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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bond lengths and bond angles in oxetane at 140 K [2].
Figure 2: Analogy of 3-substituted oxetanes to carbonyl and gem-dimethyl groups [12].
Figure 3: Use of oxetanes in drug design – selected examples.
Figure 4: Examples of oxetane-containing natural products.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategies towards construction of the oxetane ring.
Scheme 2: Overview of intramolecular Williamson etherification and competing Grob fragmentation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of spiro-oxetanes via 1,4-C–H insertion and Williamson etherification.
Scheme 4: Use of phenyl vinyl selenone in the synthesis of spirooxindole oxetanes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of bicyclic 3,5-anhydrofuranoses via double epoxide opening/etherification.
Scheme 6: Preparation of spirooxetanes by cycloisomerisation via MHAT/RPC.
Scheme 7: Oxetane synthesis via alcohol C–H functionalisation.
Scheme 8: Access to oxetanes 38 from α-acetyloxy iodides.
Scheme 9: The kilogram-scale synthesis of oxetane intermediate 41.
Scheme 10: Overview of the intramolecular opening of 3-membered rings.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 4,7-dioxatricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octane skeletons.
Scheme 12: Silicon-directed electrophilic cyclisation of homoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 13: Hydrosilylation–iodocyclisation of homopropargylic alcohols.
Scheme 14: Cu-catalysed intramolecular O-vinylation of γ-bromohomoallylic alcohols.
Scheme 15: Cu-catalysed intramolecular cross-coupling of hydroxyvinylstannanes.
Scheme 16: Isomerisation of oxiranyl ethers containing weakly carbanion-stabilising groups.
Scheme 17: Cyclisation of diethyl haloalkoxymalonates.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of oxetanes through a 1,5-HAT/radical recombination sequence.
Scheme 19: General approach to oxetanes via [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of tricyclic 4:4:4 oxetanes through a photochemical triple cascade reaction.
Scheme 21: Iridium-catalysed Paternò–Büchi reaction between α-ketoesters and simple alkenes.
Scheme 22: Three-step synthesis of spirocyclic oxetanes 83 via Paternò–Büchi reaction, nucleophilic ring openi...
Scheme 23: Enantioselective Paternò–Büchi reaction catalysed by a chiral iridium photocatalyst.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of polysubstituted oxetanes 92 via Cu(II)-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of alkylideneoxetanes via NHC- and DBU-mediated formal [2 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 26: Use of sulphur-stabilised carbanions in ring expansions.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of α,α-difluoro(arylthio)methyl oxetanes.
Scheme 28: Ring expansion in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 29: Ring contraction of triflated 2-hydroxy-γ-lactones.
Scheme 30: Ring contraction in an industrial synthesis of PF-06878031.
Scheme 31: Photochemical ring contraction of 2,5-dihydrofurans by aryldiazoacetic acid esters.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 3-oxetanones via O-H insertion of carbenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of phosphonate oxetanones via gold-mediated alkyne oxidation/O–H insertion.
Scheme 34: Syntheses and common derivatisations of 3-oxetanone.
Scheme 35: SN1 substitution of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols by thiols and alcohols.
Scheme 36: Fe–Ni dual-catalytic olefin hydroarylation towards 3-alkyl-3-(hetero)aryloxetanes.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 38: Decarboxylative alkylation of 3-aryloxetan-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 3-amino-3-aryloxetanes via photoredox/nickel cross-coupling catalysis.
Scheme 40: Intermolecular cross-selective [2 + 2] photocycloaddition towards spirooxetanes.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 3-aryl-3-aminooxetanes via defluorosulphonylative coupling.
Scheme 42: Two-step synthesis of amide bioisosteres via benzotriazolyl Mannich adducts 170.
Scheme 43: Functionalisation of oxetanyl trichloroacetimidates 172.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of oxetane-amino esters 176.
Scheme 45: Tandem Friedel–Crafts alkylation/intramolecular ring opening of 3-aryloxetan-3-ols.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of polysubstituted furans and pyrroles.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of oxazolines and bisoxazolines.
Scheme 48: Tandem, one-pot syntheses of various polycyclic heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinolines via skeletal reorganisation of oxetanes.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of benzoindolines and 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans and their derivatisations.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-dioxanes.
Scheme 52: Preparation of various lactones via ring opening of oxetane-carboxylic acids 219.
Scheme 53: Tsuji-Trost allylation/ring opening of 3-aminooxetanes.
Scheme 54: Arylative skeletal rearrangement of 3-vinyloxetan-3-ols to 2,5-dihydrofurans.
Scheme 55: Reductive opening of oxetanes using catalytic Mg–H species.
Scheme 56: Opening of oxetanes by silyl ketene acetals.
Scheme 57: Rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation of oxetanes.
Scheme 58: Generation of radicals from oxetanes mediated by a vitamin B12-derived cobalt catalyst.
Scheme 59: Reductive opening of oxetanes by B–Si frustrated Lewis pairs.
Scheme 60: Zirconocene-mediated reductive opening of oxetanes.
Scheme 61: Enantioselective syntheses of small and medium-size rings using chiral phosphoric acids.
Scheme 62: Asymmetric synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]oxepines catalysed by a chiral scandium complex.
Scheme 63: Enantioselective synthesis of 1,3-bromohydrins under a chiral squaramide catalysis.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective opening of 2-aryl-2-ethynyloxetanes by anilines.
Scheme 65: Ru-catalysed insertion of diazocarbonyls into oxetanes.
Scheme 66: Ring expansion of oxetanes by stabilised carbenes generated under blue light irradiation.
Scheme 67: Expansion of oxetanes via nickel-catalysed insertion of alkynyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 68: Nickel-catalysed expansion of oxetanes into ε-caprolactones.
Scheme 69: Expansion of oxetanes via cobalt-catalysed carbonyl insertion.
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed intramolecular 1,1-carboalkoxylation of oxetane-ynamides.
Scheme 71: Expansion of oxetanes by stabilised sulphoxonium ylides.
Scheme 72: Cu-catalysed ring expansion of 2-vinyloxetanes by diazoesters.
Scheme 73: Total synthesis of (+)-oxetin.
Scheme 74: Total synthesis of racemic oxetanocin A.
Scheme 75: Total synthesis of (−)-merrilactone A.
Scheme 76: Total synthesis of (+)-dictyoxetane.
Scheme 77: Total synthesis of ent-dichrocephone B.
Scheme 78: Total synthesis of (−)-mitrephorone A.
Scheme 79: Total synthesis of (−)-taxol.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1207–1271, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.98
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Scheme 1: DTBP-mediated oxidative alkylarylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 2: Iron-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkylarylation.
Scheme 3: Possible mechanism for the iron-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 4: A metal-free strategy for synthesizing 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.
Scheme 5: Iminoxyl radical-promoted cascade oxyalkylation/alkylarylation of alkenes.
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the iminoxyl radical-promoted cascade oxyalkylation/alkylarylation of alkene...
Scheme 7: Bicyclization of 1,n-enynes with alkyl nitriles.
Scheme 8: Possible reaction mechanism for the bicyclization of 1,n-enynes with alkyl nitriles.
Scheme 9: Radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with isocyanides.
Scheme 10: Plausible mechanism for the radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with isocyanides.
Scheme 11: Electrochemical dehydrogenative cyclization of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 12: Plausible mechanism for the dehydrogenative cyclization of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 13: Photocatalyzed cyclization of N-arylacrylamide and N,N-dimethylaniline.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the photocatalyzed cyclization of N-arylacrylamides and N,N-dimethylanilines....
Scheme 15: Electrochemical monofluoroalkylation cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with dimethyl 2-fluoromalonat...
Scheme 16: Proposed mechanism for the electrochemical radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with dimethyl 2...
Scheme 17: Photoelectrocatalytic carbocyclization of unactivated alkenes using simple malonates.
Scheme 18: Plausible mechanism for the photoelectrocatalytic carbocyclization of unactivated alkenes with simp...
Scheme 19: Bromide-catalyzed electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for the electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 21: Visible light-mediated trifluoromethylarylation of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism for the visible light-mediated trifluoromethylarylation of N-arylacryl...
Scheme 23: Electrochemical difluoroethylation cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with sodium difluoroethylsulfin...
Scheme 24: Electrochemical difluoroethylation cyclization of N-methyacryloyl-N-alkylbenzamides with sodium dif...
Scheme 25: Photoredox-catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with S-(difluoromethyl)su...
Scheme 26: Proposed mechanism for the photoredox-catalyzed radical aryldifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamide...
Scheme 27: Visible-light-induced domino difluoroalkylation/cyclization of N-cyanamide alkenes.
Scheme 28: Proposed mechanism of photoredox-catalyzed radical domino difluoroalkylation/cyclization of N-cyana...
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalyzed oxidative difunctionalization of alkenes.
Scheme 30: Two possible mechanisms of palladium-catalyzed oxidative difunctionalization.
Scheme 31: Silver-catalyzed oxidative 1,2-alkyletherification of unactivated alkenes with α-bromoalkylcarbonyl...
Scheme 32: Photochemical radical cascade cyclization of dienes.
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism for the photochemical radical cascade 6-endo cyclization of dienes with α-carbon...
Scheme 34: Photocatalyzed radical coupling/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides and.
Scheme 35: Photocatalyzed radical-type couplings/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with sulfoxonium ylides.
Scheme 36: Possible mechanism of visible-light-induced radical-type couplings/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides...
Scheme 37: Visible-light-promoted difluoroalkylated oxindoles systhesis via EDA complexes.
Scheme 38: Possible mechanism for the visible-light-promoted radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with bro...
Scheme 39: A dicumyl peroxide-initiated radical cascade reaction of N-arylacrylamide with DCM.
Scheme 40: Possible mechanism of radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with DCM.
Scheme 41: An AIBN-mediated radical cascade reaction of N-arylacrylamides with perfluoroalkyl iodides.
Scheme 42: Possible mechanism for the reaction with perfluoroalkyl iodides.
Scheme 43: Photoinduced palladium-catalyzed radical annulation of N-arylacrylamides with alkyl halides.
Scheme 44: Radical alkylation/cyclization of N-Alkyl-N-methacryloylbenzamides with alkyl halides.
Scheme 45: Possible mechanism for the alkylation/cyclization with unactivated alkyl chlorides.
Scheme 46: Visible-light-driven palladium-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with unac...
Scheme 47: NHC-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with alkyl bromides.
Scheme 48: Possible mechanism of NHC-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 49: Electrochemically mediated radical cyclization reaction of N-arylacrylamides with freon-type methan...
Scheme 50: Proposed mechanistic pathway of electrochemically induced radical cyclization reaction.
Scheme 51: Redox-neutral photoinduced radical cascade cylization of N-arylacrylamides with unactivated alkyl c...
Scheme 52: Proposed mechanistic hypothesis of redox-neutral radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 53: Thiol-mediated photochemical radical cascade cylization of N-arylacrylamides with aryl halides.
Scheme 54: Proposed possible mechanism of thiol-mediated photochemical radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 55: Visible-light-induced radical cascade bromocyclization of N-arylacrylamides with NBS.
Scheme 56: Possible mechanism of visible-light-induced radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 57: Decarboxylation/radical C–H functionalization by visible-light photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 58: Plausible mechanism of visible-light photoredox-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization.
Scheme 59: Visible-light-promoted tandem radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with N-(acyloxy)phthalimides....
Scheme 60: Plausible mechanism for the tandem radical cyclization reaction.
Scheme 61: Visible-light-induced aerobic radical cascade alkylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with alde...
Scheme 62: Plausible mechanism for the aerobic radical alkylarylation of electron-deficient amides.
Scheme 63: Oxidative decarbonylative [3 + 2]/[5 + 2] annulation of N-arylacrylamide with vinyl acids.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for the decarboxylative (3 + 2)/(5 + 2) annulation between N-arylacrylamides an...
Scheme 65: Rhenium-catalyzed alkylarylation of alkenes with PhI(O2CR)2.
Scheme 66: Plausible mechanism for the rhenium-catalyzed decarboxylative annulation of N-arylacrylamides with ...
Scheme 67: Visible-light-induced one-pot tandem reaction of N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 68: Plausible mechanism for the visible-light-initiated tandem synthesis of difluoromethylated oxindole...
Scheme 69: Copper-catalyzed redox-neutral cyanoalkylarylation of activated alkenes with cyclobutanone oxime es...
Scheme 70: Plausible mechanism for the copper-catalyzed cyanoalkylarylation of activated alkenes.
Scheme 71: Photoinduced alkyl/aryl radical cascade for the synthesis of quaternary CF3-attached oxindoles.
Scheme 72: Plausible photoinduced electron-transfer (PET) mechanism.
Scheme 73: Photoinduced cerium-mediated decarboxylative alkylation cascade cyclization.
Scheme 74: Plausible reaction mechanism for the decarboxylative radical-cascade alkylation/cyclization.
Scheme 75: Metal-free oxidative tandem coupling of activated alkenes.
Scheme 76: Control experiments and possible mechanism for 1,2-carbonylarylation of alkenes with carbonyl C(sp2...
Scheme 77: Silver-catalyzed acyl-arylation of activated alkenes with α-oxocarboxylic acids.
Scheme 78: Proposed mechanism for the decarboxylative acylarylation of acrylamides.
Scheme 79: Visible-light-mediated tandem acylarylation of olefines with carboxylic acids.
Scheme 80: Proposed mechanism for the radical cascade cyclization with acyl radical via visible-light photored...
Scheme 81: Erythrosine B-catalyzed visible-light photoredox arylation-cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with ar...
Scheme 82: Electrochemical cobalt-catalyzed radical cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with arylhydrazines or po...
Scheme 83: Proposed mechanism of radical cascade cyclization via electrochemical cobalt catalysis.
Scheme 84: Copper-catalyzed oxidative tandem carbamoylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with hydrazinecar...
Scheme 85: Proposed reaction mechanism for the radical cascade cyclization by copper catalysis.
Scheme 86: Visible-light-driven radical cascade cyclization reaction of N-arylacrylamides with α-keto acids.
Scheme 87: Proposed mechanism of visible-light-driven cascade cyclization reaction.
Scheme 88: Peroxide-induced radical carbonylation of N-(2-methylallyl)benzamides with methyl formate.
Scheme 89: Proposed cyclization mechanism of peroxide-induced radical carbonylation with N-(2-methylallyl)benz...
Scheme 90: Persulfate promoted carbamoylation of N-arylacrylamides and N-arylcinnamamides.
Scheme 91: Proposed mechanism for the persulfate promoted radical cascade cyclization reaction of N-arylacryla...
Scheme 92: Photocatalyzed carboacylation with N-arylpropiolamides/N-alkyl acrylamides.
Scheme 93: Plausible mechanism for the photoinduced carboacylation of N-arylpropiolamides/N-alkyl acrylamides.
Scheme 94: Electrochemical Fe-catalyzed radical cyclization with N-arylacrylamides.
Scheme 95: Plausible mechanism for the electrochemical Fe-catalysed radical cyclization of N-phenylacrylamide.
Scheme 96: Substrate scope of the selective functionalization of various α-ketoalkylsilyl peroxides with metha...
Scheme 97: Proposed reaction mechanism for the Fe-catalyzed reaction of alkylsilyl peroxides with methacrylami...
Scheme 98: EDA-complex mediated C(sp2)–C(sp3) cross-coupling of TTs and N-methyl-N-phenylmethacrylamides.
Scheme 99: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of oxindoles via EDA complex.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 964–998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.80
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Figure 1: a) Tris(trichlorophenyl)methyl (TTM) radical and related trityl radicals, b) HDMO, SOMO, LUMO orbit...
Figure 2: Mixed halide tri- and perhalogenated triphenylmethyl radicals: a) Molecular structures of homo- and...
Figure 3: Pyridine-functionalized triarylmethyl radicals. a) Chemical structures of X2PyBTM, Py2MTM, and Au-F2...
Figure 4: Pyridine-functionalized triarylmethyl radicals. a) Molecular structure of Mes2F2PyBTM, and b) its f...
Figure 5: Carbazole functionalized triarylmethyl radical. a) Chemical structure of Cz-BTM and b) its energy d...
Figure 6: Donor-functionalized triphenylmethyl radicals. Molecular structures of TTM-Cz, DTM-Cz, TTM-3PCz, PT...
Figure 7: Tuning of the donor strength. Functionalization with electron-donating and electron-withdrawing gro...
Figure 8: Tuning of the donor strength, by varying the Cz-derived donor (1–36) on a TTM radical fragment. a) ...
Figure 9: Three-state model and Marcus theory: q is the charge transfer coordinate and G the free energy. Gro...
Figure 10: Dendronized carbazole donors on TTM radicals. a) Molecular structures of G3TTM and G4TTM. b) Photol...
Figure 11: Electronic extension of the Cz donor. a) Molecular structures and optoelectronic properties of TTM-...
Figure 12: Kekulé diradicals: a) hexadeca- and perchlorinated Thiele (TTH, PTH), Chichibabin (TTM-TTM, PTM-PTM...
Figure 13: Non-Kekulé diradicals: perchlorinated Schlenk–Brauns radical (m-PTH), meta-coupled TTM radicals in ...
Figure 14: UV–vis absorption and photoluminescence spectra of a) TTH in solvents of different polarity, b) dir...
Figure 15: Molecular structures of m-4BTH (meta-butylated Thiele hydrocarbon), m-4TTH (meta-trichlorinated Thi...
Figure 16: a) Polystyrene-based TTM-Cz polymer. b) Molecular structure of radical particles with backbone thro...
Figure 17: Molecular structures of polyradicals. a) Molecular structures of p-TBr6Cl3M-F8, p-TBr6Cl3M-acF8 and ...
Figure 18: Structures of coordination and metal-organic frameworks. a) Carboxylic acid functionalized monomers...
Figure 19: Structures of coordination and metal-organic frameworks. a) Molecular structures of monomers TTMDI, ...
Figure 20: Molecular structures of covalent organic frameworks m-TPM-Ph-COF, m-PTM-Ph-COF, p-TPH-COF, p-PTH-COF...
Figure 21: Molecular structures of covalent organic frameworks PTMAc-COF, oxTAMAc-COF, TOTAc-COF, PTMTAz-COF, p...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 947–954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.78
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Existing reports of intramolecular alkene functionalization reactions with nitreniums have focused ...
Figure 1: Poor performers.
Scheme 2: Putative reaction mechanism.
Scheme 3: (A) Scale-up and (B) applications.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 915–925, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.74
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Figure 1: Representative diazepine-fused heterocycles.
Scheme 1: Post-Ugi synthesis of benzodiazepines and heteroaryl-fused diazepines.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyrazole-tethered propargylamides 15 via U4CR. Conditions: Unless otherwise specified,...
Scheme 3: Scope of the silver(I) triflate-catalyzed synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,4]diazepines. Conditions: ...
Scheme 4: Telescope procedure for the synthesis of 16a.
Scheme 5: Tentative mechanism for the silver-catalyzed heteroannulation.
Scheme 6: Reductive post-assembly modifications of the pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,4]diazepine core. aDetermined by 1H ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 770–797, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.61
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Scheme 1: Electrosynthesis of phenanthridine phosphine oxides.
Scheme 2: Electrosynthesis of 1-aminoalkylphosphine oxides.
Scheme 3: Various electrochemical C–P coupling reactions.
Scheme 4: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of indolines.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of ferrocene.
Scheme 6: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of acridines with phosphites.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of alkenes.
Scheme 8: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of arenes in a flow system.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of heteroarenes.
Scheme 10: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of thiazoles.
Scheme 11: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of indole derivatives.
Scheme 12: Electrosynthesis of 1-amino phosphonates.
Scheme 13: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of aryl and vinyl bromides.
Scheme 14: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of phenylpyridine with dialkyl phosphonates in the presence o...
Scheme 15: Electrochemical P–C bond formation of amides.
Scheme 16: Electrochemical synthesis of α-hydroxy phosphine oxides.
Scheme 17: Electrochemical synthesis of π-conjugated phosphonium salts.
Scheme 18: Electrochemical phosphorylation of indoles.
Scheme 19: Electrochemical synthesis of phosphorylated propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 20: Electrochemical synthesis of phosphoramidates.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical reaction of carbazole with diphenylphosphine.
Scheme 22: Electrochemical P–N coupling of carbazole with phosphine oxides.
Scheme 23: Electrochemical P–N coupling of indoles with a trialkyl phosphite.
Scheme 24: Electrochemical synthesis of iminophosphoranes.
Scheme 25: Electrochemical P–O coupling of phenols with dialkyl phosphonate.
Scheme 26: Electrochemical P–O coupling of alcohols with diphenylphosphine.
Scheme 27: Electrochemical P–S coupling of thiols with dialkylphosphines.
Scheme 28: Electrochemical thiophosphorylation of indolizines.
Scheme 29: Electrosynthesis of S-heteroaryl phosphorothioates.
Scheme 30: Electrochemical phosphorylation reactions.
Scheme 31: Electrochemical P–Se formation.
Scheme 32: Electrochemical selenation/halogenation of alkynyl phosphonates.
Scheme 33: Electrochemical enantioselective aryl C–H bond activation.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 242–252, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.16
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Scheme 1: Photochromic reaction of aza-diarylethene derivatives N1–N4 and I1–I4 investigated in this work.
Figure 1: Absorption spectral changes of (a) N3 and (b) I3 in n-hexane at 253 K for N3 and 203 K for I3: open...
Figure 2: Absorbance decay curves and first-order kinetics profiles for (a,b) N3 and (d,e) I3 in n-hexane at ...
Figure 3: Visualization of the difference between ΔG‡(calcd) and ΔG‡(exp) for N1–N4 and I1–I4 by calculation ...
Scheme 2: Synthetic route to aza-diarylethenes N4 and I1–I4.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 155–178, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.9
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Figure 1: General mechanisms of traditional and radical-mediated cross-coupling reactions.
Figure 2: Types of electrocatalysis (using anodic oxidation).
Figure 3: Recent developments and features of electrochemical copper catalysis.
Figure 4: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed alkynylation and annulation of benzamide.
Figure 5: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed asymmetric C–H alkynylation.
Figure 6: Scheme for Cu/TEMPO-catalyzed C–H alkenylation of THIQs.
Figure 7: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical enantioselective cyanation of b...
Figure 8: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical asymmetric heteroarylcyanation ...
Figure 9: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed enantioselective regiodivergent cross-dehydrogenativ...
Figure 10: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu/Ni-catalyzed stereodivergent homocoupling of benzoxazolyl acet...
Figure 11: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical amination.
Figure 12: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical azidation of N-arylenamines and annu...
Figure 13: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical halogenation.
Figure 14: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed asymmetric cyanophosphinoylation of vinylarenes.
Figure 15: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu/Co dual-catalyzed asymmetric hydrocyanation of alkenes.
Figure 16: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical diazidation of olefins.
Figure 17: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical azidocyanation of alkenes.
Figure 18: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical asymmetric decarboxylative cyan...
Figure 19: Scheme and proposed mechanism for electrocatalytic Chan–Lam coupling.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3113–3133, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.258
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Figure 1: Example bioactive compounds containing cyclic scaffolds potentially accessible by HVI chemistry.
Figure 2: A general mechanism for HVI-mediated endo- or exo-halocyclisation.
Scheme 1: Metal-free synthesis of β-fluorinated piperidines 6. Ts = tosyl.
Scheme 2: Intramolecular aminofluorination of unactivated alkenes with a palladium catalyst.
Scheme 3: Aminofluorination of alkenes in the synthesis of enantiomerically pure β-fluorinated piperidines. P...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of β-fluorinated piperidines.
Scheme 5: Intramolecular fluoroaminations of unsaturated amines published by Li.
Scheme 6: Intramolecular aminofluorination of unsaturated amines using 1-fluoro-3,3-dimethylbenziodoxole (12)...
Scheme 7: 3-fluoropyrrolidine synthesis. aDiastereomeric ratio (cis/trans) determined by 19F NMR analysis.
Scheme 8: Kitamura’s synthesis of 3-fluoropyrrolidines. Values in parentheses represent the cis:trans ratio.
Scheme 9: Jacobsen’s enantio- and diastereoselective protocol for the synthesis of syn-β-fluoroaziridines 15.
Scheme 10: Different HVI reagents lead to different diastereoselectivity in aminofluorination competing with c...
Scheme 11: Fluorocyclisation of unsaturated alcohols and carboxylic acids to make tetrahydrofurans, fluorometh...
Scheme 12: Oxyfluorination of unsaturated alcohols.
Scheme 13: Synthesis and mechanism of fluoro-benzoxazepines.
Scheme 14: Intramolecular fluorocyclisation of unsaturated carboxylic acids. Yield of isolated product within ...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of fluorinated tetrahydrofurans and butyrolactone.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of fluorinated oxazolines 32. aReaction time increased to 40 hours. Yields refer to isola...
Scheme 17: Electrochemical synthesis of fluorinated oxazolines.
Scheme 18: Electrochemical synthesis of chromanes.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of fluorinated oxazepanes.
Scheme 20: Enantioselective oxy-fluorination with a chiral aryliodide catayst.
Scheme 21: Catalytic synthesis of 5‑fluoro-2-aryloxazolines using BF3·Et2O as a source of fluoride and an acti...
Scheme 22: Intramolecular carbofluorination of alkenes.
Scheme 23: Intramolecular chlorocyclisation of unsaturated amines.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of chlorinated cyclic guanidines 44.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of chlorinated pyrido[2,3-b]indoles 46.
Scheme 26: Chlorolactonization and chloroetherification reactions.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of chloromethyl oxazolines 49.
Scheme 28: Oxychlorination to form oxazine and oxazoline heterocycles promoted by BCl3.
Scheme 29: Aminobromocyclisation of homoallylic sulfonamides 53. The cis:trans ratios based on the 1H NMR of t...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of cyclic imines 45.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of brominated pyrrolo[2,3-b]indoles 59.
Scheme 32: Bromoamidation of alkenes.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of brominated cyclic guanidines 61 and 61’.
Scheme 34: Intramolecular bromocyclisation of N-oxyureas.
Scheme 35: The formation of 3-bromoindoles.
Scheme 36: Bromolactonisation of unsaturated acids 68.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of 5-bromomethyl-2-oxazolines.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of brominated chiral morpholines.
Scheme 39: Bromoenolcyclisation of unsaturated dicarbonyl groups.
Scheme 40: Brominated oxazines and oxazolines with BBr3.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of 5-bromomethtyl-2-phenylthiazoline.
Scheme 42: Intramolecular iodoamination of unsaturated amines.
Scheme 43: Formation of 3-iodoindoles.
Scheme 44: Iodoetherification of 2,2-diphenyl-4-penten-1-carboxylic acid (47’) and 2,2-diphenyl-4-penten-1-ol (...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 5-iodomethyl-2-oxazolines.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of chiral iodinated morpholines. aFrom the ʟ-form of the amino acid starting material. Th...
Scheme 47: Iodoenolcyclisation of unsaturated dicarbonyl compounds 74.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of 5-iodomethtyl-2-phenylthiazoline (87).
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Scheme 1: Organic peroxide initiators in polymer chemistry.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of organic peroxides.
Scheme 3: Richness of radical cascades with species formed from hydroperoxides in redox conditions.
Scheme 4: Co-catalyzed allylic peroxidation of alkenes 1 and 3 by TBHP.
Scheme 5: Allylic peroxidation of alkenes 6 by Pd(II)TBHP.
Scheme 6: Cu(I)-catalyzed allylic peroxidation.
Scheme 7: Enantioselective peroxidation of alkenes 10 with TBHP in the presence of copper(I) compounds.
Scheme 8: Oxidation of α-pinene (12) by the Cu(I)/TBHP system.
Scheme 9: Introduction of the tert-butylperoxy fragment into the α-position of cyclic ketones 15 and 17.
Scheme 10: α-Peroxidation of β-dicarbonyl compounds 19 using the Cu(II)/TBHP system.
Scheme 11: Co-catalyzed peroxidation of cyclic compounds 21 with TBHP.
Scheme 12: Co-, Mn- and Fe-catalyzed peroxidation of 2-oxoindoles 23, barbituric acids 25, and 4-hydroxycoumar...
Scheme 13: Cu-catalyzed and metal-free peroxidation of barbituric acid derivatives 31 and 3,4-dihydro-1,4-benz...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical peroxidation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds 35.
Scheme 15: Peroxidation of β-dicarbonyl compounds, cyanoacetic esters and malonic esters 37 by the TBAI/TBHP s...
Scheme 16: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of malonodinitriles and cyanoacetic esters 39 with TBHP.
Scheme 17: Mn-catalyzed remote peroxidation via trifluromethylation of double bond.
Scheme 18: Cu-catalyzed remote peroxidation via trifluromethylthiolation of double bond.
Scheme 19: Fe-, Mn-, and Ru-catalyzed peroxidation of alkylaromatics 45, 47, 49, and 51 with TBHP.
Scheme 20: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of diphenylacetonitrile (53) with TBHP.
Scheme 21: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of benzyl cyanides 60 with TBHP.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of tert-butylperoxy esters 63 from benzyl alcohols 62 using the TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 23: Enantioselective peroxidation of 2-phenylbutane (64) with TBHP and chiral Cu(I) complex.
Scheme 24: Photochemical synthesis of peroxides 67 from carboxylic acids 66.
Scheme 25: Photochemical peroxidation of benzylic C(sp3)–H.
Scheme 26: Cu- and Ru-catalyzed peroxidation of alkylamines with TBHP.
Scheme 27: Peroxidation of amides 76 with the TBAI/TBHP system.
Scheme 28: Fe-catalyzed functionalization of ethers 78 with TBHP.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of 4-(tert-butylperoxy)-5-phenyloxazol-2(3H)-ones 82 from benzyl alcohols 80 and isocyana...
Scheme 30: Fe- and Co-catalyzed peroxidation of alkanes with TBHP.
Scheme 31: Rh-catalyzed tert-butylperoxy dienone synthesis with TBHP.
Scheme 32: Rh- and Cu-catalyzed phenolic oxidation with TBHP.
Scheme 33: Metal-free peroxidation of phenols 94.
Scheme 34: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of acrylonitrile.
Scheme 35: Cu-catalyzed cycloalkylation–peroxidation of coumarins 99.
Scheme 36: Metal-free cycloalkylation–peroxidation of coumarins 102.
Scheme 37: Difunctionalization of indene 104 with tert-butylperoxy and alkyl groups.
Scheme 38: Acid-catalyzed radical addition of ketones (108, 111) and TBHP to alkenes 107 and acrylates 110.
Scheme 39: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 113 with TBHP and diazo compounds 114.
Scheme 40: Cobalt(II)-catalyzed addition of TBHP and 1,3-dicarbonyl compound 116 to alkenes 117.
Scheme 41: Cu(0)- or Co(II)-catalyzed addition of TBHP and alcohols 120 to alkenes 119.
Scheme 42: Fe-catalyzed functionalization of allenes 122 with TBHP.
Scheme 43: Fe-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 125 and 127.
Scheme 44: Fe- and Co-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of alkenes 130, 133 and 134 with TBHP and aldehydes as...
Scheme 45: Carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 137, 140, 143 with hydroperoxides and aldehydes.
Scheme 46: Carbamoylation–peroxidation of alkenes 146 with formamides and TBHP.
Scheme 47: TBAB-catalyzed carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes.
Scheme 48: VOCl2-catalyzed carbonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 152.
Scheme 49: Acylation–peroxidation of alkenes 155 with aldehydes 156 and TBHP using photocatalysis.
Scheme 50: Cu-catalyzed peroxidation of styrenes 158.
Scheme 51: Fe-catalyzed acylation-peroxidation of alkenes 161 with carbazates 160 and TBHP.
Scheme 52: Difunctionalization of alkenes 163, 166 with TBHP and (per)fluoroalkyl halides.
Scheme 53: Difunctionalization of alkenes 169 and 172 with hydroperoxides and sodium (per)fluoromethyl sulfina...
Scheme 54: Trifluoromethylation–peroxidation of styrenes 175 using MOF Cu3(BTC)2 as a catalyst.
Scheme 55: Difunctionalization of alkenes 178 with tert-butylperoxy and dihalomethyl fragments.
Scheme 56: Difunctionalization of alkenes 180 with the tert-butylperoxy and dihalomethyl moieties.
Scheme 57: The nitration–peroxidation of alkenes 182 with t-BuONO and TBHP.
Scheme 58: Azidation–peroxidation of alkenes 184 with TMSN3 and TBHP.
Scheme 59: Co-catalyzed bisperoxidation of butadiene 186.
Scheme 60: Bisperoxidation of styrene (189) and acrylonitrile (192) with TBHP by Minisci.
Scheme 61: Mn-catalyzed synthesis of bis(tert-butyl)peroxides 195 from styrenes 194.
Scheme 62: Bisperoxidation of arylidene-9H-fluorenes 196 and 3-arylidene-2-oxoindoles 198 with TBHP under Mn-c...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of bisperoxides from styrenes 200 and 203 using the Ru and Rh catalysis.
Scheme 64: Iodine-catalyzed bisperoxidation of styrenes 206.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of di-tert-butylperoxyoxoindoles 210 from acrylic acid anilides 209 using a Pd(II)/TBHP o...
Scheme 66: Pinolation/peroxidation of styrenes 211 catalyzed by Cu(I).
Scheme 67: TBAI-catalyzed acyloxylation–peroxidation of alkenes 214 with carboxylic acids and TBHP.
Scheme 68: Difunctionalization of alkenes 217 with TBHP and water or alcohols.
Scheme 69: TBAI-catalyzed hydroxyperoxidation of 1,3-dienes 220.
Scheme 70: Hydroxyperoxidation of 1,3-dienes 220.
Scheme 71: Iodination/peroxidation of alkenes 223 with I2 and hydroperoxides.
Scheme 72: The reactions of cyclic enol ethers 226 and 228 with I2/ROOH system.
Scheme 73: Synthesis of 1-(tert-butylperoxy)-2-iodoethanes 231.
Scheme 74: Synthesis of 1-iodo-2-(tert-butylperoxy)ethanes 233.
Scheme 75: Cu-catalyzed phosphorylation–peroxidation of alkenes 234.
Scheme 76: Co-catalyzed phosphorylation–peroxidation of alkenes 237.
Scheme 77: Ag-catalyzed sulfonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 241.
Scheme 78: Co-catalyzed sulfonylation–peroxidation of alkenes 244.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of α/β-peroxysulfides 248 and 249 from styrenes 247.
Scheme 80: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation–peroxidation of alkenes 250 and allenes 252.
Scheme 81: Photocatalytic sulfonyl peroxidation of alkenes 254 via deamination of N-sulfonyl ketimines 255.
Scheme 82: Photoredox-catalyzed 1,4-peroxidation–sulfonylation of enynones 257.
Scheme 83: Cu-catalyzed silylperoxidation of α,β-unsaturated compounds 260 and enynes 261.
Scheme 84: Fe-catalyzed silyl peroxidation of alkenes.
Scheme 85: Cu-catalyzed germyl peroxidation of alkenes 267.
Scheme 86: TBAI-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of diazo compounds 269 with further peroxidation.
Scheme 87: Co-catalyzed three-component coupling of benzamides 271, diazo compounds 272 and TBHP.
Scheme 88: Co-catalyzed esterification-peroxidation of diazo compounds 274 with TBHP and carboxylic acids 275.
Scheme 89: Cu-catalyzed alkylation–peroxidation of α-carbonylimines 277 or ketones 280.
Scheme 90: Mn-catalyzed ring-opening peroxidation of cyclobutanols 282 with TBHP.
Scheme 91: Peroxycyclization of tryptamines 284 with TBHP.
Scheme 92: Radical cyclization–peroxidation of homotryptamines 287.
Scheme 93: Iodine-catalyzed oxidative coupling of indoles 288, cyanoacetic esters and TBHP.
Scheme 94: Summary of metal-catalyzed peroxidation processes.
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Figure 1: Various structures of iodonium salts.
Scheme 1: Αrylation of α-fluoroacetoacetamides 5 to α-aryl-α-fluoroacetoacetamides 7 and α-fluoroacetamides 8...
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the arylation of α-fluoroacetoacetamides 5 to α-aryl-α-fluoroacetoacetamides ...
Scheme 3: α-Arylation of α-nitro- and α-cyano derivatives of α-fluoroacetamides 9 employing unsymmetrical DAI...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of α,α-difluoroketones 13 by reacting α,α-difluoro-β-keto acid esters 11 with aryl(TMP)io...
Scheme 5: Coupling reaction of arynes generated by iodonium salts 6 and arynophiles 14 for the synthesis of t...
Scheme 6: Metal-free arylation of quinoxalines 17 and quinoxalinones 19 with DAISs 16.
Scheme 7: Transition-metal-free, C–C cross-coupling of 2-naphthols 21 to 1-arylnapthalen-2-ols 22 employing d...
Scheme 8: Arylation of vinyl pinacol boronates 23 to trans-arylvinylboronates 24 in presence of hypervalent i...
Scheme 9: Light-induced selective arylation at C2 of quinoline N-oxides 25 and pyridine N-oxides 28 in the pr...
Scheme 10: Plaussible mechanism for the light-induced selective arylation of N-heterobiaryls.
Scheme 11: Photoinduced arylation of heterocycles 31 with the help of diaryliodonium salts 16 activated throug...
Scheme 12: Arylation of MBH acetates 33 with DIPEA and DAIRs 16.
Scheme 13: Aryl sulfonylation of MBH acetates 33 with DABSO and diphenyliodonium triflates 16.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of oxindoles 37 from N-arylacrylamides 36 and diaryliodonium salts 26.
Scheme 15: Mechanically induced N-arylation of amines 38 using diaryliodonium salts 16.
Scheme 16: o-Fluorinated diaryliodonium salts 40-mediated diarylation of amines 38.
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the diarylation of amines 38 using o-fluorinated diaryliodonium salts 40.
Scheme 18: Ring-opening difunctionalization of aliphatic cyclic amines 41.
Scheme 19: N-Arylation of amino acid esters 44 using hypervalent iodonium salts 45.
Scheme 20: Regioselective N-arylation of triazole derivatives 47 by hypervalent iodonium salts 48.
Scheme 21: Regioselective N-arylation of tetrazole derivatives 50 by hypervalent iodonium salt 51.
Scheme 22: Selective arylation at nitrogen and oxygen of pyridin-2-ones 53 by iodonium salts 16 depending on t...
Scheme 23: N-Arylation using oxygen-bridged acyclic diaryliodonium salt 56.
Scheme 24: The successive C(sp2)–C(sp2)/O–C(sp2) bond formation of naphthols 58.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of diarylethers 62 via in situ generation of hypervalent iodine salts.
Scheme 26: O-Arylated galactosides 64 by reacting protected galactosides 63 with hypervalent iodine salts 16 i...
Scheme 27: Esterification of naproxen methyl ester 65 via formation and reaction of naproxen-containing diaryl...
Scheme 28: Etherification and esterification products 72 through gemfibrozil methyl ester-derived diaryliodoni...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of iodine containing meta-substituted biaryl ethers 74 by reacting phenols 61 and cyclic ...
Scheme 30: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of meta-functionalized biaryl ethers 74.
Scheme 31: Intramolecular aryl migration of trifluoromethane sulfonate-substituted diaryliodonium salts 75.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of diaryl ethers 80 via site-selective aryl migration.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of O-arylated N-alkoxybenzamides 83 using aryl(trimethoxyphenyl)iodonium salts 82.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of aryl sulfides 85 from thiols 84 using diaryliodonium salts 16 in basic conditions.
Scheme 35: Base-promoted synthesis of diarylsulfoxides 87 via arylation of general sulfinates 86.
Scheme 36: Plausible mechanism for the arylation of sulfinates 86 via sulfenates A to give diaryl sulfoxides 87...
Scheme 37: S-Arylation reactions of aryl or heterocyclic thiols 88.
Scheme 38: Site-selective S-arylation reactions of cysteine thiol groups in 91 and 94 in the presence of diary...
Scheme 39: The selective S-arylation of sulfenamides 97 using diphenyliodonium salts 98.
Scheme 40: Plausible mechanism for the synthesis of sulfilimines 99.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of S-arylxanthates 102 by reacting DAIS 101 with potassium alkyl xanthates 100.
Figure 2: Structured of the 8-membered and 4-membered heterotetramer I and II.
Scheme 42: S-Arylation by diaryliodonium cations 103 using KSCN (104) as a sulfur source.
Scheme 43: S-Arylation of phosphorothioate diesters 107 through the utilization of diaryliodonium salts 108.
Scheme 44: Transfer of the aryl group from the hypervalent iodonium salt 108 to phosphorothioate diester 107.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of diarylselenides 118 via diarylation of selenocyanate 115.
Scheme 46: Light-promoted arylation of tertiary phosphines 119 to quaternary phosphonium salts 121 using diary...
Scheme 47: Arylation of aminophosphorus substrate 122 to synthesize phosphine oxides 123 using aryl(mesityl)io...
Scheme 48: Reaction of diphenyliodonium triflate (16) with DMSO (124) via thia-Sommelet–Hauser rearrangement.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of biaryl compounds 132 by reacting diaryliodonium salts 131 with arylhydroxylamines 130 ...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of substituted indazoles 134 and 135 from N-hydroxyindazoles 133.
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Scheme 1: State of the art and this work.
Scheme 2: Reaction conditions: hydrazone (0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv), NBS (0.33 mmol, 1.1 equiv), in CH3CN (0.4 M),...
Scheme 3: Scope of the reaction. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv), NBS (0.33 mmol, 1.1 equiv) in ...
Scheme 4: Mechanistic investigations and post-functionalization reactions. a19F NMR yields using α,α,α-triflu...
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Figure 1: Aminoquinazolines and our new target molecules.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the desired targets 4.
Figure 2: Target molecules 4 prepared with the yields for the last step.
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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.
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Scheme 1: Resorcin[n]arene synthesis.
Scheme 2: Scope of resorcin[n]arene synthesis using HFIP. aAll reactions were performed with resorcinol (1.0 ...
Figure 1: (a) Control experiment testing deiodination of 2-iodoresorcinol. (b) Molecular crystal structure of...
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Figure 1: Synthesis of trihalogenated pyrans: a) Chiron approach to multivicinal inter-halide derived from al...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of halogenated talopyranose analogues 13–15, and 17 that include a 2,3-cis, 3,4-cis relat...
Figure 2: Direct comparison of 19F resonances of halogenated talose analogues 12–15 (19F NMR; 470 MHz, CDCl3)....
Figure 3: X-ray analysis of compound 13–15, 17, and α-ᴅ-talose 18. ORTEP diagram showing 50% thermal ellipsoi...
Figure 4: Packing arrangement of compound compound 15; a) View down the b axis; b) proposed intermolecular in...
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Figure 1: Resonance structures and reactivity of carbon monoxide.
Figure 2: Resonance structures and reactivity of isocyanides.
Scheme 1: Possible three pathways of the E• formation for imidoylation.
Scheme 2: Radical addition of thiols to isocyanides.
Scheme 3: Selective thioselenation and catalytic dithiolation of isocyanides.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of carbacephem framework.
Scheme 5: Sequential addition of (PhSe)2 to ethyl propiolate and isocyanide.
Scheme 6: Isocyanide insertion reaction into carbon-tellurium bonds.
Scheme 7: Radical addition to isocyanides with disubstituted phosphines.
Scheme 8: Radical addition to phenyl isocyanides with diphosphines.
Scheme 9: Radical reaction of tin hydride and hydrosilane toward isocyanide.
Scheme 10: Isocyanide insertion into boron compounds.
Scheme 11: Isocyanide insertion into cyclic compounds containing boron units.
Scheme 12: Photoinduced hydrodefunctionalization of isocyanides.
Scheme 13: Tin hydride-mediated indole synthesis and cross-coupling.
Scheme 14: 2-Thioethanol-mediated radical cyclization of alkenyl isocyanide.
Scheme 15: Thiol-mediated radical cyclization of o-alkenylaryl isocyanide.
Scheme 16: (PhTe)2-assisted dithiolative cyclization of o-alkenylaryl isocyanide.
Scheme 17: Trapping imidoyl radicals with heteroatom moieties.
Scheme 18: Trapping imidoyl radicals with isocyano group.
Scheme 19: Quinoline synthesis via aza-Bergman cyclization.
Scheme 20: Phenanthridine synthesis via radical cyclization of 2-isocyanobiaryls.
Scheme 21: Phenanthridine synthesis by radical reactions with AIBN, DBP and TTMSS.
Scheme 22: Phenanthridine synthesis by oxidative cyclization of 2-isocyanobiaryls.
Scheme 23: Phenanthridine synthesis using a photoredox system.
Scheme 24: Phenanthridine synthesis induced by phosphorus-centered radicals.
Scheme 25: Phenanthridine synthesis induced by sulfur-centered radicals.
Scheme 26: Phenanthridine synthesis induced by boron-centered radicals.
Scheme 27: Phenanthridine synthesis by oxidative cyclization of 2-aminobiaryls.
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Scheme 1: [3,3]-Rearrangement of aryl sulfoxides.
Scheme 2: The scope of aryl perfluoromethyl sulfoxides and a selenoxide.
Scheme 3: The scope of alkyl nitriles.
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Scheme 1: Overview of halogen bonding.
Scheme 2: Correlation of orbital character on halogen with C–X–C bond angle for compounds 1–24; data from pri...
Scheme 3: Correlation of ΔG for XB bond formation and X---Cl distance for compounds 9–24 (green dots), 41–48 ...
Scheme 4: Correlation of X---Cl distance with van der Waals radii of X.
Scheme 5: Comparison of E(r) for XB complexes 9–12, 42–44, and 53–56.
Scheme 6: Correlation of p-character and Vs,max on X of XB donor with ΔG of XB bond.
Scheme 7: Model for ΔG based on Equation 1.
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Scheme 1: Hypervalent iodine-catalyzed olefin difunctionalizations background.
Figure 1: Time studies of the amide and alkene coupling. a) Iodoarene time studies: styrene (1), para-substit...
Figure 2: Amide substrate scope studies. a) Standard conditions: styrene (0.25 mmol), iodotoluene (20 mol %),...
Figure 3: Alkene substrate scope studies. a) Standard conditions: alkene (0.25 mmol), iodotoluene (20 mol %),...
Figure 4: Proposed catalytic cycle for the hypervalent iodine-catalyzed amide and alkene coupling.
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Scheme 1: General scheme of the borrowing hydrogen (BH) or hydrogen auto-transfer (HA) methodology.
Scheme 2: General scheme for C–N bond formation. A) Traditional cross-couplings with alkyl or aryl halides. B...
Figure 1: Manganese pre-catalysts used for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols.
Scheme 3: Manganese(I)-pincer complex Mn1 used for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols and methanol.
Scheme 4: N-Methylation of amines with methanol using Mn2.
Scheme 5: C–N-Bond formation with amines and methanol using PN3P-Mn complex Mn3 reported by Sortais et al. [36]. a...
Scheme 6: Base-assisted synthesis of amines and imines with Mn4. Reaction assisted by A) t-BuOK and B) t-BuON...
Scheme 7: Coupling of alcohols and hydrazine via the HB approach reported by Milstein et al. [38]. aReaction time...
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the coupling of alcohols and hydrazine catalyzed by Mn5.
Scheme 9: Phosphine-free manganese catalyst for N-alkylation of amines with alcohols reported by Balaraman an...
Scheme 10: N-Alkylation of sulfonamides with alcohols.
Scheme 11: Mn–NHC catalyst Mn6 applied for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols. a3 mol % of Mn6 were used....
Scheme 12: N-Alkylation of amines with primary and secondary alcohols. a80 °C, b100 °C.
Scheme 13: Manganese(III)-porphyrin catalyst for synthesis of tertiary amines.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the alcohol dehydrogenation with Mn(III)-porphyrin complex Mn7.
Scheme 15: N-Methylation of nitroarenes with methanol using catalyst Mn3.
Scheme 16: Mechanism of manganese-catalyzed methylation of nitroarenes using Mn3 as the catalyst.
Scheme 17: Bidentate manganese complex Mn8 applied for the N-alkylation of primary anilines with alcohols. aOn...
Scheme 18: N-Alkylation of amines with alcohols in the presence of manganese salts and triphenylphosphine as t...
Scheme 19: N-Alkylation of diazo compounds with alcohols using catalyst Mn9.
Scheme 20: Proposed mechanism for the amination of alcohols with diazo compounds catalyzed by catalyst Mn9.
Scheme 21: Mn1 complex-catalyzed synthesis of polyethyleneimine from ethylene glycol and ethylenediamine.
Scheme 22: Bis-triazolylidene-manganese complex Mn10 for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols.
Figure 2: Manganese complexes applied for C-alkylation reactions of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 23: General scheme for the C–C bond formation with alcohols and ketones.
Scheme 24: Mn1 complex-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols.
Scheme 25: Mechanism for the Mn1-catalyzed alkylation of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 26: Phosphine-free in situ-generated manganese catalyst for the α-alkylation of ketones with primary al...
Scheme 27: Plausible mechanism for the Mn-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 28: α-Alkylation of esters, ketones, and amides using alcohols catalyzed by Mn11.
Scheme 29: Mono- and dialkylation of methylene ketones with primary alcohols using the Mn(acac)2/1,10-phenanth...
Scheme 30: Methylation of ketones with methanol and deuterated methanol.
Scheme 31: Methylation of ketones and esters with methanol. a50 mol % of t-BuOK were used, bCD3OD was used ins...
Scheme 32: Alkylation of ketones and secondary alcohols with primary alcohols using Mn4.
Scheme 33: Bidentate manganese-NHC complex Mn6 applied for the synthesis of alkylated ketones using alcohols.
Scheme 34: Mn1-catalyzed synthesis of substituted cycloalkanes by coupling diols and secondary alcohols or ket...
Scheme 35: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of cycloalkanes via BH method.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of various cycloalkanes from methyl ketones and diols catalyze by Mn13. aReaction time wa...
Scheme 37: N,N-Amine–manganese complex (Mn13)-catalyzed alkylation of ketones with alcohols.
Scheme 38: Naphthyridine‑N‑oxide manganese complex Mn14 applied for the alkylation of ketones with alcohols. a...
Scheme 39: Proposed mechanism of the naphthyridine‑N‑oxide manganese complex (Mn14)-catalyzed alkylation of ke...
Scheme 40: α-Methylation of ketones and indoles with methanol using Mn15.
Scheme 41: α-Alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols using Mn16. aNMR yield.
Figure 3: Manganese complexes used for coupling of secondary and primary alcohols.
Scheme 42: Alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols catalyzed by phosphine-free catalyst Mn17. a...
Scheme 43: PNN-Manganese complex Mn18 for the alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols.
Scheme 44: Mechanism for the Mn-pincer catalyzed C-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols.
Scheme 45: Upgrading of ethanol with methanol for isobutanol production.
Scheme 46: Mn-Pincer catalyst Mn19 applied for the β-methylation of alcohols with methanol. a2.0 mol % of Mn19...
Scheme 47: Functionalized ketones from primary and secondary alcohols catalyzed by Mn20. aMn20 (5 mol %), NaOH...
Scheme 48: Synthesis of γ-disubstituted alcohols and β-disubstituted ketones through Mn9-catalyzed coupling of...
Scheme 49: Proposed mechanism for the Mn9-catalyzed synthesis of γ-disubstituted alcohols and β-disubstituted ...
Scheme 50: Dehydrogenative coupling of ethylene glycol and primary alcohols catalyzed by Mn4.
Scheme 51: Mn18-cataylzed C-alkylation of unactivated esters and amides with alcohols.
Scheme 52: Alkylation of amides and esters using Mn21.
Scheme 53: α-Alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols using in situ-generated manganese catalyst.
Scheme 54: Proposed mechanism for the α-alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols.
Scheme 55: Mn9-catalyzed α-alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols. a1,4-Dioxane was used as solvent, 24 ...
Figure 4: Manganese complexes used for alkylation of heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 56: Aminomethylation of aromatic compounds with secondary amines and methanol catalyzed by Mn22.
Scheme 57: Regioselective alkylation of indolines with alcohols catalyzed by Mn9. aMn9 (4 mol %), 48 h.
Scheme 58: Proposed mechanism for the C- and N-alkylation of indolines with alcohols.
Scheme 59: C-Alkylation of methyl N-heteroarenes with primary alcohols catalyzed by Mn1. aTime was 60 h.
Scheme 60: C-Alkylation of oxindoles with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 61: Plausible mechanism for the Mn23-catalyzed C-alkylation of oxindoles with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of C-3-alkylated products by coupling alcohols with indoles and aminoalcohols.
Scheme 63: C3-Alkylation of indoles using Mn1.
Scheme 64: C-Methylation of indoles with Mn15 and methanol.
Scheme 65: α-Alkylation of 2-oxindoles with primary and secondary alcohols catalyzed by Mn25. aReaction carrie...
Scheme 66: Dehydrogenative alkylation of indolines with Mn1. aMn1 (5.0 mol %) was used.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methane derivatives from indoles and alcohols catalyzed by Mn26. aMn26 (5....
Scheme 68: One-pot synthesis of pyrimidines via BH.
Scheme 69: Synthesis of pyrroles from alcohols and aminoalcohols using Mn4.
Scheme 70: Synthesis of pyrroles via multicomponent reaction catalyzed by Mn12.
Scheme 71: Friedländer quinoline synthesis using an in situ-generated phosphine-free manganese catalyst.
Scheme 72: Quinoline synthesis using bis-N-heterocyclic carbene-manganese catalyst Mn6.
Scheme 73: Quinoline synthesis using manganese(III)-porphyrin catalyst Mn7.
Scheme 74: Manganese-catalyzed tetrahydroquinoline synthesis via borrowing BH.
Scheme 75: Proposed mechanism for the manganese-catalyzed tetrahydroquinoline synthesis.
Scheme 76: Synthesis of C3-alkylated indoles using Mn24.
Scheme 77: Synthesis of C-3-alkylated indoles using Mn1.
Scheme 78: C–C Bond formation by coupling of alcohols and ylides.
Scheme 79: C-Alkylation of fluorene with alcohols catalyzed by Mn24.
Scheme 80: Proposed mechanism for the C-alkylation of fluorene with alcohols catalyzed by Mn24.
Scheme 81: α-Alkylation of sulfones using Mn-PNN catalyst Mn28.
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Figure 1: Comparison between the light-initiated radical halogenation of toluene (right), and the Ar-SE bromi...
Figure 2: Toluene halogenation mediated by NBS in absence (left) or exposed to light (right).
Figure 3: Scifinder® reaction hits for the structure “as drawn” (January 2024).
Figure 4: Yields obtained in the preparation of aryl-cored halides.
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Scheme 1: Pd(0)-catalyzed domino C,N-coupling/carbonylation/Suzuki coupling reaction for the synthesis of 2-a...
Scheme 2: Pd(0)-catalyzed single isonitrile insertion: synthesis of 1-(3-amino)-1H-indol-2-yl)-1-ketones.
Scheme 3: Pd(0)-catalyzed gas-free carbonylation of 2-alkynylanilines to 1-(1H-indol-1-yl)-2-arylethan-1-ones....
Scheme 4: Pd(II)-catalyzed heterocyclization/alkoxycarbonylation of 2-alkynylaniline imines.
Scheme 5: Pd(II)-catalyzed heterocyclization/alkoxycarbonylation of 2-alkynylanilines to N-substituted indole...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of indol-2-acetic esters by Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylation of 1-(2-aminoaryl)-2-yn-1-ols.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed carbonylative double cyclization of suitably functionalized 2-alkynylanilines to 3...
Scheme 8: Indole synthesis by deoxygenation reactions of nitro compounds reported by Cenini et al. [21].
Scheme 9: Indole synthesis by reduction of nitro compounds: approach reported by Watanabe et al. [22].
Scheme 10: Indole synthesis from o-nitrostyrene compounds as reported by Söderberg and co-workers [23].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of fused indoles (top) and natural indoles present in two species of European Basidiomyce...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 1,2-dihydro-4(3H)-carbazolones through N-heteroannulation of functionalized 2-nitrosty...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of indoles from o-nitrostyrenes by using Pd(OAc)2 and Pd(tfa)2 in conjunction with bident...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of substituted 3-alkoxyindoles via palladium-catalyzed reductive N-heteroannulation.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3-arylindoles by palladium-catalyzed C–H bond amination via reduction of nitroalkenes.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 2,2′-bi-1H-indoles, 2,3′-bi-1H-indoles, 3,3′-bi-1H-indoles, indolo[3,2-b]indoles, indo...
Scheme 17: Pd-catalyzed reductive cyclization of 1,2-bis(2-nitrophenyl)ethene and 1,1-bis(2-nitrophenyl)ethene...
Scheme 18: Flow synthesis of 2-substituted indoles by reductive carbonylation.
Scheme 19: Pd-catalyzed synthesis of variously substituted 3H-indoles from nitrostyrenes by using Mo(CO)6 as C...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of indoles from substituted 2-nitrostyrenes (top) and ω-nitrostyrenes (bottom) via reduct...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of indoles from substituted 2-nitrostyrenes with formic acid as CO source.
Scheme 22: Ni-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2-nitroalkynes and aryl iodides (top) and the Ni-catalyze...
Scheme 23: Mechanism of the Ni-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 2-nitroalkynes and aryl iodides (top) an...
Scheme 24: Route to indole derivatives through Rh-catalyzed benzannulation of heteroaryl propargylic esters fa...
Scheme 25: Pd-catalyzed cyclization of 2-(2-haloaryl)indoles reported by Yoo and co-workers [54], Guo and co-worke...
Scheme 26: Approach for the synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones reported by Huang and co-workers [57].
Scheme 27: Zhou group’s method for the synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of 6H-isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones from o-1,2-dibromobenzene and indole derivatives by us...
Scheme 29: Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Heck cyclization of 2-(2-bromophenyl)-1-alkyl-1H-indoles reported by Guo et al. [55]....
Scheme 30: Synthesis of indolo[1,2-a]quinoxalinone derivatives through Pd/Cu co-catalyzed carbonylative cycliz...
Scheme 31: Pd-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of o-indolylarylamines and N-monosubstituted o-indolylarylam...
Scheme 32: Pd-catalyzed diasteroselective carbonylative cyclodearomatization of N-(2-bromobenzoyl)indoles with...
Scheme 33: Pd(0)-catalyzed synthesis of CO-linked heterocyclic scaffolds from alkene-indole derivatives and 2-...
Scheme 34: Proposed mechanism for the Pd(0)-catalyzed synthesis of CO-linked heterocyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 35: Pd-catalyzed C–H and N–H alkoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives to indole-3-carboxylates and ind...
Scheme 36: Rh-catalyzed C–H alcoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives to indole-3-carboxylates reported by Li ...
Scheme 37: Pd-catalyzed C–H alkoxycarbonylation of indole derivatives with alcohols and phenols to indole-3-ca...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of N-methylindole-3-carboxylates from N-methylindoles and phenols through metal-catalyst-...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of indol-3-α-ketoamides (top) and indol-3-amides (bottom) via direct double- and monoamin...
Scheme 40: The direct Sonogashira carbonylation coupling reaction of indoles and alkynes via Pd/CuI catalysis ...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of indole-3-yl aryl ketones reported by Zhao and co-workers [73] (path a) and Zhang and co-wo...
Scheme 42: Pd-catalyzed carbonylative synthesis of BIMs from aryl iodides and N-substituted and NH-free indole...
Scheme 43: Cu-catalyzed direct double-carbonylation and monocarbonylation of indoles and alcohols with hexaket...
Scheme 44: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkoxycarbonylation of indoles to indole-2-carboxylates [79] (top) and Co-catal...
Scheme 45: Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of NH free-haloindoles.
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Scheme 1: Arylation reactions of aromatic compounds and reaction patterns of ortho-functionalized diaryliodon...
Scheme 2: Mechanism study. Standard conditions: 1 (0.3 mmol, 1 equiv), 2 (0.33 mmol, 1.1 equiv), Cu(OAc)2 (10...
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2,3-dibromo-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane (2).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of (E)-butene 3a.
Scheme 3: Isomerization reaction of (E)-butene 3a to (Z)-butene 3b.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 2-chloro-3-iodo-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane (5).
Scheme 5: Dehydrohalogenation reaction of 2-chloro-3-iodo-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane (5).
Scheme 6: The reaction of silane 8 with I2/KF.
Scheme 7: The reaction of 3a with iPrMgCl and 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (9).
Scheme 8: The reaction of olefin 3a with iPrMgCl.
Scheme 9: The reaction of (E)-butene 3a with BuLi.
Scheme 10: The reaction of allene 11 with bromine.
Scheme 11: The reaction of allene 11 with ICl.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2,3-dibromo-2-chloro-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane (16).
Scheme 13: Synthesis of (Z, E)-2-bromo-3-chloro-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-enes (17a,b).
Scheme 14: The reaction of olefins 17a,b with BuLi.