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Synthetic approaches to bowl-shaped π-conjugated sumanene and its congeners
- Shakeel Alvi and
- Rashid Ali
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2212–2259, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.186
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representation of corannulene (1) and sumanene (2), the subunits of fullerene (C60).
Scheme 1: Mehta’s unsuccessful effort for the synthesis of sumanene scaffold 2.
Scheme 2: First synthesis of sumanene 2 by Sakurai et al. from norbornadiene 10.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of trimethylsumanene 28 from easily accessible norbornadiene (10).
Scheme 4: Generation of anions 29–31 and the preparation of tris(trimethylsilyl)sumanene 32.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of tri- and hexa-substituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bowl-shaped π-extended sumanene derivatives 37a–f.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of monooxasumanene 38, trioxosumanene 40 along with imination of them.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of trimethylsumanenetrione 46 and exo-functionalized products 45a,b.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bisumanenylidene 47 and sumanene dimer 48 from 2.
Scheme 10: The mono-substitution of 2 to generate diverse mono-sumanene derivatives 49a–d.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of sumanene building block 53 useful for further extension.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of hexafluorosumanene derivative 55 by Sakurai and co-workers.
Scheme 13: Preparation of sumanene-based carbene 60 and its reaction with cyclohexane.
Scheme 14: Barton–Kellogg reaction for the synthesis of sterically hindered alkenes.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of hydroxysumanene 68 by employing Baeyer–Villiger oxidation.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of sumanene derivatives having functionality at an internal carbon.
Scheme 17: Mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reaction at the internal carbon.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of diverse monosubstituted sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of di- and trisubstituted sumanene derivatives from sumanene (2).
Scheme 20: Preparation of monochlorosumanene 88 and hydrogenation of sumanene (2).
Scheme 21: The dimer 90 and bissumanenyl 92 achieved from halosumannes.
Scheme 22: Pyrenylsumanene 93 involving the Suzuki-coupling as a key transformation.
Scheme 23: Synthesis of various hexaarylsumanene derivatives using the Suzuki-coupling reaction.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of hexasubstituted sumanene derivatives 96 and 97.
Scheme 25: Synthesis of thioalkylsumanenes via an aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of tris(ethoxycarbonylethenyl)sumanene derivative 108.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of ferrocenyl-based sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of sumanenylferrocene architectures 118 and 119 via Negishi coupling.
Scheme 29: Diosmylation and the synthesis of phenylboronate ester 121 of sumanene.
Scheme 30: Synthesis of the iron-complex of sumanene.
Scheme 31: Synthesis of tri- and mononuclear sumanenyl zirconocene complexes.
Scheme 32: Synthesis of [CpRu(η6-sumanene)]PF6.
Scheme 33: Preparation of sumanene-based porous coordination networks 127 (spherical tetramer units) and 128 (...
Scheme 34: Synthesis of sumanenylhafnocene complexes 129 and 130.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of 134 and 135 along with PdII coordination complex 136.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of alkali metals sumanene complex K7(C21H102−)2(C21H93−)·8THF (137) containing di- and tr...
Scheme 37: The encapsulation of a Cs+ ion between two sumanenyl anions.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of monothiasumanene 140 and dithiasumanene 141 from 139.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of trithiasumanene 151 by Otsubo and his co-workers.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of trithiasumanene derivatives 155 and 156.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route towards hexathiolated trithiasumanenes 158.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of triselenasumanene 160 by Shao and teammates.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of tritellurasumanene derivatives from triphenylene skeletons.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of pyrazine-fused sumanene architectures through condensation reaction.
Scheme 45: Treatment of the trichalcogenasumanenes with diverse oxidative reagents.
Scheme 46: Ring-opening reaction with H2O2 and oxone of heterasumanenes 178 and 179.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of polycyclic compounds from sumanene derivatives.
Scheme 48: Synthesis of diimide-based heterocycles reported by Shao’s and co-workers.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of pristine trichalcogenasumanenes, 151, 205, and 206.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanenes via hexaiodotriphenylene precursor 208.
Scheme 51: Synthesis of trisilasumanenes 214 and 215.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of trisilasumanene derivatives 218 and 219.
Scheme 53: Synthesis of novel trigermasumanene derivative 223.
Scheme 54: An attempt towards the synthesis of tristannasumanene derivative 228.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of triphosphasumanene trisulfide 232 from commercially available 229.
Scheme 56: The doping of sumanene derivatives with chalcogens (S, Se, Te) and phosphorus.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of heterasumanene containing three different heteroatoms.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 240 and 179.
Scheme 59: Preparation of trichalcogenasumanenes 245 and 248.
Scheme 60: Design and synthesis of trichalcogenasumanene derivatives 252 and 178.
Scheme 61: Synthesis of spirosumanenes 264–269 and non-spiroheterasumanenes 258–263.
Scheme 62: Synthesis of sumanene-type hetero polycyclic compounds.
Scheme 63: Synthesis of triazasumanenes 288 and its sulfone congener 287.
Scheme 64: Synthesis of C3-symmetric chiral triaryltriazasumanenes via cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 65: Synthesis of mononaphthosumanene 293 using Suzuki coupling as a key step.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of di- and trinaphthosumanene derivatives 302–304.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of hemifullerene skeletons by Hirao’s group.
Scheme 68: Design and construction of C70 fragment from a C60 sumanene fragment.
Photocatalyzed elaboration of antibody-based bioconjugates
- Marine Le Stum,
- Eugénie Romero and
- Gary A. Molander
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 616–629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.49
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representation of an antibody–drug conjugate. The antibody shown in this figure is from https://www...
Figure 2: a. Photoredox catalytic cycles; b. absorption spectrum of photosensitizers. Therapeutic window indi...
Figure 3: Graph representing the average number of publications focusing on photoredox chemistry applied to p...
Figure 4: Schematic procedure developed by Sato et al. on histidine photoinduced modification. The antibody s...
Figure 5: Schematic procedure of the divergent method developed by Sato et al. on histidine/tyrosine photoind...
Figure 6: Schematic procedure developed by Bräse et al. on photoinduced disulfide rebridging method.
Figure 7: Schematic procedure developed by Lang et al. on a photoinduced dual nickel photoredox-catalyzed app...
Figure 8: Schematic of the procedure developed by Chang et al. on photoinduced high affinity IgG Fc-binding s...
Figure 9: Potential advantages of photoredox chemistry for bioconjugation applied to antibodies. The antibody...
Figure 10: Representation of the photoinduced control of the DAR. The antibody shown in this figure is from ht...
Figure 11: Representation of a photoinduced control of multi-payloads ADC strategy. The antibody shown in this...
Enantioselective PCCP Brønsted acid-catalyzed aza-Piancatelli rearrangement
- Gabrielle R. Hammersley,
- Meghan F. Nichol,
- Helena C. Steffens,
- Jose M. Delgado,
- Gesine K. Veits and
- Javier Read de Alaniz
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1569–1574, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.160
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Proposed mechanism of the asymmetric aza-Piancatelli reaction.
Scheme 1: Asymmetric aza-Piancatelli rearrangement with a range of substituted anilines. *To simplify the pur...
Scheme 2: Asymmetric aza-Piancatelli rearrangement with a range of substituted furylcarbinols. *To simplify t...
Synthetic applications of the Cannizzaro reaction
- Bhaskar Chatterjee,
- Dhananjoy Mondal and
- Smritilekha Bera
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1376–1395, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.120
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Types and mechanism of the Cannizzaro reaction.
Figure 2: Various approaches of the Cannizzaro reaction.
Figure 3: Representative molecules synthesized via the Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 1: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aryl glyoxal hydrates using TOX catalysts.
Scheme 2: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aryl methyl ketones using ytterbium triflate/selenium dioxide....
Scheme 3: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aryl glyoxals using Cr(ClO4)3 as catalyst.
Scheme 4: Cu(II)-PhBox-catalyzed asymmetric Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 5: FeCl3-based chiral catalyst applied for the enantioselective intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction rep...
Scheme 6: Copper bis-oxazoline-catalysed intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 7: Chiral Fe catalysts-mediated enantioselective Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 8: Ruthenium-catalyzed Cannizzaro reaction of aromatic aldehydes.
Scheme 9: MgBr2·Et2O-assisted Cannizzaro reaction of aldehydes.
Scheme 10: LiBr-catalyzed intermolecular Cannizzaro reaction of aldehydes.
Scheme 11: γ-Alumina as a catalyst in the Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 12: AlCl3-mediated Cannizzaro disproportionation of aldehydes.
Scheme 13: Ru–N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed dehydrogenative synthesis of carboxylic acids.
Figure 4: Proposed catalytic cycle for the dehydrogenation of alcohols.
Scheme 14: Intramolecular desymmetrization of tetraethylene glycol.
Scheme 15: Desymmetrization of oligoethylene glycol dialdehydes.
Scheme 16: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction of calix[4]arene dialdehydes.
Scheme 17: Desymmetrization of dialdehydes of symmetrical crown ethers using Ba(OH)2.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of ottelione A (proposed) via intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 19: Intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction for the synthesis of pestalalactone.
Scheme 20: Synthetic strategy towards nigricanin involving an intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 21: Spiro-β-lactone-γ-lactam part of oxazolomycins via aldol crossed-Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 22: Synthesis of indole alkaloids via aldol crossed-Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 23: Aldol and crossed-Cannizzaro reaction towards the synthesis of ertuliflozin.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of cyclooctadieneones using a Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 25: Microwave-assisted crossed-Cannizzaro reaction for the synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of porphyrin-based rings using the Cannizzaro reaction.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of phthalides and pestalalactone via Cannizarro–Tishchenko-type reaction.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of dibenzoheptalene bislactones via a double intramolecular Cannizzaro reaction.
Facile one-pot reduction of β-nitrostyrenes to phenethylamines using sodium borohydride and copper(II) chloride
- Laura D’Andrea and
- Simon Jademyr
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 39–46, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.4
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Brief comparison between the main traditional synthetic routes for the preparation of substituted p...
Figure 1: The β-nitrostyrene analogues used in this work.
Scheme 2: Additional products obtained via this method: nitrobenzene and methyl benzoate are reduced in excel...
Figure 2: Numerous masses (m/z) were detected by ESI-MS at T = 0 upon mixing all the reagents to produce 1b.
Figure 3: Structures of proposed adducts. Their masses, 254.2 and 242.2, respectively, were found at T = 0 by...
Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism for the formation of the hydroxylamine side product b. N-Phenethylhydroxylamine (...
Acyclic cucurbit[n]uril bearing alkyl sulfate ionic groups
- Christian Akakpo,
- Peter Y. Zavalij and
- Lyle Isaacs
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 717–726, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.55
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structures of CB[n] and selected acyclic CB[n]-type molecular containers M1 and M0.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of C1. Conditions: a) TFA/Ac2O, 70 °C, 3.5 h, 71%; b) LiOH, 50 °C, 69%; c) dry pyridine, ...
Figure 2: a) 1H NMR spectrum (600, D2O, rt) and b) 13C NMR spectrum recorded (150 MHz, D2O, rt) for C1.
Figure 3: Chemical structures of guests used in this study along with the complexation induced changes in che...
Figure 4: 1H NMR spectra recorded (400 MHz, D2O, rt) for: a) Me6PXDA (0.5 mM), b) a mixture of C1 (0.5 mM) an...
Figure 5: Cross-eyed stereoview of the C1·Me6CHDA complex in the crystal. Color code: C, gray; H, white; N, b...
Figure 6: Cross-eyed stereoview of the crystal packing observed in the molecular cell of C1·Me6CHDA. H-atoms ...
Figure 7: a) Representative plot of DP (μcal s−1) versus time from the titration of C1 (0.1 mM) in the ITC ce...
A review of new developments in the Friedel–Crafts alkylation – From green chemistry to asymmetric catalysis
- Magnus Rueping and
- Boris J. Nachtsheim
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 6, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.6
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: AlCl3-mediated reaction between amyl chloride and benzene as developed by Friedel and Crafts.
Figure 1: Most often used metal salts for catalytic FC alkylations and hydroarylations of arenes.
Figure 2: 1,1-diarylalkanes with biological activity.
Scheme 2: Alkylating reagents and side products produced.
Scheme 3: Initially reported TeCl4-mediated FC alkylation of 1-penylethanol with toluene.
Scheme 4: Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed FC benzylation of arenes.
Scheme 5: Reductive FC alkylation of arenes with arenecarbaldehydes.
Scheme 6: Iron(III)-catalyzed FC benzylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 7: A gold(III)-catalyzed route to beclobrate.
Scheme 8: Catalytic FC-type alkylations of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
Scheme 9: Iron(III)-catalyzed synthesis of phenprocoumon.
Scheme 10: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed FC alkylation of benzyl alcohols developed by Rueping et al.
Scheme 11: (A) Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed intramolecular FC alkylation as an efficient route to substituted fulvenes. ...
Scheme 12: FC-type glycosylation of 1,2-dimethylindole and trimethoxybenzene.
Scheme 13: FC alkylation with highly reactive ferrocenyl- and benzyl alcohols. The reaction proceeds even with...
Scheme 14: Reductive FC alkylation of arenes with benzaldehyde and acetophenone catalyzed by the Ir-carbene co...
Scheme 15: Formal synthesis of 1,1-diarylalkanes from benzyl alcohols and styrenes.
Scheme 16: (A) Mo-catalyzed hydroarylation of styrenes and cyclohexenes. (B) Hydroalkylation–cyclization casca...
Scheme 17: Bi(III)-catalyzed hydroarylation of styrenes with arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 18: BiCl3-catalyzed ene/FC alkylation reaction cascade – A fast access to highly arylated dihydroindene...
Scheme 19: Au(I)/Ag(I)-catalyzed hydroarylation of indoles with styrenes, aliphatic and cyclic alkenes.
Scheme 20: First transition-metal-catalyzed ortho-hydroarylation developed by Beller et al.
Scheme 21: (A) Ti(IV)-mediated rearrangement of an N-benzylated aniline to the corresponding ortho-alkylated a...
Scheme 22: Dibenzylation of aniline gives potentially useful amine-based ligands in a one-step procedure.
Scheme 23: FC-type alkylations with allyl alcohols as alkylating reagents – linear vs. branched product format...
Scheme 24: (A) First catalytic FC allylation and cinnamylation using allyl alcohols and its derivatives. (B) E...
Scheme 25: FC allylation/cyclization reaction yielding substituted chromanes.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of (all-rac)-α-tocopherol utilizing Lewis- and strong Brønsted-acids.
Scheme 27: Au(III)-catalyzed cinnamylation of arenes.
Scheme 28: “Exhaustive” allylation of benzene-1,3,5-triol.
Scheme 29: Palladium-catalyzed allylation of indole.
Scheme 30: Pd-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroloindoles from L-tryptophane.
Scheme 31: Ru(IV)-catalyzed allylation of indole and pyrroles with unique regioselectivity.
Scheme 32: Silver(I)-catalyzed intramolecular FC-type allylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 33: FC-type alkylations of arenes using propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 34: (A) Propargylation of arenes with stoichiometric amounts of the Ru-allenylidene complex 86. (B) Fir...
Scheme 35: Diruthenium-catalyzed formation of chromenes and 1H-naphtho[2,1-b]pyrans.
Scheme 36: Rhenium(V)-catalyzed FC propargylations as a first step in the total synthesis of podophyllotoxin, ...
Scheme 37: Scandium-catalyzed arylation of 3-sulfanyl- and 3-selanylpropargyl alcohols.
Scheme 38: Synthesis of 1,3-diarylpropynes via direct coupling of propargyl trichloracetimidates and arenes.
Scheme 39: Diastereoselective substitutions of benzyl alcohols.
Scheme 40: (A) First diastereoselective FC alkylations developed by Bach et al. (B) anti-Selective FC alkylati...
Scheme 41: Diastereoselective AuCl3-catalyzed FC alkylation.
Scheme 42: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed alkylation of α-chiral benzyl acetates with silyl enol ethers.
Scheme 43: Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed diastereoselective substitution of propargyl acetates.
Scheme 44: Nucelophilic substitution of enantioenriched ferrocenyl alcohols.
Scheme 45: First catalytic enantioselective propargylation of arenes.
Recent advances in allylation of chiral secondary alkylcopper species
- Minjae Kim,
- Gwanggyun Kim,
- Doyoon Kim,
- Jun Hee Lee and
- Seung Hwan Cho
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 639–658, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.51
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Representative transition-metal catalysis for allylic substitution.
Scheme 2: Formation of stereogenic centers in copper-catalyzed allylic alkylation reactions.
Scheme 3: Copper-mediated, stereospecific SN2-selective allylic substitution through retentive transmetalatio...
Scheme 4: ZnCl2-promoted stereospecific SN2' allylic substitution of secondary alkylcopper species via sequen...
Scheme 5: Temperature and time-dependent configurational stability of chiral secondary organocopper species.
Scheme 6: DFT analysis of B–C bond lengths in various boronate complexes and correlation with reactivity.
Scheme 7: Copper-catalyzed stereospecific allylic alkylation of secondary alkylboronic esters via tert-butyll...
Scheme 8: Copper-catalyzed stereospecific allylic alkylation of chiral tertiary alkylboronic esters via adama...
Scheme 9: DFT-calculated energy surface for boron-to-copper transmetalation of either the tert-butyl group or...
Scheme 10: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution and postulated catalytic cycle.
Scheme 11: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution of vinylarenes.
Scheme 12: CuH-catalyzed stereoselective allylic substitution of vinylboronic esters.
Scheme 13: (a) Generation of chiral copper species via enantioselective CuH addition to vinylBpin. (b) Regardi...
Scheme 14: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution of 1‐trifluoromethylalkenes with 18-crown-6.
Scheme 15: CuH-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution of terminal alkynes.
Scheme 16: Copper-catalyzed enantiotopic-group-selective allylic substitution of 1,1-diborylalkanes.
Scheme 17: (a) Computational and (b) experimental studies to elucidate the mechanistic details of the enantiot...
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed regio-, diastereo- and enantioselective allylic substitution of 1,1-diborylalkanes....
Scheme 19: (a) Experimental and (b) computational studies to understand the stereoselectivities in oxidative a...
An overview of the synthetic routes to the best selling drugs containing 6-membered heterocycles
- Marcus Baumann and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2265–2319, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.265
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Scaled industrial processes for the synthesis of simple pyridines.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of nicotinic acid from 2-methyl-5-ethylpyridine (1.11).
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 3-picoline and nicotinic acid.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 3-picoline from 2-methylglutarodinitrile 1.19.
Scheme 5: Picoline-based synthesis of clarinex (no yields reported).
Scheme 6: Mode of action of proton-pump inhibitors and structures of the API’s.
Scheme 7: Hantzsch-like route towards the pyridine rings in common proton pump inhibitors.
Figure 1: Structures of rosiglitazone (1.40) and pioglitazone (1.41).
Scheme 8: Synthesis of rosiglitazone.
Scheme 9: Syntheses of 2-pyridones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis and mechanism of 2-pyrone from malic acid.
Scheme 11: Polymer-assisted synthesis of rosiglitazone.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of pioglitazone.
Scheme 13: Meerwein arylation reaction towards pioglitazone.
Scheme 14: Route towards pioglitazone utilising tyrosine.
Scheme 15: Route towards pioglitazone via Darzens ester formation.
Scheme 16: Syntheses of the thiazolidinedione moiety.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of etoricoxib utilising Negishi and Stille cross-coupling reactions.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of etoricoxib via vinamidinium condensation.
Figure 2: Structures of nalidixic acid, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin.
Scheme 19: Synthesis of moxifloxacin.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of (S,S)-2,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonane 1.105.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of levofloxacin.
Scheme 22: Alternative approach to the levofloxacin core 1.125.
Figure 3: Structures of nifedipine, amlodipine and clevidipine.
Scheme 23: Mg3N2-mediated synthesis of nifedipine.
Scheme 24: Synthesis of rac-amlodipine as besylate salt.
Scheme 25: Aza Diels–Alder approach towards amlodipine.
Scheme 26: Routes towards clevidipine.
Figure 4: Examples of piperidine containing drugs.
Figure 5: Discovery of tiagabine based on early leads.
Scheme 27: Synthetic sequences to tiagabine.
Figure 6: Structures of solifenacin (2.57) and muscarine (2.58).
Scheme 28: Enantioselective synthesis of solifenacin.
Figure 7: Structures of DPP-4 inhibitors of the gliptin-type.
Scheme 29: Formation of inactive diketopiperazines from cis-rotameric precursors.
Figure 8: Co-crystal structure of carmegliptin bound in the human DPP-4 active site (PDB 3kwf).
Scheme 30: Improved route to carmegliptin.
Figure 9: Structures of lamivudine and zidovudine.
Scheme 31: Typical routes accessing uracil, thymine and cytosine.
Scheme 32: Coupling between pyrimidones and riboses via the Vorbrüggen nucleosidation.
Scheme 33: Synthesis of lamivudine.
Scheme 34: Synthesis of raltegravir.
Scheme 35: Mechanistic studies on the formation of 3.22.
Figure 10: Structures of selected pyrimidine containing drugs.
Scheme 36: General preparation of pyrimidines and dihydropyrimidones.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of imatinib.
Scheme 38: Flow synthesis of imatinib.
Scheme 39: Syntheses of erlotinib.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of erlotinib proceeding via Dimroth rearrangement.
Scheme 41: Synthesis of lapatinib.
Scheme 42: Synthesis of rosuvastatin.
Scheme 43: Alternative preparation of the key aldehyde towards rosuvastatin.
Figure 11: Structure comparison between nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists.
Scheme 44: Syntheses of varenicline and its key building block 4.5.
Scheme 45: Synthetic access to eszopiclone and brimonidine via quinoxaline intermediates.
Figure 12: Bortezomib bound in an active site of the yeast 20S proteasome ([114], pdb 2F16).
Scheme 46: Asymmetric synthesis of bortezomib.
Figure 13: Structures of some prominent piperazine containing drugs.
Figure 14: Structural comparison between the core of aplaviroc (4.35) and a type-1 β-turn (4.36).
Scheme 47: Examplary synthesis of an aplaviroc analogue via the Ugi-MCR.
Scheme 48: Syntheses of azelastine (5.1).
Figure 15: Structures of captopril, enalapril and cilazapril.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of cilazapril.
Figure 16: Structures of lamotrigine, ceftriaxone and azapropazone.
Scheme 50: Synthesis of lamotrigine.
Scheme 51: Alternative synthesis of lamotrigine (no yields reported).
Figure 17: Structural comparison between imiquimod and the related adenosine nucleoside.
Scheme 52: Conventional synthesis of imiquimod (no yields reported).
Scheme 53: Synthesis of imiquimod.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of imiquimod via tetrazole formation (not all yields reported).
Figure 18: Structures of various anti HIV-medications.
Scheme 55: Synthesis of abacavir.
Figure 19: Structures of diazepam compared to modern replacements.
Scheme 56: Synthesis of ocinaplon.
Scheme 57: Access to zaleplon and indiplon.
Scheme 58: Different routes towards the required N-methylpyrazole 6.65 of sildenafil.
Scheme 59: Polymer-supported reagents in the synthesis of key aminopyrazole 6.72.
Scheme 60: Early synthetic route to sildenafil.
Scheme 61: Convergent preparations of sildenafil.
Figure 20: Comparison of the structures of sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil.
Scheme 62: Short route to imidazotriazinones.
Scheme 63: Alternative route towards vardenafils core imidazotriazinone (6.95).
Scheme 64: Bayer’s approach to the vardenafil core.
Scheme 65: Large scale synthesis of vardenafil.
Scheme 66: Mode of action of temozolomide (6.105) as methylating agent.
Scheme 67: Different routes to temozolomide.
Scheme 68: Safer route towards temozolomide.
Figure 21: Some unreported heterocyclic scaffolds in top market drugs.
Machine learning-guided strategies for reaction conditions design and optimization
- Lung-Yi Chen and
- Yi-Pei Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2476–2492, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.212
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Schematic diagram illustrating the data mining and preprocessing steps for chemical reaction datase...
Figure 2: A comparison of three types of reaction embedding methods: (A) descriptor-based, which use predefin...
Figure 3: A schematic diagram of how ML algorithms can be combined with HTE platforms to optimize reaction co...
