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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 770–797, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.61
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Scheme 1: Electrosynthesis of phenanthridine phosphine oxides.
Scheme 2: Electrosynthesis of 1-aminoalkylphosphine oxides.
Scheme 3: Various electrochemical C–P coupling reactions.
Scheme 4: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of indolines.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of ferrocene.
Scheme 6: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of acridines with phosphites.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of alkenes.
Scheme 8: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of arenes in a flow system.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of heteroarenes.
Scheme 10: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of thiazoles.
Scheme 11: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of indole derivatives.
Scheme 12: Electrosynthesis of 1-amino phosphonates.
Scheme 13: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of aryl and vinyl bromides.
Scheme 14: Electrochemical C–P coupling reaction of phenylpyridine with dialkyl phosphonates in the presence o...
Scheme 15: Electrochemical P–C bond formation of amides.
Scheme 16: Electrochemical synthesis of α-hydroxy phosphine oxides.
Scheme 17: Electrochemical synthesis of π-conjugated phosphonium salts.
Scheme 18: Electrochemical phosphorylation of indoles.
Scheme 19: Electrochemical synthesis of phosphorylated propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 20: Electrochemical synthesis of phosphoramidates.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical reaction of carbazole with diphenylphosphine.
Scheme 22: Electrochemical P–N coupling of carbazole with phosphine oxides.
Scheme 23: Electrochemical P–N coupling of indoles with a trialkyl phosphite.
Scheme 24: Electrochemical synthesis of iminophosphoranes.
Scheme 25: Electrochemical P–O coupling of phenols with dialkyl phosphonate.
Scheme 26: Electrochemical P–O coupling of alcohols with diphenylphosphine.
Scheme 27: Electrochemical P–S coupling of thiols with dialkylphosphines.
Scheme 28: Electrochemical thiophosphorylation of indolizines.
Scheme 29: Electrosynthesis of S-heteroaryl phosphorothioates.
Scheme 30: Electrochemical phosphorylation reactions.
Scheme 31: Electrochemical P–Se formation.
Scheme 32: Electrochemical selenation/halogenation of alkynyl phosphonates.
Scheme 33: Electrochemical enantioselective aryl C–H bond activation.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 451–457, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.32
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of cyclic diarylbromonium compounds.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Reactions were performed on a 0.15 mmol scale. Yields were determined by 1H NMR sp...
Scheme 3: A: Background and iR drop-corrected CVs of 5 mM 4a at different scan rates (solvent: HFIP, working ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2959–3006, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.249
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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.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2461–2468, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.210
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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.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2114–2128, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.182
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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.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1988–2004, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.175
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of triazolopyridinium salts [34-36].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyrazoles [37].
Scheme 3: Synthesis of indazoles from ketone-derived hydrazones [38].
Scheme 4: Intramolecular C(sp2)–H functionalization of aldehyde-derived N-(2-pyridinyl)hydrazones for the syn...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline derivatives [40].
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and Δ3-1,3,4-oxadiazolines [41].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles [43].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)anilines [44].
Scheme 9: Synthesis of fused s-triazolo perchlorates [45].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1-aryl and 1,5-disubstitued 1,2,4-triazoles [49].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles [50].
Scheme 12: Alternative synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles [51].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 5-amino 1,2,4-triazoles [55].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1-arylpyrazolines [58].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3‑aminopyrazoles [60].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinolines [61].·
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles [64].
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazolium inner salts [65].
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 1-aminotetrazoles [66].
Scheme 20: C(sp2)–H functionalization of aldehyde-derived hydrazones: general mechanisms.
Scheme 21: C(sp2)–H functionalization of benzaldehyde diphenyl hydrazone [68,69].
Scheme 22: Phosphorylation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones [70].
Scheme 23: Azolation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones [72].
Scheme 24: Thiocyanation of benzaldehyde-derived hydrazone 122 [73].
Scheme 25: Sulfonylation of aromatic aldehyde-derived hydrazones [74].
Scheme 26: Trifluoromethylation of aromatic aldehyde-derived hydrazones [76].
Scheme 27: Electrooxidation of benzophenone hydrazones [77].
Scheme 28: Electrooxidative coupling of benzophenone hydrazones and alkenes [77].
Scheme 29: Electrosynthesis of α-diazoketones [78].
Scheme 30: Electrosynthesis of stable diazo compounds [80].
Scheme 31: Photoelectrochemical synthesis of alkenes through in situ generation of diazo compounds [81].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of nitriles [82].
Scheme 33: Electrochemical oxidation of ketone-derived NH-allylhydrazone [83].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1914–1921, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.167
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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.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 170–172, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.16
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 593–634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.44
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Scheme 1: General scheme depicting tandem reactions based on an asymmetric conjugate addition followed by an ...
Scheme 2: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition of R2Zn/aldol reaction with chiral acetals.
Scheme 3: Cu-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrization of cyclopentene-1,3-diones using a tandem conjugate additi...
Scheme 4: Stereocontrolled assembly of dialkylzincs, cyclic enones, and sulfinylimines utilizing a Cu-catalyz...
Scheme 5: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/Mannich reaction (A). Access to chiral isoindolinones and tr...
Scheme 6: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/nitro-Mannich reaction (A) with syn–anti or syn–syn selectiv...
Figure 1: Various chiral ligands utilized for the tandem conjugate addition/Michael reaction sequences.
Scheme 7: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/Michael reaction: side-product formation with chalcone (A) a...
Scheme 8: Zn enolate trapping using allyl iodides (A), Stork–Jung vinylsilane reagents (B), and allyl bromide...
Scheme 9: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/acylation through Li R2Zn enolate (A). A four-component coup...
Scheme 10: Selected examples for the Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate addition/trifluoromethylthiolation sequence....
Scheme 11: Zn enolates trapped by vinyloxiranes: synthesis of allylic alcohols.
Scheme 12: Stereoselective cyclopropanation of Mg enolates formed by ACA of Grignard reagents to chlorocrotona...
Scheme 13: Domino aldol reactions of Mg enolates formed from coumarin and chromone.
Scheme 14: Oxidative coupling of ACA-produced Mg enolates.
Scheme 15: Tandem ACA of Grignard reagents to enones and Mannich reaction.
Scheme 16: Diastereodivergent Mannich reaction of Mg enolates with differently N-protected imines.
Scheme 17: Tandem Grignard–ACA–Mannich using Taddol-based phosphine-phosphite ligands.
Scheme 18: Tandem reaction of Mg enolates with aminomethylating reagents.
Scheme 19: Tandem reaction composed of Grignard ACA to alkynyl enones.
Scheme 20: Rh/Cu-catalyzed tandem reaction of diazo enoates leading to cyclobutanes.
Scheme 21: Tandem Grignard-ACA of cyclopentenones and alkylation of enolates.
Scheme 22: Tandem ACA of Grignard reagents followed by enolate trapping reaction with onium compounds.
Scheme 23: Mg enolates generated from unsaturated lactones in reaction with activated alkenes.
Scheme 24: Lewis acid mediated ACA to amides and SN2 cyclization of a Br-appended enolate.
Scheme 25: Trapping reactions of aza-enolates with Michael acceptors.
Scheme 26: Si enolates generated by TMSOTf-mediated ACA of Grignard reagents and enolate trapping reaction wit...
Scheme 27: Trapping reactions of enolates generated from alkenyl heterocycles (A) and carboxylic acids (B) wit...
Scheme 28: Reactions of heterocyclic Mg enolates with onium compounds.
Scheme 29: Synthetic transformations of cycloheptatrienyl and benzodithiolyl substituents.
Scheme 30: Aminomethylation of Al enolates generated by ACA of trialkylaluminum reagents.
Scheme 31: Trapping reactions of enolates with activated alkenes.
Scheme 32: Alkynylation of racemic aluminum or magnesium enolates.
Scheme 33: Trapping reactions of Zr enolates generated by Cu-ACA of organozirconium reagents.
Scheme 34: Chloromethylation of Zr enolates using the Vilsmeier–Haack reagent.
Scheme 35: Tandem conjugate borylation with subsequent protonation or enolate trapping by an electrophile.
Scheme 36: Tandem conjugate borylation/aldol reaction of cyclohexenones.
Scheme 37: Selected examples for the tandem asymmetric borylation/intramolecular aldol reaction; synthesis of ...
Scheme 38: Cu-catalyzed tandem methylborylation of α,β-unsaturated phosphine oxide in the presence of (R,Sp)-J...
Scheme 39: Cu-catalyzed tandem transannular conjugated borylation/aldol cyclization of macrocycles containing ...
Scheme 40: Stereoselective tandem conjugate borylation/Mannich cyclization: selected examples (A) and a multi-...
Scheme 41: Some examples of Cu-catalyzed asymmetric tandem borylation/aldol cyclization (A). Application to di...
Scheme 42: Atropisomeric P,N-ligands used in tandem conjugate borylation/aldol cyclization sequence.
Scheme 43: Selected examples for the enantioselective Cu-catalyzed borylation/intramolecular Michael addition ...
Scheme 44: Selected examples for the preparation of enantioenriched spiroindanes using a Cu-catalyzed tandem c...
Scheme 45: Enantioselective conjugate borylation of cyclobutene-1-carboxylic acid diphenylmethyl ester 175 wit...
Scheme 46: Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate silylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with subsequen...
Scheme 47: Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate silylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with subsequen...
Scheme 48: Cu-catalyzed tandem conjugate silylation/aldol condensation. The diastereoselectivity is controlled...
Scheme 49: Chiral Ru-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction.
Scheme 50: Rh-Phebox complex-catalyzed reductive cyclization and subsequent reaction with Michael acceptors th...
Scheme 51: Rh-catalyzed tandem asymmetric conjugate alkynylation/aldol reaction (A) and subsequent spiro-cycli...
Scheme 52: Rh-bod complex-catalyzed tandem asymmetric conjugate arylation/intramolecular aldol addition (A). S...
Scheme 53: Co-catalyzed C–H-bond activation/asymmetric conjugate addition/aldol reaction.
Scheme 54: (Diisopinocampheyl)borane-promoted 1,4-hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated morpholine carboxamides and...
Figure 2: Some examples of total syntheses that have been recently reviewed.
Scheme 55: Stereoselective synthesis of antimalarial prodrug (+)-artemisinin utilizing a tandem conjugate addi...
Scheme 56: Amphilectane and serrulatane diterpenoids: preparation of chiral starting material via asymmetric t...
Scheme 57: Various asymmetric syntheses of pleuromutilin and related compounds based on a tandem conjugate add...
Scheme 58: Total synthesis of glaucocalyxin A utilizing a tandem conjugate addition/acylation reaction sequenc...
Scheme 59: Installation of the exocyclic double bond using a tandem conjugate addition/aminomethylation sequen...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of the taxol core using a tandem conjugate addition/enolate trapping sequence with Vilsme...
Scheme 61: Synthesis of the tricyclic core of 12-epi-JBIR-23/24 utilizing a Rh-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate ...
Scheme 62: Total synthesis of (−)-peyssonoside A utilizing a Cu-catalyzed enantioselective tandem conjugate ad...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 487–540, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.38
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Figure 1: Ring-strain energies of homobicyclic and heterobicyclic alkenes in kcal mol−1. a) [2.2.1]-Bicyclic ...
Figure 2: a) Exo and endo face descriptions of bicyclic alkenes. b) Reactivity comparisons for different β-at...
Scheme 1: Ni-catalyzed ring-opening/cyclization cascade of heterobicyclic alkenes 1 with alkyl propiolates 2 ...
Scheme 2: Ni-catalyzed ring-opening/cyclization cascade of heterobicyclic alkenes 8 with β-iodo-(Z)-propenoat...
Scheme 3: Ni-catalyzed two- and three-component difunctionalizations of norbornene derivatives 15 with alkyne...
Scheme 4: Ni-catalyzed intermolecular three-component difunctionalization of oxabicyclic alkenes 1 with alkyn...
Scheme 5: Ni-catalyzed intermolecular three-component carboacylation of norbornene derivatives 15.
Scheme 6: Photoredox/Ni dual-catalyzed coupling of 4-alkyl-1,4-dihydropyridines 31 with heterobicyclic alkene...
Scheme 7: Photoredox/Ni dual-catalyzed coupling of α-amino radicals with heterobicyclic alkenes 30.
Scheme 8: Cu-catalyzed rearrangement/allylic alkylation of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptenes 47 with Grignard r...
Scheme 9: Cu-catalyzed aminoboration of bicyclic alkenes 1 with bis(pinacolato)diboron (B2pin2) (53) and O-be...
Scheme 10: Cu-catalyzed borylalkynylation of oxabenzonorbornadiene (30b) with B2pin2 (53) and bromoalkynes 62.
Scheme 11: Cu-catalyzed borylacylation of bicyclic alkenes 1.
Scheme 12: Cu-catalyzed diastereoselective 1,2-difunctionalization of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 for the synthe...
Scheme 13: Fe-catalyzed carbozincation of heterobicyclic alkenes 1 with arylzinc reagents 74.
Scheme 14: Co-catalyzed addition of arylzinc reagents of norbornene derivatives 15.
Scheme 15: Co-catalyzed ring-opening/dehydration of oxabicyclic alkenes 30 via C–H activation of arenes.
Scheme 16: Co-catalyzed [3 + 2] annulation/ring-opening/dehydration domino reaction of oxabicyclic alkenes 1 w...
Scheme 17: Co-catalyzed enantioselective carboamination of bicyclic alkenes 1 via C–H functionalization.
Scheme 18: Ru-catalyzed cyclization of oxabenzonorbornene derivatives with propargylic alcohols for the synthe...
Scheme 19: Ru-catalyzed coupling of oxabenzonorbornene derivatives 30 with propargylic alcohols and ethers 106...
Scheme 20: Ru-catalyzed ring-opening/dehydration of oxabicyclic alkenes via the C–H activation of anilides.
Scheme 21: Ru-catalyzed of azabenzonorbornadiene derivatives with arylamides.
Scheme 22: Rh-catalyzed cyclization of bicyclic alkenes with arylboronate esters 118.
Scheme 23: Rh-catalyzed cyclization of bicyclic alkenes with dienyl- and heteroaromatic boronate esters.
Scheme 24: Rh-catalyzed domino lactonization of doubly bridgehead-substituted oxabicyclic alkenes with seconda...
Scheme 25: Rh-catalyzed domino carboannulation of diazabicyclic alkenes with 2-cyanophenylboronic acid and 2-f...
Scheme 26: Rh-catalyzed synthesis of oxazolidinone scaffolds 147 through a domino ARO/cyclization of oxabicycl...
Scheme 27: Rh-catalyzed oxidative coupling of salicylaldehyde derivatives 151 with diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 28: Rh-catalyzed reaction of O-acetyl ketoximes with bicyclic alkenes for the synthesis of isoquinoline...
Scheme 29: Rh-catalyzed domino coupling reaction of 2-phenylpyridines 165 with oxa- and azabicyclic alkenes 30....
Scheme 30: Rh-catalyzed domino dehydrative naphthylation of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with N-sulfonyl 2-aminob...
Scheme 31: Rh-catalyzed domino dehydrative naphthylation of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with arylphosphine deriv...
Scheme 32: Rh-catalyzed domino ring-opening coupling reaction of azaspirotricyclic alkenes using arylboronic a...
Scheme 33: Tandem Rh(III)/Sc(III)-catalyzed domino reaction of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with alkynols 184 dir...
Scheme 34: Rh-catalyzed asymmetric domino cyclization and addition reaction of 1,6-enynes 194 and oxa/azabenzo...
Scheme 35: Rh/Zn-catalyzed domino ARO/cyclization of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with phosphorus ylides 201.
Scheme 36: Rh-catalyzed domino ring opening/lactonization of oxabenzonorbornadienes 30 with 2-nitrobenzenesulf...
Scheme 37: Rh-catalyzed domino C–C/C–N bond formation of azabenzonorbornadienes 30 with aryl-2H-indazoles 210.
Scheme 38: Rh/Pd-catalyzed domino synthesis of indole derivatives with 2-(phenylethynyl)anilines 212 and oxabe...
Scheme 39: Rh-catalyzed domino carborhodation of heterobicyclic alkenes 30 with B2pin2 (53).
Scheme 40: Rh-catalyzed three-component 1,2-carboamidation reaction of bicyclic alkenes 30 with aromatic and h...
Scheme 41: Pd-catalyzed diarylation and dialkenylation reactions of norbornene derivatives.
Scheme 42: Three-component Pd-catalyzed arylalkynylation reactions of bicyclic alkenes.
Scheme 43: Three-component Pd-catalyzed arylalkynylation reactions of norbornene and DFT mechanistic study.
Scheme 44: Pd-catalyzed three-component coupling N-tosylhydrazones 236, aryl halides 66, and norbornene (15a).
Scheme 45: Pd-catalyzed arylboration and allylboration of bicyclic alkenes.
Scheme 46: Pd-catalyzed, three-component annulation of aryl iodides 66, alkenyl bromides 241, and bicyclic alk...
Scheme 47: Pd-catalyzed double insertion/annulation reaction for synthesizing tetrasubstituted olefins.
Scheme 48: Pd-catalyzed aminocyclopropanation of bicyclic alkenes 1 with 5-iodopent-4-enylamine derivatives 249...
Scheme 49: Pd-catalyzed, three-component coupling of alkynyl bromides 62 and norbornene derivatives 15 with el...
Scheme 50: Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization/ring-opening reaction of heterobicyclic alkenes 30 with 2-i...
Scheme 51: Pd-catalyzed dimer- and trimerization of oxabenzonorbornadiene derivatives 30 with anhydrides 268.
Scheme 52: Pd-catalyzed Catellani-type annulation and retro-Diels–Alder of norbornadiene 15b yielding fused xa...
Scheme 53: Pd-catalyzed hydroarylation and heteroannulation of urea-derived bicyclic alkenes 158 and aryl iodi...
Scheme 54: Access to fused 8-membered sulfoximine heterocycles 284/285 via Pd-catalyzed Catellani annulation c...
Scheme 55: Pd-catalyzed 2,2-bifunctionalization of bicyclic alkenes 1 generating spirobicyclic xanthone deriva...
Scheme 56: Pd-catalyzed Catellani-type annulation and retro-Diels–Alder of norbornadiene (15b) producing subst...
Scheme 57: Pd-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] annulation furnishing bicyclic-fused indanes 281 and 283.
Scheme 58: Pd-catalyzed ring-opening/ring-closing cascade of diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 59: Pd-NHC-catalyzed cyclopentannulation of diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 60: Pd-catalyzed annulation cascade generating diazabicyclic-fused indanones 292 and indanols 294.
Scheme 61: Pd-catalyzed skeletal rearrangement of spirotricyclic alkenes 176 towards large polycyclic benzofur...
Scheme 62: Pd-catalyzed oxidative annulation of aromatic enamides 298 and diazabicyclic alkenes 130a.
Scheme 63: Accessing 3,4,5-trisubstituted cyclopentenes 300, 301, 302 via the Pd-catalyzed domino reaction of ...
Scheme 64: Palladacycle-catalyzed ring-expansion/cyclization domino reactions of terminal alkynes and bicyclic...
Scheme 65: Pd-catalyzed carboesterification of norbornene (15a) with alkynes, furnishing α-methylene γ-lactone...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 317–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.27
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Figure 1: Nitrogen-containing iodolium and iodonium salts.
Figure 2: Synthesis of a set of azoiodazinium salts 5. Method A: Iodoarene 4 (200 µmol) and mCPBA (1.1 equiv)...
Figure 3: Single crystal structures (ORTEP drawing with 50% probability) of the pyrazole-coordinated salt 5bb...
Scheme 1: Derivatizations of the iodonium salt 5aa. a) Ac2O, CuSO4·5H2O, NaOAc, AcOH, 120 °C, 5 h; b) S8/Se/T...
Scheme 2: Post-functionalization of mono- and dicationic iodonium salts under preservation of the hypervalent...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 27–32, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.2
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of acyclic (DIS) and cyclic (CDIS) diaryliodonium salts.
Figure 1: Substrate scope using the optimized conditions of Table 3. Yield is based on collecting for 3 h 20 min (2....
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1672–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.179
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Scheme 1: Organocatalysis classification used in the present perspective.
Scheme 2: Oxidative processes catalyzed by amines.
Scheme 3: N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis in oxidative functionalization of aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Examples of asymmetric oxidative processes catalyzed by chiral Brønsted acids.
Scheme 5: Asymmetric aerobic α-hydroxylation of lactams under phase-transfer organocatalysis conditions emplo...
Scheme 6: Selective CH-oxidation of methylarenes to aldehydes or carboxylic acids.
Scheme 7: An example of the regioselective CH-amination by a sterically hindered imide-N-oxyl radical precurs...
Scheme 8: CH-amination of ethylbenzene and CH-fluorination of aldehydes catalyzed by N-hydroxybenzimidazoles,...
Scheme 9: Mixed hetero-/homogeneous TiO2/N-hydroxyimide photocatalysis in the selective benzylic oxidation.
Scheme 10: Electrochemical benzylic iodination and benzylation of pyridine by benzyl iodides generated in situ...
Scheme 11: Electrochemical oxidative C–O/C–N coupling of alkylarenes with NHPI. Electrolysis conditions: Const...
Scheme 12: Chemoselective alcohol oxidation catalyzed by TEMPO.
Scheme 13: ABNO-catalyzed oxidative C–N coupling of primary alcohols with primary amines.
Scheme 14: ACT-catalyzed electrochemical oxidation of primary alcohols and aldehydes to carboxylic acids.
Scheme 15: Electrocatalytic oxidation of benzylic alcohols by a TEMPO derivative immobilized on a graphite ano...
Scheme 16: Electrochemical oxidation of carbamates of cyclic amines to lactams and oxidative cyanation of amin...
Scheme 17: Hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and single-electron transfer (SET) as basic principles of amine cation...
Scheme 18: Electrochemical quinuclidine-catalyzed oxidation involving unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 19: DABCO-mediated photocatalytic C–C cross-coupling involving aldehyde C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 20: DABCO-derived cationic catalysts in inactivated C–H bond cleavage for alkyl radical addition to ele...
Scheme 21: Electrochemical diamination and dioxygenation of vinylarenes catalyzed by triarylamines.
Scheme 22: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation mediated by triarylimidazoles.
Scheme 23: Thiyl radical-catalyzed CH-arylation of allylic substrates by aryl cyanides.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of redox-active alkyl tetrafluoropyridinyl sulfides by unactivated C–H bond cleavage by t...
Scheme 25: Main intermediates in quinone oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 26: Electrochemical DDQ-catalyzed intramolecular dehydrogenative aryl–aryl coupling.
Scheme 27: DDQ-mediated cross-dehydrogenative C–N coupling of benzylic substrates with azoles.
Scheme 28: Biomimetic o-quinone-catalyzed benzylic alcohol oxidation.
Scheme 29: Electrochemical synthesis of secondary amines by oxidative coupling of primary amines and benzylic ...
Scheme 30: General scheme of dioxirane and oxaziridine oxidative organocatalysis.
Scheme 31: Dioxirane organocatalyzed CH-hydroxylation involving aliphatic C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 32: Enantioselective hydroxylation of CH-acids catalyzed by chiral oxaziridines.
Scheme 33: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed vinylarene diamination.
Scheme 34: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric CH-hydroxylation of benzylic substrates.
Scheme 35: Iodoarene-organocatalyzed asymmetric difluorination of alkenes with migration of aryl or methyl gro...
Scheme 36: Examples of 1,2-diiodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzene-catalyzed electrochemical oxidative heterocyclizations.
Scheme 37: Electrochemical N-ammonium ylide-catalyzed CH-oxidation.
Scheme 38: Oxidative dimerization of aryl- and alkenylmagnesium compounds catalyzed by quinonediimines.
Scheme 39: FLP-catalyzed dehydrogenation of N-substituted indolines.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1249–1255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.130
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Scheme 1: Methods for the synthesis of thiazoles using active methylene ketones as starting materials.
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Reaction conditions: 1 (2 mmol), 2 (1 mmol), NH4I (0.1 mmol), ᴅʟ-alanine (1 mmol),...
Scheme 3: Up-scaling experiment.
Scheme 4: Control experiments.
Scheme 5: The proposed mechanism for the one-pot electrochemical synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles mediated by NH4...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 597–630, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.62
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Figure 1: Butterfly 1 (Figure was reprinted with permission from [45]. Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society. ...
Figure 2: Synthesis of the three-component heteroleptic molecular boat 8 and its use as a catalyst for the Kn...
Figure 3: Synthesis of the two-component triangle 14 and three-component heteroleptic prism 15 [59]. Figure was a...
Figure 4: Catalytic Michael addition reaction using the urea-decorated molecular prism 15 [59].
Figure 5: Self-assembly of two-component tetragonal prismatic architectures with different cavity size. Figur...
Figure 6: Construction of artificial LHS using rhodamine B as an acceptor and 24b as donor generating a photo...
Figure 7: Synthesis of supramolecular spheres with varying [AuCl] concentration inside the cavity. Figure was...
Figure 8: Hydroalkoxylation reaction of γ-allenol 34 in the presence of [AuCl]-encapsulated molecular spheres ...
Figure 9: Two-component heteroleptic triangles of different size containing a BINOL functionality. Figure was...
Figure 10: Asymmetric conjugate addition of chalcone 42 with trans-styrylboronic acid (43) catalyzed by BINOL-...
Figure 11: Encapsulation of monophosphoramidite-Rh(I) catalyst into a heteroleptic tetragonal prismatic cage 47...
Figure 12: (a) Representations of the basic HETPYP, HETPHEN, and HETTAP complex motifs. (b) The three-componen...
Figure 13: Two representative four-component rotors, with a (top) two-arm stator and (bottom) a four-arm stato...
Figure 14: Four-component rotors with a monohead rotator. Figure was adapted with permission from [94]. Copyright ...
Figure 15: (left) Click reaction catalyzed by rotors [Cu2(55)(60)(X)]2+. (right) Yield as a function of the ro...
Figure 16: A supramolecular AND gate. a) In truth table state (0,0) two nanoswitches serve as the receptor ens...
Figure 17: Two supramolecular double rotors (each has two rotational axes) and reference complex [Cu(78)]+ for...
Figure 18: The slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X = 83, 84, or 85). Figure is from [98] and was reprinted from the jo...
Figure 19: Catalysis of a conjugated addition reaction in the presence of the slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X ...
Figure 20: A rotating catalyst builds a catalytic machinery. For catalysis of the catalytic machinery, see Figure 21. F...
Figure 21: Catalytic machinery. Figure was adapted from [100] (“Evolution of catalytic machinery: three-component n...
Figure 22: An information system based on (re)shuffling components between supramolecular structures [99]. Figure ...
Figure 23: Switching between dimeric heteroleptic and homoleptic complex for OFF/ON catalytic formation of rot...
Figure 24: A chemically fueled catalytic system [112]. Figure was adapted from [112]. Copyright 2021 American Chemical S...
Figure 25: (Top) Operation of a fuel acid. (Bottom) Knoevenagel addition [112].
Figure 26: Development of the yield of Knoevenagel product 118 in a fueled system [112]. Figure was reprinted with ...
Figure 27: Weak-link strategy to increased catalytic activity in epoxide opening [119]. Figure was adapted from [24]. C...
Figure 28: A ON/OFF polymerization switch based on the weak-link approach [118]. Figure was reprinted with permissi...
Figure 29: A weak-link switch turning ON/OFF a Diels–Alder reaction [132]. Figure was reprinted with permission fro...
Figure 30: A catalyst duo allowing selective activation of one of two catalytic acylation reactions [133] upon subs...
Figure 31: A four-state switchable nanoswitch (redrawn from [134]).
Figure 32: Sequential catalysis as regulated by nanoswitch 138 and catalyst 139 in the presence of metal ions ...
Figure 33: Remote control of ON/OFF catalysis administrated by two nanoswitches through ion signaling (redrawn...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 243–250, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.29
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Scheme 1: Chemical structures of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazine (a), [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines 3a–k.
Figure 1: X-ray structure of N-(6-(4-bromo-3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazin-3-yl)benzamide.
Scheme 3: Reactions of triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines 3a,j with N- and O-nucleophiles.
Scheme 4: Reactions of triazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines 3a,j with C-nucleophiles.
Scheme 5: Reactions of 6-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-methyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazine (10a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2848–2893, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.196
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Figure 1: Price comparison among iron and other transition metals used in catalysis.
Scheme 1: Typical modes of C–C bond formation.
Scheme 2: The components of an iron-catalyzed domino reaction.
Scheme 3: Iron-catalyzed tandem cyclization and cross-coupling reactions of iodoalkanes 1 with aryl Grignard ...
Scheme 4: Three component iron-catalyzed dicarbofunctionalization of vinyl cyclopropanes 14.
Scheme 5: Three-component iron-catalyzed dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes 21.
Scheme 6: Double carbomagnesiation of internal alkynes 31 with alkyl Grignard reagents 32.
Scheme 7: Iron-catalyzed cycloisomerization/cross-coupling of enyne derivatives 35 with alkyl Grignard reagen...
Scheme 8: Iron-catalyzed spirocyclization/cross-coupling cascade.
Scheme 9: Iron-catalyzed alkenylboration of alkenes 50.
Scheme 10: N-Alkyl–N-aryl acrylamide 60 CDC cyclization with C(sp3)–H bonds adjacent to a heteroatom.
Scheme 11: 1,2-Carboacylation of activated alkenes 60 with aldehydes 65 and alcohols 67.
Scheme 12: Iron-catalyzed dicarbonylation of activated alkenes 68 with alcohols 67.
Scheme 13: Iron-catalyzed cyanoalkylation/radical dearomatization of acrylamides 75.
Scheme 14: Synergistic photoredox/iron-catalyzed 1,2-dialkylation of alkenes 82 with common alkanes 83 and 1,3...
Scheme 15: Iron-catalyzed oxidative coupling/cyclization of phenol derivatives 86 and alkenes 87.
Scheme 16: Iron-catalyzed carbosulfonylation of activated alkenes 60.
Scheme 17: Iron-catalyzed oxidative spirocyclization of N-arylpropiolamides 91 with silanes 92 and tert-butyl ...
Scheme 18: Iron-catalyzed free radical cascade difunctionalization of unsaturated benzamides 94 with silanes 92...
Scheme 19: Iron-catalyzed cyclization of olefinic dicarbonyl compounds 97 and 100 with C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 20: Radical difunctionalization of o-vinylanilides 102 with ketones and esters 103.
Scheme 21: Dehydrogenative 1,2-carboamination of alkenes 82 with alkyl nitriles 76 and amines 105.
Scheme 22: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular 1,2-difunctionalization of conjugated alkenes 107 with silanes 92 and...
Scheme 23: Four-component radical difunctionalization of chemically distinct alkenes 114/115 with aldehydes 65...
Scheme 24: Iron-catalyzed carbocarbonylation of activated alkenes 60 with carbazates 117.
Scheme 25: Iron-catalyzed radical 6-endo cyclization of dienes 119 with carbazates 117.
Scheme 26: Iron-catalyzed decarboxylative synthesis of functionalized oxindoles 130 with tert-butyl peresters ...
Scheme 27: Iron‑catalyzed decarboxylative alkylation/cyclization of cinnamamides 131/134.
Scheme 28: Iron-catalyzed carbochloromethylation of activated alkenes 60.
Scheme 29: Iron-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of dienes 142.
Scheme 30: Iron-catalyzed, silver-mediated arylalkylation of conjugated alkenes 115.
Scheme 31: Iron-catalyzed three-component carboazidation of conjugated alkenes 115 with alkanes 101/139b and t...
Scheme 32: Iron-catalyzed carboazidation of alkenes 82 and alkynes 160 with iodoalkanes 20 and trimethylsilyl ...
Scheme 33: Iron-catalyzed asymmetric carboazidation of styrene derivatives 115.
Scheme 34: Iron-catalyzed carboamination of conjugated alkenes 115 with alkyl diacyl peroxides 163 and acetoni...
Scheme 35: Iron-catalyzed carboamination using oxime esters 165 and arenes 166.
Scheme 36: Iron-catalyzed iminyl radical-triggered [5 + 2] and [5 + 1] annulation reactions with oxime esters ...
Scheme 37: Iron-catalyzed decarboxylative alkyl etherification of alkenes 108 with alcohols 67 and aliphatic a...
Scheme 38: Iron-catalyzed inter-/intramolecular alkylative cyclization of carboxylic acid and alcohol-tethered...
Scheme 39: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular trifluoromethyl-acyloxylation of styrene derivatives 115.
Scheme 40: Iron-catalyzed carboiodination of terminal alkenes and alkynes 180.
Scheme 41: Copper/iron-cocatalyzed cascade perfluoroalkylation/cyclization of 1,6-enynes 183/185.
Scheme 42: Iron-catalyzed stereoselective carbosilylation of internal alkynes 187.
Scheme 43: Synergistic photoredox/iron catalyzed difluoroalkylation–thiolation of alkenes 82.
Scheme 44: Iron-catalyzed three-component aminoazidation of alkenes 82.
Scheme 45: Iron-catalyzed intra-/intermolecular aminoazidation of alkenes 194.
Scheme 46: Stereoselective iron-catalyzed oxyazidation of enamides 196 using hypervalent iodine reagents 197.
Scheme 47: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation for the synthesis of unprotected amino alcohols 200.
Scheme 48: Iron-catalyzed intramolecular aminofluorination of alkenes 209.
Scheme 49: Iron-catalyzed intramolecular aminochlorination and aminobromination of alkenes 209.
Scheme 50: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular aminofluorination of alkenes 82.
Scheme 51: Iron-catalyzed aminochlorination of alkenes 82.
Scheme 52: Iron-catalyzed phosphinoylazidation of alkenes 108.
Scheme 53: Synergistic photoredox/iron-catalyzed three-component aminoselenation of trisubstituted alkenes 82.
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Figure 1: Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazoline derivatives – analogs of vasicinone alkaloids and their biological activi...
Scheme 1: Synthetic approaches to 2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolin-5(1H)-one derivatives.
Scheme 2: Plausible mechanism for the formation of 6.
Figure 2: X-ray crystal structure of compound 6f.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2668–2679, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.181
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Scheme 1: Selected fluorenone-type natural products.
Scheme 2: Overview of published cyclization methodologies for the synthesis of fluorenones starting from func...
Scheme 3: Preliminary considerations for the oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls to fluorenones....
Scheme 4: Substrate scope and yields for oxidative cyclizations of N-methyl-2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls 9a–d bea...
Scheme 5: Substrate scope for the oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls. Conditions: a) Boc2O, NEt...
Scheme 6: Substrate scope for the oxidative cyclization of 2-(aminomethyl)biphenyls with main focus on protec...
Scheme 7: Total synthesis of nobilone (1d). Conditions: a) TBS-Cl, imidazole, DMF, 50 °C, 18 h; b) n-BuLi, B(...
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the oxidative cyclization of amines 2a and 2b to fluorenone (3).
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2462–2476, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.163
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Scheme 1: Ag/I2-mediated electrophilic annulation of 2-en-4-ynyl azides 1.
Scheme 2: The proposed mechanism of Ag-catalyzed aza-annulation.
Scheme 3: The proposed mechanism of I2-mediated aza-annulation.
Scheme 4: Copper-catalyzed amination of (E)-2-en-4-ynyl azides 1.
Scheme 5: The proposed mechanism of copper-catalyzed amination.
Scheme 6: The derivatization of sulfonated aminonicotinates.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalyzed chalcogenoamination of (E)-2-en-4-ynyl azides 1.
Scheme 8: The possible mechanism of chalcogenoamination.
Scheme 9: The derivatization of 5‑selenyl- and 5-sulfenyl-substituted nicotinates.
Scheme 10: The tandem reaction of nitriles, Reformatsky reagents, and 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 11: Nickel-catalyzed [4 + 2]-cycloaddition of 3-azetidinones with 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 12: Electrophilic iodocyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes to pyrroles.
Scheme 13: Electrophilic halogenation of 2-trifluoromethyl-1,3-enynes to pyrroles.
Scheme 14: Copper-catalyzed cascade cyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes with amines.
Scheme 15: Tandem cyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes, Togni reagent II, and amines.
Scheme 16: Tandem cyclization of 2-nitro-1,3-enynes, TMSN3, and amines.
Scheme 17: Cascade cyclization of 6-hydroxyhex-2-en-4-ynals to pyrroles.
Scheme 18: Au/Ag-catalyzed oxidative aza-annulation of 1,3-enynyl azides.
Scheme 19: The plausible mechanism of Au/Ag-catalyzed oxidative aza-annulation.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 2-tetrazolyl-substituted 3-acylpyrroles from enynals.
Scheme 21: CuH-catalyzed coupling reaction of 1,3-enynes and nitriles to pyrroles.
Scheme 22: The mechanism of CuH-catalyzed coupling of 1,3-enynes and nitriles to pyrroles.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2028–2050, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.131
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Figure 1: Examples of anthracene derivatives and their applications.
Scheme 1: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of arylboronic acids with internal alkynes.
Scheme 2: Rhodium-catalyzed oxidative benzannulation reactions of 1-adamantoyl-1-naphthylamines with internal...
Scheme 3: Gold/bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyldiarylmethanes.
Scheme 4: [2 + 2 + 2] Cyclotrimerization reactions with alkynes/nitriles in the presence of nickel and cobalt...
Scheme 5: Cobalt-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization reactions with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene (23).
Scheme 6: [2 + 2 + 2] Alkyne-cyclotrimerization reactions catalyzed by a CoCl2·6H2O/Zn reagent.
Scheme 7: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H alkenylation of diphenyl carboxylic acids with acrylates.
Scheme 8: Pd(II)-catalyzed sp3 C–H arylation with o-tolualdehydes and aryl iodides.
Scheme 9: Alkylation of arenes with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of acetyl bromide and ZnBr2/SiO2.
Scheme 10: BF3·H2O-catalyzed hydroxyalkylation of arenes with aromatic dialdehyde 44.
Scheme 11: Bi(OTf)3-promoted Friedel–Crafts alkylation of triarylmethanes and aromatic acylals and of arenes a...
Scheme 12: Reduction of anthraquinones by using Zn/pyridine or Zn/NaOH reductive methods.
Scheme 13: Two-step route to novel substituted Indenoanthracenes.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1,8-diarylanthracenes through Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction in the presence of Pd-P...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of five new substituted anthracenes by using LAH as reducing agent.
Scheme 16: One-pot procedure to synthesize substituted 9,10-dicyanoanthracenes.
Scheme 17: Reduction of bromoanthraquinones with NaBH4 in alkaline medium.
Scheme 18: In(III)-catalyzed reductive-dehydration intramolecular cycloaromatization of 2-benzylic aromatic al...
Scheme 19: Acid-catalyzed cyclization of new O-protected ortho-acetal diarylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Lewis acid-mediated regioselective cyclization of asymmetric diarylmethine dipivalates and diarylme...
Scheme 21: BF3·OEt2/CF3SO3H-mediated cyclodehydration reactions of 2-(arylmethyl)benzaldehydes and 2-(arylmeth...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-anthracenetetracarbonitrile (90) by double Wittig reaction followed by deprote...
Scheme 23: Homo-elongation protocol for the synthesis of substituted acene diesters/dinitriles.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of two new parental BN anthracenes via borylative cyclization.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of substituted anthracenes from a bifunctional organomagnesium alkoxide.
Scheme 26: Palladium-catalyzed tandem C–H activation/bis-cyclization of propargylic carbonates.
Scheme 27: Ruthenium-catalyzed C–H arylation of acetophenone derivatives with arenediboronates.
Scheme 28: Pd-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of (Z,Z)-p-styrylstilbene derivatives.
Scheme 29: AuCl-catalyzed double cyclization of diiodoethynylterphenyl compounds.
Scheme 30: Iodonium-induced electrophilic cyclization of terphenyl derivatives.
Scheme 31: Oxidative photocyclization of 1,3-distyrylbenzene derivatives.
Scheme 32: Oxidative cyclization of 2,3-diphenylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 33: Suzuki-Miyaura/isomerization/ring closing metathesis strategy to synthesize benz[a]anthracenes.
Scheme 34: Green synthesis of oxa-aza-benzo[a]anthracene and oxa-aza-phenanthrene derivatives.
Scheme 35: Triple benzannulation of substituted naphtalene via a 1,3,6-naphthotriyne synthetic equivalent.
Scheme 36: Zinc iodide-catalyzed Diels–Alder reactions with 1,3-dienes and aroyl propiolates followed by intra...
Scheme 37: H3PO4-promoted intramolecular cyclization of substituted benzoic acids.
Scheme 38: Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular direct acylation of aromatic aldehydes and o-iodoesters.
Scheme 39: Cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization of quinone and β-enamino esters.
Scheme 40: ʟ-Proline-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of naphthoquinones and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes....
Scheme 41: Iridium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of a 1,2-bis(propiolyl)benzene derivative with alkynes.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of several anthraquinone derivatives by using InCl3 and molecular iodine.
Scheme 43: Indium-catalyzed multicomponent reactions employing 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (186), β-naphthol (...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of substituted anthraquinones catalyzed by an AlCl3/MeSO3H system.
Scheme 45: Palladium(II)-catalyzed/visible light-mediated synthesis of anthraquinones.
Scheme 46: [4 + 2] Anionic annulation reaction for the synthesis of substituted anthraquinones.
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Scheme 1: General strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of N-containing heterocycles from N-tert-butane...
Scheme 2: Methodologies for condensation of aldehydes and ketones with tert-butanesulfinamides (1).
Scheme 3: Transition models for cis-aziridines and trans-aziridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanism for the reduction of N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 5: Transition models for the addition of organomagnesium and organolithium compounds to N-tert-butanes...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 2,2-dibromoaziridines 15 from aldimines 14 and bromoform, and proposed non-chelation-c...
Scheme 7: Diastereoselective synthesis of aziridines from tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 22 from aldimines 14 and 1,3-dibromopropene 23, and proposed chelation...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of vinylaziridines 27 from aldimines 14 and α-bromoesters 26, and proposed transition sta...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 2-chloroaziridines 28 from aldimines 14 and dichloromethane, and proposed transition s...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of cis-vinylaziridines 30 and 31 from aldimines 14 and bromomethylbutenolide 29.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 2-chloro-2-aroylaziridines 36 and 32 from aldimines 14, arylnitriles 34, and silyldich...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of trifluoromethylaziridines 39 and proposed transition state of the aziridination.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of aziridines 42 and proposed state transition.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2-azaspiro[3.3]heptanes, 1-phenyl-2-azaspiro[3.4]octane and 1-phenyl-2-a...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of 1-substituted 2,6-diazaspiro[3.3]heptanes 48 from chiral imines 14 and 1-Boc-azetidine...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of β-lactams 52 from chiral imines 14 and dimethyl malonate (49).
Scheme 18: Synthesis of spiro-β-lactam 57 from chiral (RS)-N-tert-butanesulfinyl isatin ketimine 53 and ethyl ...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of β-lactam 60, a precursor of (−)-batzelladine D (61) and (−)-13-epi-batzelladine D (62)...
Scheme 20: Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted pyrrolidines 66 from chiral imine (RS)-63 a...
Scheme 21: Asymmetric synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted isoindolines 69 and 70 from chiral imine 67.
Scheme 22: Asymmetric synthesis of cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines 73 from chiral imine (RS)-71.
Scheme 23: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 77 from chiral imine (RS)-74.
Scheme 24: Asymmetric synthesis of 4-hydroxy-5-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones 80 from chiral imines 79.
Scheme 25: Asymmetric synthesis of 3-pyrrolines 82 from chiral imines 14 and ethyl 4-bromocrotonate (81).
Scheme 26: Asymmetric synthesis of γ-amino esters 84, and tetramic acid derivative 86 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 27: Asymmetric synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactams 90 from chiral imines (Z,SS)-87 and ethyl 2-bro...
Scheme 28: Asymmetric synthesis of methylenepyrrolidines 92 from chiral imines (RS)-14 and 2-(trimethysilylmet...
Scheme 29: Synthesis of dibenzoazaspirodecanes from cyclic N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines.
Scheme 30: Stereoselective synthesis of cyclopenta[c]proline derivatives 103 from β,γ-unsaturated α-amino acid...
Scheme 31: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-angustureine (107) and (−)-cuspareine (108).
Scheme 32: Stereoselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-pelletierine (112) and (+)-coniine (117).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of piperidine alkaloids (+)-dihydropinidine (122a), (+)-isosolenopsin (122b) and (+)-isos...
Scheme 34: Stereoselective synthesis of the alkaloids(+)-sedamine (125) from chiral imine (SS)-119.
Scheme 35: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 127 and 129 from chiral ...
Scheme 36: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted ethanone-2-piperidinones 132 from chiral...
Scheme 37: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-3-benzyl-5-hydroxy-6-substituted-2-piperidinones 136 from chiral...
Scheme 38: Stereoselective synthesis of trans-5-hydroxy-6-substituted 2-piperidinones 139 from chiral imine 138...
Scheme 39: Stereoselective synthesis of ʟ-hydroxypipecolic acid 145 from chiral imine 144.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of 1-substituted isoquinolones 147, 149 and 151.
Scheme 41: Stereoselective synthesis of 3-substituted dihydrobenzo[de]isoquinolinones 154.
Scheme 42: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (S)-1-benzyl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (...
Scheme 43: Enantioselective synthesis of alkaloids (−)-cermizine B (171) and (+)-serratezomine E (172) develop...
Scheme 44: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-isosolepnosin (177) and (+)-solepnosin (178) from homoallylamine d...
Scheme 45: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives 184, 185 and 187 from chiral imines (RS...
Scheme 46: Stereoselective synthesis of pyridobenzofuran and pyridoindole derivatives 193 from homopropargylam...
Scheme 47: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines 196 from chiral imines (RS)-...
Scheme 48: Stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted trans-2,6-disubstituted piperidine 199 from chiral imine...
Scheme 49: Stereoselective synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted piperidines 200, and alkaloid (+)-241D, from chi...
Scheme 50: Stereoselective synthesis of 6-substituted piperidines-2,5-diones 206 and 1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decane...
Scheme 51: Stereoselective synthesis of spirocyclic oxindoles 210 from chiral imines (RS)-53.
Scheme 52: Stereoselective synthesis of azaspiro compound 213 from chiral imine 211.
Scheme 53: Stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives from chiral imines (RS)-214.
Scheme 54: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-crispine A 223 from chiral imine (RS)-214.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of (−)-harmicine (228) using tert-butanesulfinamide through haloamide cyclization.
Scheme 56: Stereoselective synthesis of tetraponerines T1–T8.
Scheme 57: Stereoselective synthesis of phenanthroindolizidines 246a and (−)-tylophorine (246b), and phenanthr...
Scheme 58: Stereoselective synthesis of indoline, tetrahydroquinoline and tetrahydrobenzazepine derivatives 253...
Scheme 59: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldimine (RS)-79.
Scheme 60: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) from chiral aldimine (SS)-261.
Scheme 61: Synthesis synthesis of (–)-hippodamine (273) and (+)-epi-hippodamine (272) using chiral sulfinyl am...
Scheme 62: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-grandisine D (279) and (+)-amabiline (283).
Scheme 63: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide (266) and (+)-swaisonine (291) from aldimine (SS)-126....
Scheme 64: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-C(9a)-epi-epiquinamide (294).
Scheme 65: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-lasubine II (298) from chiral aldimine (SS)-109.
Scheme 66: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-epimyrtine (300a) and (−)-lasubine II (ent-302) from β-amino keton...
Scheme 67: Stereoselective synthesis of (−)-tabersonine (310), (−)-vincadifformine (311), and (−)-aspidospermi...
Scheme 68: Stereoselective synthesis of (+)-epohelmin A (258) and (+)-epohelmin B (260) from aldehyde 313 and ...
Scheme 69: Total synthesis of (+)-lysergic acid (323) from N-tert-butanesulfinamide (RS)-1.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representation of corannulene (1) and sumanene (2), the subunits of fullerene (C60).
Scheme 1: Mehta’s unsuccessful effort for the synthesis of sumanene scaffold 2.
Scheme 2: First synthesis of sumanene 2 by Sakurai et al. from norbornadiene 10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trimethylsumanene 28 from easily accessible norbornadiene (10).
Scheme 4: Generation of anions 29–31 and the preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)sumanene 32.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tri- and hexa-substituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bowl-shaped π-extended sumanene derivatives 37a–f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of monooxasumanene 38, trioxosumanene 40 along with imination of them.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of trimethylsumanenetrione 46 and exo-functionalized products 45a,b.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bisumanenylidene 47 and sumanene dimer 48 from 2.
Scheme 10: The mono-substitution of 2 to generate diverse mono-sumanene derivatives 49a–d.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of sumanene building block 53 useful for further extension.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of hexafluorosumanene derivative 55 by Sakurai and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Preparation of sumanene-based carbene 60 and its reaction with cyclohexane.
Scheme 14: Barton–Kellogg reaction for the synthesis of sterically hindered alkenes.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of hydroxysumanene 68 by employing Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of sumanene derivatives having functionality at an internal carbon.
Scheme 17: Mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reaction at the internal carbon.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of di- and trisubstituted sumanene derivatives from sumanene (2).
Scheme 20: Preparation of monochlorosumanene 88 and hydrogenation of sumanene (2).
Scheme 21: The dimer 90 and bissumanenyl 92 achieved from halosumannes.
Scheme 22: Pyrenylsumanene 93 involving the Suzuki-coupling as a key transformation.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of various hexaarylsumanene derivatives using the Suzuki-coupling reaction.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hexasubstituted sumanene derivatives 96 and 97.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thioalkylsumanenes via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tris(ethoxycarbonylethenyl)sumanene derivative 108.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of ferrocenyl-based sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of sumanenylferrocene architectures 118 and 119 via Negishi coupling.
Scheme 29: Diosmylation and the synthesis of phenylboronate ester 121 of sumanene.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of the iron-complex of sumanene.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of tri- and mononuclear sumanenyl zirconocene complexes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [CpRu(η6-sumanene)]PF6.
Scheme 33: Preparation of sumanene-based porous coordination networks 127 (spherical tetramer units) and 128 (...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of sumanenylhafnocene complexes 129 and 130.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 134 and 135 along with PdII coordination complex 136.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of alkali metals sumanene complex K7(C21H102−)2(C21H93−)·8THF (137) containing di- and tr...
Scheme 37: The encapsulation of a Cs+ ion between two sumanenyl anions.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of monothiasumanene 140 and dithiasumanene 141 from 139.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of trithiasumanene 151 by Otsubo and his co-workers.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of trithiasumanene derivatives 155 and 156.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route towards hexathiolated trithiasumanenes 158.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of triselenasumanene 160 by Shao and teammates.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of tritellurasumanene derivatives from triphenylene skeletons.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of pyrazine-fused sumanene architectures through condensation reaction.
Scheme 45: Treatment of the trichalcogenasumanenes with diverse oxidative reagents.
Scheme 46: Ring-opening reaction with H2O2 and oxone of heterasumanenes 178 and 179.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of polycyclic compounds from sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of diimide-based heterocycles reported by Shao’s and co-workers.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pristine trichalcogenasumanenes, 151, 205, and 206.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanenes via hexaiodotriphenylene precursor 208.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of trisilasumanenes 214 and 215.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of trisilasumanene derivatives 218 and 219.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of novel trigermasumanene derivative 223.
Scheme 54: An attempt towards the synthesis of tristannasumanene derivative 228.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of triphosphasumanene trisulfide 232 from commercially available 229.
Scheme 56: The doping of sumanene derivatives with chalcogens (S, Se, Te) and phosphorus.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of heterasumanene containing three different heteroatoms.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 240 and 179.
Scheme 59: Preparation of trichalcogenasumanenes 245 and 248.
Scheme 60: Design and synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 252 and 178.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of spirosumanenes 264–269 and non-spiroheterasumanenes 258–263.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of sumanene-type hetero polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of triazasumanenes 288 and its sulfone congener 287.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of C3-symmetric chiral triaryltriazasumanenes via cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of mononaphthosumanene 293 using Suzuki coupling as a key step.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of di- and trinaphthosumanene derivatives 302–304.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of hemifullerene skeletons by Hirao’s group.
Scheme 68: Design and construction of C70 fragment from a C60 sumanene fragment.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Imine-N-oxyl radicals (IV) discussed in the present review and other classes of N-oxyl radicals (I–...
Figure 2: The products of decomposition of iminoxyl radicals generated from oximes by oxidation with Ag2O.
Scheme 1: Generation of oxime radicals and study of the kinetics of their decay by photolysis of the solution...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical and its decomposition products.
Scheme 3: The proposed reaction pathway of the decomposition of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical (experimentally...
Scheme 4: Monomolecular decomposition of the tert-butyl(triethylmethyl)oxime radical.
Scheme 5: The synthesis and stability of the most stable dialkyl oxime radicals – di-tert-butyliminoxyl and d...
Scheme 6: The formation of iminoxyl radicals from β-diketones under the action of NO2.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the diacetyliminoxyl radical.
Scheme 8: Examples of long-living oxime radicals with electron-withdrawing groups and the conditions for thei...
Figure 3: The electronic structure iminoxyl radicals and their geometry compared to the corresponding oximes.
Figure 4: Bond dissociation enthalpies (kcal/mol) of oximes and N,N-disubstituted hydroxylamines calculated o...
Scheme 9: Examples demonstrating the low reactivity of the di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical towards the substrat...
Scheme 10: The reactions of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical with unsaturated hydrocarbons involving hydrogen ato...
Scheme 11: Possible mechanisms of reaction of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical with alkenes.
Scheme 12: Products of the reaction between di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical and phenol derivatives.
Scheme 13: The reaction of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radical with amines.
Scheme 14: Reaction of di-tert-butyliminoxyl radicals with organolithium reagents.
Scheme 15: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with oximes under the action of mang...
Scheme 16: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with oximes under the action of Cu(BF...
Scheme 17: Oxidative C–O coupling of benzylmalononitrile (47) with 3-(hydroxyimino)pentane-2,4-dione (19).
Scheme 18: The proposed mechanism of the oxidative coupling of benzylmalononitrile (47) with diacetyl oxime (19...
Scheme 19: Oxidative C–O coupling of pyrazolones with oximes under the action of Fe(ClO4)3.
Scheme 20: The reaction of diacetyliminoxyl radical with pyrazolones.
Scheme 21: Oxidative C–O coupling of oximes with acetonitrile, ketones, and esters.
Scheme 22: Intramolecular cyclizations of oxime radicals to form substituted isoxazolines or cyclic nitrones.
Scheme 23: TEMPO-mediated oxidative cyclization of oximes with C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 24: Proposed reaction mechanism of oxidative cyclization of oximes with C–H bond cleavage.
Scheme 25: Selectfluor/Bu4NI-mediated C–H oxidative cyclization of oximes.
Scheme 26: Oxidative cyclization of N-benzyl amidoximes to 1,2,4-oxadiazoles.
Scheme 27: The formation of quinazolinone 73a from 5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazole 74 under air.
Scheme 28: DDQ-mediated oxidative cyclization of thiohydroximic acids.
Scheme 29: Plausible mechanism of the oxidative cyclization of thiohydroximic acids.
Scheme 30: Silver-mediated oxidative cyclization of α-halogenated ketoximes and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 31: Possible pathway of one-pot oxidative cyclization of α-halogenated ketoximes and 1,3-dicarbonyl com...
Scheme 32: T(p-F)PPT-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of oximes with the formation of 1,2,4-oxadiazolines.
Scheme 33: Intramolecular cyclization of iminoxyl radicals involving multiple C=C and N=N bonds.
Scheme 34: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ- and γ,δ-unsaturated oximes employing the DEAD or TEMPO/DEAD system wi...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-catalyzed aerobic oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 36: Manganese-catalyzed aerobic oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 37: Visible light photocatalytic oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 38: TBAI/TBHP-mediated radical cascade cyclization of the β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 39: TBAI/TBHP-mediated radical cascade cyclization of vinyl isocyanides with β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 40: tert-Butylnitrite-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of an ...
Scheme 41: Transformation of unsaturated oxime to oxyiminomethylisoxazoline via the confirmed dimeric nitroso ...
Scheme 42: tert-Butylnitrite-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of a n...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of cyano-substituted oxazolines from unsaturated oximes using the TBN/[RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 ...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of trifluoromethylthiolated isoxazolines from unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 45: Copper-сatalyzed oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with the introduction of an azido ...
Scheme 46: TBHP-mediated oxidative cascade cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes and unsaturated N-arylamides.
Scheme 47: Copper-сatalyzed oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of an amino grou...
Scheme 48: TEMPO-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes followed by elimination.
Scheme 49: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with the introduction of a trifluoromethyl group.
Scheme 50: Oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes with the introduction of a nitrile group.
Scheme 51: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a nitrile ...
Scheme 52: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a sulfonyl...
Scheme 53: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ- and γ,δ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a...
Scheme 54: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes to isoxazolines with the introduction of a thiocyan...
Scheme 55: PhI(OAc)2-mediated oxidative cyclization of oximes with C–S and C–Se bond formation.
Scheme 56: PhI(OAc)2-mediated oxidative cyclization of unsaturated oximes accompanied by alkoxylation.
Scheme 57: PhI(OAc)2-mediated cyclization of unsaturated oximes to methylisoxazolines.
Scheme 58: Oxidative cyclization-alkynylation of unsaturated oximes.
Scheme 59: TEMPO-mediated oxidative cyclization of C-glycoside ketoximes to C-glycosylmethylisoxazoles.
Scheme 60: Silver-сatalyzed oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with formation of fluoroalkyl isox...
Scheme 61: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with the formation of haloalkyl isoxazolines.
Scheme 62: Cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes into haloalkyl isoxazolines under the action of the halogenat...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of haloalkyl isoxazoles and cyclic nitrones via oxidative cyclization and 1,2-halogen shi...
Scheme 64: Electrochemical oxidative cyclization of diaryl oximes.
Scheme 65: Copper-сatalyzed cyclization and dioxygenation oximes containing a triple C≡C bond.
Scheme 66: Photoredox-catalyzed sulfonylation of β,γ-unsaturated oximes by sulfonyl hydrazides.
Scheme 67: Oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes with introduction of sulfonate group.
Scheme 68: Ultrasound-promoted oxidative cyclization of β,γ-unsaturated oximes.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Projected synthetic routes for 3,6,13,16-tetrasubstituted tetrabenzo[a,d,j,m]coronenes.
Scheme 2: Reported syntheses of 2,7,12,17-tetrasubstituted tetrabenzo[a,d,j,m]coronenes.
Scheme 3: C–H tetraarylation of anthraquinone (1).
Scheme 4: C–H diarylation of 1,4-diarylanthraquinones 5.
Figure 1: Normalized UV–vis absorption spectra of 7aa, 7bb, and 7ba.
Figure 2: Effects of the concentration and the temperature on the 1H NMR spectra of 7aa.