Synthetic Approaches to Selenoesters

Selenoesters are compounds of great synthetic relevance since they can be used in several types of chemical transformations and mainly due to their great capacity in the formation of acyl radicals. Therefore, the scientific community has been developing several methods for the synthesis of this class of molecules. This review will address the synthesis of these compounds from different starting materials, such as carboxylic acids derivatives (acid chlorides and anhydrides), aldehydes, selenoacetylenes and miscellaneous methods.     

Synthetic Approaches to Biologically Active C-2-Substituted Benzothiazoles

Numerous benzothiazole derivatives are used in organic synthesis, in various industrial and consumer products, and in drugs, with a wide spectrum of biological activity. As the properties of the benzothiazole moiety are strongly affected by the nature and position of substitutions, in this review, covering the literature from 2016, we focus on C-2-substituted benzothiazoles, including the methods of their synthesis, structural modification, reaction mechanisms, and possible pharmacological activity. The synthetic approaches to these heterocycles include both traditional multistep reactions and one-pot atom economy processes using green chemistry principles and easily available reagents. Special attention is paid to the methods of the thiazole ring closure and chemical modification by the introduction of pharmacophore groups.     

Synthetic Approaches to Triarylboranes from 1885 to 2020

In recent years, research in the fields of optoelectronics, anion sensors and bioimaging agents have been greatly influenced by novel compounds containing triarylborane motifs. Such compounds possess an empty p-orbital at boron which results in useful optical and electronic properties. Such a diversity of applications was not expected when the first triarylborane was reported in 1885. Synthetic approaches to triarylboranes underwent various changes over the following century, some of which are still used in the present day, such as the generally applicable routes developed by Krause et al. in 1922, or by Grisdale et al. in 1972 at Eastman Kodak. Some other developments were not pursued further after their initial reports, such as the synthesis of two triarylboranes bearing three different aromatic groups by Mikhailov et al. in 1958. This review summarizes the development of synthetic approaches to triarylboranes from their first report nearly 135 years ago to the present.     

New Synthetic Approaches to Functionally Substituted 4,5-Dihydro-1,2,3-oxadiazole 2-Oxides

A practical procedure has been proposed for the synthesis of functionally substituted 4,5-dihydro-1,2,3-oxadiazole 2-oxides on the basis ofsulfamic acid derivatives.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2005, pp. 121–123.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Tartakovskii, Ermakov, Strelenko, Vinogradov, Petrov.     

A phosphinine 2-carboxaldehyde

The first phosphinine 2-carboxaldehyde was synthesized as shown and transformed into an alkene via a Wittig reaction without destruction of the phosphinine ring.     

Synthetic Approaches to Trifluoromethoxy‐Substituted Compounds

Because of the unique properties of the trifluoromethoxy group, molecules bearing this moiety will find applications in various fields, particularly in the life sciences. However, despite the great interest in this functional group, only a small number of trifluoromethoxylated molecules are currently synthetically accessible. Over the last few years, several innovative and promising strategies for the synthesis of trifluoromethoxylated compounds have been described. This Minireview discusses these existing methods with a particular focus on more recent advances.     

Synthesis of 9-Bromo-2-fluoro-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzocycloheptene-8-carboxaldehyde

Cinnamaldehye is an antioxidant shown to induce apoptotic cell death in a number of human cancer cells. This article reports a synthesis of 9-bromo, 2-fluoro substituted, and Z-ring locked (by a trimethylene bridge at C-8 and C-11) crystalline fluorine-substituted derivative of cinnamaldehyde. The synthon, 8-fluoro-1-benzosuberone was treated with PBr₃, dimethylformamide (DMF), and CHCl₃ as a solvent to obtain 9-bromo-2-fluoro-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzocycloheptene-8-carboxaldehyde. The one-step trifunctionalization process converts a bicyclic ring–fused ketone into a β-bromo-α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in a chemoselective and regioselective manner. The process also creates a new carbon–carbon bond between C-8 and C-12. The structure of the previously unreported product has been obtained by x-ray crystallographic analysis. It has been characterized spectroscopically by infrared (IR), ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and elemental analysis. It is a structural element found in sterically hindered retinoids and is a useful advanced intermediate in the total synthesis of these naturally occuring bioactive polyenes.     

New Synthetic Approaches to Naturally Occurring and Unnatural Pyranoflavones

Total synthesis of biologically interesting natural and unnatural pyranoflavones has been accomplished starting from readily available 2,4‐dihydroxyacetophenone or 2,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐methoxyacetophenone in three steps, i.e., benzopyran formation, condensation, and cyclization reaction.     

抗流感药达菲(Tamiflu)合成纵览

流行性感冒是由流感病毒引起的呼吸道疾病, 传染性很强、对人类健康构成实质性的威胁. 由于流感病毒多变, 临床上用于治疗流感的药物到目前为止仅有“达菲”等有限的几种. 本文将文献中已有报道的“达菲”的合成路线汇总并进行简要的综述.     

A Convenient Synthesis of 2-Butyl-4(5)-chloro-1H-imidazole-5(4)-carboxaldehyde

A Convenient Synthesis of 2-Butyl-4(5)-chloro-1H-imidazole-5(4)-carboxaldehyde, starting from 2-butyl imidazole, has been developed.     

Prostanoids: LXXVII. Synthetic Approaches to Sterically Overcrowded Cyclopentenones

Condensation of (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-2-cyclopentenone with phenylethynylmagnesium bromide in THF gave (±)-5-allyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol which chemoselectively reacted with ozone at the terminal double bond, affording (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-formylmethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Oxidation of the latter with H₂CrO₄ yielded a mixture of the expected product, (±)-5-carboxymethyl-2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-dimethoxy-1-phenylethynyl-2-cyclopenten-1-ol, and anomalous profound oxidation product, (±)-2,3,5-trichloro-5-carboxymethyl-4,4-dimethoxy-1-(2-oxo-2-phenylacetyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-ol. Attempts to remove protective methoxy groups in these compounds under standard conditions were unsuccessful.     

Synthetic Approaches to Mixed-Metal Heteroleptic Derivatives of Late Transition Metals

The approach based on isomorphous substitution permitted preparation of (Co, Ni)₄(acac)₄(₃–OMe)₄(MeOH)₄(I) via interaction of individual M₄(acac)₄(₃–OMe)₄(MeOH)₄ in toluene/methanol media. The oxidation of I in air in solution in MeOH in the presence of NaOAc and aminoalcohols as catalysts gives Co₂Ni₂-(acac)₄(₃–OMe)₄(OAc)₂(II). The symmetrization reaction between a complex formed by a hard Pearson acid and a soft Pearson base and that formed by a soft acid and a hard base led to CuNi₂(OCOC₂H₅)₃(OR^N)₃-(R^NOH)(III) and Ni(Ni_0.25Cu_0.75)₂(₃–OH)(₂–OAc)(OAc)₂(₂, ²-OR^N)₃(²-R^NOH)(IV) R^N = CH(CH₃)-CH₂NMe₂ via interaction of Ni(OR^N)₂ with copper propionate and copper acetate hydrate respectively in hydrocarbon media.