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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 155–178, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.9
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Figure 1: General mechanisms of traditional and radical-mediated cross-coupling reactions.
Figure 2: Types of electrocatalysis (using anodic oxidation).
Figure 3: Recent developments and features of electrochemical copper catalysis.
Figure 4: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed alkynylation and annulation of benzamide.
Figure 5: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed asymmetric C–H alkynylation.
Figure 6: Scheme for Cu/TEMPO-catalyzed C–H alkenylation of THIQs.
Figure 7: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical enantioselective cyanation of b...
Figure 8: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical asymmetric heteroarylcyanation ...
Figure 9: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed enantioselective regiodivergent cross-dehydrogenativ...
Figure 10: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu/Ni-catalyzed stereodivergent homocoupling of benzoxazolyl acet...
Figure 11: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical amination.
Figure 12: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical azidation of N-arylenamines and annu...
Figure 13: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical halogenation.
Figure 14: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed asymmetric cyanophosphinoylation of vinylarenes.
Figure 15: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu/Co dual-catalyzed asymmetric hydrocyanation of alkenes.
Figure 16: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical diazidation of olefins.
Figure 17: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical azidocyanation of alkenes.
Figure 18: Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrophotochemical asymmetric decarboxylative cyan...
Figure 19: Scheme and proposed mechanism for electrocatalytic Chan–Lam coupling.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214
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Figure 1: Classification of LSF reactions in this review.
Scheme 1: C(sp2)–H trifluoromethylation of heteroarenes.
Scheme 2: C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H alkylation of complex molecules.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical oxidation-induced intermolecular aromatic C–H sulfonamidation.
Scheme 4: Bioconjugation of tyrosine with (a) phenothiazine and (b) urazole derivatives.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical iodoamination of indoles using unactivated amines.
Scheme 6: Allylic C(sp3)–H aminations with sulfonamides.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Site-selective electrooxidation of methylarenes to aromatic acetals.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical activation of C–H by electron-deficient W2C nanocrystals.
Scheme 10: α-Acyloxy sulfide preparation via C–H/OH cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 11: Aromatic C–H-bond thiolation.
Scheme 12: C(sp2)–H functionalization for the installation of sulfonamide groups.
Scheme 13: Preparation of (hetero)aryl chlorides and vinyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethane. aCu(OAc)2 (0.05 e...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical dual-oxidation enables access to α-chlorosulfoxides.
Scheme 15: Regio- and chemoselective formyloxylation–bromination/chlorination/trifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 16: Aziridine formation by coupling amines and alkenes.
Scheme 17: Formation of iminosulfide ethers via difunctionalization of an isocyanide.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-difunctionalized molecules via C–C-bond cleavage of arylcyclopropane.
Scheme 19: Electrooxidative amino- and oxyselenation of alkenes. VBImBr = 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide.
Scheme 20: Electrooxidative dehydrogenative [4 + 2] annulation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical cyclization combined with alkoxylation of triticonazole.
Scheme 22: Electrochemically tuned oxidative [4 + 2] annulation of olefins with hydroxamic acids.
Scheme 23: Electrosynthesis of indole derivatives via cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 24: Allylic C–H oxidation of mono-, di-, and sesquiterpenes.
Scheme 25: Oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 26: Fluorination of C(sp3)–H bonds. rAP = rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 27: C(sp3)–H α-cyanation of secondary piperidines.
Scheme 28: Selective electrochemical hydrolysis of hydrosilanes to silanols.
Scheme 29: Organocatalytic electrochemical amination of benzylic C–H bonds.
Scheme 30: Iodide ion-initiated anodic oxidation reactions.
Scheme 31: Mn(III/IV) electro-catalyzed C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 32: Tailored cobalt–salen complexes enable electrocatalytic intramolecular allylic C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 33: Cobalt–salen complexes-induced electrochemical (cyclo)additions.
Scheme 34: Electrochemical 1,2-diarylation of alkenes enabled by direct dual C–H functionalization of electron...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-electrocatalyzed atroposelective C–H annulation.
Scheme 36: Nickel-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H alkoxylation with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 37: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical enantioselective amination.
Scheme 38: Ruthenium-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H mono- and diacetoxylation.
Scheme 39: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed aryl-C–H phosphorylation enabled by anodic oxidation-induced reductive elimi...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric Lewis-acid catalysis for the synthesis of non-racemic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 41: Electrochemical enantioselective C(sp3)–H alkenylation.
Scheme 42: Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling.
Scheme 43: Ir-electrocatalyzed vinylic C(sp2)–H activation for the annulation between acrylic acids and alkyne...
Scheme 44: Electrochemical gold-catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp) coupling of alkynes and arylhydrazines.
Scheme 45: Photoelectrochemical alkylation of C–H heteroarenes using organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 46: Mn-catalyzed photoelectro C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 47: Photoelectrochemical undirected C–H trifluoromethylations of (Het)arenes.
Scheme 48: Photoelectrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling of heteroarenes with aliphatic C–H bonds.
Scheme 49: C–H amination via photoelectrochemical Ritter-type reaction.
Scheme 50: Photoelectrochemical multiple oxygenation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 51: Accelerated C(sp3)–H heteroarylations by the f-EPC system.
Scheme 52: Photoelectrochemical cross-coupling of amines.
Scheme 53: Birch electroreduction of arenes. GSW = galvanized steel wire.
Scheme 54: Electroreductive deuterations.
Scheme 55: Chemoselective electrosynthesis using rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 56: Electroreductive olefin–ketone coupling.
Scheme 57: Electroreductive approach to radical silylation.
Scheme 58: Electrochemical borylation of alkyl halides. CC = carbon close.
Scheme 59: Radical fluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Scheme 60: Electrochemical defluorinative hydrogenation/carboxylation.
Scheme 61: Electrochemical decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 62: Electrochemical decarboxylative Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling.
Scheme 63: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive relay cross-coupling.
Scheme 64: Electrochemical chemo- and regioselective difunctionalization of 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 65: Electrocatalytic doubly decarboxylative crosscoupling.
Scheme 66: Electrocatalytic decarboxylative crosscoupling with aryl halides.
Scheme 67: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive coupling of halides.
Scheme 68: Nickel-electrocatalyzed enantioselective carboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 69: Reductive electrophotocatalysis for borylation.
Scheme 70: Electromediated photoredox catalysis for selective C(sp3)–O cleavages of phosphinated alcohols to c...
Scheme 71: Stereoselective electro-2-deoxyglycosylation from glycals. MFE = methyl nonafluorobutyl ether.
Scheme 72: Electrochemical peptide modifications.
Scheme 73: Electrochemical α-deuteration of amides.
Scheme 74: Electrochemical synthesis of gem-diselenides.
Scheme 75: Site-selective electrochemical aromatic C–H amination.
Scheme 76: Electrochemical coupling of heteroarenes with heteroaryl phosphonium salts.
Scheme 77: Redox-neutral strategy for the dehydroxyarylation reaction.
Scheme 78: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–C(sp2) cross-coupling of benzyl trifluoroborate and halides....
Scheme 79: Paired electrocatalysis for C(sp3)–C(sp2) coupling.
Scheme 80: Redox-neutral strategy for amination of aryl bromides.
Scheme 81: Redox-neutral cross-coupling of aryl halides with weak N-nucleophiles. aProtocol with (+) RVC | RVC...
Scheme 82: Nickel-catalyzed N-arylation of NH-sulfoximines with aryl halides.
Scheme 83: Esterification of carboxylic acids with aryl halides.
Scheme 84: Electrochemically promoted nickel-catalyzed carbon–sulfur-bond formation. GFE = graphite felt elect...
Scheme 85: Electrochemical deoxygenative thiolation by Ni-catalysis. GFE = graphite felt electrode; NFE = nick...
Scheme 86: Electrochemical coupling of peptides with aryl halides.
Scheme 87: Paired electrolysis for the phosphorylation of aryl halides. GFE = graphite felt electrode, FNE = f...
Scheme 88: Redox-neutral alkoxyhalogenation of alkenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1416–1423, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.147
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Figure 1: Representative asymmetric Co–salen catalysts.
Scheme 1: Synthetic approach to our unsymmetrical Co–salen catalyst 2f for the asymmetric synthesis of α-aryl...
Scheme 2: Mechanochemical one-pot two-step synthesis of unsymmetrical salens 1a–h. Reaction conditions: salic...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of unsymmetrical metal–salen complexes 2. Reaction conditions a: metal acetate hydrate (1...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2186–2193, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.140
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Scheme 1: Literature-reported approaches to synthesise indene from MBH adducts [10-14].
Scheme 2: Proposed model for the intramolecular Friedel–Crafts cyclization.
Scheme 3: Reactions of azomethine imine 7a with 2-substituted 1H-indenes 6a and 6b.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 811–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.78
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Figure 1: Biologically relevant molecules made, used or derivatized by mechanochemistry.
Figure 2: Isomeric diacyl-sn-glycerols (DAGs).
Scheme 1: Synthetic route to access protected DAGs; PG = protecting group.
Scheme 2: Protection of glycidol (1) with TBDMSCl in the ball mill. MM = mixer mill, PBM = planetary ball mil...
Scheme 3: Cobalt-catalyzed epoxide ring-opening in the ball mill.
Scheme 4: Mechanosynthesis of DAGs 5.
Scheme 5: Conjugation of DAG 5a with 7-hydroxycoumarin (9).
Figure 3: UV−vis spectra of DAG 6a (dotted line) and conjugated DAGs 10a and 10a’ as a mixture (10a/10a’ 72:2...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2779–2788, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.255
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Figure 1: Structures of cobalt–salen complexes 1–4.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of dinuclear cobalt–salen complexes (R,R,S,S)-2 and (R,R,R,R)-2.
Figure 2: MALDI–TOF mass spectrum of the PO/PA copolymer. The low molecular weight copolymer for MS analysis ...
Scheme 2: Terpolymerization of PO, HO, and PA with (R,R,R,R)-1.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2259–2265, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.201
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Scheme 1: General mechanism of alkene hydrofunctionalization via HAT.
Scheme 2: Reduction of the alkenyl chloride 1 by HAT.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope of alkyl-aryl azo compound synthesis via HAT. Conditions: alkene (0.250 mmol), diaz...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2002–2011, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.175
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Figure 1: Examples of chiral bimetallic complexes utilized in asymmetric catalysis.
Figure 2: Previously reported bisoxazoline ligands capable of stabilizing bimetallic complexes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of naphthyridine–bisoxazoline ligand 16-H2.
Figure 3: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 16·Ni2(OAc)2. Hydrogen and s...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of naphthyridine–bisoxazoline ligand 22-H2.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of pyrazole–bisoxazoline ligand 25-H3.
Figure 4: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 25·Ni2(OAc). Hydrogen and so...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of pyrazole–bisoxazoline ligand 30-H3.
Figure 5: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 30·Pd2Br. Hydrogen and solva...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyridazine–bisoxazoline ligand 32-H2.
Figure 6: Thermal ellipsoid plot (50% probability) of the molecular structure of 32·Zn2Cl2. Hydrogen and solv...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of phenol–bisoxazoline ligand 34-H3.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1668–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.143
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Figure 1: Some sulfur-containing natural products.
Figure 2: Some natural products incorporating β-hydroxy sulfide moieties.
Figure 3: Some synthetic β-hydroxy sulfides of clinical value.
Scheme 1: Alumina-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides, ethers, amines and selenides from epoxides.
Scheme 2: β-Hydroxy sulfide syntheses by ring opening of epoxides under different Lewis and Brønsted acid and...
Scheme 3: n-Bu3P-catalyzed thiolysis of epoxides and aziridines to provide the corresponding β-hydroxy and β-...
Scheme 4: Zinc(II) chloride-mediated thiolysis of epoxides.
Scheme 5: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides under microwave irradiation.
Scheme 6: Gallium triflate-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides and one-pot oxidation.
Scheme 7: Thiolysis of epoxides and one-pot oxidation to β-hydroxy sulfoxides using Ga(OTf)3 as a catalyst.
Scheme 8: Ring opening of epoxide using ionic liquids under solvent-free conditions.
Scheme 9: N-Bromosuccinimide-catalyzed ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 10: LiNTf2-mediated epoxide opening by thiophenol.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric ring-opening of cyclohexene oxide with various thiols catalyzed by zinc L-tartrate.
Scheme 12: Catalytic asymmetric ring opening of symmetrical epoxides with t-BuSH catalyzed by (R)-GaLB (43) wi...
Scheme 13: Asymmetric ring opening of meso-epoxides by p-xylenedithiol catalyzed by a (S,S)-(salen)Cr complex.
Scheme 14: Desymmetrization of meso-epoxide with thiophenol derivatives.
Scheme 15: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of meso-epoxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chira...
Scheme 16: Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of stilbene oxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chi...
Scheme 17: Asymmetric desymmetrization of meso-epoxides using BINOL-based Brønsted acid catalysts.
Scheme 18: Lithium-BINOL-phosphate-catalyzed desymmetrization of meso-epoxides with aromatic thiols.
Scheme 19: Ring-opening reactions of cyclohexene oxide with thiols by using CPs 1-Eu and 2-Tb.
Scheme 20: CBS-oxazaborolidine-catalyzed borane reduction of β-keto sulfides.
Scheme 21: Preparation of β-hydroxy sulfides via connectivity.
Scheme 22: Baker’s yeast-catalyzed reduction of sulfenylated β-ketoesters.
Scheme 23: Sodium-mediated ring opening of epoxides.
Scheme 24: Disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybdate.
Scheme 25: Proposed reaction mechanism of disulfide bond cleavage-epoxide opening assisted by tetrathiomolybda...
Scheme 26: Cyclodextrin-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenes.
Scheme 27: Zinc-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from disulfides and alkenes.
Scheme 28: tert-Butyl hydroperoxide-catalyzed hydroxysulfurization of alkenes.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism of the radical hydroxysulfurization.
Scheme 30: Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfides.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of Rongalite-mediated synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides from styrenes and disulfid...
Scheme 32: Copper(II)-catalyzed synthesis of β-hydroxy sulfides 15e,f from alkenes and basic disulfides.
Scheme 33: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes.
Scheme 34: CuI-catalyzed acetoxysulfenylation reaction mechanism.
Scheme 35: One-pot oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfenylation of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 36: Proposed mechanism for the oxidative 1,2-acetoxysulfination of Baylis–Hillman products.
Scheme 37: 1,2-Acetoxysulfenylation of alkenes using DIB/KI.
Scheme 38: Proposed reaction mechanism of the diacetoxyiodobenzene (DIB) and KI-mediated 1,2-acetoxysulfenylat...
Scheme 39: Catalytic asymmetric thiofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes.
Scheme 40: Proposed catalytic cycle for asymmetric sulfenofunctionalization.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of thiosugars using intramolecular thiol-ene reaction.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of leukotriene C-1 by Corey et al.: (a) N-(trifluoroacetyl)glutathione dimethyl ester (3 ...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of pteriatoxins with epoxide thiolysis to attain β-hydroxy sulfides. Reagents: (a) (1) K2...
Scheme 44: Synthesis of peptides containing a β-hydroxy sulfide moiety.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of diltiazem (12) using biocatalytic resolution of an epoxide followed by thiolysis.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1389–1412, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.117
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Figure 1: Inherently chiral calix[4]arene-based phase-transfer catalysts.
Scheme 1: Asymmetric alkylations of 3 catalyzed by (±)-1 and (±)-2 under phase-transfer conditions.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of chiral calix[4]arene-based phase-transfer catalyst 7 and structure of O’Donnell’s N-be...
Scheme 3: Asymmetric alkylation of glycine derivative 3 catalyzed by calixarene-based phase-transfer catalyst ...
Figure 2: Calix[4]arene-amides used as phase-transfer catalysts.
Scheme 4: Phase-transfer alkylation of 3 catalyzed by calixarene-triamide 12.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of inherently chiral calix[4]arenes 20a/20b substituted at the lower rim. Reaction condit...
Scheme 6: Asymmetric Henry reaction between 21 and 22 catalyzed by 20a/20b.
Figure 3: Proposed transition state model of asymmetric Henry reaction.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of enantiomerically pure phosphinoferrocenyl-substituted calixarene ligands 27–29.
Scheme 8: Asymmetric coupling reaction of aryl boronates and aryl halides in the presence of calixarene mono ...
Scheme 9: Asymmetric allylic alkylation in the presence of calix[4]arene ligand (S,S)-29.
Figure 4: Structure of inherently chiral oxazoline calix[4]arenes applied in the palladium-catalyzed Tsuji–Tr...
Scheme 10: Asymmetric Tsuji–Trost reaction in the presence of calix[4]arene ligands 36–39.
Figure 5: BINOL-derived calix[4]arene-diphosphite ligands.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric hydrogenation of 41a and 41b catalyzed by in situ-generated catalysts comprised of [Rh(C...
Figure 6: Inherently chiral calix[4]arene 43 containing a diarylmethanol structure.
Scheme 12: Asymmetric Michael addition reaction of 44 with 45 catalyzed by 43.
Figure 7: Calix[4]arene-based chiral primary amine–thiourea catalysts.
Scheme 13: Asymmetric Michael addition of 48 with 49 catalyzed by 47a and 47b.
Scheme 14: Enantioselective Michael addition of 51 to 52 catalyzed by calix[4]arene thioureas.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of calix[4]arene-based tertiary amine–thioureas 54–56.
Scheme 16: Asymmetric Michael addition of 34 and 57 to nitroalkenes 49 catalyzed by 54b.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene bis-squaramide derivative 64.
Scheme 18: Asymmetric Michael addition catalyzed by 64.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of chiral p-tert-butylphenol analogue 68.
Figure 8: Novel prolinamide organocatalysts based on the calix[4]arene scaffold.
Scheme 20: Asymmetric aldol reactions of 72 with 70 and 71 catalyzed by 69b.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-based chiral organocatalysts 75 and 78 derived from L-prolin...
Scheme 22: Synthesis of upper rim-functionalized calix[4]arene-based L-proline derivative 83.
Scheme 23: Synthesis and proposed structure of Calix-Pro-MN (86).
Figure 9: Calix[4]arene-based L-proline catalysts containing ester, amide and acid units.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of calix[4]arene-based prolinamide 92.
Scheme 25: Calixarene-based catalysts for the aldol reaction of 21 with 70.
Scheme 26: Asymmetric aldol reactions of 72 with cyclic ketones catalyzed by calix[4]arene-based chiral organo...
Figure 10: A proposed structure for catalyst 92 in H2O.
Scheme 27: Synthetic route for organocatalyst 98.
Scheme 28: Asymmetric aldol reactions catalyzed by 99.
Figure 11: Proposed catalytic environment for catalyst 99 in the presence of water.
Scheme 29: Asymmetric aldol reactions between 94 and 72 catalyzed by 55a.
Scheme 30: Enantioselective Biginelli reactions catalyzed by 69f.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of calix[4]arene–(salen) complexes.
Scheme 32: Enantioselective epoxidation of 108 catalyzed by 107a/107b.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of inherently chiral calix[4]arene catalysts 111 and 112.
Scheme 34: Enantioselective MPV reduction.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of chiral calix[4]arene ligands 116a–c.
Scheme 36: Asymmetric MPV reduction with chiral calix[4]arene ligands.
Scheme 37: Chiral AlIII–calixarene complexes bearing distally positioned chiral substituents.
Scheme 38: Asymmetric MPV reduction in the presence of chiral calix[4]arene diphosphites.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of enantiomerically pure inherently chiral calix[4]arene phosphonic acid.
Scheme 40: Asymmetric aza-Diels–Alder reactions catalyzed by (cR,pR)-121.
Scheme 41: Asymmetric ring opening of epoxides catalyzed by (cR,pR)-121.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2747–2762, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.296
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of homopolymers containing ferrocenyl and tetraethylene glycol groups.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of redox-robust triazolylbiferrocenyl polymers 4.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of cobaltocenium-containing polymers by ROMP.
Scheme 4: Cobaltocenium-appending copolymers by the ROMP approach (X = PF6, Y = BPh4 or Cl).
Scheme 5: Cobalt-containing polymers by click and ROMP approach.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of new cobalt-integrating block copolymers.
Scheme 7: Two alternative routes for the synthesis of redox-active cobalticenium-tethered polyelectrolytes.
Scheme 8: Oxanorbornene monomers for the synthesis of Ru-containing polymers by ROMP.
Scheme 9: ROMP synthesis of Ru-containing homopolymers.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of diblock copolymers incorporating ruthenium.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of Ru triblock copolymers.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of cross-linked Ru-containing triblock copolymers.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of Ir-containing homopolymers by ROMP.
Scheme 14: Monomers for Ir- and Os-containing ROMP polymers.
Scheme 15: ROMP block copolymers integrating Ir in their side chains.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of Rh-containing block copolymers.
Scheme 17: Access to rhodocenium-containing metallopolymers by ROMP.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of homopolymers equipped with Cu coordination centers.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of Cu-containing copolymers (spacer = –(CH2)5–; >C=O).
Scheme 20: Synthesis of polynorbornene bearing a polyoxometalate (POM) cluster in the side chain.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of Eu-containing copolymers by a ROMP-based route.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1614–1623, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.176
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of cyclic and polycarbonates.
Figure 1: Bifunctional aluminium–salen complexes, including those studied in this work.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of salen ligands 8a and 8b.
Scheme 3: The preparation of aluminum complexes 1, 2 and 10.
Scheme 4: Possible formation of a dinuclear complex from 1 by treatment with H2O and Et3N.
Figure 2: MALDI–TOF spectrum of poly(hexene carbonate) prepared using catalyst 2. The peak at 565 Daltons cor...
Figure 3: GPC trace of poly(cyclohexene carbonate) prepared using catalyst 2. The chromatogram was obtained i...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1340–1351, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.144
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Scheme 1: Reaction of carbon dioxide with epoxide to yield alternating polycarbonates, polyethercarbonates or...
Scheme 2: Epoxide and CO2 copolymerisation by homogeneous Cr(III)– and Al(III)–salen complexes.
Figure 1: The tri-coordinated di-iminate zinc–alkoxide complex [(BDI)ZnOCH3].
Scheme 3: Heterogeneous zinc dicarboxylates for the copolymerisation of CO2 and epoxides. (* = End group of p...
Scheme 4: Backbiting mechanism for the formation of cyclic carbonates.
Scheme 5: Two-step pathway for the cycloaddition of propylene oxide and CO2 in the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-met...
Scheme 6: Formation of copper(I) cyanoacetate for the activation of CO2.
Scheme 7: Activation of CO2 by nucleophilic attack of bromide in the Re(I)-catalysed cycloaddition.
Scheme 8: Direct catalytic carboxylation of aliphatic compounds and arenes by rhodium(I)– and ruthenium(II)–p...
Scheme 9: Insertion of carbon dioxide into a metal–oxygen bond via a cyclic four-membered transition state. R...
Scheme 10: Facile CO2 uptake by zinc(II)–tetraazacycloalkanes.
Figure 2: The [(2-hydroxyethoxy)CoIII(salen)(L)] complex chosen as catalyst model for the calculations; 1: R1...
Figure 3: The two most relevant configurations of [(2-hydroxyethoxy)CoIII(salen)(L)] complexes. The left-hand...
Figure 4: Carbon dioxide insertion into the cobalt(III)–alkoxide bond of [(2-hydroxyethoxy)CoIII(salen)(L)] c...
Figure 5: Energy relationship between the activation barrier and the reaction energy of the CO2 incorporation...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1817–1825, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.191
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Scheme 1: Catalytic synthesis of organic (poly)carbonates from epoxides and CO2.
Figure 1: Structures of some metal complexes used as catalyst for (cyclic) organic carbonate synthesis.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanistic cycle for cyclic carbonate synthesis mediated by Zn(salphen) complexes in the ...
Figure 2: Typical 1H NMR spectrum of a sample of a crude mixture in CDCl3 (300 MHz) at rt.
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of cyclic carbonates mediated by an ammonium salt.
Figure 3: Double logarithmic plot and to determinate the order in NBu4I. Conditions: 1,2-epoxyhexane (10 mmol...
Figure 4: Double logarithmic plot to determine the order in binary catalyst Zn(salphen) 1/NBu4I in the presen...
Figure 5: Double logarithmic plot to determine the order in binary catalyst Zn(salphen) 1/NBu4I in the presen...
Figure 6: Double logarithmic plot to determine the order with respect to the binary system NBu4I/Zn complex 1...
Figure 7: Proposed association for complex 2 and schematic structure for bifunctional complex 9.
Figure 8: Double logarithmic plot to determine the order in Zn complex 2. Conditions: 1,2-epoxyhexane (10 mmo...
Scheme 4: On the left a dimetallic mechanism proposed for bifunctional catalyst 2 and on the right a monometa...
Figure 9: Double logarithmic plot to determine the order with respect to the bifunctional Zn complex 2 in the...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 1421–1435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.166
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Figure 1: Fluorinated substances of biomedical relevance.
Scheme 1: Enantioselective electrophilic fluorination catalyzed by TADDOLates K1, K2. TADDOL = α,α,α',α'-tetr...
Scheme 2: Halogenation of β-ketocarbonyl compounds: Importance of enolization and the potential role of a met...
Figure 2: Model substrates for catalytic fluorinations, with the degree of enolization determined by 1H NMR m...
Figure 3: 1H NMR (250 MHz) spectra of fluorination reaction mixtures diluted with CDCl3 and filtered. a) Full...
Scheme 3: Qualitative ordering of catalytic activity of several Lewis acids in the fluorination 1→1-F.
Scheme 4: Catalysis of the “neutral” fluorination of β-ketoesters with F–TEDA by Lewis acidic titanium comple...
Figure 4: Structure of the chiral ansa-metallocene [(EBTHI)Ti(OTf)2].
Figure 5: Electrophilic fluorinating reagents of the N–F-type. F–TEDA [27]; NFTh = 1-fluoro-4-hydroxy-1,4-diazoni...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted TADDOL ligands.
Scheme 6: Correlation experiments for the assignment of absolute configuration to fluorination products 11-F, ...
Scheme 7: Mechanistic scheme proposed, based on visual and spectroscopic observations. L = solvent, counterio...
Figure 6: 1H NMR spectra of a species of the type A, generated in CD3CN solution from K1 by ionization in the...
Figure 7: Steric model explaining the face selectivity observed in the titanium–TADDOLate complex catalyzed f...
Figure 8: Excerpt from the X-ray structure of a catalyst/substrate complex [Ti(1-naphthyl-TADDOLato)(β-ketoen...
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Synthesis and transformation of nonracemic silyl-protected cyanohydrins.
Figure 1: Highly active metal(salen) complexes for asymmetric cyanohydrin synthesis.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of cyclic carbonates.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of cyanohydrin trimethylsilyl ethers and acetates.
Scheme 4: Equilibrium between bimetallic and monometallic Ti(salen) complexes.
Figure 2: Second-order kinetics plot for the addition of TMSCN to benzaldehyde at 0 °C catalysed by complex 2...
Figure 3: Plot of k2obs against [2], showing that the reactions are first order with respect to the concentratio...
Figure 4: Eyring plot to determine the activation parameters for catalyst 2 in propylene carbonate. The red a...
Figure 5: 51V NMR spectra of complex 2 recorded at 50 °C. a) Spectrum in CDCl3; b) spectrum in CDCl3 with 500...
Figure 6: Structures consistent with the 51V NMR spectra.
Figure 7: Bimetallic aluminium(salen) complex for asymmetric cyanohydrin synthesis.
Figure 8: Rate determining transition states for asymmetric cyanohydrin synthesis: a) when Lewis base catalys...
Figure 9: Hammett correlations with catalyst 2 at 0 °C. Data in red are obtained in dichloromethane [52], whilst ...
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically important amines and quaternary ammonium salts: histamine (1), dopamine (2) and acetyl...
Figure 2: Crown ether 18-crown-6.
Figure 3: Conformations of 18-crown-6 (4) in solvents of different polarity.
Figure 4: Binding topologies of the ammonium ion depending on the crown ring size.
Figure 5: A “pseudorotaxane” structure consisting of 24-crown-8 and a secondary ammonium ion (5); R = Ph.
Figure 6: Typical examples of azacrown ethers, cryptands and related aza macrocycles.
Figure 7: Binding of ammonium to azacrown ethers and cryptands [111-113].
Figure 8: A 19-crown-6-ether with decalino blocking groups (11) and a thiazole-dibenzo-18-crown-6-ether (12).
Figure 9: 1,3-Bis(6-oxopyridazin-1-yl)propane derivatives 13 and 14 by Campayo et al.
Figure 10: Fluorescent azacrown-PET-sensors based on coumarin.
Figure 11: Two different pyridino-cryptands (17 and 18) compared to a pyridino-crown (19); chiral ammonium ion...
Figure 12: Pyridino-18-crown-6 ligand (21), a similar acridino-18-crown-6 ligand (22) and a structurally relat...
Figure 13: Ciral pyridine-azacrown ether receptors 24.
Figure 14: Chiral 15-crown-5 receptors 26 and an analogue 18-crown-6 ligand 27 derived from amino alcohols.
Figure 15: C2-symmetric chiral 18-crown-6 amino alcohol derivatives 28 and related macrocycles.
Figure 16: Macrocycles with diamide-diester groups (30).
Figure 17: C2-symmetric chiral aza-18-crown-6 ethers (31) with phenethylamine residues.
Figure 18: Chiral C-pivot p-methoxy-phenoxy-lariat ethers.
Figure 19: Chiral lariat crown ether 34.
Figure 20: Sucrose-based chiral crown ether receptors 36.
Figure 21: Permethylated fructooligosaccharide 37 showing induced-fit chiral recognition.
Figure 22: Biphenanthryl-18-crown-6 derivative 38.
Figure 23: Chiral lariat crown ethers derived from binol by Fuji et al.
Figure 24: Chiral phenolic crown ether 41 with “aryl chiral barriers” and guest amines.
Figure 25: Chiral bis-crown receptor 43 with a meso-ternaphthalene backbone.
Figure 26: Chromogenic pH-dependent bis-crown chemosensor 44 for diamines.
Figure 27: Triamine guests for binding to receptor 44.
Figure 28: Chiral bis-crown phenolphthalein chemosensors 46.
Figure 29: Crown ether amino acid 47.
Figure 30: Luminescent receptor 48 for bis-alkylammonium guests.
Figure 31: Luminescent CEAA (49a), a bis-CEAA receptor for amino acids (49b) and the structure of lysine bindi...
Figure 32: Luminescent CEAA tripeptide for binding small peptides.
Figure 33: Bis crown ether 51a self assembles co-operatively with C60-ammonium ion 51b.
Figure 34: Triptycene-based macrotricyclic dibenzo-[24]-crown-8 ether host 52 and guests.
Figure 35: Copper imido diacetic acid azacrown receptor 53a and the suggested His-Lys binding motif; a copper ...
Figure 36: Urea (54) and thiourea (55) benzo crown receptor for transport and extraction of amino acids.
Figure 37: Crown pyryliums ion receptors 56 for amino acids.
Figure 38: Ditopic sulfonamide bridged crown ether receptor 57.
Figure 39: Luminescent peptide receptor 58.
Figure 40: Luminescent receptor 59 for the detection of D-glucosamine hydrochloride in water/ethanol and lumin...
Figure 41: Guanidinium azacrown receptor 61 for simple amino acids and ditopic receptor 62 with crown ether an...
Figure 42: Chiral bicyclic guanidinium azacrown receptor 63 and similar receptor 64 for the enantioselective t...
Figure 43: Receptors for zwitterionic species based on luminescent CEAAs.
Figure 44: 1,10-Azacrown ethers with sugar podand arms and the anticancer agent busulfan.
Figure 45: Benzo-18-crown-6 modified β-cyclodextrin 69 and β-cyclodextrin functionalized with diaza-18-crown-6...
Figure 46: Receptors for colorimetric detection of primary and secondary ammonium ions.
Figure 47: Porphyrine-crown-receptors 72.
Figure 48: Porphyrin-crown ether conjugate 73 and fullerene-ammonium ion guest 74.
Figure 49: Calix[4]arene (75a), homooxocalix[4]arene (75b) and resorcin[4]arene (75c) compared (R = H, alkyl c...
Figure 50: Calix[4]arene and ammonium ion guest (R = H, alkyl, OAcyl etc.), possible binding sites; A: co-ordi...
Figure 51: Typical guests for studies with calixarenes and related molecules.
Figure 52: Lower rim modified p-tert-butylcalix[5]arenes 82.
Figure 53: The first example of a water soluble calixarene.
Figure 54: Sulfonated water soluble calix[n]arenes that bind ammonium ions.
Figure 55: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with a sulfonato-calix[6]arene (84b).
Figure 56: Amino acid inclusion in p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (84a).
Figure 57: Calixarene receptor family 86 with upper and lower rim functionalization.
Figure 58: Calix[6]arenes 87 with one carboxylic acid functionality.
Figure 59: Sulfonated calix[n]arenes with mono-substitution at the lower rim systematically studied on their r...
Figure 60: Cyclotetrachromotropylene host (91) and its binding to lysine (81c).
Figure 61: Calixarenes 92 and 93 with phosphonic acids groups.
Figure 62: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid (94a) and a double bridged analogue (94b).
Figure 63: Calix[4]arene tetraphosphonic acid ester (92c) for surface recognition experiments.
Figure 64: Calixarene receptors 95 with α-aminophosphonate groups.
Figure 65: A bridged homocalix[3]arene 95 and a distally bridged homocalix[4]crown 96.
Figure 66: Homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 97a and the Reichardt’s dye (97b) for colorimetric assays.
Figure 67: Chromogenic diazo-bridged calix[4]arene 98.
Figure 68: Calixarene receptor 99 by Huang et al.
Figure 69: Calixarenes 100 reported by Parisi et al.
Figure 70: Guest molecules for inclusion in calixarenes 100: DAP × 2 HCl (101a), APA (101b) and Lys-OMe × 2 HC...
Figure 71: Different N-linked peptido-calixarenes open and with glycol chain bridges.
Figure 72: (S)-1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol calixarene derivative 104 published by Kubo et al.
Figure 73: A chiral ammonium-ion receptor 105 based on the calix[4]arene skeleton.
Figure 74: R-/S-phenylalaninol functionalized calix[6]arenes 106a and 106b.
Figure 75: Capped homocalix[3]arene ammonium ion receptor 107.
Figure 76: Two C3 symmetric capped calix[6]arenes 108 and 109.
Figure 77: Phosphorous-containing rigidified calix[6]arene 110.
Figure 78: Calix[6]azacryptand 111.
Figure 79: Further substituted calix[6]azacryptands 112.
Figure 80: Resorcin[4]arene (75c) and the cavitands (113).
Figure 81: Tetrasulfonatomethylcalix[4]resorcinarene (114).
Figure 82: Resorcin[4]arenes (115a/b) and pyrogallo[4]arenes (115c, 116).
Figure 83: Displacement assay for acetylcholine (3) with tetracyanoresorcin[4]arene (117).
Figure 84: Tetramethoxy resorcinarene mono-crown-5 (118).
Figure 85: Components of a resorcinarene based displacement assay for ammonium ions.
Figure 86: Chiral basket resorcin[4]arenas 121.
Figure 87: Resorcinarenes with deeper cavitand structure (122).
Figure 88: Resorcinarene with partially open deeper cavitand structure (123).
Figure 89: Water-stabilized deep cavitands with partially structure (124, 125).
Figure 90: Charged cavitands 126 for tetralkylammonium ions.
Figure 91: Ditopic calix[4]arene receptor 127 capped with glycol chains.
Figure 92: A calix[5]arene dimer for diammonium salt recognition.
Figure 93: Calixarene parts 92c and 129 for the formation molecular capsules.
Figure 94: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by two resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe4+@[75c]2 × Cl−...
Figure 95: Encapsulation of a quaternary ammonium cation by six resorcin[4]arene molecules (NMe3D+@[130]6 × Cl−...
Figure 96: Structure and schematic of cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6], 131a).
Figure 97: Cyclohexanocucurbit[6]uril (CB′[6], 132) and the guest molecule spermine (133).
Figure 98: α,α,δ,δ-Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (134).
Figure 99: Structure of the cucurbituril-phthalhydrazide analogue 135.
Figure 100: Organic cavities for the displacement assay for amine differentiation.
Figure 101: Displacement assay methodology for diammonium- and related guests involving cucurbiturils and some ...
Figure 102: Nor-seco-Cucurbituril (±)-bis-ns-CB[6] (140) and guest molecules.
Figure 103: The cucurbit[6]uril based complexes 141 for chiral discrimination.
Figure 104: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) and its ferrocene guests (142) opposed.
Figure 105: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) guest inclusion and representative guests.
Figure 106: Cucurbit[7]uril (131c) binding to succinylcholine (145) and different bis-ammonium and bis-phosphon...
Figure 107: Paraquat-cucurbit[8]uril complex 149.
Figure 108: Gluconuril-based ammonium receptors 150.
Figure 109: Examples of clefts (151a), tweezers (151b, 151c, 151d) and clips (151e).
Figure 110: Kemp’s triacid (152a), on example of Rebek’s receptors (152b) and guests.
Figure 111: Amino acid receptor (154) by Rebek et al.
Figure 112: Hexagonal lattice designed hosts by Bell et al.
Figure 113: Bell’s amidinium receptor (156) and the amidinium ion (157).
Figure 114: Aromatic phosphonic acids.
Figure 115: Xylene phosphonates 159 and 160a/b for recognition of amines and amino alcohols.
Figure 116: Bisphosphonate recognition motif 161 for a colorimetric assay with alizarin complexone (163) for ca...
Figure 117: Bisphosphonate/phosphate clip 164 and bisphosphonate cleft 165.
Figure 118: N-Methylpyrazine 166a, N-methylnicotinamide iodide (166b) and NAD+ (166c).
Figure 119: Bisphosphate cavitands.
Figure 120: Bisphosphonate 167 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 121: Tweezer 168 for noradrenaline (80b).
Figure 122: Different tripods and heparin (170).
Figure 123: Squaramide based receptors 172.
Figure 124: Cage like NH4+ receptor 173 of Kim et al.
Figure 125: Ammonium receptors 174 of Chin et al.
Figure 126: 2-Oxazolin-based ammonium receptors 175a–d and 176 by Ahn et al.
Figure 127: Racemic guest molecules 177.
Figure 128: Tripods based on a imidazole containing macrocycle (178) and the guest molecules employed in the st...
Figure 129: Ammonium ion receptor 180.
Figure 130: Tetraoxa[3.3.3.3]paracyclophanes 181 and a cyclophanic tetraester (182).
Figure 131: Peptidic bridged paraquat-cyclophane.
Figure 132: Shape-selective noradrenaline host.
Figure 133: Receptor 185 for binding of noradrenaline on surface layers from Schrader et al.
Figure 134: Tetraphosphonate receptor for binding of noradrenaline.
Figure 135: Tetraphosphonate 187 of Schrader and Finocchiaro.
Figure 136: Zinc-Porphyrin ammonium-ion receptors 188 and 189 of Mizutani et al.
Figure 137: Zinc porphyrin receptor 190.
Figure 138: Zinc porphyrin receptors 191 capable of amino acid binding.
Figure 139: Zinc-porphyrins with amino acid side chains for stereoinduction.
Figure 140: Bis-zinc-bis-porphyrin based on Tröger’s base 193.
Figure 141: BINAP-zinc-prophyrin derivative 194 and it’s guests.
Figure 142: Bisaryl-linked-zinc-porphyrin receptors.
Figure 143: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 199 for diamine recognition and guests.
Figure 144: Bis-zinc-porphyrin crown ether 201.
Figure 145: Bis-zinc-porphyrin 202 for stereodiscrimination (L = large substituent; S = small substituent).
Figure 146: Bis-zinc-porphyrin[3]rotaxane and its copper complex and guests.
Figure 147: Dien-bipyridyl ligand 206 for co-ordination of two metal atoms.
Figure 148: The ligand and corresponding tetradentate co-complex 207 serving as enantioselective receptor for a...
Figure 149: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) complex 208 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 150: Zinc-salen-complexes 209 for the recognition tertiary amines.
Figure 151: Bis(oxazoline)–copper(II) 211 for the recognition of amino acids in aqueous solution.
Figure 152: Zn(II)-complex of a C2 terpyridine crown ether.
Figure 153: Displacement assay and receptor for aspartate over glutamate.
Figure 154: Chiral complex 214 for a colorimetric displacement assay for amino acids.
Figure 155: Metal complex receptor 215 with tripeptide side arms.
Figure 156: A sandwich complex 216 and its displaceable dye 217.
Figure 157: Lanthanide complexes 218–220 for amino acid recognition.
Figure 158: Nonactin (221), valinomycin (222) and vancomycin (223).
Figure 159: Monesin (224a) and a chiral analogue for enantiodiscrimination of ammonium guests (224b).
Figure 160: Chiral podands (226) compared to pentaglyme-dimethylether (225) and 18-crown-6 (4).
Figure 161: Lasalocid A (228).
Figure 162: Lasalocid derivatives (230) of Sessler et al.
Figure 163: The Coporphyrin I tetraanion (231).
Figure 164: Linear and cyclic peptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 165: Cyclic and bicyclic depsipeptides for ammonium ion recognition.
Figure 166: α-Cyclodextrin (136a) and novocaine (236).
Figure 167: Helical diol receptor 237 by Reetz and Sostmann.
Figure 168: Ammonium binding spherand by Cram et al. (238a) and the cyclic[6]metaphenylacetylene 238b in compar...
Figure 169: Receptor for peptide backbone and ammonium binding (239).
Figure 170: Anion sensor principle with 3-hydroxy-2-naphthanilide of Jiang et al.
Figure 171: 7-bromo-3-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)naphthalene 2-carboxamide (241) and its amine binding.
Figure 172: Naturally occurring catechins with affinity to quaternary ammonium ions.
Figure 173: Spiropyran (244) and merocyanine form (244a) of the amino acid receptors of Fuji et al.
Figure 174: Coumarin aldehyde (245) and its iminium species with amino acid bound (245a) by Glass et al.
Figure 175: Coumarin aldehyde appended with boronic acid.
Figure 176: Quinolone aldehyde dimers by Glass et al.
Figure 177: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptors with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motifs.
Figure 178: Chromogenic ammonium ion receptor with trifluoroacetophenone recognition motif bound on different m...