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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 830–838, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.66
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Scheme 1: Reaction pathway for synthesizing NH-substituted, methylated-, and acetylated arylazopyrazoles. Con...
Figure 1: UV–vis absorption spectra of selected NAc-PAP derivatives in CH3CN. The strong π→π* can be observed...
Figure 2: A) Time-resolved UV–vis absorption spectra of NAc-PAP-CN upon 365 nm irradiation (12.5 µM in CH3CN,...
Figure 3: Hammett plot of NAc-PAP derivatives.
Figure 4: Eyring plots for NAc-PAP-CN and NAc-PAP-OMe.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 727–735, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.56
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Figure 1: Structure-guided approach for engineering the (non-covalent) fluorescent light-up aptamer Pepper in...
Scheme 1: Chemical structures of the HBC dye family [7]. Variations to HBC530 highlighted in red color. All dyes...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of bromoalkyl HBC derivatives 7, 8, and 9.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the HBC ether derivative 11.
Figure 2: Pepper aptamer reacts with different HBC derivatives. Chemical structures of the HBC derivatives us...
Scheme 4: Derivatization of the HBC fluorophore 5 to generate handles with distinct electrophilic groups.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of mesylated HBC fluorophores 16, 17, and 18.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the bifunctional HBC fluorophore 22. For an application of 22 (pulldown of circular Pe...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 458–472, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.33
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Figure 1: The Grotthuss–Draper, Einstein–Stark, and Beer–Lambert laws. T: transmittance; ε: molar attenuation...
Figure 2: The benefits of merging photochemistry with mechanochemical setups (top). Most common setups for ph...
Scheme 1: Mechanochemically triggered pedal-like motion in solid-state [2 + 2] photochemical cycloaddition fo...
Scheme 2: Mechanically promoted [2 + 2] photodimerization of trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (2.1) via supra...
Scheme 3: Photo-thermo-mechanosynthesis of quinolines [65].
Scheme 4: Study of the mechanically assisted [2 + 2] photodimerization of chalcone [66].
Scheme 5: Liquid-assisted vortex grinding (LAVG) for the synthesis of [2.2]paracyclophane [68].
Scheme 6: Photomechanochemical approach for the riboflavin tetraacetate-catalyzed photocatalytic oxidation of...
Scheme 7: Photomechanochemical oxidation of 1,2-diphenylethyne to benzil. The photo in Scheme 7 was republished with ...
Scheme 8: Photomechanochemical borylation of aryldiazonium salts. The photo in Scheme 8 was reproduced from [72] (© 2017 ...
Scheme 9: Photomechanochemical control over stereoselectivity in the [2 + 2] dimerization of acenaphthylene. ...
Scheme 10: Photomechanochemical synthesis of polyaromatic compounds using UV light. The photo in Scheme 10 was reproduc...
Scheme 11: Mechanically assisted photocatalytic reactions: A) atom-transfer-radical addition, B) pinacol coupl...
Scheme 12: Use of mechanoluminescent materials as photon sources for photomechanochemistry. SAOED: SrAl2O4:Eu2+...
Figure 3: SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of photomechanochemistry.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3026–3049, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.252
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Figure 1: Overview of the CD-based rotaxane as a polymer material covered in this review.
Figure 2: CD structure.
Figure 3: Typical pathway for synthesizing CD-based rotaxanes.
Scheme 1: (A) Synthesis of α-CD-based [2]rotaxane via a metal–ligand complex. (B) Chemical structures of meth...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of α-CD-based polyrotaxane.
Scheme 3: Facile [3]rotaxane synthesis by the urea end-capping method.
Figure 4: (A) Single-crystal structure of α-CD-based [3]rotaxane 3 and PMα-CD-based [3]rotaxane 4. (B) Schema...
Figure 5: Structural control of CD-based [2]rotaxane via (A) light irradiation and (B) light irradiation and ...
Figure 6: Relationship among the plus–minus signs of ICD, the position of the guest molecule, and the axis of...
Figure 7: Structural control of CD-based rotaxane via (A) redox reaction and (B) in a solvent.
Scheme 4: (A) Synthesis of pseudopolyrotaxane bearing an ABA triblock copolymer as an axle. (B) Two synthetic...
Scheme 5: Slippage of size-complementary rotaxanes.
Figure 8: (A) Reversible formation of the CD-based [2]rotaxane. (B) Deslipping reaction of the CD-based size-...
Figure 9: (A) Chemical structures of [3]rotaxanes 2 and 3. (B) Schematic of the deslipping reaction of [3]rot...
Figure 10: (A) Modification of the axle ends of [3]rotaxane by (1) bromination and (2) the Suzuki coupling rea...
Figure 11: (A) ICD spectra of [3]rotaxanes bearing acylated (top) and conventional (bottom) CDs. (B) Schematic...
Figure 12: Synthesis of macromolecular[3]rotaxane via a size-complementary protocol.
Figure 13: Conjugated polymer insulated by (A) β-CD. (B) Triphenylamine-substituted β-CD.
Figure 14: Synthesis of the VSC and successive rotaxane-crosslinked polymer (RCP) preparation.
Figure 15: (A) Chemical structure of the [3]rotaxane crosslinker (RC). (B) Schematic of the synthesis and de-c...
Figure 16: (A) Random vinylation of the CD-based [3]rotaxane; (B) Schematic of the reaction between α-CD and m...
Figure 17: (A) Aggregation of CD-based [3]rotaxane. (B) Schematic of the plausible mechanism of the aggregatio...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1590–1603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.142
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Scheme 1: Illustration of the reversible visible-light-controlled ring closure and thermal-driven ring-openin...
Scheme 2: Synthetic pathway to DAn.
Figure 1: UV–vis-absorption-spectral changes of DAn in THF solution (20 μM). (a) DA11, (c) DA7, (e) DA6 solut...
Figure 2: UV–vis absorption spectra of DAn in aqueous solution (43 μM). (a) DA11 (inset: enlarged 400–480 nm ...
Figure 3: TEM images of freshly prepared aqueous solutions before irradiation of (a) DA11 (0.25 wt %, 4.1 mM)...
Figure 4: Photograph of a freshly prepared aqueous DA11 solution (82.0 mM) ejected into a shallow pool of CaCl...
Figure 5: Photographs of macroscopic soft scaffolds prepared from aqueous solutions of (a) DA11 (32.9 mM), (c...
Figure 6: Macroscopic soft DAn scaffolds fabricated by the shear-flow method. Images taken during fluorescenc...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1286–1291, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.111
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Scheme 1: (a) Oxidative hydrolysis of styrene or stilbene type haloalkenes. (b) Fate of unsymmetrical dialkyl...
Scheme 2: Substrate scope. Unless otherwise stated 0.2 mmol of 1 was used and the isolated yields are given.
Scheme 3: Proposed catalytic cycle.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1236–1245, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.106
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Scheme 1: Left: Reaction mechanism of the 3-CR with Aza-H as the photocatalyst. Potentials are given vs SCE. ...
Figure 1: A) Room-temperature absorption (black) and emission (yellow) spectra of Aza-H recorded in MeCN/H2O ...
Figure 2: Mechanistic LFP experiments of 25 µM Aza-H with 4CP in MeCN/H2O (9:1) after 355 nm laser pulses. A)...
Figure 3: Mechanistic investigations of Aza-H with TsNa by LFP studies. A) Transient absorption measurements ...
Figure 4: Data sets employed for the calculation ΦISC of Aza-H based on the ground state bleach of Rubpy as t...
Figure 5: Stilbene isomerization and additional energy transfer experiments. A) and B) Triplet quenching expe...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 701–713, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.64
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Scheme 1: Overview of homopropargylic azides importance and strategies for azido-alkynylation.
Scheme 2: Screening of nucleophilic alkynes and investigation of the photocatalyst solubility. n.o = not obse...
Scheme 3: Selected scope entries of the azido-alkynylation. The data were already published in ref. [45].
Scheme 4: Unsuccessful examples. The conditions used are the same as in Scheme 3. The yields reported were determined...
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 504–539, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.45
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Figure 1: Principle of switchable molecular tweezers.
Figure 2: Principle of pH-switchable molecular tweezers 1 [19].
Figure 3: a) pH-Switchable tweezers 2 substituted with alkyl chains as switchable lipids. b) Schematic depict...
Figure 4: Modification of spectral properties of 3 by controlled induction of Pt–Pt interactions.
Figure 5: Conformational switching of di(hydroxyphenyl)pyrimidine-based tweezer 4 upon alkylation or fluoride...
Figure 6: Hydrazone-based pH-responsive tweezers 5 for mesogenic modulation.
Figure 7: pH-Switchable molecular tweezers 6 bearing acridinium moieties.
Figure 8: a) Terpyridine and pyridine-hydrazone-pyridine analogs molecular tweezers and b) extended pyridine ...
Figure 9: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with M–salphen arms and their field of application. Figure 9 was adapt...
Figure 10: a) Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers for diphosphate recognition [48]; b) bishelicene chiroptical te...
Figure 11: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with allosteric cooperative binding.
Figure 12: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers presenting closed by default conformation.
Figure 13: Pyridine-pyrimidine-pyridine-based molecular tweezers.
Figure 14: Coordination-responsive molecular tweezers based on nitrogen-containing ligands.
Figure 15: Molecular tweezers exploiting the remote bipyridine or pyridine binding to trigger the conformation...
Figure 16: Bipyridine-based molecular tweezers exploiting the direct s-trans to s-cis-switching for a) anion b...
Figure 17: a) Podand-based molecular tweezers [66,67]. b) Application of tweezers 32 for the catalytic allosteric reg...
Figure 18: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers based on calix[4]pyrrole.
Figure 19: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers.
Figure 20: a) Principle of the weak link approach (WLA) developed by Mirkin and its application to b) symmetri...
Figure 21: Molecular tweezers as allosteric catalyst in asymmetric epoxide opening [80].
Figure 22: Allosteric regulation of catalytic activity in ring-opening polymerization with double tweezers 41.
Figure 23: a) Conformational switching of 42 by intramolecular –S–S– bridge formation. b) Shift of conformatio...
Figure 24: a) Redox-active glycoluril-TTF tweezers 44. b) Mechanism of stepwise oxidation of said tweezers wit...
Figure 25: Mechanism of formation of the mixed-valence dimers of tweezers 45.
Figure 26: Mechanism of carbohydrate liberation upon redox-mediated conformation switching of 46.
Figure 27: a) The encapsulation properties of 47 as well as the DCTNF release process from its host–guest comp...
Figure 28: Redox-active bipyridinium-based tweezers. a) With a ferrocenyl hinge 49, b) with a propyl hinge 50 ...
Figure 29: Redox-active calix[4]arene porphyrin molecular tweezers.
Figure 30: a) Mechanism of the three orthogonal stimuli. b) Cubic scheme showing the eight different states of ...
Figure 31: Redox-controlled molecular gripper based on a diquinone resorcin[4]arene.
Figure 32: a) Shinkai's butterfly tweezers and their different host–guest properties depending on the isomer. ...
Figure 33: Cyclam-tethered tweezers and their different host–guest complexes depending on their configuration.
Figure 34: Azobenzene-based catalytic tweezers.
Figure 35: Photoswitchable PIEZO channel mimic.
Figure 36: Stilbene-based porphyrin tweezers for fullerene recognition.
Figure 37: Stiff-stilbene-based tweezers with urea or thiourea functional units for a) anion binding, b) anion...
Figure 38: Feringa’s photoswitchable organocatalyst (a) and different catalyzed reactions with that system (b)....
Figure 39: a) Irie and Takeshita’s thioindigo-based molecular tweezers. b) Family of hemithioindigo-based mole...
Figure 40: Dithienylethylene crown ether-bearing molecular tweezers reported by Irie and co-workers.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1055–1145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.81
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Figure 1: Oxidative and reductive activations of organic compounds harvesting photoredox catalysis.
Figure 2: General catalytic cycles of radical ion conPET (left) and radical ion e-PRC (right).
Figure 3: “Beginner’s guide”: comparison between advantages, capacities, and prospectives of conPET and PEC.
Figure 4: A) conPET reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides with PDI. B) Reductive C–H arylation with pyrrol...
Figure 5: A) Chromoselective mono- and disubstitution or polybrominated pyrimidines with pyrroles. B) Sequent...
Figure 6: A) Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines. B) Synthesis of ullazines.
Figure 7: A) Reductive phosphorylation of aryl halides via conPET. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 8: A) Reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides via conPET and selected examples from the substrate sco...
Figure 9: A) Reductive C–H arylation of aryl halides via conPET (top) and selected examples from the substrat...
Figure 10: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the su...
Figure 11: A) Reductive hydrodechlorination of aryl chlorides with 4-DPAIPN. B) Proposed formation of CO2•−. C...
Figure 12: A) Reductive conPET borylation with 3CzEPAIPN (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope ...
Figure 13: Scale-up of conPET phosphorylation with 3CzEPAIPN.
Figure 14: A) Borylation of 1d. B) Characteristics and structure of PC1 with green and red parts showing the l...
Figure 15: A) Reductive C–H arylation scope with polysulfide conPET (top) and selected examples from the subst...
Figure 16: Scale-up of A) C–H arylation and B) dehaloborylation with polysulfide photocatalysis in continuous-...
Figure 17: A) Formation of [Ir1]0 and [Ir2]0 upon PET between [Ir1]+ and Et3N. B) Mechanism of multi-photon ta...
Figure 18: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides via multi-photon tandem photocatalysis. B) Selecte...
Figure 19: A) Carbonylative amidation of aryl halides in continuous flow. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 20: A) General scheme for reductive (RQ) and oxidative quenching (OQ) protocols using [FeIII(btz)3](PF6)...
Figure 21: A) Carbonylative amidation of alkyl iodides with [IrIII(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6. B) Selected examples fro...
Figure 22: A) Carboxylative C–N bond cleavage in cyclic amines. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope....
Figure 23: A) Formal reduction of alkenes to alkanes via transfer hydrogenation. B) Selected examples from the...
Figure 24: A) Birch-type reduction of benzenes with PMP-BPI. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope (sc...
Figure 25: Proposed mechanism of the OH− mediated conPET Birch-type reduction of benzene via generation of sol...
Figure 26: Reductive detosylation of N-tosylated amides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 27: A) Reductive detosylation of N-tosyl amides by dual PRC. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 28: A) Mechanism of the dual PRC based on PET between [Cu(dap)2]+ and DCA. B) Mechanism of the dual PRC...
Figure 29: A) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides with anthracene. B) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides rely...
Figure 30: A) Pentafluorosulfanylation and fluoride elimination. B) Mechanism of the pentafluorosulfanylation ...
Figure 31: A) α-Alkoxypentafluorosulfanylation (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope (bottom). ...
Figure 32: A) Oxidative amination of arenes with azoles catalyzed by N-Ph PTZ. B) Selected examples from the s...
Figure 33: A) C(sp3)–H bond activation by HAT via chloride oxidation by *N-Ph PTZ•+. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Figure 34: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H azolation of electron-rich arenes with pyrazoles using Mes-Acr+ as a photoca...
Figure 35: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated phot...
Figure 36: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TPA as an electro-activated photo...
Figure 37: Proposed mechanism (top) and mode of preassembly (bottom).
Figure 38: A) Possible preassemblies of reactive (left) vs unreactive (right) arenes. B) Calculated spin densi...
Figure 39: A) Recycling e-PRC C(sp2 )–H acetoxylation of arenes using DDQ as a photocatalyst. B) Proposed cata...
Figure 40: Gram scale hydroxylation of benzene in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 41: A) Radical ion e-PRC vicinal diamination of alkylarenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocat...
Figure 42: A) Sequential oxygenation of multiple adjacent C–H bonds under radical ion e-PRC using TAC+ as an e...
Figure 43: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds using ADQS as photocatalyst. B)...
Figure 44: Proposed tandem mechanism by Xu and co-workers.
Figure 45: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC decarboxylative cyanation using Cu(acac)2, Ce(OTf)3 and a box l...
Figure 46: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC benzylic cyanation using Cu(MeCN)4BF4, box ligand and anthraqui...
Figure 47: A) Radical ion e-PRC acetoxyhydroxylation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photoc...
Figure 48: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 49: Photoelectrochemical acetoxyhydroxylation in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 50: A) Radical ion e-PRC aminooxygenation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocatal...
Figure 51: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with organic trifluoroborates using Mes-Acr+ as p...
Figure 52: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using CeCl3·7H2O as catalyst. B) ...
Figure 53: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2·6H2O as cata...
Figure 54: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with alkyl oxalates and 4CzIPN as photocatalyst. ...
Figure 55: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H carbamoylation of heteroarenes using 4CzIPN as photocatalyst...
Figure 56: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated hydrocarbon activation via the chlorine radical. B) Proposed m...
Figure 57: A) Selected examples from the substrate scope. B) Gram and decagram scale semi-continuous flow PEC ...
Figure 58: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated dehydrogenative coupling of benzothiazoles with aliphatic C–H ...
Figure 59: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT activation of ethers using electro-activated TAC+ as photocatalyst. B) ...
Figure 60: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 61: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated synthesis of alkylated benzimidazo-fused isoquinolinones using...
Figure 62: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical cerium-catalyzed oxydichlorination of alkynes using CeCl3 as cata...
Figure 63: Proposed decoupled photoelectrochemical mechanism.
Figure 64: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical ring-opening bromination of tertiary cycloalkanols using MgBr2 as...
Figure 65: A) Recycling e-PRC ring-opening functionalization of cycloalkanols using CeCl3 as catalyst. B) Prop...
Figure 66: Selected examples from the substrate scope of the PEC ring-opening functionalization.
Figure 67: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of chloro- and bromoarenes using DCA as catalyst and various accepto...
Figure 68: A) Screening of different phthalimide derivatives as catalyst for the e-PRC reduction of aryl halid...
Figure 69: Screening of different organic catalysts for the e-PRC reduction of trialkylanilium salts.
Figure 70: A) e-PRC reduction of phosphonated phenols and anilinium salts. B) Selected examples from the subst...
Figure 71: A) ConPET and e-PRC reduction of 4-bromobenzonitrile using a naphthalene diimide (NDI) precatalyst ...
Figure 72: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of phosphinated aliphatic alcohols with n-BuO-NpMI as catalyst. B) C...
Figure 73: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 74: A) Recycling e-PRC reductive dimerization of benzylic chlorides using a [Cu2] catalyst. B) Proposed...
Figure 75: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical C–H alkylation of heteroarenes through deamination of Katritzky s...
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism by Chen and co-workers.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 700–718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.51
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Figure 1: Dibenzo[b,f]azepine (1a), -oxepine (1b) and -thiepine (1c) as examples of dibenzo[b,f]heteropines (1...
Figure 2: Selected pharmaceuticals with the dibenzo[b,f]azepine skeleton.
Figure 3: Examples of 10,11-dihydrodibenzo[b,f]azepine-based ligands.
Figure 4: The dibenzo[b,f]azepine moiety in dyes with properties suitable for the use in organic light emitti...
Figure 5: Selective bioactive natural products (13–18) containing the dibenzo[b,f]oxepine scaffold and Novart...
Scheme 1: Retrosynthetic approach to 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine (1a) from nitrotoluene (22).
Scheme 2: Oxidative coupling of o-nitrotoluene (22) and reduction of 2,2'-dinitrobibenzyl (21) to form 2,2'-d...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine (2a) via amine condensation.
Scheme 4: Catalytic reduction of 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine (2a).
Scheme 5: The Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement of acridin-9-ylmethanol (23) into 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine (1a).
Scheme 6: Oxidative ring expansion of 2-(9-xanthenyl)malonates 24.
Scheme 7: Ring expansion via C–H functionalisation.
Scheme 8: The synthesis of fluorinated 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine 38 from isatin (32).
Scheme 9: The synthesis of substituted dibenzo[b,f]azepines 43 from indoles 39.
Scheme 10: Retrosynthetic pathways to dibenzo[b,f]azepines via Buchwald–Hartwig amination.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of dibenzo[b,f]oxepine 54 and -azepine 55 derivatives via (i) Heck reaction and (ii) Buch...
Scheme 12: Double Buchwald–Hartwig amination and thioetherification in the synthesis of tricyclic azepines 60 ...
Scheme 13: Double Buchwald–Hartwig amination towards substituted dibenzoazepines 62.
Scheme 14: Double Buchwald–Hartwig amination towards 10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine derivatives 71.
Scheme 15: One-pot Suzuki coupling–Buchwald–Hartwig amination.
Scheme 16: One-pot Rh/Pd-catalysed synthesis of dihydropyridobenzazepines.
Scheme 17: A retrosynthetic pathway to dibenzo[b,f]azepines via Mizoroki–Heck reaction.
Scheme 18: One-pot domino Pd-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck–Buchwald–Hartwig synthesis of dibenzo[b,f]azepines.
Scheme 19: Dibenzo[b,f]thiapine and -oxepine synthesis via SNAr (thio)etherification, Wittig methylenation and...
Scheme 20: A retrosynthetic pathway to dibenzo[b,f]oxepines via Ullmann coupling.
Scheme 21: Ullmann-type coupling in dibenzo[b,f]oxepine synthesis.
Scheme 22: Wittig reaction and Ullmann coupling as key steps in dihydrobenz[b,f]oxepine synthesis.
Scheme 23: Pd-catalysed dibenzo[b,f]azepine synthesis via norbornene azepine intermediate 109.
Scheme 24: A simple representation of olefin metathesis resulting in transalkylidenation.
Scheme 25: Ring-closing metathesis as key step in the synthesis of dibenzo[b,f]heteropines.
Scheme 26: Alkyne–aldehyde metathesis in the synthesis of dibenzo[b,f]heteropines.
Scheme 27: Hydroarylation of 9-(2-alkynylphenyl)-9H-carbazole derivatives.
Scheme 28: Oxidative coupling of bisphonium ylide intermediate to give pacharin (13).
Scheme 29: Preparation of 10,11-dihydrodibenzo[b,f]heteropines via intramolecular Wurtz reaction.
Scheme 30: Phenol deprotonation and intramolecular etherification in the synthesis of bauhinoxepine J.
Figure 6: Functionalisation of dibenzo[b,f]azepine.
Scheme 31: Palladium-catalysed N-arylation of dibenzo[b,f]azepine.
Scheme 32: Cu- and Ni-catalysed N-arylation.
Scheme 33: N-Alkylation of dibenzo[b,f]azepine (1a) and dihydrodibenzo[b,f]azepine (2a).
Scheme 34: Preparation of methoxyiminosilbene.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of oxcarbazepine (153) from methoxy iminostilbene 151.
Scheme 36: Ring functionalisation of dihydrodibenzo[b,f]azepine.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 440–447, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.34
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Scheme 1: General synthetic routes to copper(I)/NHC complexes (X = Cl, Br).
Scheme 2: Preparation of sophisticated Cu(I)/NHC complexes: Synthesis of bifunctional catalyst 5 via transmet...
Scheme 3: Application of bifunctional catalyst 5 in copper(I)-catalyzed hydrogenations: comparison of 5 prepa...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 115–132, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.12
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Scheme 1: 1,3-Dithianes as useful synthetic building blocks: a) general synthetic utility (in Corey–Seebach-t...
Scheme 2: Metalation of other saturated heterocycles is often problematic due to β-elimination [16,17].
Scheme 3: Thianes as synthetic building blocks in the construction of complex molecules [18].
Figure 1: a) 1,4-Dithiane-type building blocks that can serve as C2-synthons and b) examples of complex targe...
Scheme 4: Synthetic availability of 1,4-dithiane-type building blocks.
Scheme 5: Dithiins and dihydrodithiins as pseudoaryl groups [36-39].
Scheme 6: Metalation of other saturated heterocycles is often problematic due to β-elimination [40-42].
Figure 2: Reactive conformations leading to β-fragmentation for lithiated 1,4-dithianes and 1,4-dithiin.
Scheme 7: Mild metalation of 1,4-dithiins affords stable heteroaryl-magnesium and heteroaryl-zinc-like reagen...
Scheme 8: Dithiin-based dienophiles and their use in synthesis [33,49-54].
Scheme 9: Dithiin-based dienes and their use in synthesis [55-57].
Scheme 10: Stereoselective 5,6-dihydro-1,4-dithiin-based synthesis of cis-olefins [42,58].
Scheme 11: Addition to aldehydes and applications in stereoselective synthesis.
Figure 3: Applications in the total synthesis of complex target products with original attachment place of 1,...
Scheme 12: Direct C–H functionalization methods for 1,4-dithianes [82,83].
Scheme 13: Known cycloaddition reactivity modes of allyl cations [84-100].
Scheme 14: Cycloadditions of 1,4-dithiane-fused allyl cations derived from dihydrodithiin-methanol 90 [101-107].
Scheme 15: Dearomative [3 + 2] cycloadditions of unprotected indoles with 1,4-dithiane-fused allyl alcohol 90 [30]....
Scheme 16: Comparison of reactivity of dithiin-fused allyl alcohols and similar non-cyclic sulfur-substituted ...
Scheme 17: Applications of dihydrodithiins in the rapid assembly of polycyclic terpenoid scaffolds [108,109].
Scheme 18: Dihydrodithiin-mediated allyl cation and vinyl carbene cycloadditions via a gold(I)-catalyzed 1,2-s...
Scheme 19: Activation mode of ethynyldithiolanes towards gold-coordinated 1,4-dithiane-fused allyl cation and ...
Scheme 20: Desulfurization problems.
Scheme 21: oxidative decoration strategies for 1,4-dithiane scaffolds.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
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Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1,1-difluoro-2,3-dimethylcyclopropane (2).
Scheme 2: Cyclopropanation via dehydrohalogenation of chlorodifluoromethane.
Scheme 3: Difluorocyclopropanation of methylstyrene 7 using dibromodifluoromethane and zinc.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of difluorocyclopropanes from the reaction of dibromodifluoromethane and triphenylphosphi...
Scheme 5: Generation of difluorocarbene in a catalytic two-phase system and its addition to tetramethylethyle...
Scheme 6: The reaction of methylstyrene 7 with chlorodifluoromethane (11) in the presence of a tetraarylarson...
Scheme 7: Pyrolysis of sodium chlorodifluoroacetate (12) in refluxing diglyme in the presence of alkene 13.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of boron-substituted gem-difluorocyclopropanes 16.
Scheme 9: Addition of sodium bromodifluoroacetate (17) to alkenes.
Scheme 10: Addition of sodium bromodifluoroacetate (17) to silyloxy-substituted cyclopropanes 20.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of difluorinated nucleosides.
Scheme 12: Addition of butyl acrylate (26) to difluorocarbene generated from TFDA (25).
Scheme 13: Addition of difluorocarbene to propargyl esters 27 and conversion of the difluorocyclopropenes 28 t...
Scheme 14: The generation of difluorocyclopropanes using MDFA 30.
Scheme 15: gem-Difluorocyclopropanation of styrene (32) using difluorocarbene generated from TMSCF3 (31) under...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of a gem-difluorocyclopropane derivative using HFPO (41) as a source of difluorocarbene.
Scheme 17: Cyclopropanation of (Z)-2-butene in the presence of difluorodiazirine (44).
Scheme 18: The cyclopropanation of 1-octene (46) using Seyferth's reagent (45) as a source of difluorocarbene.
Scheme 19: Alternative approaches for the difluorocarbene synthesis from trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)tin (48).
Scheme 20: Difluorocyclopropanation of cyclohexene (49).
Scheme 21: Synthesis of difluorocyclopropane derivative 53 using bis(trifluoromethyl)cadmium (51) as the diflu...
Scheme 22: Addition of difluorocarbene generated from tris(trifluoromethyl)bismuth (54).
Scheme 23: Addition of a stable (trifluoromethyl)zinc reagent to styrenes.
Scheme 24: The preparation of 2,2-difluorocyclopropanecarboxylic acids of type 58.
Scheme 25: Difluorocyclopropanation via Michael cyclization.
Scheme 26: Difluorocyclopropanation using N-acylimidazolidinone 60.
Scheme 27: Difluorocyclopropanation through the cyclization of phenylacetonitrile (61) and 1,2-dibromo-1,1-dif...
Scheme 28: gem-Difluoroolefins 64 for the synthesis of functionalized cyclopropanes 65.
Scheme 29: Preparation of aminocyclopropanes 70.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of fluorinated methylenecyclopropane 74 via selenoxide elimination.
Scheme 31: Reductive dehalogenation of (1R,3R)-75.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of chiral monoacetates by lipase catalysis.
Scheme 33: Transformation of (±)-trans-81 using Rhodococcus sp. AJ270.
Scheme 34: Transformation of (±)-trans-83 using Rhodococcus sp. AJ270.
Scheme 35: Hydrogenation of difluorocyclopropenes through enantioselective hydrocupration.
Scheme 36: Enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of difluorocyclopropenes with a Ru-based catalyst.
Scheme 37: The thermal transformation of trans-1,2-dichloro-3,3-difluorocyclopropane (84).
Scheme 38: cis–trans-Epimerization of 1,1-difluoro-2,3-dimethylcyclopropane.
Scheme 39: 2,2-Difluorotrimethylene diradical intermediate.
Scheme 40: Ring opening of stereoisomers 88 and 89.
Scheme 41: [1,3]-Rearrangement of alkenylcyclopropanes 90–92.
Scheme 42: Thermolytic rearrangement of 2,2-difluoro-1-vinylcyclopropane (90).
Scheme 43: Thermal rearrangement for ethyl 3-(2,2-difluoro)-3-phenylcyclopropyl)acrylates 93 and 95.
Scheme 44: Possible pathways of the ring opening of 1,1-difluoro-2-vinylcyclopropane.
Scheme 45: Equilibrium between 1,1-difluoro-2-methylenecyclopropane (96) and (difluoromethylene)cyclopropane 97...
Scheme 46: Ring opening of substituted 1,1-difluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3-methylenecyclopropane 98.
Scheme 47: 1,1-Difluorospiropentane rearrangement.
Scheme 48: Acetolysis of (2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)methyl tosylate (104) and (1,1-difluoro-2-methylcyclopropyl)...
Scheme 49: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 106 and 108 by thiolate nucleophiles.
Scheme 50: Hydrolysis of gem-difluorocyclopropyl acetals 110.
Scheme 51: Ring-opening reaction of 2,2-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 113 in the presence of ionic liquid as a s...
Scheme 52: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 113a by MgI2-initiated reaction with diarylimines 1...
Scheme 53: Ring-opening reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropylstannanes 117.
Scheme 54: Preparation of 1-fluorovinyl vinyl ketone 123 and the synthesis of 2-fluorocyclopentenone 124. TBAT...
Scheme 55: Iodine atom-transfer ring opening of 1,1-difluoro-2-(1-iodoalkyl)cyclopropanes 125a–c.
Scheme 56: Ring opening of bromomethyl gem-difluorocyclopropanes 130 and formation of gem-difluoromethylene-co...
Scheme 57: Ring-opening aerobic oxidation reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropanes 132.
Scheme 58: Dibrominative ring-opening functionalization of gem-difluorocyclopropanes 134.
Scheme 59: The selective formation of (E,E)- and (E,Z)-fluorodienals 136 and 137 from difluorocyclopropyl acet...
Scheme 60: Proposed mechanism for the reaction of difluoro(methylene)cyclopropane 139 with Br2.
Scheme 61: Thermal rearrangement of F2MCP 139 and iodine by CuI catalysis.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of 2-fluoropyrroles 142.
Scheme 63: Ring opening of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones 143 mediated by BX3.
Scheme 64: Lewis acid-promoted ring-opening reaction of 2,2-difluorocyclopropanecarbonyl chloride (148).
Scheme 65: Ring-opening reaction of the gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketone 106 by methanolic KOH.
Scheme 66: Hydrogenolysis of 1,1-difluoro-3-methyl-2-phenylcyclopropane (151).
Scheme 67: Synthesis of monofluoroalkenes 157.
Scheme 68: The stereoselective Ag-catalyzed defluorinative ring-opening diarylation of 1-trimethylsiloxy-2,2-d...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of 2-fluorinated allylic compounds 162.
Scheme 70: Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of gem-difluorinated cyclopropanes 161.
Scheme 71: The (Z)-selective Pd-catalyzed ring-opening sulfonylation of 2-(2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)naphthalene...
Figure 1: Structures of zosuquidar hydrochloride and PF-06700841.
Scheme 72: Synthesis of methylene-gem-difluorocyclopropane analogs of nucleosides.
Figure 2: Anthracene-difluorocyclopropane hybrid derivatives.
Figure 3: Further examples of difluorcyclopropanes in modern drug discovery.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 124–131, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.13
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Schematic representation of the modular approach towards halogen-bonded fluorescent liquid crystals....
Figure 2: Representative POM images of NO2-C10 at 94 °C (a) and NO2-C10∙∙∙F4Az at 61.5 °C (b) upon cooling fr...
Figure 3: Comparison of the mesomorphic properties of NO2-Cn, NO2-Cn∙∙∙F4St, and NO2-Cn∙∙∙F4Az (n = 8–11). Th...
Figure 4: Graphical representation of the calculated interaction energies in kJ/mol of the XB-acceptor NO2-C1...
Figure 5: Summary of the thermal behaviour of the azo complexes with decreasing fluorination degree as observ...
Figure 6: POM images of the supramolecular assemblies NO2-C10∙∙∙F3Az (a), NO2-C10∙∙∙F2Az (b) and NO2-C10∙∙∙F2...
Figure 7: Fluorescence studies of NO2-C9∙∙∙F4St. The photographs of the solid components as well as the forme...
Figure 8: Photographs of the assemblies with different alkoxy chain lengths on the NO2-Cn moiety directly aft...
Figure 9: Temperature-dependent fluorescent images of NO2-C9∙∙∙F4St showing the enhancement of emission upon ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 11–21, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.2
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Scheme 1: Overview of the synthetic methods for the carbazole-based heterohelicenes. i) Pd2dba3, xantphos, K3...
Scheme 2: Synthetic strategy for the carbazole-based [6]helicenes fused with an azine ring.
Scheme 3: Sonogashira coupling of compound 4b with phenylacetylene. i) Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI, iPr2NH, DMSO, 80 °C...
Figure 1: Molecular structure of carbazole-based [6]helicenes 10a (a), 10b (b) and 10c (c) (X-ray data).
Figure 2: Crystal packing of carbazole-based [6]helicenes 10a (a, b), 10b (c,d) and 10c (e). Hydrogen atoms a...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2477–2483, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.201
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Scheme 1: Pathway for the formation of ChNC and subsequently ChsNCs from bulk chitin.
Figure 1: TEM micrographs of (a) ChNCs and (b) ChsNCs. Both samples were stained and prepared on glow-dischar...
Scheme 2: Catalyst fabrication method for the deposition of Pd NPs onto chitin (PdNP@ChNC) and chitosan (PdNP...
Figure 2: TEM micrographs of (a) PdNP@ChNCs and (b) PdNP@ChsNCs. The samples were placed on glow discharged T...
Figure 3: High-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the Pd 3d region of (a) PdNP@ChNC and (b) PdNP@...
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Figure 1: Fluorine-containing drugs.
Figure 2: Fluorinated agrochemicals.
Scheme 1: Selectivity of fluorination reactions.
Scheme 2: Different mechanisms of photocatalytic activation. Sub = substrate.
Figure 3: Jablonski diagram showing visible-light-induced energy transfer pathways: a) absorption, b) IC, c) ...
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of TTET.
Figure 5: Organic triplet PSCats.
Figure 6: Additional organic triplet PSCats.
Figure 7: A) Further organic triplet PSCats and B) transition metal triplet PSCats.
Figure 8: Different fluorination reagents grouped by generation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of Selectfluor®.
Scheme 4: General mechanism of PS TTET C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Scheme 5: Selective benzylic mono- and difluorination using 9-fluorenone and xanthone PSCats, respectively.
Scheme 6: Chen’s photosensitized monofluorination: reaction scope.
Scheme 7: Chen’s photosensitized benzylic difluorination reaction scope.
Scheme 8: Photosensitized monofluorination of ethylbenzene on a gram scale.
Scheme 9: Substrate scope of Tan’s AQN-photosensitized C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Scheme 10: AQN-photosensitized C–H fluorination reaction on a gram scale.
Scheme 11: Reaction mechanism of the AQN-assisted fluorination.
Figure 9: 3D structures of the singlet ground and triplet excited states of Selectfluor®.
Scheme 12: Associated transitions for the activation of acetophenone by violet light.
Scheme 13: Ethylbenzene C–H fluorination with various PSCats and conditions.
Scheme 14: Effect of different PSCats on the C(sp3)–H fluorination of cyclohexane (39).
Scheme 15: Reaction scope of Chen’s acetophenone-photosensitized C(sp3)–H fluorination reaction.
Figure 10: a) Site-selectivity of Chen’s acetophenone-photosensitized C–H fluorination reaction [201]. b) Site-sele...
Scheme 16: Formation of the AQN–Selectfluor® exciplex Int1.
Scheme 17: Generation of the C3 2° pentane radical and the Selectfluor® N-radical cation from the exciplex.
Scheme 18: Hydrogen atom abstraction by the Selectfluor® N-radical cation from pentane to give the C3 2° penta...
Scheme 19: Fluorine atom transfer from Selectfluor® to the C3 2° pentane radical to yield 3-fluoropentane and ...
Scheme 20: Barrierless fluorine atom transfer from Int1 to the C3 2° pentane radical to yield 3-fluoropentane,...
Scheme 21: Ketone-directed C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Scheme 22: Ketone-directed fluorination through a 5- and a 6-membered transition state, respectively.
Scheme 23: Effect of different PSCats on the photosensitized C(sp3)–H fluorination of 47.
Scheme 24: Substrate scope of benzil-photoassisted C(sp3)–H fluorinations.
Scheme 25: A) Benzil-photoassisted enone-directed C(sp3)–H fluorination. B) Classification of the reaction mod...
Scheme 26: A) Xanthone-photoassisted ketal-directed C(sp3)–H fluorination. B) Substrate scope. C) C–H fluorina...
Scheme 27: Rationale for the selective HAT at the C2 C–H bond of galactose acetonide.
Scheme 28: Photosensitized C(sp3)–H benzylic fluorination of a peptide using different PSCats.
Scheme 29: Peptide scope of 5-benzosuberenone-photoassisted C(sp3)–H fluorinations.
Scheme 30: Continuous flow PS TTET monofluorination of 72.
Scheme 31: Photosensitized C–H fluorination of N-butylphthalimide as a PSX.
Scheme 32: Substrate scope and limitations of the PSX C(sp3)–H monofluorination.
Scheme 33: Substrate crossover monofluorination experiment.
Scheme 34: PS TTET mechanism proposed by Hamashima and co-workers.
Scheme 35: Photosensitized TFM of 78 to afford α-trifluoromethylated ketone 80.
Scheme 36: Substrate scope for photosensitized styrene TFM to give α-trifluoromethylated ketones.
Scheme 37: Control reactions for photosensitized TFM of styrenes.
Scheme 38: Reaction mechanism for photosensitized TFM of styrenes to afford α-trifluoromethylated ketones.
Scheme 39: Reaction conditions for TFMs to yield the cis- and the trans-product, respectively.
Scheme 40: Substrate scope of trifluoromethylated (E)-styrenes.
Scheme 41: Strategies toward trifluoromethylated (Z)-styrenes.
Scheme 42: Substrate scope of trifluoromethylated (Z)-styrenes.
Scheme 43: Reaction mechanism for photosensitized TFM of styrenes to afford E- or Z-products.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2119–2126, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.179
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Basicity and nucleophilicity switching of the 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine “record player” molecul...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 4-N,N-dimethylamino record player molecule 1 by Suzuki reaction between Ni-porphyrin p...
Figure 2: Composition of the different states of porphyrin 1 (1 mM) in the PSS at 530 nm and 435 nm, determin...
Figure 3: a) UV–vis cuvette with a solution of porphyrin 1 (13.1 µM in THF) and the corresponding UV–vis spec...
Scheme 2: General scheme of the nitroaldol (Henry) reaction that was used to investigate photoswitchable cata...
Scheme 3: DMAP (2), azopyridine trans-4, record player trans- and cis-1 and Ni-porphyrin 8 were used in kinet...
Figure 4: Conversion of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde (6) in the Henry reaction with nitroethane (5) as a function of t...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1805–1819, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.148
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Oxazolidinone (1), five-membered cyclic carbonate (2) and some important compounds containing an ox...
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanisms by Keshava Murthy and Dhar [41] and De Meijere and co-workers [42].
Figure 1: Possible pathways for the formation of oxazolidinone intermediates 10 and 11. Optimized transition ...
Figure 2: Potential energy profile related to the formation of oxazolidinone intermediates 10 and 11 at the P...
Figure 3: IRC calculated for the formation of (a) 10 and (b) 11 at M06-2X/6-31+G(d,p) level. I-1, I-15, I-35, ...
Figure 4: Optimized geometries for the stationary points for the formation of 10 at PCM(DCM)/M06-2X/6-31+G(d,...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanisms for the formation of oxazolidinone 9f.
Figure 5: Potential energy profiles for paths 1a (blue), 1b (red), 2 (green) and relative Gibbs free energies...
Figure 6: Optimized geometries for the stationary points of path 1b at PCM(DCM)/M06-2X/6-31+G(d,p)//M06-2X/6-...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of five-membered cyclic carbonate 8f.
Figure 7: Potential energy profile and relative Gibbs free energies (kcal/mol) in DCM related to the formatio...
Figure 8: Optimized geometries for the stationary points of step 1 for the formation of 16 at PCM(DCM)/M06-2X...
Figure 9: Optimized geometries for the stationary points of step 2 for the formation of 17 at PCM(DCM)/M06-2X...
Figure 10: Optimized geometries for the stationary points of step 3 for the formation of PC8 at PCM(DCM)/M06-2...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1495–1549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.125
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A) Bar chart of the publications per year for the topics “Photocatalysis” (49,662 instances) and “P...
Figure 2: A) Professor Giacomo Ciamician and Dr. Paolo Silber on their roof laboratory at the University of B...
Scheme 1: PRC trifluoromethylation of N-methylpyrrole (1) using hazardous gaseous CF3I safely in a flow react...
Figure 3: A) Unit cells of the three most common crystal structures of TiO2: rutile, brookite, and anatase. R...
Figure 4: Illustration of the key semiconductor photocatalysis events: 1) A photon with a frequency exceeding...
Figure 5: Photocatalytic splitting of water by oxygen vacancies on a TiO2(110) surface. Reprinted with permis...
Figure 6: Proposed adsorption modes of A) benzene, B) chlorobenzene, C) toluene, D) phenol, E) anisole, and F...
Figure 7: Structures of the sulfonate-containing organic dyes RB5 (3) and MX-5B (4) and the adsorption isothe...
Figure 8: Idealised triclinic unit cell of a g-C3N4 type polymer, displaying possible hopping transport scena...
Figure 9: Idealised structure of a perfect g-C3N4 sheet. The central unit highlighted in red represents one t...
Figure 10: Timeline of the key processes of charge transport following the photoexcitation of g-C3N4, leading ...
Scheme 2: Photocatalytic bifunctionalisation of heteroarenes using mpg-C3N4, with the selected examples 5 and ...
Figure 11: A) Structure of four linear conjugated polymer photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, displaying th...
Figure 12: Graphical representation of the common methods used to immobilise molecular photocatalysts (PC) ont...
Figure 13: Wireless light emitter-supported TiO2 (TiO2@WLE) HPCat spheres powered by resonant inductive coupli...
Figure 14: Graphical representation of zinc–perylene diimide (Zn-PDI) supramolecular assembly photocatalysis v...
Scheme 3: Upconversion of NIR photons to the UV frequency by NaYF4:Yb,Tm nanocrystals sequentially coated wit...
Figure 15: Types of reactors employed in heterogeneous photocatalysis in flow. A) Fixed bed reactors and the s...
Figure 16: Electrochemical potential of common semiconductor, transition metal, and organic dye-based photocat...
Scheme 4: Possible mechanisms of an immobilised molecular photoredox catalyst by oxidative or reductive quenc...
Scheme 5: Scheme of the CMB-C3N4 photocatalytic decarboxylative fluorination of aryloxyacetic acids, with the...
Scheme 6: Scheme of the g-C3N4 photocatalytic desilylative coupling reaction in flow and proposed mechanism [208].
Scheme 7: Proposed mechanism of the radical cyclisation of unsaturated alkyl 2-bromo-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds...
Scheme 8: N-alkylation of benzylamine and schematic of the TiO2-coated microfluidic device [213].
Scheme 9: Proposed mechanism of the Pt@TiO2 photocatalytic deaminitive cyclisation of ʟ-lysine (23) to ʟ-pipe...
Scheme 10: A) Proposed mechanism for the photocatalytic oxidation of phenylboronic acid (24). B) Photos and SE...
Scheme 11: Proposed mechanism for the DA-CMP3 photocatalytic aza-Henry reaction performed in a continuous flow...
Scheme 12: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the cyclic product 32 by TiO2-NC HPCats in a slurry flow re...
Scheme 13: Reaction scheme for the photocatalytic synthesis of homo and hetero disulfides in flow and scope of...
Scheme 14: Reaction scheme for the MoOx/TiO2 HPCat oxidation of cyclohexane (34) to benzene. The graph shows t...
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism of the TiO2 HPC heteroarene C–H functionalisation via aryl radicals generated fr...
Scheme 16: Scheme of the oxidative coupling of benzylamines with the HOTT-HATN HPCat and selected examples of ...
Scheme 17: Photocatalysis oxidation of benzyl alcohol (40) to benzaldehyde (41) in a microflow reactor coated ...
Figure 17: Mechanisms of Dexter and Forster energy transfer.
Scheme 18: Continuous flow process for the isomerisation of alkenes with an ionic liquid-immobilised photocata...
Scheme 19: Singlet oxygen synthetic step in the total synthesis of canataxpropellane [265].
Scheme 20: Scheme and proposed mechanism of the singlet oxygen photosensitisation by CMP_X HPCats, with the st...
Scheme 21: Structures of CMP HPCat materials applied by Vilela and co-workers for the singlet oxygen photosens...
Scheme 22: Polyvinylchloride resin-supported TDCPP photosensitisers applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisat...
Scheme 23: Structure of the ionically immobilised TPP photosensitiser on amberlyst-15 ion exchange resins (TPP...
Scheme 24: Photosensitised singlet oxygen oxidation of citronellol (46) in scCO2, with automatic phase separat...
Scheme 25: Schematic of PS-Est-BDP-Cl2 being applied for singlet oxygen photosensitisation in flow. A) Pseudo-...
Scheme 26: Reaction scheme of the singlet oxygen oxidation of furoic acid (54) using a 3D-printed microfluidic...
Figure 18: A) Photocatalytic bactericidal mechanism by ROS oxidative cleavage of membrane lipids (R = H, amino...
Figure 19: A) Suggested mechanisms for the aqueous pollutant degradation by TiO2 in a slurry flow reactor [284-287]. B)...
Figure 20: Schematic of the flow system used for the degradation of aqueous oxytetracycline (56) solutions [215]. M...
Scheme 27: Degradation of a salicylic acid (57) solution by a coupled solar photoelectro-Fenton (SPEF) process...
Figure 21: A) Schematic flow diagram using the TiO2-coated NETmix microfluidic device for an efficient mass tr...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1476–1488, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.123
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Bioactive phenanthridine and phenanthridinium derivatives.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of phenanthrenes by a photo-Pschorr reaction.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of phenanthrenes by a benzannulation reaction.
Scheme 3: Photocatalytic cyclization of α-bromochalcones for the synthesis of phenanthrenes.
Figure 2: Carbon-centered and nitrogen-centered radicals used for the synthesis of phenanthridines.
Scheme 4: General scheme describing the synthesis of phenanthridines from isocyanides via imidoyl radicals.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of substituted phenanthridines involving the intermediacy of electrophilic radicals.
Scheme 6: Photocatalyzed synthesis of 6-β-ketoalkyl phenanthridines.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 6-substituted phenanthridines through the addition of trifluoromethyl (path a), phenyl...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 6-(trifluoromethyl)-7,8-dihydrobenzo[k]phenanthridine.
Scheme 9: Phenanthridine syntheses by using photogenerated radicals formed through a C–H bond homolytic cleav...
Scheme 10: Trifluoroacetimidoyl chlorides as starting substrates for the synthesis of 6-(trifluoromethyl)phena...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of phenanthridines via aryl–aryl-bond formation.
Scheme 12: Oxidative conversion of N-biarylglycine esters to phenanthridine-6-carboxylates.
Scheme 13: Photocatalytic synthesis of benzo[f]quinolines from 2-heteroaryl-substituted anilines and heteroary...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of noravicine (14.2a) and nornitidine (14.2b) alkaloids.
Scheme 15: Gram-scale synthesis of the alkaloid trisphaeridine (15.3).
Scheme 16: Synthesis of phenanthridines starting from vinyl azides.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of pyrido[4,3,2-gh]phenanthridines 17.5a–d through the radical trifluoromethylthiolation ...
Scheme 18: The direct oxidative C–H amidation involving amidyl radicals for the synthesis of phenanthridones.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1357–1410, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.116
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of biologically active thietane-containing molecules.
Figure 2: The diverse methods for the synthesis of thietanes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 1-(thietan-2-yl)ethan-1-ol (10) from 3,5-dichloropentan-2-ol (9).
Scheme 2: Synthesis of thietanose nucleosides 2,14 from 2,2-bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol (11).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of methyl 3-vinylthietane-3-carboxylate (19).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,6-thiazaspiro[3.3]heptane (24).
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 6-amino-2-thiaspiro[3.3]heptane hydrochloride (28).
Scheme 6: Synthesis of optically active thietane 31 from vitamin C.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of an optically active thietane nucleoside from diethyl L-tartrate (32).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of thietane-containing spironucleoside 40 from 5-aldo-3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of optically active 2-methylthietane-containing spironucleoside 43.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of a double-linked thietane-containing spironucleoside 48.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of two diastereomeric thietanose nucleosides via 2,4-di(benzyloxymethyl)thietane (49).
Scheme 12: Synthesis of the thietane-containing PI3k inhibitor candidate 54.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of the spirothietane 57 as the key intermediate to Nuphar sesquiterpene thioalkaloids.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of spirothietane 61 through a direct cyclic thioetherification of 3-mercaptopropan-1-ol.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of thietanes 66 from 1,3-diols 62.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of thietanylbenzimidazolone 75 from (iodomethyl)thiazolobenzimidazole 70.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 2-oxa-6-thiaspiro[3.3]heptane (80) from bis(chloromethyl)oxetane 76 and thiourea.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of the thietane-containing glycoside, 2-O-p-toluenesulfonyl-4,6-thioanhydro-α-D-gulopyran...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of methyl 4,6-thioanhydro-α-D-glucopyranoside (89).
Scheme 20: Synthesis of thietane-fused α-D-galactopyranoside 93.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of thietane-fused α-D-gulopyranoside 100.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of 3,5-anhydro-3-thiopentofuranosides 104.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of anhydro-thiohexofuranosides 110, 112 and 113 from from 1,2:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene D-f...
Scheme 24: Synthesis of optically active thietanose nucleosides from D- and L-xyloses.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thietane-fused nucleosides.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of 3,5-anhydro-3-thiopentofuranosides.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of 2-amino-3,5-anhydro-3-thiofuranoside 141.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of thietane-3-ols 145 from (1-chloromethyl)oxiranes 142 and hydrogen sulfide.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of thietane-3-ol 145a from chloromethyloxirane (142a).
Scheme 30: Synthesis of thietane-3-ols 145 from 2-(1-haloalkyl)oxiranes 142 and 147 with ammonium monothiocarb...
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 7-deoxy-5(20)thiapaclitaxel 154a, a thietane derivative of taxoids.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of 5(20)-thiadocetaxel 158 from 10-deacetylbaccatin III (155).
Scheme 33: Synthesis of thietane derivatives 162 as precursors for deoxythiataxoid synthesis through oxiraneme...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of 7-deoxy 5(20)-thiadocetaxel 154b.
Scheme 35: Mechanism for the formation of the thietane ring in 171 from oxiranes with vicinal leaving groups 1...
Scheme 36: Synthesis of cis-2,3-disubstituted thietane 175 from thiirane-2-methanol 172.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of a bridged thietane 183 from aziridine cyclohexyl tosylate 179 and ammonium tetrathiomo...
Scheme 38: Synthesis of thietanes via the photochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition of thiobenzophenone 184a with va...
Scheme 39: Synthesis of spirothietanes through the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of cyclic thiocarbonyls with ol...
Scheme 40: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietane-thioxanthenes 210 from thioxanthenethione (208) and butatr...
Scheme 41: Synthesis of thietanes 213 from 2,4,6-tri(tert-butyl)thiobenzaldehyde (211) with substituted allene...
Scheme 42: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietanes 216 and 217 from N-methylthiophthalimide (214) with olefi...
Scheme 43: Synthesis of fused thietanes from quadricyclane with thiocarbonyl derivatives 219.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-methyldithiosuccinimides ...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-methylthiosuccinimide/thi...
Scheme 46: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-alkylmonothiophthalimides...
Scheme 47: Synthesis of spirothietanes from dithiosuccinimides 223 with 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (215a).
Scheme 48: Synthesis of thietanes 248a,b from diaryl thione 184b and ketene acetals 247a,b.
Scheme 49: Photocycloadditions of acridine-9-thiones 249 and pyridine-4(1H)-thione (250) with 2-methylacrynitr...
Scheme 50: Synthesis of thietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of mono-, di-, and trithiobarbiturates 2...
Scheme 51: Synthesis of spirothietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-thioxo-1,2-dih...
Scheme 52: Synthesis of spirothietanes via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of thiocoumarin 286 with olefins.
Scheme 53: Photochemical synthesis of thietanes 296–299 from semicyclic and acyclic thioimides 292–295 and 2,3...
Scheme 54: Photochemical synthesis of spirothietane 301 from 1,3,3-trimethylindoline-2-thione (300) and isobut...
Scheme 55: Synthesis of spirobenzoxazolethietanes 303 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of alkyl and aryl 2-...
Scheme 56: Synthesis of spirothietanes from tetrahydrothioxoisoquinolines 306 and 307 with olefins.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of spirothietanes from 1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran-1-thiones 311 and benzothiophene-1-thione...
Scheme 58: Synthesis of 2-triphenylsilylthietanes from phenyl triphenylsilyl thioketone (316) with electron-po...
Scheme 59: Diastereoselective synthesis of spiropyrrolidinonethietanes 320 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition...
Scheme 60: Synthesis of bicyclic thietane 323 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyri...
Scheme 61: Photo-induced synthesis of fused thietane-2-thiones 325 and 326 from silacyclopentadiene 324 and ca...
Scheme 62: Synthesis of highly strained tricyclic thietanes 328 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddi...
Scheme 63: Synthesis of tri- and pentacyclic thietanes 330 and 332, respectively, through the intramolecular p...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes 334 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-vinylt...
Scheme 65: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes 336 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-but-3-...
Scheme 66: Synthesis of tricyclic thietanes via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-but-3-enyl...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of tetracyclic thietane 344 through the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of N-[...
Scheme 68: Synthesis of tri- and tetracyclic thietanes 348, 350, and 351, through the intramolecular photo [2 ...
Scheme 69: Synthesis of tetracyclic fused thietane 354 via the photo [2 + 2] cycloaddition of vinyl 2-thioxo-3H...
Scheme 70: Synthesis of highly rigid thietane-fused β-lactams via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloadditi...
Scheme 71: Asymmetric synthesis of a highly rigid thietane-fused β-lactam 356a via the intramolecular photo [2...
Scheme 72: Diastereoselective synthesis of the thietane-fused β-lactams via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] c...
Scheme 73: Asymmetric synthesis of thietane-fused β-lactams 356 via the intramolecular photo [2 + 2] cycloaddi...
Scheme 74: Synthesis of the bridged bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-di...
Scheme 75: Synthesis of the bridged-difluorothietane 368 from 2,2,4,4-tetrafluoro-1,3-dithietane (367) and qua...
Scheme 76: Synthesis of bis(trifluoromethyl)thietanes from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithietane (3...
Scheme 77: Synthesis of 2,2-dimethylthio-4,4-di(trifluoromethyl)thietane (378) from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoro...
Scheme 78: Formation of bis(trifluoromethyl)thioacetone (381) through nucleophilic attack of dithietane 363 by...
Scheme 79: Synthesis of 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)thietanes from 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)-1,3-dithietan...
Scheme 80: Synthesis of the bridged bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane 364 from of 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)...
Scheme 81: Synthesis of 2,4-diiminothietanes 390 from alkenimines and 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl isothiocyanate (...
Scheme 82: Synthesis of arylidene 2,4-diiminothietanes 393 starting from phosphonium ylides 391 and isothiocya...
Scheme 83: Synthesis of thietane-2-ylideneacetates 397 through a DABCO-catalyzed formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition ...
Scheme 84: Synthesis of 3-substituted thietanes 400 from (1-chloroalkyl)thiiranes 398.
Scheme 85: Synthesis of N-(thietane-3-yl)azaheterocycles 403 and 404 through reaction of chloromethylthiirane (...
Scheme 86: Synthesis of 3-sulfonamidothietanes 406 from sulfonamides and chloromethylthiirane (398a).
Scheme 87: Synthesis of N-(thietane-3-yl)isatins 408 from chloromethylthiirane (398a) and isatins 407.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of 3-(nitrophenyloxy)thietanes 410 from nitrophenols 409 and chloromethylthiirane (398a).
Scheme 89: Synthesis of N-aryl-N-(thietane-3-yl)cyanamides 412 from N-arylcyanamides 411 and chloromethylthiir...
Scheme 90: Synthesis of 1-(thietane-3-yl)pyrimidin-2,4(1H,3H)-diones 414 from chloromethylthiirane (398a) and ...
Scheme 91: Synthesis of 2,4-diiminothietanes 418 from 2-iminothiiranes 416 and isocyanoalkanes 415.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of 2-vinylthietanes 421 from thiiranes 419 and 3-chloroallyl lithium (420).
Scheme 93: Synthesis of thietanes from thiiranes 419 and trimethyloxosulfonium iodide 424.
Scheme 94: Mechanism for synthesis of thietanes 425 from thiiranes 419 and trimethyloxosulfonium iodide 424.
Scheme 95: Synthesis of functionalized thietanes from thiiranes and dimethylsulfonium acylmethylides.
Scheme 96: Mechanism for the rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized thietanes 429 from thiiranes 419 an...
Scheme 97: Synthesis of 3-iminothietanes 440 through thermal isomerization from 4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole-4-spir...
Scheme 98: Synthesis of thietanes 443 from 3-chloro-2-methylthiolane (441) through ring contraction.
Scheme 99: Synthesis of an optically active thietanose 447 from D-xylose involving a ring contraction.
Scheme 100: Synthesis of optically thietane 447 via the DAST-mediated ring contraction of 448.
Scheme 101: Synthesis of the optically thietane nucleoside 451 via the ring contraction of thiopentose in 450.
Scheme 102: Synthesis of spirothietane 456 from 3,3,5,5-tetramethylthiolane-2,4-dithione (452) and benzyne (453...
Scheme 103: Synthesis of thietanes 461 via photoisomerization of 2H,6H-thiin-3-ones 459.
Scheme 104: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,4-diarylthietanes 465.
Scheme 105: Mechanism of the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,4-diarylthietanes 465.
Scheme 106: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of trisubstituted thietanes (±)-470.
Scheme 107: Mechanism on the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of trisubstituted thietanes.
Scheme 108: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of thietanes (±)-475.
Scheme 109: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes from aldehydes 476 and acrylon...
Scheme 110: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes via a one-pot three-component ...
Scheme 111: Mechanism for the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes via three-co...
Scheme 112: Phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of substituted 3-nitrothietanes.
Scheme 113: Mechanism on the phosphorodithioate-mediated synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted thietanes (±)-486.
Scheme 114: Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-2-phenylthietane (497).
Scheme 115: Asymmetric synthesis of optically active 2,4-diarylthietanes.
Scheme 116: Synthesis of 3-acetamidothietan-2-one 503 via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoal...
Scheme 117: Synthesis of 4-substituted thietan-2-one via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoalk...
Scheme 118: Synthesis of 4,4-disubstituted thietan-2-one 511 via the intramolecular thioesterification of the 3...
Scheme 119: Synthesis of a spirothietan-2-one 514 via the intramolecular thioesterification of 3-mercaptoalkano...
Scheme 120: Synthesis of thiatetrahydrolipstatin starting from (S)-(−)-epichlorohydrin ((S)-142a).
Scheme 121: Synthesis of 2-phenethyl-4-(propan-2-ylidene)thietane (520) from 5-bromo-6-methyl-1-phenylhept-5-en...
Scheme 122: Synthesis of 2-phenethyl-4-(propan-2-ylidene)thietane (520) directly from S-(5-bromo-6-methyl-1-phe...
Scheme 123: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietanes from S-(2-bromoalk-1-en-4-yl)thioacetates.
Scheme 124: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietanes from S-(2-bromo/chloroalk-1-en-4-yl)thiols.
Scheme 125: Synthesis of spirothietan-3-ol 548 from enone 545 and ammonium hydrosulfide.
Scheme 126: Asymmetric synthesis of the optically active thietanoside from cis-but-2-ene-1,4-diol (47).
Scheme 127: Synthesis of 2-alkylidenethietan-3-ols 557 via the fluoride-mediated cyclization of thioacylsilanes ...
Scheme 128: Synthesis of 2-iminothietanes via the reaction of propargylbenzene (558) and isothiocyanates 560 in...
Scheme 129: Synthesis of 2-benzylidenethietane 567 via the nickel complex-catalyzed electroreductive cyclizatio...
Scheme 130: Synthesis of 2-iminothietanes 569 via the photo-assisted electrocyclic reaction of N-monosubstitute...
Scheme 131: Synthesis of ethyl 3,4-diiminothietane-2-carboxylates from ethyl thioglycolate (570) and bis(imidoy...
Scheme 132: Synthesis of N-(thietan-3-yl)-α-oxoazaheterocycles from azaheterocyclethiones and chloromethyloxira...
Scheme 133: Synthesis of thietan-3-yl benzoate (590) via the nickel-catalyzed intramolecular reductive thiolati...
Scheme 134: Synthesis of 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)thietane from 3,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dithiolane.
Scheme 135: Synthesis of thietanes from enamines and sulfonyl chlorides.
Scheme 136: Synthesis of spirothietane 603 via the [2 + 3] cycloaddition of 2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutane-1,3-...
Scheme 137: Synthesis of thietane (605) from 1-bromo-3-chloropropane and sulfur.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 904–916, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.82
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Photo- or cation-induced ring-opening reaction of spirooxazine 1aSO; Mn+ = Pb2+, La3+, Eu3+, Tb3+ [17].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the spirooxazine–quinolizinium conjugates 3a and 3b.
Figure 1: Colors of the solutions resulting from the addition of metal ions (c = 50 µM) to derivative 3a (c =...
Figure 2: Spectrophotometric titration of 3a (A) and 3b (B) (c = 20 µM) with Cu(BF4)2 (c = 2.44 mM) in MeCN. ...
Figure 3: Absorption (A) and fluorescence spectrum (B) of 3a in MeCN (c = 5 µM) in the absence (black) and in...
Figure 4: Emission colors of solutions resulting from the addition of metal ions (c = 50 µM) to derivative 3a...
Scheme 3: Cu2+-induced formation of the oxazole derivatives 4a and 4b.
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectra (600 MHz, 6.4–9.4 ppm) of 3a (c = 2.0 mM) in the absence (A) and in the presence (B–...
Figure 6: Spectral changes of 3a (c = 20 µM) upon the addition of Cu2+ (A) and Fe3+ (B) (cM+ = 60 µM) in MeCN...
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the oxazole derivatives 4a and 4b (cf. Scheme 3); Mn+ = Cu2+, Fe3+,...