used for the study of the asymmetric Henry reaction.
Scheme 1: Syntheses of aldehydes 15–20.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of linezolid (1) and rivaroxaban (2) from nitroaldols 24 or 26.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 70–76, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.6
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Figure 1: Oxazoline-containing bioactive natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthetic methods of oxazoline derivatives.
Scheme 2: Scopes of aziridines and diazo esters.
Scheme 3: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 4: Direction of tautomerization.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1048–1085, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.84
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of optically pure 4-phenylchroman-2-one [34].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of (R)-tolterodine [3].
Scheme 3: Catalytic cycle of the Pd(II)-catalysed 1,4-addition of organoboron reagents to enones [3,26,35].
Scheme 4: Enantioselective β-arylation of cyclohexanone [38].
Scheme 5: Application of L2/Pd(OAc)2 in the total synthesis of terpenes [8].
Scheme 6: Plausible catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L3...
Scheme 7: Microwave-assisted addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L4/Pd2(dba)3·CHCl3...
Scheme 8: Plausible catalytic cycle of the addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by pal...
Scheme 9: Proposed catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acids to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by Pd...
Scheme 10: Usage of addition reactions of boronic acids to various chromones in the syntheses of potentially a...
Scheme 11: Multigram-scale synthesis of ABBV-2222 [6].
Scheme 12: Application of the asymmetric addition of phenylboronic acid to a chromone derivative for the total...
Scheme 13: Plausible catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone cataly...
Scheme 14: Total syntheses of naturally occurring terpenoids [10,11].
Scheme 15: Use of the L9/Pd(TFA)2 catalytic system for the synthesis of intermediates of biologically active c...
Scheme 16: Usage of a Michael addition catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in the total synthesis of (–)-ar-tenuifolene [12].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of terpenoids by Michael addition to 3-methyl-2-cyclopentenone [13].
Scheme 18: Rh-catalysed isomerisation of 3-alkyl-3-arylcyclopentanones to 1-tetralones [53].
Scheme 19: Addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in wat...
Scheme 20: Micellar nanoreactor PdL10c for the synthesis of flavanones [58].
Scheme 21: Plausible catalytic cycle for the desymmetrisation of polycyclic cyclohexenediones by the addition ...
Scheme 22: Attempt to use the catalytic system L2/Pd(TFA)2 for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-...
Scheme 23: Ring opening of an enantioenriched tetrahydropyran-2-one derivative as alternative strategy to line...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of biologically active compounds from addition products [14-16].
Scheme 25: Chiral 1,10-phenantroline derivative L15 as ligand for the Pd-catalysed addition reactions of pheny...
Scheme 26: The Rh-catalysed addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to a 3-substituted enone [20].
Scheme 27: Underdeveloped methodologies [14,15,65-67].
Scheme 28: Flowchart for the selection of the proper catalytic system.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1840–1847, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.179
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Scheme 1: Accesses to tert-butyl 3,5-O-isopropylidene-3,5-dihydroxyhexanoates. (a) Previous methods using Cla...
Scheme 2: Attempted oxidations of 4.
Scheme 3: Preparations of 16 and related syn-1,3-diol compounds.
Scheme 4: Attempted oxidations of 6'.
Scheme 5: Attempted selective protections of internal 1,3-hydroxy groups: (a) acetonizations of 1,3-diols; (b...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2002–2011, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.175
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Figure 1: Examples of chiral bimetallic complexes utilized in asymmetric catalysis.
Figure 2: Previously reported bisoxazoline ligands capable of stabilizing bimetallic complexes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of naphthyridine–bisoxazoline ligand 16-H2.
Figure 3: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 16·Ni2(OAc)2. Hydrogen and s...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of naphthyridine–bisoxazoline ligand 22-H2.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of pyrazole–bisoxazoline ligand 25-H3.
Figure 4: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 25·Ni2(OAc). Hydrogen and so...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of pyrazole–bisoxazoline ligand 30-H3.
Figure 5: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 30·Pd2Br. Hydrogen and solva...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyridazine–bisoxazoline ligand 32-H2.
Figure 6: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 32·Zn2Cl2. Hydrogen and solv...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of phenol–bisoxazoline ligand 34-H3.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1870–1876, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.176
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Figure 1: Structure of guanidines 1–10.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of guanidine 10. Conditions: (a) 1 equiv HOOC-CH2-COOH, 2 equiv NH4OAc, EtOH, 78 °C, 5 h,...
Figure 2: Crystal structure of guanidine 10 as a benzoate salt. Only one of the ion pairs is shown for the sa...
Scheme 2: Reaction of anthrones and N-arylmaleimides catalyzed by guanidine 10. The guanidine deprotonates an...
Figure 3: A) Chromatogram of rac-25 after incubation with 0.1 equiv of 10 in THF at −15 °C for 64 h. The fast...
Scheme 3: Assignment of the absolute configurations by chemical correlation. The R configuration of compound ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 530–562, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.60
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Scheme 1: Generic mechanism for the conjugate addition reaction.
Figure 1: Methods to activate unsaturated amide/lactam systems.
Scheme 2: DCA of Grignard reagents to an L-ephedrine derived chiral α,β–unsaturated amide.
Figure 2: Chiral auxiliaries used in DCA reactions.
Scheme 3: Comparison between auxiliary 5 and the Oppolzer auxiliary in a DCA reaction.
Scheme 4: Use of Evans auxiliary in a DCA reaction.
Figure 3: Lewis acid complex of the Evans auxiliary [43].
Scheme 5: DCA reactions of α,β-unsaturated amides utilizing (S,S)-(+)-pseudoephedrine and the OTBS-derivative...
Figure 4: Proposed model accounting for the diastereoselectivity observed in the 1,4-addition of Bn2NLi to α,...
Scheme 6: An example of a tandem conjugate addition–α-alkylation reaction of an α,β-unsaturated amide utilizi...
Scheme 7: Conjugate addition to an α,β-unsaturated bicyclic lactam leading to (+)-paroxetine and (+)-femoxeti...
Scheme 8: Intramolecular conjugate addition reaction to α,β-unsaturated amide.
Scheme 9: Conjugate addition to an α,β-unsaturated pyroglutamate derivative.
Scheme 10: Cu(I)–NHC-catalyzed asymmetric silylation of α,β-unsaturated lactams and amides.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric copper-catalyzed 1,4-borylation of an α,β-unsaturated amide.
Scheme 12: Asymmetric cross-coupling 49 to phenyl chloride.
Scheme 13: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-arylation of an α,β-unsaturated lactam.
Scheme 14: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-arylation of an α,β-unsaturated amide.
Scheme 15: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-arylation of an α,β-unsaturated amide using a chiral bicyclic dien...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of (R)-(−)-baclofen through a rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-arylation of lactam 58.
Scheme 17: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-arylation of an α,β-unsaturated amide and lactam employing organo[...
Scheme 18: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-arylation of an α,β-unsaturated lactam employing benzofuran-2-ylzi...
Figure 5: Further chiral ligands that have been used in rhodium-catalyzed 1,4-additions of α,β-unsaturated am...
Scheme 19: Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-arylation of arylsiloxanes to a α,β-unsaturated lactam.
Scheme 20: SmI2-mediated cyclization of α,β-unsaturated Weinreb amides.
Figure 6: Chiral Lewis acid complexes used in the Mukaiyama–Michael addition of α,β-unsaturated amides.
Scheme 21: Mukaiyama–Michael addition of thioester silylketene acetal to α,β-unsaturated N-alkenoyloxazolidino...
Scheme 22: Asymmetric 1,4-addition of aryl acetylides to α,β-unsaturated thioamides.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric 1,4-addition of alkyl acetylides to α,β-unsaturated thioamides.
Scheme 24: Asymmetric vinylogous conjugate additions of unsaturated butyrolactones to α,β-unsaturated thioamid...
Scheme 25: Gd-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-cyanation of α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles [205].
Scheme 26: Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-cyanation of α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrazole 107.
Scheme 27: Lewis acid mediated 1,4-addition of dibenzyl malonate to α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles.
Scheme 28: Chiral Lewis acid mediated 1,4-radical addition to α,β-unsaturated N-acyloxazolidinone [224].
Scheme 29: Aza-Michael addition of O-benzylhydroxylamine to an α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrazole.
Scheme 30: An example of the aza-Michael addition of secondary aryl amines to an α,β-unsaturated N-acyloxazoli...
Scheme 31: Aza-Michael additions of anilines to a α,β-unsaturated N-alkenoyloxazolidinone catalyzed by palladi...
Scheme 32: Aza-Michael additions of aniline to an α,β-unsaturated N-alkenoylbenzamide and N-alkenoylcarbamate ...
Scheme 33: Difference between aza-Michael addition ran using the standard protocol versus the slow addition pr...
Scheme 34: Aza-Michael additions of aryl amines salts to an α,β-unsaturated N-alkenoyloxazolidinone catalyzed ...
Scheme 35: Aza-Michael addition of N-alkenoyloxazolidiniones catalyzed by samarium diiodide [244].
Scheme 36: Asymmetric aza-Michael addition of p-anisidine to α,β-unsaturated N-alkenoyloxazolidinones catalyze...
Scheme 37: Asymmetric aza-Michael addition of O-benzylhydroxylamine to N-alkenoyloxazolidinones catalyzed by i...
Scheme 38: Asymmetric 1,4-addition of purine to an α,β-unsaturated N-alkenoylbenzamide catalyzed by (S,S)-(sal...
Scheme 39: Asymmetric 1,4-addition of phosphites to α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles.
Scheme 40: Asymmetric 1,4-addition of phosphine oxides to α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles.
Scheme 41: Tandem Michael-aldol reaction catalyzed by a hydrogen-bonding organocatalyst.
Scheme 42: Examples of the sulfa-Michael–aldol reaction employing α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrazoles.
Scheme 43: Example of the sulfa-Michael addition of α,β-unsaturated N-alkenoyloxazolidinones.
Figure 7: Structure of cinchona alkaloid-based squaramide catalyst.
Scheme 44: Asymmetric intramolecular oxa-Michael addition of an α,β-unsaturated amide.
Scheme 45: Formal synthesis atorvastatin.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1347–1359, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.159
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Scheme 1: Hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate.
Scheme 2: Hydrogenation of dimethyl itaconate.
Scheme 3: a) Enantioselective hydrogenation of N-(1-phenylethylidene)aniline in IL–CO2; b) Enantioselective h...
Scheme 4: Selective hydroformylation with a silica supported Rh catalyst.
Scheme 5: Enantioselective hydroformylation of styrene.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective hydrovinylation of styrene.
Scheme 7: Enantioselective cyclopropanation of styrene catalyzed by supported Cu–BOX, Cu–PyOX and Rh–PyBOX ca...
Scheme 8: Continuous hydrogenation of acetophenone coupled with the kinetic resolution of the product.
Scheme 9: Kinetic resolution of phenylethanol using CALB immobilized in ILs and supported ILs.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 32, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.32
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Figure 1: Biologically important amines and quaternary ammonium salts: histamine (1), dopamine (2) and acetyl...
Figure 2: Crown ether 18-crown-6.
Figure 3: Conformations of 18-crown-6 (4) in solvents of different polarity.
Figure 4: Binding topologies of the ammonium ion depending on the crown ring size.
Figure 5: A “pseudorotaxane” structure consisting of 24-crown-8 and a secondary ammonium ion (5); R = Ph.
Figure 6: Typical examples of azacrown ethers, cryptands and related aza macrocycles.
Figure 7: Binding of ammonium to azacrown ethers and cryptands [111-113].
Figure 8: A 19-crown-6-ether with decalino blocking groups (11) and a thiazole-dibenzo-18-crown-6-ether (12).
Figure 9: 1,3-Bis(6-oxopyridazin-1-yl)propane derivatives 13 and 14 by Campayo et al.
Figure 10: Fluorescent azacrown-PET-sensors based on coumarin.
Figure 11: Two different pyridino-cryptands (17 and 18) compared to a pyridino-crown (19); chiral ammonium ion...
Figure 12: Pyridino-18-crown-6 ligand (21), a similar acridino-18-crown-6 ligand (22) and a structurally relat...
Figure 13: Ciral pyridine-azacrown ether receptors 24.
Figure 14: Chiral 15-crown-5 receptors 26 and an analogue 18-crown-6 ligand 27 derived from amino alcohols.
Figure 15: C2-symmetric chiral 18-crown-6 amino alcohol derivatives 28 and related macrocycles.
Figure 16: Macrocycles with diamide-diester groups (30).
Figure 17: C2-symmetric chiral aza-18-crown-6 ethers (31) with phenethylamine residues.
Figure 18: Chiral C-pivot p-methoxy-phenoxy-lariat ethers.
Figure 19: Chiral lariat crown ether 34.
Figure 20: Sucrose-based chiral crown ether receptors 36.
Figure 21: Permethylated fructooligosaccharide 37 showing induced-fit chiral recognition.
Figure 22: Biphenanthryl-18-crown-6 derivative 38.
Figure 23: Chiral lariat crown ethers derived from binol by Fuji et al.
Figure 24: Chiral phenolic crown ether 41 with “aryl chiral barriers” and guest amines.
Figure 25: Chiral bis-crown receptor 43 with a meso-ternaphthalene backbone.
Figure 26: Chromogenic pH-dependent bis-crown chemosensor 44 for diamines.
Figure 27: Triamine guests for binding to receptor 44.
Figure 28: Chiral bis-crown phenolphthalein chemosensors 46.
Figure 29: Crown ether amino acid 47.
Figure 30: Luminescent receptor 48 for bis-alkylammonium guests.
Figure 31: Luminescent CEAA (49a), a bis-CEAA receptor for amino acids (49b) and the structure of lysine bindi...
Figure 32: Luminescent CEAA tripeptide for binding small peptides.
Figure 33: Bis crown ether 51a self assembles co-operatively with C60-ammonium ion 51b.
Figure 34: Triptycene-based macrotricyclic dibenzo-[24]-crown-8 ether host 52 and guests.
Figure 35: Copper imido diacetic acid azacrown receptor 53a and the suggested His-Lys binding motif; a copper ...
Figure 36: Urea (54) and thiourea (55) benzo crown receptor for transport and extraction of amino acids.
Figure 37: Crown pyryliums ion receptors 56 for amino acids.
Figure 38: Ditopic sulfonamide bridged crown ether receptor 57.
Figure 39: Luminescent peptide receptor 58.
Figure 40: Luminescent receptor 59 for the detection of D-glucosamine hydrochloride in water/ethanol and lumin...
Figure 41: Guanidinium azacrown receptor 61 for simple amino acids and ditopic receptor 62 with crown ether an...
Figure 42: Chiral bicyclic guanidinium azacrown receptor 63 and similar receptor 64 for the enantioselective t...
Figure 43: Receptors for zwitterionic species based on luminescent CEAAs.
Figure 44: 1,10-Azacrown ethers with sugar podand arms and the anticancer agent busulfan.
Figure 45: Benzo-18-crown-6 modified β-cyclodextrin 69 and β-cyclodextrin functionalized with diaza-18-crown-6...
Figure 46: Receptors for colorimetric detection of primary and secondary ammonium ions.
Figure 47: Porphyrine-crown-receptors 72.
Figure 48: Porphyrin-crown ether conjugate 73 and fullerene-ammonium ion guest 74.
Figure 49: Calix[4]arene (75a), homooxocalix[4]arene (75b) and resorcin[4]arene (75c) compared (R = H, alkyl c...
Figure 50: Calix[4]arene and ammonium ion guest (R = H, alkyl, OAcyl etc.), possible binding sites; A: co-ordi...
Figure 51: Typical guests for studies with calixarenes and related molecules.
Figure 52: Lower rim modified p-tert-butylcalix[5]arenes 82.
Figure 53: The first example of a water soluble calixarene.
Figure 54: Sulfonated water soluble calix[n]arenes that bind ammonium ions.
Figure 55: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with a sulfonato-calix[6]arene (84b).
Figure 56: Amino acid inclusion in p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (84a).
Figure 57: Calixarene receptor family 86 with upper and lower rim functionalization.
Figure 58: Calix[6]arenes 87 with one carboxylic acid functionality.
Figure 59: Sulfonated calix[n]arenes with mono-substitution at the lower rim systematically studied on their r...
Figure 60: Cyclotetrachromotropylene host (91) and its binding to lysine (81c).
Figure 61: Calixarenes 92 and 93 with phosphonic acids groups.
Figure 62: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid (94a) and a double bridged analogue (94b).
Figure 63: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid ester (92c) for surface recognition experiments.
Figure 64: Calixarene receptors 95 with α-aminophosphonate groups.
Figure 65: A bridged homocalix[3]arene 95 and a distally bridged homocalix[4]crown 96.
Figure 66: Homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 97a and the Reichardt’s dye (97b) for colorimetric assays.
Figure 67: Chromogenic diazo-bridged calix[4]arene 98.
Figure 68: Calixarene receptor 99 by Huang et al.
Figure 69: Calixarenes 100 reported by Parisi et al.
Figure 70: Guest molecules for inclusion in calixarenes 100: DAP × 2 HCl (101a), APA (101b) and Lys-OMe × 2 HC...
Figure 71: Different N-linked peptido-calixarenes open and with glycol chain bridges.
Figure 72: (S)-1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol calixarene derivative 104 published by Kubo et al.
Figure 73: A chiral ammonium-ion receptor 105 based on the calix[4]arene skeleton.
Figure 74: R-/S-phenylalaninol functionalized calix[6]arenes 106a and 106b.
Figure 75: Capped homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 107.
Figure 76: Two C3 symmetric capped calix[6]arenes 108 and 109.
Figure 77: Phosphorous-containing rigidified calix[6]arene 110.
Figure 78: Calix[6]azacryptand 111.
Figure 79: Further substituted calix[6]azacryptands 112.
Figure 80: Resorcin[4]arene (75c) and the cavitands (113).
Figure 81: Tetrasulfonatomethylcalix[4]resorcinarene (114).
Figure 82: Resorcin[4]arenes (115a/b) and pyrogallo[4]arenes (115c, 116).
Figure 83: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene (117).
Figure 84: Tetramethoxy resorcinarene mono-crown-5 (118).
Figure 85: Components of a resorcinarene based displacement assay for ammonium ions.
Figure 86: Chiral basket resorcin[4]arenas 121.
Figure 87: Resorcinarenes with deeper cavitand structure (122).
Figure 88: Resorcinarene with partially open deeper cavitand structure (123).
Figure 89: Water-stabilized deep cavitands with partially structure (124, 125).
Figure 90: Charged cavitands 126 for tetralkylammonium ions.
Figure 91: Ditopic calix[4]arene receptor 127 capped with glycol chains.
Figure 92: A calix[5]arene dimer for diammonium salt recognition.
Figure 93: Calixarene parts 92c and 129 for the formation molecular capsules.
Figure 94: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by two resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe4+@[75c]2 × Cl−...
Figure 95: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by six resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe3D+@[130]6 × Cl−...
Figure 96: Structure and schematic of cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6], 131a).
Figure 97: Cyclohexanocucurbit[6]uril (CB′[6], 132) and the guest molecule spermine (133).
Figure 98: α,α,δ,δ-Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (134).
Figure 99: Structure of the cucurbituril-phthalhydrazide analogue 135.
Figure 100: Organic cavities for the displacement assay for amine differentiation.
Figure 101: Displacement assay methodology for diammonium- and related guests involving cucurbiturils and some ...
Figure 102: Nor-seco-Cucurbituril (±)-bis-ns-CB[6] (140) and guest molecules.
Figure 103: The cucurbit[6]uril based complexes 141 for chiral discrimination.
Figure 104: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) and its ferrocene guests (142) opposed.
Figure 105: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) guest inclusion and representative guests.
Figure 106: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) binding to succinylcholine (145) and different bis-ammonium and bis-phosphon...
Figure 107: Paraquat-cucurbit[8]uril complex 149.
Figure 108: Gluconuril-based ammonium receptors 150.
Figure 109: Examples of clefts (151a), tweezers (151b, 151c, 151d) and clips (151e).
Figure 110: Kemp’s triacid (152a), on example of Rebek’s receptors (152b) and guests.
Figure 111: Amino acid receptor (154) by Rebek et al.
Figure 112: Hexagonal lattice designed hosts by Bell et al.
Figure 113: Bell’s amidinium receptor (156) and the amidinium ion (157).
Figure 114: Aromatic phosphonic acids.
Figure 115: Xylene phosphonates 159 and 160a/b for recognition of amines and amino alcohols.
Figure 116: Bisphosphonate recognition motif 161 for a colorimetric assay with alizarin complexone (163) for ca...
Figure 117: Bisphosphonate/phosphate clip 164 and bisphosphonate cleft 165.
Figure 118: N-Methylpyrazine 166a, N-methylnicotinamide iodide (166b) and NAD+ (166c).
Figure 119: Bisphosphate cavitands.
Figure 120: Bisphosphonate 167 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 121: Tweezer 168 for noradrenaline (80b).
Figure 122: Different tripods and heparin (170).
Figure 123: Squaramide based receptors 172.
Figure 124: Cage like NH4+ receptor 173 of Kim et al.
Figure 125: Ammonium receptors 174 of Chin et al.
Figure 126: 2-Oxazolin-based ammonium receptors 175a–d and 176 by Ahn et al.
Figure 127: Racemic guest molecules 177.
Figure 128: Tripods based on a imidazole containing macrocycle (178) and the guest molecules employed in the st...
Figure 129: Ammonium ion receptor 180.
Figure 130: Tetraoxa[3.3.3.3]paracyclophanes 181 and a cyclophanic tetraester (182).
Figure 131: Peptidic bridged paraquat-cyclophane.
Figure 132: Shape-selective noradrenaline host.
Figure 133: Receptor 185 for binding of noradrenaline on surface layers from Schrader et al.
Figure 134: Tetraphosphonate receptor for binding of noradrenaline.
Figure 135: Tetraphosphonate 187 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 136: Zinc-Porphyrin ammonium-ion receptors 188 and 189 of Mizutani et al.
Figure 137: Zinc porphyrin receptor 190.
Figure 138: Zinc porphyrin receptors 191 capable of amino acid binding.
Figure 139: Zinc-porphyrins with amino acid side chains for stereoinduction.
Figure 140: Bis-zinc-bis-porphyrin based on Tröger’s base 193.
Figure 141: BINAP-zinc-prophyrin derivative 194 and it’s guests.
Figure 142: Bisaryl-linked-zinc-porphyrin receptors.
Figure 143: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 199 for diamine recognition and guests.
Figure 144: Bis-zinc-porphyrin crown ether 201.
Figure 145: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 202 for stereodiscrimination (L = large substituent; S = small substituent).
Figure 146: Bis-zinc-porphyrin[3]rotaxane and its copper complex and guests.
Figure 147: Dien-bipyridyl ligand 206 for co-ordination of two metal atoms.
Figure 148: The ligand and corresponding tetradentate co-complex 207 serving as enantioselective receptor for a...
Figure 149: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) complex 208 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 150: Zinc-salen-complexes 209 for the recognition tertiary amines.
Figure 151: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) 211 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 152: Zn(II)-complex of a C2 terpyridine crown ether.
Figure 153: Displacement assay and receptor for aspartate over glutamate.
Figure 154: Chiral complex 214 for a colorimetric displacement assay for amino acids.
Figure 155: Metal complex receptor 215 with tripeptide side arms.
Figure 156: A sandwich complex 216 and its displaceable dye 217.
Figure 157: Lanthanide complexes 218–220 for amino acid recognition.
Figure 158: Nonactin (221), valinomycin (222) and vancomycin (223).
Figure 159: Monesin (224a) and a chiral analogue for enantiodiscrimination of ammonium guests (224b).
Figure 160: Chiral podands (226) compared to pentaglyme-dimethylether (225) and 18-crown-6 (4).
Figure 161: Lasalocid A (228).
Figure 162: Lasalocid derivatives (230) of Sessler et al.
Figure 163: The Coporphyrin I tetraanion (231).
Figure 164: Linear and cyclic peptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 165: Cyclic and bicyclic depsipeptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 166: α-Cyclodextrin (136a) and novocaine (236).
Figure 167: Helical diol receptor 237 by Reetz and Sostmann.
Figure 168: Ammonium binding spherand by Cram et al. (238a) and the cyclic[6]metaphenylacetylene 238b in compar...
Figure 169: Receptor for peptide backbone and ammonium binding (239).
Figure 170: Anion sensor principle with 3-hydroxy-2-naphthanilide of Jiang et al.
Figure 171: 7-bromo-3-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene 2-carboxamide (241) and its amine binding.
Figure 172: Naturally occurring catechins with affinity to quaternary ammonium ions.
Figure 173: Spiropyran (244) and merocyanine form (244a) of the amino acid receptors of Fuji et al.
Figure 174: Coumarin aldehyde (245) and its iminium species with amino acid bound (245a) by Glass et al.
Figure 175: Coumarin aldehyde appended with boronic acid.
Figure 176: Quinolone aldehyde dimers by Glass et al.
Figure 177: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptors with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motifs.
Figure 178: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptor with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motif bound on different m...
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Diels-Alder reaction of anthrones 1 and maleimides 2 catalyzed by chiral Brønsted bases 4–8.
Scheme 2: Protonation states and tautomerism of C2-symmetric bisamidine 8a [6].
Scheme 3: Synthesis of C2-symmetric bisamidines 8b–c and ent-8d.
Figure 1: Kinetic measurements of 1a with 2a catalyzed by 5 mol% of 8a·H+·TFPB- (black line) and 1 mol% 8a (f...
Figure 2: Molecular structure of 3m (C: black; N: blue; O: red; Cl: green; hydrogen atoms are omitted for the...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism of the Diels-Alder reaction.