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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 890–914, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.73
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Scheme 1: Ligand-controlled regiodivergent C1 insertion into arynes [19].
Scheme 2: Ligand effect in homogenous gold catalysis enabling regiodivergent π-bond-activated cyclization [20].
Scheme 3: Ligand-controlled palladium(II)-catalyzed regiodivergent carbonylation of alkynes [21].
Scheme 4: Catalyst-controlled annulations of strained cyclic allenes with π-allyl palladium complexes and pro...
Scheme 5: Ring expansion of benzosilacyclobutenes with alkynes [23].
Scheme 6: Photoinduced regiodivergent and enantioselective cross-coupling [24].
Scheme 7: Catalyst-controlled regiodivergent and enantioselective formal hydroamination of N,N-disubstituted ...
Scheme 8: Catalyst-tuned regio- and enantioselective C(sp3)–C(sp3) coupling [31].
Scheme 9: Catalyst-controlled annulations of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with vinyl azides [32].
Scheme 10: Solvent-driven reversible macrocycle-to-macrocycle interconversion [39].
Scheme 11: Unexpected solvent-dependent reactivity of cyclic diazo imides and mechanism [40].
Scheme 12: Palladium-catalyzed annulation of prochiral N-arylphosphonamides with aromatic iodides [41].
Scheme 13: Time-dependent enantiodivergent synthesis [42].
Scheme 14: Time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles via C–H activation [43].
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism for the time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles [43].
Scheme 16: Metal-free temperature-controlled regiodivergent borylative cyclizations of enynes [45].
Scheme 17: Nickel-catalyzed switchable site-selective alkene hydroalkylation by temperature regulation [46].
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 19: Proposed mechanism of copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 20: Enantioselective chemodivergent three-component radical tandem reactions [49].
Scheme 21: Substrate-controlled synthesis of indoles and 3H-indoles [52].
Scheme 22: Controlled mono- and double methylene insertions into nitrogen–boron bonds [53].
Scheme 23: Copper-catalyzed substrate-controlled carbonylative synthesis of α-keto amides and amides [54].
Scheme 24: Divergent sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange linkage of sulfonimidoyl fluorides and alkynes [55].
Scheme 25: Modular and divergent syntheses of protoberberine and protonitidine alkaloids [56].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2739–2775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.232
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Scheme 1: Copper-catalyzed allylic and yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 2: Challenges in achieving highly selective yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 3: Yne-allylic substitutions using indoles and pyroles.
Scheme 4: Yne-allylic substitutions using amines.
Scheme 5: Yne-allylic substitution using 1,3-dicarbonyls.
Scheme 6: Postulated mechanism via copper acetylide-bonded allylic cation.
Scheme 7: Amine-participated asymmetric yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 8: Asymmetric decarboxylative yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric yne-allylic alkoxylation and alkylation.
Scheme 10: Proposed mechanism for Cu(I) system.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric yne-allylic dialkylamination.
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism of yne-allylic dialkylamination.
Scheme 13: Asymmetric yne-allylic sulfonylation.
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism of yne-allylic sulfonylation.
Scheme 15: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitutions using indoles and indolizines.
Scheme 16: Double yne-allylic substitutions using pyrrole.
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism of yne-allylic substitution using electron-rich arenes.
Scheme 18: Aymmetric yne-allylic monofluoroalkylations.
Scheme 19: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 20: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitution of yne-allylic esters with anthrones.
Scheme 21: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitution of yne-allylic esters with coumarins.
Scheme 22: Aymmetric yne-allylic substitution of with coumarins by Lin.
Scheme 23: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 24: Amination by alkynylcopper driven dearomatization and rearomatization.
Scheme 25: Arylation by alkynylcopper driven dearomatization and rearomatization.
Scheme 26: Remote substitution/cyclization/1,5-H shift process.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 28: Arylation or amination by alkynylcopper driven dearomatization and rearomatization.
Scheme 29: Remote nucleophilic substitution of 5-ethynylthiophene esters.
Scheme 30: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 31: [4 + 1] annulation of yne-allylic esters and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyls.
Scheme 32: Asymmetric [4 + 1] annulation of yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 33: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 34: Asymmetric [3 + 2] annulation of yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 35: Postulated annulation step.
Scheme 36: [4 + 1] Annulations of vinyl ethynylethylene carbonates and 1,3-dicarbonyls.
Scheme 37: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 38: Formal [4 + 1] annulations with amines.
Scheme 39: Formal [4 + 2] annulations with hydrazines.
Scheme 40: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 41: Dearomative annulation of 1-naphthols and yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 42: Dearomative annulation of phenols or 2-naphthols and yne-allylic esters.
Scheme 43: Postulated annulation mechanism.
Scheme 44: Dearomative annulation of phenols or 2-naphthols.
Scheme 45: Dearomative annulation of indoles.
Scheme 46: Postulated annulation step.
Scheme 47: Asymmetric [4 + 1] cyclization of yne-allylic esters with pyrazolones.
Scheme 48: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 49: Construction of C–C axially chiral arylpyrroles.
Scheme 50: Construction of C–N axially chiral arylpyrroles.
Scheme 51: Construction of chiral arylpyrroles with 1,2-di-axial chirality.
Scheme 52: Proposed mechanism.
Scheme 53: CO2 shuttling in yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 54: CO2 fixing in yne-allylic substitution.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2280–2304, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.196
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Figure 1: Schematic depiction of available data sources for predictive modelling, each with its advantages an...
Figure 2: Schematic depiction of different kinds of molecular representations for fluoronitroethane. Among th...
Figure 3: Depiction of the energy diagram of a generic enantioselective reaction. In the centre, catalyst and...
Figure 4: Hammett parameters are derived from the equilibrium constant of substituted benzoic acids (example ...
Figure 5: Selected examples of popular descriptors applied to model organocatalytic reactions. Descriptors en...
Figure 6: Example bromocyclization reaction from Toste and co-workers using a DABCOnium catalyst system and C...
Figure 7: Example from Neel et al. using a chiral ion pair catalyst for the selective fluorination of allylic...
Figure 8: Data set created by Denmark and co-workers for the CPA-catalysed thiol addition to N-acylimines [67]. T...
Figure 9: Selected examples of ML developments that used the dataset from Denmark and co-workers [67]. (A) Varnek...
Figure 10: Study from Reid and Sigman developing statistical models for CPA-catalysed nucleophilic addition re...
Figure 11: Selected examples of studies where mechanistic transferability was exploited to model multiple reac...
Figure 12: Generality approach by Denmark and co-workers [132] for the iodination of arylpyridines. From the releva...
Figure 13: Betinol et al. [133] clustered the relevant chemical space and then evaluated the average ee for every c...
Figure 14: Corminboeuf and co-workers [134] chose a representative subset of the reaction space (indicated by dark ...
Figure 15: Example for data-driven modelling to improve substrate and catalyst design. (A) C–N coupling cataly...
Figure 16: Example for utilising a genetic algorithm for catalyst design. (A) Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction s...
Figure 17: Organocatalysed synthesis of spirooxindole analogues by Kondo et al. [171] (A) Reaction scheme of dienon...
Figure 18: Schematic depiction of required developments in order to overcome current limitations of ML for org...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1677–1693, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.123
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Figure 1: Classification of AMYs.
Scheme 1: Aminoester- and amino acid-based AMYs for single and double [3+2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 2: Formation of semi-stabilized AMYs B1 from pyrrolidines.
Scheme 3: Cyclic amine-based AMYs A3 and B1 for [3 + 2] cycloadditions.
Scheme 4: Proposed double cycloaddition reactions involving semi-stabilized AMYs.
Scheme 5: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition for the synthesis of trifluoromethylated pyrrolidines 9.
Figure 2: Biologically interesting pyrrolizidines.
Scheme 6: Double cycloadditions with glycine for the synthesis of products 10 (dr > 9:1).
Scheme 7: Double cycloadditions with α-substituted amino acids leading to products 11 (≈8.5:1 dr).
Scheme 8: Stereochemistry for the formation of products 10 or 11.
Scheme 9: One-pot and stepwise double cycloadditions. Conditions: i) MeCN (0.02 M), 90 °C, 6 h; ii) then AcOH...
Figure 3: Biologically interesting spirooxindole-pyrrolizidines.
Scheme 10: Double cycloadditions for the synthesis of bis[spirooxindole-pyrrolizidine]s.
Scheme 11: Mechanism for the diastereoselective synthesis of bis[spirooxindole-pyrrolizidine]s.
Scheme 12: Stepwise synthesis of triazolobenzodiazepine 21a.
Scheme 13: One-pot synthesis of triazolobenzodiazepines.
Figure 4: Bioactive triazolobenzodiazepine derivatives.
Scheme 14: One-pot synthesis of tetrahydropyrroloquinazolines.
Scheme 15: One-pot synthesis of tetrahydropyrrolobenzodiazepines.
Figure 5: Bioactive pyrroloquinazolines and pyrrolobenzodiazepines.
Scheme 16: Stepwise synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines.
Figure 6: Bioactive pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and hexahydropyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines.
Figure 7: Bioactive tetrahydropyrrolothiazoles.
Scheme 17: Pseudo-four-component reaction for the synthesis of tetrahydropyrrolothiazoles 29 and 30 (>4:1 dr).
Scheme 18: One-pot two-step synthesis of spirooxindole-pyrrolothiazoles 31 (>4:1 dr).
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, 325–348, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.28
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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...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1707–1719, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.181
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Figure 1: General structure of grayanane natural products.
Scheme 1: Grayanane biosynthesis.
Scheme 2: Matsumoto’s relay approach.
Scheme 3: Shirahama’s total synthesis of (–)-grayanotoxin III.
Scheme 4: Newhouse’s syntheses of fragments 25 and 29.
Scheme 5: Newhouse’s total synthesis of principinol D.
Scheme 6: Ding’s total synthesis of rhodomolleins XX and XXII.
Scheme 7: First key step of Luo’s strategy.
Scheme 8: Luo’s total synthesis of grayanotoxin III.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of principinol E and rhodomollein XX.
Scheme 10: William’s synthetic effort towards pierisformaside C.
Scheme 11: Hong’s synthetic effort towards rhodojaponin III.
Scheme 12: Recent strategies for grayanane synthesis.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1096–1140, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.86
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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.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3015–3031, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.251
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Figure 1: Highly-substituted five-membered carbocycle in biologically significant natural products.
Figure 2: Natural product synthesis featuring the all-carbon [3 + 2] cycloaddition. (Quaternary carbon center...
Scheme 1: Representative natural product syntheses that feature the all-carbon [3 + 2] cyclization as the key...
Scheme 2: (A) An intramolecular trimethylenemethane diyl [3 + 2] cycloaddition with allenyl diazo compound 38...
Scheme 3: (A) Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular carboxylative TMM cycloaddition [36]. (B) The proposed mechanism....
Scheme 4: Natural product syntheses that make use of palladium-catalyzed intermolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition...
Scheme 5: (A) Phosphine-catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition [17]. (B) The proposed mechanism.
Scheme 6: Lu’s [3 + 2] cycloaddition in natural product synthesis. (A) Synthesis of longeracinphyllin A (10) [41]...
Scheme 7: (A) Phosphine-catalyzed [3 + 2] annulation of unsymmetric isoindigo 100 with allene in the preparat...
Scheme 8: (A) Rhodium-catalyzed intracmolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition [49]. (B) The proposed catalytic cycle of t...
Scheme 9: Total synthesis of natural products reported by Yang and co-workers applying rhodium-catalyzed intr...
Scheme 10: (A) Platinum(II)-catalyzed intermolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of propargyl ether 139 and n-butyl ...
Scheme 11: (A) Platinum-catalyzed intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of propargylic ketal derivative 142 to ...
Scheme 12: (A) Synthesis of phyllocladanol (21) features a Lewis acid-catalyzed formal intramolecular [3 + 2] ...
Scheme 13: The recent advances of [3 + 2] annulation in natural product synthesis. (A) The preparation of melo...
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Scheme 1: Schematic representation of the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 2: Substrates included in this review.
Scheme 3: Commonly accepted mechanism for the Pauson–Khand reaction.
Scheme 4: Regioselectivity of the PKR.
Scheme 5: Variability at the acetylenic and olefinic counterpart.
Scheme 6: Pauson–Khand reaction of fluoroolefinic enynes reported by the group of Ishizaki [46].
Scheme 7: PKR of enynes bearing fluorinated groups on the alkynyl moiety, reported by the group of Ishizaki [46]....
Scheme 8: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes reported by the group of Billard [47].
Scheme 9: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes reported by the group of Billard [48].
Scheme 10: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes by the group of Bonnet-Delpon [49]. Reaction conditions: i) Co(CO)8 (1...
Scheme 11: Intramolecular PKR of 1,6-enynes reported by the group of Ichikawa [50].
Scheme 12: Intramolecular Rh(I)-catalyzed PKR reported by the group of Hammond [52].
Scheme 13: Intramolecular PKR of allenynes reported by the group of Osipov [53].
Scheme 14: Intramolecular PKR of 1,7-enynes reported by the group of Osipov [53].
Scheme 15: Intramolecular PKR of fluorine-containing 1,6-enynes reported by the Konno group [54].
Scheme 16: Diastereoselective PKR with enantioenriched fluorinated enynes 34 [55].
Scheme 17: Intramolecular PKR reported by the group of Martinez-Solorio [56].
Scheme 18: Fluorine substitution at the olefinic counterpart.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of fluorinated enynes 37 [59].
Scheme 20: Fluorine-containing substrates in PKR [59].
Scheme 21: Pauson Khand reaction for fluorinated enynes by the Fustero group: scope and limitations [59].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of chloro and bromo analogues [59].
Scheme 23: Dimerization pathway [59].
Scheme 24: Synthesis of fluorine-containing N-tethered 1,7-enynes [61].
Scheme 25: Intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered fluorinated 1,7-enynes [61].
Scheme 26: Examples of further modifications to the Pauson−Khand adducts [61].
Scheme 27: Asymmetric synthesis the fluorinated enynes 53.
Scheme 28: Intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered 1,7-enynes 53 [64].
Scheme 29: Intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered 1,7-enyne bearing a vinyl fluoride [64].
Scheme 30: Catalytic intramolecular PKR of chiral N-tethered 1,7-enynes [64].
Scheme 31: Model fluorinated alkynes used by Riera and Fustero [70].
Scheme 32: PKR with norbornadiene and fluorinated alkynes 58 [71].
Scheme 33: Nucleophilic addition/detrifluoromethylation and retro Diels-Alder reactions [70].
Scheme 34: Tentative mechanism for the nucleophilic addition/retro-aldol reaction sequence.
Scheme 35: Catalytic PKR with norbornadiene [70].
Scheme 36: Scope of the PKR of trifluoromethylalkynes with norbornadiene [72].
Scheme 37: DBU-mediated detrifluoromethylation [72].
Scheme 38: A simple route to enone 67, a common intermediate in the total synthesis of α-cuparenone.
Scheme 39: Effect of the olefin partner in the regioselectivity of the PKR with trifluoromethyl alkynes [79].
Scheme 40: Intermolecular PKR of trifluoromethylalkynes with 2-norbornene reported by the group of Konno [54].
Scheme 41: Intermolecular PKR of diarylalkynes with 2-norbornene reported by the group of Helaja [80].
Scheme 42: Intermolecular PKR reported by León and Fernández [81].
Scheme 43: PKR reported with cyclopropene 73 [82].
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Scheme 1: Scope of the propargylation reaction. Reactions were performed with the appropriate aldehyde (1 mmo...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of potassium allenyltrifluoroborate (4).
Scheme 3: Propargylation of aldehydes using potassium allenyltrifluoroborate (4).
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Figure 1: Various drugs having IP nucleus.
Figure 2: Participation percentage of various TMs for the syntheses of IPs.
Scheme 1: CuI–NaHSO4·SiO2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 2: Experimental examination of reaction conditions.
Scheme 3: One-pot tandem reaction for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridine.
Scheme 5: Copper-MOF-catalyzed three-component reaction (3-CR) for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 6: Mechanism for copper-MOF-driven synthesis.
Scheme 7: Heterogeneous synthesis via titania-supported CuCl2.
Scheme 8: Mechanism involving oxidative C–H functionalization.
Scheme 9: Heterogeneous synthesis of IPs.
Scheme 10: One-pot regiospecific synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 11: Vinyl azide as an unprecedented substrate for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 12: Radical pathway.
Scheme 13: Cu(I)-catalyzed transannulation approach for imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 14: Plausible radical pathway for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 15: A solvent-free domino reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 16: Cu-NPs-mediated synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 17: CuI-catalyzed synthesis of isoxazolylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 18: Functionalization of 4-bromo derivative via Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 19: A plausible reaction pathway.
Scheme 20: Cu(I)-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative C–H amidation reaction.
Scheme 21: One-pot synthetic reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 23: Cu(OAc)2-promoted synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 24: Mechanism for aminomethylation/cycloisomerization of propiolates with imines.
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Figure 3: Scope of pyridin-2(1H)-ones and acetophenones.
Scheme 26: CuO NPS-promoted A3 coupling reaction.
Scheme 27: Cu(II)-catalyzed C–N bond formation reaction.
Scheme 28: Mechanism involving Chan–Lam/Ullmann coupling.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of formyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 30: A tandem sp3 C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 31: Probable mechanistic approach.
Scheme 32: Dual catalytic system for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 33: Tentative mechanism.
Scheme 34: CuO/CuAl2O4/ᴅ-glucose-promoted 3-CCR.
Scheme 35: A tandem CuOx/OMS-2-based synthetic strategy.
Figure 4: Biomimetic catalytic oxidation in the presence of electron-transfer mediators (ETMs).
Scheme 36: Control experiment.
Scheme 37: Copper-catalyzed C(sp3)–H aminatin reaction.
Scheme 38: Reaction of secondary amines.
Scheme 39: Probable mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 40: Coupling reaction of α-azidoketones.
Scheme 41: Probable pathway.
Scheme 42: Probable mechanism with free energy calculations.
Scheme 43: MCR for cyanated IP synthesis.
Scheme 44: Substrate scope for the reaction.
Scheme 45: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 46: Probable mechanistic pathway for Cu/ZnAl2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 47: Copper-catalyzed double oxidative C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 48: Application towards different coupling reactions.
Scheme 49: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 50: Condensation–cyclization approach for the synthesis of 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 51: Optimized reaction conditions.
Scheme 52: One-pot 2-CR.
Scheme 53: One-pot 3-CR without the isolation of chalcone.
Scheme 54: Copper–Pybox-catalyzed cyclization reaction.
Scheme 55: Mechanistic pathway catalyzed by Cu–Pybox complex.
Scheme 56: Cu(II)-promoted C(sp3)-H amination reaction.
Scheme 57: Wider substrate applicability for the reaction.
Scheme 58: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 59: CuI assisted C–N cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 60: Probable reaction mechanism involving sp3 C–H amination.
Scheme 61: One-pot MCR-catalyzed by CoFe2O4/CNT-Cu.
Scheme 62: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 63: Synthetic scheme for 3-nitroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for CuBr-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 65: Regioselective synthesis of halo-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of diarylated compounds.
Scheme 68: CuBr2-mediated one-pot two-component oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 69: Decarboxylative cyclization route to synthesize 1,3-diarylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 70: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 71: C–H functionalization reaction of enamines to produce diversified heterocycles.
Scheme 72: A plausible mechanism.
Scheme 73: CuI-promoted aerobic oxidative cyclization reaction of ketoxime acetates and pyridines.
Scheme 74: CuI-catalyzed pathway for the formation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 75: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 76: Mechanistic rationale for the synthesis of products.
Scheme 77: Copper-catalyzed synthesis of vinyloxy-IP.
Scheme 78: Regioselective product formation with propiolates.
Scheme 79: Proposed mechanism for vinyloxy-IP formation.
Scheme 80: Regioselective synthesis of 3-hetero-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with different reaction su...
Scheme 81: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 82: CuI-mediated synthesis of 3-formylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 83: Radical pathway for 3-formylated IP synthesis.
Scheme 84: Pd-catalyzed urea-cyclization reaction for IPs.
Scheme 85: Pd-catalyzed one-pot-tandem amination and intramolecular amidation reaction.
Figure 5: Scope of aniline nucleophiles.
Scheme 86: Pd–Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 87: One-pot amide coupling reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 88: Urea cyclization reaction for the synthesis of two series of pyridines.
Scheme 89: Amidation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Figure 6: Amide scope.
Scheme 90: Pd NPs-catalyzed 3-component reaction for the synthesis of 2,3-diarylated IPs.
Scheme 91: Plausible mechanistic pathway for Pd NPs-catalyzed MCR.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of chromenoannulated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 93: Mechanism for the synthesis of chromeno-annulated IPs.
Scheme 94: Zinc oxide NRs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines/diazines.
Scheme 95: Zinc oxide-catalyzed isocyanide based GBB reaction.
Scheme 96: Reaction pathway for ZnO-catalyzed GBB reaction.
Scheme 97: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 98: ZnO NRs-catalyzed MCR for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines.
Scheme 99: Ugi type GBB three-component reaction.
Scheme 100: Magnetic NPs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 101: Regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines catalyzed by Fe-SBA-15.
Scheme 102: Plausible mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazopyridine.
Scheme 103: Iron-catalyzed synthetic approach.
Scheme 104: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation reaction.
Scheme 105: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 106: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-substituted imidazoles and alkynes.
Scheme 107: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 108: Rh(III)-catalyzed non-aromatic C(sp2)–H bond activation–functionalization for the synthesis of imid...
Scheme 109: Reactivity and selectivity of different substrates.
Scheme 110: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkynylation by Li et al.
Scheme 111: Suggested radical mechanism.
Scheme 112: Scandium(III)triflate-catalyzed one-pot reaction and its mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazo...
Scheme 113: RuCl3-assisted Ugi-type Groebke–Blackburn condensation reaction.
Scheme 114: C-3 aroylation via Ru-catalyzed two-component reaction.
Scheme 115: Regioselective synthetic mechanism.
Scheme 116: La(III)-catalyzed one-pot GBB reaction.
Scheme 117: Mechanistic approach for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine using LaMnO3 NPs under neat conditions.
Scheme 119: Mechanistic approach.
Scheme 120: One-pot 3-CR for regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxy-3-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 121: Formation of two possible products under optimization of the catalysts.
Scheme 122: Mechanistic strategy for NiFe2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 123: Two-component reaction for synthesizing imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 124: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 125: CuI-catalyzed arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 126: Mechanism for arylation reaction.
Scheme 127: Cupric acetate-catalyzed double carbonylation approach.
Scheme 128: Radical mechanism for double carbonylation of IP.
Scheme 129: C–S bond formation reaction catalyzed by cupric acetate.
Scheme 130: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 131: Control experiments for signifying the role of DMSO and oxygen.
Scheme 132: Mechanism pathway.
Scheme 133: Copper bromide-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 134: Extension of the substrate scope.
Scheme 135: Plausible radical pathway.
Scheme 136: Transannulation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 137: Plausible reaction pathway for denitrogenative transannulation.
Scheme 138: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 carbonylation reaction.
Scheme 139: Plausible mechanism for regioselective C-3 carbonylation.
Scheme 140: Alkynylation reaction at C-2 of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 141: Two-way mechanism for C-2 alkynylation of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 142: Palladium-catalyzed SCCR approach.
Scheme 143: Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction.
Scheme 144: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 145: A phosphine free palladium-catalyzed synthesis of C-3 arylated imidazopyridines.
Scheme 146: Palladium-mediated Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reaction.
Figure 7: Structure of the ligands optimized.
Scheme 147: Palladium acetate-catalyzed direct arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 148: Palladium acetate-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 149: Palladium acetate-catalyzed regioselective arylation reported by Liu and Zhan.
Scheme 150: Mechanism for selective C-3 arylation of IP.
Scheme 151: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with styrenes.
Scheme 152: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with acrylates.
Scheme 153: A two way mechanism.
Scheme 154: Double C–H activation reaction catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 155: Probable mechanism.
Scheme 156: Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling.
Scheme 157: Mechanistic cycle for decarboxylative arylation reaction.
Scheme 158: Ligand-free approach for arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 159: Mechanism for ligandless arylation reaction.
Scheme 160: NHC-Pd(II) complex assisted arylation reaction.
Scheme 161: C-3 arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with aryl bromides catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 162: Pd(II)-catalyzed C-3 arylations with aryl tosylates and mesylates.
Scheme 163: CDC reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 164: Plausible reaction mechanism for Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 165: Pd-catalyzed C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 166: Mechanism for C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 167: One-pot synthesis for 3,6-di- or 2,3,6-tri(hetero)arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 168: C–H/C–H cross-coupling reaction of IPs and azoles catalyzed by Pd(II).
Scheme 169: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 170: Rh-catalyzed C–H arylation reaction.
Scheme 171: Mechanistic pathway for C–H arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 172: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 173: Rh(III)-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 174: Rh(III)-mediated oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 175: Reactions showing functionalization of the product obtained by the group of Kotla.
Scheme 176: Mechanism for Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 177: Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation reaction.
Scheme 178: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 179: Annulation reactions of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 180: Two-way reaction mechanism for annulations reaction.
Scheme 181: [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2-catalyzed C–C bond formation reaction.
Scheme 182: Reported reaction mechanism.
Scheme 183: Fe(III) catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 184: SET mechanism-catalyzed by Fe(III).
Scheme 185: Ni(dpp)Cl2-catalyzed KTC coupling.
Scheme 186: Pd-catalyzed SM coupling.
Scheme 187: Vanadium-catalyzed coupling of IP and NMO.
Scheme 188: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 189: Selective C3/C5–H bond functionalizations by mono and bimetallic systems.
Scheme 190: rGO-Ni@Pd-catalyzed C–H bond arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 191: Mechanistic pathway for heterogeneously catalyzed arylation reaction.
Scheme 192: Zinc triflate-catalyzed coupling reaction of substituted propargyl alcohols.
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Scheme 1: Scope of the catalytic enantioselective Cr-mediated arylation of ketones.
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Scheme 1: Double reductive amination on aldehyde 2 allowed the synthesis of trihydroxypiperidines, among whic...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of key azide intermediate 4 through the double reductive amination strategy from “masked”...
Scheme 3: Tetravalent and nonavalent alkyne scaffolds.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the tetravalent adduct 7 by CuAAC reaction and its deprotection/purification process t...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of nonavalent adduct 11 by CuAAC reaction and its deprotection.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the monovalent iminosugar 15 by CuAAC reaction and subsequent deprotection of the hydr...
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Figure 1: Ruthenium alkylidene catalysts used in RRM processes.
Figure 2: General representation of various RRM processes.
Figure 3: A general mechanism for RRM process.
Scheme 1: RRM of cyclopropene systems.
Scheme 2: RRM of cyclopropene with catalyst 2. (i) catalyst 2 (2.5 mol %), ethylene (24, 1 atm), (ii) toluene...
Scheme 3: RRM of various cyclopropene derivatives with catalyst 2. (i) catalyst 2 (2.5 mol %), CH2Cl2 (c = 0....
Scheme 4: RRM of substituted cyclopropene system with catalyst 2.
Scheme 5: RRM of cyclobutene system with catalyst 2.
Scheme 6: RRM approach to various bicyclic compounds.
Scheme 7: RRM approach to erythrina alkaloid framework.
Scheme 8: ROM–RCM sequence to lactone derivatives.
Scheme 9: RRM protocol towards the synthesis of lactone derivative 58.
Scheme 10: RRM protocol towards the asymmetric synthesis of asteriscunolide D (61).
Scheme 11: RRM strategy towards the synthesis of various macrolide rings.
Scheme 12: RRM protocol to dipiperidine system.
Scheme 13: RRM of cyclopentene system to generate the cyclohexene systems.
Scheme 14: RRM of cyclopentene system 74.
Scheme 15: RRM approach to compound 79.
Scheme 16: RRM approach to spirocycles.
Scheme 17: RRM approach to bicyclic dihydropyrans.
Scheme 18: RCM–ROM–RCM cascade using non strained alkenyl heterocycles.
Scheme 19: First ROM–RCM–ROM–RCM cascade for the synthesis of trisaccharide 97.
Scheme 20: RRM of cyclohexene system.
Scheme 21: RRM approach to tricyclic spirosystem.
Scheme 22: RRM approach to bicyclic building block 108a.
Scheme 23: ROM–RCM protocol for the synthesis of the bicyclo[3.3.0]octene system.
Scheme 24: RRM protocol to bicyclic enone.
Scheme 25: RRM protocol toward the synthesis of the tricyclic system 118.
Scheme 26: RRM approach toward the synthesis of the tricyclic enones 122a and 122b.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of tricyclic and tetracyclic systems via RRM protocol.
Scheme 28: RRM protocol towards the synthesis of tetracyclic systems.
Scheme 29: RRM of the propargylamino[2.2.1] system.
Scheme 30: RRM of highly decorated bicyclo[2.2.1] systems.
Scheme 31: RRM protocol towards fused tricyclic compounds.
Scheme 32: RRM protocol to functionalized tricyclic systems.
Scheme 33: RRM approach to functionalized polycyclic systems.
Scheme 34: Sequential RRM approach to functionalized tricyclic ring system 166.
Scheme 35: RRM protocol to functionalized CDE tricyclic ring system of schintrilactones A and B.
Scheme 36: Sequential RRM approach to 7/5 fused bicyclic systems.
Scheme 37: Sequential ROM-RCM protocol for the synthesis of bicyclic sugar derivatives.
Scheme 38: ROM–RCM sequence of the norbornene derivatives 186 and 187.
Scheme 39: RRM approach toward highly functionalized bridge tricyclic system.
Scheme 40: RRM approach toward highly functionalized tricyclic systems.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of hexacyclic compound 203 by RRM approach.
Scheme 42: RRM approach toward C3-symmetric chiral trimethylsumanene 209.
Scheme 43: Triquinane synthesis via IMDA reaction and RRM protocol.
Scheme 44: RRM approach to polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 45: RRM strategy toward cis-fused bicyclo[3.3.0]carbocycles.
Scheme 46: RRM protocol towards the synthesis of bicyclic lactone 230.
Scheme 47: RRM approach to spiro heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 48: RRM approach to spiro heterocyclic compounds.
Scheme 49: RRM approach to regioselective pyrrolizidine system 240.
Scheme 50: RRM approach to functionalized bicyclic derivatives.
Scheme 51: RRM approach to tricyclic derivatives 249 and 250.
Scheme 52: RRM approach to perhydroindoline derivative and spiro system.
Scheme 53: RRM approach to bicyclic pyran derivatives.
Scheme 54: RRM of various functionalized oxanorbornene systems.
Scheme 55: RRM to assemble the spiro fused-furanone core unit. (i) 129, benzene, 55 °C, 3 days; (ii) Ph3P=CH2B...
Scheme 56: RRM protocol to norbornenyl sultam systems.
Scheme 57: Ugi-RRM protocol for the synthesis of 2-aza-7-oxabicyclo system.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of spiroketal systems via RRM protocol.
Scheme 59: RRM approach to cis-fused heterotricyclic system.
Scheme 60: RRM protocol to functionalized bicyclic systems.
Scheme 61: ROM/RCM/CM cascade to generate bicyclic scaffolds.
Scheme 62: RCM of ROM/CM product.
Scheme 63: RRM protocol to bicyclic isoxazolidine ring system.
Scheme 64: RRM approach toward the total synthesis of (±)-8-epihalosaline (300).
Scheme 65: Sequential RRM approach to decalin 304 and 7/6 fused 305 systems.
Scheme 66: RRM protocol to various fused carbocyclic derivatives.
Scheme 67: RRM to cis-hydrindenol derivatives.
Scheme 68: RRM protocol towards the cis-hydrindenol derivatives.
Scheme 69: RRM approach toward the synthesis of diversed polycyclic lactams.
Scheme 70: RRM approach towards synthesis of hexacyclic compound 324.
Scheme 71: RRM protocol to generate luciduline precursor 327 with catalyst 2.
Scheme 72: RRM protocol to key building block 330.
Scheme 73: RRM approach towards the synthesis of key intermediate 335.
Scheme 74: RRM protocol to highly functionalized spiro-pyran system 339.
Scheme 75: RRM to various bicyclic polyether derivatives.
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Figure 1: Cartoon of a divalent carbohydrate-scaffolded molecular architecture that allows control of the fle...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of carbohydrate-scaffolded dimeric thymine 7 and intramolecular photocycloaddition. The i...
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra (all in D2O, 500 MHz) of mannoside 7 (A) and of the irradiation product (8) after 3 ...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of carbohydrate-scaffolded dimeric glycothymine 13 and intramolecular photocycloaddition....
Figure 3: 1H NMR spectra (all in D2O, 500 MHz) of mannoside 13 (A) and of the irradiation product (14) after ...
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Figure 1: Requirements on absorption and emission spectral features of the photochromic and fluorescent units...
Figure 2: Bifunctional fluorescent-photochromic molecules 1 and 2.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of multichromophoric glucopyranoside 2.
Figure 3: Absorption and fluorescence spectra of compounds 6, 9, and 2 in CH3CN: (a) absorption spectrum of 6...
Figure 4: Absorption and fluorescence changes of compound 2 (1.0 μM in CH3CN) upon UV–visible irradiation: (a...
Figure 5: Partial 1H NMR spectra of compound 2 (11 μM in CD3CN/DMSO-d6 4:1) before and after increasing irrad...
Figure 6: (a) Fluorescence decays (λexc = 475 nm, λem = 610 nm) of compound 2-OF, and 2 after irradiation at ...
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 3-halo-2H-chromenes.
Figure 1: X-ray molecular structure of 2f.
Scheme 2: Gram-scale synthesis of 2f.
Scheme 3: Retaining propargylic chirality.
Scheme 4: Mechanistic basis postulated for the synthesis of 2.
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Figure 1: ORTEP structure of trans-2a.
Scheme 1: Formation of bicyclic dihydrosilole 2a under high concentration conditions.
Scheme 2: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 3: Reaction 1a with Et3GeH.
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Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis.
Scheme 2: Preparation of compound 5.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the cycloheptenone 4.
Scheme 4: Completion of the formal synthesis of clavukerin A.
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Figure 1: Boronolide (1), boronolide analogues 2–3 and gem-difluoromethylenated analogues 4–7.
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic analysis of target molecules 4–7.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of target molecules 4–5.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of target molecules 6–7.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 6, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.6
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: AlCl3-mediated reaction between amyl chloride and benzene as developed by Friedel and Crafts.
Figure 1: Most often used metal salts for catalytic FC alkylations and hydroarylations of arenes.
Figure 2: 1,1-diarylalkanes with biological activity.
Scheme 2: Alkylating reagents and side products produced.
Scheme 3: Initially reported TeCl4-mediated FC alkylation of 1-penylethanol with toluene.
Scheme 4: Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed FC benzylation of arenes.
Scheme 5: Reductive FC alkylation of arenes with arenecarbaldehydes.
Scheme 6: Iron(III)-catalyzed FC benzylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 7: A gold(III)-catalyzed route to beclobrate.
Scheme 8: Catalytic FC-type alkylations of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 9: Iron(III)-catalyzed synthesis of phenprocoumon.
Scheme 10: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed FC alkylation of benzyl alcohols developed by Rueping et al.
Scheme 11: (A) Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed intramolecular FC alkylation as an efficient route to substituted fulvenes. ...
Scheme 12: FC-type glycosylation of 1,2-dimethylindole and trimethoxybenzene.
Scheme 13: FC alkylation with highly reactive ferrocenyl- and benzyl alcohols. The reaction proceeds even with...
Scheme 14: Reductive FC alkylation of arenes with benzaldehyde and acetophenone catalyzed by the Ir-carbene co...
Scheme 15: Formal synthesis of 1,1-diarylalkanes from benzyl alcohols and styrenes.
Scheme 16: (A) Mo-catalyzed hydroarylation of styrenes and cyclohexenes. (B) Hydroalkylation–cyclization casca...
Scheme 17: Bi(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of styrenes with arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 18: BiCl3-catalyzed ene/FC alkylation reaction cascade – A fast access to highly arylated dihydroindene...
Scheme 19: Au(I)/Ag(I)-catalyzed hydroarylation of indoles with styrenes, aliphatic and cyclic alkenes.
Scheme 20: First transition-metal-catalyzed ortho-hydroarylation developed by Beller et al.
Scheme 21: (A) Ti(IV)-mediated rearrangement of an N-benzylated aniline to the corresponding ortho-alkylated a...
Scheme 22: Dibenzylation of aniline gives potentially useful amine-based ligands in a one-step procedure.
Scheme 23: FC-type alkylations with allyl alcohols as alkylating reagents – linear vs. branched product format...
Scheme 24: (A) First catalytic FC allylation and cinnamylation using allyl alcohols and its derivatives. (B) E...
Scheme 25: FC allylation/cyclization reaction yielding substituted chromanes.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of (all-rac)-α-tocopherol utilizing Lewis- and strong Brønsted-acids.
Scheme 27: Au(III)-catalyzed cinnamylation of arenes.
Scheme 28: “Exhaustive” allylation of benzene-1,3,5-triol.
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalyzed allylation of indole.
Scheme 30: Pd-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroloindoles from L-tryptophane.
Scheme 31: Ru(IV)-catalyzed allylation of indole and pyrroles with unique regioselectivity.
Scheme 32: Silver(I)-catalyzed intramolecular FC-type allylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 33: FC-type alkylations of arenes using propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 34: (A) Propargylation of arenes with stoichiometric amounts of the Ru-allenylidene complex 86. (B) Fir...
Scheme 35: Diruthenium-catalyzed formation of chromenes and 1H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyrans.
Scheme 36: Rhenium(V)-catalyzed FC propargylations as a first step in the total synthesis of podophyllotoxin, ...
Scheme 37: Scandium-catalyzed arylation of 3-sulfanyl- and 3-selanylpropargyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 1,3-diarylpropynes via direct coupling of propargyl trichloracetimidates and arenes.
Scheme 39: Diastereoselective substitutions of benzyl alcohols.
Scheme 40: (A) First diastereoselective FC alkylations developed by Bach et al. (B) anti-Selective FC alkylati...
Scheme 41: Diastereoselective AuCl3-catalyzed FC alkylation.
Scheme 42: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed alkylation of α-chiral benzyl acetates with silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 43: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed diastereoselective substitution of propargyl acetates.
Scheme 44: Nucelophilic substitution of enantioenriched ferrocenyl alcohols.
Scheme 45: First catalytic enantioselective propargylation of arenes.