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Origami with small molecules: exploiting the C–F bond as a conformational tool
- Patrick Ryan,
- Ramsha Iftikhar and
- Luke Hunter
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 680–716, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.54
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Fundamental characteristics of the C–F bond.
Figure 2: Incorporation of fluorine at the end of an alkyl chain.
Figure 3: Incorporation of fluorine into the middle of a linear alkyl chain.
Figure 4: Incorporation of fluorine across much, or all, of a linear alkyl chain.
Figure 5: Incorporation of fluorine into cycloalkanes.
Figure 6: Conformational effects of introducing fluorine into an ether (geminal to oxygen).
Figure 7: Conformational effects of introducing fluorine into an ether (vicinal to oxygen).
Figure 8: Effects of introducing fluorine into alcohols (and their derivatives).
Figure 9: Controlling the ring pucker of sugars through fluorination.
Figure 10: Controlling bond rotations outside the sugar ring through fluorination.
Figure 11: Effects of incorporating fluorine into amines.
Figure 12: Effects of incorporating fluorine into amine derivatives, such as amides and sulfonamides.
Figure 13: Effects of incorporating fluorine into organocatalysts.
Figure 14: Effects of incorporating fluorine into carbonyl compounds, focusing on the “carbon side.”
Figure 15: Fluoroproline-containing peptides and proteins.
Figure 16: Further examples of fluorinated linear peptides (besides fluoroprolines). For clarity, sidechains a...
Figure 17: Fluorinated cyclic peptides.
Figure 18: Fluorine-derived conformational control in sulfur-containing compounds.
Structure and thermal stability of phosphorus-iodonium ylids
- Andrew Greener,
- Stephen P. Argent,
- Coby J. Clarke and
- Miriam L. O’Duill
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2931–2939, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.245
- , with the tosylate trans to the arene in one (θ2 = 177.8) and trans to the ylid in the other (θ1 = 169.5), which suggests that this isomerisation is fast at room temperature and the position of the anion has no significant effect on the stability of these compounds. This hypothesis is further supported
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure and stability of hypervalent iodine compounds.
Figure 2: Phosphorus-iodonium ylids investigated in this study: Yields (for synthetic procedures, see Supporting Information File 1), stru...
Figure 3: (a) Selected TGA thermograms of phosphorus-iodonium ylids at 10 °C min−1 in N2 (full dataset in Supporting Information File 1). ...
Figure 4: (a) Proposed decomposition mechanism based on ex situ analysis (1H, 31P NMR, ESI-MS) following abor...
Computational design for enantioselective CO2 capture: asymmetric frustrated Lewis pairs in epoxide transformations
- Maxime Ferrer,
- Iñigo Iribarren,
- Tim Renningholtz,
- Ibon Alkorta and
- Cristina Trujillo
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2668–2681, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.224
- presence of the CO2 adduct. In the gas phase and isolated, the isomerisation of the epoxide exhibits a barrier of 52.6 kcal·mol−1. In the case of F2_NB_H_H, the barrier is reduced to 37.0 kcal·mol−1. CO2 later reacts with the aldehyde, forming the insertion product already observed in mechanism 1 (Min2
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Scheme 1: Reaction between propylene oxide (PO) and CO2 and the five catalyst scaffolds under study. The posi...
Figure 1: Schematic representation of an (A) 2D and a (B) 3D volcano plot. The abbreviation “cat.” stands for...
Scheme 2: Capture reactions of CO2 or an epoxide by FLP.
Figure 2: (A) Structure of PO annotated with the C–O bond distances and electron densities at the BCPs. BCPs ...
Figure 3: Symmetric FLP scaffolds considered in the first study. X denotes N or P.
Figure 4: Subset of FLP scaffolds considered in the catalyst optimisation study. Substituents and labels are ...
Figure 5: Coupling reaction between PO and CO2. Depending on the catalyst considered, the reaction follows me...
Figure 6: VOLCANO plot group 1. The free energies of pre-TS01 assembly and Min2 are considered for the correl...
Figure 7: VOLCANO plot group 2. The free energies of pre-TS01 assembly and Min2 are considered for the correl...
Scheme 3: Asymmetric catalysis studied. On the left, the catalyst proposed by Gao et al. for the asymmetric h...
Figure 8: Catalysed reaction between the (S)-enantiomer of propylene oxide and CO2 resulting in the formation...
Figure 9: Schemes of the different asymmetric reactions observed. Hydrogen capable of rotation is marked in o...
Asymmetric organocatalytic synthesis of chiral homoallylic amines
- Nikolay S. Kondratyev and
- Andrei V. Malkov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2349–2377, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.201
- high (9:1 and >20:1), along with impressive enantioselectivity levels (92% and 98% ee). A slight loss of diastereoselectivity in the reaction of the PMP-imine with (Z)-crotyldioxaborinane 30 was attributed to the spontaneous isomerisation of the imine to the cis-isomer. The crotylboronates were
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The position of homoallylic amines in the landscape of alkaloid and nitrogen compounds syntheses.
Scheme 2: 3,3’-Diaryl-BINOL-catalysed asymmetric organocatalytic allylation of acylimines [24].
Scheme 3: Aminophenol-catalysed reaction between N-phosphinoylimines and pinacol allylboronic ester. Imine sc...
Scheme 4: Asymmetric geranylation and prenylation of indoles catalysed by (R)- or (S)-3,3’-dibromo-BINOL [25]. aA...
Scheme 5: (R)-3,3’-Di(3,5-di(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-BINOL-catalysed asymmetric geranylation and prenylation o...
Scheme 6: Microwave-induced one-pot asymmetric allylation of in situ-formed arylimines, catalysed by (R)-3,3’...
Scheme 7: Microwave-induced one-pot asymmetric allylation of in situ-formed arylimines, catalysed by (R)-3,3’...
Scheme 8: Kinetic resolution of chiral secondary allylboronates [15,30].
Scheme 9: (E)-Stereospecific asymmetric α-trifluoromethylallylation of cyclic imines and hydrazones [31].
Scheme 10: Hosomi–Sakurai-type allylation of in situ-formed N-Fmoc aldimines [32].
Figure 1: Two different pathways for the Hosomi–Sakurai reaction of allyltrimethylsilane with N-Fmoc aldimine...
Scheme 11: Chiral squaramide-catalysed hydrogen bond-assisted chloride abstraction–allylation of N-carbamoyl α...
Figure 2: The pyrrolidine unit gem-methyl group conformational control in the squaramide-based catalyst [34].
Figure 3: The energetic difference between the transition states of the two proposed modes of the reaction (SN...
Scheme 12: One-pot preparation procedure for oxazaborolidinium ion (COBI) 63 [37].
Scheme 13: Chiral oxazaborolidinium ion (COBI)-catalysed allylation of N-(2-hydroxy)phenylimines with allyltri...
Scheme 14: The two-step N-(2-hydroxy)phenyl group deprotection procedure [37].
Scheme 15: Low-temperature (−40 °C) NMR experiments evidencing the reversible formation of the active COBI–imi...
Figure 4: Two computed reaction pathways for the COBI-catalysed Strecker reaction (TS1 identical to allylatio...
Scheme 16: Highly chemoselective and stereospecific synthesis of γ- and γ,δ-substituted homoallylic amines by ...
Scheme 17: Catalytic cycle for the three-component allylation with HBD/πAr–Ar catalyst [39].
Scheme 18: Reactivity of model electrophiles [39].
Scheme 19: HBD/πAr–Ar catalyst rational design and optimisation [39].
Scheme 20: Scope of the three-component HBD/πAr–Ar-catalysed reaction [39].
Scheme 21: Limitations of the HBD/πAr–Ar-catalysed reaction [39].
Scheme 22: Asymmetric chloride-directed dearomative allylation of in situ-generated N-acylquinolinium ions, ca...
Scheme 23: Chiral phosphoric acid-catalysed aza-Cope rearrangement of in situ-formed N-α,α’-diphenyl-(α’’-ally...
Scheme 24: Tandem (R)-VANOL-triborate-catalysed asymmetric aza-Cope rearrangement of in situ-formed aldimines ...
Scheme 25: (S)-TRIP-catalysed enantioconvergent aza-Cope rearrangement of β-formyl amides, substrate scope [43]. a...
Scheme 26: (S)-TRIP-catalysed enantioconvergent aza-Cope rearrangement of β-formyl amides 16–19, amide and all...
Scheme 27: Synthetic applications of homoallylic N-benzophenone imine products 131 [43].
Scheme 28: Chiral organocatalysed addition of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ketimines to isatin-derived Morita–Baylis–H...
Scheme 29: Chiral chinchona-derived amine-catalysed reaction between isatin-based Morita–Baylis–Hilman carbona...
Scheme 30: (R)-VAPOL-catalysed hydrogen atom transfer deracemisation [45].
Scheme 31: Chiral PA-catalysed [1,3]-rearrangement of ene-aldimines [46].
Understanding X-ray-induced isomerisation in photoswitchable surfactant assemblies
- Beatrice E. Jones,
- Camille Blayo,
- Jake L. Greenfield,
- Matthew J. Fuchter,
- Nathan Cowieson and
- Rachel C. Evans
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2005–2015, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.176
- mechanisms of structural changes using in-situ light irradiation with rapid, time-resolved data collection. However, X-ray irradiation has been shown previously to induce Z-to-E isomerisation of Azo-PS, which can lead to inaccuracies in the measured photostationary state. Here, we investigate the effect of
- ) that contains mostly Z isomers. This can be reversed using blue light or heat in a process that is stable over many cycles [7]. Isomerisation of azobenzene leads to a change in its conformation and polarity which, when combined into a surfactant molecule, modifies the resulting molecular geometry and
- phototuneable interfacial [16][17][18] and self-assembly properties [19][20]. However, further understanding of factors which affect the isomerisation of these new surfactants, and the effect this has on their self-assembled structures, is still needed to tailor them towards application. Small-angle scattering
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: E–Z isomerisation of (a) AzoTAB and (b) AAPTAB under UV light (365 nm) results in a change in shape...
Figure 2: SAXS curves for AzoTAB (50 mM in water) showing the transition from the Z-rich PSS to the E-rich st...
Figure 3: SAXS curves for the Z-rich PSS of AAPTAB (50 mM) in (a) water (H2O) and (b) deuterium dioxide (D2O)...
Figure 4: Addition of excess acid (pH = 0.4) induces Z–E isomerisation in AzoTAB and AAPTAB. UV–vis absorbanc...
Figure 5: Effect of X-ray exposure time on high-concentration samples of AAPTAB in water, (a) 10 wt % and (b)...
(Bio)isosteres of ortho- and meta-substituted benzenes
- H. Erik Diepers and
- Johannes C. L. Walker
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 859–890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.78
- . Isomerisation to the desired cis-[2]-ladderanes 150 was achieved through epimerisation of the ester functional group (Scheme 16B) [63]. Transformation of the phenyl group (of 150a) or alkene group (of 150b) into synthetically versatile acid 151 and protected alcohol 152 was achieved by standard chemical
- larger than in meta-benzene, the dihedral angle θ is significantly larger and strongly dependent on the specific substituents. 1,3-Cuneanes can be obtained by metal-induced isomerisation of 1,4-cubanes [69]. Recent reports of their synthesis indicate that silver salts enable the isomerisation to occur
- that the use of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) as the solvent in the isomerisation reaction changes the obtained ratio in favour of the 1,3-cuneane when compared to their alternative solvent system of H2O/MeOH [72]. Iwabuchi and co-workers demonstrated the suitability of 1,3-cuneanes to
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Figure 1: Scaffolds commonly reported as bioisosteric replacements of para-substituted benzene and examples p...
Figure 2: 1,2-BCPs as isosteres for ortho-and meta-substituted benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector p...
Scheme 1: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. A: Baran, Coll...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,2-BCPs from BCP 15 by bridge C–H bromination as reported by MacMillan and co-workers ...
Figure 3: Comparative physicochemical data of telmisartan, lomitapide and their BCP isosteres [26,33]. Shake flask d...
Figure 4: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes: Exit vector parameters of t...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via alkene insertion into bicyclo[1.1.0]butane...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via intramolecular crossed [2 + 2] cycloadditi...
Figure 5: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,2-BCH bioisosteres [36]. Sh...
Figure 6: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-55, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 7: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. Comparison of e...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes via intramolecu...
Figure 8: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,5-BCH bioisosteres [45]. Sh...
Figure 9: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-64, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 10: 1,5-Disubstituted 3-oxabicylco[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes: Comparison of exit ve...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted 3-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intra...
Figure 11: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisostere...
Figure 12: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisosteres (±)-75 and (±...
Figure 13: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes. Schematic representation o...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via alkene in...
Figure 14: 1,2-Disubstituted stellanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of selected exit vector paramete...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted stellanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes reported by Ryabukhin, Vol...
Figure 15: 1,2-Disubstituted cubanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of substituent distances and angle...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 1,2-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes. A: Synthesis of 1,2-cubane d...
Figure 16: 1,3-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes reported by Wal...
Figure 17: 1,4-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1}hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intramolec...
Figure 18: 1,4-Disubstituted-2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as meta-benzene isosteres: comparison of selected exit...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Mykhai...
Figure 19: Comparative physicochemical data for 2- and 3-oxa-1,4-BCHs and para-substituted benzene equivalents...
Figure 20: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of exit vector p...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of [3.1.1]propellane as a precursor for 1,5-disubsituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes. A: aGass...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of iodine-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for meta-benz...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of nitrogen-, chalcogen- and tin-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as ...
Figure 21: Comparative physicochemical data of URB597 and 1,5-BCHep isostere 146 [27]. Kinetic aqueous solubility ...
Figure 22: [2]-Ladderanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector parameters [63].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted bicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Brown a...
Figure 23: Comparative physicochemical data of meta-benzene 158 and [2]-ladderane isostere 159 [63]. Partition coe...
Figure 24: 1,3-Disubstituted cubanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector paramet...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1,3-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: MacMillan and co-workers’ ...
Figure 25: Comparative physicochemical data of lumacaftor and its 1,3-cubane bioisostere 183 [51]. Distribution co...
Figure 26: 1,3-Disubstituted cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector parame...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzene. A: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes reported by La...
Figure 27: Comparative physicochemical data of sonidegib and its 1,3-cuneane isostere 190 [71]. aSolubility was to...
Figure 28: Exemplary polysubstituted scaffolds related to disubstituted scaffolds suggested as isosteres of or...
Substrate specificity of a ketosynthase domain involved in bacillaene biosynthesis
- Zhiyong Yin and
- Jeroen S. Dickschat
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 734–740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.67
- bond isomerisation in the late polyketide intermediates before they are passed on for their TE-mediated release from the PKS. Such gatekeeping roles have also been discussed for condensation-competent KSs [27] that may process the substrate for the next round of elongation only after installation of
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Biosynthetic model for bacillaene (1). M1–M17 indicate modules 1–17. A = adenylation domain, ACP = ...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the BaeJ-KS2 substrate surrogates (S)-11 and (R)-11. Green dots represent 13C-labelled...
Figure 1: 13C NMR spectra of (R)-11 incubated with BaeJ-KS2 and BaeJ-KS2-C222A. A) Free 11 dissolved in incub...
Functions of enzyme domains in 2-methylisoborneol biosynthesis and enzymatic synthesis of non-natural analogs
- Binbin Gu,
- Lin-Fu Liang and
- Jeroen S. Dickschat
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1452–1459, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.104
- model was proposed that proceeds through the S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) dependent methylation of geranyl diphosphate (GPP) to 2-methyl-GPP (2-Me-GPP), followed by a terpene cyclisation to 1 (Scheme 1A) [10]. The cyclisation cascade requires isomerisation to (R)-2-methyllinalyl diphosphate [22], followed
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The biosynthesis of 2-methylisoborneol (1). A) SAM-dependent methylation of GPP to 2-Me-GPP by GPPM...
Figure 1: The function of the N-terminal A domain of 2MIBS. A) Relative production of 1 with full length 2MIB...
Scheme 2: Enzymatic synthesis of analogs of 1. A) Preparation of 2 from DA-4 and IA-1, B) preparation of 3 an...
Group 13 exchange and transborylation in catalysis
- Dominic R. Willcox and
- Stephen P. Thomas
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 325–348, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.28
- isotopic labelling and proposed to proceed by hydroboration of the allene 62 by the borane catalyst (H-B-9-BBN or 10-phenyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.2]decane [Ph-BBD]) followed by rapid isomerisation from the (Z)-63 to (E)-allylborane 64 which underwent allylation of the ketone 65 to give an allylic borinic ester
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Group 13 exchange.
Scheme 2: Borane-catalysed hydroboration of alkynes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 3: a) Borane-catalysed hydroboration of alkenes and the proposed mechanism. b) H-B-9-BBN-catalysed dou...
Scheme 4: a) Amine-borane-catalysed C‒H borylation of heterocycles and the proposed mechanism. b) Benzoic aci...
Scheme 5: Bis(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalysed dimerisation of allenes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 6: Alkoxide-promoted hydroboration of heterocycles and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 7: Borane-catalysed reduction of indoles and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 8: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed hydrocyanation of enones and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 9: Borane-catalysed hydroboration of nitriles and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 10: Myrtanylborane-catalysed asymmetric reduction of propargylic ketones and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 11: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed C–F esterification of alkyl fluorides and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 12: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed 1,4-hydroboration of enones and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 13: Boric acid-promoted reduction of esters, lactones, and carbonates and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 14: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed reductive aldol-type reaction and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 15: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed diastereoselective allylation of ketones and the Ph-BBD-catalysed enantioselect...
Scheme 16: H-B-9-BBN-catalysed C–F arylation of benzyl fluorides and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 17: Borane-catalysed S‒H borylation of thiols and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 18: Borane-catalysed hydroalumination of alkenes and allenes.
Scheme 19: a) Aluminium-catalysed hydroboration of alkynes and example catalysts. b) Deprotonation mechanistic...
Scheme 20: Aluminium-catalysed hydroboration of alkenes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 21: Aluminium-catalysed C–H borylation of terminal alkynes and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 22: Aluminium-catalysed dehydrocoupling of amines, alcohols, and thiols with H-B-9-BBN or HBpin and the...
Scheme 23: Aluminium-catalysed hydroboration of unsaturated compounds and the general reaction mechanism.
Scheme 24: a) Gallium-catalysed asymmetric hydroboration of ketones and the proposed mechanism. b) Gallium-cat...
Scheme 25: Gallium(I)-catalysed allylation/propargylation of acetals and aminals and the proposed mechanism.
Scheme 26: Indium(I)-catalysed allylation/propargylation of acetals, aminals, and alkyl ethers.
Scheme 27: Iron–indium cocatalysed double hydroboration of nitriles and the proposed mechanism.
Figure 1: a) The number of reports for a given group 13 exchange in catalysis. b) Average free energy barrier...
Germacrene B – a central intermediate in sesquiterpene biosynthesis
- Houchao Xu and
- Jeroen S. Dickschat
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 186–203, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.18
- photochemical E/Z isomerisation to 13 prior to [2 + 2] cycloaddition. Further photochemical products from 1 include 5, 15 that may be formed through a biradical mechanism, and rearranged 16 [51]. Germacrene B (1) has planar chirality (Scheme 4D), but recovery of the starting material from an incomplete
- (+)-α-vetivone (43) (Scheme 12C) [96][97] and isovalencenic acid (45) (Scheme 12D) [98] were correlated to this hydrocarbon. Recently, an iron catalyst has been developed that was applied in the isomerisation of valencene (48) to 39 (Scheme 12E) [99]. The biogenesis of 40 would be possible from I2a
- ) chemical correlation of 45 with 39 (no yields were given in the original report), E) isomerisation of 48 to 39 (product was not isolated), F) partial hydrogenation of 49 to 40. The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I3. WMR = Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement. Cyclisation modes for 1 to the guaiane skeleton. A
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Possible cyclisation modes of FPP.
Scheme 2: Structures of germacrene B (1), germacrene A (2) and hedycaryol (3).
Scheme 3: The chemistry of germacrene B (1). A) Synthesis from germacrone (4), B) the four conformers of 1 es...
Scheme 4: The chemistry of germacrene B (1). A) Cyclisation of 1 to 9 and 10 upon treatment with alumina, B) ...
Scheme 5: Possible cyclisation reactions upon reprotonation of 1. A) Cyclisations to eudesmane sesquiterpenes...
Scheme 6: Cyclisation modes for 1 to the eudesmane skeleton. A) The reprotonation of 1 at C-1 potentially lea...
Scheme 7: The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I1. WMR = Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement.
Scheme 8: The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I1. A) Pyrolysis of 23 to yield 9 and 10, B) deprotonation–r...
Scheme 9: The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I1. A) Acid-catalysed conversion of 18 into 26, B) conversio...
Scheme 10: The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I1. A) Formation of 20 by pyrolysis of 33, B) acid-catalysed...
Scheme 11: The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I2. WMR = Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement.
Scheme 12: The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I2. A) Acid catalysed conversion of 41 into 38, B) dehydrati...
Scheme 13: The sesquiterpenes derived from cation I3. WMR = Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement.
Scheme 14: Cyclisation modes for 1 to the guaiane skeleton. A) The reprotonation of 1 at C-4 potentially leads...
Scheme 15: The sesquiterpenes derived from cations K1, K2 and K4. A) Mechanisms of formation for compounds 53–...
Scheme 16: The sesquiterpenes derived from cations L1–L4. A) Mechanisms of formation for compounds 54, 56, 59 ...
Peptide stapling by late-stage Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling
- Hendrik Gruß,
- Rebecca C. Feiner,
- Ridhiwan Mseya,
- David C. Schröder,
- Michał Jewgiński,
- Kristian M. Müller,
- Rafał Latajka,
- Antoine Marion and
- Norbert Sewald
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1–12, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.1
- cyclised RGD peptides. It could be proven that an isomerisation is not caused by the cross-coupling but by the presence of stable isomers/conformers. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations verified the appearance of stable, distinct conformers or atropisomers, which were in accordance with the experimental
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of SMC stapled axin CBD peptides. Reaction conditions: (a) Pd2(dba)3, sSPhos, KF, DME/EtO...
Scheme 2: Overview of the different cross-linkages obtained by intramolecular SMC. A) General structure of SM...
Figure 1: Analysis of the secondary structure by circular dichroism: CD spectra of both isomers of stapled pe...
Figure 2: In vitro binding affinities to β-catenin determined by competitive fluorescence polarisation assays....
Figure 3: Cleavage sites of Proteinase K digestion indicated by a red arrow.
Figure 4: Principal component analysis (PCA) of the macrocycle’s non-hydrogen atoms in the two isomers of P5....
Figure 5: Molecular modelling of the conformational preferences of the SMC stapled peptides P5 (with cis or t...
Regioselective N-alkylation of the 1H-indazole scaffold; ring substituent and N-alkylating reagent effects on regioisomeric distribution
- Ryan M. Alam and
- John J. Keating
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1939–1951, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.127
- , via isomerisation of the corresponding N-2 acylindazole to the more stable N-1 regioisomer [18]. Similarly, N-1 substituted indazoles have been obtained through thermodynamic equilibration, using β-halo ester electrophiles, in the presence of DMF [19]. These latter findings have been utilized to great
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of indazole natural products (1 and 2) and synthetic biologically active indazole derivati...
Scheme 1: Synthetic approaches to N-1 substituted indazole derivatives [12-14].
Scheme 2: N-Alkylation of indazole 9 under Mitsunobu conditions shows a strong preference (ratio N-1 (10):N-2...
Figure 2: Observation of a 1H–13C correlation between the C-7a (blue circle) or C-3 (red circle) atom of the ...
Figure 3: C-3 substituted indazole derivatives (12–24) employed to investigate C-3 substituent effects on ind...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the regioselective N-1 alkylation of indazoles 9, 19, and 21–24 in the prese...
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
- Guido Gambacorta,
- James S. Sharley and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
Recent advances in palladium-catalysed asymmetric 1,4–additions of arylboronic acids to conjugated enones and chromones
- Jan Bartáček,
- Jan Svoboda,
- Martin Kocúrik,
- Jaroslav Pochobradský,
- Alexander Čegan,
- Miloš Sedlák and
- Jiří Váňa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1048–1085, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.84
- isomerisation to 1-tetralones with >99% stereoretention (Scheme 18) [53]. To obtain the starting material for the transformation (Scheme 18), the authors have described the addition of arylboronic acids to 3-substituted-2-cyclopentenones (Table 26) either by using Stoltz’s catalytic system L9/Pd(TFA)2 or by its
- system for the synthesis of intermediates of biologically active compounds [4]. Usage of a Michael addition catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in the total synthesis of (–)-ar-tenuifolene [12]. Synthesis of terpenoids by Michael addition to 3-methyl-2-cyclopentenone [13]. Rh-catalysed isomerisation of 3-alkyl-3
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis of optically pure 4-phenylchroman-2-one [34].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of (R)-tolterodine [3].
Scheme 3: Catalytic cycle of the Pd(II)-catalysed 1,4-addition of organoboron reagents to enones [3,26,35].
Scheme 4: Enantioselective β-arylation of cyclohexanone [38].
Scheme 5: Application of L2/Pd(OAc)2 in the total synthesis of terpenes [8].
Scheme 6: Plausible catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L3...
Scheme 7: Microwave-assisted addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L4/Pd2(dba)3·CHCl3...
Scheme 8: Plausible catalytic cycle of the addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by pal...
Scheme 9: Proposed catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acids to 2-cyclohexenone catalysed by Pd...
Scheme 10: Usage of addition reactions of boronic acids to various chromones in the syntheses of potentially a...
Scheme 11: Multigram-scale synthesis of ABBV-2222 [6].
Scheme 12: Application of the asymmetric addition of phenylboronic acid to a chromone derivative for the total...
Scheme 13: Plausible catalytic cycle for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone cataly...
Scheme 14: Total syntheses of naturally occurring terpenoids [10,11].
Scheme 15: Use of the L9/Pd(TFA)2 catalytic system for the synthesis of intermediates of biologically active c...
Scheme 16: Usage of a Michael addition catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in the total synthesis of (–)-ar-tenuifolene [12].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of terpenoids by Michael addition to 3-methyl-2-cyclopentenone [13].
Scheme 18: Rh-catalysed isomerisation of 3-alkyl-3-arylcyclopentanones to 1-tetralones [53].
Scheme 19: Addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in wat...
Scheme 20: Micellar nanoreactor PdL10c for the synthesis of flavanones [58].
Scheme 21: Plausible catalytic cycle for the desymmetrisation of polycyclic cyclohexenediones by the addition ...
Scheme 22: Attempt to use the catalytic system L2/Pd(TFA)2 for the addition of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-...
Scheme 23: Ring opening of an enantioenriched tetrahydropyran-2-one derivative as alternative strategy to line...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of biologically active compounds from addition products [14-16].
Scheme 25: Chiral 1,10-phenantroline derivative L15 as ligand for the Pd-catalysed addition reactions of pheny...
Scheme 26: The Rh-catalysed addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to a 3-substituted enone [20].
Scheme 27: Underdeveloped methodologies [14,15,65-67].
Scheme 28: Flowchart for the selection of the proper catalytic system.
Kinetics of enzyme-catalysed desymmetrisation of prochiral substrates: product enantiomeric excess is not always constant
- Peter J. Halling
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 873–884, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.73
- rate constants equal to the equilibrium constant of the overall reaction, which the enzyme is of course unable to change. A different combination of rate constants must equal the equilibrium constant for the isomerisation of one product enantiomer into the other, which is necessarily 1 (in an achiral
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Kinetic mechanisms. In each case E represents the free enzyme, other species starting E are other e...
Figure 1: Reaction progress for “ordered, second” kinetics and the effect of D/Q (e.g., NADH/NAD+) ratio. S0 ...
Figure 2: Effect of the initial starting material concentration and enzyme E value for “ordered, second” kine...
Figure 3: Effects of key enzyme parameters on the fall in product ee during reaction for “ordered, second” ki...
Figure 4: Reaction progress for “ping-pong, second” kinetics, and the effect of the ratio of donor to prochir...
Figure 5: Effect of the key ee decline parameter (eeDP) of the enzyme on the product ee for “ping-pong, secon...
Figure 6: Effects of prochiral substrate concentration and its KM value for “ping-pong, first” kinetics. Inpu...
Figure 7: Effect of eeDP and k−4 · Keq/k4 on the product ee at high conversion for “ping-pong, first” kinetic...
Figure 8: Progress curves for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diacid esterification. The plot shows the increasin...
Figure 9: Effects on the ee of the product formed early in the reaction for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diaci...
Figure 10: Increase in the product ee as the reaction proceeds for “ping-pong, both” kinetics, diacid esterifi...
Figure 11: Effects on the ee at high conversion for diacid ester synthesis, “ping-pong, both” kinetics. Parame...
Heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow chemical reactors
- Christopher G. Thomson,
- Ai-Lan Lee and
- Filipe Vilela
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Bar chart of the publications per year for the topics “Photocatalysis” (49,662 instances) and “P...
Figure 2: A) Professor Giacomo Ciamician and Dr. Paolo Silber on their roof laboratory at the University of B...
Scheme 1: PRC trifluoromethylation of N-methylpyrrole (1) using hazardous gaseous CF3I safely in a flow react...
Figure 3: A) Unit cells of the three most common crystal structures of TiO2: rutile, brookite, and anatase. R...
Figure 4: Illustration of the key semiconductor photocatalysis events: 1) A photon with a frequency exceeding...
Figure 5: Photocatalytic splitting of water by oxygen vacancies on a TiO2(110) surface. Reprinted with permis...
Figure 6: Proposed adsorption modes of A) benzene, B) chlorobenzene, C) toluene, D) phenol, E) anisole, and F...
Figure 7: Structures of the sulfonate-containing organic dyes RB5 (3) and MX-5B (4) and the adsorption isothe...
Figure 8: Idealised triclinic unit cell of a g-C3N4 type polymer, displaying possible hopping transport scena...
Figure 9: Idealised structure of a perfect g-C3N4 sheet. The central unit highlighted in red represents one t...
Figure 10: Timeline of the key processes of charge transport following the photoexcitation of g-C3N4, leading ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic bifunctionalisation of heteroarenes using mpg-C3N4, with the selected examples 5 and ...
Figure 11: A) Structure of four linear conjugated polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, displaying th...
Figure 12: Graphical representation of the common methods used to immobilise molecular photocatalysts (PC) ont...
Figure 13: Wireless light emitter-supported TiO2 (TiO2@WLE) HPCat spheres powered by resonant inductive coupli...
Figure 14: Graphical representation of zinc–perylene diimide (Zn-PDI) supramolecular assembly photocatalysis v...
Scheme 3: Upconversion of NIR photons to the UV frequency by NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals sequentially coated wit...
Figure 15: Types of reactors employed in heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow. A) Fixed bed reactors and the s...
Figure 16: Electrochemical potential of common semiconductor, transition metal, and organic dye-based photocat...
Scheme 4: Possible mechanisms of an immobilised molecular photoredox catalyst by oxidative or reductive quenc...
Scheme 5: Scheme of the CMB-C3N4 photocatalytic decarboxylative fluorination of aryloxyacetic acids, with the...
Scheme 6: Scheme of the g-C3N4 photocatalytic desilylative coupling reaction in flow and proposed mechanism [208].
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the radical cyclisation of unsaturated alkyl 2-bromo-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds...
Scheme 8: N-alkylation of benzylamine and schematic of the TiO2-coated microfluidic device [213].
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism of the Pt@TiO2 photocatalytic deaminitive cyclisation of ʟ-lysine (23) to ʟ-pipe...
Scheme 10: A) Proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic oxidation of phenylboronic acid (24). B) Photos and SE...
Scheme 11: Proposed mechanism for the DA-CMP3 photocatalytic aza-Henry reaction performed in a continuous flow...
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the cyclic product 32 by TiO2-NC HPCats in a slurry flow re...
Scheme 13: Reaction scheme for the photocatalytic synthesis of homo and hetero disulfides in flow and scope of...
Scheme 14: Reaction scheme for the MoOx/TiO2 HPCat oxidation of cyclohexane (34) to benzene. The graph shows t...
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism of the TiO2 HPC heteroarene C–H functionalisation via aryl radicals generated fr...
Scheme 16: Scheme of the oxidative coupling of benzylamines with the HOTT-HATN HPCat and selected examples of ...
Scheme 17: Photocatalysis oxidation of benzyl alcohol (40) to benzaldehyde (41) in a microflow reactor coated ...
Figure 17: Mechanisms of Dexter and Forster energy transfer.
Scheme 18: Continuous flow process for the isomerisation of alkenes with an ionic liquid-immobilised photocata...
Scheme 19: Singlet oxygen synthetic step in the total synthesis of canataxpropellane [265].
Scheme 20: Scheme and proposed mechanism of the singlet oxygen photosensitisation by CMP_X HPCats, with the st...
Scheme 21: Structures of CMP HPCat materials applied by Vilela and co-workers for the singlet oxygen photosens...
Scheme 22: Polyvinylchloride resin-supported TDCPP photosensitisers applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisat...
Scheme 23: Structure of the ionically immobilised TPP photosensitiser on amberlyst-15 ion exchange resins (TPP...
Scheme 24: Photosensitised singlet oxygen oxidation of citronellol (46) in scCO2, with automatic phase separat...
Scheme 25: Schematic of PS-Est-BDP-Cl2 being applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisation in flow. A) Pseudo-...
Scheme 26: Reaction scheme of the singlet oxygen oxidation of furoic acid (54) using a 3D-printed microfluidic...
Figure 18: A) Photocatalytic bactericidal mechanism by ROS oxidative cleavage of membrane lipids (R = H, amino...
Figure 19: A) Suggested mechanisms for the aqueous pollutant degradation by TiO2 in a slurry flow reactor [284-287]. B)...
Figure 20: Schematic of the flow system used for the degradation of aqueous oxytetracycline (56) solutions [215]. M...
Scheme 27: Degradation of a salicylic acid (57) solution by a coupled solar photoelectro-Fenton (SPEF) process...
Figure 21: A) Schematic flow diagram using the TiO2-coated NETmix microfluidic device for an efficient mass tr...
Potent hemithioindigo-based antimitotics photocontrol the microtubule cytoskeleton in cellulo
- Alexander Sailer,
- Franziska Ermer,
- Yvonne Kraus,
- Rebekkah Bingham,
- Ferdinand H. Lutter,
- Julia Ahlfeld and
- Oliver Thorn-Seshold
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 125–134, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.14
- , and high-yielding synthesis of HITub-4. Chemical structures of HITubs. Key variations with respect to HITub-4 are highlighted in dashed boxes. Photocharacterisation of HITub-4. a) Photochemical and thermal isomerisation. b) UV–vis spectra after saturating illumination at λ = 450, 505, and 530 nm
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: a) The potent tubulin inhibitor colchicine as a lead scaffold led to the development of the HOTub g...
Figure 2: Chemical structures of HITubs. Key variations with respect to HITub-4 are highlighted in dashed box...
Figure 3: Photocharacterisation of HITub-4. a) Photochemical and thermal isomerisation. b) UV–vis spectra aft...
Figure 4: a) Resazurin reduction assay for HITub-4 and nocodazole in HeLa cells (n = 3), demonstrating the di...
Figure 5: Confocal microscopy images of immunofluorescently labelled MT networks after treatment with HITubs ...
Figure 6: Cell cycle analysis of HITub-4-treated cells. a) and b) (Z)-HITub-4 caused significant G2/M arrest ...
Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase
- Alexey Stepanyuk and
- Andreas Kirschning
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2590–2602, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.252
- conditions for the synthesis of all Iso E Super® related compounds vary slightly. The main difference lies in a prolonged isomerisation process of the Diels–Alder product 32 before and after the second cyclisation step. Georgywood® (35) named after Georg Fráter is industrially produced with, e.g., methanol
- as additive to enforce isomerisation and suppress premature cyclisation [24][25][26]. Today, Iso E Super® (33) and its isomers are widely used in a variety of perfumery products. From Haliston Woman that only contains a very small portion of this component and Christian Dior´s Fahrenheit consisting
- of production is the most important one for product formation and composition. Therefore, several patents exist describing the isomerisation and cyclisation steps involved. In the first step, both olefinic double bonds of the primary Diels–Alder product 32 can isomerise, thereby creating several
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Terpene constituents 1–9 found in geranium and bergamot oils and specified odours of individual com...
Figure 2: Other selected mono- and sesquiterpenes (10–26) as fragrance materials [6].
Figure 3: Main constituents of natural iris oil: irone (27).
Scheme 1: First synthesis of ionone (30) [11].
Scheme 2: First synthesis of Ambrelux (32) [14].
Scheme 3: Industrial synthesis of myrcene (1) by pyrolysis of β-pinene (8).
Scheme 4: First synthesis of Iso E Super® (33), Iso E Super Plus® (34) and Georgywood® (35) as a mixture of i...
Figure 4: Iso E Super® region of GC spectra of Molecule 01 (left, 75 €–100 € per 100 mL; march 2019), a low-p...
Scheme 5: First synthetic route to (−)-Georgywood® (35) by Corey and Hong [33].
Scheme 6: First synthetic route to the odour-active (+)-enantiomer of Iso E Super Plus® (+)-34 [33].
Scheme 7: Analysis of the isomerisation process and formation of products. Most importantly, Iso E Super® (33...
Scheme 8: Isomerisation using additives such as alcohols or carboxylic acids. The product with the γ-position...
Scheme 9: Iso E Super Plus® (34) can undergo a third cyclisation to tetrahydrofuran 59 through compound rac-53...
Figure 5: (Adapted from ref. [8]) Ionone (30, 1893, odour threshold: 0.8 ng L−1), koavone (1982, odour threshold...
Figure 6: Branched, terpene-like cyclohexene derivatives, that are synthetic fragrance components: 60: Iso da...
Scheme 10: New unnatural terpenoid 70 from unnatural farnesyl pyrophosphate derivative 69 and comparison with ...
Harnessing enzyme plasticity for the synthesis of oxygenated sesquiterpenoids
- Melodi Demiray,
- David J. Miller and
- Rudolf K. Allemann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2184–2190, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.215
- high regio- and stereochemical control (Scheme 1) [5][6][7]. The carbocationic reaction mechanism of ADS involves an isomerisation to nerolidyl diphosphate (NDP, 4) followed by breakage of the carbon–oxygen bond to generate the allylic cation 5. This allows rotation around the C2–C3 bond and 1,6-ring
- = 5.17, t, JH,H = 7.0 Hz) due to the presence of the methoxy group two carbon atoms away. The ADS-catalysed 1,11-cyclisation of diphosphate 11 suggests that the 8-methoxy group prevents the formation of a conformation conducive to isomerisation to NDP (4, Scheme 1) and hence 1,6-cyclisation to generate a
- ]. Mechanistically, isomerisation of 12 to the methoxy-NDP analogue 28 allows for an ADS-catalysed 1,6-cyclisation to the 12-methoxy-bisabolyl cation (29) followed by a [1,3]-hydride shift, which relocates the positive charge on C1 in 30. With FDP and 12-hydroxy-FDP, a subsequent 1,10-ring closure has been proposed
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Mechanism of the ADS-catalysed conversion of FDP (2) to amorpha-4,11-diene (3), a biosynthetic prec...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 8-methoxy-FDP (11) and 12-methoxy-FDP (12) (for full synthesis details see Supporting Information File 1).
Figure 1: Total-ion chromatogram of the pentane extractable products formed in an incubation of ADS with 8-me...
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectrum (500 MHz, CDCl3) of the 8-methoxy-γ-humulene (20) generated by ADS from 8-methoxy-F...
Scheme 3: Potential mechanisms for the ADS-catalysed conversion of 8-methoxy-FDP (11) to 8-methoxy-γ-humulene...
Figure 3: Total-ion chromatogram of the pentane extractable products formed in an incubation of ADS with 12-m...
Figure 4: 1H NMR spectrum (400 MHz, CDCl3) of 12-methoxy-β-sesquiphellandrene (26) and 12-methoxyzingiberene (...
Scheme 4: Possible mechanisms for the ADS-catalysed conversion of 12-methoxy-FDP (12) to 12-methoxy-β-sesquip...
Azologization and repurposing of a hetero-stilbene-based kinase inhibitor: towards the design of photoswitchable sirtuin inhibitors
- Christoph W. Grathwol,
- Nathalie Wössner,
- Sören Swyter,
- Adam C. Smith,
- Enrico Tapavicza,
- Robert K. Hofstetter,
- Anja Bodtke,
- Manfred Jung and
- Andreas Link
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2170–2183, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.214
- compound showed similar activity in its thermodynamically stable stretched-out (E)-form. Irradiation of this isomer triggers isomerisation to the long-lived (Z)-configuration with a bent geometry causing a considerably shorter end‐to‐end distance. The resulting affinity shifts are intended to enable real
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selisistat (1) and hit compound GW435821X (2a).
Scheme 1: Reagents and conditions: a) appropriate boronic acid, Pd(PPh3)4, Na2CO3, DMF, H2O, microwave, 15 mi...
Scheme 2: Reagents and conditions: a) Pd2(dba)3 or Pd(OAc)2, P(o-tol)3, TEA, DMF, 120–140 °C, 0.7–24 h, 11–75...
Figure 2: (Left) UV–vis spectrum of 2b 50 µM in 5% DMSO (v/v) in assay buffer after varying durations of irra...
Figure 3: (Left) LC chromatogram of the LC–HRMS analysis of 2b after varying durations of irradiation with 25...
Scheme 3: Photocyclization and oxidation reaction of 2b upon UV irradiation.
Figure 4: Calculated and experimental absorption spectra of compounds (E)-2b-B (A), (Z)-2b-A (B), and product...
Scheme 4: Reagents and conditions: a) 4-fluoroaniline, oxone, HAc, 60 °C, 14 d, 42%; b) NH3, MeOH, rt, 3 d, 9...
Figure 5: (Left) UV–vis spectrum of 11, 50 µM in 5% DMSO (v/v), in assay buffer at the thermal equilibrium an...
Fluorinated azobenzenes as supramolecular halogen-bonding building blocks
- Esther Nieland,
- Oliver Weingart and
- Bernd M. Schmidt
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2013–2019, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.197
- because azobenzene is one of the simplest molecules that can undergo photoinduced isomerisation of its N=N central double bond. The photoisomerisation reaction in n→π and π →π* excited states has been studied with experimental [36][37][38] and theoretical approaches [39][40][41][42][43][44]. By
- OriginPro. Kinetic measurements were performed in MeCN at 60 °C (Supporting Information File 1). Activation process parameters for the E→Z isomerisation in MeCN at 60 °C, B3LYP, def-TZVP basis for C, H, N, F, DGZVP all electron basis for iodine. Grimme D3 dispersion correction was applied. Values were
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: a) Azobenzenes A1–3 employed in this study. b) U-shaped anthracene halogen bond acceptor bearing tw...
Figure 1: Electrostatic potential map at different isodensity values (B3LYP/ def2/TZVP/DGZVP optimized geomet...
Figure 2: Top: Vertical electronic absorption spectra of a) A2 and b) A3, calculated using TD-B3LYP/def2-TZVP...
Figure 3: a) Space-filling model of U1···A2. The kinked alignment of both the lutidine units of U1 and the az...
Norbornadiene-functionalized triazatriangulenium and trioxatriangulenium platforms
- Roland Löw,
- Talina Rusch,
- Tobias Moje,
- Fynn Röhricht,
- Olaf M. Magnussen and
- Rainer Herges
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1815–1821, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.175
- photostationary state of NBD 3a to QC 3b is lower with 91%. No thermal cycloreversion of the quadricyclanes 2b and 3b was observed at room temperature within a period of one month. Obviously, a cyano as well as a neighbouring ethynyl substituent are necessary to induce the back-isomerisation at ambient conditions
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of the norbornadiene platform 1a and the quadricyclane platform 1b (for geometry coordin...
Scheme 1: Syntheses of the norbornadiene TATA platform 1 and TOTA platform 3. a) TMS-acetylene, Pd(PPh3)4, Cu...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of methylphenylnorbornadiene platform 2. a) Pd(PPh3)4, Na2CO3, toluene, EtOH, H2O, N2, re...
Figure 2: UV–vis spectra of platform molecules 1 (a), 2 (b) and 3 (c) (in THF at rt): Norbornadiene (black), ...
Figure 3: 1H NMR spectra of 1 in deuterated oxygen containing deuterated benzene (left) and degassed deuterat...
Figure 4: Determination of the thermal isomerization rate k of 1b (QC) by 1H NMR spectroscopy (toluene, 293.5...
Figure 5: (a) STM image of self-assembled monolayers of compound 1 on Au(111) (40 × 40 nm2, It = 0.05 nA, Ubi...
Phylogenomic analyses and distribution of terpene synthases among Streptomyces
- Lara Martín-Sánchez,
- Kumar Saurabh Singh,
- Mariana Avalos,
- Gilles P. van Wezel,
- Jeroen S. Dickschat and
- Paolina Garbeva
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1181–1193, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.115
- substrate 2-methyl-GPP to form 2-MIB (2) [25][26]. An S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) dependent methyl transferase is responsible for the methylation of GPP into 2-methyl-GPP (14, Scheme 2). Its isomerisation to 15 allows for a cyclisation via the cationic intermediates B and C to 2. Genes encoding for SAM
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Whole-genome phylogenetic analyses of Streptomyces species. Rooted maximum likelihood phylogeny of ...
Figure 2: Structures of the products of the ten most abundant terpene synthases in Streptomyces.
Scheme 1: Mechanism for the cyclisation of FPP to geosmin.
Scheme 2: Biosynthesis of 2-MIB (2). First, GPP is methylated to 14 by a SAM-dependent methyltransferase, fol...
Scheme 3: Oxidation products derived from 3 by the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that is genetically clustere...
Scheme 4: Biosynthesis of cyclooctatin (20) from 7.
Figure 3: Phylogenetic tree of geosmin synthases. Unrooted maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree of 92 geosmin...
Figure 4: Phylogenetic tree of 2-MIB synthases. Unrooted maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree of 48 2-MIB syn...
Figure 5: Phylogenetic tree of epi-isozizaene synthases. Unrooted maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree of 42 ...
Stereochemical investigations on the biosynthesis of achiral (Z)-γ-bisabolene in Cryptosporangium arvum
- Jan Rinkel and
- Jeroen S. Dickschat
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 789–794, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.75
- biosynthesis from FPP featuring the common bisabolyl cation (A) as an intermediate after 1,6-cyclisation (Scheme 1). For this cyclisation, a formal isomerisation of the (E)-configured double bond in FPP to the (Z)-configured double bond in A is needed. To address this problem, a 1,3-suprafacial transposition
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of achiral terpenes: (E)-β-farnesene (1), α-humulene (2), 1,8-cineol (3) and sodorifen (4...
Figure 2: A) Total ion chromatogram of a hexane extract from the incubation of FPP with BbS and B) EI mass sp...
Scheme 1: Cyclisation mechanism to 5 involving either the intermediates (R)-NPP and (S)-A (path A) or (S)-NPP...
Figure 3: Total ion chromatograms of hexane extracts from incubation experiments with BbS and A) (R)-NPP, B) (...
Figure 4: Hypothetical BbS active site comparable conformational folds of A) FPP, B) (R)- and C) (S)-NPP expl...
Catalysis of linear alkene metathesis by Grubbs-type ruthenium alkylidene complexes containing hemilabile α,α-diphenyl-(monosubstituted-pyridin-2-yl)methanolato ligands
- Tegene T. Tole,
- Johan H. L. Jordaan and
- Hermanus C. M. Vosloo
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 194–209, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.19
- primary metathesis products, i.e., 7-tetradecene and ethene, above 85% were obtained with all the precatalysts at 80 and 90 °C. High selectivities were also observed at 100 °C for the 4-Me- and 3-OMe-substituted precatalysts. With an increase in temperature an increase in isomerisation products and
- (RCM) of dialkenes, ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP), isomerisation of alkenes and cross-metathesis (CM) of alkenes [7]. The complexes were synthesized by reacting the lithium salts of the corresponding pyridinyl alcohols with [RuCl2(=CHC6H5)(P(iPr3))2]. These complexes catalysed inter
- in 10 °C intervals between 70 and 110 °C. Results and Discussion A mixture of products, summarised in Table 1, is obtained during the metathesis of 1-octene, i.e., primary metathesis products (PMPs), isomerisation products (IPs) and secondary metathesis products (SMPs). The PMPs, 7-tetradecene (cis
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of Grubbs 1 (1) and 2 (2) precatalysts.
Scheme 1: Design concepts for ruthenium alkylidene precatalysts [3].
Figure 2: Structures of Grubbs 1-type (3) and 2-type (4) pyridinyl-alcoholato precatalysts.
Figure 3: Structures of Grubbs 2-type (5) pyridinyl-alcoholato precatalysts.
Figure 4: Structures of pyridinyl-substituted Grubbs 2-type pyridinyl-alcoholato precatalysts.
Figure 5: The influence of the reaction temperature on the (a) conversion of 1-octene, (b) formation of PMPs ...
Figure 6: The influence of the reaction temperature on the (a) conversion of 1-octene, (b) formation of PMPs ...
Figure 7: The influence of the reaction temperature on the (a) conversion of 1-octene, (b) formation of PMPs ...
Figure 8: The influence of the reaction temperature on the (a) conversion of 1-octene, (b) formation of PMPs ...
Figure 9: Geometry-optimised structures of precatalyst 9, 6 and 8.
Figure 10: An illustration of the envisaged methoxy oxygen lone pair-aromatic π-electron interaction.
Figure 11: Influence of precatalysts 6–9 and 5d on the (a) conversion of 1-octene and (b) ln([n%1-octene]) ver...
Figure 12: 1H NMR spectra of the carbene-Hα region at different time intervals of the 1-octene/7 reaction mixt...
Figure 13: 1H NMR spectra of the Hα region of the pyridine ring of the 1-octene/7 reaction mixture in toluene-d...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyridinyl-alcohol ligands and Grubbs 2-type pyridinyl-alcoholato complexes.
