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Recent advances in synthetic approaches for bioactive cinnamic acid derivatives
- Betty A. Kustiana,
- Galuh Widiyarti and
- Teni Ernawati
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1031–1086, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.85
- yield (Scheme 48B) [89]. Furthermore, Doris and co-workers (2019) also utilized a Au catalyst for oxidative esterification reactions. Herein, Au nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes (AuCNT) catalyzed the conversion of cinnamyl alcohol 157 to the corresponding ester 44 via hemiacetal-anchored on
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Figure 1: Biologically active cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 1: General synthetic strategies for cinnamic acid derivatizations.
Scheme 2: Cinnamic acid coupling via isobutyl anhydride formation.
Scheme 3: Amidation reaction via O/N-pivaloyl activation.
Scheme 4: Cinnamic acid amidation using TCCA/PPh3 reagent.
Scheme 5: Cinnamic acid amidation using triazine-based reagents.
Scheme 6: Cinnamic acid amidation using continuous flow mechanochemistry.
Scheme 7: Cinnamic acid amidation using COMU as coupling reagent.
Scheme 8: Cinnamic acid amidation using allenone coupling reagent.
Scheme 9: Cinnamic acid amidation using 4-acetamidophenyl triflimide as reagent.
Scheme 10: Cinnamic acid amidation using methyltrimethoxysilane (MTM).
Scheme 11: Cinnamic acid amidation utilizing amine–borane reagent.
Scheme 12: Cinnamic acid amidation using TCCA/PPh3 reagent.
Scheme 13: Cinnamic acid amidation using PPh3/I2 reagent.
Scheme 14: Cinnamic acid amidation using PCl3 reagent.
Scheme 15: Cinnamic acid amidation utilizing pentafluoropyridine (PFP) as reagent.
Scheme 16: Cinnamic acid amidation using hypervalent iodine(III).
Scheme 17: Mechanochemical amidation using 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-N,N-dimethylamine (TFEDMA) reagent.
Scheme 18: Methyl ester preparation using tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine (TMPP).
Scheme 19: N-Trifluoromethyl amide preparation using isothiocyanate and AgF.
Scheme 20: POCl3-mediated amide coupling of carboxylic acid and DMF.
Scheme 21: O-Alkylation of cinnamic acid using alkylating agents.
Scheme 22: Glycoside preparation via Mitsunobu reaction.
Scheme 23: O/N-Acylation via rearrangement reactions.
Scheme 24: Amidation reactions using sulfur-based alkylating agents.
Scheme 25: Amidation reaction catalyzed by Pd0 via C–N cleavage.
Scheme 26: Amidation reaction catalyzed by CuCl/PPh3.
Scheme 27: Cu(II) triflate-catalyzed N-difluoroethylimide synthesis.
Scheme 28: Cu/Selectfluor-catalyzed transamidation reaction.
Scheme 29: CuO–CaCO3-catalyzed amidation reaction.
Scheme 30: Ni-catalyzed reductive amidation.
Scheme 31: Lewis acidic transition-metal-catalyzed O/N-acylations.
Scheme 32: Visible-light-promoted amidation of cinnamic acid.
Scheme 33: Sunlight/LED-promoted amidation of cinnamic acid.
Scheme 34: Organophotocatalyst-promoted N–O cleavage of Weinreb amides to synthesize primary amides.
Scheme 35: Cinnamamide synthesis through [Ir] photocatalyst-promoted C–N-bond cleavage of tertiary amines.
Scheme 36: Blue LED-promoted FeCl3-catalyzed reductive transamidation.
Scheme 37: FPyr/TCT-catalyzed amidation of cinnamic acid derivative 121.
Scheme 38: Cs2CO3/DMAP-mediated esterification.
Scheme 39: HBTM organocatalyzed atroposelective N-acylation.
Scheme 40: BH3-catalyzed N-acylation reactions.
Scheme 41: Borane-catalyzed N-acylation reactions.
Scheme 42: Catalytic N-acylation reactions via H/F bonding activation.
Scheme 43: Brønsted base-catalyzed synthesis of cinnamic acid esters.
Scheme 44: DABCO/Fe3O4-catalyzed N-methyl amidation of cinnamic acid 122.
Scheme 45: Catalytic oxidation reactions of acylating agents.
Scheme 46: Preparation of cinnamamide-substituted benzocyclooctene using I(I)/I(III) catalysis.
Scheme 47: Pd-colloids-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohol.
Scheme 48: Graphene-supported Pd/Au alloy-catalyzed oxidative esterification via hemiacetal intermediate.
Scheme 49: Au-supported on A) carbon nanotubes (CNT) and B) on porous boron nitride (pBN) as catalyst for the ...
Scheme 50: Cr-based catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohols with H2O2 as the oxidant.
Scheme 51: Co-based catalysts used for oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohol.
Scheme 52: Iron (A) and copper (B)-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamaldehyde.
Scheme 53: NiHPMA-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamaldehyde.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of cinammic acid esters through NHC-catalyzed oxidative esterification via intermolecular...
Scheme 55: Redox-active NHC-catalyzed esterification via intramolecular oxidation.
Scheme 56: Electrochemical conversion of cinnamaldehyde to methyl cinnamate.
Scheme 57: Bu4NI/TBHP-catalyzed synthesis of bisamides from cinnamalaldehyde N-tosylhydrazone.
Scheme 58: Zn/NC-950-catalyzed oxidative esterification of ketone 182.
Scheme 59: Ru-catalyzed oxidative carboxylation of terminal alkenes.
Scheme 60: Direct carboxylation of alkenes using CO2.
Scheme 61: Carboxylation of alkenylboronic acid/ester.
Scheme 62: Carboxylation of gem-difluoroalkenes with CO2.
Scheme 63: Photoredox-catalyzed carboxylation of difluoroalkenes.
Scheme 64: Ru-catalyzed carboxylation of alkenyl halide.
Scheme 65: Carboxylation of alkenyl halides under flow conditions.
Scheme 66: Cinnamic acid ester syntheses through carboxylation of alkenyl sulfides/sulfones.
Scheme 67: Cinnamic acid derivatives synthesis through a Ag-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling proceedin...
Scheme 68: Pd-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarbonylation.
Scheme 69: Fe-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarbonylation.
Scheme 70: Alkyne hydrocarboxylation using CO2.
Scheme 71: Alkyne hydrocarboxylation using HCO2H as CO surrogate.
Scheme 72: Co/AlMe3-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarboxylation using DMF.
Scheme 73: Au-catalyzed oxidation of Au–allenylidenes.
Scheme 74: Pd-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of cyclopropenones to synthesize unsaturated esters and amides.
Scheme 75: Ag-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 76: Cu-catalyzed C–C bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 77: PPh3-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 78: Catalyst-free C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 79: Cu-catalyzed dioxolane cleavage.
Scheme 80: Multicomponent coupling reactions.
Scheme 81: Pd-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of electrophilic alkynes.
Scheme 82: Nickel and cobalt as earth-abundant transition metals used as catalysts for the partial hydrogenati...
Scheme 83: Metal-free-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of conjugated alkynes.
Scheme 84: Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction between triethyl 2-fluoro-2-phosphonoacetate and aldehydes with ei...
Scheme 85: Preparation of E/Z-cinnamates using thiouronium ylides.
Scheme 86: Transition-metal-catalyzed ylide reactions.
Scheme 87: Redox-driven ylide reactions.
Scheme 88: Noble transition-metal-catalyzed olefination via carbenoid species.
Scheme 89: TrBF4-catalyzed olefination via carbene species.
Scheme 90: Grubbs catalyst (cat 7)/photocatalyst-mediated metathesis reactions.
Scheme 91: Elemental I2-catalyzed carbonyl-olefin metathesis.
Scheme 92: Cu-photocatalyzed E-to-Z isomerization of cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 93: Ni-catalyzed E-to-Z isomerization.
Scheme 94: Dehydration of β-hydroxy esters via an E1cB mechanism to access (E)-cinnamic acid esters.
Scheme 95: Domino ring-opening reaction induced by a base.
Scheme 96: Dehydroamination of α-aminoester derivatives.
Scheme 97: Accessing methyl cinnamate (44) via metal-free deamination or decarboxylation.
Scheme 98: The core–shell magnetic nanosupport-catalyzed condensation reaction.
Scheme 99: Accessing cinnamic acid derivatives from acetic acid esters/amides through α-olefination.
Scheme 100: Accessing cinnamic acid derivatives via acceptorless α,β-dehydrogenation.
Scheme 101: Cu-catalyzed formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition.
Scheme 102: Pd-catalyzed C–C bond formation via 1,4-Pd-shift.
Scheme 103: NHC-catalyzed Rauhut–Currier reactions.
Scheme 104: Heck-type reaction for Cα arylation.
Scheme 105: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of cinnamamide.
Scheme 106: Ru-catalyzed alkenylation of arenes using directing groups.
Scheme 107: Earth-abundant transition-metal-catalyzed hydroarylation of α,β-alkynyl ester 374.
Scheme 108: Precious transition-metal-catalyzed β-arylation of cinnamic acid amide/ester.
Scheme 109: Pd-catalyzed β-amination of cinnamamide.
Scheme 110: S8-mediated β-amination of methyl cinnamate (44).
Scheme 111: Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of alkynyl esters with phenylsilanes.
Scheme 112: Pd-catalyzed β-cyanation of alkynyl amide/ester.
Scheme 113: Au-catalyzed β-amination of alkynyl ester 374.
Scheme 114: Metal-free-catalyzed Cβ-functionalizations of alkynyl esters.
Scheme 115: Heck-type reactions.
Scheme 116: Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions using unconventional functionalized arenes.
Scheme 117: Functional group-directed Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 118: Pd nanoparticles-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 119: Catellani-type reactions to access methyl cinnamate with multifunctionalized arene.
Scheme 120: Multicomponent coupling reactions.
Scheme 121: Single atom Pt-catalyzed Heck coupling reaction.
Scheme 122: Earth-abundant transition metal-catalyzed Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 123: Polymer-coated earth-abundant transition metals-catalyzed Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 124: Earth-abundant transition-metal-based nanoparticles as catalysts for Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 125: CN- and Si-based directing groups to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 126: Amide-based directing group to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 127: Carbonyl-based directing group to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 128: Stereoselective preparation of atropisomers via o-selective C(sp2)–H functionalization.
Scheme 129: meta-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization using directing group-tethered arenes.
Scheme 130: para-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization using directing group-tethered arenes.
Scheme 131: Non-directed C(sp2)–H functionalization via electrooxidative Fujiwara–Moritani reaction.
Scheme 132: Interconversion of functional groups attached to cinnamic acid.
Scheme 133: meta-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization of cinnamate ester.
Scheme 134: C(sp2)–F arylation using Grignard reagents.
Scheme 135: Truce–Smiles rearrangement of N-aryl metacrylamides.
Scheme 136: Phosphine-catalyzed cyclization of γ-vinyl allenoate with enamino esters.
Biobased carbon dots as photoreductants – an investigation by using triarylsulfonium salts
- Valentina Benazzi,
- Arianna Bini,
- Ilaria Bertuol,
- Mariangela Novello,
- Federica Baldi,
- Matteo Hoch,
- Alvise Perosa and
- Stefano Protti
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1024–1030, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.84
- approach, CDs arise from the decomposition of large carbogenic structures (including graphite, graphite sheets and carbon nanotubes), whereas in the bottom-up approach such materials are obtained by carbonization of small organic molecules and biowastes (carbohydrates, polymers, bioorganic compounds
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Scheme 1: a) CDs-mediated 1,2-difunctionalization of alkenes by alkyl halides R–Y and b) light-driven reducti...
Figure 1: UV–vis spectra of the CDs. All the measurements have been performed in water, except for CD-a-GLU, ...
Carbon-rich materials: from polyaromatic molecules to fullerenes and other carbon allotropes
- Hiroko Yamada and
- Yoko Yamakoshi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 798–799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.62
- ; polyaromatic molecules; In addition to diamond and graphite, traditional carbon allotropes in our old high-school textbook, new types of carbon allotropes, molecular carbons, were discovered in the last decades. These include fullerenes (1985) [1], carbon nanotubes (1991) [2], and graphene (2004) [3]. Due to
Diameter-selective extraction of single-walled carbon nanotubes by interlocking with Cu-tethered square nanobrackets
- Guoqing Cheng and
- Naoki Komatsu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1298–1307, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.113
- square nanobrackets, is designed, synthesized and applied to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) for their diameter-based separation. The complexation between copper ions and dipyrrin moieties of the nanobracket gives Cu-tethered square nanobrackets, which is confirmed by absorption, Raman and MALDI
- diameter range. The diameter selectivity is supported by the theoretical calculations with the GFN2-xTB method, indicating that the most preferred SWNT diameter for the square Cu-nanobrackets is 1.04 nm. Keywords: complexation; diameter; extraction; interlock; nanobracket; single-walled carbon nanotubes
- ; separation; Introduction Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have been attracting considerable interest due to their unique physical and chemical properties. For their further applications, structural control of SWNTs is of great importance, since the electronic and optical properties significantly
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Scheme 1: Chemical structures of Cu-tethered tetragonal nanobrackets 1a and 1b.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of nanobracket 4. Reaction conditions: i) XPhos Pd G2, XPhos, B2(OH)4, KOAc, EtOH, 80 °C,...
Figure 1: (a) MALDI-TOF mass spectrum of Cu-nanobrackets 1b, where the inset shows the isotope peaks of [1b]+...
Figure 2: DFT-optimized structure of Cu-nanobrackets (a) 1a and (b) 1b. The yellow regions indicate their sph...
Figure 3: (a) Absorption spectra of Cu-nanobrackets 1b and SWNT extract; (b) Raman spectra of Cu-nanobrackets ...
Figure 4: Raman spectra of HiPco SWNTs, e-, i-, and p-SWNTs (λex = 488 nm) at RBM and G-band regions. Raman i...
Figure 5: (a) Raman spectra of HiPco and extracted SWNTs at 488, 633 and 785 nm excitation wavelengths, norma...
Figure 6: (a) Binding energy between SWNTs of various (n,m)-structures with Cu-nanobrackets 1a and 1b; GFN2-x...
Spin and charge interactions between nanographene host and ferrocene
- Akira Suzuki,
- Yuya Miyake,
- Ryoga Shibata and
- Kazuyuki Takai
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1011–1019, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.89
- mesoporous silica (MCM-41) [18]. So, ferrocene is expected to exhibit strong host–guest interactions with a nanographene host through π–π stacking. Regarding ferrocene as a guest molecule for nanocarbon hosts, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been used to accommodate guest ferrocene molecules, where the amount
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Figure 1: XPS spectra for ACFs and FeCp2-ACFs-150. Peaks without labels originate from the indium substrate u...
Figure 2: XPS spectrum for FeCp2-ACFs-150 in the Fe2p region shown with fitting curves.
Figure 3: XPS spectra of (left) FeCp2-ACFs-150 and (right) ACFs in the C1s region with fitting curves.
Figure 4: Raman spectra for ACFs and FeCp2-ACFs-150. Each raw data (black) was fitted to the G-band (blue) an...
Figure 5: The raw infrared spectrum for FeCp2 (black) and differential absorbance spectra for FeCp2-ACFs-55 (...
Figure 6: The temperature (T) dependence of the magnetic susceptibility χ for FeCp2-ACFs-150, ACFs, and FeCp2...
Figure 7: a) ESR spectra of ACFs and FeCp2-ACFs-55 with different excitation microwave power. Each spectrum w...
Figure 8: The square root of the excitation microwave power dependence of the relative ESR intensities for AC...
Enhanced host–guest interaction between [10]cycloparaphenylene ([10]CPP) and [5]CPP by cationic charges
- Eiichi Kayahara,
- Yoshiyuki Mizuhata and
- Shigeru Yamago
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 436–444, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.38
- chemistry; Introduction Since the first bottom-up organic synthesis of cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], which are the carbon nanorings with the shortest possible structural constituent of armchair carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a new science of cyclic nanocarbons has emerged through synthesizing
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Figure 1: Structures of a) [10]CPP⊃C60, (b) [n+5]CPP⊃[n]CPP, and (c) [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP2+ (this work).
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra (CD2Cl2, 25 °C) of a) a mixture of [8]–[12]CPPs and [5]CPP2+[B(C6F5)4−]2 before and aft...
Figure 3: Cyclic voltammograms of [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP2+[B(C6F5)4−]2, [10]CPP, and [5]CPP2+[B(C6F5)4−]2 in Bu4N+ B(C...
Figure 4: UV–vis–NIR spectra of [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP2+[B(C6F5)4−]2 (black), [10]CPP (blue), and [5]CPP2+[B(C6F5)4−]2...
Figure 5: Top and side view of [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP2+ complexes a) 1, b) 2, and c) 3 obtained by DFT calculation at...
Figure 6: HOMO−1, HOMO, LUMO, and LUMO+1 orbitals of [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP2+ (1), [5]CPP2+, and [10]CPP.
Figure 7: X-ray crystal structure of [10]CPP⊃[5]CPP2+[B(C6F5)4]2. a) Side and b) top views of ORTEP drawings....
Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles
- Periklis X. Kolagkis,
- Eirini M. Galathri and
- Christoforos G. Kokotos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36
- . immobilized carbon nanotubes on sulfonated polyacrylamide creating polymer/carbon nanotube composites, which could also be employed in the synthesis of BIMs [115][116]. This methodology used a catalyst loading of 5 mol % under reflux conditions (85 °C) in acetonitrile for 30–40 minutes with product yields
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Scheme 1: Examples of BIMs used for their medicinal properties.
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the synthesis of BIMs using protic or Lewis acids as catalysts.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 4: Competition experiments and synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM of using DBDMH.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2.
Scheme 7: General reaction mechanism upon halogen bonding.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2, introduced by Ji.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using Br2 in CH3CN.
Scheme 10: Βidentate halogen-bond donors.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using bidentate halogen-bond donor 26.
Scheme 12: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using iodoalkyne as catalyst.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions used by Ramshini.
Scheme 16: Activation of the carbonyl group by HPA/TPI-Fe3O4.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of nanoAg-Pt/SiO2-doped silicate.
Scheme 18: Mechanism of action proposed by Khalafi-Nezhad et al.
Scheme 19: Activation of the carbonyl group by the Cu–isatin Schiff base complex.
Scheme 20: Optimum reaction conditions published by Jain.
Scheme 21: Organocatalytic protocol utilizing nanoparticles introduced by Bankar.
Scheme 22: Activation of the carbonyl group by the AlCl3·6H2O-SDS-SiO2 complex.
Scheme 23: Optimal reaction conditions for the aforementioned nano-Fe3O4 based catalysts.
Scheme 24: Nanocatalytic protocol proposed by Kaur et al.
Scheme 25: Microwave approach introduced by Yuan.
Scheme 26: Microwave approach introduced by Zahran et al.
Scheme 27: Microwave irradiation protocol introduced by Bindu.
Scheme 28: Silica-supported microwave irradiation protocol.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM by Nongkhlaw.
Scheme 30: Microwave-assisted synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by succinic acid.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of action of MMO-4.
Scheme 32: Catalytic approach introduced by Muhammadpoor-Baltork et al.
Scheme 33: Reaction conditions used by Xiao-Ming.
Scheme 34: Ultrasonic irradiation-based protocol published by Saeednia.
Scheme 35: Pyruvic acid-mediated synthesis of BIMs proposed by Thopate.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of BIMs using [bmim]BF4 or [bmim]PF6 ionic liquids.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing In(OTf)3 in octylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as ionic liquid.
Scheme 38: FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed synthesis of BIMs with use of ionic liquid.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing the [hmim]HSO4/EtOH catalytic system.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing acidic ionic liquid immobilized on silica gel (ILIS-SO2Cl).
Scheme 41: The [bmim][MeSO4]-catalyzed reaction of indole with various aldehydes.
Scheme 42: The role of [bmim][MeSO4] in catalyzing the reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing FeCl3-based ionic liquid ([BTBAC]Cl-FeCl3) as catalyst.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of BIMs using [Msim]Cl at room temperature.
Scheme 45: [Et3NH][H2PO4]-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 46: PILs-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 47: FSILs-mediated synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 48: Possible “release and catch” catalytic process.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [DABCO-H][HSO4].
Scheme 50: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [(THA)(SO4)].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 53: Chemoselectivity of the present method.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by chitosan-supported ionic liquid.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism of action of CSIL.
Scheme 56: Optimization of the reaction in DESs.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of BIMs using ChCl/SnCl2 as DES.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of BIMs derivatives in presence of DES.
Scheme 59: BIMs synthesis in choline chloride/urea (CC/U).
Scheme 60: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs by Ley.
Scheme 61: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs proposed by Nam et al.
Scheme 62: Amino-catalyzed reaction of indole with propionaldehyde.
Scheme 63: Aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 64: Proposed mechanism for the aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 65: Enzymatic reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by TLIM.
Scheme 67: Proposed reaction mechanism by Badsara.
Scheme 68: Mechanism proposed by D’Auria.
Scheme 69: Photoinduced thiourea catalysis.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism of photoacid activation.
Scheme 71: Proposed mechanism of action for CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs by Mandawad.
Scheme 73: Proposed mechanism for the (a) acid generation and (b) synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 74: a) Reaction conditions employed by Khaksar and b) activation of the carbonyl group by HFIP.
Scheme 75: Activation of the carbonyl group by the PPy@CH2Br through the formation of a halogen bond.
Scheme 76: Reaction conditions utilized by Mhaldar et al.
Scheme 77: a) Reaction conditions employed by López and b) activation of the carbonyl group by thiourea.
Scheme 78: Infrared irradiation approach introduced by Luna-Mora and his research group.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of BIMs with the use of the Fe–Zn BMOF.
Electron-beam-promoted fullerene dimerization in nanotubes: insights from DFT computations
- Laura Abella,
- Gerard Novell-Leruth,
- Josep M. Ricart,
- Josep M. Poblet and
- Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 92–100, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.10
- molecules on surfaces like graphene or carbon nanotubes have allowed the scientific community to visualize at atomic resolution the structural changes of molecules in situ by single-molecule atomic-resolution real-time TEM imaging (SMART-TEM) [1][2][3][4][5]. Since the initial discovery [2], many movies
- have been published that record the dynamic behavior of a wide range of molecules and chemical reactions. One such process was the dimerization of C60 fullerene in a carbon nanotube peapod, i.e., hybrid structures consisting of fullerene molecules encapsulated in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT
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Scheme 1: Proposed radical cation mechanism for the dimerization of two C60 cages inside a metallic carbon na...
Figure 1: DFT-optimized structures of C60 dimers 1-D2h, 1-Cs and nanotubular C120-NT-D5d fullerene.
Figure 2: Energy profiles for the dimerization of 2 C60 and C60 + C60•+ fullerenes in the gas phase. All ener...
Figure 3: Energy profiles for the dimerization of 2 C60 (neutral) and C60 + C60•+ (radical cation) fullerenes...
Figure 4: Proposed sequence of C60 dimers up to the formation of dimer HPR-Cs•+.
Preparing a liquid crystalline dispersion of carbon nanotubes with high aspect ratio
- Keiko Kojima,
- Nodoka Kosugi,
- Hirokuni Jintoku,
- Kazufumi Kobashi and
- Toshiya Okazaki
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 52–58, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.7
- . Keywords: aqueous dispersion; bar-coating; carbon nanotube; coffee-ring effect; liquid crystal; Introduction Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrical carbon structures with high electrical conductivity and tensile strength in the direction of the tube, anticipated as durable and highly conductive fibers
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Figure 1: (a) Size distribution of DWCNTs in dispersion by DCS measurements. (b) Optical microscopy image of ...
Figure 2: (a) Phase diagram of the DWCNT dispersion. The nematic phase, biphasic state and isotropic phase ar...
Figure 3: Observed tactoid aspect ratio R/r as a function of tactoid volume Rr2. Filled circle and open circl...
Figure 4: (a, b) POM images of the DWCNT film at (a) 0° and (b) 45° under crossed polarizers (white double ar...
Figure 5: (a) Photograph of the DWCNT film. Thicknesses were measured at 7 spots along the yellow dashed line...
Facile access to pyridinium-based bent aromatic amphiphiles: nonionic surface modification of nanocarbons in water
- Lorenzo Catti,
- Shinji Aoyama and
- Michito Yoshizawa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 32–40, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.5
- )2–Y (Y = OCH3, OH, and imidazole)). The new amphiphiles quantitatively self-assemble into ≈2 nm-sized aromatic micelles in water independent of the side-chain. Importantly, efficient water-solubilization and nonionic surface modification of various nanocarbons (e.g., fullerene C60, carbon nanotubes
- ., graphitic carbon nitride) in the form of 10–30 nm-sized stacks is also demonstrated using the present amphiphiles. Keywords: aromatic micelle; nanocarbon; nonionic surface modification; pyridinium; water-solubilization; Introduction Nanocarbons, such as fullerenes, graphenes, and carbon nanotubes, are
- of the side-chain present. Importantly, efficient water-solubilization and nonionic surface modification of nanocarbons (i.e., fullerene C60 (C60), single/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (s/m-CNT), and graphene nanoplatelets (GN)) can be achieved through noncovalent encircling with the present
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Figure 1: a) Previous methods for the water-solubilization and modification of nanocarbons (NCs). b) Bent aro...
Figure 2: a) Synthetic route toward prePA and PA-CH3, including the optimized structure (DFT) of PA-CH3. b) S...
Figure 3: 1H NMR spectra (500 MHz, rt, 0.5 mM and 1.0 mM based on PA-CH3 and PA-OCH3, respectively, TMS in CD...
Figure 4: a) General protocol for the noncovalent encircling of C60 and s-CNT by PA-R. b) UV–visible spectra ...
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectra (500 MHz, D2O, rt, 0.5 mM based on PA-Im) of (PA-Im)n·(C60)m a) before and b) after ...
Figure 6: a) Protocol for the noncovalent encircling of g-C3N4 by PA-OCH3 and subsequent deposit of g-C3N4 on...
Biphenylene-containing polycyclic conjugated compounds
- Cagatay Dengiz
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1895–1911, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.141
- understanding the correlations between structure and electronic properties, as these units serve as fundamental building blocks in graphite and carbon nanotubes [3]. The limited stability of this particular class of PAHs arises as a key challenge, primarily attributed to their extended conjugation. The longer
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: The correlation between stability and Clar's rule in acenes.
Scheme 1: General synthetic strategies to access the biphenylene core 1.
Figure 2: [N]Phenylenes 7–12 with different topologies.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of POAs 15a and 15b via reactions of BBD 13 and bis(cyanomethyl) compounds 14a and 14b.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of benzo[b]biphenylene (18).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of benzobiphenylene 18 and POA 21.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of symmetric POAs 25a and 25b.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of POA 29 via palladium-catalyzed annulation/aromatization reaction.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of bisphenylene-containing structures 34a–c.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of curved PAH 38 via Pd-catalyzed annulation and Ir-catalyzed cycloaddition reactions.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of [3]naphthylenes.
Scheme 10: Sequential Pd-catalyzed annulation reactions.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of biphenylene-containing unsymmetrical azaacenes 54a–c.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of biphenylene containing symmetrical azaacenes 58a,b.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of azaacene analogues 62–64.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of POA-type structure 69.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of boron-doped POA 73.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of “v”- and “z”-shaped B-POAs 77 and 78.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of boron-doped extended POA 84.
Scheme 18: Ag(111) surface-catalyzed synthesis of POA 87.
Scheme 19: Au(100) and Au(111) surface-catalyzed synthesis of POA 91.
Scheme 20: Au(111) on-surface synthesis of POA 87.
Anion–π catalysis on carbon allotropes
- M. Ángeles Gutiérrez López,
- Mei-Ling Tan,
- Giacomo Renno,
- Augustina Jozeliūnaitė,
- J. Jonathan Nué-Martinez,
- Javier Lopez-Andarias,
- Naomi Sakai and
- Stefan Matile
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1881–1894, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.140
- introduced in 2017, followed by carbon nanotubes in 2019. Consistent with expectations from theory, anion–π catalysis on carbon allotropes generally increases with polarizability. Realized examples reach from enolate addition chemistry to asymmetric Diels–Alder reactions and autocatalytic ether cyclizations
- . Currently, anion–π catalysis on carbon allotropes gains momentum because the combination with electric-field-assisted catalysis promises transformative impact on organic synthesis. Keywords: anion–π interactions; autocatalysis; catalysis; carbon nanotubes; Diels–Alder reactions; electric-field-induced
- formation (Figure 1C) [12]. This intriguing mechanism of catalysis should be further intensified on single-walled carbon nanotubes 2 (SWCNTs, Figure 1D) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes 3 (MWCNTs, Figure 1E) [13]. Multiple substrate/transition-state binding should reduce particularly in-plane polarization
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: (A) Anion–π catalysis: Stabilization of anionic transition states from substrate S to product P on ...
Figure 2: Bioinspired enolate addition chemistry to benchmark anion–π catalysts: Stabilization of “enol” inte...
Figure 3: Structure and activity of fullerene-amine dyads to catalyze the intrinsically disfavored but biolog...
Figure 4: Asymmetric anion–π catalysis of intrinsically disfavored exo-selective Diels–Alder reactions on ful...
Figure 5: Asymmetric anion–π catalysis to install remote stereogenic centers on fullerene catalyst 21, with n...
Figure 6: Primary anion–π autocatalysis on monofunctional fullerene 31, with catalytic and autocatalytic rate...
Figure 7: (A) Macrodipoles induced by anionic transition states account for anion–π catalysis on fullerenes. ...
Figure 8: Structure and activity of covalently and non-covalently modified SWCNTs and MWCNTs, with A/D ratios...
Figure 9: (A) Epoxide-opening ether cyclization on pristine carbon nanotubes occurs with (XVI) but not withou...
Figure 10: Electric-field-induced anion–π catalysis on MWCNTs 3 on graphite 76 in electrochemical microfluidic...
Light-responsive rotaxane-based materials: inducing motion in the solid state
- Adrian Saura-Sanmartin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 873–880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.64
- and pseudorotaxanes, such as covalent organic frameworks [75], carbon nanotubes [17], metal-coordinated monolayers and multilayers [76][77], and dendrimers [78], among others. The future development of light-responsive rotaxane-based materials will benefit from advances in the areas of photoresponsive
Graphical Abstract
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...
Recent developments and trends in the iron- and cobalt-catalyzed Sonogashira reactions
- Surendran Amrutha,
- Sankaran Radhika and
- Gopinathan Anilkumar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 262–285, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.31
- complex of cobalt and N-heterocyclic ligand supported on carbon nanotubes and pure cobalt nanoparticles was developed [37]. Propargylamine derivatives were synthesized in extremely high yields in green solvents by this catalyst. The catalytic system can be easily recovered and reused 7 times without any
- due to a reduced toxicity and low cost. In addition, multiwalled carbon nanotubes are also used as desirable polymers. However, nanoscale materials may pose a considerable health risk due to the gradual increase in surface area per mass unit. A novel type of environmentally benign, economical, and
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Scheme 1: One pot Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides with arylynols in the presence of iron(III) chloride h...
Scheme 2: The iron-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides with terminal acetylenes in water under aer...
Scheme 3: Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene in the presence of iron nanoparticles.
Scheme 4: Sonogashira coupling catalyzed by a silica-supported heterogeneous Fe(III) catalyst.
Scheme 5: Suggested catalytic cycle for the Sonogashira coupling using a silica-supported heterogeneous Fe(II...
Scheme 6: Chemoselective iron-catalyzed cross coupling of 4-bromo-1-cyclohexen-1-yltrifluromethane sulfonate ...
Scheme 7: Fe-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling between terminal alkynes and aryl iodides.
Scheme 8: Iron-catalyzed domino Sonogashira coupling and hydroalkoxylation.
Scheme 9: Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene in the presence of Fe(III) acetylacetonate...
Scheme 10: Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides and alkynes with Fe(acac)3/2,2-bipyridine catalyst.
Scheme 11: Sonogashira cross-coupling of terminal alkynes with aryl iodides in the presence of Fe powder/ PPh3...
Scheme 12: α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles-catalyzed coupling of phenylacetylene with aryl iodides.
Scheme 13: Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction between phenylacetylene and 4-substituted iodobenzenes catalyze...
Scheme 14: One-pot synthesis of 2-arylbenzo[b]furans via tandem Sonogashira coupling–cyclization protocol.
Scheme 15: Suggested mechanism of the Fe(III) catalyzed coupling of o-iodophenol with acetylene derivatives.
Scheme 16: Fe3O4@SiO2/Schiff base/Fe(II)-catalyzed Sonogashira–Hagihara coupling reaction.
Scheme 17: Sonogashira coupling using the Fe(II)(bdmd) catalyst in DMF/1,4-dioxane.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 7-azaindoles using Fe(acac)3 as catalyst.
Scheme 19: Plausible mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of 7-azaindoles.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of Co@imine-POP catalyst.
Scheme 21: Sonogashira coupling of various arylhalides and phenylacetylene in the presence of Co@imine-POP cat...
Scheme 22: Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene using Co-DMM@MNPs/chitosan.
Scheme 23: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides with terminal acetylenes in the presence of Co-NHC@MWCNT...
Scheme 24: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides with terminal acetylenes in the presence of Co nanoparti...
Scheme 25: Sonogashira coupling reaction of aryl halides with phenylacetylene in the presence of Co nanopartic...
Scheme 26: PdCoNPs-3DG nanocomposite-catalyzed Sonogashira cross coupling of aryl halide and terminal alkynes.
Scheme 27: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene in the presence of graphene-supporte...
Scheme 28: Sonogashira cross-coupling with Pd/Co ANP-PPI-graphene.
Scheme 29: Pd-Co-1(H)-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 30: The coupling of aryl halides with terminal alkynes using cobalt hollow nanospheres as catalyst.
Scheme 31: A plausible mechanism for the cobalt-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 32: Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of arylhalides with phenylacetylene catalyzed by Fe3O4@PEG/Cu-C...
Scheme 33: Plausible mechanism of Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction catalyzed by Fe3O4@PEG/Cu-Co.
Scheme 34: Sonogashira coupling reaction of para-substituted bromobenzenes with phenylacetylene in the presenc...
Scheme 35: Possible mechanism for the visible light-assisted cobalt complex-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling. (R...
Scheme 36: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene using cobalt as additive.
Scheme 37: Plausible mechanism of Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction over [LaPd*]. (Reproduced with permissio...
Green synthesis of C5–C6-unsubstituted 1,4-DHP scaffolds using an efficient Ni–chitosan nanocatalyst under ultrasonic conditions
- Soumyadip Basu,
- Sauvik Chatterjee,
- Suman Ray,
- Suvendu Maity,
- Prasanta Ghosh,
- Asim Bhaumik and
- Chhanda Mukhopadhyay
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 133–142, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.14
- for industrial purposes [1][2][3]. In this regard, different insoluble supports, such as alumina [4], silica [5], zeolites [6], polymers [7], carbon nanotubes [8], etc. have been reported. Recently, the use of bio-based natural polymers became one of the interesting features of heterogeneous catalysts
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: FTIR spectra of (a) the Ni–chitosan NPs and (b) bare chitosan.
Figure 2: PXRD data for the Ni–chitosan NPs.
Figure 3: TEM (a and b) and SEM images (c and d) of the Ni–chitosan NPs.
Figure 4: EDX spectrum of the Ni–chitosan NPs.
Figure 5: Synthesis of dialkyl 1,4-dihydropyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate derivatives.
Figure 6: ORTEP representation of product 4a (CCDC 1949329).
Scheme 1: A plausible mechanistic route for the synthesis of C5–C6-unsubstituted 1,4-DHP derivatives using th...
Figure 7: Recycling experiment of the Ni–chitosan nanocatalyst.
Cryogels: recent applications in 3D-bioprinting, injectable cryogels, drug delivery, and wound healing
- Luke O. Jones,
- Leah Williams,
- Tasmin Boam,
- Martin Kalmet,
- Chidubem Oguike and
- Fiona L. Hatton
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2553–2569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.171
- conductive shape memory haemostatic cryogel [116]. The cryogel is based on carbon nanotubes (CNT) combined with methacrylated chitosan. Zhao et al. report that the cryogel has robust mechanical strength which is required to aid in wound healing. The shape recovery mechanism of the cryogel is also triggered
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Schematic representation of the process of aqueous cryogel formation, using (a) monomers/small mole...
Figure 2: Microarchitecture of gelatin cryogels. (A) Surface and cross-sectional SEM micrographs of highly po...
Figure 3: Principle of 3D-cryogel printing. A) Illustration of 3D-printing of cryogels. B) Illustration of th...
Figure 4: Illustration of the production of the injectable multifunctional composite, comprised of alginate c...
Figure 5: Digital and SEM photographs of PETEGA cryogel at 20 °C (top) and 50 °C (bottom), synthesised via UV...
Figure 6: Cell morphology of T47D breast cancer cells cultured in HA cryogels. (A) Schematic representation o...
Figure 7: Preparation of PDMA/β-CD cryogel via cryogenic treatment and photochemical crosslinking in frozen s...
Figure 8: (A) Healing rate of wounds treated with autoclaved CG11 cryogels and those treated with 70% ethanol...
Figure 9: In vivo haemostatic capacity evaluation of the cryogels. Blood loss (a) and haemostatic time (b) in...
Recent advances in the application of isoindigo derivatives in materials chemistry
- Andrei V. Bogdanov and
- Vladimir F. Mironov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1533–1564, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.111
- towards n-butanol. The lower limit of detection was 100 ppm with a response time of less than 10 s. The ability of polymeric isoindigo derivatives to strongly bind to carbon nanotubes due to π-stacking was used to create sensors for the determination of NO2 in the gaseous state (see polymer 61) and
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Scheme 1: Representatives of isomeric bisoxindoles.
Scheme 2: Isoindigo-based OSCs with the best efficiency.
Scheme 3: Monoisoindigos with preferred 6,6'-substitution.
Scheme 4: Possibility of aromatic–quinoid structural transition.
Scheme 5: Isoindigo structures with incorporated acceptor nitrogen heterocycles.
Scheme 6: Monoisoindigos bearing pyrenyl substituents.
Scheme 7: p-Alkoxyphenylene-embedded thienylisoindigo with different acceptor anchor units.
Scheme 8: Nonfullerene OSC based on perylene diimide-derived isoindigo.
Scheme 9: Isoindigo as an additive in all-polymer OSCs.
Scheme 10: Bisisoindigos with different linker structures.
Scheme 11: Nonthiophene oligomeric monoisoindigos for OSCs.
Scheme 12: The simplest examples of polymers with a monothienylisoindigo monomeric unit.
Scheme 13: Monothienylisoindigos bearing π-extended electron-donor backbones.
Scheme 14: Role of fluorination and the molecular weight on OSC efficiency on the base of the bithiopheneisoin...
Scheme 15: Trithiopheneisoindigo polymers with variation in the substituent structure.
Scheme 16: Polymeric thienyl-linked bisisoindigos for OSCs.
Scheme 17: Isoindigo bearing the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene structural motif as donor component of OSCs.
Scheme 18: Thienylisoindigos with incorporated aromatic unit.
Scheme 19: One-component nonfullerene OSCs on the base of isoindigo.
Scheme 20: Isoindigo-based nonthiophene aza aromatic polymers as acceptor components of OSCs.
Scheme 21: Polymers with isoindigo substituent as side-chain photon trap.
Scheme 22: Isoindigo derivatives for OFET technology with the best mobility.
Scheme 23: Monoisoindigos as low-molecular-weight semiconductors.
Scheme 24: Polymeric bithiopheneisoindigos for OFET creation.
Scheme 25: Fluorination as a tool to improve isoindigo-based OFET devices.
Scheme 26: Diversely DPP–isoindigo-conjugated polymers for OFETs.
Scheme 27: Isoindigoid homopolymers with differing rigidity.
Scheme 28: Isoindigo-based materials with extended π-conjugation.
Scheme 29: Poly(isoindigothiophene) compounds as sensors for ammonia.
Scheme 30: Sensor devices based on poly(isoindigoaryl) compounds.
Scheme 31: Isoindigo polymers for miscellaneous applications.
Scheme 32: Mono-, rod-like, and polymeric isoindigos as agents for photoacoustic and photothermal cancer thera...
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
- Guido Gambacorta,
- James S. Sharley and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
- ). Packed-bed reactors have also been exploited to facilitate enantioselective nitroaldol processes. In 2013, Shibasaki and Kumagai made use of an entangling network of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) to trap a Nd/Na bimetallic catalyst, which was shown to be an efficient combination for nitroaldol
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
Synthetic approaches to bowl-shaped π-conjugated sumanene and its congeners
- Shakeel Alvi and
- Rashid Ali
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2212–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.186
- the bowl structure itself, e.g., in hemifullerene or by the introduction of substituents (e.g., trimethylsumanene) or heteroatoms (e.g., triazasumanene) into the achiral bowls but also as they are partial structures of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and fullerenes having bowl inversion activities as well as
- ][22][23]. On the other hands, further extension of these molecules leads to homochiral carbon nanotubes which can produce innovative perception in chiral sensing, chiral catalysis, separation techniques and chiral ligands for organocatalysis [24]. Additionally, control on the bowl-to-bowl inversion
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representation of corannulene (1) and sumanene (2), the subunits of fullerene (C60).
Scheme 1: Mehta’s unsuccessful effort for the synthesis of sumanene scaffold 2.
Scheme 2: First synthesis of sumanene 2 by Sakurai et al. from norbornadiene 10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trimethylsumanene 28 from easily accessible norbornadiene (10).
Scheme 4: Generation of anions 29–31 and the preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)sumanene 32.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tri- and hexa-substituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bowl-shaped π-extended sumanene derivatives 37a–f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of monooxasumanene 38, trioxosumanene 40 along with imination of them.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of trimethylsumanenetrione 46 and exo-functionalized products 45a,b.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bisumanenylidene 47 and sumanene dimer 48 from 2.
Scheme 10: The mono-substitution of 2 to generate diverse mono-sumanene derivatives 49a–d.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of sumanene building block 53 useful for further extension.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of hexafluorosumanene derivative 55 by Sakurai and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Preparation of sumanene-based carbene 60 and its reaction with cyclohexane.
Scheme 14: Barton–Kellogg reaction for the synthesis of sterically hindered alkenes.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of hydroxysumanene 68 by employing Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of sumanene derivatives having functionality at an internal carbon.
Scheme 17: Mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reaction at the internal carbon.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of di- and trisubstituted sumanene derivatives from sumanene (2).
Scheme 20: Preparation of monochlorosumanene 88 and hydrogenation of sumanene (2).
Scheme 21: The dimer 90 and bissumanenyl 92 achieved from halosumannes.
Scheme 22: Pyrenylsumanene 93 involving the Suzuki-coupling as a key transformation.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of various hexaarylsumanene derivatives using the Suzuki-coupling reaction.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hexasubstituted sumanene derivatives 96 and 97.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thioalkylsumanenes via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tris(ethoxycarbonylethenyl)sumanene derivative 108.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of ferrocenyl-based sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of sumanenylferrocene architectures 118 and 119 via Negishi coupling.
Scheme 29: Diosmylation and the synthesis of phenylboronate ester 121 of sumanene.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of the iron-complex of sumanene.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of tri- and mononuclear sumanenyl zirconocene complexes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [CpRu(η6-sumanene)]PF6.
Scheme 33: Preparation of sumanene-based porous coordination networks 127 (spherical tetramer units) and 128 (...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of sumanenylhafnocene complexes 129 and 130.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 134 and 135 along with PdII coordination complex 136.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of alkali metals sumanene complex K7(C21H102−)2(C21H93−)·8THF (137) containing di- and tr...
Scheme 37: The encapsulation of a Cs+ ion between two sumanenyl anions.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of monothiasumanene 140 and dithiasumanene 141 from 139.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of trithiasumanene 151 by Otsubo and his co-workers.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of trithiasumanene derivatives 155 and 156.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route towards hexathiolated trithiasumanenes 158.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of triselenasumanene 160 by Shao and teammates.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of tritellurasumanene derivatives from triphenylene skeletons.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of pyrazine-fused sumanene architectures through condensation reaction.
Scheme 45: Treatment of the trichalcogenasumanenes with diverse oxidative reagents.
Scheme 46: Ring-opening reaction with H2O2 and oxone of heterasumanenes 178 and 179.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of polycyclic compounds from sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of diimide-based heterocycles reported by Shao’s and co-workers.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pristine trichalcogenasumanenes, 151, 205, and 206.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanenes via hexaiodotriphenylene precursor 208.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of trisilasumanenes 214 and 215.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of trisilasumanene derivatives 218 and 219.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of novel trigermasumanene derivative 223.
Scheme 54: An attempt towards the synthesis of tristannasumanene derivative 228.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of triphosphasumanene trisulfide 232 from commercially available 229.
Scheme 56: The doping of sumanene derivatives with chalcogens (S, Se, Te) and phosphorus.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of heterasumanene containing three different heteroatoms.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 240 and 179.
Scheme 59: Preparation of trichalcogenasumanenes 245 and 248.
Scheme 60: Design and synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 252 and 178.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of spirosumanenes 264–269 and non-spiroheterasumanenes 258–263.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of sumanene-type hetero polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of triazasumanenes 288 and its sulfone congener 287.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of C3-symmetric chiral triaryltriazasumanenes via cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of mononaphthosumanene 293 using Suzuki coupling as a key step.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of di- and trinaphthosumanene derivatives 302–304.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of hemifullerene skeletons by Hirao’s group.
Scheme 68: Design and construction of C70 fragment from a C60 sumanene fragment.
Heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow chemical reactors
- Christopher G. Thomson,
- Ai-Lan Lee and
- Filipe Vilela
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125
- treatment [146]. Dip-coating has also been commonly applied to coat other inorganic substrates, such as glass spheres, carbon nanotubes, and diatomite with TiO2 thin films for photocatalysis applications [147][148][149][150]. Scaiano and co-workers deposited platinum nanoparticles on TiO2(P25) powder as a
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Bar chart of the publications per year for the topics “Photocatalysis” (49,662 instances) and “P...
Figure 2: A) Professor Giacomo Ciamician and Dr. Paolo Silber on their roof laboratory at the University of B...
Scheme 1: PRC trifluoromethylation of N-methylpyrrole (1) using hazardous gaseous CF3I safely in a flow react...
Figure 3: A) Unit cells of the three most common crystal structures of TiO2: rutile, brookite, and anatase. R...
Figure 4: Illustration of the key semiconductor photocatalysis events: 1) A photon with a frequency exceeding...
Figure 5: Photocatalytic splitting of water by oxygen vacancies on a TiO2(110) surface. Reprinted with permis...
Figure 6: Proposed adsorption modes of A) benzene, B) chlorobenzene, C) toluene, D) phenol, E) anisole, and F...
Figure 7: Structures of the sulfonate-containing organic dyes RB5 (3) and MX-5B (4) and the adsorption isothe...
Figure 8: Idealised triclinic unit cell of a g-C3N4 type polymer, displaying possible hopping transport scena...
Figure 9: Idealised structure of a perfect g-C3N4 sheet. The central unit highlighted in red represents one t...
Figure 10: Timeline of the key processes of charge transport following the photoexcitation of g-C3N4, leading ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic bifunctionalisation of heteroarenes using mpg-C3N4, with the selected examples 5 and ...
Figure 11: A) Structure of four linear conjugated polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, displaying th...
Figure 12: Graphical representation of the common methods used to immobilise molecular photocatalysts (PC) ont...
Figure 13: Wireless light emitter-supported TiO2 (TiO2@WLE) HPCat spheres powered by resonant inductive coupli...
Figure 14: Graphical representation of zinc–perylene diimide (Zn-PDI) supramolecular assembly photocatalysis v...
Scheme 3: Upconversion of NIR photons to the UV frequency by NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals sequentially coated wit...
Figure 15: Types of reactors employed in heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow. A) Fixed bed reactors and the s...
Figure 16: Electrochemical potential of common semiconductor, transition metal, and organic dye-based photocat...
Scheme 4: Possible mechanisms of an immobilised molecular photoredox catalyst by oxidative or reductive quenc...
Scheme 5: Scheme of the CMB-C3N4 photocatalytic decarboxylative fluorination of aryloxyacetic acids, with the...
Scheme 6: Scheme of the g-C3N4 photocatalytic desilylative coupling reaction in flow and proposed mechanism [208].
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the radical cyclisation of unsaturated alkyl 2-bromo-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds...
Scheme 8: N-alkylation of benzylamine and schematic of the TiO2-coated microfluidic device [213].
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism of the Pt@TiO2 photocatalytic deaminitive cyclisation of ʟ-lysine (23) to ʟ-pipe...
Scheme 10: A) Proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic oxidation of phenylboronic acid (24). B) Photos and SE...
Scheme 11: Proposed mechanism for the DA-CMP3 photocatalytic aza-Henry reaction performed in a continuous flow...
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the cyclic product 32 by TiO2-NC HPCats in a slurry flow re...
Scheme 13: Reaction scheme for the photocatalytic synthesis of homo and hetero disulfides in flow and scope of...
Scheme 14: Reaction scheme for the MoOx/TiO2 HPCat oxidation of cyclohexane (34) to benzene. The graph shows t...
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism of the TiO2 HPC heteroarene C–H functionalisation via aryl radicals generated fr...
Scheme 16: Scheme of the oxidative coupling of benzylamines with the HOTT-HATN HPCat and selected examples of ...
Scheme 17: Photocatalysis oxidation of benzyl alcohol (40) to benzaldehyde (41) in a microflow reactor coated ...
Figure 17: Mechanisms of Dexter and Forster energy transfer.
Scheme 18: Continuous flow process for the isomerisation of alkenes with an ionic liquid-immobilised photocata...
Scheme 19: Singlet oxygen synthetic step in the total synthesis of canataxpropellane [265].
Scheme 20: Scheme and proposed mechanism of the singlet oxygen photosensitisation by CMP_X HPCats, with the st...
Scheme 21: Structures of CMP HPCat materials applied by Vilela and co-workers for the singlet oxygen photosens...
Scheme 22: Polyvinylchloride resin-supported TDCPP photosensitisers applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisat...
Scheme 23: Structure of the ionically immobilised TPP photosensitiser on amberlyst-15 ion exchange resins (TPP...
Scheme 24: Photosensitised singlet oxygen oxidation of citronellol (46) in scCO2, with automatic phase separat...
Scheme 25: Schematic of PS-Est-BDP-Cl2 being applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisation in flow. A) Pseudo-...
Scheme 26: Reaction scheme of the singlet oxygen oxidation of furoic acid (54) using a 3D-printed microfluidic...
Figure 18: A) Photocatalytic bactericidal mechanism by ROS oxidative cleavage of membrane lipids (R = H, amino...
Figure 19: A) Suggested mechanisms for the aqueous pollutant degradation by TiO2 in a slurry flow reactor [284-287]. B)...
Figure 20: Schematic of the flow system used for the degradation of aqueous oxytetracycline (56) solutions [215]. M...
Scheme 27: Degradation of a salicylic acid (57) solution by a coupled solar photoelectro-Fenton (SPEF) process...
Figure 21: A) Schematic flow diagram using the TiO2-coated NETmix microfluidic device for an efficient mass tr...
A systematic review on silica-, carbon-, and magnetic materials-supported copper species as efficient heterogeneous nanocatalysts in “click” reactions
- Pezhman Shiri and
- Jasem Aboonajmi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 551–586, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.52
- ethyl acetate, followed by water and acetone. The CuO–GO composite was reused five times without noticeable loss of catalytic performance. The carbon-supported copper nanomaterial 96 (Scheme 21) was prepared by trapping copper species on carbon graphene and carbon nanotubes [84]. This catalyst was found
- another study, Shaabani reported crosslinked chitosan nanoparticles-anchored magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotubes Cu–CS NPs/MWCNT@Fe3O4 (141) as a bionanoreactor catalyst, and the catalytic activity of 141 in 1,2,3-triazole syntheses was explored [100]. A schematic pathway for the creation of 141 is
- presented in Scheme 31. In the first step, chitosan nanoparticles/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CS NPs/MWCNT, 139) were prepared by the addition of MWCNT–COOH to an acetic acid solution of chitosan (CS, 137). Subsequently, a solution of sodium tripolyphosphate (138) was added to the previous solution. After
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Chemical structure of the catalysts 1a and 1b and their catalytic application in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 2: Synthetic route to the catalyst 11 and its catalytic application in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 3: Synthetic route of dendrons, illustrated using G2-AMP 23.
Scheme 4: The catalytic application of CuYAu–Gx-AAA–SBA-15 in a CuAAC reaction.
Scheme 5: Synthetic route to the catalyst 36.
Scheme 6: Application of the catalyst 36 in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 7: The synthetic route to the catalyst 45 and catalytic application of 45 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 8: Synthetic route to the catalyst 48 and catalytic application of 48 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 9: Synthetic route to the catalyst 58 and catalytic application of 58 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 10: Synthetic route to the catalyst 64 and catalytic application of 64 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 11: Chemical structure of the catalyst 68 and catalytic application of 68 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 12: Chemical structure of the catalyst 69 and catalytic application of 69 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 13: Synthetic route to, and chemical structure of the catalyst 74.
Scheme 14: Application of the cayalyst 74 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 15: Synthetic route to, and chemical structure of the catalyst 78 and catalytic application of 78 in “c...
Scheme 16: Synthetic route to the catalyst 85.
Scheme 17: Application of the catalyst 85 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 18: Synthetic route to the catalyst 87 and catalytic application of 87 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 19: Chemical structure of the catalyst 88 and catalytic application of 88 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 20: Synthetic route to the catalyst 90 and catalytic application of 90 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 21: Synthetic route to the catalyst 96 and catalytic application of 96 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 22: Synthetic route to the catalyst 100 and catalytic application of 100 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 23: Synthetic route to the catalyst 102 and catalytic application of 23 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 24: Synthetic route to the catalysts 108–111.
Scheme 25: Catalytic application of 108–111 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 26: Synthetic route to the catalyst 121 and catalytic application of 121 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 27: Synthetic route to 125 and application of 125 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 28: Synthetic route to the catalyst 131 and catalytic application of 131 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 29: Synthetic route to the catalyst 136.
Scheme 30: Application of the catalyst 136 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 31: Synthetic route to the catalyst 141 and catalytic application of 141 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 32: Synthetic route to the catalyst 144 and catalytic application of 144 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 33: Synthetic route to the catalyst 149 and catalytic application of 149 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 34: Synthetic route to the catalyst 153 and catalytic application of 153 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 35: Synthetic route to the catalyst 155 and catalytic application of 155 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 36: Synthetic route to the catalyst 157 and catalytic application of 157 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 37: Synthetic route to the catalyst 162.
Scheme 38: Application of the catalyst 162 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 39: Synthetic route to the catalyst 167 and catalytic application of 167 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 40: Synthetic route to the catalyst 169 and catalytic application of 169 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route to the catalyst 172.
Scheme 42: Application of the catalyst 172 in “click” reactions.
Adhesion, forces and the stability of interfaces
- Robin Guttmann,
- Johannes Hoja,
- Christoph Lechner,
- Reinhard J. Maurer and
- Alexander F. Sax
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 106–129, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.12
- equivalent. The systems discussed are polyaromatic molecules adsorbed to graphene and carbon nanotubes; dimers of alcohols and amines; cellulose crystals; and alcohols adsorbed onto cellulose surfaces. Keywords: adhesion energy; adhesive force; dispersion interaction; weak molecular interaction
- stabilization of parallel alkane chains, as well as the stabilization of aromatic molecules adsorbed to graphene or carbon nanotubes. Furthermore, we found that the stabilization energy of an adsorbent and several small adsorbate molecules increases when the latter are in close contact with each other. This
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Left: The graphs of an interaction potential Vint composed of an attractive component Vatt and a re...
Figure 2: From left to right: An external pulling force acting on the system in its equilibrium structure inc...
Figure 3: Potential functions (thin lines) and the first derivatives (thick lines). Left: For constant ΔV the...
Figure 4: Left: The disk covering the atoms of molecule B seen by an atom in molecule A expands with increasi...
Figure 5: Demonstration of the contact zone and the reduced contact zone of an adsorbate/adsorbent complex wi...
Figure 6: The contact zone of an (8.0)-CNT/tetracene complex. The bold black lines in the traverse section re...
Figure 7: The separation of tetracene from graphene. Top row: Mode S1 (left), mode S2 (right). Bottom row: mo...
Figure 8: The slope functions for the separation of tetracene from graphene for the four separation modes. Re...
Figure 9: Boiling points of straight-chain primary alcohols, straight-chain primary amines and straight-chain...
An overview on recent advances in the synthesis of sulfonated organic materials, sulfonated silica materials, and sulfonated carbon materials and their catalytic applications in chemical processes
- Hashem Sharghi,
- Pezhman Shiri and
- Mahdi Aberi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2745–2770, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.253
- materials containing sulfonic acid groups as novel acid catalysts were employed in different industrial and synthetic reactions which some of them were mentioned below. Sulfonated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-SO3H) can be created following the strategy illustrated in Scheme 17. Supported sulfonic
- , the catalyst was filtered, washed with chloroform and ethanol, and finally dried at 100 °C for 24 h. The catalyst was reused for four runs with good results (the yields of products ranged from 40 to 92%) [65]. A series of sulfonated polymers covalently grafted on multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs
- sulfonated polymer-carbon nanotubes composites (CNT-P-SO3H) 100–102 were described as outstanding catalysts for liquid phase transesterification of triglycerides 103 with methanol. The catalysts were also used for the esterification of oleic acid (106) with methanol. The important feature of this study is
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Different types of sulfonated materials as acid catalysts.
Scheme 1: Synthetic route of 3-methyl-1-sulfo-1H-imidazolium metal chloride ILs and their catalytic applicati...
Scheme 2: Synthetic route of 1,3-disulfo-1H-imidazolium transition metal chloride ILs and their catalytic app...
Scheme 3: Synthetic route of 1,3-disulfoimidazolium carboxylate ILs and their catalytic applications in the s...
Scheme 4: Synthetic route of [BiPy](HSO3)2Cl2 and [Dsim]HSO4 ILs and their catalytic applications for the syn...
Scheme 5: The catalytic applications of (C4(DABCO-SO3H)2·4Cl) IL for the synthesis of spiro-isatin derivative...
Scheme 6: The catalytic applications of (C4(DABCO-SO3H)2·4Cl) IL for the synthesis of bis 2-amino-4H-pyran de...
Scheme 7: The synthetic route of N,N-disulfo-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium carboxylate ILs and their catalyt...
Scheme 8: The catalytic application of 1-methyl-3-sulfo-1H-imidazolium tetrachloroferrate IL in the synthesis...
Scheme 9: The synthetic route of 3-sulfo-1H-imidazolopyrimidinium hydrogen sulfate IL and its catalytic appli...
Scheme 10: The results for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes and di(bis(indolyl)methyl)benzenes in the pre...
Scheme 11: The catalytic applications of 1-(1-sulfoalkyl)-3-methylimidazolium chloride acidic ILs for the hydr...
Scheme 12: The synthetic route of immobilized 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octanesulfonic acid chloride on SiO2 and ...
Scheme 13: The catalytic application of a silica-bonded sulfoimidazolium chloride for the synthesis of 12-aryl...
Scheme 14: The synthetic route of the SBA-15-Ph-SO3H and its catalytic applications for the synthesis of 2H-in...
Scheme 15: The synthetic route for heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids immobilized on mesoporous silica SBA-15...
Scheme 16: Some mechanism aspects of SSA catalyst for the protection of amine derivatives.
Scheme 17: The synthetic route for MWCNT-SO3H and its catalytic application for the synthesis of N-substituted...
Scheme 18: The sulfonic acid-functionalized polymers (P-SO3H) covalently grafted on multi-walled carbon nanotu...
Scheme 19: The transesterification reaction in the presence of S-MWCNTs.
Scheme 20: The synthetic route for the new hypercrosslinked supermicroporous polymer via the Friedel–Crafts al...
Scheme 21: The synthetic route for a new microporous copolymer via the Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction of t...
Scheme 22: The synthetic route for sulfonated polynaphthalene and its catalytic application for the amidoalkyl...
Scheme 23: The synthetic route of the acidic carbon material and its catalytic application in the etherificatio...
Scheme 24: The synthetic route of the acidic carbon materials and their catalytic applications for the esterif...
Scheme 25: The sulfonated MWCNTs.
Scheme 26: The sulfonated nanoscaled diamond powder for the dehydration of D-xylose into furfural.
Scheme 27: The synthetic route and catalytic application of the GR-SO3H.
Spectroelectrochemical studies on the effect of cations in the alkaline glycerol oxidation reaction over carbon nanotube-supported Pd nanoparticles
- Dennis Hiltrop,
- Steffen Cychy,
- Karina Elumeeva,
- Wolfgang Schuhmann and
- Martin Muhler
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1428–1435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.120
- , 44780 Bochum, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.14.120 Abstract The effects of the alkali cations Na+ and K+ were investigated in the alkaline electrochemical oxidation of glycerol over Pd nanoparticles (NPs) deposited on functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The electrocatalytic activity was assessed by cyclic
- fine chemicals it is important to extend the knowledge about this effect. In this study we used Pd nanoparticles (NPs) deposited on functionalized carbon nanotubes (Pd/xCNT, x = N or O) for catalyzing the glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR). Pd/NCNT has been investigated recently in the ethanol
- . Conclusion The effects of the alkali cations Na+ and K+ on the electrochemical oxidation of glycerol were investigated over Pd nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes. The CNTs used as support for the Pd NPs were either oxygen- or nitrogen-functionalized. Cyclic voltammetry showed that the achieved
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: CVs of the electrooxidation of 1 M glycerol over Pd/NCNT and Pd/OCNT in 1 M KOH at 1000 rpm at a sc...
Figure 2: CVs of the electrooxidation of 1 M glycerol over Pd/NCNT-NH3 and Pd/OCNT-He in 1 M NaOH at 1000 rpm...
Figure 3: Comparison of IR spectra recorded at 0.77 and 1.17 V vs RHE (further potentials are shown in Supporting Information File 1, Figu...
One hundred years of benzotropone chemistry
- Arif Dastan,
- Haydar Kilic and
- Nurullah Saracoglu
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Tropone (1), tropolone (2) and their resonance structures.
Figure 1: Natural products containing a tropone nucleus.
Figure 2: Possible isomers 11–13 of benzotropone.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of benzotropones 11 and 12.
Scheme 3: Oxidation products of benzotropylium fluoroborate (16).
Scheme 4: Oxidation of 7-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (22).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) using o-phthalaldehyde (27).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) starting from oxobenzonorbornadiene 31.
Scheme 7: Acid-catalyzed cleavage of oxo-bridge of 34.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) from o-xylylene dibromide (38).
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 4,5-benzotropone (11) via the carbene adduct 41.
Scheme 10: Heck coupling strategy for the synthesis of 11.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of benzofulvalenes via carbonyl group of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Figure 3: Some cycloheptatrienylium cations.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of condensation product 63 and its subsequent oxidative cyclization products.
Figure 4: A novel series of benzo[7]annulenes prepared from 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 13: Preparation of substituted benzo[7]annulene 72 using the Mukaiyama-Michael reaction.
Figure 5: Possible benzo[7]annulenylidenes 73–75.
Scheme 14: Thermal and photochemical decomposition of 7-diazo-7H-benzo[7]annulene (76) and the trapping of int...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of benzoheptafulvalene 86.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 7-(diphenylmethylene)-7H-benzo[7]annulene (89).
Scheme 17: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with dimethyl diazomethane.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dihydrobenzomethoxyazocine 103.
Scheme 19: Synthesis and reducibility of benzo-homo-2-methoxyazocines.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 4,5-benzohomotropones 104 and 115 from 4,5-benzotropones 11 and 113.
Scheme 21: A catalytic deuterogenation of 4,5-benzotropone (11) and synthesis of 5-monosubstituted benzo[7]ann...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of methyl benzo[7]annulenes 131 and 132.
Scheme 23: Ambident reactivity of halobenzo[7]annulenylium cations 133a/b.
Scheme 24: Preparation of benzo[7]annulenylidene–iron complexes 147.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1-ethynylbenzotropone (150) and the etheric compound 152 from 4,5-benzotropone (11) wi...
Scheme 26: Thermal decomposition of 4,5-benzotropone (11).
Scheme 27: Reaction of 4,5-benzotropone (11) with 1,2-ethanediol and 1,2-ethanedithiol.
Scheme 28: Conversions of 1-benzosuberone (162) to 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 29: Synthesis strategies for 2,3-bezotropone (12) using 1-benzosuberones.
Scheme 30: Oxidation-based synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) via 1-benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 2,3-benzotropone (12) from α-tetralone (171) via ring-expansion.
Scheme 32: Preparation of 2,3-benzotropone (12) by using of benzotropolone 174.
Figure 6: Benzoheptafulvenes as condensation products of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 33: Conversion of 2,3-benzotropone (12) to tosylhydrazone salt 182 and gem-dichloride 187.
Figure 7: Benzohomoazocines 191–193 and benzoazocines 194–197.
Scheme 34: From 2,3-benzotropone (12) to carbonium ions 198–201.
Scheme 35: Cycloaddition reactions of 2,3-benzotropone (12).
Scheme 36: Reaction of 2,3-benzotropone (12) with various reagents and compounds.
Figure 8: 3,4-Benzotropone (13) and its resonance structure.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 6,7-benzobicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one (230).
Figure 9: Photolysis and thermolysis products of 230.
Figure 10: Benzotropolones and their tautomeric structures.
Scheme 38: Synthesis strategies of 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 39: Synthesis protocol for 2-hydroxy-4,5-benzotropone (238) using oxazole-benzo[7]annulene 247.
Figure 11: Some quinoxaline and pyrazine derivatives 254–256 prepared from 4,5-benzotropolone (238).
Scheme 40: Nitration product of 4,5-benzotropolone (238) and its isomerization to 1-nitro-naphthoic acid (259)....
Scheme 41: Synthesis protocol for 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 42: Various reactions via 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 43: Photoreaction of 6-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (239).
Scheme 44: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 45: Synthesis strategy for 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from ketone 276.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from β-naphthoquinone (280).
Scheme 47: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) from bicyclic endoperoxide 213.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) by ring-closing metathesis.
Figure 12: Various monosubstitution products 289–291 of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241).
Scheme 49: Reaction of 7-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropone (241) with various reagents.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2,3-benzotropones 174 and 304 from diketones 300/301.
Scheme 51: Catalytic hydrogenation of diketones 300 and 174.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of halo-benzotropones from alkoxy-naphthalenes 306, 307 and 310.
Figure 13: Unexpected byproducts 313–315 during synthesis of chlorobenzotropone 309.
Figure 14: Some halobenzotropones and their cycloadducts.
Scheme 53: Multisep synthesis of 2-chlorobenzotropone 309.
Scheme 54: A multistep synthesis of 2-bromo-benzotropone 26.
Scheme 55: A multistep synthesis of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 311 and 316.
Scheme 56: Oxidation reactions of 8-bromo-5H-benzo[7]annulene (329) with some oxidants.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of 2-bromo-4,5-benzotropone (26).
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 6-chloro-2,3-benzotropone (335) using LiCl and proposed intermediate 336.
Scheme 59: Reaction of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with methylamine.
Scheme 60: Reactions of bromo-2,3-benzotropones 26 and 311 with dimethylamine.
Scheme 61: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 311 and 26 with NaOMe.
Scheme 62: Reactions of bromobenzotropones 26 and 312 with t-BuOK in the presence of DPIBF.
Scheme 63: Cobalt-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings of 7-bromo-2,3-benzotropone (316) with cyclic α-bromo en...
Figure 15: Cycloadduct 357 and its di-π-methane rearrangement product 358.
Scheme 64: Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-chloro-4,5-benzotropone (311).
Scheme 65: Synthesis of dibromo-benzotropones from benzotropones.
Scheme 66: Bromination/dehydrobromination of benzosuberone (162).
Scheme 67: Some transformations of isomeric dibromo-benzotropones 261A/B.
Scheme 68: Transformations of benzotropolone 239B to halobenzotropolones 369–371.
Figure 16: Bromobenzotropolones 372–376 and 290 prepared via bromination/dehydrobromination strategy.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of some halobenzotropolones 289, 377 and 378.
Figure 17: Bromo-chloro-derivatives 379–381 prepared via chlorination.
Scheme 70: Synthesis of 7-iodo-3,4-benzotropolone (382).
Scheme 71: Hydrogenation of bromobenzotropolones 369 and 370.
Scheme 72: Debromination reactions of mono- and dibromides 290 and 375.
Figure 18: Nitratation and oxidation products of some halobenzotropolenes.
Scheme 73: Azo-coupling reactions of some halobenzotropolones 294, 375 and 378.
Figure 19: Four possible isomers of dibenzotropones 396–399.
Figure 20: Resonance structures of tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 74: Two synthetic pathways for tribenzotropone (400).
Scheme 75: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from dibenzotropone 399.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from 9,10-phenanthraquinone (406).
Scheme 77: Synthesis of tribenzotropone (400) from trifluoromethyl-substituted arene 411.
Figure 21: Dibenzosuberone (414).
Figure 22: Reduction products 415 and 416 of tribenzotropone (400).
Figure 23: Structures of tribenzotropone dimethyl ketal 417 and 4-phenylfluorenone (412) and proposed intermed...
Figure 24: Structures of benzylidene- and methylene-9H-tribenzo[a,c,e][7]annulenes 419 and 420 and chiral phos...
Figure 25: Structures of tetracyclic alcohol 422, p-quinone methide 423 and cation 424.
Figure 26: Structures of host molecules 425–427.
Scheme 78: Synthesis of non-helical overcrowded derivatives syn/anti-431.
Figure 27: Hexabenzooctalene 432.
Figure 28: Structures of possible eight isomers 433–440 of naphthotropone.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of naphthotropone 437 starting from 1-phenylcycloheptene (441).
Scheme 80: Synthesis of 10-hydroxy-11H-cyclohepta[a]naphthalen-11-one (448) from diester 445.
Scheme 81: Synthesis of naphthotropone 433.
Scheme 82: Synthesis of naphthotropones 433 and 434 via cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 83: Synthesis of naphthotropone 434 starting from 452.
Figure 29: Structures of tricarbonyl(tropone)irons 458, and possible cycloadducts 459.
Scheme 84: Synthesis of naphthotropone 436.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of precursor 465 for naphthotropone 435.
Scheme 86: Generation of naphthotropone 435 from 465.
Figure 30: Structures of tropylium cations 469 and 470.
Figure 31: Structures of tropylium ions 471+.BF4−, 472+.BF4−, and 473+.BF4−.
Scheme 87: Synthesis of tropylium ions 471+.BF4− and 479+.ClO4−.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 1- and 2-methylanthracene (481 and 482) via carbene–carbene rearrangement.
Figure 32: Trapping products 488–490.
Scheme 89: Generation and chemistry of a naphthoannelated cycloheptatrienylidene-cycloheptatetraene intermedia...
Scheme 90: Proposed intermediates and reaction pathways for adduct 498.
Scheme 91: Exited-state intramolecular proton transfer of 505.
Figure 33: Benzoditropones 506 and 507.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of benzoditropone 506e.
Scheme 93: Synthetic approaches for dibenzotropone 507 via tropone (1).
Scheme 94: Formation mechanisms of benzoditropone 507 and 516 via 515.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of benzoditropones 525 and 526 from pyromellitic dianhydride (527).
Figure 34: Possible three benzocyclobutatropones 534–536.
Scheme 96: Synthesis of benzocyclobutatropones 534 and 539.
Scheme 97: Synthesis attempts for benzocyclobutatropone 545.
Scheme 98: Generation and trapping of symmetric benzocyclobutatropone 536.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of chloro-benzocyclobutatropone 552 and proposed mechanism of fluorenone derivatives.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of tropolone analogue 559.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of tropolones 561 and 562.
Figure 35: o/p-Tropoquinone rings (563 and 564) and benzotropoquinones (565–567).
Scheme 102: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 566.
Scheme 103: Synthesis of benzotropoquinone 567 via a Diels–Alder reaction.
Figure 36: Products 575–577 through 1,2,3-benzotropoquinone hydrate 569.
Scheme 104: Structures 578–582 prepared from tropoquinone 567.
Figure 37: Two possible structures 583 and 584 for dibenzotropoquinone, and precursor compound 585 for 583.
Scheme 105: Synthesis of saddle-shaped ketone 592 using dibenzotropoquinone 584.
