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Recent advances on the transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of imidazopyridines: an updated coverage
- Gagandeep Kour Reen,
- Ashok Kumar and
- Pratibha Sharma
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1612–1704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.165
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Various drugs having IP nucleus.
Figure 2: Participation percentage of various TMs for the syntheses of IPs.
Scheme 1: CuI–NaHSO4·SiO2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 2: Experimental examination of reaction conditions.
Scheme 3: One-pot tandem reaction for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridines.
Scheme 4: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of 2-haloimidazopyridine.
Scheme 5: Copper-MOF-catalyzed three-component reaction (3-CR) for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 6: Mechanism for copper-MOF-driven synthesis.
Scheme 7: Heterogeneous synthesis via titania-supported CuCl2.
Scheme 8: Mechanism involving oxidative C–H functionalization.
Scheme 9: Heterogeneous synthesis of IPs.
Scheme 10: One-pot regiospecific synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 11: Vinyl azide as an unprecedented substrate for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 12: Radical pathway.
Scheme 13: Cu(I)-catalyzed transannulation approach for imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 14: Plausible radical pathway for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 15: A solvent-free domino reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 16: Cu-NPs-mediated synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 17: CuI-catalyzed synthesis of isoxazolylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 18: Functionalization of 4-bromo derivative via Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 19: A plausible reaction pathway.
Scheme 20: Cu(I)-catalyzed intramolecular oxidative C–H amidation reaction.
Scheme 21: One-pot synthetic reaction for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 22: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 23: Cu(OAc)2-promoted synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 24: Mechanism for aminomethylation/cycloisomerization of propiolates with imines.
Scheme 25: Three-component synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Figure 3: Scope of pyridin-2(1H)-ones and acetophenones.
Scheme 26: CuO NPS-promoted A3 coupling reaction.
Scheme 27: Cu(II)-catalyzed C–N bond formation reaction.
Scheme 28: Mechanism involving Chan–Lam/Ullmann coupling.
Scheme 29: Synthesis of formyl-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 30: A tandem sp3 C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 31: Probable mechanistic approach.
Scheme 32: Dual catalytic system for imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 33: Tentative mechanism.
Scheme 34: CuO/CuAl2O4/ᴅ-glucose-promoted 3-CCR.
Scheme 35: A tandem CuOx/OMS-2-based synthetic strategy.
Figure 4: Biomimetic catalytic oxidation in the presence of electron-transfer mediators (ETMs).
Scheme 36: Control experiment.
Scheme 37: Copper-catalyzed C(sp3)–H aminatin reaction.
Scheme 38: Reaction of secondary amines.
Scheme 39: Probable mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 40: Coupling reaction of α-azidoketones.
Scheme 41: Probable pathway.
Scheme 42: Probable mechanism with free energy calculations.
Scheme 43: MCR for cyanated IP synthesis.
Scheme 44: Substrate scope for the reaction.
Scheme 45: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 46: Probable mechanistic pathway for Cu/ZnAl2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 47: Copper-catalyzed double oxidative C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 48: Application towards different coupling reactions.
Scheme 49: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 50: Condensation–cyclization approach for the synthesis of 1,3-diarylated imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 51: Optimized reaction conditions.
Scheme 52: One-pot 2-CR.
Scheme 53: One-pot 3-CR without the isolation of chalcone.
Scheme 54: Copper–Pybox-catalyzed cyclization reaction.
Scheme 55: Mechanistic pathway catalyzed by Cu–Pybox complex.
Scheme 56: Cu(II)-promoted C(sp3)-H amination reaction.
Scheme 57: Wider substrate applicability for the reaction.
Scheme 58: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 59: CuI assisted C–N cross-coupling reaction.
Scheme 60: Probable reaction mechanism involving sp3 C–H amination.
Scheme 61: One-pot MCR-catalyzed by CoFe2O4/CNT-Cu.
Scheme 62: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 63: Synthetic scheme for 3-nitroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 64: Plausible mechanism for CuBr-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 65: Regioselective synthesis of halo-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 67: Synthesis of diarylated compounds.
Scheme 68: CuBr2-mediated one-pot two-component oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 69: Decarboxylative cyclization route to synthesize 1,3-diarylimidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 70: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 71: C–H functionalization reaction of enamines to produce diversified heterocycles.
Scheme 72: A plausible mechanism.
Scheme 73: CuI-promoted aerobic oxidative cyclization reaction of ketoxime acetates and pyridines.
Scheme 74: CuI-catalyzed pathway for the formation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 75: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 76: Mechanistic rationale for the synthesis of products.
Scheme 77: Copper-catalyzed synthesis of vinyloxy-IP.
Scheme 78: Regioselective product formation with propiolates.
Scheme 79: Proposed mechanism for vinyloxy-IP formation.
Scheme 80: Regioselective synthesis of 3-hetero-substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with different reaction su...
Scheme 81: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 82: CuI-mediated synthesis of 3-formylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 83: Radical pathway for 3-formylated IP synthesis.
Scheme 84: Pd-catalyzed urea-cyclization reaction for IPs.
Scheme 85: Pd-catalyzed one-pot-tandem amination and intramolecular amidation reaction.
Figure 5: Scope of aniline nucleophiles.
Scheme 86: Pd–Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 87: One-pot amide coupling reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 88: Urea cyclization reaction for the synthesis of two series of pyridines.
Scheme 89: Amidation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Figure 6: Amide scope.
Scheme 90: Pd NPs-catalyzed 3-component reaction for the synthesis of 2,3-diarylated IPs.
Scheme 91: Plausible mechanistic pathway for Pd NPs-catalyzed MCR.
Scheme 92: Synthesis of chromenoannulated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 93: Mechanism for the synthesis of chromeno-annulated IPs.
Scheme 94: Zinc oxide NRs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines/diazines.
Scheme 95: Zinc oxide-catalyzed isocyanide based GBB reaction.
Scheme 96: Reaction pathway for ZnO-catalyzed GBB reaction.
Scheme 97: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 98: ZnO NRs-catalyzed MCR for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]azines.
Scheme 99: Ugi type GBB three-component reaction.
Scheme 100: Magnetic NPs-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 101: Regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines catalyzed by Fe-SBA-15.
Scheme 102: Plausible mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of 2-alkoxyimidazopyridine.
Scheme 103: Iron-catalyzed synthetic approach.
Scheme 104: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation reaction.
Scheme 105: Mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 106: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-substituted imidazoles and alkynes.
Scheme 107: Plausible reaction mechanism.
Scheme 108: Rh(III)-catalyzed non-aromatic C(sp2)–H bond activation–functionalization for the synthesis of imid...
Scheme 109: Reactivity and selectivity of different substrates.
Scheme 110: Rh-catalyzed direct C–H alkynylation by Li et al.
Scheme 111: Suggested radical mechanism.
Scheme 112: Scandium(III)triflate-catalyzed one-pot reaction and its mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazo...
Scheme 113: RuCl3-assisted Ugi-type Groebke–Blackburn condensation reaction.
Scheme 114: C-3 aroylation via Ru-catalyzed two-component reaction.
Scheme 115: Regioselective synthetic mechanism.
Scheme 116: La(III)-catalyzed one-pot GBB reaction.
Scheme 117: Mechanistic approach for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 118: Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine using LaMnO3 NPs under neat conditions.
Scheme 119: Mechanistic approach.
Scheme 120: One-pot 3-CR for regioselective synthesis of 2-alkoxy-3-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 121: Formation of two possible products under optimization of the catalysts.
Scheme 122: Mechanistic strategy for NiFe2O4-catalyzed reaction.
Scheme 123: Two-component reaction for synthesizing imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 124: Mechanistic scheme for the synthesis of imidazodipyridiniums.
Scheme 125: CuI-catalyzed arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 126: Mechanism for arylation reaction.
Scheme 127: Cupric acetate-catalyzed double carbonylation approach.
Scheme 128: Radical mechanism for double carbonylation of IP.
Scheme 129: C–S bond formation reaction catalyzed by cupric acetate.
Scheme 130: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 131: Control experiments for signifying the role of DMSO and oxygen.
Scheme 132: Mechanism pathway.
Scheme 133: Copper bromide-catalyzed CDC reaction.
Scheme 134: Extension of the substrate scope.
Scheme 135: Plausible radical pathway.
Scheme 136: Transannulation reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines.
Scheme 137: Plausible reaction pathway for denitrogenative transannulation.
Scheme 138: Cupric acetate-catalyzed C-3 carbonylation reaction.
Scheme 139: Plausible mechanism for regioselective C-3 carbonylation.
Scheme 140: Alkynylation reaction at C-2 of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 141: Two-way mechanism for C-2 alkynylation of 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines.
Scheme 142: Palladium-catalyzed SCCR approach.
Scheme 143: Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction.
Scheme 144: Reaction mechanism.
Scheme 145: A phosphine free palladium-catalyzed synthesis of C-3 arylated imidazopyridines.
Scheme 146: Palladium-mediated Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reaction.
Figure 7: Structure of the ligands optimized.
Scheme 147: Palladium acetate-catalyzed direct arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 148: Palladium acetate-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 149: Palladium acetate-catalyzed regioselective arylation reported by Liu and Zhan.
Scheme 150: Mechanism for selective C-3 arylation of IP.
Scheme 151: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with styrenes.
Scheme 152: Pd(II)-catalyzed alkenylation reaction with acrylates.
Scheme 153: A two way mechanism.
Scheme 154: Double C–H activation reaction catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 155: Probable mechanism.
Scheme 156: Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling.
Scheme 157: Mechanistic cycle for decarboxylative arylation reaction.
Scheme 158: Ligand-free approach for arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylic acids.
Scheme 159: Mechanism for ligandless arylation reaction.
Scheme 160: NHC-Pd(II) complex assisted arylation reaction.
Scheme 161: C-3 arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with aryl bromides catalyzed by Pd(OAc)2.
Scheme 162: Pd(II)-catalyzed C-3 arylations with aryl tosylates and mesylates.
Scheme 163: CDC reaction for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 164: Plausible reaction mechanism for Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 165: Pd-catalyzed C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 166: Mechanism for C–H amination reaction.
Scheme 167: One-pot synthesis for 3,6-di- or 2,3,6-tri(hetero)arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines.
Scheme 168: C–H/C–H cross-coupling reaction of IPs and azoles catalyzed by Pd(II).
Scheme 169: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 170: Rh-catalyzed C–H arylation reaction.
Scheme 171: Mechanistic pathway for C–H arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 172: Rh(III)-catalyzed double C–H activation of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 173: Rh(III)-catalyzed mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 174: Rh(III)-mediated oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 175: Reactions showing functionalization of the product obtained by the group of Kotla.
Scheme 176: Mechanism for Rh(III)-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction.
Scheme 177: Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation reaction.
Scheme 178: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 179: Annulation reactions of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and alkynes.
Scheme 180: Two-way reaction mechanism for annulations reaction.
Scheme 181: [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2-catalyzed C–C bond formation reaction.
Scheme 182: Reported reaction mechanism.
Scheme 183: Fe(III) catalyzed C-3 formylation approach.
Scheme 184: SET mechanism-catalyzed by Fe(III).
Scheme 185: Ni(dpp)Cl2-catalyzed KTC coupling.
Scheme 186: Pd-catalyzed SM coupling.
Scheme 187: Vanadium-catalyzed coupling of IP and NMO.
Scheme 188: Mechanistic cycle.
Scheme 189: Selective C3/C5–H bond functionalizations by mono and bimetallic systems.
Scheme 190: rGO-Ni@Pd-catalyzed C–H bond arylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine.
Scheme 191: Mechanistic pathway for heterogeneously catalyzed arylation reaction.
Scheme 192: Zinc triflate-catalyzed coupling reaction of substituted propargyl alcohols.
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.
Synthesis of aryl sulfides via radical–radical cross coupling of electron-rich arenes using visible light photoredox catalysis
- Amrita Das,
- Mitasree Maity,
- Simon Malcherek,
- Burkhard König and
- Julia Rehbein
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2520–2528, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.228
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of sulfenylated heterocycles used in pharmaceuticals and material chemistry.
Scheme 1: Synthetic routes to organosulfur compounds.
Scheme 2: Aryl sulfide synthesis.
Scheme 3: Substrate scope for arylthiol syntheses. The reaction was performed with 1a–g (0.1 mmol) and 2a–d (...
Figure 2: Crystal structures of compounds 3a, 3d, 3e and 3i.
Scheme 4: Radical trapping experiments.
Figure 3: (a) Changes in the fluorescence spectra (in this case intensity, λEx = 455 nm) of [Ir(dF(CF3)ppy)2(...
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for visible light mediated direct C–H sulfenylation.
Figure 4: Black line: UV–vis spectrum of the degassed [Ir] + 1,3,5-TMB mixture (solution A) in ACN. Blue and ...
Recent advancements in the synthesis of Veratrum alkaloids
- Morwenna Mögel,
- David Berger and
- Philipp Heretsch
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2657–2693, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.206
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Representatives of steroid alkaloid classes. Marked in blue is the steroidal cholestane framework, ...
Scheme 2: Subclasses of Veratrum alkaloids: jervanine, veratramine and cevanine-type [8].
Scheme 3: Flow chart presentation of the synthesis of (−)-englerin A developed by the Christmann group [10].
Scheme 4: Structures and year of synthesis of the three types of Veratrum alkaloids reported in the literatur...
Scheme 5: Key step in the synthesis of cyclopamine (6) by the Giannis group [21].
Scheme 6: Overview of the semisynthesis of cyclopamine (6) reported by the Giannis group in 2009 [21].
Scheme 7: Key steps in the synthesis of cyclopamine (6) by the Baran group [23].
Scheme 8: Overview of the total synthesis of cyclopamine (6) by the Baran group in 2023 [23].
Scheme 9: Key steps in the synthesis of cyclopamine (6) by the Zhu/Gao group [25].
Scheme 10: Overview of the total synthesis of cyclopamine (6) by the group of Zhao/Gao in 2023 [25].
Scheme 11: Key steps in the synthesis of cyclopamine (6) by the Liu/Qin group [26].
Scheme 12: Overview of the semisynthesis of cyclopamine (6) by the Liu/Qin group in 2024 [26].
Scheme 13: Key steps in the synthesis of jervine (12) by the Masamune group [14].
Scheme 14: Overview of the total synthesis of jervine (12) by the Masamune group in 1968 [14].
Scheme 15: Color-coded schemes of the presented cyclopamine (6) syntheses by Giannis, Baran, Zhu/Gao, and Liu/...
Scheme 16: Key steps in the total synthesis of veratramine (13) by the Johnson group [15].
Scheme 17: Overview of the total synthesis of veratramine (13) by the Johnson group in 1967 [15].
Scheme 18: Key steps in the synthesis of veratramine (13) by the Zhu/Gao group [25].
Scheme 19: Shortened overview of the total synthesis of veratramine (13) by the Zhu/Gao group in 2023 [25].
Scheme 20: Key steps in the synthesis of veratramine by the Liu/Qin group [26].
Scheme 21: Overview of the semisynthesis of veratramine (13) by the Liu/Qin group in 2024 [26].
Scheme 22: Key steps in the synthesis of veratramine (13) by the Trauner group [27].
Scheme 23: Overview of the total synthesis of veratramine (13) by the Trauner group in 2025 [27].
Scheme 24: Key steps in the synthesis of verarine (14) by the Kutney group [16-19].
Scheme 25: Overview of the total synthesis of verarine (14) by the Kutney group reported 1962–1968 [16-19].
Scheme 26: Color-coded schemes of the presented veratramine-type alkaloid synthesis of Zhu/Gao, Liu/Qin and Tr...
Scheme 27: Structures of veracevine (86), veratridine (87), and cevadine (88).
Scheme 28: Key step in the semisynthesis of verticine (15) by the Kutney group (1977) [20,46].
Scheme 29: Overview of the semisynthesis of verticine (15) by the Kutney group (1977) [20,46].
Scheme 30: Key step of the total synthesis of (±)-4-methylenegermine (17) by the Stork group (2017) [22].
Scheme 31: Overview of the total synthesis of (±)-4-methylenegermine (17) by the Stork group (2017) [22].
Scheme 32: Key step of the total synthesis of heilonine (16) by Cassaidy and Rawal (2021) [24].
Scheme 33: Overview of the total synthesis of heilonine (16) by Cassaidy and Rawal (2021) [24]. FGI: functional gr...
Scheme 34: Key steps of the synthesis of heilonine (16) by Dai and co-workers (2024) [28].
Scheme 35: Overview of the total synthesis of heilonine (16) by Dai and co-workers (2024) [28].
Scheme 36: Key steps of the total synthesis of zygadenine (18) reported by Luo and co-workers [29].
Scheme 37: Overview of the total synthesis of zygadenine (18) by Luo and co-workers (2023) [29].
Scheme 38: Key step of the divergent total syntheses of highly oxidized cevanine-type alkaloids by Luo and co-...
Scheme 39: Divergent syntheses of highly oxidized cevanine-type alkaloids by Luo and co-workers (2024) [30].
Scheme 40: Color-coded overview of the presented cevanine-type alkaloid syntheses [10,20,22,24,28-30,46]. LLS: longest linear sequen...
Chemistry of polyhalogenated nitrobutadienes, 10: Synthesis of highly functionalized heterocycles with a rigid 6-amino-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane moiety
- Viktor A. Zapol’skii,
- Jan C. Namyslo,
- Armin de Meijere and
- Dieter E. Kaufmann
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 621–628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.69
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Promising starting materials for biologically active compounds.
Figure 2: Pharmaceuticals bearing an azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane unit.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of the azabicyclic hydrazone 6.
Scheme 2: Novel imidacloprid analogues 11, 12.
Figure 3: Stabilizing hydrogen bond in nitrobutadiene-derived imidacloprid analogues 9–12.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the 4,4-bis(aminoazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl)-1-chloro-1,3-dinitrobutadiene 13.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the highly substituted trisaminodichloronitrobutadiene 16.
Figure 4: Conceivable tautomeric structures of 16.
Scheme 5: Syntheses of the perfunctionalized isothiazole derivatives 20, 21.
Scheme 6: Preparation of the pyrazoles 27, 28, the pyrimidine 26 and the pyridopyrimidine 24.
Scheme 7: Proposed reaction mechanism for the formation of 27, 28.
Scheme 8: Attempted deprotection of the azabicyclic compounds 21,12, and 28.
Generation of alkyl and acyl radicals by visible-light photoredox catalysis: direct activation of C–O bonds in organic transformations
- Mithu Roy,
- Bitan Sardar,
- Itu Mallick and
- Dipankar Srimani
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1348–1375, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.119
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Generation of alkyl and acyl radicals via C–O bond breaking.
Figure 2: General photocatalytic mechanism.
Scheme 1: Photoredox-catalyzed hydroacylation of olefins with aliphatic carboxylic acids.
Scheme 2: Acylation–aromatization of p-quinone methides using carboxylic acids.
Scheme 3: Visible-light-induced deoxygenation–defluorination for the synthesis of γ,γ-difluoroallylic ketones....
Scheme 4: Photochemical hydroacylation of azobenzenes with carboxylic acids.
Scheme 5: Photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of flavonoids.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of O-thiocarbamates and photocatalytic reduction of O-thiocarbamates.
Scheme 7: Deoxygenative borylation of alcohols.
Scheme 8: Trifluoromethylation of O-alkyl thiocarbonyl substrates.
Scheme 9: Redox-neutral radical coupling reactions of alkyl oxalates and Michael acceptors.
Scheme 10: Visible-light-catalyzed and Ni-mediated syn-alkylarylation of alkynes.
Scheme 11: 1,2-Alkylarylation of alkenes with aryl halides and alkyl oxalates.
Scheme 12: Deoxygenative borylation of oxalates.
Scheme 13: Coupling of N-phthalimidoyl oxalates with various acceptors.
Scheme 14: Cross-coupling of O-alkyl xanthates with aryl halides via dual photoredox and nickel catalysis.
Scheme 15: Deoxygenative borylation of secondary alcohol.
Scheme 16: Deoxygenative alkyl radical generation from alcohols under visible-light photoredox conditions.
Scheme 17: Deoxygenative alkylation via alkoxy radicals against hydrogenation or β-fragmentation.
Scheme 18: Direct C–O bond activation of benzyl alcohols.
Scheme 19: Deoxygenative arylation of alcohols using NHC to activate alcohols.
Scheme 20: Deoxygenative conjugate addition of alcohol using NHC as alcohol activator.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of polysubstituted aldehydes.
Amine–borane complex-initiated SF5Cl radical addition on alkenes and alkynes
- Audrey Gilbert,
- Pauline Langowski,
- Marine Delgado,
- Laurent Chabaud,
- Mathieu Pucheault and
- Jean-François Paquin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3069–3077, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.256
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Dolbier’s protocol for the SF5Cl radical addition on alkenes.
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism for the amine–borane complex-initiated radical addition of SF5Cl on alkenes.
Figure 1: Structures and acronyms of the amine-borane complexes investigated.
Scheme 3: Scope of the Et3B and the DICAB-initiated SF5Cl additions on alkenes. Unless noted otherwise, isola...
Scheme 4: Scope of the Et3B and the DICAB-initiated SF5Cl additions on alkynes. Unless noted otherwise, isola...
Synthesis of unnatural α-amino esters using ethyl nitroacetate and condensation or cycloaddition reactions
- Glwadys Gagnot,
- Vincent Hervin,
- Eloi P. Coutant,
- Sarah Desmons,
- Racha Baatallah,
- Victor Monnot and
- Yves L. Janin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2846–2852, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.263
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: α-Amino esters from ethyl nitroacetate (4).
Scheme 2: Preparations of α-amino esters 10, 12 and 14.
Scheme 3: Syntheses of α-amino ester 18 and piperazinediones 23a,b.
Scheme 4: Syntheses of α-hydroximino ester 29 and α-amino ester 36.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of α-amino ester 43.
CF3SO2X (X = Na, Cl) as reagents for trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethylsulfenyl-, -sulfinyl- and -sulfonylation. Part 1: Use of CF3SO2Na
- Hélène Guyon,
- Hélène Chachignon and
- Dominique Cahard
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2764–2799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.272
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Trifluoromethylation of enol acetates by Langlois.
Scheme 2: Trifluoromethylation of (het)aryl enol acetates.
Scheme 3: Mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of enol acetates.
Scheme 4: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of unactivated olefins and mechanistic pathway.
Scheme 5: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of acetylenic substrates.
Scheme 6: Metal free trifluoromethylation of styrenes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of α-trifluoromethylated ketones by oxytrifluoromethylation of heteroatom-functionalised ...
Scheme 8: Catalysed photoredox trifluoromethylation of vinyl azides.
Scheme 9: Oxidative difunctionalisation of alkenyl MIDA boronates.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl ketones from cyclopropanols.
Scheme 11: Aryltrifluoromethylation of allylic alcohols.
Scheme 12: Cascade multicomponent synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles via azotrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 13: Photocatalytic azotrifluoromethylation of alkenes with aryldiazonium salts and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 14: Copper-promoted intramolecular aminotrifluoromethylation of alkenes with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 15: Oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes with CF3SO2Na and hydroxamic acid.
Scheme 16: Manganese-catalysed oxytrifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives.
Scheme 17: Oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes with NMP/O2 and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 18: Intramolecular oxytrifluoromethylation of alkenes.
Scheme 19: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of styrenyl alkenes and unactivated aliphatic alkenes.
Scheme 20: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of electron-deficient alkenes.
Scheme 21: Hydrotrifluoromethylation of alkenes by iridium photoredox catalysis.
Scheme 22: Iodo- and bromotrifluoromethylation of alkenes by CF3SO2Na/I2O5 or CF3SO2Na / NaBrO3.
Scheme 23: N-methyl-9-mesityl acridinium and visible-light-induced chloro-, bromo- and SCF3 trifluoromethylati...
Scheme 24: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na / TBHP by Lipshutz.
Scheme 25: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/TBHP reported by Lei.
Scheme 26: Carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/(NH4)2S2O8.
Scheme 27: Metal-free carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/K2S2O8 reported by Wang.
Scheme 28: Metal-free carbotrifluoromethylation of N-arylacrylamides with CF3SO2Na/PIDA reported by Fu.
Scheme 29: Metal-free cascade trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylmethacrylamides (a) and enynes (b) wit...
Scheme 30: Trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of N-arylcinnamamides: Synthesis of 3,4-disubstituted dihydroquino...
Scheme 31: Trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of aromatic-containing unsaturated ketones.
Scheme 32: Chemo- and regioselective cascade trifluoromethylation/heteroaryl ipso-migration of unactivated alk...
Scheme 33: Copper-mediated 1,2-bis(trifluoromethylation) of alkenes.
Scheme 34: Trifluoromethylation of aromatics with CF3SO2Na reported by Langlois.
Scheme 35: Baran’s oxidative C–H trifluoromethylation of heterocycles.
Scheme 36: Trifluoromethylation of acetanilides and anilines.
Scheme 37: Trifluoromethylation of heterocycles in water.
Scheme 38: Trifluoromethylation of coumarins in a continuous-flow reactor.
Scheme 39: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of coumarins, quinolines and pyrimidinones.
Scheme 40: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of pyrimidinones and pyridinones.
Scheme 41: Phosphovanadomolybdic acid-catalysed direct C−H trifluoromethylation.
Scheme 42: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazopyridines and imidazoheterocycles.
Scheme 43: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of imidazoheterocycles and imidazoles in ionic liquid/water.
Scheme 44: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of 8-aminoquinolines.
Scheme 45: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of various 8-aminoquinolines using the supported catalyst CS@Cu(OAc)2...
Scheme 46: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of the naphthylamide 70.
Scheme 47: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of various arenes in the presence of CF3SO2Na and sodium persulfate.
Scheme 48: Trifluoromethylation of electron-rich arenes and unsymmetrical biaryls with CF3SO2Na in the presenc...
Figure 1: Trifluoromethylated coumarin and flavone.
Scheme 49: Metal-free trifluoromethylation catalysed by a photoredox organocatalyst.
Scheme 50: Quinone-mediated trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes.
Scheme 51: Metal- and oxidant-free photochemical trifluoromethylation of arenes.
Scheme 52: Copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates.
Scheme 53: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of aryl- and heteroarylboronic acids.
Scheme 54: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of aryl- and vinylboronic acids.
Scheme 55: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of unsaturated potassium organotrifluoroborates.
Scheme 56: Oxidative trifluoromethylation of (hetero)aryl- and vinyltrifluoroborates.
Scheme 57: Copper−catalysed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 58: Iron-mediated decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Scheme 59: Cu/Ag-catalysed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 60: I2O5-Promoted decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids.
Scheme 61: Silver(I)-catalysed denitrative trifluoromethylation of β-nitrostyrenes.
Scheme 62: Copper-catalysed direct trifluoromethylation of styrene derivatives.
Scheme 63: Transition-metal-free synthesis of β-trifluoromethylated enamines.
Scheme 64: I2O5-mediated iodotrifluoromethylation of alkynes.
Scheme 65: Silver-catalysed tandem trifluoromethylation/cyclisation of aryl isonitriles.
Scheme 66: Photoredox trifluoromethylation of 2-isocyanobiphenyls.
Scheme 67: Trifluoromethylation of potassium alkynyltrifluoroborates with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 68: N-trifluoromethylation of nitrosoarenes with CF3SO2Na (SQ: semiquinone).
Scheme 69: Trifluoromethylation of disulfides with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 70: Trifluoromethylation of thiols with CF3SO2Na/I2O5.
Scheme 71: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/(EtO)2P(O)H/CuCl/DMSO.
Scheme 72: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/(EtO)2P(O)H/TMSCl.
Scheme 73: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PPh3/N-chlorophthalimide.
Scheme 74: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 75: Electrophilic trifluoromethylsulfenylation by means of CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 76: Trifluoromethylsulfenylation of aryl iodides with in situ generated CuSCF3 (DMI: 1,3-dimethyl-2-imi...
Scheme 77: Pioneering trifluoromethylsulfinylation of N, O, and C-nucleophiles.
Scheme 78: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of (1R,2S)-ephedrine (Im: imidazole; DIEA: N,N-diisopropylethylamine).
Scheme 79: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of substituted benzenes with CF3SO2Na/CF3SO3H.
Scheme 80: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of indoles with CF3SO2Na/P(O)Cl3.
Scheme 81: Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of indoles with CF3SO2Na/PCl3.
Scheme 82: Formation of triflones from benzyl bromides (DMA: dimethylacetamide).
Scheme 83: Formation of α-trifluoromethylsulfonyl ketones, esters, and amides.
Scheme 84: Allylic trifluoromethanesulfonylation of aromatic allylic alcohols.
Scheme 85: Copper-catalysed couplings of aryl iodonium salts with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 86: Palladium-catalysed trifluoromethanesulfonylation of aryl triflates and chlorides with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 87: Copper-catalysed coupling of arenediazonium tetrafluoroborates with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 88: Synthesis of phenyltriflone via coupling of benzyne with CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 89: Synthesis of 1-trifluoromethanesulfonylcyclopentenes from 1-alkynyl-λ3-bromanes and CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 90: One-pot synthesis of functionalised vinyl triflones.
Scheme 91: Regioselective synthesis of vinyltriflones from styrenes.
Scheme 92: Trifluoromethanesulfonylation of alkynyl(phenyl) iodonium tosylates by CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 93: Synthesis of thio- and selenotrifluoromethanesulfonates.
Chemical approaches to discover the full potential of peptide nucleic acids in biomedical applications
- Nikita Brodyagin,
- Martins Katkevics,
- Venubabu Kotikam,
- Christopher A. Ryan and
- Eriks Rozners
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1641–1688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.116
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of DNA and PNA.
Figure 2: PNA binding modes: (A) PNA–dsDNA 1:1 triplex; (B) PNA–DNA–PNA strand-invasion triplex; (C) the Hoog...
Figure 3: Structure of P-form PNA–DNA–PNA triplex from reference [41]. (A) view in the major groove and (B) view ...
Figure 4: Structures of backbone-modified PNA.
Figure 5: Structures of PNA having α- and γ-substituted backbones.
Figure 6: Structures of modified nucleobases in PNA to improve Hoogsteen hydrogen bonding to guanine and aden...
Figure 7: Proposed hydrogen bonding schemes for modified PNA nucleobases designed to recognize pyrimidines or...
Figure 8: Modified nucleobases to modulate Watson–Crick base pairing and chemically reactive crosslinking PNA...
Figure 9: Examples of triplets formed by Janus-wedge PNA nucleobases (blue). R1 denotes DNA, RNA, or PNA back...
Figure 10: Examples of fluorescent PNA nucleobases. R1 denotes DNA, RNA, or PNA backbones.
Figure 11: Endosomal entrapment and escape pathways of PNA and PNA conjugates.
Figure 12: (A) representative cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), (B) conjugation designs and linker chemistries....
Figure 13: Proposed delivery mode by pHLIP-PNA conjugates (A) the transmembrane section of pHLIP interacting w...
Figure 14: Structures of modified penetratin CPP conjugates with PNA linked through either disulfide (for stud...
Figure 15: Chemical structure of C9–PNA, a stable amphipathic (cyclic-peptide)–PNA conjugate.
Figure 16: Structures of PNA conjugates with a lipophilic triphenylphosphonium cation (TPP–PNA) through (A) th...
Figure 17: Structures of (A) chloesteryl–PNA, (B) cholate–PNA and (C) cholate–PNA(cholate)3.
Figure 18: Structures of PNA–GalNAc conjugates (A) (GalNAc)2K, (B) triantennary (GalNAc)3, and (C) trivalent (...
Figure 19: Vitamin B12–PNA conjugates with different linkages.
Figure 20: Structures of (A) neomycin B, (B) PNA–neamine conjugate, and (C) PNA–neosamine conjugate.
Figure 21: PNA clamp (red) binding to target DNA containing a mixture of sequences (A) PNA binds with higher a...
Figure 22: Rolling circle amplification using PNA openers (red) to invade a dsDNA target forming a P-loop. A p...
Figure 23: Molecular beacons containing generic fluorophores (Fl) and quenchers (Q) recognizing a complementar...
Figure 24: (A) Light-up fluorophores such as thiazole orange display fluorescence enhancement upon binding to ...
Figure 25: Templated fluorogenic detection of oligonucleotides using two PNAs. (A) Templated FRET depends on h...
Figure 26: Lateral flow devices use a streptavidin labeled strip on nitrocellulose paper to anchor a capture P...
