Asymmetric synthesis of β-amino cyanoesters with contiguous tetrasubstituted carbon centers by halogen-bonding catalysis with chiral halonium salt

• Yasushi Yoshida,
• Maho Aono,
• Takashi Mino and
• Masami Sakamoto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 547–555, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.43

• tetrasubstituted carbon stereogenic centers [42][43][44][45][46]. In 2011, Shibasaki, Matsunaga and co-workers reported strontium or magnesium-catalyzed stereodivergent asymmetric Mannich reactions of an α-isothiocyanato ester with ketimines, which provided the products in excellent yields and

Recent advances in electrochemical copper catalysis for modern organic synthesis

• Yemin Kim and
• Won Jun Jang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 155–178, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.9

• , yielding an α-aryloxylation product 37. After their investigation of Cu-catalyzed electrochemical reactions, the same group further developed synergistic Cu/Ni catalysis for the stereodivergent electrooxidation of benzoxazolyl acetate (Figure 10) [59]. In this catalytic system, copper and nickel activate

• of Schiff bases with hydroquinones. Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu/Ni-catalyzed stereodivergent homocoupling of benzoxazolyl acetate. Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical amination. Scheme and proposed mechanism for Cu-catalyzed electrochemical azidation of N

Pyridine C(sp²)–H bond functionalization under transition-metal and rare earth metal catalysis

• Haritha Sindhe,
• Malladi Mounika Reddy,
• Karthikeyan Rajkumar,
• Akshay Kamble,
• Amardeep Singh,
• Anand Kumar and
• Satyasheel Sharma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 820–863, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.62

• . Except lately, in 2020, Chen and group [82] reported a Pd/Cu-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective synthesis of C2-alkenylated pyridines starting from internal alkynes 84 and pyridinium salts in a stereodivergent manner (Scheme 17a). The interesting part of this work was the switching of the alkene

The preparation and properties of 1,1-difluorocyclopropane derivatives

• Kymbat S. Adekenova,
• Peter B. Wyatt and
• Sergazy M. Adekenov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 245–272, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.25

• dibromo derivatives 135 when KBr was employed in a DCM/H2O 1:1 (v/v) mixed solvent. Alternatively, the bromohydroxylation and bromoamidation were also achieved simply by changing the solvent system [108]. Stereodivergent sets of conditions were devised to produce stereodefined (E,E)- and (E,Z

Azo-dimethylaminopyridine-functionalized Ni(II)-porphyrin as a photoswitchable nucleophilic catalyst

• Jannis Ludwig,
• Julian Helberg,
• Hendrik Zipse and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2119–2126, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.179

• , spiropyranes, and stilbenes [2]. Diarylethenes were reported in the context of photoswitchable catalysis as inhibitors of the Karstedt´s catalyst [3] and for pKa modulation in acid–base-controlled processes [4]. Molecular motors for stereodivergent anion binding catalysis [5], azopeptides for the acetylation

Stereodivergent approach in the protected glycal synthesis of L-vancosamine, L-saccharosamine, L-daunosamine and L-ristosamine involving a ring-closing metathesis step

• Pierre-Antoine Nocquet,
• Aurélie Macé,
• Frédéric Legros,
• Jacques Lebreton,
• Gilles Dujardin,
• Sylvain Collet,
• Arnaud Martel,
• Bertrand Carboni and
• François Carreaux

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2949–2955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.274

• 10.3762/bjoc.14.274 Abstract In this paper, a new access to several chiral 3-aminoglycals as potential precursors for glycosylated natural products is reported from a common starting material, (−)-methyl-L-lactate. The stereodivergent strategy is based on the implementation of a ring-closing metathesis of

A permutation approach to the assignment of the configuration to diastereomeric tetrads by comparison of experimental and ab initio calculated differences in NMR data

• Przemysław J. Boratyński

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2478–2485, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.245

• . Keywords: GIAO; NMR; stereochemistry assignment; Introduction In a stereodivergent synthesis [1] often two or more new stereocenters are created with or without control of stereochemistry and it is necessary to identify the configuration of the products. Any diastereomers exhibit disparate NMR spectra

A mechanochemical approach to access the proline–proline diketopiperazine framework

• Nicolas Pétry,
• Hafid Benakki,
• Eric Clot,
• Pascal Retailleau,
• Farhate Guenoun,
• Fatima Asserar,
• Chakib Sekkat,
• Thomas-Xavier Métro,
• Jean Martinez and
• Frédéric Lamaty

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2169–2178, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.217

• by cyclization provided the corresponding diketopiperazine 15a in 95% yield (from 13) or 80% yield (from 14). In this case, two carboxymethyl groups could participate in the cyclization providing two possible diastereomers 15a and 15b (Scheme 5). To our delight, this stereodivergent cyclization was

Iodination of carbohydrate-derived 1,2-oxazines to enantiopure 5-iodo-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,2-oxazines and subsequent palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions

• Michal Medvecký,
• Igor Linder,
• Luise Schefzig,
• Hans-Ulrich Reissig and
• Reinhold Zimmer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2898–2905, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.289

• studied syntheses and applications of 3,6-dihydro-2H-1,2-oxazines of type 3 [1][2]. These N,O-heterocycles are easily prepared in enantiopure form by a stereodivergent [3 + 3] cyclization of carbohydrate-derived nitrones 2 and lithiated alkoxyallenes 1 (Scheme 1) [3][4]. Subsequently we investigated

The direct oxidative diene cyclization and related reactions in natural product synthesis

• Juliane Adrian,
• Leona J. Gross and
• Christian B. W. Stark

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2104–2123, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.200

• diastereoisomeric THF diols in 67% yield (only major isomer 58b shown in Scheme 13). It is worth noting that this oxidative cyclization proceeded with high chemoselectivity leaving the remote C–C-double bond unreacted. For the formation of the adjacent THF ring different and stereodivergent strategies were studied

Modular synthesis of the pyrimidine core of the manzacidins by divergent Tsuji–Trost coupling

• Sebastian Bretzke,
• Stephan Scheeff,
• Felicitas Vollmeyer,
• Friederike Eberhagen,
• Frank Rominger and
• Dirk Menche

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1111–1121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.107

• urea-type cyclization precursor 19. Stereodivergent synthesis of 1,3-syn- and anti-tetrahydropyrimidinones [31]. Stereoselective synthesis of all possible stereoisomers of the manzacidin core amine by asymmetric addition to chiral tert-butanesulfinyl ketimines. Synthesis of the authentic cyclization

The Shono-type electroorganic oxidation of unfunctionalised amides. Carbon–carbon bond formation via electrogenerated N-acyliminium ions

• Alan M. Jones and
• Craig E. Banks

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3056–3072, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.323

• –Baylis–Hillman-type reaction [62]. Anodic methoxylation can be combined with biocatalytic approaches to prepare stereodivergent 4-hydroxypiperidines [63]. 3-Hydroxy-6-substituted piperidines inaccessible by conventional synthesis approaches can also be effectively synthesised by anodic methoxylation [64

First chemoenzymatic stereodivergent synthesis of both enantiomers of promethazine and ethopropazine

• Paweł Borowiecki,
• Daniel Paprocki and
• Maciej Dranka

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3038–3055, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.322

• derivatives by means of PBr3, and subsequently reacted with appropriate amine providing desired pharmacologically valuable (R)- and (S)-stereoisomers of title drugs in an ee range of 84–98%, respectively. The modular amination procedure is based on a solvent-dependent stereodivergent transformation of the

• columns. Keywords: ethopropazine; lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution; Mosher methodology; promethazine; stereodivergent synthesis; Introduction Since enantiomorphs of biologically active compounds exhibit significant differences in their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic behavior, optical purity of

• subsequently transformed into active pharmaceuticals 9 and 10 as (R)- and (S)-enantiomers afforded in high enantiopurity (84–98% ee) (Scheme 1) and in a stereodivergent fashion. Synthesis of the racemic 1-(10H-phenothiazin-10-yl)propan-2-ol (±)-3 and its acyl esters (±)-4a–c In the first step, racemic 1-(10H

A modular phosphate tether-mediated divergent strategy to complex polyols

• Paul R. Hanson,
• Susanthi Jayasinghe,
• Soma Maitra,
• Cornelius N. Ndi and
• Rambabu Chegondi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2332–2337, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.242

• five polyol fragments. Each of the product polyols bears a central 1,3-anti-diol subunit with differential olefinic geometries at the periphery. Keywords: phosphate-tether; one-pot; sequential processes; organophosphorus; polyol; stereodivergent; Introduction 1,3-anti-Diol subunits are a central

Concise, stereodivergent and highly stereoselective synthesis of cis- and trans-2-substituted 3-hydroxypiperidines – development of a phosphite-driven cyclodehydration

• Peter H. Huy,
• Julia C. Westphal and
• Ari M. P. Koskinen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 369–383, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.35

• Abstract A concise (5 to 6 steps), stereodivergent, highly diastereoselective (dr up to >19:1 for both stereoisomers) and scalable synthesis (up to 14 g) of cis- and trans-2-substituted 3-piperidinols, a core motif in numerous bioactive compounds, is presented. This sequence allowed an efficient synthesis

• piperidinols B in cis-configuration (dr >19:1 and 8:1, respectively), the sequences of Cossy and Pardo [35] and O´Brien [39] are stereodivergent. Nevertheless, the observed diastereomeric ratios are low (1:1 and 2.3:1 for trans-B, respectively) at least for one of the epimers. Considering the versatile

• pharmacological activities of compounds based on the 3-piperidinol scaffold, a step-economic, scalable and stereodivergent synthesis of both cis- and trans-diastereomers of B in good diastereoselectivities is highly desirable. In the syntheses of potentially new drug candidates scalability is a significant factor

Multigramme synthesis and asymmetric dihydroxylation of a 4-fluorobut-2E-enoate

• James A. B. Laurenson,
• John A. Parkinson,
• Jonathan M. Percy,
• Giuseppe Rinaudo and
• Ricard Roig

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2660–2668, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.301

• /deprotection chemistry, and in some cases, the availability of the precursor sugar. Some less common sugars are expensive and available in limited quantities. The alternative approach involves de novo stereodivergent synthesis, which elaborates small fluorinated building blocks using the reactions of modern

• chromatographic separations of diastereoisomers. The costs and benefits of the de novo approach were illustrated by our recent asymmetric, stereodivergent route to selected 6-deoxy-6-fluorohexoses in which we transformed a fluorinated hexadienoate 9 into the fluorosugars 6-deoxy-6-fluoro-L-idose, 6-fluoro-L

• across the C-4/C-5 alkenyl group exclusively, but the introduction of the fluorine atom at C-6 lowered the selectivity (10:11) to 5:1 with AD-mix-α and 4:1 with AD-mix-β. Nevertheless, de novo stereodivergent approaches are conceptually important and pave the way to wider ranges of more unnatural species

Stereodivergent synthesis of jaspine B and its isomers using a carbohydrate-derived alkoxyallene as C₃-building block

• Volker M. Schmiedel,
• Stefano Stefani and
• Hans-Ulrich Reissig

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2564–2569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.291

• therefore leads to a stereodivergent approach to the natural product and its enantiomer. The gold-catalyzed 5-endo-cyclization affords the corresponding dihydrofurans, which after separation, azidation of the enol ether moiety and two subsequent reduction steps give the natural product and its stereoisomers

• auxiliaries for the synthesis of enantiopure natural products such as preussin [39] and anisomycin [40] or in hetero Diels–Alder reactions [41][42]. For the stereodivergent synthesis of both enantiomers of jaspine B (1), we chose diacetoneglucose-derived alkoxyallene 11, which is easily accessible on gram

• material (Scheme 9). Conclusion We developed a stereodivergent synthesis of enantiopure jaspine B and three of its stereoisomers. Important knowledge could also be gained during the preparation of the racemic compounds. The carbohydrate-derived alkoxyallene 11 proved to be useful as a chiral C3-building

Metathesis access to monocyclic iminocyclitol-based therapeutic agents

• Ileana Dragutan,
• Valerian Dragutan,
• Carmen Mitan,
• Hermanus C.M. Vosloo,
• Lionel Delaude and
• Albert Demonceau

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 699–716, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.81

• was derived from the methyl ester of natural, enantiopure L-alanine. Having built the tetrahydropyridine scaffold 82 by RCM of 81 using the 2nd-generation Grubbs catalyst (5; 85% yield), Park et al. [66] were able to effect its stereodivergent dihydroxylation, via a common epoxide intermediate, to

Addition of lithiated enol ethers to nitrones and subsequent Lewis acid induced cyclizations to enantiopure 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans – an approach to carbohydrate mimetics

• Fabian Pfrengle and
• Hans-Ulrich Reissig

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 75, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.75

• Fabian Pfrengle Hans-Ulrich Reissig Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Takustrasse 3, D-14195 Berlin, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.6.75 Abstract A stereodivergent synthesis of enantiopure 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans is presented. The addition of lithiated enol ethers to carbohydrate

• to a tricarboxylic acid core. Keywords: aminopyrans; carbohydrate mimetics; Lewis acids; lithiated enol ethers; nitrones; oxidative cleavage; stereodivergent synthesis; Introduction The pyran structural motif can be found in numerous bioactive natural products. Possible strategies towards their

• enantiopure aminopyrans E (Scheme 1). The sequence of nucleophilic addition of lithiated enol ethers A to nitrones B and Lewis acid promoted cyclization of the resulting 1,3-dioxolanyl-substituted hydroxylamine derivatives C, delivered the enantiopure dihydropyrans D in a highly stereodivergent fashion [8

Understanding the mechanism of Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution of the cyclic difluorinated carbonates

• Jun Xu,
• Xiao-Long Qiu and
• Feng-Ling Qing

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 18, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.18

• ). Using the stereodivergent method of Kurosawa et al. [23], trans-trans dimer 8 and cis-cis dimer 9 were prepared in 74% and 86% yield by treatment of the chloride 7 with Pd(dba)2 using toluene and DMSO as the solvent, respectively. To our delight, the crystal of trans-trans dimer 8 was suitable for X-ray