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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1527–1547, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.137
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Figure 1: A) Benzylic fluorides in bioactive compounds, with B) the relative BDEs of different benzylic C–H b...
Figure 2: Base-mediated benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 3: Sonochemical base-mediated benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 4: Mono- and difluorination of nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic benzylic substrates.
Figure 5: Palladium-catalysed benzylic C–H fluorination with N-fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium tetrafluorobo...
Figure 6: Palladium-catalysed, PIP-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of α-amino acids and proposed mech...
Figure 7: Palladium-catalysed monodentate-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of α-amino acids.
Figure 8: Palladium-catalysed bidentate-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Figure 9: Palladium-catalysed benzylic fluorination using a transient directing group approach. Ratio refers ...
Figure 10: Outline for benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination via radical intermediates.
Figure 11: Iron(II)-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination using Selectfluor.
Figure 12: Silver and amino acid-mediated benzylic fluorination.
Figure 13: Copper-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination using NFSI.
Figure 14: Copper-catalysed C(sp3)–H fluorination of benzylic substrates with electrochemical catalyst regener...
Figure 15: Iron-catalysed intramolecular fluorine-atom-transfer from N–F amides.
Figure 16: Vanadium-catalysed benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 17: NDHPI-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 18: Potassium persulfate-mediated radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 19: Benzylic fluorination using triethylborane as a radical chain initiator.
Figure 20: Heterobenzylic C(sp3)–H radical fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 21: Benzylic fluorination of phenylacetic acids via a charge-transfer complex. NMR yields in parenthese...
Figure 22: Oxidative radical photochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H strategies.
Figure 23: 9-Fluorenone-catalysed photochemical radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 24: Xanthone-photocatalysed radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor II.
Figure 25: 1,2,4,5-Tetracyanobenzene-photocatalysed radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 26: Xanthone-catalysed benzylic fluorination in continuous flow.
Figure 27: Photochemical phenylalanine fluorination in peptides.
Figure 28: Decatungstate-photocatalyzed versus AIBN-initiated selective benzylic fluorination.
Figure 29: Benzylic fluorination using organic dye Acr+-Mes and Selectfluor.
Figure 30: Palladium-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with nucleophilic fluoride.
Figure 31: Manganese-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with AgF and Et3N·3HF and proposed mechanism. 19...
Figure 32: Iridium-catalysed photocatalytic benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with nucleophilic fluoride and N-ac...
Figure 33: Iridium-catalysed photocatalytic benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with TBPB HAT reagent.
Figure 34: Silver-catalysed, amide-promoted benzylic fluorination via a radical-polar crossover pathway.
Figure 35: General mechanism for oxidative electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Figure 36: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with HF·amine reagents.
Figure 37: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesul...
Figure 38: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of phenylacetic acid esters with HF·amine reagents.
Figure 39: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of triphenylmethane with PEG and CsF.
Figure 40: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with caesium fluoride and fluorinated alcohol HFIP.
Figure 41: Electrochemical secondary and tertiary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination. GF = graphite felt. DCE = 1,...
Figure 42: Electrochemical primary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of electron-poor toluene derivatives. Ring f...
Figure 43: Electrochemical primary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination utilizing pulsed current electrolysis.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35
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Scheme 1: Comparison between Barton and NHPI ester radical precursors.
Scheme 2: Overview of the mechanisms and activation modes involved in radical generation from RAEs.
Scheme 3: Common mechanisms in photocatalysis.
Scheme 4: A) Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters mediated by a reductive quenching photocatalytic cycl...
Scheme 5: A) Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism involving an “off-cycle” red...
Scheme 6: Activation of NHPI esters through hydrogen-bonding in an oxidative quenching photocatalytic cycle.
Scheme 7: SET activation of RAE facilitated by a Lewis acid catalyst.
Scheme 8: PCET activation of NHPI esters in the context of a radical-redox annulation.
Scheme 9: Activation enabled by a strong excited-state reductant catalyst and its application in the dearomat...
Scheme 10: Proposed formation of an intramolecular charge-transfer complex in the synthesis of (spiro)anellate...
Scheme 11: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between enamides and NHPI esters enabled by a chiral phospha...
Scheme 12: Activation of NHPI ester through the formation of photoactive EDA-complexes.
Scheme 13: A) EDA complex-mediated radical hydroalkylation reactions of NHPI esters. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Scheme 14: Proposed radical chain mechanism initiated by EDA-complex formation.
Scheme 15: A) Photoinduced decarboxylative borylation. B) Proposed radical chain mechanism.
Scheme 16: A) Activation of NHPI esters mediated by PPh3/NaI. B) Proposed catalytic cycle involving EDA-comple...
Scheme 17: A) Radical generation facilitated by EDA complex formation between PTH1 catalyst and NHPI esters. B...
Scheme 18: Proposed catalytic cycle for the difunctionalization of styrenes.
Scheme 19: Formation of a charge-transfer complex between NHPI esters and Cs2CO3 enables decarboxylative amina...
Scheme 20: 3-Acetoxyquinuclidine as catalytic donor in the activation of TCNHPI esters.
Scheme 21: A) Photoinduced Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative amination. B) Proposed catalytic cycle. C) Radical clo...
Scheme 22: A) Photoinduced Pd-catalyzed aminoalkylation of 1,4-dienes. B) Proposed catalytic cycle.
Scheme 23: A) TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometallic reagents. B) Representat...
Scheme 24: Synthetic applications of the TM-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of NHPI esters and organometall...
Scheme 25: A) Ni-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters. B) Representative catalytic cycle.
Scheme 26: A) Synthetic applications of decarboxylative cross-electrophile couplings. B) Decarboxylative aryla...
Scheme 27: A) Activation of tetrachlorophthalimide redox-active esters enabled by a low-valency Bi complex. B)...
Scheme 28: Activation of NHPI esters mediated by Zn0 applied in a Z-selective alkenylation reaction.
Scheme 29: A) Activation of NHPI esters enabled by a pyridine-boryl radical species applied to the decarboxyla...
Scheme 30: A) Decarboxylative coupling of RAE and aldehydes enabled by NHC-catalyzed radical relay. B) Propose...
Scheme 31: A) Decarboxylative C(sp3)–heteroatom coupling reaction of NHPI esters under NHC catalysis B) The NH...
Scheme 32: A) Electrochemical Giese-type radical addition of NHPI esters. B) Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 33: Electrochemical Minisci-type radical addition of NHPI-esters.
Scheme 34: Ni-electrocatalytic cross-electrophile coupling of NHPI esters with aryl iodides.
Scheme 35: A) Decarboxylative arylation of NHPI esters under Ag-Ni electrocatalysis B) Formation of AgNP on th...
Scheme 36: Synthetic applications of decarboxylative couplings of NHPI esters under Ni-electrocatalysis.
Scheme 37: Examples of natural product syntheses in which RAEs were used in key C–C bond forming reactions.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 125–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.13
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Scheme 1: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of an electron-rich alkyne with TCNE or TCNQ. EDG = electron-...
Scheme 2: Reaction pathway for DMA-appended acetylene and TCNEO.
Scheme 3: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between 1 and DCFs.
Scheme 4: Sequential double [2 + 2] CA–RE reactions between 1 and TCNE.
Scheme 5: Divergent chemical transformation pathways of TCBD 6.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 12.
Scheme 7: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction of 1 with 14. TCE = 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane.
Scheme 8: Autocatalytic model proposed by Nielsen et al.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of anthracene-embedded TCBD compound 19.
Scheme 10: Sequence of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between dibenzo-fused cyclooctyne or cyclooctadiyne and TCNE...
Scheme 11: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between the CPP derivatives and TCNE. THF = tetrahydrofuran.
Scheme 12: [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between ethynylfullerenes 31 and TCNE and subsequent thermal rearrangement.
Scheme 13: Pathway of the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction between TCNE and 34, followed by additional skeletal transfor...
Scheme 14: Synthesis scheme for heterocycle 38 from the reaction between TCNE and 1 in water and a surfactant.
Scheme 15: Synthesis scheme of the CDA product 41.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of rotaxanes 44 and 46 via the [2 + 2] CA–RE reaction.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of a CuI bisphenanthroline-based rotaxane 50.
Figure 1: Structures of the chiral push–pull chromophores 51–56.
Figure 2: Structures of the axially chiral TCBD 57 and DCNQ 58 bearing a C60 core.
Figure 3: Structures of the axially chiral SubPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 59 and 60 and the subporphyrin–TCBD–...
Figure 4: Structures of 63 and the TCBD 64.
Figure 5: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 65–67.
Figure 6: Structures of the fluorophore-containing TCBDs 68–72.
Figure 7: Structures of the urea-containing TCBDs 73–75.
Figure 8: Structures of the fullerene–TCBD and DCNQ conjugates 76–79 and their reference compounds 80–83.
Figure 9: Structures of the ZnPc–TCBD–aniline conjugates 84 and 85.
Figure 10: Structures of the ZnP–PCBD and TCBD conjugates 86–88.
Figure 11: Structures of the porphyrin-based donor–acceptor conjugates (89–104).
Figure 12: Structures of the porphyrin–PTZ or DMA conjugates 105–112.
Figure 13: Structures of the BODIPY–Acceptor–TPA or PTZ conjugates 113–116.
Figure 14: Structures of the corrole–TCBD conjugates 117 and 118.
Figure 15: Structure of the dendritic TCBD 119.
Figure 16: Structures of the TCBDs 120–126.
Figure 17: Structures of the precursor 127 and TCBDs 128–130.
Figure 18: Structures of 131–134 utilized for BHJ OSCs.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 118–124, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.12
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Figure 1: Representative dihydropyrido[1,2-a]indolone derivatives.
Scheme 1: Selected works for the construction of dihydropyrido[1,2-a]indolones and current methodology.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the cascade reaction.
Scheme 3: Radical trapping experiment.
Figure 2: UV–vis spectra of substrates; [1a] 0.33 M, [2a] 0.11 M.
Scheme 4: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1785–1803, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.131
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Scheme 1: Photocatalytic decarboxylative transformations mediated by the NaI/PPh3 catalyst system.
Scheme 2: Proposed catalytic cycle of NaI/PPh3 photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 3: Decarboxylative alkenylation of redox-active esters by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 4: Decarboxylative alkenylation mediated by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 5: NaI-mediated photoinduced α-alkenylation of Katritzky salts 7.
Scheme 6: n-Bu4NI-mediated photoinduced decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the n-Bu4NI-mediated photoinduced decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 8: Photodecarboxylative alkylation of redox-active esters with diazirines.
Scheme 9: Photoinduced iodine-anion-catalyzed decarboxylative/deaminative C–H alkylation of enamides.
Scheme 10: Photocatalytic C–H alkylation of coumarins mediated by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 11: Photoredox alkylation of aldimines by NaI/PPh3 catalysis.
Scheme 12: Photoredox C–H alkylation employing ammonium iodide.
Scheme 13: NaI/PPh3/CuBr cooperative catalysis for photocatalytic C(sp3)–O/N cross-coupling reactions.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism of NaI/PPh3/CuBr cooperative catalysis for photocatalytic C(sp3)–O/N cross-coupl...
Scheme 15: Photocatalytic decarboxylative [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] annulation between enynals and γ,σ-unsaturated N-(ac...
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for the decarboxylative [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] annulation.
Scheme 17: Decarboxylative cascade annulation of alkenes/1,6-enynes with N-hydroxyphthalimide esters.
Scheme 18: Decarboxylative radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 19: NaI/PPh3-driven photocatalytic decarboxylative radical cascade alkylarylation.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism of the NaI/PPh3-driven photocatalytic decarboxylative radical cascade cyclizatio...
Scheme 21: Visible-light-promoted decarboxylative cyclization of vinylcycloalkanes.
Scheme 22: NaI/PPh3-mediated photochemical reduction and amination of nitroarenes.
Scheme 23: PPh3-catalyzed alkylative iododecarboxylation with LiI.
Scheme 24: Visible-light-triggered iodination facilitated by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
Scheme 25: Visible-light-induced photolysis of phosphonium iodide salts for monofluoromethylation.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1198–1215, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.88
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Figure 1: Diagram comparing the two reaction pathways for sacrificial electron donors (SD) in photocatalyzed ...
Figure 2: Diagram showing water-splitting systems developed by Girault, Scanlon, and co-workers that employ i...
Figure 3: Diagram illustrating the transfer of electrons in a photocatalytic particulate suspensions Z-scheme...
Figure 4: A. Structures of the molecules represented in part B. The numbers in brackets correspond to the com...
Figure 5: A. Structures of the molecules represented in part B. The numbers in brackets correspond to the com...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1171–1190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.86
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Figure 1: Generic representation of halogen bonding.
Figure 2: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in monovalent iodine-containing compounds; and, qualitative mole...
Figure 3: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in hypervalent iodine-containing molecules; and, qualitative MEP...
Figure 4: Quantitative evaluation of σ-holes in iodonium ylides; and, qualitative MEP map of I-12 from −0.083...
Scheme 1: Outline of possible reaction pathways between iodonium ylides and Lewis basic nucleophiles (top); a...
Scheme 2: Metal-free cyclopropanations of iodonium ylides, either as intermolecular (a) or intramolecular pro...
Figure 5: Zwitterionic mechanism for intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium ylides (left); and, stepwise...
Scheme 3: Metal-free intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium ylides.
Figure 6: Concerted cycloaddition pathway for the metal-free, intramolecular cyclopropanation of iodonium yli...
Scheme 4: Reaction of ylide 6 with diphenylketene to form lactone 24 and 25.
Figure 7: Nucleophilic (top) and electrophilic (bottom) addition pathways proposed by Koser and Hadjiarapoglo...
Scheme 5: Indoline synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylide 31 and tertiary amines.
Scheme 6: N-Heterocycle synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylide 31 and secondary amines.
Figure 8: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 33a from iodonium ylides and amines, involving an initial h...
Scheme 7: Indoline synthesis from acyclic iodonium ylides 39 and tertiary amines under blue light photocataly...
Scheme 8: Metal-free cycloproponation of iodonium ylides under blue LED irradiation. aUsing trans-β-methylsty...
Figure 9: Proposed mechanism of the cyclopropanation between iodonium ylides and alkenes under blue LED irrad...
Scheme 9: Formal C–H alkylation of iodonium ylides by nucleophilic heterocycles under blue LED irradiation.
Figure 10: Proposed mechanism of the formal C–H insertion of pyrrole under blue LED irradiation.
Scheme 10: X–H insertions between iodonium ylides and carboxylic acids, phenols and thiophenols.
Figure 11: Mechanistic proposal for the X–H insertion reactions of iodonium ylides.
Scheme 11: Radiofluorination of biphenyl using iodonium ylides 54a–e derived from various β-dicarbonyl auxilia...
Scheme 12: Radiofluorination of arenes using spirocycle-derived iodonium ylides 56.
Scheme 13: Radiofluorination of arenes using SPIAd-derived iodonium ylides 58.
Figure 12: Calculated reaction coordinate for the radiofluorination of iodonium ylide 60.
Scheme 14: Radiofluorination of iodonium ylides possessing various ortho- and para-substituents on the iodoare...
Figure 13: Difference in Gibbs activation energy for ortho- or para-anisyl derived iodonium ylides 63a and 63b....
Figure 14: Proposed equilibration of intermediates to transit between 64a (the initial adduct formed between 6...
Scheme 15: Comparison of 31 and ortho-methoxy iodonium ylide 39 in rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation and cycl...
Figure 15: X-ray crystal structure of dimeric 39 [6], (CCDC# 893474) [143,144].
Scheme 16: Enaminone synthesis using diazonium and iodonium ylides.
Figure 16: Transition state calculations for enaminone synthesis from iodonium ylides and thioamides.
Scheme 17: The reaction between ylides 73a–f and N-methylpyrrole under 365 nm UV irradiation.
Figure 17: Crystal structures of 76c (top) and 76e (bottom) [101], (CCDC# 2104180 & 2104181) [143,144].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 932–963, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.77
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Scheme 1: General strategy for the synthesis of THPs.
Scheme 2: Developments towards the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 3: General stereochemical outcome of the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 4: Regioselectivity in the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 5: Mechanism of the oxonia-Cope reaction in the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 6: Cyclization of electron-deficient enantioenriched alcohol 27.
Scheme 7: Partial racemization through 2-oxonia-Cope allyl transfer.
Scheme 8: Partial racemization by reversible 2-oxonia-Cope rearrangement.
Scheme 9: Rychnovsky modification of the Prins cyclization.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of (−)-centrolobine and the C22–C26 unit of phorboxazole A.
Scheme 11: Axially selective Prins cyclization by Rychnovsky et al.
Scheme 12: Mechanism for the axially selectivity Prins cyclization.
Scheme 13: Mukaiyama aldol–Prins cyclization reaction.
Scheme 14: Application of the aldol–Prins reaction.
Scheme 15: Hart and Bennet's acid-promoted Prins cyclization.
Scheme 16: Tetrahydropyran core of polycarvernoside A as well as (−)-clavoslide A and D.
Scheme 17: Scheidt and co-workers’ route to tetrahydropyran-4-one.
Scheme 18: Mechanism for the Lewis acid-catalyzed synthesis of tetrahydropyran-4-one.
Scheme 19: Hoveyda and co-workers’ strategy for 2,6-disubstituted 4-methylenetetrahydropyran.
Scheme 20: Funk and Cossey’s ene-carbamates strategy.
Scheme 21: Yadav and Kumar’s cyclopropane strategy for THP synthesis.
Scheme 22: 2-Arylcylopropylmethanolin in centrolobine synthesis.
Scheme 23: Yadav and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of THP.
Scheme 24: Yadav and co-workers’ Prins–Ritter reaction sequence for 4-amidotetrahydropyran.
Scheme 25: Yadav and co-workers’ strategy to prelactones B, C, and V.
Scheme 26: Yadav and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of (±)-centrolobine.
Scheme 27: Loh and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of zampanolide and dactylolide.
Scheme 28: Loh and Chan’s strategy for THP synthesis.
Scheme 29: Prins cyclization of cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde.
Scheme 30: Prins cyclization of methyl ricinoleate (127) and benzaldehyde (88).
Scheme 31: AlCl3-catalyzed cyclization of homoallylic alcohol 129 and aldehyde 130.
Scheme 32: Martín and co-workers’ stereoselective approach for the synthesis of highly substituted tetrahydrop...
Scheme 33: Ene-IMSC strategy by Marko and Leroy for the synthesis of tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 34: Marko and Leroy’s strategy for the synthesis of tetrahydropyrans 146.
Scheme 35: Sakurai dimerization/macrolactonization reaction for the synthesis of cyanolide A.
Scheme 36: Hoye and Hu’s synthesis of (−)-dactyloide by intramolecular Sakurai cyclization.
Scheme 37: Minehan and co-workers’ strategy for the synthesis of THPs 157.
Scheme 38: Yu and co-workers’ allylic transfer strategy for the construction of tetrahydropyran 161.
Scheme 39: Reactivity enhancement in intramolecular Prins cyclization.
Scheme 40: Floreancig and co-workers’ Prins cyclization strategy to (+)-dactyloide.
Scheme 41: Panek and Huang’s DHP synthesis from crotylsilanes: a general strategy.
Scheme 42: Panek and Huang’s DHP synthesis from syn-crotylsilanes.
Scheme 43: Panek and Huang’s DHP synthesis from anti-crotylsilanes.
Scheme 44: Roush and co-workers’ [4 + 2]-annulation strategy for DHP synthesis [82].
Scheme 45: TMSOTf-promoted annulation reaction.
Scheme 46: Dobb and co-workers’ synthesis of DHP.
Scheme 47: BiBr3-promoted tandem silyl-Prins reaction by Hinkle et al.
Scheme 48: Substrate scope of Hinkle and co-workers’ strategy.
Scheme 49: Cho and co-workers’ strategy for 2,6 disubstituted 3,4-dimethylene-THP.
Scheme 50: Furman and co-workers’ THP synthesis from propargylsilane.
Scheme 51: THP synthesis from silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 52: Rychnovsky and co-workers’ strategy for THP synthesis from hydroxy-substituted silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 53: Li and co-workers’ germinal bissilyl Prins cyclization strategy to (−)-exiguolide.
Scheme 54: Xu and co-workers’ hydroiodination strategy for THP.
Scheme 55: Wang and co-workers’ strategy for tetrahydropyran synthesis.
Scheme 56: FeCl3-catalyzed synthesis of DHP from alkynylsilane alcohol.
Scheme 57: Martín, Padrón, and co-workers’ proposed mechanism of alkynylsilane Prins cyclization for the synth...
Scheme 58: Marko and co-workers’ synthesis of 2,6-anti-configured tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 59: Loh and co-workers’ strategy for 2,6-syn-tetrahydropyrans.
Scheme 60: Loh and co-workers’ strategy for anti-THP synthesis.
Scheme 61: Cha and co-workers’ strategy for trans-2,6-tetrahydropyran.
Scheme 62: Mechanism proposed by Cha et al.
Scheme 63: TiCl4-mediated cyclization to trans-THP.
Scheme 64: Feng and co-workers’ FeCl3-catalyzed Prins cyclization strategy to 4-hydroxy-substituted THP.
Scheme 65: Selectivity profile of the Prins cyclization under participation of an iron ligand.
Scheme 66: Sequential reactions involving Prins cyclization.
Scheme 67: Banerjee and co-workers’ strategy of Prins cyclization from cyclopropane carbaldehydes and propargy...
Scheme 68: Mullen and Gagné's (R)-[(tolBINAP)Pt(NC6F5)2][SbF6]2-catalyzed asymmetric Prins cyclization strateg...
Scheme 69: Yu and co-workers’ DDQ-catalyzed asymmetric Prins cyclization strategy to trisubstituted THPs.
Scheme 70: Lalli and Weghe’s chiral-Brønsted-acid- and achiral-Lewis-acid-promoted asymmetric Prins cyclizatio...
Scheme 71: List and co-workers’ iIDP Brønsted acid-promoted asymmetric Prins cyclization strategy.
Scheme 72: Zhou and co-workers’ strategy for chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed cascade Prins cyclization.
Scheme 73: List and co-workers’ approach for asymmetric Prins cyclization using chiral imidodiphosphoric acid ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1418–1435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.118
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Scheme 1: [3 + 2] cyclization catalyzed by diaryl disulfide.
Scheme 2: [3 + 2] cycloaddition catalyzed by disulfide.
Scheme 3: Disulfide-bridged peptide-catalyzed enantioselective cycloaddition.
Scheme 4: Disulfide-catalyzed [3 + 2] methylenecyclopentane annulations.
Scheme 5: Disulfide as a HAT cocatalyst in the [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism of the [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction using disulfide as a HAT cocatalyst.
Scheme 7: Disulfide-catalyzed ring expansion of vinyl spiro epoxides.
Scheme 8: Disulfide-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of diarylacetylene.
Scheme 9: Disulfide-catalyzed aerobic photooxidative cleavage of olefins.
Scheme 10: Disulfide-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 11: Proposed mechanism of the disulfide-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 12: Disulfide-catalyzed oxidation of allyl alcohols.
Scheme 13: Disulfide-catalyzed diboration of alkynes.
Scheme 14: Dehalogenative radical cyclization catalyzed by disulfide.
Scheme 15: Hydrodifluoroacetamidation of alkenes catalyzed by disulfide.
Scheme 16: Plausible mechanism of the hydrodifluoroacetamidation of alkenes catalyzed by disulfide.
Scheme 17: Disulfide-cocatalyzed anti-Markovnikov olefin hydration reactions.
Scheme 18: Disulfide-catalyzed decarboxylation of carboxylic acids.
Scheme 19: Proposed mechanism of the disulfide-catalyzed decarboxylation of carboxylic acids.
Scheme 20: Disulfide-catalyzed decarboxylation of carboxylic acids.
Scheme 21: Disulfide-catalyzed conversion of maleate esters to fumarates and 5H-furanones.
Scheme 22: Disulfide-catalyzed isomerization of difluorotriethylsilylethylene.
Scheme 23: Disulfide-catalyzed isomerization of allyl alcohols to carbonyl compounds.
Scheme 24: Proposed mechanism for the disulfide-catalyzed isomerization of allyl alcohols to carbonyl compound...
Scheme 25: Diphenyl disulfide-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of ophirin B.
Scheme 26: Disulfide-catalyzed isomerization in the total synthesis of (+)-hitachimycin.
Scheme 27: Disulfide-catalyzed isomerization in the synthesis of (−)-gloeosporone.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1234–1276, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.107
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Figure 1: Imine-N-oxyl radicals (IV) discussed in the present review and other classes of N-oxyl radicals (I–...
Figure 2: The products of decomposition of iminoxyl radicals generated from oximes by oxidation with Ag2O.
Scheme 1: Generation of oxime radicals and study of the kinetics of their decay by photolysis of the solution...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical and its decomposition products.
Scheme 3: The proposed reaction pathway of the decomposition of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical (experimentally...
Scheme 4: Monomolecular decomposition of the tert-butyl(triethylmethyl)oxime radical.
Scheme 5: The synthesis and stability of the most stable dialkyl oxime radicals – di-tert-butyliminoxyl and d...
Scheme 6: The formation of iminoxyl radicals from β-diketones under the action of NO2.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the diacetyliminoxyl radical.
Scheme 8: Examples of long-living oxime radicals with electron-withdrawing groups and the conditions for thei...
Figure 3: The electronic structure iminoxyl radicals and their geometry compared to the corresponding oximes.
Figure 4: Bond dissociation enthalpies (kcal/mol) of oximes and N,N-disubstituted hydroxylamines calculated o...
Scheme 9: Examples demonstrating the low reactivity of the di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical towards the substrat...
Scheme 10: The reactions of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical with unsaturated hydrocarbons involving hydrogen ato...
Scheme 11: Possible mechanisms of reaction of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical with alkenes.
Scheme 12: Products of the reaction between di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical and phenol derivatives.
Scheme 13: The reaction of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical with amines.
Scheme 14: Reaction of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radicals with organolithium reagents.
Scheme 15: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with oximes under the action of mang...
Scheme 16: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with oximes under the action of Cu(BF...
Scheme 17: Oxidative C–O coupling of benzylmalononitrile (47) with 3-(hydroxyimino)pentane-2,4-dione (19).
Scheme 18: The proposed mechanism of the oxidative coupling of benzylmalononitrile (47) with diacetyl oxime (19...
Scheme 19: Oxidative C–O coupling of pyrazolones with oximes under the action of Fe(ClO4)3.
Scheme 20: The reaction of diacetyliminoxyl radical with pyrazolones.
Scheme 21: Oxidative C–O coupling of oximes with acetonitrile, ketones, and esters.
Scheme 22: Intramolecular cyclizations of oxime radicals to form substituted isoxazolines or cyclic nitrones.
Scheme 23: TEMPO-mediated oxidative cyclization of oximes with C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 24: Proposed reaction mechanism of oxidative cyclization of oximes with C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 25: Selectfluor/Bu4NI-mediated C–H oxidative cyclization of oximes.
Scheme 26: Oxidative cyclization of N-benzyl amidoximes to 1,2,4-oxadiazoles.
Scheme 27: The formation of quinazolinone 73a from 5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazole 74 under air.
Scheme 28: DDQ-mediated oxidative cyclization of thiohydroximic acids.
Scheme 29: Plausible mechanism of the oxidative cyclization of thiohydroximic acids.
Scheme 30: Silver-mediated oxidative cyclization of α-halogenated ketoximes and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 31: Possible pathway of one-pot oxidative cyclization of α-halogenated ketoximes and 1,3-dicarbonyl com...
Scheme 32: T(p-F)PPT-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of oximes with the formation of 1,2,4-oxadiazolines.
Scheme 33: Intramolecular cyclization of iminoxyl radicals involving multiple C=C and N=N bonds.
Scheme 34: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ- and γ,δ-unsaturated oximes employing the DEAD or TEMPO/DEAD system wi...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-catalyzed aerobic oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 36: Manganese-catalyzed aerobic oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 37: Visible light photocatalytic oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 38: TBAI/TBHP-mediated radical cascade cyclization of the β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 39: TBAI/TBHP-mediated radical cascade cyclization of vinyl isocyanides with β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 40: tert-Butylnitrite-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of an ...
Scheme 41: Transformation of unsaturated oxime to oxyiminomethylisoxazoline via the confirmed dimeric nitroso ...
Scheme 42: tert-Butylnitrite-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of a n...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of cyano-substituted oxazolines from unsaturated oximes using the TBN/[RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 ...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of trifluoromethylthiolated isoxazolines from unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 45: Copper-сatalyzed oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with the introduction of an azido ...
Scheme 46: TBHP-mediated oxidative cascade cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes and unsaturated N-arylamides.
Scheme 47: Copper-сatalyzed oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of an amino grou...
Scheme 48: TEMPO-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes followed by elimination.
Scheme 49: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with the introduction of a trifluoromethyl group.
Scheme 50: Oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of a nitrile group.
Scheme 51: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a nitrile ...
Scheme 52: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a sulfonyl...
Scheme 53: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ- and γ,δ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a...
Scheme 54: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a thiocyan...
Scheme 55: PhI(OAc)2-mediated oxidative cyclization of oximes with C–S and C–Se bond formation.
Scheme 56: PhI(OAc)2-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes accompanied by alkoxylation.
Scheme 57: PhI(OAc)2-mediated cyclization of unsaturated oximes to methylisoxazolines.
Scheme 58: Oxidative cyclization-alkynylation of unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 59: TEMPO-mediated oxidative cyclization of C-glycoside ketoximes to C-glycosylmethylisoxazoles.
Scheme 60: Silver-сatalyzed oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with formation of fluoroalkyl isox...
Scheme 61: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with the formation of haloalkyl isoxazolines.
Scheme 62: Cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes into haloalkyl isoxazolines under the action of the halogenat...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of haloalkyl isoxazoles and cyclic nitrones via oxidative cyclization and 1,2-halogen shi...
Scheme 64: Electrochemical oxidative cyclization of diaryl oximes.
Scheme 65: Copper-сatalyzed cyclization and dioxygenation oximes containing a triple C≡C bond.
Scheme 66: Photoredox-catalyzed sulfonylation of β,γ-unsaturated oximes by sulfonyl hydrazides.
Scheme 67: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with introduction of sulfonate group.
Scheme 68: Ultrasound-promoted oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 917–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.83
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of the porphyrinoids and their absorption spectra: in bold are highlighted the ...
Figure 2: Photophysical and photochemical processes (Por = porphyrin). Adapted from [12,18].
Figure 3: Main dual photocatalysts and their oxidative/reductive excited state potentials, including porphyri...
Scheme 1: Photoredox alkylation of aldehydes with diazo acetates using porphyrins and a Ru complex. aUsing a ...
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the alkylation of aldehydes with diazo acetates in the presence of TPP.
Scheme 3: Arylation of heteroarenes with aryldiazonium salts using TPFPP as photocatalyst, and corresponding ...
Scheme 4: A) Scope with different aryldiazonium salts and enol acetates. B) Photocatalytic cycles and compari...
Scheme 5: Photoarylation of isopropenyl acetate A) Comparison between batch and continuous-flow approaches an...
Scheme 6: Dehalogenation induced by red light using thiaporphyrin (STPP).
Scheme 7: Applications of NiTPP as both photoreductant and photooxidant.
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for obtaining tetrahydroquinolines by reductive quenching.
Scheme 9: Selenylation and thiolation of anilines.
Scheme 10: NiTPP as photoredox catalyst in oxidative and reductive quenching, in comparison with other photoca...
Scheme 11: C–O bond cleavage of 1-phenylethanol using a cobalt porphyrin (CoTMPP) under visible light.
Scheme 12: Hydration of terminal alkynes by RhIII(TSPP) under visible light irradiation.
Scheme 13: Regioselective photocatalytic hydro-defluorination of perfluoroarenes by RhIII(TSPP).
Scheme 14: Formation of 2-methyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran by intramolecular hydro-functionalization of allylpheno...
Scheme 15: Photocatalytic oxidative hydroxylation of arylboronic acids using UNLPF-12 as heterogeneous photoca...
Scheme 16: Photocatalytic oxidative hydroxylation of arylboronic acids using MOF-525 as heterogeneous photocat...
Scheme 17: Preparation of the heterogeneous photocatalyst CNH.
Scheme 18: Photoinduced sulfonation of alkenes with sulfinic acid using CNH as photocatalyst.
Scheme 19: Sulfonic acid scope of the sulfonation reactions.
Scheme 20: Regioselective sulfonation reaction of arimistane.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of quinazolin-4-(3H)-ones.
Scheme 22: Selective photooxidation of aromatic benzyl alcohols to benzaldehydes using Pt/PCN-224(Zn).
Scheme 23: Photooxidation of benzaldehydes to benzoic acids using Pt or Pd porphyrins.
Scheme 24: Photocatalytic reduction of various nitroaromatics using a Ni-MOF.
Scheme 25: Photoinduced cycloadditions of CO2 with epoxides by MOF1.
Figure 4: Electronic configurations of the species of oxygen. Adapted from [66].
Scheme 26: TPP-photocatalyzed generation of 1O2 and its application in organic synthesis. Adapted from [67-69].
Scheme 27: Pericyclic reactions involving singlet oxygen and their mechanisms. Adapted from [67].
Scheme 28: First scaled up ascaridole preparation from α-terpinene.
Scheme 29: Antimalarial drug synthesis using an endoperoxidation approach.
Scheme 30: Photooxygenation of colchicine.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of (−)-pinocarvone from abundant (+)-α-pinene.
Scheme 32: Seeberger’s semi-synthesis of artemisinin.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of artemisinin using TPP and supercritical CO2.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of artemisinin using chlorophyll a.
Scheme 35: Quercitol stereoisomer preparation.
Scheme 36: Photocatalyzed preparation of naphthoquinones.
Scheme 37: Continuous endoperoxidation of conjugated dienes and subsequent rearrangements leading to oxidized ...
Scheme 38: The Opatz group total synthesis of (–)-oxycodone.
Scheme 39: Biomimetic syntheses of rhodonoids A, B, E, and F.
Scheme 40: α-Photooxygenation of chiral aldehydes.
Scheme 41: Asymmetric photooxidation of indanone β-keto esters by singlet oxygen using PTC as a chiral inducer...
Scheme 42: Asymmetric photooxidation of both β-keto esters and β-keto amides by singlet oxygen using PTC-2 as ...
Scheme 43: Bifunctional photo-organocatalyst used for the asymmetric oxidation of β-keto esters and β-keto ami...
Scheme 44: Mechanism of singlet oxygen oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides.
Scheme 45: Controlled oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides using protonated porphyrins as photocatalysts. aIsol...
Scheme 46: Photochemical oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides using PdTPFPP as photocatalyst.
Scheme 47: Controlled oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides using SnPor@PAF as a photosensitizer.
Scheme 48: Syntheses of 2D-PdPor-COF and 3D-Pd-COF.
Scheme 49: Photocatalytic oxidation of A) thioanisole to methyl phenyl sulfoxide and B) various aryl sulfides,...
Scheme 50: General mechanism for oxidation of amines to imines.
Scheme 51: Oxidation of secondary amines to imines.
Scheme 52: Oxidation of secondary amines using Pd-TPFPP as photocatalyst.
Scheme 53: Oxidative amine coupling using UNLPF-12 as heterogeneous photocatalyst.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of Por-COF-1 and Por-COF-2.
Scheme 55: Photocatalytic oxidation of amines to imines by Por-COF-2.
Scheme 56: Photocyanation of primary amines.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of ᴅ,ʟ-tert-leucine hydrochloride.
Scheme 58: Photocyanation of catharanthine and 16-O-acetylvindoline using TPP.
Scheme 59: Photochemical α-functionalization of N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines using Pd-TPFPP as photocatalyst.
Scheme 60: Ugi-type reaction with 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline using molecular oxygen and TPP.
Scheme 61: Ugi-type reaction with dibenzylamines using molecular oxygen and TPP.
Scheme 62: Mannich-type reaction of tertiary amines using PdTPFPP as photocatalyst.
Scheme 63: Oxidative Mannich reaction using UNLPF-12 as heterogeneous photocatalyst.
Scheme 64: Transformation of amines to α-cyanoepoxides and the proposed mechanism.
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Figure 1: Typical oxidative and reductive cycle for a photoredox catalyst (PC).
Figure 2: Transitions involved in absorbing species containing π, σ and n electrons.
Figure 3: Ligand to metal charge transfer (illustrated here for a d6 metal complex).
Figure 4: Metal to ligand charge transfer (illustrated here for a d5 metal complex).
Scheme 1: Structures of additives involved in the photoredox catalytic cycles.
Figure 5: Catalytic cycles involved with iodonium salt and (A) (TMS)3SiH, (B) NVK and (C) EDB.
Scheme 2: Structures of photoredox metal-based catalysts.
Scheme 3: Photocatalytical cycle for the Ru complex.
Scheme 4: Structures of photoredox organocatalysts.
Scheme 5: Diversity of the chemical structures of photoredox organocatalysts.
Scheme 6: Structures of benchmarked monomers.
Scheme 7: Structure of the CARET additive.
Scheme 8: Photoredox catalysis mechanism of a visible light-mediated living radical polymerization. (Abbrevia...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2056–2067, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.203
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Figure 1: Chemical structures of hosts 1–6 and guests 7–10.
Figure 2: HF/6-311+G** calculated 3D molecular electrostatic potential of the guests 7–10. The color code spa...
Figure 3: Partial 1H NMR spectra (300 MHz, CD3CN/CDCl3 4:3, v/v) of (a) free host 3, (b) 3 and 1.0 equiv of 7...
Figure 4: The changes observed in the UV–vis spectra during the titration of clip 2 with paraquat (7) in acet...
Figure 5: Stability constant dependence for the complexes (lgK) of molecular clips 1–5 with guests 7–10 on th...
Figure 6: Molecular structures of complexes of clips 3, 2 and 5 with paraquat (7). Anions and solvate molecul...
Figure 7: Crystal packing of molecules in complexes of clips 2, 3 and 5 with paraquat (7). Anions and solvate...
Figure 8: Molecular structures of complexes 2@8 and 3@8. The hydrogen bonds are shown by blue lines. Anions a...
Figure 9: Molecular structures of complexes 2@9 and 3@9. The hydrogen bonds are represented by blue lines. An...
Figure 10: Molecular structures of complexes 2@10 and 3@10. Anions and solvate molecules are omitted for clari...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1463–1469, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.144
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Figure 1: (a) Cartoon representing the merging of light and mechanical energy. (b) 25 mL transparent PMMA mil...
Scheme 1: Borylation of 1a in the presence of 1,1-diphenylethene (4).
Scheme 2: Light-mediated LAG borylation of 1a. aDetermined by 1H NMR spectroscopy using internal standard. bA...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 625–638, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.61
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Figure 1: Selected examples of bioactive thiazole derivatives.
Figure 2: Some natural sources of thiazoles.
Figure 3: Some important thiazole-based compounds derived from N-propargylamines.
Scheme 1: The synthesis of thiazole-2-thiones 3 through the thermal cyclocondensation of N-propargylamines 1 ...
Scheme 2: (a) One-pot synthesis of 2-benzylthiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazoles 6 through a base-catalyzed cascade r...
Scheme 3: (a) Synthesis of 2-iminothiazolidines 11 from N-propargylamines 9 and isothiocyanates 10. (b) Synth...
Scheme 4: (a) Synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles 17 through the reaction of ethyl 4-aminobut-2-ynoate salts 15 wit...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 5-(iodomethylene)-3-methylthiazolidines 27 described by Zhou.
Scheme 6: Mechanism that accounts for the formation of 27.
Scheme 7: Clausen’s synthesis of fluorescein thiazolidines 30.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of multiply substituted thiazolidines 33 from N-propargylamines 32 and blocked N-isothioc...
Scheme 9: (a) Microwave-assisted cyclization of N-propargyl thiocarbamate 34. (b) Synthesis of thiazoles 39 t...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of thiazolidines 42 (42’) from the reaction of β-oxodithioesters 40 (40’) with N-propargy...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 5-(dibromomethyl)thiazoles 44 via halocyclization of N-propargylamines 43 described by...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of dihydrothiazoles 46 through the treatment of N-propargylamides 45 with Lawesson’s reag...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of thiazoles 49 by treatment of silyl-protected N-propargylamines 47 with benzotriazolylt...
Scheme 14: Mechanism proposed to explain the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted thiazoles 49 developed by Sasmal.
Scheme 15: Mo-catalyzed cyclization of N-propargylthiocarbamate 50.
Scheme 16: (a) DABCO-mediated intramolecular cyclization of N-(propargylcarbamothioyl)amides 53 to the corresp...
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the generation of the iodine-substituted 4H-1,3-thiazines 56 and 4,5-dihydro...
Scheme 18: Au(III)-catalyzed synthesis of 5-alkylidenedihydrothiazoles 58 developed by Stevens.
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Scheme 1: The synthesis of triazoles through the Huisgen cycloaddition of azides to alkynes.
Scheme 2: The synthesis of symmetrically substituted 4,4'-bitriazoles.
Scheme 3: The synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted 4,4'-bitriazoles.
Scheme 4: The stepwise preparation of unsymmetrical 4,4'-bitriazoles.
Scheme 5: The synthesis of 5,5'-bitriazoles.
Scheme 6: The synthesis of bistriazoles and cyclic 5,5’-bitriazoles under different catalytic systems.
Scheme 7: The double CuAAC reaction between helicenequinone and 1,1’-diazidoferrocene.
Scheme 8: The synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles and 5,5’-bitriazoles from acetylenic amide.
Scheme 9: The amine-functionalized polysiloxane-mediated divergent synthesis of trizaoles and bitriazoles.
Scheme 10: The cyclic BINOL-based 5,5’-bitriazoles.
Scheme 11: The one-pot click–click reactions for the synthesis of bistriazoles.
Scheme 12: The synthesis of bis(indolyl)methane-derivatized 1,2,3-bistriazoles.
Scheme 13: The sequential, chemoselective preparation of bistriazoles.
Scheme 14: The sequential SPAAC and CuAAC reaction for the preparation of bistriazoles.
Scheme 15: The synthesis of D-mannitol-based bistriazoles.
Scheme 16: The synthesis of ester-linked and amide-linked bistriazoles.
Scheme 17: The synthesis of acenothiadiazole-based bistriazoles.
Scheme 18: The pyrene-appended thiacalix[4]arene-based bistriazole.
Scheme 19: The synthesis of triazole-based tetradentate ligands.
Scheme 20: The synthesis of phenanthroline-2,9-bistriazoles.
Scheme 21: The three-component reaction for the synthesis of bistriazoles.
Scheme 22: The one-pot synthesis of bistriazoles.
Scheme 23: The synthesis of polymer-bearing 1,2,3-bistriazole.
Scheme 24: The synthesis of bistriazoles via a sequential one-pot reaction.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2343–2349, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.255
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Figure 1: Molecular structure of TTF derivatives T1 and T2.
Scheme 1: The synthetic routes of compounds T1 and T2.
Figure 2: SEM images of T1 (a) and T2 (b) films on glass substrates (drop-coated from diluted T1 or T2 soluti...
Figure 3: The UV–vis spectra of T1 (a) and T2 (b) at different concentrations in ethyl acetate.
Figure 4: IR spectra of (a) T1, (b) T2, (c) TCNQ, (d) T2/TCNQ, and (e) T1/TCNQ.
Figure 5: (a) UV–vis spectra of T1 solutions TCNQ and T1/TCNQ in ethyl acetate (1 × 10−3 M). (b) UV–vis spect...
Figure 6: Cyclic voltammograms of T1 and T2 in DCM. Conditions: 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate,...
Figure 7: Cyclic voltammograms of T1 and TCNQ in DCM. Conditions: 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphat...
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Scheme 1: Proposed structures of complexes between 1a and 1b with 2.
Scheme 2: The formation of catenanes 6a–c.
Scheme 3: The structures of cantenanes 7a–c.
Scheme 4: The structures of dimer 8·8 and compounds 9 and 10.
Figure 1: X-ray structure of 10 showing a quadruple hydrogen-bonded dimeric motif [17].
Scheme 5: The structures of compounds 11a–g.
Figure 2: Zipper-featured folding motif of δ-peptides 11a–g driven by the cooperative donor–acceptor interact...
Scheme 6: The structures of compounds 12a–g and the formation of the helical conformation by the longer oligo...
Scheme 7: The structures of compounds 13a,b, 14, and 15a–d.
Scheme 8:
The structures of complex C60 16 and dynamic [2]catenane formed by compounds 17–19.
Scheme 9: The structure of homodimers 20a·20a and 20b·20b.
Scheme 10: The structures of foldamers 21 and 22a–c.
Scheme 11: Complexation-promoted hydrolysis of foldamer 23.
Scheme 12: The structure of foldamer 24.
Scheme 13: The structures of foldamers 24a–c.
Scheme 14: Proposed structures of heterodimers 25·28, 26·28, and 27·28.
Scheme 15: Proposed structure of complex formed by 29 and 30.
Scheme 16: The structures of polymers P31a,b and P32a–d.
Scheme 17: The structure of compound 33.
Scheme 18: The structure of compound 34.
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Scheme 1: The synthesis of PT based conjugated systems with the TTF unit incorporated within the polymer back...
Scheme 2: PT with pendant TTF units, prepared by electropolymerisation.
Figure 1: Cyclic voltammograms of copolymers electrodeposited from nitrobenzene solutions of TTF modified mon...
Scheme 3: PT with pendant TTF units prepared by electropolymerisation and post-modification of polymerised PT...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of PT with pendant TTF by post-modification of the polymer prepared by direct arylation.
Scheme 5: Retrosynthetic scheme for the synthesis of the monomer building block which is required for the pre...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bisfunctionalised derivatives of vinylene trithiocarbonate 21 and 25c required for syn...
Scheme 7: Retrosynthetic scheme for the synthesis of the building block which is required for the preparation...
Scheme 8: The monomers 14a, 14c and electropolymerisation of 28a.
Figure 2: Cyclic voltammograms of a thin film of 34 at various scan rates (25 mV, 50 × n mV/s, n = 1–10). Ada...
Scheme 9: Chemical polymerisation of 14b into polymers 35, 37 and 39.
Figure 3: Spectroelectrochemistry of polymers 37 (a) and 34 (b) as thin films deposited on the working electr...
Scheme 10: Photoinduced charge transfer from the TTF of polymer 39 to PC61BM.
Scheme 11: Electropolymerisation of 40 and 41 into polymers 45 and 46, respectively, and Stille polymerisation...
Scheme 12: The synthesis of polymer 48.
Figure 4: Tapping mode AFM height images of polymer 48 film spin-coated from chlorobenzene (left) and chlorof...
Scheme 13: The synthesis of TTF-sexithiophene system 51 and the structure of the parent sexithiophene 53.
Scheme 14: The synthesis of TTF-oligothiophene H-shaped systems 54 (n = 0–2).
Scheme 15: The oxidation of a fused TTF-oligothiophene system.
Figure 5: Molecular structure and packing arrangement of compound 54 (n = 2). Adapted by permission from [92]. Co...
Figure 6: AFM tapping mode images of the compound 54 (n = 1) film cast on an untreated SiO2 substrate surface...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1561–1569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.172
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Figure 1: Molecular structures of trans-vic-(hydroxymethyl)(methyl)-BEDT-TTF (1), trans-vic-bis(hydroxymethyl...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of donor trans-1.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of enantiopure donor (S,S)-2.
Figure 2: (a) Crystal structure, (b) θ21-type donor arrangement of molecules A and A’ [(S,S) and (R,R)-2 indi...
Figure 3: Crystal structure (a) viewed along the a-axis, (b) donor arrangement, (c) viewed along the b-axis, ...
Figure 4: Temperature dependences of electrical resistivities for (a) achiral charge transfer salt θ21-[(S,S)-...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1379–1391, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.149
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Scheme 1: Multifunctional TTF-appended azine ligands.
Scheme 2: Synthetic scheme for TTF-based azine ligands L1 and L2.
Figure 1: Crystal structure of ligand L1 with atom numbering scheme (top) and a side view of the molecule (bo...
Figure 2: Partial crystal packing of ligand L1 with formation of head to tail dimers that stack along a-axis ...
Figure 3: Packing diagram of L1 showing the orientation of the columns of head to tail dimers.
Figure 4: UV–visible absorption spectra of ligands L1 and L2 (c 2.5 × 10−5 M in (dichloromethane/acetonitrile...
Figure 5: HOMO–LUMO Frontier orbitals representation for ligands L1 and L2.
Figure 6: Cyclic voltammograms of ligands L1 and L2 (2 × 10−5 M) in CH2Cl2/CH3CN (9:1, v/v) at 100 mV·s−1 on ...
Figure 7: UV–visible spectral changes of ligand L2 (2 × 10−5 M in CH2Cl2/CH3CN, 9/1) upon addition of TBAF.
Figure 8: 1H NMR spectra of ligand L2 (4·10−3 M in DMSO-d6) upon addition of successive aliquots of TBAF (DMS...
Figure 9: Crystal structure of complex 3 with atom numbering scheme (top) and a side view of the molecule (bo...
Figure 10: Pattern of intramolecular and intermolecular contacts in 3. Two molecules are linked by pairs of st...
Figure 11: Layered structure of complex 3 viewed along the a-axis. The dimers are linked together through hydr...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1068–1078, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.120
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Figure 1: Depictions of 9,10-bis(1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene)-9,10-dihydroanthracene (exTTF) in the (a) neutral for...
Scheme 1: Synthetic route to the target exTTF-based molecular wire 5.
Figure 2: Cyclic voltammograms of compound 5 and pristine exTTF (at concentrations of approximately 0.2 mM) u...
Figure 3: 2D histograms resulting from break junction experiments on an unmodified gold sample (a), OPE3-dith...
Figure 4: 2D histograms corresponding to compound 5 after exposing a gold substrate to the solution of the co...
Figure 5: 2D histograms corresponding to compound 5 after exposing a gold substrate to a solution of the comp...
Figure 6: a) Examples of individual G(z) traces showing clear conductance plateaus. b–e) 2D histograms corres...
Figure 7: Frontier orbitals of compound 5 in the gas phase.
Figure 8: Top a) and hollow b) binding geometries of 5 to a gold cluster in metal–molecule–metal junctions.
Figure 9: Transmission as a function of energy for the top and hollow binding geometries.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 647–658, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.73
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Scheme 1: Mesomeric forms of 1,3-dithiole rings substituted with EWG.
Scheme 2: Investigated TTF derivatives bearing EWG.
Scheme 3: Synthetic procedures to the CF3-substituted 4bc, 1c and 2ac molecules.
Scheme 4: Synthetic procedure to 3bc.
Figure 1: Correlation between the first oxidation potential E1/2 and the sum of the Hammet σmeta parameters. ...
Figure 2: Calculated frontier orbitals of geometry-optimized [B3LYP/6-31G(d)] model compounds TTF, TTF-CF3, T...
Figure 3: View of the 2ac molecule. Thermal ellipsoids are shown at the 50% probability level.
Figure 4: View of the 2bc molecule. Thermal ellipsoids are shown at the 50% probability level.
Figure 5: View of the two crystallographically independent 4bc molecules. Thermal ellipsoids are shown at the...
Figure 6: View of the 3bc molecule. Note the disordered CF3 groups as well as the CO2Me group orthogonal to t...
Figure 7: A view of the alternated stacks along the b axis in (1c)2(TCNQ).
Figure 8: Detail of the overlap between donor and acceptor molecules in (1c)2(TCNQ).
Figure 9: Projection view along the a axis of the unit cell of (1c+•)(FeCl4−).
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Figure 1: Chemical structure of the TTF analogues and TCNQ.
Figure 2: Oxidation states of TTF.
Figure 3: 1,4-Dithiin and thiophene fused TTF analogues from 1,8-diketone.
Scheme 1: Reaction mechanism of fused 1,4-dithiin and thiophene ring systems.
Scheme 2: Reaction conditions (i) LR, toluene, reflux, overnight; (ii) P4S10, toluene, reflux, 3 h.
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for side products.
Scheme 4: Reaction conditions (i) Hg(OAc)2, AcOH/CHCl3, rt, 1h; (ii) (EtO)3P, N2, 3 h, 110 °C.
Scheme 5: Reaction conditions (i) iPr2NEt, MEMCl, THF, rt, 12 h; (ii) LiAlH4, dry ether, rt, 24 h; (iii) tosy...
Scheme 6: Reagents and conditions (i) P4S10, toluene, reflux, dark, 3 h; (ii) P4S10, toluene, reflux, 3 h; (i...
Scheme 7: Reagents and conditions (i) Hg(OAc)2–AcOH, CHCl3, 3 h, rt; (ii) (EtO)3P, 110 °C, N2, 2 h.
Scheme 8: Charge transfer complex of 5,5',6,6'-tetraphenyl-2,2'-bi([1,3]dithiolo[4,5-b][1,4]dithiinylidene) 52...
Scheme 9: Reaction conditions (i) (EtO)3P, 110 °C, N2, 2 h.
Scheme 10: Reaction conditions (i) EtOH, reflux, overnight; (ii) diisopropylethylamine in CH2Cl2, room tempera...
Scheme 11: Reaction and conditions (i) P4S10, NaHCO3, toluene, reflux, 3 h; (ii) P4S10, p-TSA, toluene, reflux...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2556–2565, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.267
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: CO2 reduction to methanol in water promoted by FateDH, FaldDH and ADH where three consecutive 2e− s...
Figure 2: Transformed diffuse reflectance spectra of photocatalysts used in the present study.
Figure 3: a) Photoregeneration of 1,4-NADH using water as an electron donor: after 6 hours of irradiation of ...
Figure 4: 1H NMR spectra recorded at t = 0, after 2 and 6 h of irradiation in water. The selected range, 2–3 ...
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectrum of a standard 1,4-NADH (red line), and of 1,4-NADH formed from NAD+ upon photocatal...
Figure 6: Photocurrent generated at the [CrF5(H2O)]2−@TiO2 electrode as a function of the wavelength of the i...
Figure 7: Expected role of the rhodium complex as an electron mediator.
Figure 8: UV–vis absorption spectra of an aqueous solution of [Cp*Rh(bpy)(H2O)]2+. Continuous black line: spe...
Figure 9: Spectral changes of the [Cp*Rh(bpy)(H2O)]2+ solution as a function of the applied potential (left)....
Figure 10: Photoreduction of NAD+ as a function of concentration of glycerol (black line) and [Cp*Rh(bpy)H2O]Cl...
Figure 11: The electron flow in the photocatalytic system of NAD+ reduction composed of the photosensitized TiO...
Figure 12: Beads produced from Ca-alginate and TEOS containing co-encapsulated FateDH, FaldDH and ADH.
Figure 13: Assembled photocatalytic/enzymatic system for reduction of CO2 to CH3OH.