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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 296–326, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.22
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Figure 1: Influence of the metal center M (Fe, Ru, Os) on the position of the MLCT and MC (metal-centered) ab...
Scheme 1: Red-light-mediated ring-closing metathesis through activation of a ruthenium catalyst by an osmium ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalyzed polymerization of dicylopentadiene mediated with red or blue light.
Figure 2: Comparison between [Ru(bpy)3]2+ and [Os(tpy)2]2+ in a photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation reaction:...
Scheme 3: Red-light photocatalyzed C–N cross-coupling reaction by T. Rovis et al. (SET = single-electron tran...
Figure 3: Red-light-mediated aryl oxidative addition with a bismuthinidene complex.
Scheme 4: Red-light-mediated reduction of aryl derivatives by O. S. Wenger et al. (PC = photocatalyst, anh = ...
Scheme 5: Red-light-mediated aryl halides reduction with an isoelectronic chromium complex (TDAE = tetrakis(d...
Scheme 6: Red-light-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives with Umemoto’s reagent and a p...
Scheme 7: Red-light-mediated energy transfer for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling of N-phenyltetrahydroisoq...
Scheme 8: Red-light-mediated oxidative cyanation of tertiary amines with a phthalocyanin zinc complex.
Scheme 9: Formation of dialins and tetralins via a red-light-photocatalyzed reductive decarboxylation mediate...
Scheme 10: Oxidation of β-citronellol (28) via energy transfer mediated by a red-light activable silicon phtha...
Scheme 11: Formation of alcohol derivatives 32 from boron compounds 31 using chlorophyll (chl) as a red-light-...
Scheme 12: Red-light-driven reductive dehalogenation of α-halo ketones mediated by a thiaporphyrin photocataly...
Figure 4: Photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization medi...
Figure 5: Recent examples of red-light-mediated photocatalytic reactions with traditional organic dyes.
Figure 6: Squaraine photocatalysts used by Goddard et al. and aza-Henry reaction with squaraine-based photoca...
Figure 7: Reactions described by Goddard et al. involving 40 as the photocatalyst.
Figure 8: Various structures of squaraine derivatives used to initiate photopolymerizations.
Figure 9: Naturally occurring cyanins.
Figure 10: Influence of the structure on the photophysical properties of a cyanin dye.
Figure 11: NIR-light-mediated aza-Henry reaction photocatalyzed by 46.
Scheme 13: Photocatalyzed arylboronic acids oxidation by 46.
Figure 12: Cyanin structures synthetized and characterized by Goddard et al. (redox potentials given against s...
Figure 13: N,N′-Di-n-propyl-1,13-dimethoxyquinacridinium (55) with its redox potentials at its ground state an...
Scheme 14: Dual catalyzed C(sp2)–H arylation of 57 using DMQA 55 as the red-light-absorbing photocatalyst.
Scheme 15: Red-light-mediated aerobic oxidation of arylboronic acids 59 into phenols 60 via the use of DMQA as...
Figure 14: Red-light-photocatalyzed reactions proposed by Gianetti et al. using DMQA as the photocatalyst.
Scheme 16: Simultaneous release of NO and production of superoxide (O2•−) and their combination yielding the p...
Figure 15: Palladium porphyrin complex as the photoredox catalyst and the NO releasing substrate are linked in...
Scheme 17: Uncaging of compound 69 which is a microtubule depolymerizing agent using near IR irradiation. The ...
Scheme 18: Photochemical uncaging of drugs protected with a phenylboronic acid derivative using near IR irradi...
Scheme 19: Photoredox catalytical generation of aminyl radicals with near IR irradiation for the transfer of b...
Scheme 20: Photoredox catalytical fluoroalkylation of tryptophan moieties.
Figure 16: Simultaneous absorption of two photons of infrared light of low energy enables electronic excitatio...
Scheme 21: Uncaging Ca2+ ions using two-photon excitation with near infrared light.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3182–3190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.263
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Figure 1: Representative examples of fluorine containing, biologically active compounds.
Scheme 1: Strategies for the synthesis of α-alkyl sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 2: Exploring substrate scope in the direct α-fluoroalkylation of sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 3: Synthetic applications of fluoroalkylated sulfoxonium ylides.
Figure 2: Possible mechanisms for the reaction of 1a and 2a leading to 3a (via B), proceeding via either halo...
Figure 3: Electrostatic potential of 2a’ from 0.075 e to 0.21 e, showing two sigma holes of potentials 0.20 a...
Figure 4: The optimized reaction coordinate diagrams for the halogen bond-mediated mechanism (path 1, left) a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214
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Figure 1: Classification of LSF reactions in this review.
Scheme 1: C(sp2)–H trifluoromethylation of heteroarenes.
Scheme 2: C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H alkylation of complex molecules.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical oxidation-induced intermolecular aromatic C–H sulfonamidation.
Scheme 4: Bioconjugation of tyrosine with (a) phenothiazine and (b) urazole derivatives.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical iodoamination of indoles using unactivated amines.
Scheme 6: Allylic C(sp3)–H aminations with sulfonamides.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Site-selective electrooxidation of methylarenes to aromatic acetals.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical activation of C–H by electron-deficient W2C nanocrystals.
Scheme 10: α-Acyloxy sulfide preparation via C–H/OH cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 11: Aromatic C–H-bond thiolation.
Scheme 12: C(sp2)–H functionalization for the installation of sulfonamide groups.
Scheme 13: Preparation of (hetero)aryl chlorides and vinyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethane. aCu(OAc)2 (0.05 e...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical dual-oxidation enables access to α-chlorosulfoxides.
Scheme 15: Regio- and chemoselective formyloxylation–bromination/chlorination/trifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 16: Aziridine formation by coupling amines and alkenes.
Scheme 17: Formation of iminosulfide ethers via difunctionalization of an isocyanide.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-difunctionalized molecules via C–C-bond cleavage of arylcyclopropane.
Scheme 19: Electrooxidative amino- and oxyselenation of alkenes. VBImBr = 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide.
Scheme 20: Electrooxidative dehydrogenative [4 + 2] annulation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical cyclization combined with alkoxylation of triticonazole.
Scheme 22: Electrochemically tuned oxidative [4 + 2] annulation of olefins with hydroxamic acids.
Scheme 23: Electrosynthesis of indole derivatives via cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 24: Allylic C–H oxidation of mono-, di-, and sesquiterpenes.
Scheme 25: Oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 26: Fluorination of C(sp3)–H bonds. rAP = rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 27: C(sp3)–H α-cyanation of secondary piperidines.
Scheme 28: Selective electrochemical hydrolysis of hydrosilanes to silanols.
Scheme 29: Organocatalytic electrochemical amination of benzylic C–H bonds.
Scheme 30: Iodide ion-initiated anodic oxidation reactions.
Scheme 31: Mn(III/IV) electro-catalyzed C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 32: Tailored cobalt–salen complexes enable electrocatalytic intramolecular allylic C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 33: Cobalt–salen complexes-induced electrochemical (cyclo)additions.
Scheme 34: Electrochemical 1,2-diarylation of alkenes enabled by direct dual C–H functionalization of electron...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-electrocatalyzed atroposelective C–H annulation.
Scheme 36: Nickel-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H alkoxylation with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 37: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical enantioselective amination.
Scheme 38: Ruthenium-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H mono- and diacetoxylation.
Scheme 39: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed aryl-C–H phosphorylation enabled by anodic oxidation-induced reductive elimi...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric Lewis-acid catalysis for the synthesis of non-racemic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 41: Electrochemical enantioselective C(sp3)–H alkenylation.
Scheme 42: Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling.
Scheme 43: Ir-electrocatalyzed vinylic C(sp2)–H activation for the annulation between acrylic acids and alkyne...
Scheme 44: Electrochemical gold-catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp) coupling of alkynes and arylhydrazines.
Scheme 45: Photoelectrochemical alkylation of C–H heteroarenes using organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 46: Mn-catalyzed photoelectro C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 47: Photoelectrochemical undirected C–H trifluoromethylations of (Het)arenes.
Scheme 48: Photoelectrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling of heteroarenes with aliphatic C–H bonds.
Scheme 49: C–H amination via photoelectrochemical Ritter-type reaction.
Scheme 50: Photoelectrochemical multiple oxygenation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 51: Accelerated C(sp3)–H heteroarylations by the f-EPC system.
Scheme 52: Photoelectrochemical cross-coupling of amines.
Scheme 53: Birch electroreduction of arenes. GSW = galvanized steel wire.
Scheme 54: Electroreductive deuterations.
Scheme 55: Chemoselective electrosynthesis using rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 56: Electroreductive olefin–ketone coupling.
Scheme 57: Electroreductive approach to radical silylation.
Scheme 58: Electrochemical borylation of alkyl halides. CC = carbon close.
Scheme 59: Radical fluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Scheme 60: Electrochemical defluorinative hydrogenation/carboxylation.
Scheme 61: Electrochemical decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 62: Electrochemical decarboxylative Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling.
Scheme 63: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive relay cross-coupling.
Scheme 64: Electrochemical chemo- and regioselective difunctionalization of 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 65: Electrocatalytic doubly decarboxylative crosscoupling.
Scheme 66: Electrocatalytic decarboxylative crosscoupling with aryl halides.
Scheme 67: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive coupling of halides.
Scheme 68: Nickel-electrocatalyzed enantioselective carboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 69: Reductive electrophotocatalysis for borylation.
Scheme 70: Electromediated photoredox catalysis for selective C(sp3)–O cleavages of phosphinated alcohols to c...
Scheme 71: Stereoselective electro-2-deoxyglycosylation from glycals. MFE = methyl nonafluorobutyl ether.
Scheme 72: Electrochemical peptide modifications.
Scheme 73: Electrochemical α-deuteration of amides.
Scheme 74: Electrochemical synthesis of gem-diselenides.
Scheme 75: Site-selective electrochemical aromatic C–H amination.
Scheme 76: Electrochemical coupling of heteroarenes with heteroaryl phosphonium salts.
Scheme 77: Redox-neutral strategy for the dehydroxyarylation reaction.
Scheme 78: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–C(sp2) cross-coupling of benzyl trifluoroborate and halides....
Scheme 79: Paired electrocatalysis for C(sp3)–C(sp2) coupling.
Scheme 80: Redox-neutral strategy for amination of aryl bromides.
Scheme 81: Redox-neutral cross-coupling of aryl halides with weak N-nucleophiles. aProtocol with (+) RVC | RVC...
Scheme 82: Nickel-catalyzed N-arylation of NH-sulfoximines with aryl halides.
Scheme 83: Esterification of carboxylic acids with aryl halides.
Scheme 84: Electrochemically promoted nickel-catalyzed carbon–sulfur-bond formation. GFE = graphite felt elect...
Scheme 85: Electrochemical deoxygenative thiolation by Ni-catalysis. GFE = graphite felt electrode; NFE = nick...
Scheme 86: Electrochemical coupling of peptides with aryl halides.
Scheme 87: Paired electrolysis for the phosphorylation of aryl halides. GFE = graphite felt electrode, FNE = f...
Scheme 88: Redox-neutral alkoxyhalogenation of alkenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1567–1574, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.167
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Figure 1: Medicines containing a difluoromethylene group.
Scheme 1: Reaction of phenol with polyfluoroalkanes.
Figure 2: Fluoroalkene analogs of some drugs.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 3: Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of 2a with trimethylsilylacetylene.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 771–799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.67
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Scheme 1: The electron transfer process in EDA complexes.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of benzo[b]phosphorus oxide 3 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 3: Mechanism of the synthesis of quinoxaline derivative 7.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of imidazole derivative 10 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of sulfamoylation product 12 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 6: Mechanism of the synthesis of sulfamoylation product 12.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of indole derivative 22 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylated pyrimidines 26 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of phenanthridine derivative 29 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of cis-tetrahydroquinoline derivative 32 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 11: Mechanism of the synthesis of cis-tetrahydroquinoline derivative 32.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of phenanthridine derivative 38 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of spiropyrroline derivative 40 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of benzothiazole derivative 43 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of perfluoroalkyl-s-triazine derivative 45 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of indoline derivative 47 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 17: Mechanism of the synthesis of spirocyclic indoline derivative 47.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of cyclobutane product 50 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 19: Mechanism of the synthesis of spirocyclic indoline derivative 50.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 1,3-oxazolidine compound 59 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of trifluoromethylated product 61 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of indole alkylation product 64 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylation product 67 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hydrotrifluoromethylated product 70 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of β-trifluoromethylated alkyne product 71 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 26: Mechanism of the synthesis of 2-phenylthiophene derivative 74.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of allylated product 80 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted alkynyl product 84 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of dearomatized fluoroalkylation product 86 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 30: Mechanism of the synthesis of dearomatized fluoroalkylation product 86.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of C(sp3)–H allylation product 91 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylation product 93 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of spirocyclic indolene derivative 95 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylation product 97 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of alkylated indole derivative 100 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 36: Mechanism of the synthesis of alkylated indole derivative 100.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of arylated oxidized indole derivative 108 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 4-ketoaldehyde derivative 111 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 39: Mechanism of the synthesis of 4-ketoaldehyde derivative 111.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylated olefin 118 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of alkylation product 121 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of acylation product 123 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 43: Mechanism of the synthesis of acylation product 123.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of trifluoromethylation product 126 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of unnatural α-amino acid 129 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of thioether derivative 132 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of S-aryl dithiocarbamate product 135 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 48: Mechanism of the synthesis of S-aryl dithiocarbamate product 135.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of thioether product 141 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 50: Mechanism of the synthesis of borate product 144.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of boronation product 148 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of boration product 151 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of boronic acid ester derivative 154 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of β-azide product 157 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 55: Decarboxylation reaction initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of amidated product 162 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of diethyl phenylphosphonate 165 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 58: Mechanism of the synthesis of diethyl phenylphosphonate derivative 165.
Scheme 59: Synthesis of (Z)-2-iodovinyl phenyl ether 168 initiated by an EDA complex.
Scheme 60: Mechanism of the synthesis of (Z)-2-iodovinyl phenyl ether derivative 168.
Scheme 61: Dehalogenation reaction initiated by an EDA complex.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3104–3108, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.260
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Scheme 1: The construction of tetrafluorinated piperidines from nitrones.
Scheme 2: The scope of the annelation reaction for the synthesis of piperidines. Isolated yields are shown. a...
Scheme 3: The proposed mechanism of the photoredox annelation reaction (asc = ascorbic acid).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1550–1553, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.126
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Scheme 1: Reactions of (bromodifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane (1).
Scheme 2: Optimization studies. Yield determined by 19F NMR spectroscopy using an internal standard.
Figure 1: Reaction of silyl enol ethers. Yields refer to isolated yields. aReaction time 24 h; b1.0 equiv of ...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism of the fluoroalkylation reaction.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1051–1065, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.92
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of the first isolable (NHC)CuCF2H complexes from TMSCF2H and their application for the sy...
Scheme 2: Pioneer works for the in situ generation of CuCF2H from TMSCF2H and from n-Bu3SnCF2H. Phen = 1,10-p...
Scheme 3: A Sandmeyer-type difluoromethylation reaction via the in situ generation of CuCF2H from TMSCF2H. a ...
Scheme 4: A one pot, two-step sequence for the difluoromethylthiolation of various classes of compounds via t...
Scheme 5: A copper-mediated oxidative difluoromethylation of terminal alkynes via the in situ generation of a...
Scheme 6: A copper-mediated oxidative difluoromethylation of heteroarenes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of difluoromethylphosphonate-containing molecules using the in situ-generated CuCF2PO(OEt)...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of difluoromethylphosphonate-containing molecules using in situ-generated CuCF2PO(OEt)2 s...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of difluoromethylphosphonate-containing molecules using in situ-generated CuCF2PO(OEt)2 s...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of (diethylphosphono)difluoromethylthiolated molecules using in situ-generated CuCF2PO(OE...
Scheme 11: Access to (diethylphosphono)difluoromethylthiolated molecules via the in situ generation of CuCF2PO...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethyl-containing molecules via the in situ generation of CuCF2...
Scheme 13: Copper-mediated 1,1-difluoroethylation of diaryliodonium salts by using the in situ-generated CuCF2...
Scheme 14: Pioneer works for the pentafluoroethylation and heptafluoropropylation using a copper-based reagent...
Scheme 15: Pentafluoroethylation of (hetero)aryl bromides using the (Phen)CuCF2CF3 complex. 19F NMR yields wer...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of pentafluoroethyl ketones using the (Ph3P)Cu(phen)CF2CF3 reagent. 19F NMR yields were g...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of (Phen)2Cu(O2CCF2RF) and functionalization of (hetero)aryl iodides.
Scheme 18: Pentafluoroethylation of arylboronic acids and (hetero)aryl bromides via the in situ-generated CuCF2...
Scheme 19: In situ generation of CuCF2CF3 species from a cyclic-protected hexafluoroacetone and KCu(Ot-Bu)2. 19...
Scheme 20: Pentafluoroethylation of bromo- and iodoalkenes. Only examples of isolated compounds were depicted.
Scheme 21: Fluoroalkylation of aryl halides via a RCF2CF2Cu species.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of perfluoroorganolithium copper species or perfluroalkylcopper derivatives from iodoperf...
Scheme 23: Formation of the PhenCuCF2CF3 reagent by means of TFE and pentafluoroethylation of iodoarenes and a...
Scheme 24: Generation of a CuCF2CF3 reagent from TMSCF3 and applications.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 248–280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.26
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Figure 1: List of photoredox catalysts used for C–H bond functionalizations.
Figure 2: List of metal-based photoredox catalysts used in this review article.
Figure 3: Jablonski diagram.
Figure 4: Photoredox catalysis via reductive or oxidative pathways. D = donor, A = acceptor, S = substrate, P...
Figure 5: Schematic representation of the combination of photoredox catalysis and transition metal catalysis.
Scheme 1: Weinreb amide C–H olefination.
Figure 6: Mechanism for the formation of 21 from 19 using photoredox catalyst 11.
Scheme 2: C–H olefination of phenolic ethers.
Scheme 3: Decarboxylative acylation of acetanilides.
Figure 7: Mechanism for the formation of 30 from acetanilide derivatives.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of fluorenone derivatives by intramolecular deoxygenative acylation of biaryl carboxylic ...
Figure 8: Mechanism for the photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of fluorenone derivatives.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of benzothiazoles via aerobic C–H thiolation.
Figure 9: Plausible mechanism for the construction of benzothiazoles from benzothioamides.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of benzothiazoles via oxidant-free C–H thiolation.
Figure 10: Mechanism involved in the synthesis of benzothiazoles via oxidant-free C–H thiolation.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of indoles via C–H cyclization of anilides with alkynes.
Scheme 8: Preparation of 3-trifluoromethylcoumarins via C–H cyclization of arylpropiolate esters.
Figure 11: Mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of coumarin derivatives via C–H cyclization.
Scheme 9: Monobenzoyloxylation without chelation assistance.
Figure 12: Plausible mechanism for the formation of 71 from 70.
Scheme 10: Aryl-substituted arenes prepared by inorganic photoredox catalysis using 12a.
Figure 13: Proposed mechanism for C–H arylations in the presence of 12a and a Pd catalyst.
Scheme 11: Arylation of purines via dual photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 12: Arylation of substituted arenes with an organic photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 13: C–H trifluoromethylation.
Figure 14: Proposed mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of 88.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of benzo-3,4-coumarin derivatives.
Figure 15: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of substituted coumarins.
Scheme 15: Oxidant-free oxidative phosphonylation.
Figure 16: Mechanism proposed for the phosphonylation reaction of 100.
Scheme 16: Nitration of anilines.
Figure 17: Plausible mechanism for the nitration of aniline derivatives via photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of carbazoles via intramolecular amination.
Figure 18: Proposed mechanism for the formation of carbazoles from biaryl derivatives.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of substituted phenols using QuCN.
Figure 19: Mechanism for the synthesis of phenol derivatives with photoredox catalyst 8.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of substituted phenols with DDQ (5).
Figure 20: Possible mechanism for the generation of phenols with the aid of photoredox catalyst 5.
Scheme 20: Aerobic bromination of arenes using an acridinium-based photocatalyst.
Scheme 21: Aerobic bromination of arenes with anthraquinone.
Figure 21: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of monobrominated compounds.
Scheme 22: Chlorination of benzene derivatives with Mes-Acr-MeClO4 (2).
Figure 22: Mechanism for the synthesis of 131 from 132.
Scheme 23: Chlorination of arenes with 4CzIPN (5a).
Figure 23: Plausible mechanism for the oxidative photocatalytic monochlorination using 5a.
Scheme 24: Monofluorination using QuCN-ClO4 (8).
Scheme 25: Fluorination with fluorine-18.
Scheme 26: Aerobic amination with acridinium catalyst 3a.
Figure 24: Plausible mechanism for the aerobic amination using acridinium catalyst 3a.
Scheme 27: Aerobic aminations with semiconductor photoredox catalyst 18.
Scheme 28: Perfluoroalkylation of arenes.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of benzonitriles in the presence of 3a.
Figure 25: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of substituted benzonitrile derivatives in the presence of 3a....
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2213–2270, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.218
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Scheme 1: The main three strategies of fluorination: nucleophilic, electrophilic and radical fluorination.
Scheme 2: Doyle’s Pd-catalyzed fluorination of allylic chlorides.
Scheme 3: Allylic fluorination of 2- and 3-substituted propenyl esters.
Scheme 4: Regioselective allylic fluorination of cinnamyl phosphorothioate esters.
Scheme 5: Palladium-catalyzed aliphatic C–H fluorination reported by Doyle.
Scheme 6: Pd-catalyzed enantioselective fluorination of α-ketoesters followed by stereoselective reduction to...
Scheme 7: Pd-catalyzed C(sp3)–H fluorination of oxindoles.
Scheme 8: C–H fluorination of 8-methylquinoline derivatives with F− reagents.
Scheme 9: Fluorination of α-cyano acetates reported by van Leeuwen.
Scheme 10: The catalytic enantioselective electrophilic C–H fluorination of α-chloro-β-keto phosphonates.
Scheme 11: Fluorination of unactivated C(sp3)–H bonds directed by the bidentate PIP auxiliary.
Scheme 12: Fluorination of C(sp3)–H bonds at the β-position of carboxylic acids.
Scheme 13: Enantioselective benzylic C–H fluorination with a chiral transient directing group.
Scheme 14: Microwave-heated Pd-catalyzed fluorination of aryl alcohols.
Scheme 15: Fluorination of aryl potassium trifluoroborates.
Scheme 16: C(sp2)–F bond formation using precatalyst [L·Pd]2(cod).
Scheme 17: Pd-catalyzed fluorination of (hetero)aryl triflates and bromides.
Scheme 18: The Pd-catalyzed C–H fluorination of arenes with Selectfluor/NFSI.
Scheme 19: Pd(II)-catalyzed ortho-monofluorination protocol for benzoic acids.
Scheme 20: Pd-catalyzed C(sp2)–H bond fluorination of 2-arylbenzothiazoles.
Scheme 21: Nitrate-promoted fluorination of aromatic and olefinic C(sp2)–H bonds and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 22: Fluorination of oxalyl amide-protected benzylamine derivatives.
Scheme 23: C–H fluorination of benzaldehydes with orthanilic acids as transient directing group.
Scheme 24: Pd(II)-catalyzed aryl C–H fluorination with various directing groups.
Scheme 25: Cu-catalyzed aliphatic, allylic, and benzylic fluorination.
Scheme 26: Cu-catalyzed SN2 fluorination of primary and secondary alkyl bromides.
Scheme 27: Copper-catalyzed fluorination of alkyl triflates.
Scheme 28: Cu-catalyzed fluorination of allylic bromides and chlorides.
Scheme 29: Synthetic strategy for the fluorination of active methylene compounds.
Scheme 30: Fluorination of β-ketoesters using a tartrate-derived bidentate bisoxazoline-Cu(II) complex.
Scheme 31: Highly enantioselective fluorination of β-ketoesters and N-Boc-oxindoles.
Scheme 32: Amide group-assisted site-selective fluorination of α-bromocarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 33: Cu-mediated aryl fluorination reported by Sanford [77].
Scheme 34: Mono- or difluorination reactions of benzoic acid derivatives.
Scheme 35: Cu-catalyzed fluorination of diaryliodonium salts with KF.
Scheme 36: Copper(I)-catalyzed cross-coupling of 2-pyridylaryl bromides.
Scheme 37: AgNO3-catalyzed decarboxylative fluorination of aliphatic carboxylic acids.
Scheme 38: The Mn-catalyzed aliphatic and benzylic C–H fluorination.
Scheme 39: Iron(II)-promoted C–H fluorination of benzylic substrates.
Scheme 40: Ag-catalyzed fluorodecarboxylation of carboxylic acids.
Scheme 41: Vanadium-catalyzed C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Scheme 42: AgNO3-catalyzed radical deboronofluorination of alkylboronates and boronic acids.
Scheme 43: Selective heterobenzylic C–H fluorination with Selectfluor reported by Van Humbeck.
Scheme 44: Fe(II)-catalyzed site-selective fluorination guided by an alkoxyl radical.
Scheme 45: Fluorination of allylic trichloroacetimidates reported by Nguyen et al.
Scheme 46: Iridium-catalyzed fluorination of allylic carbonates with TBAF(t-BuOH)4.
Scheme 47: Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric fluorination of allylic trichloroacetimidates.
Scheme 48: Cobalt-catalyzed α-fluorination of β-ketoesters.
Scheme 49: Nickel-catalyzed α-fluorination of various α-chloro-β-ketoesters.
Scheme 50: Ni(II)-catalyzed enantioselective fluorination of oxindoles and β-ketoesters.
Scheme 51: Scandium(III)-catalyzed asymmetric C–H fluorination of unprotected 3-substituted oxindoles.
Scheme 52: Iron-catalyzed directed C–H fluorination.
Scheme 53: Electrophilic silver-catalyzed Ar–F bond-forming reaction from arylstannanes.
Figure 1: Nucleophilic, electrophilic and radical CF3 sources.
Scheme 54: Cu(I)-catalyzed allylic trifluoromethylation of unactivated terminal olefins.
Scheme 55: Direct copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of allylsilanes.
Scheme 56: Cupper-catalyzed enantioselective trifluoromethylation of five and six-membered ring β-ketoesters.
Scheme 57: Cu-catalyzed highly stereoselective trifluoromethylation of secondary propargyl sulfonates.
Scheme 58: Remote C(sp3)–H trifluoromethylation of carboxamides and sulfonamides.
Scheme 59: Trifluoromethylation of allylsilanes with photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 60: Ag-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of aliphatic carboxylic acids in aqueous CH3CN.
Scheme 61: Decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of aliphatic carboxylic acids via combined photoredox and copp...
Scheme 62: Palladium-catalyzed Ar–CF3 bond-forming reaction.
Scheme 63: Palladium-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes with diverse heterocyclic directing groups.
Scheme 64: Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of indoles as reported by Liu.
Scheme 65: Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of vinyl triflates and vinyl nonaflates.
Scheme 66: Pd(II)-catalyzed ortho-trifluoromethylation of aromatic C–H bonds.
Scheme 67: Visible-light-induced Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed ortho-trifluoromethylation of acetanilides with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 68: CuI-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids.
Scheme 69: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl- and vinylboronic acids.
Scheme 70: Copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Scheme 71: Formation of C(sp2)–CF3 bond catalyzed by copper(I) complex.
Scheme 72: Loh’s Cu(I)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of enamides and electron-deficient alkenes.
Scheme 73: Copper and iron-catalyzed decarboxylative tri- and difluoromethylation.
Scheme 74: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of hydrazones developed by Bouyssi.
Scheme 75: Cu(I)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of terminal alkenes.
Scheme 76: Cu/Ag-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 77: Copper-catalyzed direct alkenyl C–H trifluoromethylation.
Scheme 78: Copper(I/II)-catalyzed direct trifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives.
Scheme 79: Regioselective trifluoromethylation of pivalamido arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 80: Synthesis of trifluoromethylquinones in the presence of copper(I).
Scheme 81: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazoheterocycles in ionic liquid/water.
Scheme 82: A mild and fast continuous-flow trifluoromethylation of coumarins using a CuI/CF3SO2Na/TBHP system.
Scheme 83: Copper-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylation of various 8-aminoquinolines.
Scheme 84: PA-directed copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of anilines.
Scheme 85: Trifluoromethylation of potassium vinyltrifluoroborates catalyzed by Fe(II).
Scheme 86: Alkenyl trifluoromethylation catalyzed by Ru(phen)3Cl2 as photocatalyst.
Scheme 87: Ru-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of alkenes by Akita’s group.
Scheme 88: Ir-catalyzed Cvinyl–CF3 bond formation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Scheme 89: Ag(I)-catalyzed denitrative trifluoromethylation of β-nitrostyrenes.
Scheme 90: Photocatalyzed direct trifluoromethylation of aryl and heteroaryl C–H bonds.
Scheme 91: Rhenium (MTO)-catalyzed direct trifluoromethylation of aromatic substrates.
Scheme 92: Trifluoromethylation of unprotected anilines under [Ir(ppy)3] catalyst.
Scheme 93: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazopyridines and imidazoheterocycles.
Scheme 94: Ruthenium-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes with trifluoroacetic anhydride.
Scheme 95: Phosphovanadomolybdic acid-catalyzed direct C–H trifluoromethylation.
Scheme 96: Picolinamide-assisted ortho-trifluoromethylation of arylamines.
Scheme 97: A nickel-catalyzed C–H trifluoromethylation of free anilines.
Scheme 98: Cu-mediated trifluoromethylation of terminal alkynes reported by Qing.
Scheme 99: Huang’s C(sp)–H trifluoromethylation using Togni’s reagent.
Scheme 100: Cu-catalyzed methods for trifluoromethylation with Umemoto’s reagent.
Scheme 101: The synthesis of alkynyl-CF3 compounds in the presence of fac-[Ir(ppy)3] under visible-light irradi...
Scheme 102: Pd-catalyzed Heck reaction reported by Reutrakul.
Scheme 103: Difluoromethylation of enamides and ene-carbamates.
Scheme 104: Difluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Scheme 105: Copper-catalyzed direct C(sp2)–H difluoroacetylation reported by Pannecoucke and co-workers.
Scheme 106: Difluoroalkylation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones with functionalized difluoromethyl bromides.
Scheme 107: Photoredox-catalyzed C–H difluoroalkylation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones.
Scheme 108: Synergistic ruthenium(II)-catalyzed C–H difluoromethylation reported by Ackermann.
Scheme 109: Visible-light photocatalytic decarboxylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Scheme 110: Synthesis of difluorinated ketones via S-alkyl dithiocarbamates obtained from acyl chlorides and po...
Scheme 111: Synthesis of aryl and heteroaryl difluoromethylated phosphonates.
Scheme 112: Difluoroalkylation of secondary propargyl sulfonates using Cu as the catalyst.
Scheme 113: Ru(II)-mediated para-selective difluoromethylation of anilides and their derivatives.
Scheme 114: Bulky diamine ligand promoted cross-coupling of difluoroalkyl bromides.
Scheme 115: Copper-catalyzed C3–H difluoroacetylation of quinoxalinones.
Scheme 116: Copper(I) chloride-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of enamines, indoles and β-ketoesters.
Scheme 117: Copper-boxmi-catalyzed asymmetric trifluoromethylthiolation of β-ketoesters.
Scheme 118: Direct Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of boronic acids and alkynes.
Scheme 119: Cu-catalyzed synthesis of α-trifluoromethylthio-substituted ketones.
Scheme 120: Trifluoromethylthiolation reactions promoted by diazotriflone and copper.
Scheme 121: Halide activation of N-(trifluoromethylthio)phthalimide.
Scheme 122: The visible light-promoted trifluoromethylthiolation reported by Glorius.
Scheme 123: Synthesis of α-trifluoromethylthioesters via Goossen’s approach.
Scheme 124: Photoinduced trifluoromethylthiolation of diazonium salts.
Scheme 125: Ag-mediated trifluoromethoxylation of aryl stannanes and arylboronic acids.
Scheme 126: Catalytic (hetero)aryl C–H trifluoromethoxylation under visible light.
Scheme 127: Photoinduced C–H-bond trifluromethoxylation of (hetero)arenes.
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Scheme 1: Fluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Figure 1: Difluoroalkylation of alkenes. Isolated yields are shown. a2 equiv of the alkene were used.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism.
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Scheme 1: Phthalide and fluorinated phthalides (1).
Scheme 2: Plausible reaction mechanism for the formation of phthalide 1a.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of fluorinated phthalides 1.
Scheme 4: Asymmetric synthesis of 1a using a chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 5: Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1a.
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Figure 1: Summary of the present study.
Scheme 1: Hydrogenation of compounds 4–6 and preparation of N1(3)-unsubstituted compounds 9–11d.
Figure 2: Molecular structure of compound 11b. Two enantiomers form a heterochiral dimer in the crystal state...
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Scheme 1: Palladium-catalyzed Heck-type reaction of 2-bromo-1,1,1-trifluorohexane (2a) with alkenes 1. Reacti...
Scheme 2: Palladium-catalyzed Heck-type reaction of fluorinated secondary bromides (iodides) 2 with alkenes 1...
Scheme 3: Radical clock experiment for mechanistic studies.
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism.
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Scheme 1: Reagents and precursors used for trifluoromethylation reactions.
Scheme 2: Preparation of [(SIMes)2Cu][Cu(CF3)2].
Scheme 3: General protocol for reactions described in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Yields of 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,1’-biphenyl over time for the systems described in Scheme 1. These runs rep...
Figure 2: Yields of 4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,1’-biphenyl over time for the systems described in Scheme 1. Conditions for ...
Figure 3: Reaction of 1-iodo-4-methylbenzene with systems A1, A2, and B2 to produce 1-methyl-4-(trifluorometh...
Figure 4: Reaction of 2-iodotoluene with systems A1, A2, and B2 to produce 1-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzen...
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Figure 1: The named transformations considered in this review.
Scheme 1: The Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 2: The general mechanism of the peracid-promoted Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 3: General mechanism of the Lewis acid-catalyzed Baeyer–Villiger rearrangement.
Scheme 4: The theoretically studied mechanism of the BV oxidation reaction promoted by H2O2 and the Lewis aci...
Scheme 5: Proton movements in the transition states of the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 6: The dependence of the course of the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation on the type of O–O-bond cleavage in t...
Scheme 7: The acid-catalyzed Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclic epoxy ketones 22.
Scheme 8: Oxidation of isophorone oxide 29.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of acyl phosphate 32 from acyl phosphonate 31.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of aflatoxin B2 (36).
Scheme 11: The Baeyer–Villiger rearrangement of ketones 37 to lactones 38.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 3,4-dimethoxybenzoic acid (40) via Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 13: Oxone transforms α,β-unsaturated ketones 43 into vinyl acetates 44.
Scheme 14: The Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of ketones 45 using diaryl diselenide and hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 15: Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of (E)-2-methylenecyclobutanones.
Scheme 16: Oxidation of β-ionone (56) by H2O2/(BnSe)2 with formation of (E)-2-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-...
Scheme 17: The mechanism of oxidation of ketones 58a–f by hydrogen peroxide in the presence of arsonated polys...
Scheme 18: Oxidation of ketone (58b) by H2O2 to 6-methylcaprolactone (59b) catalyzed by Pt complex 66·BF4.
Scheme 19: Oxidation of ketones 67 with H2O2 in the presence of [(dppb}Pt(µ-OH)]22+.
Scheme 20: The mechanism of oxidation of ketones 67 in the presence of [(dppb}Pt(µ-OH)]22+ and H2O2.
Scheme 21: Oxidation of benzaldehydes 69 in the presence of the H2O2/MeReO3 system.
Scheme 22: Oxidation of acetophenones 72 in the presence of the H2O2/MeReO3 system.
Scheme 23: Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of 2-adamantanone (45c) in the presence of Sn-containing mesoporous silic...
Scheme 24: Aerobic Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of ketones 76 using metal-free carbon.
Scheme 25: A regioselective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of functionalized cyclohexenones 78 into a dihydrooxepin...
Scheme 26: The oxidation of aldehydes and ketones 80 by H2O2 catalyzed by Co4HP2Mo15V3O62.
Scheme 27: The cleavage of ketones 82 with hydrogen peroxide in alkaline solution.
Scheme 28: Oxidation of ketones 85 to esters 86 with H2O2–urea in the presence of KHCO3.
Scheme 29: Mechanism of the asymmetric oxidation of cyclopentane-1,2-dione 87a with the Ti(OiPr)4/(+)DET/t-BuO...
Scheme 30: The oxidation of cis-4-tert-butyl-2-fluorocyclohexanone (93) with m-chloroperbenzoic acid.
Scheme 31: The mechanism of the asymmetric oxidation of 3-substituted cyclobutanone 96a in the presence of chi...
Scheme 32: Enantioselective Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones 98.
Scheme 33: Regio- and enantioselective Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones 101.
Scheme 34: The proposed mechanism of the Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of acetal 105f.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of hydroxy-10H-acridin-9-one 117 from tetramethoxyanthracene 114.
Scheme 36: The Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of the fully substituted pyrrole 120.
Scheme 37: The Criegee rearrangement.
Scheme 38: The mechanism of the Criegee reaction of a peracid with a tertiary alcohol 122.
Scheme 39: Criegee rearrangement of decaline ethylperoxoate 127 into ketal 128.
Scheme 40: The ionic cleavage of 2-methoxy-2-propyl perester 129.
Scheme 41: The Criegee rearrangement of α-methoxy hydroperoxide 136.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of enol esters and acetals via the Criegee rearrangement.
Scheme 43: Proposed mechanism of the transformation of 1-hydroperoxy-2-oxabicycloalkanones 147a–d.
Scheme 44: Transformation of 3-hydroxy-1,2-dioxolanes 151 into diketone derivatives 152.
Scheme 45: Criegee rearrangement of peroxide 153 with the mono-, di-, and tri-O-insertion.
Scheme 46: The sequential Criegee rearrangements of adamantanes 157a,b.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of diaryl carbonates 160a–d from triarylmethanols 159a–d through successive oxygen insert...
Scheme 48: The synthesis of sesquiterpenes 162 from ketone 161 with a Criegee rearrangement as one key step.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of trans-hydrindan derivatives 164, 165.
Scheme 50: The Hock rearrangement.
Scheme 51: The general scheme of the cumene process.
Scheme 52: The Hock rearrangement of aliphatic hydroperoxides.
Scheme 53: The mechanism of solvolysis of brosylates 174a–c and spiro cyclopropyl carbinols 175a–c in THF/H2O2....
Scheme 54: The fragmentation mechanism of hydroperoxy acetals 178 to esters 179.
Scheme 55: The acid-catalyzed rearrangement of phenylcyclopentyl hydroperoxide 181.
Scheme 56: The peroxidation of tertiary alcohols in the presence of a catalytic amount of acid.
Scheme 57: The acid-catalyzed reaction of bicyclic secondary alcohols 192 with hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 58: The photooxidation of 5,6-disubstituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrans 196.
Scheme 59: The oxidation of tertiary alcohols 200a–g, 203a,b, and 206.
Scheme 60: Transformation of functional peroxide 209 leading to 2,3-disubstitued furans 210 in one step.
Scheme 61: The synthesis of carbazoles 213 via peroxide rearrangement.
Scheme 62: The construction of C–N bonds using the Hock rearrangement.
Scheme 63: The synthesis of moiety 218 from 217 which is a structural motif in the antitumor–antibiotic of CC-...
Scheme 64: The in vivo oxidation steps of cholesterol (219) by singlet oxygen.
Scheme 65: The proposed mechanism of the rearrangement of cholesterol-5α-OOH 220.
Scheme 66: Photochemical route to artemisinin via Hock rearrangement of 223.
Scheme 67: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement.
Scheme 68: Kornblum–DeLaMare transformation of 1-phenylethyl tert-butyl peroxide (225).
Scheme 69: The synthesis 4-hydroxyenones 230 from peroxide 229.
Scheme 70: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of peroxide 232.
Scheme 71: The reduction of peroxide 234.
Scheme 72: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of endoperoxide 236.
Scheme 73: The rearrangement of peroxide 238 under Kornblum–DeLaMare conditions.
Scheme 74: The proposed mechanism of rearrangement of peroxide 238.
Scheme 75: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of peroxides 242a,b.
Scheme 76: The base-catalyzed rearrangements of bicyclic endoperoxides having electron-withdrawing substituent...
Scheme 77: The base-catalyzed rearrangements of bicyclic endoperoxides 249a,b having electron-donating substit...
Scheme 78: The base-catalyzed rearrangements of bridge-head substituted bicyclic endoperoxides 251a,b.
Scheme 79: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of hydroperoxide 253.
Scheme 80: Synthesis of β-hydroxy hydroperoxide 254 from endoperoxide 253.
Scheme 81: The amine-catalyzed rearrangement of bicyclic endoperoxide 263.
Scheme 82: The base-catalyzed rearrangement of meso-endoperoxide 268 into 269.
Scheme 83: The photooxidation of 271 and subsequent Kornblum–DeLaMare reaction.
Scheme 84: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement as one step in the oxidation reaction of enamines.
Scheme 85: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of 3,5-dihydro-1,2-dioxenes 284, 1,2-dioxanes 286, and tert-but...
Scheme 86: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of epoxy dioxanes 290a–d.
Scheme 87: Rearrangement of prostaglandin H2 292.
Scheme 88: The synthesis of epicoccin G (297).
Scheme 89: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement used in the synthesis of phomactin A.
Scheme 90: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of 3H-quinazolin-4-one 303.
Scheme 91: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of dolabriferol (308).
Scheme 92: Sequential transformation of 3-substituted 2-pyridones 309 into 3-hydroxypyridine-2,6-diones 311 in...
Scheme 93: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement of peroxide 312 into hydroxy enone 313.
Scheme 94: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of polyfunctionalized carbonyl compounds 317.
Scheme 95: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of (Z)-β-perfluoroalkylenaminones 320.
Scheme 96: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of γ-ketoester 322.
Scheme 97: The Kornblum–DeLaMare rearrangement in the synthesis of diterpenoids 326 and 328.
Scheme 98: The synthesis of natural products hainanolidol (331) and harringtonolide (332) from peroxide 329.
Scheme 99: The synthesis of trans-fused butyrolactones 339 and 340.
Scheme 100: The synthesis of leucosceptroid C (343) and leucosceptroid P (344) via the Kornblum–DeLaMare rearra...
Scheme 101: The Dakin oxidation of arylaldehydes or acetophenones.
Scheme 102: The mechanism of the Dakin oxidation.
Scheme 103: A solvent-free Dakin reaction of aromatic aldehydes 356.
Scheme 104: The organocatalytic Dakin oxidation of electron-rich arylaldehydes 358.
Scheme 105: The Dakin oxidation of electron-rich arylaldehydes 361.
Scheme 106: The Dakin oxidation of arylaldehydes 358 in water extract of banana (WEB).
Scheme 107: A one-pot approach towards indolo[2,1-b]quinazolines 364 from indole-3-carbaldehydes 363 through th...
Scheme 108: The synthesis of phenols 367a–c from benzaldehydes 366a-c via acid-catalyzed Dakin oxidation.
Scheme 109: Possible transformation paths of the highly polarized boric acid coordinated H2O2–aldehyde adduct 3...
Scheme 110: The Elbs oxidation of phenols 375 to hydroquinones.
Scheme 111: The mechanism of the Elbs persulfate oxidation of phenols 375 affording p-hydroquinones 376.
Scheme 112: Oxidation of 2-pyridones 380 under Elbs persulfate oxidation conditions.
Scheme 113: Synthesis of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone (384) via an Elbs oxidation of 4-pyridone (382).
Scheme 114: The Schenck rearrangement.
Scheme 115: The Smith rearrangement.
Scheme 116: Three main pathways of the Schenck rearrangement.
Scheme 117: The isomerization of hydroperoxides 388 and 389.
Scheme 118: Trapping of dioxacyclopentyl radical 392 by oxygen.
Scheme 119: The hypothetical mechanism of the Schenck rearrangement of peroxide 394.
Scheme 120: The autoxidation of oleic acid (397) with the use of labeled isotope 18O2.
Scheme 121: The rearrangement of 18O-labeled hydroperoxide 400 under an atmosphere of 16O2.
Scheme 122: The rearrangement of the oleate-derived allylic hydroperoxides (S)-421 and (R)-425.
Scheme 123: Mechanisms of Schenck and Smith rearrangements.
Scheme 124: The rearrangement and cyclization of 433.
Scheme 125: The Wieland rearrangement.
Scheme 126: The rearrangement of bis(triphenylsilyl) 439 or bis(triphenylgermyl) 441 peroxides.
Scheme 127: The oxidative transformation of cyclic ketones.
Scheme 128: The hydroxylation of cyclohexene (447) in the presence of tungstic acid.
Scheme 129: The oxidation of cyclohexene (447) under the action of hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 130: The reaction of butenylacetylacetone 455 with hydrogen peroxide.
Scheme 131: The oxidation of bridged 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes.
Scheme 132: The proposed mechanism for the oxidation of bridged 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes.
Scheme 133: The rearrangement of ozonides.
Scheme 134: The acid-catalyzed oxidative rearrangement of malondialdehydes 462 under the action of H2O2.
Scheme 135: Pathways of the Lewis acid-catalyzed cleavage of dialkyl peroxides 465 and ozonides 466.
Scheme 136: The mechanism of the transformation of (tert-butyldioxy)cyclohexanedienones 472.
Scheme 137: The synthesis of Vitamin K3 from 472a.
Scheme 138: Proposed mechanism for the transformation of 478d into silylated endoperoxide 479d.
Scheme 139: The rearrangement of hydroperoxide 485 to form diketone 486.
Scheme 140: The base-catalyzed rearrangement of cyclic peroxides 488a–g.
Scheme 141: Synthesis of chiral epoxides and aldols from peroxy hemiketals 491.
Scheme 142: The multistep transformation of (R)-carvone (494) to endoperoxides 496a–e.
Scheme 143: The decomposition of anthracene endoperoxide 499.
Scheme 144: Synthesis of esters 503 from aldehydes 501 via rearrangement of peroxides 502.
Scheme 145: Two possible paths for the base-promoted decomposition of α-azidoperoxides 502.
Scheme 146: The Story decomposition of cyclic diperoxide 506a.
Scheme 147: The Story decomposition of cyclic triperoxide 506b.
Scheme 148: The thermal rearrangement of endoperoxides A into diepoxides B.
Scheme 149: The transformation of peroxide 510 in the synthesis of stemolide (511).
Scheme 150: The possible mechanism of the rearrangement of endoperoxide 261g.
Scheme 151: The photooxidation of indene 517.
Scheme 152: The isomerization of ascaridole (523).
Scheme 153: The isomerization of peroxide 525.
Scheme 154: The thermal transformation of endoperoxide 355.
Scheme 155: The photooxidation of cyclopentadiene (529) at a temperature higher than 0 °C.
Scheme 156: The thermal rearrangement of endoperoxides 538a,b.
Scheme 157: The transformation of peroxides 541.
Scheme 158: The thermal rearrangements of strained cyclic peroxides.
Scheme 159: The thermal rearrangement of diacyl peroxide 551 in the synthesis of C4-epi-lomaiviticin B core 553....
Scheme 160: The 1O2 oxidation of tryptophan (554) and rearrangement of dioxetane intermediate 555.
Scheme 161: The Fe(II)-promoted cleavage of aryl-substituted bicyclic peroxides.
Scheme 162: The proposed mechanism of the Fe(II)-promoted rearrangement of 557a–c.
Scheme 163: The reaction of dioxolane 563 with Fe(II) sulfate.
Scheme 164: Fe(II)-promoted rearrangement of 1,2-dioxane 565.
Scheme 165: Fe(II) cysteinate-promoted rearrangement of 1,2-dioxolane 568.
Scheme 166: The transformation of 1,2-dioxanes 572a–c under the action of FeCl2.
Scheme 167: Fe(II) cysteinate-promoted transformation of tetraoxane 574.
Scheme 168: The CoTPP-catalyzed transformation of bicyclic endoperoxides 600a–d.
Scheme 169: The CoTPP-catalyzed transformation of epoxy-1,2-dioxanes.
Scheme 170: The Ru(II)-catalyzed reactions of 1,4-endoperoxide 261g.
Scheme 171: The Ru(II)-catalyzed transformation as a key step in the synthesis of elyiapyrone A (610) from 1,4-...
Scheme 172: Peroxides with antimalarial activity.
Scheme 173: The interaction of iron ions with artemisinin (616).
Scheme 174: The interaction of FeCl2 with 1,2-dioxanes 623, 624.
Scheme 175: The mechanism of reaction 623 and 624 with Fe(II)Cl2.
Scheme 176: The reaction of bicyclic natural endoperoxides G3-factors 631–633 with FeSO4.
Scheme 177: The transformation of terpene cardamom peroxide 639.
Scheme 178: The different ways of the cleavage of tetraoxane 643.
Scheme 179: The LC–MS analysis of interaction of tetraoxane 646 with iron(II)heme 647.
Scheme 180: The rearrangement of 3,6-epidioxy-1,10-bisaboladiene (EDBD, 649).
Scheme 181: Easily oxidized substrates.
Scheme 182: Biopathway of synthesis of prostaglandins.
Scheme 183: The reduction and rearrangements of isoprostanes.
Scheme 184: The partial mechanism for linoleate 658 oxidation.
Scheme 185: The transformation of lipid hydroperoxide.
Scheme 186: The acid-catalyzed cleavage of the product from free-radical oxidation of cholesterol (667).
Scheme 187: Two pathways of catechols oxidation.
Scheme 188: Criegee-like or Hock-like rearrangement of the intermediate hydroperoxide 675 in dioxygenase enzyme...
Scheme 189: Carotinoides 679 cleavage by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases.
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Scheme 1: Trifluoromethylation using trifluoroacetate.
Scheme 2: Decarboxylative pentafluoroethylation and its application.
Scheme 3: Trifluoromethyation with trifluoroacetate in a flow system.
Scheme 4: Trifluoromethylation of 4-bromotoluene by [(NHC)Cu(TFA)].
Scheme 5: Trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides with small amounts of Cu and Ag2O. aThe yield was determined b...
Scheme 6: C–H trifluoromethylation of arenes using trifluoroacetic acid.
Scheme 7: CF3Cu generated from chlorofluoroacetate and CuI.
Scheme 8: [18F]Trifluoromethyation with difluorocarbenes for PET. aRadiochemical yield determined by HPLC.
Scheme 9: Trifluoromethylation with trifluoroacetate and copper iodide.
Scheme 10: Preparation of trifluoromethylcopper from trifluoromethyl ketone.
Scheme 11: Trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides. aIsolated yield. b1 equivalent each of CF3Cu reagent and 1,10...
Scheme 12: Pentafluoroethylation of aryl bromides. aYield was determined by 19F NMR analysis using benzotriflu...
Scheme 13: Perfluoroalkylation reactions of arylboronic acids. aIsolated yield. bDMF was used instead of tolue...
Scheme 14: Trifluoromethylation with silylated hemiaminal of fluoral.
Scheme 15: Catalytic trifluoromethylation with a fluoral derivative.
Scheme 16: The scope of Cu-catalyzed aromatic trifluoromethylation. The yield was determined by 19F NMR analys...
Scheme 17: Plausible mechanism of Cu-catalyzed aromatic trifluoromethylation [53].
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Scheme 1: Direct fluorination using microreactor systems.
Scheme 2: Use of DAST in continuous-flow reactors.
Scheme 3: Flow microreactor synthesis of fluorinated epoxides.
Scheme 4: Highly controlled isomerization of gem-difluoroalkenes.
Scheme 5: Flow system for catalytic aromatic fluorination.
Scheme 6: Continuous-flow reactor for electrophilic aromatic fluorination.
Scheme 7: Examples of [18F]-radiolabeled molecular imaging probes.
Scheme 8: Flow microreactor synthesis of dipeptides.
Scheme 9: Flow synthesis involving SNAr reactions.
Scheme 10: Flow synthesis of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
Scheme 11: Highly controlled formation of PFPMgBr.
Scheme 12: Selective flow synthesis of photochromic diarylethenes.
Scheme 13: Flow microreactor system for perfluoroalkylation by generation of perfluoroalkyllithiums in the pre...
Scheme 14: Integrated flow microreactor system for perfluoroalkylation by generation of perfluoroalkyllithiums...
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Scheme 1: Pd-catalyzed monofluoromethylation of pinacol phenylboronate [44].
Scheme 2: Cu-catalyzed monofluoromethylation with 2-PySO2CHFCOR followed by desulfonylation [49].
Scheme 3: Cu-catalyzed difluoromethylation with α-silyldifluoroacetates [57].
Figure 1: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed C–CHF2 bond formation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids through dec...
Scheme 4: Fe-catalyzed decarboxylative difluoromethylation of cinnamic acids [62].
Scheme 5: Preliminary experiments for investigation of the mechanism of the C–H trifluoromethylation of N-ary...
Figure 2: Plausible catalytic cycle proposed by Z.-J. Shi et al. for the trifluoromethylation of acetanilides ...
Figure 3: Plausible catalytic cycle proposed by M. S. Sanford et al. for the perfluoroalkylation of simple ar...
Figure 4: Postulated reaction pathway for the Ag/Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides by Z. Q. W...
Figure 5: Postulated reaction mechanism for Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation reaction using MTFA as trifluor...
Scheme 6: Formal Heck-type trifluoromethylation of vinyl(het)arenes by M. Sodeoka et al. [83].
Figure 6: Proposed catalytic cycle for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (het)arenes in presence o...
Figure 7: Proposed catalytic cycle for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of N,N-disubstituted (hetero...
Figure 8: Proposed catalytic cycle by Y. Zhang and J. Wang et al. for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylati...
Figure 9: Mechanistic rationale for the trifluoromethylation of arenes in presence of Langlois’s reagent and ...
Scheme 7: Trifluoromethylation of 4-acetylpyridine with Langlois’s reagent by P. S. Baran et al. (* Stirring ...
Scheme 8: Catalytic copper-facilitated perfluorobutylation of benzene with C4F9I and benzoyl peroxide [90].
Figure 10: F.-L. Qing et al.’s proposed mechanism for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)are...
Figure 11: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed/Ru-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of ary...
Figure 12: Proposed mechanism for the Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl- and vinyl boronic acids with ...
Figure 13: Possible mechanism for the Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids [62].
Scheme 9: Ruthenium-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of alkenes and (hetero)arenes with perfluoroalkylsulfonyl c...
Figure 14: N. Kamigata et al.’s proposed mechanism for the Ru-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of alkenes and (he...
Figure 15: Proposed mechanism for the Ru-catalyzed photoredox trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes with trif...
Figure 16: Late-stage trifluoromethylation of pharmaceutically relevant molecules with trifluoromethanesulfony...
Figure 17: Proposed mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of alkenes with trifluoromethyl iodide under Ru-bas...
Scheme 10: Formal perfluoroakylation of terminal alkenes by Ru-catalyzed cross-metathesis with perfluoroalkyle...
Figure 18: One-pot Ir-catalyzed borylation/Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of complex small molecules by Q. ...
Figure 19: Mechanistic proposal for the Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of arenes and heteroarenes with perfl...
Scheme 11: Electrochemical Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of 2-phenylpyridine (Y. H. Budnikova et al.) [71].
Scheme 12: Fe(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes with trifluoromethyl iodide (T. Ya...
Figure 20: Mechanistic proposal by T. Yamakawa et al. for the Fe(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes ...
Scheme 13: Ytterbium-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of dihydropyran with perfluoroalkyl iodide (Y. Ding et al.) ...
Figure 21: Mechanistic proposal by A. Togni et al. for the rhenium-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes an...
Figure 22: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylthiolation of arylboronic acids with TMSCF3 ...
Scheme 14: Removal of the 8-aminoquinoline auxiliary [136].
Figure 23: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of C–H bonds with a trifluoromethanesulfony...
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Structure of chiral quaternary ammonium salts.
Scheme 2: Determination of the absolute configuration of (+)-3a.