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Thiazolidinones: novel insights from microwave synthesis, computational studies, and potentially bioactive hybrids
- Luan A. Martinho,
- Victor H. J. G. Praciano,
- Guilherme D. R. Matos,
- Claudia C. Gatto and
- Carlos Kleber Z. Andrade
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2618–2636, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.203
- [52], acetic acid [53], or solvent-free processes [54]. Ionic liquids, such as [Bu4N][OH] [55], [bmim][OH] [56], and [Et3NH][HSO4] [57], and deep eutectic solvents (DES) [58] have been introduced to improve efficiency. Traditional methods for synthesizing these compounds, however, face several
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of thiazolidinone derivatives.
Figure 2: Selected examples of commercial drugs containing the thiazolidinone core.
Scheme 1: Multicomponent reaction of benzaldehyde, rhodanine, and piperidine in ethanol leading directly to a...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the EDA-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reactions using a range of aromatic/h...
Scheme 3: Limitations of the EDA-catalyzed Knoevenagel reactions for the synthesis of rhodanine or thiazolidi...
Scheme 4: Plausible reaction mechanism for the EDA-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reactions.
Scheme 5: Substrate scope of the HPW-catalyzed GBB reactions.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-thiazolidinone hybrids by EDA-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensatio...
Figure 3: Overlay of predicted (red) and experimental (black) NMR spectra for compound 3n: a) 1H NMR spectra ...
Figure 4: a) Molecular structure of 3n with crystallographic labeling (50% probability displacement). b) Pers...
Scheme 7: a) Tautomeric forms of thiazolidinones and b) resonance structures for compounds 3n and 4n.
Figure 5: Molecular energy as a function of the torsion angle obtained from a relaxed dihedral scan at the M0...
Figure 6: Identification of the carbon atoms used in the theoretical study of chemical shifts. In red, easily...
Figure 7: a) Visual impressions of the solvatochromic study in various solvents (10−5 M) after excitation wit...
Scheme 8: Proposed ICT-type mechanism for the fluorescence process, adapted from ref. [89].
Figure 8: Photophysical study in aqueous solution under different pH values for compound 3n (10−5 M) at room ...
Scheme 9: Two equilibria of compound 3n in aqueous solutions, adapted from ref. [92,93].
Figure 9: Molecular fragments associated with intramolecular charge transfer states.
Figure 10: Frontier molecular orbitals of compounds 3n and 4n in three different states: protonated, deprotona...
Electrochemical cyclization of alkynes to construct five-membered nitrogen-heterocyclic rings
- Lifen Peng,
- Ting Wang,
- Zhiwen Yuan,
- Bin Li,
- Zilong Tang,
- Xirong Liu,
- Hui Li,
- Guofang Jiang,
- Chunling Zeng,
- Henry N. C. Wong and
- Xiao-Shui Peng
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2173–2201, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.166
- ; (3) to satisfy the requirements of green and sustainable chemistry, it could be necessary to develop the electrochemical transformations of alkynes towards organic rings in aqueous solution, ionic liquid or deep eutectic solvents (DESs) with recycle of solvents and electrolytes. Natural products and
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Figure 1: Natural products and functional molecules possessing five-membered rings.
Scheme 1: Electrochemical intramolecular coupling of ureas to form indoles.
Scheme 2: Electrochemical dehydrogenative annulation of alkynes with anilines.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical annulations of o-arylalkynylanilines.
Scheme 4: Electrochemical cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical selenocyclization of diselenides and 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 6: Electrochemical cascade approach towards 3-selenylindoles.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical C–H indolization.
Scheme 8: Electrochemical annulation of benzamides and terminal alkynes.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical synthesis of isoindolinone by 5-exo-dig aza-cyclization.
Scheme 10: Electrochemical reductive cascade annulation of o-alkynylbenzamide.
Scheme 11: Electrochemical intramolecular 1,2-amino oxygenation of alkyne.
Scheme 12: Electrochemical multicomponent reaction of nitrile, (thio)xanthene, terminal alkyne and water.
Scheme 13: Electrochemical aminotrifluoromethylation/cyclization of alkynes.
Scheme 14: Electrochemical cyclization of o-nitrophenylacetylene.
Scheme 15: Electrochemical annulation of alkynyl enaminones.
Scheme 16: Electrochemical annulation of alkyne and enamide.
Scheme 17: Electrochemical tandem Michael addition/azidation/cyclization.
Scheme 18: Electrochemical [3 + 2] cyclization of heteroarylamines.
Scheme 19: Electrochemical CuAAC to access 1,2,3-triazole.
C2 to C6 biobased carbonyl platforms for fine chemistry
- Jingjing Jiang,
- Muhammad Noman Haider Tariq,
- Florence Popowycz,
- Yanlong Gu and
- Yves Queneau
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2103–2172, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.165
- such as bagasse, corncobs, stalks, switchgrass and hardwoods [156][157][158][159][160][161][162], thanks to preliminary selective dissolution and depolymerization of hemicellulose into pentose sugars. Deep eutectic solvents were recently shown to allow fractionation of lignin and production of furfural
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Figure 1: C2–C6 biobased carbonyl building blocks.
Scheme 1: Proposed (2 + 2) route to glycolaldehyde and glycolic acid from erythritol by Cu/AC catalyst (AC = ...
Scheme 2: Reductive amination of GCA.
Scheme 3: N-Formylation of secondary amines by reaction with GCA.
Scheme 4: Synthesis and conversion of hydroxy acetals to cyclic acetals.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 3-(indol-3-yl)-2,3-dihydrofurans via three-component reaction of glycolaldehyde, indol...
Scheme 6: BiCl3-catalyzed synthesis of benzo[a]carbazoles from 2-arylindoles and α-bromoacetaldehyde ethylene...
Scheme 7: Cu/NCNSs-based conversion of glycerol to glycolic acid and other short biobased acids.
Scheme 8: E. coli-based biotransformation of C1 source molecules (CH4, CO2 and CO) towards C2 glycolic acid.
Scheme 9: N-Formylation of amines with C2 (a) or C3 (b) biomass-based feedstocks.
Scheme 10: Methods for the formation of propanoic acid (PA) from lactic acid (LA).
Scheme 11: Co-polymerization of biobased lactic acid and glycolic acid via a bicatalytic process.
Scheme 12: Oxidation of α-hydroxy acids by tetrachloroaurate(III) in acetic acid–sodium acetate buffer medium.
Figure 2: Selective catalytic pathways for the conversion of lactic acid (LA).
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 1,3-PDO via cross-aldol reaction between formaldehyde and acetaldehyde to 3-hydroxypro...
Scheme 14: Hydrothermal conversion of 1,3-dihydroxy-2-propane and 2,3-dihydroxypropanal to methylglyoxal.
Scheme 15: FLS-catalyzed formose reaction to synthesize GA and DHA.
Scheme 16: GCA and DHA oxidation products of glycerol and isomerization of GCA to DHA under flow conditions us...
Scheme 17: Acid-catalyzed reactions of DHA with alcohols.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of dihydroxyacetone phosphate from dihydroxyacetone.
Scheme 19: Bifunctional acid–base catalyst DHA conversion into lactic acid via pyruvaldehyde or fructose forma...
Scheme 20: Catalytic one-pot synthesis of GA and co-synthesis of formamides and formates from DHA.
Scheme 21: (a) Synthesis of furan derivatives and (b) synthesis of thiophene derivative by cascade [3 + 2] ann...
Scheme 22: Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalyzed synthesis of benzo[a]carbazole from renewable acetol and 2-p...
Scheme 23: Asymmetric hydrogenation of α-hydroxy ketones to 1,2-diols.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of novel 6-(substituted benzylidene)-2-methylthiazolo [2,3-b]oxazol-5(6H)-one from 1-hydr...
Scheme 25: ʟ-Proline-catalyzed synthesis of anti-diols from hydroxyacetone and aldehydes.
Scheme 26: C–C-bond-formation reactions of a biomass-based feedstock aromatic aldehyde (C5) and hydroxyacetone...
Scheme 27: Ethanol upgrading to C4 bulk chemicals via the thiamine (VB1)-catalyzed acetoin condensation.
Scheme 28: One-pot sequential chemoenzymatic synthesis of 2-aminobutane-1,4-diol and 1,2,4-butanetriol via 1,4...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 1,4-dihydroxybutan-2-one by microbial transformation.
Scheme 30: Conversion of polyols by [neocuproine)Pd(OAc)]2(OTf)2] to α-hydroxy ketones.
Scheme 31: Chemoselective oxidation of alcohols with chiral palladium-based catalyst 2.
Scheme 32: Electrochemical transformation of furfural to 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (HFO).
Scheme 33: Selective hydrodeoxygenation of HFO and oxidation to γ-butyrolactone (GBL).
Scheme 34: Photosensitized oxygenation of furan towards HFO via ozonide intermediates.
Scheme 35: Conversion of furfural to HFO and MAN by using mesoporous carbon nitride (SGCN) as photocatalyst.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of HFO from furan derivatives.
Scheme 37: Photooxidation of furfural to 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (HFO).
Scheme 38: Synthesis of Friedel–Crafts indole adduct from HFO.
Scheme 39: Conversion of HFO to α,γ-substituted chiral γ-lactones.
Scheme 40: Tautomeric transformation of HFO to formylacrylic acid.
Scheme 41: Hydrolysis of HFO to succinic acid in aqueous solution.
Scheme 42: Substitution and condensation reactions of 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (HFO).
Scheme 43: (a) Conversion of HFO towards valuable C4 chemicals and (b) anodic oxidation of 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-fur...
Figure 3: Conversion of HFO towards other natural and synthetic substances.
Scheme 44: Conversion of furfural to maleic anhydride (reaction a: VOx/Al2O3; reaction b: VPO).
Scheme 45: Conversion of furfural into succinic acid.
Scheme 46: Electro‑, photo‑, and biocatalysis for one-pot selective conversions of furfural into C4 chemicals.
Scheme 47: Production route of furfural from hemicellulose.
Scheme 48: Mechanism for xylose dehydration to furfural through a choline xyloside intermediate.
Scheme 49: Conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol and its derivatives.
Scheme 50: Conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol and 3-(2-furyl)acrolein.
Scheme 51: The aerobic oxidative condensation of biomass-derived furfural and linear alcohols.
Scheme 52: The single-step synthesis of 2-pentanone from furfural.
Scheme 53: Electrocatalytic coupling reaction of furfural and levulinic acid.
Scheme 54: Conversion of furfural to m-xylylenediamine.
Scheme 55: Conversion of furfural to tetrahydrofuran-derived amines.
Scheme 56: Formation of trans-4,5-diamino-cyclopent-2-enones from furfural.
Scheme 57: Production of pyrrole and proline from furfural.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 1‑(trifluoromethyl)-8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-en-2-ones from furfural.
Scheme 59: Conversion of furfural to furfural-derived diacids.
Scheme 60: A telescope protocol derived from furfural and glycerol.
Scheme 61: A tandem cyclization of furfural and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione.
Scheme 62: A Ugi four-component reaction to construct furfural-based polyamides.
Scheme 63: One-pot synthesis of γ-acyloxy-Cy7 from furfural.
Scheme 64: Dimerization–Piancatelli sequence toward humins precursors from furfural.
Scheme 65: Conversion of furfural to CPN.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of jet fuels range cycloalkanes from CPN and lignin-derived vanillin.
Scheme 67: Solar-energy-driven synthesis of high-density biofuels from CPN.
Scheme 68: Reductive amination of CPN to cyclopentylamine.
Scheme 69: Asymmetric hydrogenation of C=O bonds of exocyclic α,β-unsaturated cyclopentanones.
Scheme 70: Preparation of levulinic acid via the C5 route (route a) or C6 route (routes b1 and b2).
Scheme 71: Mechanism of the rehydration of HMF to levulinic acid and formic acid.
Scheme 72: Important levulinic acid-derived chemicals.
Scheme 73: Direct conversion of levulinic acid to pentanoic acid.
Scheme 74: Catalytic aerobic oxidation of levulinic acid to citramalic acid.
Scheme 75: Conversion of levulinic acid to 1,4-pentanediol (a) see ref. [236]; b) see ref. [237]; c) see ref. [238]; d) see r...
Scheme 76: Selective production of 2-butanol through hydrogenolysis of levulinic acid.
Scheme 77: General reaction pathways proposed for the formation of 5MPs from levulinic acid.
Scheme 78: Selective reductive amination of levulinic acid to N-substituted pyrroles.
Scheme 79: Reductive amination of levulinic acid to chiral pyrrolidinone.
Scheme 80: Reductive amination of levulinic acid to non-natural chiral γ-amino acid.
Scheme 81: Nitrogen-containing chemicals derived from levulinic acid.
Scheme 82: Preparation of GVL from levulinic acid by dehydration and hydrogenation.
Scheme 83: Ruthenium-catalyzed levulinic acid to chiral γ-valerolactone.
Scheme 84: Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of levulinic acid to chiral GVL.
Scheme 85: Three steps synthesis of ε-caprolactam from GVL.
Scheme 86: Multistep synthesis of nylon 6,6 from GVL.
Scheme 87: Preparation of MeGVL by α-alkylation of GVL.
Scheme 88: Ring-opening polymerization of five-membered lactones.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of GVL-based ionic liquids.
Scheme 90: Preparation of butene isomers from GVL under Lewis acid conditions.
Scheme 91: Construction of C5–C12 fuels from GVL over nano-HZSM-5 catalysts.
Scheme 92: Preparation of alkyl valerate from GVL via ring opening/reduction/esterification sequence.
Scheme 93: Construction of 4-acyloxypentanoic acids from GVL.
Scheme 94: Synthesis of 1,4-pentanediol (PDO) from GVL.
Scheme 95: Construction of novel cyclic hemiketal platforms via self-Claisen condensation of GVL.
Scheme 96: Copper-catalyzed lactamization of GVL.
Figure 4: Main scaffolds obtained from HMF.
Scheme 97: Biginelli reactions towards HMF-containing dihydropyrimidinones.
Scheme 98: Hantzsch dihydropyridine synthesis involving HMF.
Scheme 99: The Kabachnik–Fields reaction involving HMF.
Scheme 100: Construction of oxazolidinone from HMF.
Scheme 101: Construction of rhodamine-furan hybrids from HMF.
Scheme 102: A Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction involving HMF.
Scheme 103: HMF-containing benzodiazepines by [4 + 2 + 1] cycloadditions.
Scheme 104: Synthesis of fluorinated analogues of α-aryl ketones.
Scheme 105: Synthesis of HMF derived disubstituted γ-butyrolactone.
Scheme 106: Functionalized aromatics from furfural and HMF.
Scheme 107: Diels–Alder adducts from HMF or furfural with N-methylmaleimide.
Scheme 108: Pathway of the one-pot conversion of HMF into phthalic anhydride.
Scheme 109: Photocatalyzed preparation of humins (L-H) from HMF mixed with spoiled HMF residues (LMW-H) and fur...
Scheme 110: Asymmetric dipolar cycloadditions on HMF.
Scheme 111: Dipolar cycloadditions of HMF based nitrones to 3,4- and 3,5-substituted isoxazolidines.
Scheme 112: Production of δ-lactone-fused cyclopenten-2-ones from HMF.
Scheme 113: Aza-Piancatelli access to aza-spirocycles from HMF-derived intermediates.
Scheme 114: Cross-condensation of furfural, acetone and HMF into C13, C14 and C15 products.
Scheme 115: Base-catalyzed aldol condensation/dehydration sequences from HMF.
Scheme 116: Condensation of HMF and active methylene nitrile.
Scheme 117: MBH reactions involving HMF.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of HMF-derived ionic liquids.
Scheme 119: Reductive amination/enzymatic acylation sequence towards HMF-based surfactants.
Scheme 120: The formation of 5-chloromethylfurfural (CMF).
Scheme 121: Conversion of CMF to HMF, levulinic acid, and alkyl levulinates.
Scheme 122: Conversion of CMF to CMFCC and FDCC.
Scheme 123: Conversion of CMF to BHMF.
Scheme 124: Conversion of CMF to DMF.
Scheme 125: CMF chlorine atom substitutions toward HMF ethers and esters.
Scheme 126: Introduction of carbon nucleophiles in CMF.
Scheme 127: NHC-catalyzed remote enantioselective Mannich-type reactions of CMF.
Scheme 128: Conversion of CMF to promising biomass-derived dyes.
Scheme 129: Radical transformation of CMF with styrenes.
Scheme 130: Synthesis of natural herbicide δ-aminolevulinic acid from CMF.
Scheme 131: Four step synthesis of the drug ranitidine from CMF.
Scheme 132: Pd/CO2 cooperative catalysis for the production of HHD and HXD.
Scheme 133: Different ruthenium (Ru) catalysts for the ring-opening of 5-HMF to HHD.
Scheme 134: Proposed pathways for preparing HXD from HMF.
Scheme 135: MCP formation and uses.
Scheme 136: Cu(I)-catalyzed highly selective oxidation of HHD to 2,5-dioxohexanal.
Scheme 137: Synthesis of N‑substituted 3‑hydroxypyridinium salts from 2,5-dioxohexanal.
Scheme 138: Ru catalyzed hydrogenations of HHD to 1,2,5-hexanetriol (a) see ref. [396]; b) see ref. [397]).
Scheme 139: Aviation fuel range quadricyclanes produced by HXD.
Scheme 140: Synthesis of HDGK from HXD and glycerol as a chain extender.
Scheme 141: Synthesis of serinol pyrrole from HXD and serinol.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of pyrroles from HXD and nitroarenes.
Scheme 143: Two-step production of PX from cellulose via HXD.
Scheme 144: Preparation of HCPN from HMF via hydrogenation and ring rearrangement.
Scheme 145: Suggested pathways from HMF to HCPN.
Scheme 146: α-Alkylation of HCPN with ethylene gas.
Scheme 147: Synthesis of 3-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopentylamine from HMF via reductive amination of HCPN.
Scheme 148: Production of LGO and Cyrene® from biomass.
Scheme 149: Synthesis of HBO from LGO and other applications.
Scheme 150: Construction of m-Cyrene® homopolymer.
Scheme 151: Conversion of Cyrene® to THFDM and 1,6-hexanediol.
Scheme 152: RAFT co-polymerization of LGO and butadienes.
Scheme 153: Polycondensation of HO-LGOL and diols with dimethyl adipate.
Scheme 154: Self-condensation of Cyrene® and Claisen–Schmidt reactions.
Scheme 155: Synthesis of 5-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydropyran from Cyrene®.
Cell-free protein synthesis with technical additives – expanding the parameter space of in vitro gene expression
- Tabea Bartsch,
- Stephan Lütz and
- Katrin Rosenthal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2242–2253, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.192
- some of the gaps in the consideration of the general physical properties and potential effects on the performance of Escherichia coli-based CFPS. We use technical additives, such as water-soluble macromolecular polymers and salts, which are commonly used as deep eutectic solvents (DES) and extend the
- influence on the synthesis performance of CFPS. Polymers, DES, and organic solvents were considered to modify the fluid properties. Polymers and deep eutectic solvents (DES) as additives in CFPS Polymers (PEG, methylcellulose (MC), and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)) and DES (choline chloride/urea, betaine
- Additives and preparation of deep eutectic solvents The selected additives are supposed to shift the properties of the reaction solution in more extreme directions or are interesting for other reasons. PEG-8000 (Sigma, Darmstadt, Germany) is a molecular crowder that is used in the CFPS system by default
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Figure 1: CFPS of sfGFP with different technical additives at various concentrations. Experiments with 2% PEG...
Figure 2: CFPS of thscGAS-sfGFP with different technical additives at various concentrations. Experiments wit...
Electrochemical allylations in a deep eutectic solvent
- Sophia Taylor and
- Scott T. Handy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2217–2224, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.189
- application of simple, inexpensive, and recyclable deep eutectic solvents to the allylation of carbonyls. While several sets of conditions were developed, the goal of avoiding stoichiometric amounts of metal has proven elusive. Still, a deep eutectic solvent can be used to plate out and thus recover the metal
- , however, RTILs are expensive compared to conventional solvents. Most of them are also quite viscous, which severely limits their use in synthetic electrochemistry [16]. These same expense and viscosity issues plague the application of RTILs in any area. Driven by this limitation, deep eutectic solvents
- demonstrate efficient and near quantitative recovery of the metal by electrolysis after product extraction and this recovered metal can be used again for further allylations. Further efforts to improve the efficiency and enable catalytic metal use are underway. Experimental Preparation of deep eutectic
Factors influencing the performance of organocatalysts immobilised on solid supports: A review
- Zsuzsanna Fehér,
- Dóra Richter,
- Gyula Dargó and
- József Kupai
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2129–2142, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.183
- and changes in the reaction kinetics. The non-covalent immobilisation of chiral organocatalysts can also be carried out within deep eutectic solvents (DESs). Very recently, a cinchonidine-squaramide organocatalyst was immobilised in three types of natural DESs, namely betaine/sorbitol/water, betaine
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Scheme 1: Esterification of oleic acid (1) with propylsulfonic acid (Pr-SO3H)-functionalised mesoporous silic...
Scheme 2: Using confinement of organocatalytic units for improving the enantioselectivity of silica-supported...
Scheme 3: Michael addition catalysed by cinchona thiourea immobilised on magnetic nanoparticles (13).
Scheme 4: Michael addition catalysed by cinchona thiourea in the presence of magnetic nanoparticles.
Scheme 5: Benzoin condensation catalysed by N-benzylthiazolium salt attached to mesoporous material.
Scheme 6: Photoinduced RAFT polymerisation of n-butyl acrylate (19) catalysed by silica nanoparticle-supporte...
Scheme 7: Pressure and temperature dependence of the 1,4-addition of propanal to trans-β-nitrostyrene under c...
Scheme 8: α-Amination of ethyl 2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylate catalysed by PS-THU which could be recycled over ...
Scheme 9: Preparation of supported catalysts C29–C31 from cinchona squaramides 29–31 modified with a primary ...
Scheme 10: Application of PGMA-supported organocatalysts C29–C31 in the asymmetric Michael addition of pentane...
Scheme 11: Alcoholytic desymmetrisation of a cyclic anhydride 34 catalysed by polyamide-supported cinchona sul...
Sustainable tandem acylation/Diels–Alder reaction toward versatile tricyclic epoxyisoindole-7-carboxylic acids in renewable green solvents
- Ayhan Yıldırım
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1308–1319, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.114
- trying to make the conditions for Diels–Alder reactions more environmentally friendly [48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58]. However, the number and variety of substrates in these studies is often limited, deep eutectic solvents are required and it is difficult to achieve both satisfactory product
- importance in intramolecular Diels–Alder reactions, the effects of solvents such as glycerol, polyethylene glycol, organic carbonates, deep eutectic solvents, supercritical CO2 and H2O have recently been extensively studied [65][66][67]. Recently, attention has also been drawn to photoinduced oxidative [4
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Figure 1: Reaction yields after seven uses of SSO and average recovery of the oil.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of epoxyisoindole-7-carboxylic acids 2a–m and 2n–p.
Scheme 2: Possible side reactions of unsaturated fatty acids with maleic anhydride.
Figure 2: Coupling constants of selected protons in compound 2a and its optimized geometric structure.
Scheme 3: Equilibrium of 2n–p with maleamic acid precursors.
Figure 3: Possible mechanism for the IMDAF reaction.
Figure 4: IRC calculations of a) endo-, b) exo-transition structures and products for compound 2a (semi-empir...
Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles
- Periklis X. Kolagkis,
- Eirini M. Galathri and
- Christoforos G. Kokotos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36
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Scheme 1: Examples of BIMs used for their medicinal properties.
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the synthesis of BIMs using protic or Lewis acids as catalysts.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 4: Competition experiments and synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM of using DBDMH.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2.
Scheme 7: General reaction mechanism upon halogen bonding.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2, introduced by Ji.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using Br2 in CH3CN.
Scheme 10: Βidentate halogen-bond donors.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using bidentate halogen-bond donor 26.
Scheme 12: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using iodoalkyne as catalyst.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions used by Ramshini.
Scheme 16: Activation of the carbonyl group by HPA/TPI-Fe3O4.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of nanoAg-Pt/SiO2-doped silicate.
Scheme 18: Mechanism of action proposed by Khalafi-Nezhad et al.
Scheme 19: Activation of the carbonyl group by the Cu–isatin Schiff base complex.
Scheme 20: Optimum reaction conditions published by Jain.
Scheme 21: Organocatalytic protocol utilizing nanoparticles introduced by Bankar.
Scheme 22: Activation of the carbonyl group by the AlCl3·6H2O-SDS-SiO2 complex.
Scheme 23: Optimal reaction conditions for the aforementioned nano-Fe3O4 based catalysts.
Scheme 24: Nanocatalytic protocol proposed by Kaur et al.
Scheme 25: Microwave approach introduced by Yuan.
Scheme 26: Microwave approach introduced by Zahran et al.
Scheme 27: Microwave irradiation protocol introduced by Bindu.
Scheme 28: Silica-supported microwave irradiation protocol.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM by Nongkhlaw.
Scheme 30: Microwave-assisted synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by succinic acid.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of action of MMO-4.
Scheme 32: Catalytic approach introduced by Muhammadpoor-Baltork et al.
Scheme 33: Reaction conditions used by Xiao-Ming.
Scheme 34: Ultrasonic irradiation-based protocol published by Saeednia.
Scheme 35: Pyruvic acid-mediated synthesis of BIMs proposed by Thopate.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of BIMs using [bmim]BF4 or [bmim]PF6 ionic liquids.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing In(OTf)3 in octylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as ionic liquid.
Scheme 38: FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed synthesis of BIMs with use of ionic liquid.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing the [hmim]HSO4/EtOH catalytic system.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing acidic ionic liquid immobilized on silica gel (ILIS-SO2Cl).
Scheme 41: The [bmim][MeSO4]-catalyzed reaction of indole with various aldehydes.
Scheme 42: The role of [bmim][MeSO4] in catalyzing the reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing FeCl3-based ionic liquid ([BTBAC]Cl-FeCl3) as catalyst.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of BIMs using [Msim]Cl at room temperature.
Scheme 45: [Et3NH][H2PO4]-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 46: PILs-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 47: FSILs-mediated synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 48: Possible “release and catch” catalytic process.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [DABCO-H][HSO4].
Scheme 50: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [(THA)(SO4)].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 53: Chemoselectivity of the present method.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by chitosan-supported ionic liquid.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism of action of CSIL.
Scheme 56: Optimization of the reaction in DESs.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of BIMs using ChCl/SnCl2 as DES.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of BIMs derivatives in presence of DES.
Scheme 59: BIMs synthesis in choline chloride/urea (CC/U).
Scheme 60: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs by Ley.
Scheme 61: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs proposed by Nam et al.
Scheme 62: Amino-catalyzed reaction of indole with propionaldehyde.
Scheme 63: Aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 64: Proposed mechanism for the aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 65: Enzymatic reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by TLIM.
Scheme 67: Proposed reaction mechanism by Badsara.
Scheme 68: Mechanism proposed by D’Auria.
Scheme 69: Photoinduced thiourea catalysis.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism of photoacid activation.
Scheme 71: Proposed mechanism of action for CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs by Mandawad.
Scheme 73: Proposed mechanism for the (a) acid generation and (b) synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 74: a) Reaction conditions employed by Khaksar and b) activation of the carbonyl group by HFIP.
Scheme 75: Activation of the carbonyl group by the PPy@CH2Br through the formation of a halogen bond.
Scheme 76: Reaction conditions utilized by Mhaldar et al.
Scheme 77: a) Reaction conditions employed by López and b) activation of the carbonyl group by thiourea.
Scheme 78: Infrared irradiation approach introduced by Luna-Mora and his research group.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of BIMs with the use of the Fe–Zn BMOF.
Synthesis of 5-arylidenerhodanines in L-proline-based deep eutectic solvent
- Stéphanie Hesse
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1537–1544, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.110
- , volatile solvents, hard conditions, and/or difficult purifications. However, green chemistry has become a crucial sub-discipline in the field of chemistry and the chemical industry is giving major priority to sustainable processes. Since a few years, deep eutectic solvents (DES) are considered as a
- melting point of 17 °C which is more acidic and less viscous than ChCl/urea [18][19] (Table 1). In addition, proline-based natural deep eutectic solvents (NaDES) were also studied and it was shown that they presented higher viscosity values than the ChCl-based NaDES, suggesting that the HBA used for the
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Figure 1: Examples of rhodanines and related five-membered heterocycles with interesting biological activitie...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 5-benzylidenerhodanine derivatives. Conditions: areaction performed for 3 h at 60 °C. b...
Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis using diverse catalysts: a transition from conventional to greener approach
- Dileep Kumar Singh and
- Rajesh Kumar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 928–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.71
- amines 52 with 2,5-DMTHF (2) under a L-(+)-tartaric acid-choline chloride based deep eutectic solvent as green medium (Scheme 25a). Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are mainly synthesized by mixing quaternary ammonium salts and hydrogen-bond donors. In this study, various combinations of salts and hydrogen
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Figure 1: Various pyrrole containing molecules.
Scheme 1: Various synthestic protocols for the synthesis of pyrroles.
Figure 2: A tree-diagram showing various conventional and green protocols for Clauson-Kaas pyrrole synthesis.
Scheme 2: A general reaction of Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 3: AcOH-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 5 and 7.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 9.
Scheme 5: P2O5-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 11.
Scheme 6: p-Chloropyridine hydrochloride-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 13.
Scheme 7: TfOH-catalyzed synthesis of N-sulfonylpyrroles 15, N-sulfonylindole 16, N-sulfonylcarbazole 17.
Scheme 8: Scandium triflate-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 19.
Scheme 9: MgI2 etherate-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of N-arylpyrrole derivatives 21.
Scheme 10: Nicotinamide catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 23.
Scheme 11: ZrOCl2∙8H2O catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrrole derivatives 25.
Scheme 12: AcONa catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 27.
Scheme 13: Squaric acid-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 29.
Figure 3: Reusability of catalyst γ-Fe2O3@SiO2-Sb-IL in six cycles.
Scheme 14: Magnetic nanoparticle-supported antimony catalyst used in the synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 31...
Scheme 15: Iron(III) chloride-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 33.
Scheme 16: Copper-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis and mechanism of pyrroles 35.
Scheme 17: β-CD-SO3H-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrroles 37.
Figure 4: Recyclability of β-cyclodextrin-SO3H.
Scheme 18: Solvent-free and catalyst-free synthesis and plausible mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 39.
Scheme 19: Nano-sulfated TiO2-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 41.
Figure 5: Plausible mechanism for the formation of N-substituted pyrroles catalyzed by nano-sulfated TiO2 cat...
Scheme 20: Copper nitrate-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis and mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 43.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 45 by using Co catalyst Co/NGr-C@SiO2-L.
Scheme 22: Zinc-catalyzed synthesis of N-arylpyrroles 47.
Scheme 23: Silica sulfuric acid-catalyzed synthesis of pyrrole derivatives 49.
Scheme 24: Bismuth nitrate-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 51.
Scheme 25: L-(+)-tartaric acid-choline chloride-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis and plausible mechanism of py...
Scheme 26: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 55 in AcOH or water.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of pyrrole derivatives 57 using a nano-organocatalyst.
Figure 6: Nano-ferric supported glutathione organocatalyst.
Scheme 28: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 59 in water.
Scheme 29: Iodine-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrroles 61.
Scheme 30: H3PW12O40/SiO2-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 63.
Scheme 31: Fe3O4@-γ-Fe2O3-SO3H-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 65.
Scheme 32: Mn(NO3)2·4H2O-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrroles 67.
Scheme 33: p-TsOH∙H2O-catalyzed (method 1) and MW-assisted (method 2) synthesis of N-sulfonylpyrroles 69.
Scheme 34: ([hmim][HSO4]-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis of pyrroles 71.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 73 using K-10 montmorillonite catalyst.
Scheme 36: CeCl3∙7H2O-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis of pyrroles 75.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 77 using Bi(NO3)3∙5H2O.
Scheme 38: Oxone-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 79.
Nitroalkene reduction in deep eutectic solvents promoted by BH3NH3
- Chiara Faverio,
- Monica Fiorenza Boselli,
- Patricia Camarero Gonzalez,
- Alessandra Puglisi and
- Maurizio Benaglia
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1041–1047, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.83
- Chiara Faverio Monica Fiorenza Boselli Patricia Camarero Gonzalez Alessandra Puglisi Maurizio Benaglia Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi, 19, I-20133, Milano, Italy 10.3762/bjoc.17.83 Abstract Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have gained attention as green and
- whole research community concerned with the concept of a circular economy [3]. In this context, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have attracted an increasing attention as green, safe, economically and environmentally sustainable alternative to the traditional organic solvents [4]. They are combinations of
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Scheme 1: AB-mediated reductions of nitrostyrenes 3a–h.
Scheme 2: AB-mediated reductions of nitrostyrenes 1, 3a, and 3c using DESs B and D.
Scheme 3: AB-mediated reductions of nitroalkenes 5a–f.
Scheme 4: Recovery and recycling experiments in the AB-mediated reduction of nitrostyrene 3h to afford nitroa...
Valorisation of plastic waste via metal-catalysed depolymerisation
- Francesca Liguori,
- Carmen Moreno-Marrodán and
- Pierluigi Barbaro
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 589–621, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.53
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Figure 1: Potential classification of plastic recycling processes. The area covered by the present review is ...
Figure 2: EG produced during glycolytic depolymerisation of PET using DEG + DPG as solvent and titanium(IV) n...
Scheme 1: Simplified representation of the conversion of 1,4-PBD to C16–C44 macrocycles using Ru metathesis c...
Figure 3: Main added-value monomers obtainable by catalytic depolymerisation of PET via chemolytic methods.
Scheme 2: Hydrogenolytic depolymerisation of PET by ruthenium complexes.
Scheme 3: Depolymerisation of PET via catalytic hydrosilylation by Ir(III) pincer complex.
Scheme 4: Catalytic hydrolysis (top) and methanolysis (bottom) reactions of PET.
Scheme 5: Depolymerisation of PET by glycolysis with ethylene glycol.
Figure 4: Glycolysis of PET: evolution of BHET yield over time, with and without zinc acetate catalyst (196 °...
Scheme 6: Potential activated complex for the glycolysis reaction of PET catalysed by metallated ILs and evol...
Scheme 7: One-pot, two-step process for PET repurposing via chemical recycling.
Scheme 8: Synthetic routes to PLA.
Scheme 9: Structures of the zinc molecular catalysts used for PLA-methanolysis in various works. a) See [265], b) ...
Scheme 10: Depolymerisation of PLLA by Zn–N-heterocyclic carbene complex.
Scheme 11: Salalen ligands.
Scheme 12: Catalytic hydrogenolysis of PLA.
Scheme 13: Catalytic hydrosilylation of PLA.
Scheme 14: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PBT and PCL by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 15: Glycolysis reaction of PCT by diethylene glycol.
Scheme 16: Polymerisation–depolymerisation cycle of 3,4-T6GBL.
Scheme 17: Polymerisation–depolymerisation cycle of 2,3-HDB.
Scheme 18: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PBPAC by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 19: Catalytic hydrolysis (top), alcoholysis (middle) and aminolysis (bottom) reactions of PBPAC.
Scheme 20: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PPC (top) and PEC (bottom) by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 21: Polymerisation-depolymerisation cycle of BEP.
Scheme 22: Hydrogenolysis of polyamides using soluble Ru catalysts.
Scheme 23: Catalytic depolymerisation of epoxy resin/carbon fibres composite.
Scheme 24: Depolymerisation of polyethers with metal salt catalysts and acyl chlorides.
Scheme 25: Proposed mechanism for the iron-catalysed depolymerisation reaction of polyethers. Adapted with per...
Regiodivergent synthesis of functionalized pyrimidines and imidazoles through phenacyl azides in deep eutectic solvents
- Paola Vitale,
- Luciana Cicco,
- Ilaria Cellamare,
- Filippo M. Perna,
- Antonio Salomone and
- Vito Capriati
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1915–1923, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.158
- imidazole (32–98% yield) and pyrimidine derivatives (45–88% yield), with a broad substrate scope, when using deep eutectic solvents [choline chloride (ChCl)/glycerol (1:2 mol/mol) and ChCl/urea (1:2 mol/mol)] as environmentally benign and non-innocent reaction media, by modulating the temperature (25 or 80
- °C) in the presence or absence of bases (Et3N). Keywords: deep eutectic solvents; imidazoles; phenacyl azides; phenacyl halides; pyrimidines; Introduction In a world with dwindling petroleum resources, the setting up of more and more sustainable routes for the preparation of heterocyclic compounds
- is an ongoing synthetic endeavor as these scaffolds are ubiquitous motifs in many biologically active compounds and pharmaceuticals. In this context, in the last decades, the so-called deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have received an increasing attention due to their biodegradability, high thermal
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Scheme 1: One-pot synthesis of 2,5-diarylpyrazines (A) (path a) or 2-aroyl-(4 or 5)-aryl-(1H)-imidazoles (B) ...
Scheme 2: Transformation of phenacyl bromide (1a) in ChCl/Gly into phenacyl azide (2a) and 2-benzoyl-(4 or 5)...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 2-aroyl-(4 or 5)-aryl-(1H)-imidazoles 3. Scope of the reaction. Typical conditions: 1 ...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 2-aroyl-(4 or 5)-aryl-(1H)-imidazoles 3/3' from α-phenacyl ...
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 2-benzoyl-(4 or 5)-phenyl-(1H)-imidazoles 3a/3a' and 2,4-di...
Scheme 6: Scope of the synthesis of 2,4-diaroyl-6-arylpyrimidines 7. Typical conditions: 2 (0.3 mmol), Et3N (...
Activated carbon as catalyst support: precursors, preparation, modification and characterization
- Melanie Iwanow,
- Tobias Gärtner,
- Volker Sieber and
- Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1188–1202, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.104
- , agricultural wastes or biomass as well as ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents or precursor solutions. The preparation of the activated carbon usually involves pre-treatment steps followed by physical or chemical activation and application dependent modification. In addition, highly porous materials can also
- the production of activated carbon [4]. Fossil and renewable sources for the preparation of activated carbon are discussed in this part of the review, as well as special precursor solutions or ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents as non-conventional precursor materials. The properties of the
- residues is lower compared to anthracite or coal as starting materials. Nevertheless, high volatile matter content in the biomass are advantageous for the production of porous activated carbon materials as well as the low cost of the agricultural waste [22]. Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents Zhang
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Figure 1: Experimental setup of ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. Reprinted with permission from [95], copyright 2006 T...
Figure 2: Overview of nitrogen-containing functional groups on the surface of activated carbons. Scheme was d...
Extrusion – back to the future: Using an established technique to reform automated chemical synthesis
- Deborah E. Crawford
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 65–75, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.9
- final milling process step typically employed in the conventional synthesis to increase the surface area was removed. Deep eutectic solvents Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) – regarded as a new generation of ionic liquids – are two-component ionic solvents with melting points lower than either constituent
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Typical pilot scale single screw extruder (left) and a laboratory scale twin screw extruder (right)....
Figure 2: PTFE screw employed in single screw extrusion, with increasing root diameter (RD) from 45 mm to 95 ...
Figure 3: Modulated stainless steel intermeshing co-rotating screws employed typically in twin screw extrusio...
Scheme 1: Polymerisation of styrene using s-BuLi as an initiator.
Scheme 2: Telescoping process of the formation of polystyrene, followed by post polymerisation functionalisat...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the branching of polylactide. Adapted from [23].
Scheme 4: Chemical reaction between isocyanate and an alcohol to form polyurethane.
Figure 4: Representative diagram explaining the process involved in step growth polymerisation, which involve...
Scheme 5: Generic polycondensation reaction to produce polyamides.
Figure 5: Comparison of choline chloride/D-fructose DES prepared via twin screw extrusion (left) and conventi...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of HKUST-1, ZIF-8 and Al(fumarate)OH by twin screw extrusion. Adapted from [2].
Figure 6: Synthesis of Ni(NCS)2(PPh3)2 and [Ni(salen)] by twin screw extrusion. Adapted from [2].
Towards the development of continuous, organocatalytic, and stereoselective reactions in deep eutectic solvents
- Davide Brenna,
- Elisabetta Massolo,
- Alessandra Puglisi,
- Sergio Rossi,
- Giuseppe Celentano,
- Maurizio Benaglia and
- Vito Capriati
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2620–2626, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.258
- recently reported that L-proline-catalysed direct aldol reactions may be successfully carried out also in deep eutectic solvents (DESs) [20][21][22]. Recently, our group reported on the possibility of running organocatalyzed, stereoselective reactions in DESs, promoted by an enantiopure primary amine, with
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Scheme 1: L-Proline-promoted stereoselective aldol reaction in DES.
Figure 1: Experimental set-up I: test tube (d = 0.5 cm); flow 1 mL/min; DES (1.5 mL); L-proline/DES = 130 mg/...
Scheme 2: Aldol reaction under continuous flow conditions in DESs.
