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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 564–595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.45
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Scheme 1: Features of the ideal reaction (redrawn from P. A. Wender et al. [1]).
Scheme 2: Some of the most popular MCRs with formaldehyde as the carbonyl component.
Scheme 3: Ugi reaction under a catalyzed electro-oxidation process using TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperid...
Scheme 4: Examples of different products obtained by MCRs in which DMSO serves as -SCH3 source.
Scheme 5: Mechanism of the decomposition of DMSO under acidic or thermal conditions. a) In situ generation of...
Scheme 6: Povarov multicomponent reaction to quinolines.
Scheme 7: Example of the Povarov reaction with formaldehyde with a julolidine derivative as main product.
Scheme 8: Povarov multicomponent reaction to quinoline derivatives I and II using DMSO as formaldehyde surrog...
Scheme 9: Example of a Povarov three-component reaction with change of catalyst, yielding regioisomer III. In...
Scheme 10: The Povarov three-component reactions carried out under acidic catalysis to afford quinoline regios...
Scheme 11: Different MCR routes involving DMSO to synthesize complex heterocycles such as diarylpyridines and ...
Scheme 12: Pyrazole synthesis by a three-component reaction using DMSO as a source of a C-1 unit.
Scheme 13: Three-component reactions for the synthesis of aliphatic heterocycles 13 and 14 using DMSO as a for...
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism for the 3CR between homoallylic amines, disulfides, and DMSO.
Scheme 15: Mannich-type reaction using DMSO as formaldehyde surrogate.
Scheme 16: Mechanism for the 3CR-Mannich-type reaction between aryl ketone 18, saccharine (19), and DMSO. The ...
Scheme 17: Mannich-type reaction using DMSO as formaldehyde surrogate and under oxidative activation.
Scheme 18: Three-component reaction between an indazole, a carboxylic acid, and DMSO.
Scheme 19: Amine–aldehyde–alkyne (AAA) coupling reaction and plausible mechanism.
Scheme 20: AHA coupling for the synthesis of propargylamines using dihalomethanes as C1 building blocks.
Scheme 21: AHA coupling using CH2Cl2 as both solvent and methylene source.
Scheme 22: Examples of propargylamines synthesized under catalytic AHA protocols.
Scheme 23: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of propargylamines using dichloromethane as a C1 source.
Scheme 24: Mechanism proposed for the generation of the aminal intermediate E by Buckley et al. [68].
Scheme 25: Pudovic and Kabachnik–Fields reactions for the synthesis of α-aminophosphonates.
Scheme 26: a) Abramov side reaction that generates α-hydroxy phosphonate as a byproduct during the Kabachnik-F...
Scheme 27: Catalyst-free three component reaction to afford α-amino phosphorus product 35 using 1,1-dihaloalka...
Scheme 28: a) Proposed mechanism for the three-component reaction of dichloromethane, amine and phosphorus com...
Scheme 29: Ugi-ammonia strategy using HMTA as a formaldehyde surrogate.
Scheme 30: Glyoxylate and its derivatives as C1 building blocks.
Scheme 31: The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé multicomponent reaction (GBB) and its mechanism.
Scheme 32: a) Byproducts in the GBB multicomponent reaction (GBB) when formaldehyde is used as the carbonyl co...
Scheme 33: Possible regioisomers in the GBB multicomponent reaction when formaldehyde is used as the carbonyl ...
Scheme 34: The multicomponent GBB reaction yields 2-unsubstituted 3-aminoimidazo heterocycles 42a using MP-gly...
Scheme 35: GBB multicomponent reaction to 2-unsubstituted 3-amino imidazo heterocycles 42a using glyoxylic aci...
Scheme 36: GBB reaction using glyoxylic acid immobilized on silica as formaldehyde surrogate.
Scheme 37: Bioactive products synthesized by the GBB reaction using glyoxylic acid.
Scheme 38: van Leusen three-component reaction to imidazoles.
Scheme 39: Side reaction during the synthesis of imidazoles with formaldehyde as the carbonyl compound.
Scheme 40: Optimization of the van Leusen three component reaction to 1,4-disubstituted imidazoles 43 using gl...
Scheme 41: Application of the Sisko strategy [96] for the synthesis of CB1 receptor antagonist compounds [97].
Scheme 42: Side reaction, when NH4OH is used as amine component.
Scheme 43: Ugi-type adducts with the ester moiety and the acidic CH to be used for post-cyclization sequences.
Scheme 44: Ugi/cycloisomerization process to pyrrolones 51, butenolides 52, and pyrroline 53.
Scheme 45: Radical cyclization reactions from Ugi adducts promoted by TEMPO.
Scheme 46: Hydrolysis and decarboxylation reactions to products with incorporation of a C1 unit of ethyl glyox...
Scheme 47: One-step synthetic route to pyrrolones 60 using phenylglyoxal.
Scheme 48: Ugi-pseudo-Knoevenagel-pseudo-Dieckmann cascade sequence for the synthesis of fused heterocycles.
Scheme 49: Ugi-pseudo-Knoevenagel reaction from ethyl glyoxylate.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 483–489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.35
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Scheme 1: A) Chemical structures of hypermodified nucleobase queuine and nucleoside queuosine (Q) occurring a...
Scheme 2: Three-step syntheses of preQ1 (1) and DPQ1 (2). For the synthesis of m6preQ1 (16) see Supporting Information File 1.
Scheme 3: Syntheses of haloalkyl- and mesyloxyalkyl-modified preQ1 as and DPQ1 ligands.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 444–450, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.31
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Figure 1: State of the art of Ugi/Diels–Alder reaction based on furan.
Scheme 1: Preparation of 4,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3aH-furo[2,3-f]isoindoles via Ugi/IMDAV tandem reaction.
Scheme 2: Kinetic product 5 does not transform into thermodynamic product 6.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of compounds 6a.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of compound 7.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of compounds 9.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 358–368, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.26
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 2-hetaryl-substituted 1,3-tropolones 1.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,3-tropolones 7a,b and 8a,b. Reagents and conditions: method A: dioxane, reflux; meth...
Figure 1: Structural characteristics of (NH) and (OH) tautomeric forms of compounds 7 and 8 in the gas phase ...
Figure 2: Scheme of HMBC correlations of compound 7a in DMSO-d6.
Figure 3: Molecular structure of 2-(3,3-dimethyl-3H-benzo[g]indolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-1,3-tropolone (7b).
Figure 4: Result of matching structures of 7b (solid lines) and 2-(3,3-dimethylindolin-2-yl)-5,6,7-trichloro-...
Figure 5: Absorption and emission spectra of compound 8b in acetonitrile before (1,1’) (c 2.5 × 10−5 mol L–1)...
Scheme 3: Possible binding mode of 7 and 8 with CN− and F−.
Figure 6: Dose–response curves for H1299 and A431 cells treated with compound 7a for 24 h. *Significant diffe...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 234–241, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.15
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Figure 1: Selected examples containing tricyclic imidazole, CF2H or PhCF2 group.
Scheme 1: Strategies for the synthesis of difluoromethylated and difluoroarylmethylated tricyclic imidazoles.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope of the protocol. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.2 mmol), 2 (1.4 mmol), and PIDA (0.8 mmo...
Scheme 3: Control experiments and plausible mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 226–233, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.14
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Figure 1: Representative bis-tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) alkaloids and their analogues. Oxygen atoms on bot...
Scheme 1: Strategies for the construction of the pentacyclic core scaffold of saframycin A (1). (a) Biosynthe...
Scheme 2: Streamlined synthesis of the substructure 14 for saframycins 1 within just four steps in overall 29...
Figure 2: UV–vis absorption (gray solid line), the emission spectrum (blue solid line), and the corresponding...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 200–216, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.12
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Scheme 1: Formation of isocyanates and amidated arenes from dioxazolones.
Scheme 2: Copper-catalyzed synthesis of δ-lactams via open-shell copper nitrenoid transfer. aCuBr (10 mol %) ...
Figure 1: Proposed reaction pathway for the copper-catalyzed synthesis of δ-lactams from dioxazolones.
Scheme 3: Copper(II)-catalyzed synthesis of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives.
Figure 2: Proposed reaction mechanism for the copper-catalyzed synthesis of 1,2,4-triazole analogues from dio...
Scheme 4: Copper(I)-catalyzed synthesis of N-acyl amidines from dioxazolones, acetylenes, and amines. aPerfor...
Figure 3: Proposed reaction mechanism for the copper(I)-catalyzed synthesis of N-acyl amidines.
Scheme 5: Preparation of N-arylamides from dioxazolones and boronic acids using a copper salt.
Figure 4: Proposed reaction pathway for the copper-mediated synthesis of N-arylamides from dioxazolones.
Scheme 6: Copper-catalyzed preparation of N-acyl iminophosphoranes from dioxazolones.
Figure 5: Proposed reaction pathway for the copper-catalyzed synthesis of N-acyl iminophosphoranes from dioxa...
Scheme 7: Copper-catalyzed synthesis of N-acyl sulfenamides. a1.0 equiv of 18 and 2.0 equiv of 19 were used. b...
Figure 6: Proposed reaction mechanism for the copper-catalyzed S-amidation of thiols.
Scheme 8: Copper-catalyzed asymmetric hydroamidation of vinylarenes. a4 mol % + 2 mol % catalyst was used. b4...
Figure 7: Proposed reaction mechanism for the copper-catalyzed hydroamidation of vinylarenes.
Scheme 9: Copper-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov hydroamidation of alkynes.
Figure 8: Proposed reaction mechanism for the copper-catalyzed amidation of alkynes.
Scheme 10: Copper-catalyzed preparation of primary amides through N–O bond reduction using reducing agent.
Figure 9: Proposed catalytic cycle for the copper-catalyzed reduction of dioxazolones.
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. 2025, 21, 55–121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.6
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Scheme 1: Formation of axially chiral styrenes 3 via iminium activation.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of axially chiral 2-arylquinolines 6.
Scheme 3: Atroposelective intramolecular (4 + 2) annulation leading to aryl-substituted indolines.
Scheme 4: Atroposelective formation of biaryl via twofold aldol condensation.
Scheme 5: Strategy towards diastereodivergent formation of axially chiral oligonaphthylenes.
Scheme 6: Atroposelective formation of chiral biaryls based on a Michael/Henry domino reaction.
Scheme 7: Organocatalytic Michael/aldol cascade followed by oxidative aromatization.
Scheme 8: Atroposelective formation of C(sp2)–C(sp3) axially chiral compounds.
Scheme 9: NHC-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral styrenes 26.
Scheme 10: NHC-catalyzed synthesis of biaxial chiral pyranones.
Scheme 11: Formation of bridged biaryls with eight-membered lactones.
Scheme 12: The NHC-catalyzed (3 + 2) annulation of urazoles 37 and ynals 36.
Scheme 13: NHC-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral 4‑aryl α‑carbolines 41.
Scheme 14: NHC-catalyzed construction of N–N-axially chiral pyrroles and indoles.
Scheme 15: NHC-catalyzed oxidative Michael–aldol cascade.
Scheme 16: NHC-catalyzed (4 + 2) annulation for the synthesis of benzothiophene-fused biaryls.
Scheme 17: NHC-catalyzed desymmetrization of N-aryl maleimides.
Scheme 18: NHC-catalyzed deracemization of biaryl hydroxy aldehydes 55a–k into axially chiral benzonitriles 56a...
Scheme 19: NHC-catalyzed desymmetrization of 2-aryloxyisophthalaldehydes.
Scheme 20: NHC-catalyzed DKR of 2-arylbenzaldehydes 62.
Scheme 21: Atroposelective biaryl amination.
Scheme 22: CPA-catalyzed atroposelective amination of 2-anilinonaphthalenes.
Scheme 23: Atroposelective DKR of naphthylindoles.
Scheme 24: CPA-catalyzed kinetic resolution of binaphthylamines.
Scheme 25: Atroposelective amination of aromatic amines with diazodicarboxylates.
Scheme 26: Atroposelective Friedländer heteroannulation.
Scheme 27: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral 4-arylquinolines.
Scheme 28: CPA-catalyzed Friedländer reaction of arylketones with cyclohexanones.
Scheme 29: CPA-catalyzed atroposelective Povarov reaction.
Scheme 30: Atroposelective CPA-catalyzed Povarov reaction.
Scheme 31: Paal–Knorr formation of axially chiral N-pyrrolylindoles and N-pyrrolylpyrroles.
Scheme 32: Atroposelective Paal–Knorr reaction leading to N-pyrrolylpyrroles.
Scheme 33: Atroposelective Pictet–Spengler reaction of N-arylindoles with aldehydes.
Scheme 34: Atroposelective Pictet–Spengler reaction leading to tetrahydroisoquinolin-8-ylanilines.
Scheme 35: Atroposelective formation of arylindoles.
Scheme 36: CPA-catalyzed arylation of naphthoquinones with indolizines.
Scheme 37: Atroposelective reaction of o-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 38: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral arylquinones.
Scheme 39: CPA-catalyzed axially chiral N-arylquinones.
Scheme 40: Atroposelective additions of bisindoles to isatin-based 3-indolylmethanols.
Scheme 41: CPA-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral arylindolylindolinones.
Scheme 42: CPA-catalyzed reaction between bisindoles and ninhydrin-derived 3-indoylmethanols.
Scheme 43: Atroposelective reaction of bisindoles and isatin-derived imines.
Scheme 44: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral bisindoles.
Scheme 45: Atroposelective reaction of 2-naphthols with alkynylhydroxyisoindolinones.
Scheme 46: CPA-catalyzed reaction of indolylnaphthols with propargylic alcohols.
Scheme 47: Atroposelective formation of indolylpyrroloindoles.
Scheme 48: Atroposelective reaction of indolylnaphthalenes with alkynylnaphthols.
Scheme 49: CPA-catalyzed addition of naphthols to alkynyl-2-naphthols and 2-naphthylamines.
Scheme 50: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral aryl-alkene-indoles.
Scheme 51: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral styrenes.
Scheme 52: Atroposelective formation of alkenylindoles.
Scheme 53: Atroposelective formation of axially chiral arylquinolines.
Scheme 54: Atroposelective (3 + 2) cycloaddition of alkynylindoles with azonaphthalenes.
Scheme 55: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)quinolines.
Scheme 56: Atroposelective cyclization of 3-(arylethynyl)-1H-indoles.
Scheme 57: Atroposelective three-component heteroannulation.
Scheme 58: CPA-catalyzed formation of arylbenzimidazols.
Scheme 59: CPA-catalyzed reaction of N-naphthylglycine esters with nitrosobenzenes.
Scheme 60: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazoles.
Scheme 61: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral arylbenzoindoles.
Scheme 62: CPA-catalyzed formation of pyrrolylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 63: CPA-catalyzed addition of naphthols and indoles to nitronaphthalenes.
Scheme 64: Atroposelective reaction of heterobiaryl aldehydes and aminobenzamides.
Scheme 65: Atroposelective cyclization forming N-arylquinolones.
Scheme 66: Atroposelective formation of 9H-carbazol-9-ylnaphthalenes and 1H-indol-1-ylnaphthalene.
Scheme 67: CPA-catalyzed formation of pyrazolylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 68: Atroposelective addition of diazodicarboxamides to azaborinephenols.
Scheme 69: Catalytic formation of axially chiral arylpyrroles.
Scheme 70: Atroposelective coupling of 1-azonaphthalenes with 2-naphthols.
Scheme 71: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral oxindole-based styrenes.
Scheme 72: Atroposelective electrophilic bromination of aminonaphthoquinones.
Scheme 73: Atroposelective bromination of dienes.
Scheme 74: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral 5-arylpyrimidines.
Scheme 75: Atroposelective hydrolysis of biaryloxazepines.
Scheme 76: Atroposelective opening of dinaphthosiloles.
Scheme 77: Atroposelective reduction of naphthylenals.
Scheme 78: Atroposelective allylic substitution with 2-naphthols.
Scheme 79: Atroposelective allylic alkylation with phosphinamides.
Scheme 80: Atroposelective allylic substitution with aminopyrroles.
Scheme 81: Atroposelective allylic substitution with aromatic sulfinamides.
Scheme 82: Atroposelective sulfonylation of naphthylynones.
Scheme 83: Squaramide-catalyzed reaction of alkynyl-2-naphthols with 5H-oxazolones.
Scheme 84: Formation of axially chiral styrenes via sulfonylative opening of cyclopropanols.
Scheme 85: Atroposelective organo-photocatalyzed sulfonylation of alkynyl-2-naphthols.
Scheme 86: Thiourea-catalyzed atroposelective cyclization of alkynylnaphthols.
Scheme 87: Squaramide-catalyzed formation of axially chiral naphthylisothiazoles.
Scheme 88: Atroposelective iodo-cyclization catalyzed by squaramide C69.
Scheme 89: Squaramide-catalyzed formation of axially chiral oligoarenes.
Scheme 90: Atroposelective ring-opening of cyclic N-sulfonylamides.
Scheme 91: Thiourea-catalyzed kinetic resolution of naphthylpyrroles.
Scheme 92: Atroposelective ring-opening of arylindole lactams.
Scheme 93: Atroposelective reaction of 1-naphthyl-2-tetralones and diarylphosphine oxides.
Scheme 94: Atroposelective reaction of iminoquinones with indoles.
Scheme 95: Kinetic resolution of binaphthylalcohols.
Scheme 96: DKR of hydroxynaphthylamides.
Scheme 97: Atroposelective N-alkylation with phase-transfer catalyst C75.
Scheme 98: Atroposelective allylic substitution via kinetic resolution of biarylsulfonamides.
Scheme 99: Atroposelective bromo-functionalization of alkynylarenes.
Scheme 100: Sulfenylation-induced atroposelective cyclization.
Scheme 101: Atroposelective O-sulfonylation of isochromenone-indoles.
Scheme 102: NHC-catalyzed atroposelective N-acylation of anilines.
Scheme 103: Peptide-catalyzed atroposelective ring-opening of lactones.
Scheme 104: Peptide-catalyzed coupling of 2-naphthols with quinones.
Scheme 105: Atroposelective nucleophilic aromatic substitution of fluoroarenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3221–3255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.268
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Figure 1: Reactivity of α,β-unsaturated imines and variety of structures.
Figure 2: The hetero-Diels–Alder and inverse electron demand hetero-Diels–Alder reactions.
Figure 3: Different strategies to promote the activation of dienes and dienophiles in IEDADA reactions.
Figure 4: Examples of non-covalent interactions in organocatalysis.
Scheme 1: Enantioselective bifunctional thiourea-catalyzed inverse electron demand Diels–Alder reaction of N-...
Scheme 2: Cinchona-derived thiourea-catalyzed stereoselective (3 + 2) reaction of α,β-unsaturated imines and ...
Scheme 3: Cinchona-derived thiourea-catalyzed stereoselective (3 + 2)/(4 + 2) cascade reaction of α,β-unsatur...
Scheme 4: Enantioselective bifunctional squaramide-catalyzed formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition of malononitrile wi...
Scheme 5: Bifunctional squaramide-catalyzed IEDADA reaction of saccharin-derived 1-azadienes and azlactones.
Scheme 6: Chiral guanidine-catalyzed enantioselective (4+1) cyclization of benzofuran-derived azadienes with ...
Scheme 7: Bifunctional squaramide-catalyzed [4 + 2] cyclization of benzofuran-derived azadienes and azlactone...
Scheme 8: Chiral bifunctional squaramide-catalyzed domino Mannich/formal [4 + 2] cyclization of 2-benzothiazo...
Scheme 9: Chiral bifunctional thiourea-catalyzed formal IEDADA reaction of β,γ-unsaturated ketones and benzof...
Scheme 10: Dihydroquinine-derived squaramide-catalyzed (3 + 2) cycloaddition reaction of isocyanoacetates and ...
Scheme 11: Enantioselective squaramide-catalyzed asymmetric IEDADA reaction of benzofuran-derived azadienes an...
Scheme 12: Scale up and derivatizations of benzofuran-fused 2-piperidinol derivatives.
Scheme 13: Dihydroquinine-derived squaramide-catalyzed Mannich-type reaction of isocyanoacetates with N-(2-ben...
Figure 5: Structure of a cinchona alkaloid and (DHQD)2PHAL.
Scheme 14: Enantioselective modified cinchona alkaloid-catalyzed [4 + 2] annulation of γ-butenolides and sacch...
Scheme 15: Chiral tertiary amine-catalyzed [2 + 4] annulation of cyclic 1-azadiene with γ-nitro ketones.
Scheme 16: Inverse electron demand aza-Diels–Alder reaction (IEDADA) of 1-azadienes with enecarbamates catalyz...
Scheme 17: Phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective [4 + 2] cycloaddition of benzothiazolimines and enecarba...
Scheme 18: Phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective inverse electron demand aza-Diels–Alder reaction of in s...
Scheme 19: Proposed reaction mechanism for the phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective inverse electron dem...
Scheme 20: Enantioselective dearomatization of indoles by a (3 + 2) cyclization with azoalkenes catalyzed by a...
Scheme 21: Synthetic applicability of the pyrroloindoline derivatives.
Scheme 22: Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed (2 + 3) dearomative cycloaddition of 3-alkyl-2-vinylindoles with a...
Scheme 23: Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 2] cycloaddition of aurone-derived 1-azadienes and...
Scheme 24: Phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition of dienecarbamates and 2-be...
Scheme 25: Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric inverse electron demand aza-Diels–Alder reaction of 1,3...
Scheme 26: Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric Attanasi reaction between 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and ...
Scheme 27: Synthetic applicability of the NPNOL derivatives.
Scheme 28: Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric intermolecular formal (3 + 2) cycloaddition of azoalken...
Scheme 29: Enantioselective [4 + 2] cyclization of α,β-unsaturated imines and azlactones.
Scheme 30: Catalytic cycle for the chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective [4 + 2] cyclization of α,...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3174–3181, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.262
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Figure 1: Examples of bioactive tetrahydropyridazine derivatives.
Figure 2: Linear and cyclic peptides incorporating the dehydropiperazic acid moiety.
Figure 3: Piperazic acid and analogues and target trifluoro/difluoromethylated tetrahydropyridazine acids.
Scheme 1: Reported syntheses of tetrahydropyridazine ester derivatives.
Figure 4: Synthetic strategy to obtain fluorinated tetrahydropyridazines from difluoro- or trifluoromethylate...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of fluorinated hydrazones 3a–f.
Scheme 3: Allylation of fluorinated hydrazones 3a–f to obtain 5a–f.
Scheme 4: Oxidation of hydrazines 5a–f to obtain hydrazones 6a–f.
Scheme 5: Intramolecular cyclization of compounds 6a–f to obtain tetrahydropyridazines 7a–f.
Scheme 6: Preparation of tripeptides 8e, 8e’, 8f, and 8f’. Yields refer to the yield over 2 steps.
Figure 5: X-ray diffraction of compound 8f.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3151–3173, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.261
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Figure 1: Classical MCRs.
Figure 2: Different scaffolds that can be formed with the Ugi adduct.
Scheme 1: Oxoindole-β-lactam core produced in a U4C-3CR.
Figure 3: Most active oxoindole-β-lactam compounds developed by Brãndao et al. [33].
Scheme 2: Ugi-azide synthesis of benzofuran, pyrazole and tetrazole hybrids.
Figure 4: The most promising hybrids synthesized via the Ugi-azide multicomponent reaction reported by Kushwa...
Scheme 3: Four-component Ugi reaction for the synthesis of novel antioxidant compounds.
Figure 5: Most potent antioxidant compounds obtained through the Ugi four-component reaction developed by Pac...
Scheme 4: Four-component Ugi reaction to synthesize β-amiloyd aggregation inhibitors.
Figure 6: The most potential β-amiloyd aggregation inhibitors generated by Galante et al. [37].
Scheme 5: Four-component Ugi reaction to obtain FATH hybrids and the best candidate synthesized.
Scheme 6: Four-component Ugi reaction for the synthesis of FATMH hybrids and the best candidate synthesized.
Scheme 7: Petasis multicomponent reaction to produce pyrazine-based MTDLs.
Figure 7: Best pyrazine-based MTDLs synthesized by Madhav et al. [40].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of BCPOs employing a Knoevenagel-based multicomponent reaction and the best candidate syn...
Scheme 9: Hantzsch multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of DHPs as novel MTDLs.
Figure 8: Most active 1,4-dihydropyridines developed by Malek et al. [43].
Scheme 10: Chromone–donepezil hybrid MTDLs obtained via the Passerini reaction.
Figure 9: Best CDH-based MTDLs as AChE inhibitors synthesized by Malek et al. [46].
Scheme 11: Replacement of the nitrogen in lactams 11 with an oxygen in 12 to influence hydrogen-bond donating ...
Scheme 12: MCR 3 + 2 reaction to develop spirooxindole, spiroacenaphthylene, and bisbenzo[b]pyran compounds.
Figure 10: SIRT2 activity of best derivatives obtained by Hasaninejad et al. [49].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of ML192 analogs using the Gewald multicomponent reaction and the best candidate synthesi...
Scheme 14: Development of 1,5-benzodiazepines via Ugi/deprotection/cyclization (UDC) approach by Xu et al. [59].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of polysubstituted 1,4-benzodiazepin-3-ones using UDC strategy.
Scheme 16: Synthetic procedure to obtain 3-carboxamide-1,4-benzodiazepin-5-ones employing Ugi–reduction–cycliz...
Scheme 17: Ugi cross-coupling (U-4CRs) to synthesize triazolobenzodiazepines.
Scheme 18: Azido-Ugi four component reaction cyclization to obtain imidazotetrazolodiazepinones.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of oxazolo- and thiazolo[1,4]benzodiazepine-2,5-diones via Ugi/deprotection/cyclization a...
Scheme 20: General synthesis of 2,3-dichlorophenylpiperazine-derived compounds by the Ugi reaction and Ugi/dep...
Figure 11: Best DRD2 compounds synthesized using a multicomponent strategy.
Scheme 21: Bucherer–Bergs multicomponent reaction to obtain a key intermediate in the synthesis of pomaglumeta...
Scheme 22: Ugi reaction to synthesize racetam derivatives and example of two racetams synthesized by Cioc et a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3077–3084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.256
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Scheme 1: Synthetic approaches to obtain the 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-indole system and our synthetic appr...
Scheme 2: High-order multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted tetrazol-methanesulfonyli...
Scheme 3: Plausible reaction mechanism for the synthesis of target molecules 18a–n.
Figure 1: Differential effect of the 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-indole hybrid compounds 18a–j on proliferati...
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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: Some biologically active compounds and organic fluorophores containing the imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine...
Figure 2: Existing approaches to imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 1: Reaction of 2-aminoimidazole (1) with N-substituted maleimides (2) and N-arylitaconimides (3).
Scheme 2: Plausible synthetic routes for the interaction of N-substituted maleimides 2 with 2-aminoimidazole (...
Scheme 3: Plausible synthetic routes for the interaction of or N-arylitaconimides 3 with 2-aminoimidazole (1)....
Figure 3: Key correlations observed in the NOESY and HMBC spectra of the products 4d and 5d.
Scheme 4: Results of MEP calculations for the reaction of N-phenylmaleimide (2a) with 2-aminoimidazole (1).
Scheme 5: Results of MEP calculations for the reaction of N-phenylithaconimide (3a) with 2-aminoimidazole (1)....
Figure 4: Structures of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines selected for docking and voriconazole selected for comparis...
Figure 5: (A) Position of the (S)-isomer of compound 4e in the active site of CYP51 after molecular dockinga....
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Scheme 1: Copper-catalyzed allylic and yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 2: Challenges in achieving highly selective yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 3: Yne-allylic substitutions using indoles and pyroles.
Scheme 4: Yne-allylic substitutions using amines.
Scheme 5: Yne-allylic substitution using 1,3-dicarbonyls.
Scheme 6: Postulated mechanism via copper acetylide-bonded allylic cation.
Scheme 7: Amine-participated asymmetric yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 8: Asymmetric decarboxylative yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric yne-allylic alkoxylation and alkylation.
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for Cu(I) system.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric yne-allylic dialkylamination.
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism of yne-allylic dialkylamination.
Scheme 13: Asymmetric yne-allylic sulfonylation.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism of yne-allylic sulfonylation.
Scheme 15: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitutions using indoles and indolizines.
Scheme 16: Double yne-allylic substitutions using pyrrole.
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism of yne-allylic substitution using electron-rich arenes.
Scheme 18: Aymmetric yne-allylic monofluoroalkylations.
Scheme 19: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 20: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitution of yne-allylic esters with anthrones.
Scheme 21: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitution of yne-allylic esters with coumarins.
Scheme 22: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitution of with coumarins by Lin.
Scheme 23: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 24: Amination by alkynylcopper driven dearomatization and rearomatization.
Scheme 25: Arylation by alkynylcopper driven dearomatization and rearomatization.
Scheme 26: Remote substitution/cyclization/1,5-H shift process.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 28: Arylation or amination by alkynylcopper driven dearomatization and rearomatization.
Scheme 29: Remote nucleophilic substitution of 5-ethynylthiophene esters.
Scheme 30: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 31: [4 + 1] annulation of yne-allylic esters and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyls.
Scheme 32: Asymmetric [4 + 1] annulation of yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 34: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 35: Postulated annulation step.
Scheme 36: [4 + 1] Annulations of vinyl ethynylethylene carbonates and 1,3-dicarbonyls.
Scheme 37: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 38: Formal [4 + 1] annulations with amines.
Scheme 39: Formal [4 + 2] annulations with hydrazines.
Scheme 40: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 41: Dearomative annulation of 1-naphthols and yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 42: Dearomative annulation of phenols or 2-naphthols and yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 43: Postulated annulation mechanism.
Scheme 44: Dearomative annulation of phenols or 2-naphthols.
Scheme 45: Dearomative annulation of indoles.
Scheme 46: Postulated annulation step.
Scheme 47: Asymmetric [4 + 1] cyclization of yne-allylic esters with pyrazolones.
Scheme 48: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 49: Construction of C–C axially chiral arylpyrroles.
Scheme 50: Construction of C–N axially chiral arylpyrroles.
Scheme 51: Construction of chiral arylpyrroles with 1,2-di-axial chirality.
Scheme 52: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 53: CO2 shuttling in yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 54: CO2 fixing in yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism.
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of tetronic acid derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of amide derivatives 3.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of target tetronic acids 4a. aReaction conditions: 3a (1 mmol), CDI (0.49 g, 3 mmol), DBU...
Figure 1: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 4a (CCDC 2352876).
Scheme 4: Proposed reaction mechanism for the formation of products 4.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of derivatization products 7 and 9.
Figure 2: The X-ray crystal structure of compound 7 (CCDC 2352878).
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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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Figure 1: A) Photoredox amidocyclization reaction. B) The strongly oxidizing Fukuzumi catalyst (I) used in th...
Figure 2: A) Access of clavam derivatives by intramolecular photoredox reaction of alkenes. B) Clavulanic aci...
Scheme 1: Preparation of alkenyl β-lactam derivatives for the intramolecular photoredox reaction.
Scheme 2: Photoredox-catalyzed intramolecular N-alkylation reactions of various β-lactams. The trans/cis dr w...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the model substrate 14 and its photoredox-catalyzed intramolecular N-alkylation reacti...
Figure 3: Tentative mechanism for the photo-cyclization reaction.
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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: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 1 via in situ-formed 1,3-diketones 2 [44].
Scheme 2: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-ethoxycarbonylpyrazoles 5 via SmCl3-catalyzed acylation ...
Scheme 3: Consecutive four-component synthesis of 1-(thiazol-2-yl)pyrazole-3-carboxylates 8 [51].
Scheme 4: Three-component synthesis of thiazolylpyrazoles 17 via in situ formation of acetoacetylcoumarins 18 ...
Scheme 5: Consecutive pseudo-four-component and four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 21 from sodium acetylac...
Scheme 6: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1-substituted pyrazoles 24 from boronic acids, di(Boc)diim...
Scheme 7: Consecutive three-component synthesis of N-arylpyrazoles 25 via in situ formation of aryl-di(Boc)hy...
Scheme 8: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,4-substituted pyrazoles 27 and 28 from methylhydrazine...
Scheme 9: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-allylpyrazoles 32 via oxidative allylation of 1,3-dicarb...
Scheme 10: Pseudo-five-component synthesis of tris(pyrazolyl)methanes 35 [61].
Scheme 11: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 5-(indol-3-yl)pyrazoles 39 from 1,3,5-triketones 38 [64].
Scheme 12: Three-component synthesis of thiazolylpyrazoles 43 [65].
Scheme 13: Three-component synthesis of triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazin-3-yl substituted 5-aminopyrazoles 47 [67]....
Scheme 14: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-aminopyrazoles 49 via formation of β-oxothioamides 50 [68].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3,4-biarylpyrazoles 52 from aryl halides, α-bromocinnamaldehyde, and tosylhydrazine vi...
Scheme 16: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,4-substituted pyrazoles 57 from iodochromones 55 by Suzu...
Scheme 17: Pseudo-four-component synthesis of pyrazolyl-2-pyrazolines 59 by ring opening/ring closing cyclocon...
Scheme 18: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 61 [77].
Scheme 19: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 62 from malononitrile, aldehydes, and hydrazines [78-90].
Scheme 20: Four-component synthesis of pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazoles 63 [91].
Scheme 21: Three-component synthesis of persubstituted pyrazoles 65 from aldehydes, β-ketoesters, and hydrazin...
Scheme 22: Three-component synthesis of pyrazol-4-carbodithioates 67 [100].
Scheme 23: Regioselective three-component synthesis of persubstituted pyrazoles 68 catalyzed by ionic liquid [...
Scheme 24: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 4-halopyrazoles 69 and anellated pyrazoles 70 [102].
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl pyrazole-5-carboxylates 72 [103].
Scheme 26: Synthesis of pyrazoles 75 in a one-pot process via carbonylative Heck coupling and subsequent cycli...
Scheme 27: Copper-catalyzed three-component synthesis of 1,3-substituted pyrazoles 76 [105].
Scheme 28: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of bis(pyrazolyl)methanes 78 by ring opening-ring closing cyclocon...
Scheme 29: Three-component synthesis of 1,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 80 [107].
Scheme 30: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazoles 83 [111].
Scheme 31: Consecutive three-component synthesis of difluoromethanesulfonyl-functionalized pyrazole 88 [114].
Scheme 32: Consecutive three-component synthesis of perfluoroalkyl-substituted fluoropyrazoles 91 [115].
Scheme 33: Regioselective consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 93 [116].
Scheme 34: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 96 mediated by trimethyl phosphite [117].
Scheme 35: One-pot synthesis of pyrazoles 99 via Liebeskind–Srogl cross-coupling/cyclocondensation [118].
Scheme 36: Synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 101 via domino condensation/Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling ...
Scheme 37: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazoles 102 and 103 by Sonogashira ...
Scheme 38: Polymer analogous consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazole-based polymers 107 [132].
Scheme 39: Synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 108 by sequentially Pd-catalyzed Kumada–Sonogashira cycloc...
Scheme 40: Consecutive four-step one-pot synthesis of 1,3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 110 [137].
Scheme 41: Four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 113, 115, and 117 via Sonogashira coupling and subsequent Suz...
Scheme 42: Consecutive four- or five-component synthesis for the preparation of 4-pyrazoly-1,2,3-triazoles 119...
Scheme 43: Four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 121 via alkynone formation by carbonylative Pd-catalyzed coup...
Scheme 44: Preparation of 3-azulenyl pyrazoles 124 by glyoxylation, decarbonylative Sonogashira coupling, and ...
Scheme 45: Four-component synthesis of a 3-indoloylpyrazole 128 [147].
Scheme 46: Two-step synthesis of 5-acylpyrazoles 132 via glyoxylation-Stephen–Castro sequence and subsequent c...
Scheme 47: Copper on iron mediated consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-substituted pyrazoles 136 [150].
Scheme 48: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3-substituted pyrazoles 141 by Sonogashira coupling and su...
Scheme 49: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 143 initiated by Cu(I)-catalyzed carboxylation o...
Scheme 50: Consecutive three-component synthesis of benzamide-substituted pyrazoles 146 starting from N-phthal...
Scheme 51: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 148 [156].
Scheme 52: Three-component synthesis of 4-ninhydrin-substituted pyrazoles 151 [158].
Scheme 53: Consecutive four-component synthesis of 4-(oxoindol)-1-phenylpyrazole-3-carboxylates 155 [159].
Scheme 54: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 160 [160].
Scheme 55: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 165 [162].
Scheme 56: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted and 3-substituted pyrazoles 168 and 169 ...
Scheme 57: Three-component synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 171 via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of vinyl...
Scheme 58: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 173 and 174 from aldehydes, tosylhydrazine, and vinylidene c...
Scheme 59: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 175 from glyoxyl hydrates, tosylhydrazine, and electron-defi...
Scheme 60: Pseudo-four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 177 from glyoxyl hydrates, tosylhydrazine, and aldehyd...
Scheme 61: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 179 via Knoevenagel-cycloaddition sequence [179].
Scheme 62: Three-component synthesis of 5-dimethylphosphonate substituted pyrazoles 182 from aldehydes, the Be...
Scheme 63: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 185 from al...
Scheme 64: Three-component synthesis of 5-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 187 from aldehydes, the...
Scheme 65: Three-component synthesis of 5-diethylphosphonate/5-phenylsulfonyl substituted pyrazoles 189 from a...
Scheme 66: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 3-(dimethyl phosphonate)-substituted pyrazoles 190 [185].
Scheme 67: Three-component synthesis of 3-trifluoromethylpyrazoles 193 [186].
Scheme 68: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 5-stannyl-substituted 4-fluoropyrazole 197 [191,192].
Scheme 69: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 3,5-diacyl-4-arylpyrazoles 199 [195].
Scheme 70: Three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 204 via nitrilimines [196].
Scheme 71: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 206 via formation of nitrilimines and sali...
Scheme 72: Pseudo four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 209 from acetylene dicarboxylates 147, hydrazonyl chlo...
Scheme 73: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 213 via syndnones 214 [200].
Scheme 74: Consecutive three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 216 via in situ-formed diazomethinimines 217 [201].
Scheme 75: Consecutive three-component synthesis of 3-methylthiopyrazoles 219 from aldehydes, hydrazine, and 1...
Scheme 76: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles 220 from aldehydes, hydrazines, and termin...
Scheme 77: Three-component synthesis of 1,3,4,5-substituted pyrazoles 222 from aldehydes, hydrazines, and DMAD ...
Scheme 78: Pseudo three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 224 from sulfonyl hydrazone and benzyl acrylate under...
Scheme 79: Titanium-catalyzed consecutive four-component synthesis of pyrazoles 225 via enamino imines 226 [211]. a...
Scheme 80: Titanium-catalyzed three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 227 via enhydrazino imine complex interme...
Scheme 81: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 229 via Glaser coupling of terminal alkynes and photo...
Scheme 82: Copper(II)acetate-mediated three-component synthesis of pyrazoles 232 [216].
Scheme 83: Copper-catalyzed three-component synthesis of 1,3,4-substituted pyrazole 234 from oxime acetates, a...
Scheme 84: Three-component synthesis of 3-trifluoroethylpyrazoles 239 [218].
Scheme 85: Pseudo-three-component synthesis of 1,4-bisulfonyl-substituted pyrazoles 242 [219].
Scheme 86: Three-component synthesis of 4-hydroxypyrazole 246 [221].
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Scheme 1: (a) Sequential π-Lewis acidic metal-catalyzed cyclization/photochemical radical addition for the fo...
Scheme 2: The reaction with benzyltrimethylsilane derivatives 2. aFlow rate was 6 mL/h and premixing zone was...
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Figure 1: Selected natural products, pharmaceuticals, and biologically active compounds having an isoquinolin...
Scheme 1: Chemoselective and PISA-mediated, solvent-controlled synthesis of different isoquinolinone derivati...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope for the synthesis of 4-substituted isoquinolinones 2. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.3 m...
Scheme 3: Optimal reaction conditions for the synthesis of 3-substituted isoquinolinone 3a.
Scheme 4: Substrate scope for the synthesis of 3-substituted isoquinolinones 3. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.3 m...
Scheme 5: Control experiment to test for radical intermediates.
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the reaction between 1a and PISA in anhydrous acetonitrile.
Scheme 7: Two other resonance structures of the intermediate 1CC.
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the reaction between 1a and PISA in wet HFIP.
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Scheme 1: Pyridoindazolium salts known to date and obtained in the present work.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of S1–S3 salts using PIFA as an oxidant and the resonance structures demonstrating the el...
Figure 1: CV curves for salt S2 and corresponding amine A2 (left, Figure 1a) and salt S3 with and without diethyl malo...
Scheme 3: Redox-interconversion between diarylamines A1–A3 and N-arylpyridoindazoliums S1–S3.
Scheme 4: Electrochemical approach to pyridoindazolium salts.
Figure 2: CV curves for amine A1 without the lutidine additive (black curve) and after addition of 2 equiv (r...
Figure 3: Semi-differential CV curves for the mediators (TEMPO, bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)nitroxide and tris(4-b...
Figure 4: CV curves of bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)nitroxide (a) and TEMPO (b) with amine A3 and 2,6-lutidine adde...
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Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to 2-oxoazetidine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives.
Scheme 2: Scope of diazotetramic acids 1 thermolysis in the presence of various nucleophiles. PMP = p-methoxy...
Scheme 3: Negative results with several N-, O-, and C-nucleophiles and with diazo reagent 1m.
Scheme 4: Preparation of acids 4 by hydrogenolysis of benzyl esters and examples of acid 4a amidation.