Recent advances in organocatalytic atroposelective reactions

• Henrich Szabados and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 55–121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.6

Synthesis and biological evaluation of Argemone mexicana-inspired antimicrobials

• Jessica Villegas,
• Bryce C. Ball,
• Katelyn M. Shouse,
• Caleb W. VanArragon,
• Ashley N. Wasserman,
• Hannah E. Bhakta,
• Allen G. Oliver,
• Danielle A. Orozco-Nunnelly and
• Jeffrey M. Pruet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1511–1524, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.108

• synthesis began with the generation of substituted 2-bromo-1-aminonaphthalenes 9 and 10 (Scheme 6). After α-bromination of tetralones 1 and 2, intermediates 3 and 4 underwent elimination/aromatization with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) to afford 2-bromo-1-naphthols 5 and 6 in fairly good yield

Transition-metal-free intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction by alkene activation: A method for the synthesis of some novel xanthene derivatives

• Tülay Yıldız,
• İrem Baştaş and
• Hatice Başpınar Küçük

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2203–2208, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.142

• intramolecular coupling of arynes by aldehydes or phenols [21][22][23][24], and Lewis acid-catalyzed cyclization of salicylaldehydes and cyclohexenones or tetralones [25]. Some other new and prominent synthesis methods of xanthenes are the tandem arylation/Friedel–Crafts reaction of o-hydroxy bisbenzylic

On the application of 3d metals for C–H activation toward bioactive compounds: The key step for the synthesis of silver bullets

• Renato L. Carvalho,
• Amanda S. de Miranda,
• Mateus P. Nunes,
• Roberto S. Gomes,
• Guilherme A. M. Jardim and
• Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1849–1938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.126

Development of N-F fluorinating agents and their fluorinations: Historical perspective

• Teruo Umemoto,
• Yuhao Yang and
• Gerald B. Hammond

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1752–1813, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.123

• combination was effective for the fluorination of silyl enol ethers of indanones and tetralones, forming the fluorinated products in up to 91% ee. The DHQDA/Selectfluor combination was effective also for acyclic esters, with outcomes up to 87% ee, and for cyclic keto esters, up to 80% ee. For oxindoles, the

Recent advances in palladium-catalysed asymmetric 1,4–additions of arylboronic acids to conjugated enones and chromones

• Jan Bartáček,
• Jan Svoboda,
• Martin Kocúrik,
• Jaroslav Pochobradský,
• Alexander Čegan,
• Miloš Sedlák and
• Jiří Váňa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1048–1085, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.84

• isomerisation to 1-tetralones with >99% stereoretention (Scheme 18) [53]. To obtain the starting material for the transformation (Scheme 18), the authors have described the addition of arylboronic acids to 3-substituted-2-cyclopentenones (Table 26) either by using Stoltz’s catalytic system L9/Pd(TFA)2 or by its

• -arylcyclopentanones to 1-tetralones [53]. Addition reaction of phenylboronic acid to 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone catalysed by L9/Pd(TFA)2 in water [54]. Micellar nanoreactor PdL10c for the synthesis of flavanones [58]. Plausible catalytic cycle for the desymmetrisation of polycyclic cyclohexenediones by the addition of

Recent developments in enantioselective photocatalysis

• Callum Prentice,
• James Morrisson,
• Andrew D. Smith and
• Eli Zysman-Colman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2363–2441, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.197

Synthesis of 3-alkenylindoles through regioselective C–H alkenylation of indoles by a ruthenium nanocatalyst

• Abhijit Paul,
• Debnath Chatterjee,
• Srirupa Banerjee and
• Somnath Yadav

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 140–148, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.16

• , there are few reports. For example, the supported Ru-catalysed regiospecific C(sp2)–H arylation of benzo[h]quinolines and the addition of vinylsilanes to the C–H bonds of α-tetralones were reported by Inoue and co-workers [41][42]. Pieters et al. reported the Ru nanoparticle-catalysed C–H deuteration

Synthesis of 1-indanones with a broad range of biological activity

• Marika Turek,
• Dorota Szczęsna,
• Marek Koprowski and
• Piotr Bałczewski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 451–494, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.48

• -indanone derivatives 66 were obtained in 13–86% yields (Scheme 22). This method was further applied to the synthesis of biologically active compounds, such as 1-tetralones, 1-benzosuberones and donepezil (a potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease). Halo-1

• formation of a variety of 1-indanones and 1-tetralones has been proposed by Ogoshi et al. [53]. Thus, hydroacylation of o-allylbenzaldehyde derivatives 89 in the presence of [Ni(cod)2] and the N-heterocyclic carbene with an It-Bu substituent gave 1-indanones 90a–i in high yields (Scheme 29). In the case of

Conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation reactions

• James P. Phelan and
• Jonathan A. Ellman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1203–1228, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.116

• indanone (n = 1) substrates 109 were investigated (Scheme 25b). While these substrates displayed diminished reactivity, the tetralones showed a significant boost in enantioselectivity (96:4 to 97:3 er), though only moderate enantioselectivity was observed for the indanone substrate (R = H, 78:22 er). The

(CF₃CO)₂O/CF₃SO₃H-mediated synthesis of 1,3-diketones from carboxylic acids and aromatic ketones

• JungKeun Kim,
• Elvira Shokova,
• Victor Tafeenko and
• Vladimir Kovalev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2270–2278, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.236

• cyclization of 3-arylpropanoic and 4-arylbutanoic acids to 1-indanones and 1-tetralones is well-known [12][13][14][15][16][17][18], but it appears that the further acylation and β-diketone formation has not been reported yet. While the use of acyl trifluoroacetates, generated in situ from a carboxylic acid

Mechanistic studies on the CAN-mediated intramolecular cyclization of δ-aryl-β-dicarbonyl compounds

• Brian M. Casey,
• Dhandapani V. Sadasivam and
• Robert A. Flowers II

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1472–1479, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.167

• Brian M. Casey Dhandapani V. Sadasivam Robert A. Flowers II Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA 10.3762/bjoc.9.167 Abstract The synthesis of 2-tetralones through the cyclization of δ-aryl-β-dicarbonyl substrates by using CAN is described. Appropriately

• functionalized aromatic substrates undergo intramolecular cyclizations generating 2-tetralone derivatives in moderate to good yields. DFT computational studies indicate that successful formation of 2-tetralones from δ-aryl-β-dicarbonyl radicals is dependent on the stability of the subsequent cyclohexadienyl

• radical intermediates. Furthermore, DFT computational studies were used to rationalize the observed site selectivity in the 2-tetralone products. Keywords: CAN oxidation; β-dicarbonyls; free radical; radical arylations; tetralones; Introduction 2-Tetralones are important intermediates or components of

Some aspects of radical chemistry in the assembly of complex molecular architectures

• Béatrice Quiclet-Sire and
• Samir Z. Zard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 557–576, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.61

• amounts. Numerous aromatic derivatives can thus be very easily obtained. In Scheme 10, the synthesis of various tetralones is displayed. The addition of xanthate 44 to two different alkenes furnishes adducts 45 and 48, and these can in turn be cyclised into tetralones 46 and 49, respectively. The former

• synthesis of (±)-matrine (43). Synthesis of complex tetralones. Synthesis of functionalised azaindoline and indole derivatives. Synthesis of thiochromanones. Synthesis of complex benzothiepinones. Conditions: 1) CF3COOH; 2) RCHO / AcOH (PMB = p-methoxybenzyl). Formation and capture of a cyclic nitrone

Recyclable fluorous cinchona alkaloid ester as a chiral promoter for asymmetric fluorination of β-ketoesters

• Wen-Bin Yi,
• Xin Huang,
• Zijuan Zhang,
• Dian-Rong Zhu,
• Chun Cai and
• Wei Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1233–1240, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.138

• imido-protected phenylglycines (up to 94% ee), indanones and tetralones (up to 91% ee), ethyl α-cyanotolyl acetates (up to 87% ee), and cyclic β-ketoesters (up to 80% ee) [15]. A catalytic approach for the cinchona alkaloids and Selectfluor combinations has also been developed [16]. The Togni group