Allylic cross-coupling using aromatic aldehydes as α-alkoxyalkyl anions

• Akihiro Yuasa,
• Kazunori Nagao and
• Hirohisa Ohmiya

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 185–189, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.21

• aromatic aldehydes can be used as α-alkoxyalkyl anions for catalytic carbon–carbon bond formations [7][8][9]. For example, a nucleophilic α-silyloxybenzylcopper(I) species can be generated catalytically from aromatic aldehydes through the 1,2-addition of a silylcopper(I) species followed by [1,2]-Brook

• ) species B. The 1,2-addition of silylcopper(I) B to the aromatic aldehyde 1 [15][16][17][18][19] and the subsequent [1,2]-Brook rearrangement from the obtained α-silyl-substituted copper(I) alkoxide C forms the key intermediate, an α-silyloxybenzylcopper(I) species D. The transmetallation between D and an

Efficient method for propargylation of aldehydes promoted by allenylboron compounds under microwave irradiation

• Jucleiton J. R. Freitas,
• Queila P. S. B. Freitas,
• Silvia R. C. P. Andrade,
• Juliano C. R. Freitas,
• Roberta A. Oliveira and
• Paulo H. Menezes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 168–174, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.19

• results indicated that the substituent nature, whether electron-donating or electron-withdrawing, has no dramatic influence on the product yields. When the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, cinnamaldehyde was used, the corresponding 1,2-addition product 2i was obtained exclusively. The chemoselectivity of the

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

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

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

• following three categories: (i) by Wittig or Doebner reaction of indoles bearing a 3-aldehyde group; (ii) by 1,4- or 1,2-addition of α,β-enones or carbonyl compounds, followed by oxidation or elimination, respectively; (iii) by Pd-catalysed oxidative coupling of indoles with activated alkenes. Several

Regioselective addition of Grignard reagents to N-acylpyrazinium salts: synthesis of substituted 1,2-dihydropyrazines and Δ⁵-2-oxopiperazines

• Valentine R. St. Hilaire,
• William E. Hopkins,
• Yenteeo S. Miller,
• Srinivasa R. Dandepally and
• Alfred L. Williams

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 72–78, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.8

• Grignard reagent to add regioselectively to give 1,2-dihydropyrazine 3a. DFT calculations support the observations that the isolated regioisomer we obtained was the result of a thermodynamically favored 1,2-addition over a 1,6-addition [9]. It has also been shown that TMS-ketene acetals add selectively to

• the two vinyl protons at C5 and C6, respectively. This result is in agreement with our observation that nucleophiles favored 1,2-addition over a 1,6-addition [9]. A formation of 1,6-dihydropyrazine was not observed. With THF identified as the optimal solvent to use, we sought to expand the scope of

• . Based on our results from the monosubstituted substrates, a 1,2-addition of the Grignard was expected to occur. When an aryl group was present on the ring, trisubstituted dihydropyrazines in good yields ranging from 78–100% were produced (Figure 1, compounds 6, 7a,b and 12). An alkyl substitution with

Molecular iodine-catalyzed one-pot multicomponent synthesis of 5-amino-4-(arylselanyl)-1H-pyrazoles

• Camila S. Pires,
• Daniela H. de Oliveira,
• Maria R. B. Pontel,
• Jean C. Kazmierczak,
• Roberta Cargnelutti,
• Diego Alves,
• Raquel G. Jacob and
• Ricardo F. Schumacher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2789–2798, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.256

• could be obtained in 90% yield as depicted in Scheme 3. On the basis of previous reports [21][25] a mechanism can be proposed for this reaction as depicted in Scheme 4. Initially, we believe that arylhydrazine 2 reacts with benzoylacetonitrile 1 by a 1,2-addition reaction in the presence of iodine as

Some mechanistic aspects regarding the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction between selected ortho-substituted phenylboronic acids and 3,4,5-tribromo-2,6-dimethylpyridine

• Piotr Pomarański,
• Piotr Roszkowski,
• Jan K. Maurin,
• Armand Budzianowski and
• Zbigniew Czarnocki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2384–2393, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.214

• with ortho-substituted phenylboronic acid for triaryl products. Summary of results for coupling with ortho-substituted phenylboronic acid for diaryl products. Proposed intermediates for the 1,2-addition of 5 with methoxy group. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Transmetalation step. Proposed intermediates

• for the 1,3-addition with methoxy group. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Transmetalation step. Proposed intermediates for the 1,2-addition with chlorine atom. A) Oxidative addition step. B) Transmetalation step. Proposed intermediates for the 1,3-addition with chlorine atom. A) Oxidative addition step

Bi-mediated allylation of aldehydes in [bmim][Br]: a mechanistic investigation

• Mrunesh Koli,
• Sucheta Chatterjee,
• Subrata Chattopadhyay and
• Dibakar Goswami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2198–2203, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.193

• , respectively, in >86% yields (Table 2, entries 8 and 9). Allylation of the conjugated aldehyde 1k furnished the 1,2-addition product 2k exclusively, establishing chemoselectivity of the protocol (Table 2, entry 10). With the chiral substrate (R)-2,3-O-cyclohexylideneglyceraldehyde (1l), the anti-homoallylic

Hypervalent organoiodine compounds: from reagents to valuable building blocks in synthesis

• Gwendal Grelier,
• Benjamin Darses and
• Philippe Dauban

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1508–1528, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.128

• the conversion of allenes 20. A regioselective 1,2-addition on the internal π-bond was observed to afford the products 21, because of the presence of a heteroatom substituent that can stabilize the radical or cationic intermediate by coordination with the copper complex (Scheme 9) [42]. However, the

• complexes has led the authors to demonstrate the superior ability of cheap FeCl2 to mediate the 1,2-addition thereby allowing the formation of the trans-products 43 with complete regio- and diastereocontrol (Scheme 14). The group of Hamashima has reported that various 1,2-difunctionalizations of alkenes can

One hundred years of benzotropone chemistry

• Arif Dastan,
• Haydar Kilic and
• Nurullah Saracoglu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1120–1180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.98

• oxidized to 1-ethynylbenzotropone 150 in situ, the etheric compound 152 was obtained from the reaction of 1,2-addition product 151 with HCl (Scheme 25). c. Decarbonylation of 4,5-benzotropone (11): The mechanism for the neutral and radical-cationic decarbonylation of tropone and benzannulated tropones was

Gram-scale preparation of negative-type liquid crystals with a CF₂CF₂-carbocycle unit via an improved short-step synthetic protocol

• Tatsuya Kumon,
• Shohei Hashishita,
• Takumi Kida,
• Shigeyuki Yamada,
• Takashi Ishihara and
• Tsutomu Konno

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 148–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.10

• the 1,2-addition reaction of Int-I proceeds in preference to the conjugate addition reaction, the desired octa-1,7-diene 5a should be produced in higher yield. However, no significant improvement was observed after various attempts such as employing a more nucleophilic lithium reagent instead of the

Quinone-catalyzed oxidative deformylation: synthesis of imines from amino alcohols

• Xinyun Liu,
• Johnny H. Phan,
• Benjamin J. Haugeberg,
• Shrikant S. Londhe and
• Michael D. Clift

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2895–2901, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.282

• resulting imines (7r−t) are hydrolyzed under the current reaction conditions. Notably, imines 7n [42][43][44][45] and 7t [46][47][48] are useful imines for diastereoselective 1,2-addition reactions. Following these substrate scope studies, we next examined the quinone-catalyzed C–C bond cleavage of

Electron-deficient pyridinium salts/thiourea cooperative catalyzed O-glycosylation via activation of O-glycosyl trichloroacetimidate donors

• Mukta Shaw,
• Yogesh Kumar,
• Rima Thakur and
• Amit Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2385–2395, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.236

• trichloroacetimidate donors using a synergistic catalytic system of electron-deficient pyridinium salts/aryl thiourea derivatives at room temperature is demonstrated. The acidity of the adduct formed by the 1,2-addition of alcohol to the electron-deficient pyridinium salt is increased in the presence of an aryl

• to lower acidity of the ammonium salt formed by 1,2-addition of the acceptor to the pyridinium salt. The conjugate base formed after the release of a proton from the ammonium salt may be quite stable to impart a negative charge to the acceptor oxygen. The acidity of the ammonium salt may be enhanced

• -deficient pyridinium salt/thiourea cocatalyzed glycosidation is outlined in Figure 4. It is presumed that at first electron-deficient pyridinium salt 3a undergoes 1,2-addition with the acceptor to produce ammonium salt X. The addition of the thiourea derivative as hydrogen-bonding cocatalyst could activate

Regiodivergent condensation of 5-alkoxycarbonyl-1H-pyrrol-2,3-diones with cyclic ketazinones en route to spirocyclic scaffolds

• Alexey Yu. Dubovtsev,
• Maksim V. Dmitriev,
• Аndrey N. Maslivets and
• Michael Rubin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2179–2185, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.218

• product of 1,2-addition of the C-nucleophile to the most reactive keto function and subsequent nucleophilic attack by the O-enolate on the conjugate C=C bond activated by two electron acceptors could become more preferable as compared to the alternative “normal” pathway, leading to adducts 10 and

Phosphazene-catalyzed desymmetrization of cyclohexadienones by dithiane addition

• Matthew A. Horwitz,
• Elisabetta Massolo and
• Jeffrey S. Johnson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 762–767, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.75

• regarding the facial selectivity, as the hydride was delivered to the convex face. An analogous reaction occurs when 2a is treated with AlMe3, affording the 1,2-addition product (Scheme 3) [59][60][61][62][63]. We next sought to establish the glyoxylate anion equivalency of the dithiane substructure in our

Revaluation of biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol derivatives for the synthesis of carbocyclic nucleoside phosphonate analogues

• Bemba Sidi Mohamed,
• Christian Périgaud and
• Christophe Mathé

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 251–256, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.28

• steps from commercially available furfuryl alcohol following a reported procedure (Scheme 1) [9]. Addition of the carbanion, generated in situ from dimethyl methylphosphonate and n-butyllithium in dry THF at −78 °C, to compound (+/−)-1 gave cyclopentenyl alcohol (+/−)-2 stereoselectively through a 1,2

• -addition mechanism. The stereochemistry of (+/−)-2 may be ascribed to a nucleophilic attack of the incoming nucleophile from the less-hindered face due to the presence of the silyl protective group. 1H and 13C NMR spectra were in accordance with the presence of a sole diastereoisomer. The reduction of

Multicomponent reactions: A simple and efficient route to heterocyclic phosphonates

• Mohammad Haji

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1269–1301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.121

• corresponding products 271 and 272 were isolated in 52–61% yields and their nOe analysis revealed the geometry of the alkene bonds to be E . A tandem 1,4–1,2 addition of dimethyl trimethylsilyl phosphite (DMPTMS, 273) to diazaheterocyclic compounds under microwave irradiation in acidic medium led to

• DMPTMS as a nucleophilic reagent on the N-protonated heterocycle followed by a 1,2-addition of DMPTMS on the N-silylated species lead to the diphosphorylated heterocycles after aqueous work-up. 8 Miscellaneous multicomponent reactions The reaction of pentanedial (284) with acetamide (283) and acetyl

• -(aminothioxomethyl)-1,2-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl]phosphonates. Three-component stereoselective synthesis of 1,2-dihydroquinolin-2-ylphosphonates and 1,2-dihydroisoquinolin-1-ylphosphonates. Diphosphorylation of diazaheterocyclic compounds via a tandem 1,4–1,2 addition of dimethyl trimethylsilyl phosphite

Stereoselective synthesis of tricyclic compounds by intramolecular palladium-catalyzed addition of aryl iodides to carbonyl groups

• Jakub Saadi,
• Christoph Bentz,
• Kai Redies,
• Dieter Lentz,
• Reinhold Zimmer and
• Hans-Ulrich Reissig

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1236–1242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.118

• reaction requires a reduction of palladium(II) back to palladium(0) which is apparently achieved by the present triethylamine. Keywords: 1,2-addition; aryl iodides; ketones; nucleophilic addition; palladium catalysis; Introduction For our systematic studies on samarium diiodide promoted cyclizations

Recent advances in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalysed benzoin reactions

• Rajeev S. Menon,
• Akkattu T. Biju and
• Vijay Nair

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 444–461, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.47

• yields and enantioselectivity (Scheme 17). It is noteworthy that the catalytically generated Breslow intermediates undergo selective 1,2-addition with ynones and the competing Stetter-type reactivity was not observed [33]. Aza-benzoin reactions In aza-benzoin reactions, the acyl anions generated from

Cupreines and cupreidines: an established class of bifunctional cinchona organocatalysts

• Laura A. Bryant,
• Rossana Fanelli and
• Alexander J. A. Cobb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 429–443, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.46

• set up a 4π-electrocyclization, generating second intermediate 27. Elimination of the tertiary amine then gives γ-methylene cyclopentenone 28. 1,2-Addition reactions Henry reaction The use of cupreine and cupreidine derivatives in the addition of nitroalkanes to carbonyl compounds was first

Enantioselective additions of copper acetylides to cyclic iminium and oxocarbenium ions

• Jixin Liu,
• Srimoyee Dasgupta and
• Mary P. Watson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2696–2706, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.290

• solvent also affect the enantioselectivity, with iPr2N(n-Pr) and CH2Cl2 proving best. Notably, only 1,2-addition was observed. With respect to the alkyne, activated terminal acetylenes, such as ynones and propriolates, are best for this reaction. Unactivated alkynes give products in reasonable yields (63

Reaction of allene esters with Selectfluor/TMSX (X = I, Br, Cl) and Selectfluor/NH₄SCN: Competing oxidative/electrophilic dihalogenation and nucleophilic/conjugate addition

• A. Srinivas Reddy and
• Kenneth K. Laali

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1641–1648, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.180

• “X+” or “SCN+” at the central carbon of the allenyl moiety to form incipient allyl cations which on subsequent quenching with X− or SCN− furnished the 2,3-adducts as major products. The 1,2-addition products were only observed with TMSCl. The reactions were carried out in MeCN and in imidazolium

Design and synthesis of fused polycycles via Diels–Alder reaction and ring-rearrangement metathesis as key steps

• Sambasivarao Kotha and
• Ongolu Ravikumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1259–1264, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.140

• with allylmagnesium bromide to produce 1,2-addition product 4. A molecular model of compound 3 reveals that its exo-face is more accessible for Grignard addition than the endo-face. Also, the X-ray structure of compound 5 indicates the stereostructure of 4. Further, the diol 4 was treated with four

Diastereoselective and enantioselective conjugate addition reactions utilizing α,β-unsaturated amides and lactams

• Katherine M. Byrd

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 530–562, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.60

• -unsaturated systems [13]. Most of the early work, including Michael’s, involved the use of stabilized or “soft” [14] nucleophiles such as malonates and nitroalkanes. Mechanistically, one can imagine a 1,2-addition of the nucleophile occurring versus the 1,4-addition if the EWG is a carbonyl compound, but this

• -addition of the carbonyl group is always a concern. In this case, the 1,2-addition product was not observed. The authors concluded that the 1,2-addition reaction did not occur because the magnesium salts that were present in the solution would be chelated strongly by the oxygen in the chiral auxiliary and

• the oxygen of the resulting enolate of the CA reaction. This chelation to the magnesium would retard the 1,2-addition reaction from occurring. Since the Mukaiyama publication, there have been many chiral auxiliaries studied in DCA reactions of α,β-unsaturated amides [35]. Figure 2 highlights a few of

A convenient enantioselective decarboxylative aldol reaction to access chiral α-hydroxy esters using β-keto acids

• Zhiqiang Duan,
• Jianlin Han,
• Ping Qian,
• Zirui Zhang,
• Yi Wang and
• Yi Pan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 969–974, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.95

• stereocontrolled nucleophilic alkylation [15][16][17][18][19], alkynylation [20][21], 1,2-addition [22][23][24][25][26] and aldol reaction [27][28][29][30][31][32] have been developed. Various nucleophiles such as organometallics, boronic acids and unsaturated ketones can be tolerated in this context (Figure 2

Site-selective covalent functionalization at interior carbon atoms and on the rim of circumtrindene, a C₃₆H₁₂ open geodesic polyarene

• Hee Yeon Cho,
• Ronald B. M. Ansems and
• Lawrence T. Scott

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 956–968, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.94

• corannulene (1) to afford predominantly the cyclopropanated product 9 [39], whereas methyllithium adds to 10, giving the 1,2-addition product 11, after alkylation of the resulting anion by methyl iodide [40]. In contrast to these examples, no planar PAH has ever been observed to suffer direct covalent bond