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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101
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Figure 1: Bond lengths and bond angles in oxetane at 140 K [2].
Figure 2: Analogy of 3-substituted oxetanes to carbonyl and gem-dimethyl groups [12].
Figure 3: Use of oxetanes in drug design – selected examples.
Figure 4: Examples of oxetane-containing natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies towards construction of the oxetane ring.
Scheme 2: Overview of intramolecular Williamson etherification and competing Grob fragmentation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro-oxetanes via 1,4-C–H insertion and Williamson etherification.
Scheme 4: Use of phenyl vinyl selenone in the synthesis of spirooxindole oxetanes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of bicyclic 3,5-anhydrofuranoses via double epoxide opening/etherification.
Scheme 6: Preparation of spirooxetanes by cycloisomerisation via MHAT/RPC.
Scheme 7: Oxetane synthesis via alcohol C–H functionalisation.
Scheme 8: Access to oxetanes 38 from α-acetyloxy iodides.
Scheme 9: The kilogram-scale synthesis of oxetane intermediate 41.
Scheme 10: Overview of the intramolecular opening of 3-membered rings.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octane skeletons.
Scheme 12: Silicon-directed electrophilic cyclisation of homoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 13: Hydrosilylation–iodocyclisation of homopropargylic alcohols.
Scheme 14: Cu-catalysed intramolecular O-vinylation of γ-bromohomoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalysed intramolecular cross-coupling of hydroxyvinylstannanes.
Scheme 16: Isomerisation of oxiranyl ethers containing weakly carbanion-stabilising groups.
Scheme 17: Cyclisation of diethyl haloalkoxymalonates.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of oxetanes through a 1,5-HAT/radical recombination sequence.
Scheme 19: General approach to oxetanes via [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tricyclic 4:4:4 oxetanes through a photochemical triple cascade reaction.
Scheme 21: Iridium-catalysed Paternò–Büchi reaction between α-ketoesters and simple alkenes.
Scheme 22: Three-step synthesis of spirocyclic oxetanes 83 via Paternò–Büchi reaction, nucleophilic ring openi...
Scheme 23: Enantioselective Paternò–Büchi reaction catalysed by a chiral iridium photocatalyst.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of polysubstituted oxetanes 92 via Cu(II)-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of alkylideneoxetanes via NHC- and DBU-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 26: Use of sulphur-stabilised carbanions in ring expansions.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of α,α-difluoro(arylthio)methyl oxetanes.
Scheme 28: Ring expansion in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 29: Ring contraction of triflated 2-hydroxy-γ-lactones.
Scheme 30: Ring contraction in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 31: Photochemical ring contraction of 2,5-dihydrofurans by aryldiazoacetic acid esters.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 3-oxetanones via O-H insertion of carbenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of phosphonate oxetanones via gold-mediated alkyne oxidation/O–H insertion.
Scheme 34: Syntheses and common derivatisations of 3-oxetanone.
Scheme 35: SN1 substitution of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols by thiols and alcohols.
Scheme 36: Fe–Ni dual-catalytic olefin hydroarylation towards 3-alkyl-3-(hetero)aryloxetanes.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 38: Decarboxylative alkylation of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 3-amino-3-aryloxetanes via photoredox/nickel cross-coupling catalysis.
Scheme 40: Intermolecular cross-selective [2 + 2] photocycloaddition towards spirooxetanes.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-aryl-3-aminooxetanes via defluorosulphonylative coupling.
Scheme 42: Two-step synthesis of amide bioisosteres via benzotriazolyl Mannich adducts 170.
Scheme 43: Functionalisation of oxetanyl trichloroacetimidates 172.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of oxetane-amino esters 176.
Scheme 45: Tandem Friedel–Crafts alkylation/intramolecular ring opening of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of polysubstituted furans and pyrroles.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of oxazolines and bisoxazolines.
Scheme 48: Tandem, one-pot syntheses of various polycyclic heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinolines via skeletal reorganisation of oxetanes.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of benzoindolines and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and their derivatisations.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-dioxanes.
Scheme 52: Preparation of various lactones via ring opening of oxetane-carboxylic acids 219.
Scheme 53: Tsuji-Trost allylation/ring opening of 3-aminooxetanes.
Scheme 54: Arylative skeletal rearrangement of 3-vinyloxetan-3-ols to 2,5-dihydrofurans.
Scheme 55: Reductive opening of oxetanes using catalytic Mg–H species.
Scheme 56: Opening of oxetanes by silyl ketene acetals.
Scheme 57: Rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation of oxetanes.
Scheme 58: Generation of radicals from oxetanes mediated by a vitamin B12-derived cobalt catalyst.
Scheme 59: Reductive opening of oxetanes by B–Si frustrated Lewis pairs.
Scheme 60: Zirconocene-mediated reductive opening of oxetanes.
Scheme 61: Enantioselective syntheses of small and medium-size rings using chiral phosphoric acids.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]oxepines catalysed by a chiral scandium complex.
Scheme 63: Enantioselective synthesis of 1,3-bromohydrins under a chiral squaramide catalysis.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective opening of 2-aryl-2-ethynyloxetanes by anilines.
Scheme 65: Ru-catalysed insertion of diazocarbonyls into oxetanes.
Scheme 66: Ring expansion of oxetanes by stabilised carbenes generated under blue light irradiation.
Scheme 67: Expansion of oxetanes via nickel-catalysed insertion of alkynyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 68: Nickel-catalysed expansion of oxetanes into ε-caprolactones.
Scheme 69: Expansion of oxetanes via cobalt-catalysed carbonyl insertion.
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed intramolecular 1,1-carboalkoxylation of oxetane-ynamides.
Scheme 71: Expansion of oxetanes by stabilised sulphoxonium ylides.
Scheme 72: Cu-catalysed ring expansion of 2-vinyloxetanes by diazoesters.
Scheme 73: Total synthesis of (+)-oxetin.
Scheme 74: Total synthesis of racemic oxetanocin A.
Scheme 75: Total synthesis of (−)-merrilactone A.
Scheme 76: Total synthesis of (+)-dictyoxetane.
Scheme 77: Total synthesis of ent-dichrocephone B.
Scheme 78: Total synthesis of (−)-mitrephorone A.
Scheme 79: Total synthesis of (−)-taxol.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1272–1305, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.99
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Figure 1: a) Stone–Wales (red) and azulene (blue) defects in graphene; b) azulene and its selected resonance ...
Figure 2: Examples of azulene-embedded 2D allotropic forms of carbon: a) phagraphene and b) TPH-graphene.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of non-alternant isomers of pyrene (2 and 6) using dehydrogenation.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of non-alternant isomer 9 of benzo[a]pyrene and 14 of benzo[a]perylene using dehydrogenat...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of azulene-embedded isomers of benzo[a]pyrene (18 and 22) inspired by Ziegler–Hafner azul...
Figure 3: General strategies leading to azulene-embedded nanographenes: a) construction of azulene moiety in ...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of biradical PAHs possessing significant biradical character using oxidation of partially...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of dicyclohepta[ijkl,uvwx]rubicene (29) and its further modifications.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of warped PAHs with one embedded azulene subunit using Scholl-type oxidation.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of warped PAHs with two embedded azulene subunits using Scholl oxidation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using [3 + 2] annulation accompanied by ring expansion.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of azulene-embedded isomers of linear acenes using [3 + 2] annulation accompanied by ring...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using intramolecular C–H arylation.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of azulene-embedded isomers of acenes using intramolecular C–H arylation.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using intramolecular condensations.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAH 89 using palladium-catalysed [5 + 2] annulation.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using oxidation of substituents around the azulene core.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using the oxidation of reactive positions 1 and 3 of azulene sub...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of azulene-embedded PAHs using intramolecular C–H arylation.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of an azulene-embedded isomer of terylenebisimide using tandem Suzuki coupling and C–H ar...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of azulene embedded PAHs using a bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of alkenes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of azulene-embedded nanographenes using intramolecular cyclization of alkynes.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of azulene-embedded graphene nanoribbons and azulene-embedded helicenes using annulation ...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of azulene-fused acenes.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of non-alternant isomer of perylene 172 using Yamamoto-type homocoupling.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of N- and BN-nanographenes with embedded azulene unit(s).
Scheme 24: On-surface synthesis of azulene-embedded nanographenes from benzenoid precursors via dehydrogenatio...
Scheme 25: On-surface synthesis of azulene-embedded nanographenes from benzenoid precursors.
Scheme 26: On-surface synthesis of azulene-embedded nanoribbons.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1201–1206, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.97
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Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of aroyl-S,N-ketene acetals 1 and tentative mechanistic scenario of the add...
Scheme 2: Standard protocol for the synthesis of (hetero)aroyl-S,N-ketene acetals 8 in binary dioxane/ethanol...
Scheme 3: Modified protocol for the synthesis of aroyl-S,N-ketene acetals 1 in dioxane at room temperature.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 999–1009, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.81
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Figure 1: Reactivity of enamides and enamide cyclizations.
Scheme 1: Total synthesis of (−)-dihydrolycopodine and (−)-lycopodine.
Scheme 2: Collective total synthesis of fawcettimine-type alkaloids.
Scheme 3: Total syntheses of cephalotaxine and cephalezomine H.
Scheme 4: Collective total syntheses of Cephalotaxus alkaloids.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric tandem cyclization/Pictet–Spengler reaction of tertiary enamides.
Scheme 6: Tandem cyclization/Pictet–Spengler reaction for the synthesis of chiral tetracyclic compounds.
Scheme 7: Total synthesis of (−)-cephalocyclidin A.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2208–2216, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.188
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Figure 1: The meta-hetarylaniline motif in bioactive molecules.
Scheme 1: Strategies to access meta-substituted anilines.
Figure 2: The model series of synthesized 1,3-diketones and corresponding calculated Hammett constants of het...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of meta-substituted anilines from 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl substituted 1,3-diketone 1a. Condi...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of meta-substituted anilines from 1,3,4-oxadiazol-substituted 1,3-diketone 1b. Conditions...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of meta-substituted anilines from benzothiazol-2-yl and oxazol-2-yl-substituted 1,3-diket...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of meta-substituted aniline from isoxazol-3-yl-substituted 1,3-diketone 1e. Conditions B: ...
Figure 3: Scope of functionalized amines in three-component condensation. Conditions A: 1a,b,h,i (0.2–0.5 mmo...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the formation of meta-substituted anilines 3 via three-component benzannulat...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2171–2207, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.187
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Figure 1: Examples of compounds covered in this review categorized in six sub-classes (see text).
Figure 2: Examples of compounds not covered in this review.
Figure 3: Wrongly assigned and thus obsolete structures (details will be discussed in the respective chapters...
Figure 4: Alternariol with the correct IUPAC numbering and an occasionally used numbering based on the biphen...
Figure 5: Alternariol O-methyl ethers.
Figure 6: Alternariol O-glycosides.
Figure 7: Alternariol O-acetates and O-sulfates.
Figure 8: 2-Hydroxy- and 4-hydroxy-substituted alternariol and its O-methyl ethers.
Figure 9: Chloro- and amino-substituted alternariol and its O-methyl ethers.
Figure 10: Presumed alternariol derivatives with non-canonical substitution pattern.
Figure 11: Alternariol derivatives with the 1-methyl group hydroxylated.
Figure 12: Verrulactones: pseudo-dimeric derivatives of altertenuol and related compounds.
Figure 13: Biaryls formed by reductive lactone opening and/or by decarboxylation.
Figure 14: Altenuene and its diastereomers.
Figure 15: 9-O-Demethylated altenuene diastereomers.
Figure 16: Acetylated and methylated altenuene diastereomers.
Figure 17: Altenuene diastereomers modified with lactic acid, pyruvic acid, or acetone.
Figure 18: Neoaltenuene and related compounds.
Figure 19: Dehydroaltenusin and its derivatives.
Scheme 1: Equilibrium of dehydroaltenusin in polar solvents [278].
Figure 20: Further quinoid derivatives.
Figure 21: Dehydroaltenuenes.
Figure 22: Complex aggregates containing dehydroaltenuene substructures and related compounds.
Figure 23: Dihydroaltenuenes.
Figure 24: Altenuic acids and related compounds.
Figure 25: Cyclopentane- and cyclopentene-fused derivatives.
Figure 26: Cyclopentenone-fused derivatives.
Figure 27: Spiro-fused derivatives and a related ring-opened derivative.
Figure 28: Lactones-fused and lactone-substituted derivatives.
Scheme 2: Biosynthesis of alternariol [324].
Scheme 3: Biosynthesis of alternariol and its immediate successors with the genes involved in the respective ...
Scheme 4: Presumed formation of altenuene and its diastereomers and of botrallin.
Scheme 5: Presumed formation of altenuic acids and related compounds.
Scheme 6: A selection of plausible biosynthetic paths to cyclopenta-fused metabolites. (No stereochemistry is...
Scheme 7: Biomimetic synthesis of alternariol (1) by Harris and Hay [66].
Scheme 8: Total synthesis of alternariol (1) by Subba Rao et al. using a Diels–Alder approach [34].
Scheme 9: Total synthesis of alternariol (1) using a Suzuki strategy by Koch and Podlech [62], improved by Kim et...
Scheme 10: Total synthesis of alternariol (1) using an intramolecular biaryl coupling by Abe et al. [63].
Scheme 11: Total synthesis of altenuene (54) and isoaltenuene (55) by Podlech et al. [249].
Scheme 12: Total synthesis of neoaltenuene (69) by Podlech et al. [35].
Scheme 13: Total synthesis of TMC-264 (79) by Tatsuta et al. [185].
Scheme 14: Total synthesis of cephalosol (99) by Koert et al. [304].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1831–1838, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.161
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Figure 1: (A) The general structures of isoalloxazine (flavin, Fl), alloxazine (All), 5-deazaisoalloxazine (5...
Scheme 1: Three-component condensation of anilines, aldehydes and N,N-dimethylbarbituric acid. aReaction was ...
Figure 2: UV–vis absorption spectra of 5-arydeazaalloxazines 2f, 2j and 2n in DMF (l = 1 cm, c = 2.50 × 10−5 ...
Scheme 2: Control experiments related to bulky substituted aldehydes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 59–73, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.8
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Figure 1: Overview of structural motifs relevant for the work described herein.
Figure 2: Dione/ketones 1, 4–6 and 1,3-dithiole-2-thione compounds 2, 3, 7, and 8 are building blocks used in...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of IF-DTF ketones 9–12 and dimer 13.
Scheme 2: Further functionalization of the IF-DTF ketone 11 via Ramirez/Corey–Fuchs dibromo-olefination and K...
Scheme 3: Coupling of 1,3-dithiole-2-thione building blocks 2 and 3 with fluorenone 5 to afford fluorene-exte...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds based on IF-DTF. Conditions: (a) Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI, THF, Et3N, rt...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of acetylenic scaffolds with IF as central core. *Not fully characterized due to poor sol...
Scheme 6: Reduction of IF dione 1 to dihydro-IF 29.
Figure 3: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 4, 9–12, and 15 in PhMe at 25 °C.
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 13, 16, 17, and 30 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 5: UV–vis absorption spectra of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2 at 25 °C.
Figure 6: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 11 (in MeCN), 13 (in CH2Cl2), 15 (in MeCN), 16 (in CH2Cl2), and 17...
Figure 7: Comparison of properties of compounds 13 and 17.
Figure 8: Cyclic voltammograms of compounds 22, 23, 26, and 27 in CH2Cl2; supporting electrolyte: 0.1 M Bu4NPF...
Figure 9: Radical anion (left), dianion (middle), and radical cation (right) of compound 23; the radical anio...
Figure 10: ORTEP plots (50% probability) and crystal packing of compounds a) 25, b) 26, and c) 29. The respect...
Figure 11: Labels of bonds within five-membered ring.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1–11, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.1
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Figure 1: Comparison of ava and cma clusters and the biosynthetic pathway of p-coumaric acid. A) Schematic re...
Figure 2: Heterologous expression of the cma cluster in S. albus. A) Schematic representation of the gene set...
Figure 3: In vitro analysis of Cma proteins. A) In vitro analysis of CmaA1 and CmaA3. Extracted ion chromatog...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1443–1451, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.103
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Scheme 1: Air-promoted radical chain reaction of dialkylzinc reagents with α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds....
Scheme 2: Enolate formation by zinc radical transfer (SH2 on dialkylzinc reagents).
Scheme 3: Preparation of α-(aminomethyl)acrylate 10.
Scheme 4: Reaction of α-(aminomethyl)acrylate 10 with Et2Zn in the presence of air.
Scheme 5: Chemical correlation to determine the configuration of the major diastereomer of (RS)-14b.
Scheme 6: Air-promoted tandem 1,4-addition–aldol condensation reactions of Et2Zn with α-(aminomethyl)acrylate...
Scheme 7: Diagnostic experiments for a radical mechanism and for enolate formation.
Scheme 8: Diagnostic experiments with N-benzyl enoate 10.
Scheme 9: Reactivity manifolds for the air-promoted tandem 1,4-addition–electrophilic substitution reaction b...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1243–1250, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.92
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Scheme 1: Original triple organocatalytic cascade reaction developed by Enders.
Figure 1: Approaches based on the original Enders cascade reaction to access trisubstituted cyclohexene carba...
Scheme 2: Acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal (6) as an acetaldehyde surrogate to effect a triple organocatalytic ca...
Figure 2: Scope of the cascade reaction using 6 as an acetaldehyde equivalent. Reaction conditions: 3 (0.5 mm...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 909–917, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.69
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Figure 1: Selected siderophores from β-proteobacteria.
Figure 2: Chemical structures of compounds 1–6 isolated in this study and of the structurally related siderop...
Figure 3: 1H,1H-COSY and selected 1H,13C-HMBC correlations in 1.
Figure 4: Proposed origin of the isolated compounds 1–6 as well as massiliachelin (7). Domain notation of the...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 646–657, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.46
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Figure 1: Biologically active PBTAs.
Scheme 1: Approaches to PBTAs via annulation of benzothiazoles.
Scheme 2: Approaches to PBTAs via annulation of o-aminothiophenols.
Scheme 3: Approach to PBTAs via radical substitution reaction in 1-(2-bromophenyl)-5-(butylsulfanyl)pyrrolidi...
Scheme 4: Approach to PBTAs via intramolecular cyclizations of 1-(2-thiophenyl)pyrroles.
Scheme 5: A new approach to PBTAs via nucleophile-induced ring contraction in pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzothiazin...
Figure 2: Electrophilic centers in FPDs.
Scheme 6: Reaction of APBTT 1a with methanol (2a).
Scheme 7: Derivatization of PBTA 3aa.
Scheme 8: Reaction of APBTTs 1a–h with alcohols 2a–c. Isolated yields are given; reaction scale: a mixture of ...
Scheme 9: Side-reaction of APBTTs 1 with alcohols 2.
Scheme 10: Transformations of compounds 5 in solutions.
Scheme 11: Reaction of APBTT 1a with benzylamine.
Scheme 12: Derivatization of PBTA 7a.
Scheme 13: Reaction of APBTTs 1a–h and benzylamine. Isolated yields are given; reaction scale: a mixture of 1 ...
Scheme 14: Reaction of APBTT 1a with an excess of benzylamine.
Scheme 15: Reaction of APBTT 1a with morpholine.
Scheme 16: Reaction of APBTT 1a with aniline (11a).
Scheme 17: Derivatization of PBTA 12aa.
Scheme 18: Reaction of APBTTs 1a–h and arylamines 11a–d. Isolated yields are given; reaction scale: a mixture ...
Scheme 19: Side-reaction of APBTT 1a with arylamine 11b.
Scheme 20: Reaction of APBTT 1a with compounds 16a–d.
Scheme 21: Formation of compounds 17 as an undesired process during the synthesis of APBTTs 1.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1457–1462, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.151
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Figure 1: Levoglucosenone (1), known dimerization product 2, and adducts 3 and 4.
Scheme 1: Proposed pathway for the formation of 5.
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra (500 MHz) of 1 (A), 1:1 1/PhCHO reaction mixture at 1 h at 60° C (B), mixture after ...
Scheme 2: Known reactions giving 11, and reactions of dihydrolevoglucosenone 12 and aromatic aldehydes with D...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 486–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.51
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Figure 1: Design of PKS-inspired multifunctional amino-thiourea macrocycle catalysts.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of tetraamino-bisthiourea chiral macrocycles M1–M12. The synthesis of M1, M5, M7, and M8 ...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of isatin imines. Reaction conditions: 6 (0.2 mmol), 7a (0.3 mmol), and 5 mol % M3 ...
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of MAHTs. Reaction conditions: 6a (0.2 mmol), 7 (0.3 mmol), and 5 mol % M3 in 2 mL ...
Figure 2: Proposed catalytic mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 325–330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.36
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Scheme 1: Proposal of a Se···O bonding catalysis approach.
Scheme 2: Se···O bonding catalysis approach to the synthesis of calix[4]pyrrole 2a.
Scheme 3: Reaction scope.
Scheme 4: Proposed activation mode.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2543–2552, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.170
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Figure 1: Examples of 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizines (1–7) and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroindolizines (8–10).
Scheme 1: Previous [18] and proposed routes to 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizines from enaminones. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyrrolizine 19a from lactam 16 via enaminone 15a. Reagents and conditions: (i) NaH, TH...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of pyrrolizidine 19a from enaminone (E)-15a.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of tetrahydroindolizines 26a–c from lactam 23 via enaminones 25a–c. Reagents and conditio...
Scheme 5: Further functionalization of dihydropyrrolizine 19a. Reagents and conditions: (i) NBS, DMF, 0 °C, 1...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1499–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.106
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Figure 1: Representative imidazole-containing pharmaceuticals.
Scheme 1: Asmic-condensation approach to imidazoles.
Scheme 2: Asmic condensation with methyl N-phenylformimidate.
Scheme 3: Anisylsulfanylimidazole reduction to monosubstituted imidazoles.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
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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.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: General strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of N-containing heterocycles from N-tert-butane...
Scheme 2: Methodologies for condensation of aldehydes and ketones with tert-butanesulfinamides (1).
Scheme 3: Transition models for cis-aziridines and trans-aziridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanism for the reduction of N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 5: Transition models for the addition of organomagnesium and organolithium compounds to N-tert-butanes...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2,2-dibromoaziridines 15 from aldimines 14 and bromoform, and proposed non-chelation-c...
Scheme 7: Diastereoselective synthesis of aziridines from tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 22 from aldimines 14 and 1,3-dibromopropene 23, and proposed chelation...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 27 from aldimines 14 and α-bromoesters 26, and proposed transition sta...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 2-chloroaziridines 28 from aldimines 14 and dichloromethane, and proposed transition s...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of cis-vinylaziridines 30 and 31 from aldimines 14 and bromomethylbutenolide 29.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2-chloro-2-aroylaziridines 36 and 32 from aldimines 14, arylnitriles 34, and silyldich...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of trifluoromethylaziridines 39 and proposed transition state of the aziridination.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of aziridines 42 and proposed state transition.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2-azaspiro[3.3]heptanes, 1-phenyl-2-azaspiro[3.4]octane and 1-phenyl-2-a...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]heptanes 48 from chiral imines 14 and 1-Boc-azetidine...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of β-lactams 52 from chiral imines 14 and dimethyl malonate (49).
Scheme 18: Synthesis of spiro-β-lactam 57 from chiral (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl isatin ketimine 53 and ethyl ...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of β-lactam 60, a precursor of (−)-batzelladine D (61) and (−)-13-epi-batzelladine D (62)...
Scheme 20: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted pyrrolidines 66 from chiral imine (RS)-63 a...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines 69 and 70 from chiral imine 67.
Scheme 22: Asymmetric synthesis of cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines 73 from chiral imine (RS)-71.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 77 from chiral imine (RS)-74.
Scheme 24: Asymmetric synthesis of 4-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 80 from chiral imines 79.
Scheme 25: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-pyrrolines 82 from chiral imines 14 and ethyl 4-bromocrotonate (81).
Scheme 26: Asymmetric synthesis of γ-amino esters 84, and tetramic acid derivative 86 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 27: Asymmetric synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactams 90 from chiral imines (Z,SS)-87 and ethyl 2-bro...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric synthesis of methylenepyrrolidines 92 from chiral imines (RS)-14 and 2-(trimethysilylmet...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of dibenzoazaspirodecanes from cyclic N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 30: Stereoselective synthesis of cyclopenta[c]proline derivatives 103 from β,γ-unsaturated α-amino acid...
Scheme 31: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-angustureine (107) and (−)-cuspareine (108).
Scheme 32: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-pelletierine (112) and (+)-coniine (117).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of piperidine alkaloids (+)-dihydropinidine (122a), (+)-isosolenopsin (122b) and (+)-isos...
Scheme 34: Stereoselective synthesis of the alkaloids(+)-sedamine (125) from chiral imine (SS)-119.
Scheme 35: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 127 and 129 from chiral ...
Scheme 36: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted ethanone-2-piperidinones 132 from chiral...
Scheme 37: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-3-benzyl-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 136 from chiral...
Scheme 38: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted 2-piperidinones 139 from chiral imine 138...
Scheme 39: Stereoselective synthesis of ʟ-hydroxypipecolic acid 145 from chiral imine 144.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 1-substituted isoquinolones 147, 149 and 151.
Scheme 41: Stereoselective synthesis of 3-substituted dihydrobenzo[de]isoquinolinones 154.
Scheme 42: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (S)-1-benzyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (...
Scheme 43: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-cermizine B (171) and (+)-serratezomine E (172) develop...
Scheme 44: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-isosolepnosin (177) and (+)-solepnosin (178) from homoallylamine d...
Scheme 45: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives 184, 185 and 187 from chiral imines (RS...
Scheme 46: Stereoselective synthesis of pyridobenzofuran and pyridoindole derivatives 193 from homopropargylam...
Scheme 47: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines 196 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 48: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted trans-2,6-disubstituted piperidine 199 from chiral imine...
Scheme 49: Stereoselective synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted piperidines 200, and alkaloid (+)-241D, from chi...
Scheme 50: Stereoselective synthesis of 6-substituted piperidines-2,5-diones 206 and 1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decane...
Scheme 51: Stereoselective synthesis of spirocyclic oxindoles 210 from chiral imines (RS)-53.
Scheme 52: Stereoselective synthesis of azaspiro compound 213 from chiral imine 211.
Scheme 53: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives from chiral imines (RS)-214.
Scheme 54: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-crispine A 223 from chiral imine (RS)-214.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of (−)-harmicine (228) using tert-butanesulfinamide through haloamide cyclization.
Scheme 56: Stereoselective synthesis of tetraponerines T1–T8.
Scheme 57: Stereoselective synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines 246a and (−)-tylophorine (246b), and phenanthr...
Scheme 58: Stereoselective synthesis of indoline, tetrahydroquinoline and tetrahydrobenzazepine derivatives 253...
Scheme 59: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldimine (RS)-79.
Scheme 60: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) from chiral aldimine (SS)-261.
Scheme 61: Synthesis synthesis of (–)-hippodamine (273) and (+)-epi-hippodamine (272) using chiral sulfinyl am...
Scheme 62: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-grandisine D (279) and (+)-amabiline (283).
Scheme 63: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) and (+)-swaisonine (291) from aldimine (SS)-126....
Scheme 64: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-C(9a)-epi-epiquinamide (294).
Scheme 65: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-lasubine II (298) from chiral aldimine (SS)-109.
Scheme 66: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epimyrtine (300a) and (−)-lasubine II (ent-302) from β-amino keton...
Scheme 67: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-tabersonine (310), (−)-vincadifformine (311), and (−)-aspidospermi...
Scheme 68: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldehyde 313 and ...
Scheme 69: Total synthesis of (+)-lysergic acid (323) from N-tert-butanesulfinamide (RS)-1.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Tautomeric forms of biguanide.
Figure 2: Illustrations of neutral, monoprotonated, and diprotonated structures biguanide.
Figure 3: The main approaches for the synthesis of biguanides. The core structure is obtained via the additio...
Scheme 1: The three main preparations of biguanides from cyanoguanidine.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of butylbiguanide using CuCl2 [16].
Scheme 3: Synthesis of biguanides by the direct fusion of cyanoguanidine and amine hydrochlorides [17,18].
Scheme 4: Synthesis of ethylbiguanide and phenylbiguanide as reported by Smolka and Friedreich [14].
Scheme 5: Synthesis of arylbiguanides through the reaction of cyanoguanidine with anilines in water [19].
Scheme 6: Synthesis of aryl- and alkylbiguanides by adaptations of Cohn’s procedure [20,21].
Scheme 7: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N1-aryl and -dialkylbiguanides [22,23].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of aryl- and alkylbiguanides by trimethylsilyl activation [24,26].
Scheme 9: Synthesis of phenformin analogs by TMSOTf activation [27].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of N1-(1,2,4-triazolyl)biguanides [28].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 2-guanidinobenzazoles by addition of ortho-substituted anilines to cyanoguanidine [30,32] and...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2,4-diaminoquinazolines by the addition of 2-cyanoaniline to cyanoguanidine and from 3...
Scheme 13: Reactions of anthranilic acid and 2-mercaptobenzoic acid with cyanoguanidine [24,36,37].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of disubstituted biguanides with Cu(II) salts [38].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of an N1,N2,N5-trisubstituted biguanide by fusion of an amine hydrochloride and 2-cyano-1...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of N1,N5-disubstituted biguanides by the addition of anilines to cyanoguanidine derivativ...
Scheme 17: Microwave-assisted additions of piperazine and aniline hydrochloride to substituted cyanoguanidines ...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of N1,N5-alkyl-substituted biguanides by TMSOTf activation [27].
Scheme 19: Additions of oxoamines hydrochlorides to dimethylcyanoguanidine [49].
Scheme 20: Unexpected cyclization of pyridylcyanoguanidines under acidic conditions [50].
Scheme 21: Example of industrial synthesis of chlorhexidine [51].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of symmetrical N1,N5-diarylbiguanides from sodium dicyanamide [52,53].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of symmetrical N1,N5-dialkylbiguanides from sodium dicyanamide [54-56].
Scheme 24: Stepwise synthesis of unsymmetrical N1,N5-trisubstituted biguanides from sodium dicyanamide [57].
Scheme 25: Examples for the synthesis of unsymmetrical biguanides [58].
Scheme 26: Examples for the synthesis of an 1,3-diaminobenzoquinazoline derivative by the SEAr cyclization of ...
Scheme 27: Major isomers formed by the SEAr cyclization of symmetric biguanides derived from 2- and 3-aminophe...
Scheme 28: Lewis acid-catalyzed synthesis of 8H-pyrrolo[3,2-g]quinazoline-2,4-diamine [63].
Scheme 29: Synthesis of [1,2,4]oxadiazoles by the addition of hydroxylamine to dicyanamide [49,64].
Scheme 30: Principle of “bisamidine transfer” and analogy between the reactions with N-amidinopyrazole and N-a...
Scheme 31: Representative syntheses of N-amidino-amidinopyrazole hydrochloride [68,69].
Scheme 32: First examples of biguanide syntheses using N-amidino-amidinopyrazole [66].
Scheme 33: Example of “biguanidylation” of a hydrazide substrate [70].
Scheme 34: Example for the synthesis of biguanides using S-methylguanylisothiouronium iodide as “bisamidine tr...
Scheme 35: Synthesis of N-substituted N1-cyano-S-methylisothiourea precursors.
Scheme 36: Addition routes on N1-cyano-S-methylisothioureas.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of an hydroxybiguanidine from N1-cyano-S-methylisothiourea [77].
Scheme 38: Synthesis of an N1,N2,N3,N4,N5-pentaarylbiguanide from the corresponding triarylguanidine and carbo...
Scheme 39: Reactions of N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylguanidine (TMG) with carbodiimides to synthesize hexasubstituted ...
Scheme 40: Microwave-assisted addition of N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylguanidine to carbodiimides [80].
Scheme 41: Synthesis of N1-aryl heptasubstituted biguanides via a one-pot biguanide formation–copper-catalyzed ...
Scheme 42: Formation of 1,2-dihydro-1,3,5-triazine derivatives by the reaction of guanidine with excess carbod...
Scheme 43: Plausible mechanism for the spontaneous cyclization of triguanides [82].
Scheme 44: a) Formation of mono- and disubstituted (iso)melamine derivatives by the reaction of biguanides and...
Scheme 45: Reactions of 2-aminopyrimidine with carbodiimides to synthesize 2-guanidinopyrimidines as “biguanid...
Scheme 46: Non-catalyzed alternatives for the addition of 2-aminopyrimidine derivatives to carbodiimides. A) h...
Scheme 47: Addition of guanidinomagnesium halides to substituted cyanamides [90].
Scheme 48: Microwave-assisted synthesis of [11C]metformin by the reaction of 11C-labelled dimethylcyanamide an...
Scheme 49: Formation of 4-amino-6-dimethylamino[1,3,5]triazin-2-ol through the reaction of Boc-guanidine and d...
Scheme 50: Formation of 1,3,5-triazine derivatives via the addition of guanidines to substituted cyanamides [92].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of biguanide by the reaction of O-alkylisourea and guanidine [93].
Scheme 52: Aromatic nucleophilic substitution of guanidine on 2-O-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine [95].
Scheme 53: Synthesis of N1,N2-disubstituted biguanides by the reaction of guanidine and thioureas in the prese...
Scheme 54: Cyclization reactions involving condensations of guanidine(-like) structures with thioureas [97,98].
Scheme 55: Condensations of guanidine-like structures with thioureas [99,100].
Scheme 56: Condensations of guanidines with S-methylisothioureas [101,102].
Scheme 57: Addition of 2-amino-1,3-diazaaromatics to S-alkylisothioureas [103,104].
Scheme 58: Addition of guanidines to 2-(methylsulfonyl)pyrimidines [105].
Scheme 59: An example of a cyclodesulfurization reaction to a fused 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole [106].
Scheme 60: Ring-opening reactions of 1,3-diaryl-2,4-bis(arylimino)-1,3-diazetidines [107].
Scheme 61: Formation of 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole derivatives via addition of hydrazines to 1,3-diazetidine-2...
Scheme 62: Formation of a biguanide via the addition of aniline to 1,2,4-thiadiazol-3,5-diamines, ring opening...
Figure 4: Substitution pattern of biguanides accessible by synthetic pathways a–h.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically relevant 2-oxydibenzofuran-containing structures 1–6.
Figure 2: Representative bioactive structures containing benzofuro-fused pyridine analogues 7–9.
Scheme 1: Strategy for metal-free access to benzofuropyridine 13.
Scheme 2: Electrophilic aromatic substitution of 6-hydroxybenzofuro[2,3-b]pyridine (13).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of isomeric oxazole-fused derivatives.
Scheme 4: Fused derivatives from 16.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Phosphonopeptides, phosphonodepsipeptides, peptides, and depsipeptides.
Figure 2: The diverse strategies for phosphonodepsipeptide synthesis.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of α-phosphonodepsidipeptides as inhibitors of leucine aminopeptidase.
Figure 3: Structure of 2-hydroxy-2-oxo-3-[(phenoxyacetyl)amino]-1,2-oxaphosphorinane-6-carboxylic acid (16).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of α-phosphonodepsidipeptide 17 as coupling partner for cyclen-containing phosphonodepsip...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of α-phosphonodepsidipeptides containing enantiopure hydroxy ester as VanX inhibitors.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of α-phosphonodepsidipeptides as VanX inhibitors.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of optically active α-phosphonodepsidipeptides as VanX inhibitors.
Scheme 6: The synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides through a thionyl chloride-catalyzed esterification of N-Cb...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of α-phosphinodipeptidamide as a hapten.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of α-phosphonodepsioctapeptide 41.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides via an in situ-generated phosphonochloridate.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of α-phosphonodepsitetrapeptides 58 as inhibitors of the aspartic peptidase pepsin.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of a β-phosphonodepsidipeptide library 64.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of another β-phosphonodepsidipeptide library.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of γ-phosphonodepsidipeptides.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides 85 as folylpolyglutamate synthetase inhibitors.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of the γ-phosphonodepsitripeptide 95 as an inhibitor of γ-gutamyl transpeptidase.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides as inhibitors and probes of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of phosphonyl depsipeptides 108 via DCC-mediated condensation and oxidation.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides 111 with BOP and PyBOP as coupling reagents.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of optically active phosphonodepsipeptides with BOP and PyBOP as coupling reagents.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides with BroP and TPyCIU as coupling reagents.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of a phosphonodepsipeptide hapten with BOP as coupling reagent.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of phosphonodepsitripeptide with BOP as coupling reagent.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of norleucine-derived phosphonodepsipeptides 135 and 138.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of norleucine-derived phosphonodepsipeptides 141 and 144.
Scheme 25: Solid-phase synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of phosphonodepsidipeptides via the Mitsunobu reaction.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of γ-phosphonodepsipeptide via the Mitsunobu reaction.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides via a multicomponent condensation reaction.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides with a functionalized side-chain via a multicomponent condensat...
Scheme 30: High yielding synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides via a multicomponent condensation.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of optically active phosphonodepsipeptides via a multicomponent condensation reaction.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of N-phosphoryl phosphonodepsipeptides.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides via the alkylation of phosphonic monoesters.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides as inhibitors of aspartic protease penicillopepsin.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides as prodrugs.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of phosphonodepsithioxopeptides 198.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides with C-1-hydroxyalkylphosphonic acid.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides with C-1-hydroxyalkylphosphonate via the rhodium-catalyzed carb...
Scheme 40: Synthesis of phosphonodepsipeptides with a C-1-hydroxyalkylphosphonate motif via a copper-catalyzed...
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Stepwise assembly of the heterobimetallic tetrahedron 4, starting from 4-ethynylaniline (1) and tra...
Figure 1: ESI(+) mass spectrum of heterobimetallic complex 4. The top inset shows the experimentally observed...
Figure 2: UV–vis spectrum of heterobimetallic complex 4 (1150 µM in acetonitrile at 295 K, 0.01 mm cuvette).
Figure 3: Schematic representation of symmetry-considerations concerning possible diastereomeric tetrahedra. ...
Figure 4: Detailed excerpt of the 31P NMR spectrum of 4 (202 MHz, acetonitrile-d3, 298 K).
Figure 5: 1H NMR and DOSY spectrum of heterobimetallic assembly 4 (500 MHz, acetonitilre-d3, 298 K).
Figure 6: GFN2-xTB minimized gas phase models of the cationic units of all possible diastereomers of 4. Color...
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Scheme 1: Description of the starting materials 1a–f and 2a–f.
Scheme 2: Peptide coupling reactions, including the previous Fmoc cleavage.
Scheme 3: Cleavage of the fully protected peptides 6 and 7.