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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 55–121, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.6
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Scheme 1: Formation of axially chiral styrenes 3 via iminium activation.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of axially chiral 2-arylquinolines 6.
Scheme 3: Atroposelective intramolecular (4 + 2) annulation leading to aryl-substituted indolines.
Scheme 4: Atroposelective formation of biaryl via twofold aldol condensation.
Scheme 5: Strategy towards diastereodivergent formation of axially chiral oligonaphthylenes.
Scheme 6: Atroposelective formation of chiral biaryls based on a Michael/Henry domino reaction.
Scheme 7: Organocatalytic Michael/aldol cascade followed by oxidative aromatization.
Scheme 8: Atroposelective formation of C(sp2)–C(sp3) axially chiral compounds.
Scheme 9: NHC-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral styrenes 26.
Scheme 10: NHC-catalyzed synthesis of biaxial chiral pyranones.
Scheme 11: Formation of bridged biaryls with eight-membered lactones.
Scheme 12: The NHC-catalyzed (3 + 2) annulation of urazoles 37 and ynals 36.
Scheme 13: NHC-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral 4‑aryl α‑carbolines 41.
Scheme 14: NHC-catalyzed construction of N–N-axially chiral pyrroles and indoles.
Scheme 15: NHC-catalyzed oxidative Michael–aldol cascade.
Scheme 16: NHC-catalyzed (4 + 2) annulation for the synthesis of benzothiophene-fused biaryls.
Scheme 17: NHC-catalyzed desymmetrization of N-aryl maleimides.
Scheme 18: NHC-catalyzed deracemization of biaryl hydroxy aldehydes 55a–k into axially chiral benzonitriles 56a...
Scheme 19: NHC-catalyzed desymmetrization of 2-aryloxyisophthalaldehydes.
Scheme 20: NHC-catalyzed DKR of 2-arylbenzaldehydes 62.
Scheme 21: Atroposelective biaryl amination.
Scheme 22: CPA-catalyzed atroposelective amination of 2-anilinonaphthalenes.
Scheme 23: Atroposelective DKR of naphthylindoles.
Scheme 24: CPA-catalyzed kinetic resolution of binaphthylamines.
Scheme 25: Atroposelective amination of aromatic amines with diazodicarboxylates.
Scheme 26: Atroposelective Friedländer heteroannulation.
Scheme 27: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral 4-arylquinolines.
Scheme 28: CPA-catalyzed Friedländer reaction of arylketones with cyclohexanones.
Scheme 29: CPA-catalyzed atroposelective Povarov reaction.
Scheme 30: Atroposelective CPA-catalyzed Povarov reaction.
Scheme 31: Paal–Knorr formation of axially chiral N-pyrrolylindoles and N-pyrrolylpyrroles.
Scheme 32: Atroposelective Paal–Knorr reaction leading to N-pyrrolylpyrroles.
Scheme 33: Atroposelective Pictet–Spengler reaction of N-arylindoles with aldehydes.
Scheme 34: Atroposelective Pictet–Spengler reaction leading to tetrahydroisoquinolin-8-ylanilines.
Scheme 35: Atroposelective formation of arylindoles.
Scheme 36: CPA-catalyzed arylation of naphthoquinones with indolizines.
Scheme 37: Atroposelective reaction of o-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 38: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral arylquinones.
Scheme 39: CPA-catalyzed axially chiral N-arylquinones.
Scheme 40: Atroposelective additions of bisindoles to isatin-based 3-indolylmethanols.
Scheme 41: CPA-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral arylindolylindolinones.
Scheme 42: CPA-catalyzed reaction between bisindoles and ninhydrin-derived 3-indoylmethanols.
Scheme 43: Atroposelective reaction of bisindoles and isatin-derived imines.
Scheme 44: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral bisindoles.
Scheme 45: Atroposelective reaction of 2-naphthols with alkynylhydroxyisoindolinones.
Scheme 46: CPA-catalyzed reaction of indolylnaphthols with propargylic alcohols.
Scheme 47: Atroposelective formation of indolylpyrroloindoles.
Scheme 48: Atroposelective reaction of indolylnaphthalenes with alkynylnaphthols.
Scheme 49: CPA-catalyzed addition of naphthols to alkynyl-2-naphthols and 2-naphthylamines.
Scheme 50: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral aryl-alkene-indoles.
Scheme 51: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral styrenes.
Scheme 52: Atroposelective formation of alkenylindoles.
Scheme 53: Atroposelective formation of axially chiral arylquinolines.
Scheme 54: Atroposelective (3 + 2) cycloaddition of alkynylindoles with azonaphthalenes.
Scheme 55: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)quinolines.
Scheme 56: Atroposelective cyclization of 3-(arylethynyl)-1H-indoles.
Scheme 57: Atroposelective three-component heteroannulation.
Scheme 58: CPA-catalyzed formation of arylbenzimidazols.
Scheme 59: CPA-catalyzed reaction of N-naphthylglycine esters with nitrosobenzenes.
Scheme 60: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazoles.
Scheme 61: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral arylbenzoindoles.
Scheme 62: CPA-catalyzed formation of pyrrolylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 63: CPA-catalyzed addition of naphthols and indoles to nitronaphthalenes.
Scheme 64: Atroposelective reaction of heterobiaryl aldehydes and aminobenzamides.
Scheme 65: Atroposelective cyclization forming N-arylquinolones.
Scheme 66: Atroposelective formation of 9H-carbazol-9-ylnaphthalenes and 1H-indol-1-ylnaphthalene.
Scheme 67: CPA-catalyzed formation of pyrazolylnaphthalenes.
Scheme 68: Atroposelective addition of diazodicarboxamides to azaborinephenols.
Scheme 69: Catalytic formation of axially chiral arylpyrroles.
Scheme 70: Atroposelective coupling of 1-azonaphthalenes with 2-naphthols.
Scheme 71: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral oxindole-based styrenes.
Scheme 72: Atroposelective electrophilic bromination of aminonaphthoquinones.
Scheme 73: Atroposelective bromination of dienes.
Scheme 74: CPA-catalyzed formation of axially chiral 5-arylpyrimidines.
Scheme 75: Atroposelective hydrolysis of biaryloxazepines.
Scheme 76: Atroposelective opening of dinaphthosiloles.
Scheme 77: Atroposelective reduction of naphthylenals.
Scheme 78: Atroposelective allylic substitution with 2-naphthols.
Scheme 79: Atroposelective allylic alkylation with phosphinamides.
Scheme 80: Atroposelective allylic substitution with aminopyrroles.
Scheme 81: Atroposelective allylic substitution with aromatic sulfinamides.
Scheme 82: Atroposelective sulfonylation of naphthylynones.
Scheme 83: Squaramide-catalyzed reaction of alkynyl-2-naphthols with 5H-oxazolones.
Scheme 84: Formation of axially chiral styrenes via sulfonylative opening of cyclopropanols.
Scheme 85: Atroposelective organo-photocatalyzed sulfonylation of alkynyl-2-naphthols.
Scheme 86: Thiourea-catalyzed atroposelective cyclization of alkynylnaphthols.
Scheme 87: Squaramide-catalyzed formation of axially chiral naphthylisothiazoles.
Scheme 88: Atroposelective iodo-cyclization catalyzed by squaramide C69.
Scheme 89: Squaramide-catalyzed formation of axially chiral oligoarenes.
Scheme 90: Atroposelective ring-opening of cyclic N-sulfonylamides.
Scheme 91: Thiourea-catalyzed kinetic resolution of naphthylpyrroles.
Scheme 92: Atroposelective ring-opening of arylindole lactams.
Scheme 93: Atroposelective reaction of 1-naphthyl-2-tetralones and diarylphosphine oxides.
Scheme 94: Atroposelective reaction of iminoquinones with indoles.
Scheme 95: Kinetic resolution of binaphthylalcohols.
Scheme 96: DKR of hydroxynaphthylamides.
Scheme 97: Atroposelective N-alkylation with phase-transfer catalyst C75.
Scheme 98: Atroposelective allylic substitution via kinetic resolution of biarylsulfonamides.
Scheme 99: Atroposelective bromo-functionalization of alkynylarenes.
Scheme 100: Sulfenylation-induced atroposelective cyclization.
Scheme 101: Atroposelective O-sulfonylation of isochromenone-indoles.
Scheme 102: NHC-catalyzed atroposelective N-acylation of anilines.
Scheme 103: Peptide-catalyzed atroposelective ring-opening of lactones.
Scheme 104: Peptide-catalyzed coupling of 2-naphthols with quinones.
Scheme 105: Atroposelective nucleophilic aromatic substitution of fluoroarenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2883–2890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.242
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Scheme 1: State of the art and this work.
Scheme 2: Reaction conditions: hydrazone (0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv), NBS (0.33 mmol, 1.1 equiv), in CH3CN (0.4 M),...
Scheme 3: Scope of the reaction. Reaction conditions: 1 (0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv), NBS (0.33 mmol, 1.1 equiv) in ...
Scheme 4: Mechanistic investigations and post-functionalization reactions. a19F NMR yields using α,α,α-triflu...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214
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Figure 1: Classification of LSF reactions in this review.
Scheme 1: C(sp2)–H trifluoromethylation of heteroarenes.
Scheme 2: C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H alkylation of complex molecules.
Scheme 3: Electrochemical oxidation-induced intermolecular aromatic C–H sulfonamidation.
Scheme 4: Bioconjugation of tyrosine with (a) phenothiazine and (b) urazole derivatives.
Scheme 5: Electrochemical iodoamination of indoles using unactivated amines.
Scheme 6: Allylic C(sp3)–H aminations with sulfonamides.
Scheme 7: Electrochemical benzylic oxidation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 8: Site-selective electrooxidation of methylarenes to aromatic acetals.
Scheme 9: Electrochemical activation of C–H by electron-deficient W2C nanocrystals.
Scheme 10: α-Acyloxy sulfide preparation via C–H/OH cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 11: Aromatic C–H-bond thiolation.
Scheme 12: C(sp2)–H functionalization for the installation of sulfonamide groups.
Scheme 13: Preparation of (hetero)aryl chlorides and vinyl chloride with 1,2-dichloroethane. aCu(OAc)2 (0.05 e...
Scheme 14: Electrochemical dual-oxidation enables access to α-chlorosulfoxides.
Scheme 15: Regio- and chemoselective formyloxylation–bromination/chlorination/trifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 16: Aziridine formation by coupling amines and alkenes.
Scheme 17: Formation of iminosulfide ethers via difunctionalization of an isocyanide.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-difunctionalized molecules via C–C-bond cleavage of arylcyclopropane.
Scheme 19: Electrooxidative amino- and oxyselenation of alkenes. VBImBr = 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bromide.
Scheme 20: Electrooxidative dehydrogenative [4 + 2] annulation of indole derivatives.
Scheme 21: Electrochemical cyclization combined with alkoxylation of triticonazole.
Scheme 22: Electrochemically tuned oxidative [4 + 2] annulation of olefins with hydroxamic acids.
Scheme 23: Electrosynthesis of indole derivatives via cyclization of 2-ethynylanilines.
Scheme 24: Allylic C–H oxidation of mono-, di-, and sesquiterpenes.
Scheme 25: Oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds.
Scheme 26: Fluorination of C(sp3)–H bonds. rAP = rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 27: C(sp3)–H α-cyanation of secondary piperidines.
Scheme 28: Selective electrochemical hydrolysis of hydrosilanes to silanols.
Scheme 29: Organocatalytic electrochemical amination of benzylic C–H bonds.
Scheme 30: Iodide ion-initiated anodic oxidation reactions.
Scheme 31: Mn(III/IV) electro-catalyzed C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 32: Tailored cobalt–salen complexes enable electrocatalytic intramolecular allylic C–H functionalizatio...
Scheme 33: Cobalt–salen complexes-induced electrochemical (cyclo)additions.
Scheme 34: Electrochemical 1,2-diarylation of alkenes enabled by direct dual C–H functionalization of electron...
Scheme 35: Cobalt-electrocatalyzed atroposelective C–H annulation.
Scheme 36: Nickel-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H alkoxylation with secondary alcohols.
Scheme 37: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical enantioselective amination.
Scheme 38: Ruthenium-electrocatalyzed C(sp2)–H mono- and diacetoxylation.
Scheme 39: Rhodium(III)-catalyzed aryl-C–H phosphorylation enabled by anodic oxidation-induced reductive elimi...
Scheme 40: Asymmetric Lewis-acid catalysis for the synthesis of non-racemic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 41: Electrochemical enantioselective C(sp3)–H alkenylation.
Scheme 42: Palladium-catalyzed electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling.
Scheme 43: Ir-electrocatalyzed vinylic C(sp2)–H activation for the annulation between acrylic acids and alkyne...
Scheme 44: Electrochemical gold-catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp) coupling of alkynes and arylhydrazines.
Scheme 45: Photoelectrochemical alkylation of C–H heteroarenes using organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 46: Mn-catalyzed photoelectro C(sp3)–H azidation.
Scheme 47: Photoelectrochemical undirected C–H trifluoromethylations of (Het)arenes.
Scheme 48: Photoelectrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling of heteroarenes with aliphatic C–H bonds.
Scheme 49: C–H amination via photoelectrochemical Ritter-type reaction.
Scheme 50: Photoelectrochemical multiple oxygenation of C–H bonds.
Scheme 51: Accelerated C(sp3)–H heteroarylations by the f-EPC system.
Scheme 52: Photoelectrochemical cross-coupling of amines.
Scheme 53: Birch electroreduction of arenes. GSW = galvanized steel wire.
Scheme 54: Electroreductive deuterations.
Scheme 55: Chemoselective electrosynthesis using rapid alternating polarity.
Scheme 56: Electroreductive olefin–ketone coupling.
Scheme 57: Electroreductive approach to radical silylation.
Scheme 58: Electrochemical borylation of alkyl halides. CC = carbon close.
Scheme 59: Radical fluoroalkylation of alkenes.
Scheme 60: Electrochemical defluorinative hydrogenation/carboxylation.
Scheme 61: Electrochemical decarboxylative olefination.
Scheme 62: Electrochemical decarboxylative Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi coupling.
Scheme 63: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive relay cross-coupling.
Scheme 64: Electrochemical chemo- and regioselective difunctionalization of 1,3-enynes.
Scheme 65: Electrocatalytic doubly decarboxylative crosscoupling.
Scheme 66: Electrocatalytic decarboxylative crosscoupling with aryl halides.
Scheme 67: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical reductive coupling of halides.
Scheme 68: Nickel-electrocatalyzed enantioselective carboxylation with CO2.
Scheme 69: Reductive electrophotocatalysis for borylation.
Scheme 70: Electromediated photoredox catalysis for selective C(sp3)–O cleavages of phosphinated alcohols to c...
Scheme 71: Stereoselective electro-2-deoxyglycosylation from glycals. MFE = methyl nonafluorobutyl ether.
Scheme 72: Electrochemical peptide modifications.
Scheme 73: Electrochemical α-deuteration of amides.
Scheme 74: Electrochemical synthesis of gem-diselenides.
Scheme 75: Site-selective electrochemical aromatic C–H amination.
Scheme 76: Electrochemical coupling of heteroarenes with heteroaryl phosphonium salts.
Scheme 77: Redox-neutral strategy for the dehydroxyarylation reaction.
Scheme 78: Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical C(sp3)–C(sp2) cross-coupling of benzyl trifluoroborate and halides....
Scheme 79: Paired electrocatalysis for C(sp3)–C(sp2) coupling.
Scheme 80: Redox-neutral strategy for amination of aryl bromides.
Scheme 81: Redox-neutral cross-coupling of aryl halides with weak N-nucleophiles. aProtocol with (+) RVC | RVC...
Scheme 82: Nickel-catalyzed N-arylation of NH-sulfoximines with aryl halides.
Scheme 83: Esterification of carboxylic acids with aryl halides.
Scheme 84: Electrochemically promoted nickel-catalyzed carbon–sulfur-bond formation. GFE = graphite felt elect...
Scheme 85: Electrochemical deoxygenative thiolation by Ni-catalysis. GFE = graphite felt electrode; NFE = nick...
Scheme 86: Electrochemical coupling of peptides with aryl halides.
Scheme 87: Paired electrolysis for the phosphorylation of aryl halides. GFE = graphite felt electrode, FNE = f...
Scheme 88: Redox-neutral alkoxyhalogenation of alkenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1988–2004, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.175
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Scheme 1: Synthesis of triazolopyridinium salts [34-36].
Scheme 2: Synthesis of pyrazoles [37].
Scheme 3: Synthesis of indazoles from ketone-derived hydrazones [38].
Scheme 4: Intramolecular C(sp2)–H functionalization of aldehyde-derived N-(2-pyridinyl)hydrazones for the syn...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinoline derivatives [40].
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and Δ3-1,3,4-oxadiazolines [41].
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles [43].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)anilines [44].
Scheme 9: Synthesis of fused s-triazolo perchlorates [45].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1-aryl and 1,5-disubstitued 1,2,4-triazoles [49].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles [50].
Scheme 12: Alternative synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted 1,2,4-triazoles [51].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of 5-amino 1,2,4-triazoles [55].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of 1-arylpyrazolines [58].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of 3‑aminopyrazoles [60].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinolines [61].·
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1,2,3-thiadiazoles [64].
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 5-thioxo-1,2,4-triazolium inner salts [65].
Scheme 19: Synthesis of 1-aminotetrazoles [66].
Scheme 20: C(sp2)–H functionalization of aldehyde-derived hydrazones: general mechanisms.
Scheme 21: C(sp2)–H functionalization of benzaldehyde diphenyl hydrazone [68,69].
Scheme 22: Phosphorylation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones [70].
Scheme 23: Azolation of aldehyde-derived hydrazones [72].
Scheme 24: Thiocyanation of benzaldehyde-derived hydrazone 122 [73].
Scheme 25: Sulfonylation of aromatic aldehyde-derived hydrazones [74].
Scheme 26: Trifluoromethylation of aromatic aldehyde-derived hydrazones [76].
Scheme 27: Electrooxidation of benzophenone hydrazones [77].
Scheme 28: Electrooxidative coupling of benzophenone hydrazones and alkenes [77].
Scheme 29: Electrosynthesis of α-diazoketones [78].
Scheme 30: Electrosynthesis of stable diazo compounds [80].
Scheme 31: Photoelectrochemical synthesis of alkenes through in situ generation of diazo compounds [81].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of nitriles [82].
Scheme 33: Electrochemical oxidation of ketone-derived NH-allylhydrazone [83].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1947–1956, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.145
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Figure 1: Various types of stable singlet carbenes and their acronyms.
Figure 2: Various types of NHC·CS2 zwitterions and their coordination modes.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of CAAC·CS2 zwitterion 2 from its free carbene parent 1.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of CAAC·CS2 zwitterions 4a–c with KN(SiMe3)2.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazolium iodides 5a–f.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of MIC·CS2 zwitterions 6a and 6b with KN(SiMe3)2.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of MIC·CS2 zwitterions 6c–f with NaOt-Bu.
Figure 3: ORTEP representations of zwitterions 4a (CAAC-Mes-Cy·CS2, top) and 4c (CAAC-Die-MePh·CS2, bottom) w...
Figure 4: ORTEP representations of zwitterions 6b (MIC-Dip-Ph-Me·CS2, top) and 6e (MIC-Mes-Bu-Me·CS2, bottom)...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1408–1442, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.102
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Scheme 1: In situ generation of imidazolylidene carbene.
Scheme 2: Hg(II) complex of NHC.
Scheme 3: Isolable and bottlable carbene reported by Arduengo [3].
Scheme 4: First air-stable carbene synthesized by Arduengo in 1992 [5].
Figure 1: General structure of an NHC.
Figure 2: Stabilization of an NHC by donation of the lone pair electrons into the vacant p-orbital (LUMO) at ...
Figure 3: Abnormal NHC reported by Bertrand [8,9].
Figure 4: Cu(d) orbital to σ*C-N(NHC) interactions in NHC–CuX complexes computed at the B3LYP/def2-SVP level ...
Figure 5: Molecular orbital contributions to the NHC–metal bond.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of NHC–Cu(I) complexes by deprotonation of NHC precursors with a base.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of [NHC–CuX] complexes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of [(ICy)CuX] and [(It-Bu)CuX] complexes.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of iodido-bridged copper–NHC complexes by deprotonation of benzimidazolium salts reported...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of copper complexes by deprotonation of triazolium salts.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of thiazolylidene–Cu(I) complex by deprotonation with KOt-Bu.
Scheme 11: Preparation of NHC–Cu(I) complexes.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of methylmalonic acid-derived anionic [(26a,b)CuCl]Li(THF)2 and zwitterionic (28) heterol...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of diaminocarbene and diamidocarbene (DAC)–Cu(I) complexes.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of the cationic (NHC)2Cu(I) complex 39 from benzimidazolium salts 38 with tetrakis(aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of NHC and ADC (acyclic diamino carbenes) Cu(I) hexamethyldisilazide complexes reported b...
Scheme 16: Synthesis of NHC–copper(I) complexes using an acetylacetonate-functionalized imidazolium zwitterion...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of NHC–Cu(I) complexes through deprotonation of azolium salts with Cu2O.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of NHC–CuBr complex through deprotonation with Cu2O reported by Kolychev [31].
Scheme 19: Synthesis of chiral NHC–CuBr complexes from phenoxyimine-imidazolium salts reported by Douthwaite a...
Scheme 20: Preparation of linear neutral NHC–CuCl complexes through the use of Cu2O. For abbreviations, please...
Scheme 21: Synthesis of abnormal-NHC–copper(I) complexes by Bertrand, Cazin and co-workers [35].
Scheme 22: Microwave-assisted synthesis of thiazolylidene/benzothiazolylidene–CuBr complexes by Bansal and co-...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of NHC–CuX complexes through transmetallation.
Scheme 24: Preparation of six- or seven-membered NHC–Cu(I) complexes through transmetalation from Ag(I) comple...
Scheme 25: Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazolylidene–CuCl complexes through transmetallation of Ag(I) complexes genera...
Scheme 26: Synthesis of NHC–copper complexes having both Cu(I) and Cu(II) units through transmetalation report...
Scheme 27: Synthesis of new [(IPr(CH2)3Si(OiPr)3)CuX] complexes and anchoring on MCM-41.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphide–Cu(I)–NHC complexes through ligand displacement.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of silyl- and stannyl [(NHC)Cu−ER3] complexes.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of amido-, phenolato-, thiophenolato–Cu(NHC) complexes.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of first isolable NHC–Cu–difluoromethyl complexes reported by Sanford et al. [44].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of NHC–Cu(I)–bifluoride complexes reported by Riant, Leyssens and co-workers [45].
Scheme 33: Conjugate addition of Et2Zn to enones catalyzed by an NHC–Cu(I) complex reported by Woodward in 200...
Scheme 34: Hydrosilylation of a carbonyl group.
Scheme 35: NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones reported by Nolan et al. [48,49].
Scheme 36: Application of chiral NHC–CuCl complex 104 for the enantioselective hydrosilylation of ketones.
Scheme 37: Hydrosilylation reactions catalyzed by NHC–Cu(Ot-Bu) complexes.
Scheme 38: NHC–CuCl catalyzed carbonylative silylation of alkyl halides.
Scheme 39: Nucleophilic conjugate addition to an activated C=C bond.
Figure 6: Molecular electrostatic potential maps (MESP) of two NHC–CuX complexes computed at the B3LYP/def2-S...
Scheme 40: Conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to 3-alkyl-substituted cyclohexenones catalyzed by a chiral...
Scheme 41: NHC–copper complex-catalyzed conjugate addition of Grignard reagent to 3-substituted hexenone repor...
Scheme 42: Conjugate addition or organoaluminum reagents to β-substituted cyclic enones.
Scheme 43: Conjugate addition of boronates to acyclic α,β-unsaturated carboxylic esters, ketones, and thioeste...
Scheme 44: NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydroboration of an allene reported by Hoveyda [63].
Scheme 45: Conjugate addition of Et2Zn to cyclohexenone catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complex derived from benzimidaz...
Scheme 46: Asymmetric conjugate addition of diethylzinc to 3-nonen-2-one catalyzed by NHC–Cu complexes derived...
Scheme 47: General scheme of a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction.
Scheme 48: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of azides with alkynes catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complexes reported by Diez-Gonz...
Scheme 49: Application of NHC–CuCl/N-donor combination to catalyze the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of benzyl azide w...
Scheme 50: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of azides with acetylenes catalyzed by bis(NHC)–Cu complex 131 and mixed NHC–...
Figure 7: NHC–CuCl complex 133 as catalyst for the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of alkynes with azides at room tempe...
Scheme 51: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of a bulky azide with an alkynylpyridine using [(NHC)Cu(μ-I)2Cu(NHC)] copper ...
Scheme 52: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of benzyl azide with phenylacetylene under homogeneous and heterogeneous cata...
Scheme 53: [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of benzyl azide with acetylenes catalyzed by bisthiazolylidene dicopper(I) co...
Figure 8: Copper (I)–NHC linear coordination polymer 137 and its conversion into tetranuclear (138) and dinuc...
Scheme 54: An A3 reaction.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of SiO2-immobilized NHC–Cu(I) catalyst 141 and its application in the A3-coupling reactio...
Scheme 56: Preparation of dual-purpose Ru@SiO2–[(NHC)CuCl] catalyst system 142 developed by Bordet, Leitner an...
Scheme 57: Application of the catalyst system Ru@SiO2–[Cu(NHC)] 142 to the one-pot tandem A3 reaction and hydr...
Scheme 58: A3 reaction of phenylacetylene with secondary amines and aldehydes catalyzed by benzothiazolylidene...
Figure 9: Kohn–Sham HOMOs of phenylacetylene and NHC–Cu(I)–phenylacetylene complex computed at the B3LYP/def2...
Figure 10: Energies of the FMOs of phenylacetylene, iminium ion, and NHC–Cu(I)–phenylacetylene complex compute...
Scheme 59: NHC–Cu(I) catalyzed diboration of ketones 147 by reacting with bis(pinacolato)diboron (148) reporte...
Scheme 60: Protoboration of terminal allenes catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complexes reported by Hoveyda and co-worke...
Scheme 61: NHC–CuCl-catalyzed borylation of α-alkoxyallenes to give 2-boryl-1,3-butadienes.
Scheme 62: Regioselective hydroborylation of propargylic alcohols and ethers catalyzed by NHC–CuCl complexes 1...
Scheme 63: NHC–CuOt-Bu-catalyzed semihydrogenation and hydroborylation of alkynes.
Scheme 64: Enantioselective NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydroborations of 1,1-disubstituted aryl olefins reported by H...
Scheme 65: Enantioselective NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed hydroboration of exocyclic 1,1-disubstituted alkenes reported ...
Scheme 66: Markovnikov-selective NHC–CuOH-catalyzed hydroboration of alkenes and alkynes reported by Jones et ...
Scheme 67: Dehydrogenative borylation and silylation of styrenes catalyzed by NHC–CuOt-Bu complexes developed ...
Scheme 68: N–H/C(sp2)–H carboxylation catalyzed by NHC–CuOH complexes.
Scheme 69: C–H Carboxylation of benzoxazole and benzothiazole derivatives with CO2 using a 1,2,3-triazol-5-yli...
Scheme 70: Use of Cu(I) complex derived from diethylene glycol-functionalized imidazo[1,5,a] pyridin-3-ylidene...
Scheme 71: Allylation and alkenylation of polyfluoroarenes and heteroarenes catalyzed by NHC–Cu(I) complexes r...
Scheme 72: Enantioselective C(sp2)–H allylation of (benz)oxazoles and benzothiazoles with γ,γ-disubstituted pr...
Scheme 73: C(sp2)–H arylation of arenes catalyzed by dual NHC–Cu/NHC–Pd catalytic system.
Scheme 74: C(sp2)–H Amidation of (hetero)arenes with N-chlorocarbamates/N-chloro-N-sodiocarbamates catalyzed b...
Scheme 75: NHC–CuI catalyzed thiolation of benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 349–379, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.29
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Figure 1: Alkyne–azide "click reaction".
Figure 2: β- and meso-triazole-linked porphyrin.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of β-triazole-linked porphyrins 3a–c.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of β-triazole-bridged porphyrin-coumarin conjugates 11–20.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of β-triazole-bridged porphyrin-xanthone conjugates 23–27 and xanthone-bridged β-triazolo...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of meso-triazoloporphyrins 32a–c and triazole-bridged diporphyrins 34.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-ferrocene conjugates 37a–d.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin conjugates 40a,b and 41a,b.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked glycoporphyrins 43a–c.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-coumarin conjugates 44–48.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of meso-triazole-bridged porphyrin-DNA conjugate 50.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of meso-linked porphyrin-triazole conjugates 53 and 57.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-corrole conjugate 60.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of porphyrin conjugates 64a,b and 67a,b. Reaction conditions: (i) CuSO4, sodium ascorbate...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of meso-triazole-bridged porphyrin-quinolone conjugates 70a–e.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-fluorescein dyad 73.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-carborane conjugates 76a,b.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of meso-triazole-bridged porphyrin-BODIPY conjugates 78 and 80.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked cationic porphyrin conjugates 85 and 87. Reaction conditions: (i)...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of meso-triazole-cobalt-porphyrin diimine-dioxime conjugate 91. Reactions conditions: (i)...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of triazole-linked porphyrin-bearing N-doped graphene hybrid 96.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-fullerene dyads 100a–d and 104a,b.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of meso-triazole-bridged diporphyrin conjugates 107 and 108.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of porphyrin-ruthenium (II) conjugates 112a,b and 116a,b. Reaction conditions: (i) Zn(OAc)...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin dyad 119 and triad 121.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of di-triazole-bridged porphyrin-β-CD conjugate 126.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of meso-triazole-bridged porphyrin star trimer 129.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole-linked porphyrin-β-CD conjugates 131a,b.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of tritriazole-bridged porphyrin-lantern-DNA sequence 134.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-polymer conjugates 137 and 139.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of triazole-linked capped porphyrin 142; Reaction conditions: method A: 10% H2O in THF, C...
Scheme 30: Synthesis of meso-tetratriazole-linked porphyrin-maleimine conjugates 145a–c.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of meso-tetratriazole-linked porphyrin-cholic acid complex 148a,b.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of meso-tetratriazole-linked porphyrin conjugates 151–153.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of meso-tetratrizole-porphyrin-carborane conjugates 155, 156 and 158a–c.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of meso-tetratriazole-porphyrin-cardanol conjugates 160 and 162.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of meso-tetratriazole-linked porphyrin-BODIPY conjugate 164.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of meso-tetratriazole-linked porphyrin-β-CD conjugates 166a,b.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of tetratriazole-bridged meso-arylporphyrins 171a–c and 172a–c.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of octatriazole-bridged porphyrin-β-CD conjugate 174 and porphyrin-adamantane conjugates ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 845–854, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.85
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Figure 1: (A) Summary of the main side chains exerting significant steric and/or electronic effects and influ...
Figure 2: Solution-phase synthesis of N-(methylamino)glycine oligomers using N-Boc-N-methylhydrazine as a sub...
Scheme 1: Submonomer synthesis used for the construction of peptoids 1–5 containing N-methylamino side chains...
Scheme 2: Evaluation of the efficiency of mixed anhydride methods by coupling of 1a and 1c.
Scheme 3: (3 + 3) segment coupling of trimers 3-OH onto trimer hydrazine 3a.
Figure 3: X-ray crystal structure of peptoid dimer 2: (A) single molecule; (B) unit cell, view along b axis (...
Figure 4: NOE effect interaction observed in the 2D-NOESY spectra of monomer 1 and dimer 2 in DMSO-d6.
Figure 5: Comparison of monomers A and B with respect to their ability to form intramolecular and intermolecu...
Figure 6: Model structure of N-(NMe)glycine peptoid. (A) dimer in the repeating (pp) conformation; (B) dimer ...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2270–2286, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.145
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Figure 1: a) Binding interactions in the chloride channel of E. coli. and b) examples of chloride, cyanide, n...
Figure 2: a) H-bond vs anion-binding catalysis and b) activation modes in anion-binding catalysis.
Scheme 1: First proposed anion-binding mechanism in the thiourea-catalyzed acetalization of benzaldehyde.
Scheme 2: a) Thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective acyl-Pictet–Spengler reaction of tryptamine-derived imines 4...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism of the thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective Pictet–Spengler reaction of hydroxyla...
Scheme 4: a) Thiourea-catalyzed intramolecular Pictet–Spengler-type cyclization of hydroxylactam-derived N-ac...
Scheme 5: Enantioselective Reissert-type reactions of a) (iso)quinolines with silyl ketene acetals, and b) vi...
Figure 3: Role of the counter-anion: a) Anion acting as a spectator and b) anion participating directly as th...
Scheme 6: Enantioselective selenocyclization catalyzed by squaramide 28.
Scheme 7: Desymmetrization of meso-aziridines catalyzed by bifunctional thiourea catalyst 31.
Scheme 8: Anion-binding-catalyzed desymmetrization of a) meso-aziridines catalyzed by chiral triazolium catal...
Scheme 9: Bis-urea-catalyzed enantioselective fluorination of a) β-bromosulfides and b) β-haloamines by Gouve...
Scheme 10: a) Bifunctional thiourea anion-binding – basic/nucleophilic catalysts. Selected applications in b) ...
Scheme 11: Thiourea-catalyzed enantioselective polycyclization reaction of hydroxylactams 51 through cation–π ...
Scheme 12: Enantioselective aza-Sakurai cyclization of hydroxylactams 56 implicating additional cation–π and L...
Scheme 13: Enantioselective tail-to-head cyclization of neryl chloride derivatives.
Scheme 14: Cation–π interactions in anion binding-catalyzed asymmetric addition reactions: a) addition of indo...
Scheme 15: Bisthiourea catalyzed oxa-Pictet–Spengler reaction of indole-based alcohols and aromatic aldehydes ...
Scheme 16: Anion-binding catalyst development in the enantioselective addition of silyl ketene acetals to 1-ch...
Scheme 17: a) Macrocyclic bis-thiourea catalyst in a diastereoselective glycosylation reaction. b) Competing SN...
Scheme 18: a) Folding mechanism of oligotriazoles upon anion recognition. b) Representative tetratriazole 82 c...
Scheme 19: Switchable chiral tetratriazole catalyst 86 in the enantioselective addition of silyl ketene acetal...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1572–1578, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.129
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Organocatalytic enantioselective aldol approaches using trifluoroacetophenone derivatives.
Figure 2: NHC-catalyzed approaches to β-lactones using trifluoroacetophenone derivatives.
Scheme 1: Reaction scope with respect to the nucleophile. aIsolated yield of the product in >95:5 dr. bDeterm...
Scheme 2: Reaction scope with respect to the trifluoroacetophenone derivative and α-aroyloxyaldehyde. aIsolat...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 482–491, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.43
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Scheme 1: Formation of sulfonyltriazoles and sulfonamidines.
Figure 1: Catalytic systems used in this study.
Scheme 2: Synthetic access to complexes 4–6 [30].
Scheme 3: Variation of sulfonylazides. Reaction conditions: phenylacetylene (0.5 mmol), sulfonyl azide (0.6 m...
Scheme 4: Variation of alkynes. Reaction conditions: alkyne (0.5 mmol), tosyl azide (0.6 mmol), diisopropylam...
Scheme 5: Variation of the amine substrate. Reaction conditions: phenylacetylene (0.5 mmol), tosyl azide (0.6...
Scheme 6: Reactivity of “non-sulfonyl” azide [33]. Reaction conditions: phenylacetylene (0.5 mmol), benzyl azide ...
Scheme 7: Reactivity of diphenylphosphoryl azide. Reaction conditions: phenylacetylene (0.5 mmol), diphenylph...
Scheme 8: Proposed mechanism for the formation of sulfonamidine.
Scheme 9: Stoichiometric reaction between 6 and 8.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of copper-acetylide intermediate A via [Cu(Cl)(Triaz)].
Scheme 11: Catalytic reaction involving copper-acetylide complex A.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 78–87, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.10
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Figure 1: 1,2,3-Triazole based XB donors: 1,2,3-triazole A, 1,2,3-triazolium B, 1,2,3-triazolylidene C and di...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of 4,5-diiodo-1,3-dimesityl-1,2,3-triazolium with iodide, Mes: 2,4,6-Me3C6H2.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 4,5-diiodo-1,3-dimesityl-1,2,3-triazolium with different anion.
Figure 2: Packing structure of 2-I (top), 2-Br (middle) and 2-Cl (bottom). Hydrogen atoms have been omitted f...
Figure 3: Packing structure of 2-BF4. Hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity.
Figure 4: Packing structure of 2-OAc. Hydrogen atoms and solvent molecules have been omitted for clarity.
Figure 5: Packing structure of 2-TFA. Hydrogen atoms and disorder of fluorine atoms have been omitted for cla...
Figure 6: Packing structure of 2-I.1.5I2. Hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity.
Figure 7: Packing structure of 2-I.3.5I2. Hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity.
Figure 8: Packing structure of 2-BF4.0.5bpy. Hydrogen atoms and dichloromethane have been omitted for clarity....
Figure 9: 1,2,3-Triazole-based halogen model calculation: electrostatic potential surfaces mapped on total de...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2142–2155, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.211
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Figure 1: Hydrogen, halogen or chalcogen bonding to anions within a bistriazolium macrocycle.
Figure 2: Main synthetic strategies towards macrocyclic triazoliums.
Figure 3: Chemical structure of compound 1 (1a, 1b and 1c) and 2.
Figure 4: Chemical structure of compound 3 and 4.
Figure 5: Chemical structure of compound 5.
Figure 6: Chemical structure of compound 6.
Figure 7: Chemical structure of compound 7.
Figure 8: Chemical structure of compound 8.
Figure 9: Chemical structures of compound 9.
Figure 10: Chemical structures of compound 10, 11 and 12.
Figure 11: Chemical structure of compound 13.
Figure 12: Chemical structure of compound 15 including the sigma-connected TCNQ dimer.
Figure 13: Chemical structure of compound 16 for the kinetic resolution of epoxides.
Figure 14: Chemical structure of compound 17a (bisnaphtho crown ether shown).
Figure 15: Jump rope in molecular double-lasso compounds 18.
Figure 16: Chemical structure of compound 19 and acid–base triggered motions.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1996–2002, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.195
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Figure 1: Inherent chirality generated by meta-substitution – the two structures are non-superposable mirror ...
Figure 2: General approach by Albrecht for MIC directed cyclometalation via C–H activation; M = Ru(II), Ir(II...
Figure 3: Concept of cyclometalated calix[4]arene target.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of model mesoionic carbene 5.
Scheme 2: Attempted Ullmann-coupling to give monoazide 7.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of monoazidocalix[4]arene 7 under optimized conditions.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the putative calix[4]arene mesoionic carbene ruthenium complex 13.
Figure 4: High-resolution mass spectrum (ESI+) of putative ruthenacycle calix[4]arene 13.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2689–2697, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.246
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Scheme 1: Two-step reaction towards triazolochromene 5a and obtained oxidized side product 6.
Scheme 2: Reaction pathways leading to the different regioisomers.
Figure 1: Scope with respect to various salicylaldehydes 1a–f, nitroalkenes 2a–d and organic azides 4a–g. aRe...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis-chromenotriazole 5p.
Figure 2: Generality of products obtained via the two-pot mechanochemical procedure, varying the salicylaldeh...
Scheme 4: Scale-up of the one-pot three-component reaction and two-step ball milling procedure.
Scheme 5: Postfunctional transformations of triazolochromenes.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1826–1833, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.155
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Figure 1: Examples of marketed pharmaceutical 1,2,4-triazolobenzodiazepines.
Scheme 1: Preparation of N-acylated 2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-quinolones 6.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of α-acetoxyazo compounds 8a–g. Reaction conditions: for synthesis of 8a: 7a (10.42 mmol)...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of tricyclic benzo[b][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-d][1,4]diazepinium salts 10. Reaction conditions...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of N(1)-unsubstituted benzo[b][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-d][1,4]diazepines 13. Reaction conditio...
Scheme 5: Mechanistic rationale for the [3+ + 2]-cycloaddition/rearrangement reaction.
Figure 2: Crystal structure of salt 10k. The displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level.
Figure 3: Crystal structure of the free base 13e. The displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probabilit...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1753–1769, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.170
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Scheme 1: Generally accepted ion-pairing mechanism between the chiral cation Q+ of a PTC and an enolate and s...
Scheme 2: Reported asymmetric α-fluorination of β-ketoesters 1 using different chiral PTCs.
Scheme 3: Asymmetric α-fluorination of benzofuranones 4 with phosphonium salt PTC F1.
Scheme 4: Asymmetric α-fluorination of 1 with chiral phosphate-based catalysts.
Scheme 5: Anionic PTC-catalysed α-fluorination of enamines 7 and ketones 10.
Scheme 6: PTC-catalysed α-chlorination reactions of β-ketoesters 1.
Scheme 7: Shioiri’s seminal report of the asymmetric α-hydroxylation of 15 with chiral ammonium salt PTCs.
Scheme 8: Asymmetric ammonium salt-catalysed α-hydroxylation using oxygen together with a P(III)-based reduct...
Scheme 9: Asymmetric ammonium salt-catalysed α-photooxygenations.
Scheme 10: Asymmetric ammonium salt-catalysed α-hydroxylations using organic oxygen-transfer reagents.
Scheme 11: Asymmetric triazolium salt-catalysed α-hydroxylation with in situ generated peroxy imidic acid 24.
Scheme 12: Phase-transfer-catalysed dearomatization of phenols and naphthols.
Scheme 13: Ishihara’s ammonium salt-catalysed oxidative cycloetherification.
Scheme 14: Chiral phase-transfer-catalysed α-sulfanylation reactions.
Scheme 15: Chiral phase-transfer-catalysed α-trifluoromethylthiolation of β-ketoesters 1.
Scheme 16: Chiral phase-transfer-catalysed α-amination of β-ketoesters 1 using diazocarboxylates 38.
Scheme 17: Asymmetric α-fluorination of benzofuranones 4 using diazocarboxylates 38 in the presence of phospho...
Scheme 18: Anionic phase-transfer-catalysed α-amination of β-ketoesters 1 with aryldiazonium salts 41.
Scheme 19: Triazolium salt L-catalysed α-amination of different prochiral nucleophiles with in situ activated ...
Scheme 20: Phase-transfer-catalysed Neber rearrangement.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 579–588, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.57
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Scheme 1: Reactions of aminoguanidines with carboxylic acids and acid chlorides. The structural formulae show...
Scheme 2: Threefold N-acylation of triaminoguanidinium chloride (1) with acyl chloride 2b.
Scheme 3: Reaction of 1,2,3-tris(benzylamino)guanidinium salts 4 and 5 with acyl chlorides to give 1,2,3-tris...
Figure 1: Molecular structure of 6b·2C2H5OH in the solid state, with numbering of atoms (ORTEP plot). Selecte...
Scheme 4: Protonation and methylation of 1,2,4-triazolium-3-aminides 7b,c.
Scheme 5: Catalytic hydrogenation/debenzylation of betaines 7.
Figure 2: Left: molecular structure of 8b in the solid state (OLEX2 plot). Right: crystal structure viewed al...
Figure 3: Left: solid-state structure of 9b·H2O (ORTEP plot). Right: centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimer of...
Figure 4: Solid-state structure of mesoionic compound 7a (ORTEP plot); thermal displacement ellipsoids are dr...
Figure 5: UV–vis spectra of 7a–d in chloroform (c = 0.04 mmol L−1); λmax [nm] (ε [L mol−1 cm−1]): 7a: 350 (47...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2834–2848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.283
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Figure 1: Electrophile Activation by Hydrogen Bond Donors [1-16].
Figure 2: Early examples of C–H hydrogen bonds and their recent use in supramolecular chemistry [18,19,32-34].
Scheme 1: Design of 1,2,3-triazole-based catalysts for trityl group transfer through chloride anion binding b...
Scheme 2: Examples of chiral triazole-based catalysts for anion activation designed by Mancheno and co-worker...
Scheme 3: Application of chiral triazole-based catalysts L3 and L4 for counterion activation of pyridinium, q...
Scheme 4: Ammonium salt anion binding via C–H hydrogen bonds in solid state [40-45,50,51].
Scheme 5: Early examples of ammonium salts being used for electrophilic activation of imines in aza-Diels–Ald...
Scheme 6: Ammonium salts as hydrogen bond-donor catalysts by Bibal and co-workers [53,54].
Scheme 7: Tetraalkylammonium catalyst (L6)-catalyzed dearomatization of isoquinolinium salts [50].
Scheme 8: Tetraalkylammonium catalyst L6 complexation to halogen-containing substrates [51].
Scheme 9: Tetraalkylammonium-catalyzed aza-Diels–Alder reaction by Maruoka and co-workers [52].
Scheme 10: (A) Alkylpyridinium catalysts L13-catalyzed reaction of 1-isochroman and silyl ketene acetals by Be...
Scheme 11: Mixed N–H/C–H two hydrogen bond donors L14 and L15 as organocatalysts for ROP of lactide by Bibal a...
Scheme 12: Examples of stable complexes based on halogen bonding [68,69].
Scheme 13: Interaction between (−)-sparteine hydrobromide and (S)-1,2-dibromohexafluoropropane in the cocrysta...
Scheme 14: Iodine-catalyzed reactions that are computationally proposed to proceed through halogen bond to car...
Scheme 15: Transfer hydrogenation of phenylquinolines catalyzed by haloperfluoroalkanes by Bolm and co-workers ...
Scheme 16: Halogen bond activation of benzhydryl bromides by Huber and co-workers [82].
Scheme 17: Halogen bond-donor-catalyzed addition to oxocarbenium ions by Huber and co-workers [89].
Scheme 18: Halogen bond-donor activation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in the [2 + 4] cycloaddition re...
Scheme 19: Halogen bond donor activation of imines in the [2 + 4] cycloaddition reaction of imine and Danishef...
Scheme 20: Transfer hydrogenation catalyzed by a chiral halogen bond donor by Tan and co-workers [91].
Scheme 21: Allylation of benzylic alcohols by Takemoto and co-workers [92].
Scheme 22: NIS induced semipinacol rearrangement via C–X bond cleavage [93].
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1203–1228, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.116
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Figure 1: Two general pathways for conjugate addition followed by enantioselective protonation.
Scheme 1: Tomioka’s enantioselective addition of arylthiols to α-substituted acrylates.
Scheme 2: Sibi’s enantioselective hydrogen atom transfer reactions.
Scheme 3: Mikami’s addition of perfluorobutyl radical to α-aminoacrylate 11.
Scheme 4: Reisman’s Friedel–Crafts conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation approach toward tryptophan...
Scheme 5: Pracejus’s enantioselective addition of benzylmercaptan to α-aminoacrylate 20.
Scheme 6: Kumar and Dike’s enantioselective addition of thiophenol to α-arylacrylates.
Scheme 7: Tan’s enantioselective addition of aromatic thiols to 2-phthalimidoacrylates.
Scheme 8: Glorius’ enantioselective Stetter reactions with α-substituted acrylates.
Scheme 9: Dixon’s enantioselective addition of thiols to α-substituted acrylates.
Figure 2: Chiral phosphorous ligands.
Scheme 10: Enantioselective addition of arylboronic acids to methyl α-acetamidoacrylate.
Scheme 11: Frost’s enantioselective additions to dimethyl itaconate.
Scheme 12: Darses and Genet’s addition of potassium organotrifluoroborates to α-aminoacrylates.
Scheme 13: Proposed mechanism for enantioselective additions to α-aminoacrylates.
Scheme 14: Sibi’s addition of arylboronic acids to α-methylaminoacrylates.
Scheme 15: Frost’s enantioselective synthesis of α,α-dibenzylacetates 64.
Scheme 16: Rovis’s hydroheteroarylation of α-substituted acrylates with benzoxazoles.
Scheme 17: Proposed mechanism for the hydroheteroarylation of α-substituted acrylates with benzoxazoles.
Scheme 18: Sodeoka’s enantioselective addition of amines to N-benzyloxycarbonyl acrylamides 75 and 77.
Scheme 19: Proposed catalytic cycle for Sodeoka’s enantioselective addition of amines.
Scheme 20: Sibi’s enantioselective Friedel–Crafts addition of pyrroles to imides 84.
Scheme 21: Kobayashi’s enantioselective addition of malonates to α-substituted N-acryloyloxazolidinones.
Scheme 22: Chen and Wu’s enantioselective addition of thiophenol to N-methacryloyl benzamide.
Scheme 23: Tan’s enantioselective addition of secondary phosphine oxides and thiols to N-arylitaconimides.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective addition of thiols to α-substituted N-acryloylamides.
Scheme 25: Kobayashi’s enantioselective addition of thiols to α,β-unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 26: Feng’s enantioselective addition of pyrazoles to α-substituted vinyl ketones.
Scheme 27: Luo and Cheng’s addition of indoles to vinyl ketones by enamine catalysis.
Scheme 28: Curtin–Hammett controlled enantioselective addition of indole.
Scheme 29: Luo and Cheng’s enantioselective additions to α-branched vinyl ketones.
Scheme 30: Lou’s reduction–conjugate addition–enantioselective protonation.
Scheme 31: Luo and Cheng’s primary amine-catalyzed addition of indoles to α-substituted acroleins.
Scheme 32: Luo and Cheng’s proposed mechanism and transition state.
Figure 3: Shibasaki’s chiral lanthanum and samarium tris(BINOL) catalysts.
Scheme 33: Shibasaki’s enantioselective addition of 4-tert-butyl(thiophenol) to α,β-unsaturated thioesters.
Scheme 34: Shibasaki’s application of chiral (S)-SmNa3tris(binaphthoxide) catalyst 144 to the total synthesis ...
Scheme 35: Shibasaki’s cyanation–enantioselective protonation of N-acylpyrroles.
Scheme 36: Tanaka’s hydroacylation of acrylamides with aliphatic aldehydes.
Scheme 37: Ellman’s enantioselective addition of α-substituted Meldrum’s acids to terminally unsubstituted nit...
Scheme 38: Ellman’s enantioselective addition of thioacids to α,β,β-trisubstituted nitroalkenes.
Scheme 39: Hayashi’s enantioselective hydroarylation of diphenylphosphinylallenes.
Scheme 40: Hayashi’s enantioselective hydroarylation of diphenylphosphinylallenes.
Figure 4: Togni’s chiral ferrocenyl tridentate nickel(II) and palladium(II) complexes.
Scheme 41: Togni’s enantioselective hydrophosphination of methacrylonitrile.
Scheme 42: Togni’s enantioselective hydroamination of methacrylonitrile.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 444–461, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.47
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Scheme 1: Breslow’s proposal on the mechanism of the benzoin condensation.
Scheme 2: Imidazolium carbene-catalysed homo-benzoin condensation.
Scheme 3: Homo-benzoin condensation in aqueous medium.
Scheme 4: Homobenzoin condensation catalysed by bis(benzimidazolium) salt 8.
Scheme 5: List of assorted chiral NHC-catalysts used for asymmetric homobenzoin condensation.
Scheme 6: A rigid bicyclic triazole precatalyst 15 in an efficient enantioselective benzoin reaction.
Scheme 7: Inoue’s report of cross-benzoin reactions.
Scheme 8: Cross-benzoin reactions catalysed by thiazolium salt 17.
Scheme 9: Catalyst-controlled divergence in cross-benzoin reactions.
Scheme 10: Chemoselective cross-benzoin reactions catalysed by a bulky NHC.
Scheme 11: Selective intermolecular cross-benzoin condensation reactions of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes.
Scheme 12: Chemoselective cross-benzoin reaction of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes.
Scheme 13: Cross-benzoin reactions of trifluoromethyl ketones developed by Enders.
Scheme 14: Cross-benzoin reactions of aldehydes and α-ketoesters.
Scheme 15: Enantioselective cross-benzoin reactions of aliphatic aldehydes and α-ketoesters.
Scheme 16: Dynamic kinetic resolution of β-halo-α-ketoesters via cross-benzoin reaction.
Scheme 17: Enantioselective benzoin reaction of aldehydes and alkynones.
Scheme 18: Aza-benzoin reaction of aldehydes and acylimines.
Scheme 19: NHC-catalysed diastereoselective synthesis of cis-2-amino 3-hydroxyindanones.
Scheme 20: Cross-aza-benzoin reactions of aldehydes with aromatic imines.
Scheme 21: Enantioselective cross aza-benzoin reaction of aliphatic aldehydes with N-Boc-imines.
Scheme 22: Chemoselective cross aza-benzoin reaction of aldehydes with N-PMP-imino esters.
Scheme 23: NHC-catalysed coupling reaction of acylsilanes with imines.
Scheme 24: Thiazolium salt-mediated enantioselective cross-aza-benzoin reaction.
Scheme 25: Aza-benzoin reaction of enals with activated ketimines.
Scheme 26: Isatin derived ketimines as electrophiles in cross aza-benzoin reaction with enals.
Scheme 27: Aza-benzoin reaction of aldehydes and phosphinoylimines catalysed by the BAC-carbene.
Scheme 28: Nitrosoarenes as the electrophilic component in benzoin-initiated cascade reaction.
Scheme 29: One-pot synthesis of hydroxamic esters via aza-benzoin reaction.
Scheme 30: Cookson and Lane’s report of intramolecular benzoin condensation.
Scheme 31: Intramolecular cross-benzoin condensation between aldehyde and ketone moieties.
Scheme 32: Intramolecular crossed aldehyde-ketone benzoin reactions.
Scheme 33: Enantioselective intramolecular crossed aldehyde-ketone benzoin reaction.
Scheme 34: Chromanone synthesis via enantioselective intramolecular cross-benzoin reaction.
Scheme 35: Intramolecular cross-benzoin reaction of chalcones.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of bicyclic tertiary alcohols by intramolecular benzoin reaction.
Scheme 37: A multicatalytic Michael–benzoin cascade process for cyclopentanone synthesis.
Scheme 38: Enamine-NHC dual-catalytic, Michael–benzoin cascade reaction.
Scheme 39: Iminium-cross-benzoin cascade reaction of enals and β-oxo sulfones.
Scheme 40: Intramolecular benzoin condensation of carbohydrate-derived dialdehydes.
Scheme 41: Enantioselective intramolecular benzoin reactions of N-tethered keto-aldehydes.
Scheme 42: Asymmetric cross-benzoin reactions promoted by camphor-derived catalysts.
Scheme 43: NHC-Brønsted base co-catalysis in a benzoin–Michael–Michael cascade.
Scheme 44: Divergent catalytic dimerization of 2-formylcinnamates.
Scheme 45: One-pot, multicatalytic asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydrocarbazole derivatives.
Scheme 46: NHC-chiral secondary amine co-catalysis for the synthesis of complex spirocyclic scaffolds.
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Schematic representation of ligands A and B.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of rhodium(I), iridium(I), and nickel(II) complexes of ligand B.
Scheme 3: Tolman electronic parameters (TEP) for A, B and their related monocarbenes.
Figure 1: CV plots of complexes 2 (a), and 3 (b). Experiments were carried out using 1 mM solutions of the co...
Figure 2: CV plot (a) and relevant DPV section (b) of complex 4. Experiments were carried out using 1 mM solu...
Scheme 4: Schematic representation of complex 6.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 92–146, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.13
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Cross-dehydrogenative coupling.
Scheme 2: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling.
Scheme 3: Regioselective ortho-acetoxylation of meta-substituted arylpyridines and N-arylamides.
Scheme 4: ortho-Acyloxylation and alkoxylation of arenes directed by pyrimidine, benzoxazole, benzimidazole a...
Scheme 5: Cu(OAc)2/AgOTf/O2 oxidative system in the ortho-alkoxylation of arenes.
Scheme 6: Pd(OAc)2/persulfate oxidative system in the ortho-alkoxylation and acetoxylation of arenes with nit...
Scheme 7: ortho-Acetoxylation and methoxylation of O-methyl aryl oximes, N-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one, and (3-ben...
Scheme 8: Ruthenium-catalyzed ortho-acyloxylation of acetanilides.
Scheme 9: Acetoxylation and alkoxylation of arenes with amide directing group using Pd(OAc)2/PhI(OAc)2 oxidat...
Scheme 10: Alkoxylation of azoarenes, 2-aryloxypyridines, picolinamides, and N-(1-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl...
Scheme 11: Acetoxylation of compounds containing picolinamide and quinoline-8-amine moieties using the Pd(OAc)2...
Scheme 12: (CuOH)2CO3 catalyzed oxidative ortho-etherification using air as oxidant.
Scheme 13: Copper-catalyzed aerobic alkoxylation and aryloxylation of arenes containing pyridine-N-oxide moiet...
Scheme 14: Cobalt-catalyzed aerobic alkoxylation of arenes and alkenes containing pyridine N-oxide moiety.
Scheme 15: Non-symmetric double-fold C–H ortho-acyloxylation.
Scheme 16: N-nitroso directed ortho-alkoxylation of arenes.
Scheme 17: Selective alkoxylation and acetoxylation of alkyl groups.
Scheme 18: Acetoxylation of 2-alkylpyridines and related compounds.
Scheme 19: Acyloxylation and alkoxylation of alkyl fragments of substrates containing amide or sulfoximine dir...
Scheme 20: Palladium-catalyzed double sp3 C–H alkoxylation of N-(quinolin-8-yl)amides for the synthesis of sym...
Scheme 21: Copper-catalyzed acyloxylation of methyl groups of N-(quinolin-8-yl)amides.
Scheme 22: One-pot acylation and sp3 C–H acetoxylation of oximes.
Scheme 23: Possible mechanism of oxidative esterification catalyzed by N-heterocyclic nucleophilic carbene.
Scheme 24: Oxidative esterification employing stoichiometric amounts of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 25: Selective oxidative coupling of aldehydes with alcohols in the presence of amines.
Scheme 26: Iodine mediated oxidative esterification.
Scheme 27: Oxidative C–O coupling of benzyl alcohols with methylarenes under the action of Bu4NI/t-BuOOH syste...
Scheme 28: Oxidative coupling of methyl- and ethylarenes with aromatic aldehydes under the action of Bu4NI/t-B...
Scheme 29: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of aldehydes with t-BuOOH in the presence of Bu4NI.
Scheme 30: Bu4NI-catalyzed α-acyloxylation reaction of ethers and ketones with aldehydes and t-BuOOH.
Scheme 31: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes with N-hydroxyimides and hexafluoroisopropanol.
Scheme 32: Oxidative coupling of alcohols with N-hydroxyimides.
Scheme 33: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes and primary alcohols with N-hydroxyimides using (diacetoxyiodo)benz...
Scheme 34: Proposed mechanism of the oxidative coupling of aldehydes and N-hydroxysuccinimide under action of ...
Scheme 35: Oxidative coupling of aldehydes with pivalic acid (172).
Scheme 36: Oxidative C–O coupling of aldehydes with alkylarenes using the Cu(OAc)2/t-BuOOH system.
Scheme 37: Copper-catalyzed acyloxylation of C(sp3)-H bond adjacent to oxygen in ethers using benzyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Oxidative C–O coupling of aromatic aldehydes with cycloalkanes.
Scheme 39: Ruthenium catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of primary and secondary alcohols.
Scheme 40: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling reactions of β-dicarbonyl compounds with sulfonic acids, acetic ...
Scheme 41: Acyloxylation of ketones, aldehydes and β-dicarbonyl compounds using carboxylic acids and Bu4NI/t-B...
Scheme 42: Acyloxylation of ketones using Bu4NI/t-BuOOH system.
Scheme 43: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of β-dicarbonyl compounds and their heteroanalogues with N-hydro...
Scheme 44: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of β-dicarbonyl compounds and their heteroanalogues with t-BuOOH....
Scheme 45: Oxidative C–O coupling of 2,6-dialkylphenyl-β-keto esters and thioesters with tert-butyl hydroxycar...
Scheme 46: α’-Acyloxylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones using KMnO4.
Scheme 47: Possible mechanisms of the acetoxylation at the allylic position of alkenes by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 48: Products of the oxidation of terminal alkenes by Pd(II)/AcOH/oxidant system.
Scheme 49: Acyloxylation of terminal alkenes with carboxylic acids.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of linear E-allyl esters by cross-dehydrogenative coupling of terminal alkenes wih carbox...
Scheme 51: Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed acetoxylation of Z-vinyl(triethylsilanes).
Scheme 52: α’-Acetoxylation of α-acetoxyalkenes with copper(II) chloride in acetic acid.
Scheme 53: Oxidative acyloxylation at the allylic position of alkenes and at the benzylic position of alkylare...
Scheme 54: Copper-catalyzed alkoxylation of methylheterocyclic compounds using di-tert-butylperoxide as oxidan...
Scheme 55: Oxidative C–O coupling of methylarenes with β-dicarbonyl compounds or phenols.
Scheme 56: Copper-catalyzed esterification of methylbenzenes with cyclic ethers and cycloalkanes.
Scheme 57: Oxidative C–O coupling of carboxylic acids with toluene catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 58: Oxidative acyloxylation at the allylic position of alkenes with carboxylic acids using the Bu4NI/t-...
Scheme 59: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of carboxylic acids with alkylarenes using the Bu4NI/t-BuOOH sys...
Scheme 60: Oxidative C–O cross-coupling of methylarenes with ethyl or isopropylarenes.
Scheme 61: Phosphorylation of benzyl C–H bonds using the Bu4NI/t-BuOOH oxidative system.
Scheme 62: Selective C–H acetoxylation of 2,3-disubstituted indoles.
Scheme 63: Acetoxylation of benzylic position of alkylarenes using DDQ as oxidant.
Scheme 64: C–H acyloxylation of diarylmethanes, 3-phenyl-2-propen-1-yl acetate and dimethoxyarene using DDQ.
Scheme 65: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-diarylpropylenes and 1,3-diarylpropynes with alcohols.
Scheme 66: One-pot azidation and C–H acyloxylation of 3-chloro-1-arylpropynes.
Scheme 67: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 1,3-diarylpropylenes, (E)-1-phenyl-2-isopropylethylene and is...
Scheme 68: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of alkylarenes and related compounds with N-hydroxyphthalimide.
Scheme 69: Acetoxylation at the benzylic position of alkylarenes mediated by N-hydroxyphthalimide.
Scheme 70: C–O coupling of methylarenes with aromatic carboxylic acids employing the NaBrO3/NaHSO3 system.
Scheme 71: tert-Butyl peroxidation of allyl, propargyl and benzyl ethers catalyzed by Fe(acac)3.
Scheme 72: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of ethers with carboxylic acids mediated by Bu4NI/t-BuOOH system....
Scheme 73: Oxidative acyloxylation of dimethylamides and dioxane with 2-aryl-2-oxoacetic acids accompanied by ...
Scheme 74: tert-Butyl peroxidation of N-benzylamides and N-allylbenzamide using the Bu4NI/t-BuOOH system.
Scheme 75: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of aromatic carboxylic acids with ethers using Fe(acac)3 as cata...
Scheme 76: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of cyclic ethers with 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes using iron carbonyl...
Scheme 77: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of ethers with β-dicarbonyl compounds and phenols using copper c...
Scheme 78: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde with dioxane catalyzed by Cu2(BPDC)2(BP...
Scheme 79: Ruthenium chloride-catalyzed acyloxylation of β-lactams.
Scheme 80: Ruthenium-catalyzed tert-butyl peroxydation amides and acetoxylation of β-lactams.
Scheme 81: PhI(OAc)2-mediated α,β-diacetoxylation of tertiary amines.
Scheme 82: Electrochemical oxidative methoxylation of tertiary amines.
Scheme 83: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of ketene dithioacetals with carboxylic acids in the presence of...
Scheme 84: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of enamides with carboxylic acids using iodosobenzene as oxidant....
Scheme 85: Oxidative alkoxylation, acetoxylation, and tosyloxylation of acylanilides using PhI(O(O)CCF3)2 in t...
Scheme 86: Proposed mechanism of the oxidative C–O coupling of actetanilide with O-nucleophiles in the presenc...
Scheme 87: Three-component coupling of aldehydes, anilines and alcohols involving oxidative intermolecular C–O...
Scheme 88: Oxidative coupling of phenols with alcohols.
Scheme 89: 2-Acyloxylation of quinoline N-oxides with arylaldehydes in the presence of the CuOTf/t-BuOOH syste...
Scheme 90: Cross-dehydrogenative C–O coupling of azoles with primary alcohols.
Scheme 91: Oxidation of dipyrroles to dipyrrins and subsequent oxidative alkoxylation in the presence of Na3Co...
Scheme 92: Oxidative dehydrogenative carboxylation of alkanes and cycloalkanes to allylic esters.
Scheme 93: Pd-catalyzed acetoxylation of benzene.
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Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Exploring the effect of fluorine incorporation in triazolium pre-catalysts (2) for the enantioselec...
Figure 2: Target triazolium salts 5–10 for this study. The synclinal-endo conformation of 5 is shown [18]. Only t...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the difluorinated triazolium salt 7 starting from commercially available N-Boc-trans-4...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of the monofluorinated triazolium salt 8.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the trifluoromethylated and non-fluorinated pre-catalysts 9 and 10 for control studies....
Figure 3: X-ray crystal structures of triazolium salts 5·BF4−, 6·BF4− and 7·BF4− [42]. The tetrafluoroborate coun...
Figure 4: An overview of the molecular editing approach to catalyst development.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1677–1695, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.192
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Figure 1: The catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization.
Figure 2: Cinchona alkaloid-derived catalysts OC-1 to OC-11.
Scheme 1: The enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-aziridines in the presence of selected Cinchona alkal...
Figure 3: Cinchona alkaloid-derived catalysts OC-12 to OC-19.
Scheme 2: The enantioselective ring-opening of aziridines in the presence of OC-16.
Scheme 3: OC-16 catalyzed enantioselective ring-opening of aziridines.
Figure 4: The chiral phosphoric acids catalysts OC-20 and OC-21.
Scheme 4: OC-20 and OC-21 catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-aziridines.
Figure 5: The proposed mechanism for chiral phosphorous acid-induced enantioselctive desymmetrization of meso...
Scheme 5: OC-21 catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-aziridines by Me3SiSPh.
Scheme 6: OC-21 catalyzed the enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-aziridines by Me3SiSePh/PhSeH.
Figure 6: L-Proline and its derivatives OC-22 to OC-27.
Scheme 7: OC-23 catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-aziridines.
Figure 7: Proposed bifunctional mode of action of OC-23.
Figure 8: The chiral thioureas OC-28 to OC-44 for the desymmetrization of meso-aziridines.
Scheme 8: Desymmetrization of meso-aziridines with OC-41.
Figure 9: The chiral guanidines (OC-45 to OC-48).
Scheme 9: OC-46 catalyzed desymmetrization of meso-aziridines by arylthiols.
Scheme 10: Desymmetrization of cis-aziridine-2,3-dicarboxylate.
Figure 10: The proposed activation mode of OC-46.
Scheme 11: The enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-aziridines by amine/CS2 in the presence of OC-46.
Figure 11: The chiral 1,2,3-triazolium chlorides OC-49 to OC-55.
Scheme 12: The enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-aziridines by Me3SiX (X = Cl or Br) in the presence o...
Figure 12: Early organocatalysts for enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides.
Scheme 13: Attempts of enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides in the presence of OC-58 or OC-60.
Scheme 14: The enantioselective desymmetrization of a meso-epoxide containing one P atom.
Figure 13: Some chiral phosphoramide and chiral phosphine oxides.
Scheme 15: OC-62 catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides by SiCl4.
Figure 14: The proposed mechanism of the chiral HMPA-catalyzed desymmetrization of meso-epoxides.
Scheme 16: The enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides in the presence of OC-63.
Figure 15: The Chiral phosphine oxides (OC-70 to OC-77) based on an allene backbone.
Scheme 17: OC-73 catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides by SiCl4.
Figure 16: Chiral pyridine N-oxides used in enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides.
Scheme 18: Catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides in the presence of OC-80 or OC-82.
Figure 17: Chiral pyridine N-oxides OC-85 to OC-94.
Scheme 19: Enantioselective desymmetrization of cis-stilbene oxide by using OC-85 to OC-92 as catalysts.
Figure 18: A novel family of helical chiral pyridine N-oxides OC-95 to OC-97.
Scheme 20: Desymmetrization of meso-epoxides catalyzed by OC-95 to OC-97.
Scheme 21: OC-98 catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-epoxides by SiCl4.