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Ashraf R, Zahoor AF, Ali KG, Nazeer U, Saif MJ, Mansha A, Chaudhry AR, Irfan A. Development of novel transition metal-catalyzed synthetic approaches for the synthesis of a dihydrobenzofuran nucleus: a review. RSC Adv 2024; 14:14539-14581. [PMID: 38708111 PMCID: PMC11066739 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01830c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
Abstract
The synthesis of dihydrobenzofuran scaffolds bears pivotal significance in the field of medicinal chemistry and organic synthesis. These heterocyclic scaffolds hold immense prospects owing to their significant pharmaceutical applications as they are extensively employed as essential precursors for constructing complex organic frameworks. Their versatility and importance make them an interesting subject of study for researchers in the scientific community. While exploring their synthesis, researchers have unveiled various novel and efficient pathways for assembling the dihydrobenzofuran core. In the wake of extensive data being continuously reported each year, we have outlined the recent updates (post 2020) on novel methodological accomplishments employing the efficient catalytic role of several transition metals to forge dihydrobenzofuran functionalities.
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- Rabia Ashraf
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston 3585 Cullen Boulevard Texas 77204-5003 USA
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bisha P. O. Box 551 Bisha 61922 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University P. O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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Brufani G, Di Erasmo B, Li CJ, Vaccaro L. Csp 2-H functionalization of phenols: an effective access route to valuable materials via Csp 2-C bond formation. Chem Sci 2024; 15:3831-3871. [PMID: 38487228 PMCID: PMC10935747 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00687a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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In the vast majority of top-selling pharmaceutical and industrial products, phenolic structural motifs are highly prevalent. Non-functionalized simple phenols serve as building blocks in the synthesis of value-added chemicals. It is worth mentioning that lignin, being the largest renewable biomass source of aromatic building blocks in nature, mainly consists of phenolic units, which enable the production of structurally diverse phenols. Given their remarkable applicability in the chemical value chain, many efforts have been devoted to increasing the molecular complexity of the phenolic scaffold. Among the key techniques, direct functionalization of Csp2-H is a powerful tool, enabling the construction of new Csp2-C bonds in an economical and atomic manner. Herein we present and summarize the large plethora of direct Csp2-H functionalization methods that enables scaffold diversification of simple, unprotected phenols, leading to the formation of new Csp2-C bonds. In this review article, we intend to summarize the contributions that appeared in the literature mainly in the last 5 years dealing with the functionalization of unprotected phenols, both catalytic and non-catalytic. Our goal is to highlight the key findings and the ongoing challenges in the stimulating and growing research dedicated to the development of new protocols for the valorization of phenols.
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- Giulia Brufani
- Laboratory of Green S.O.C., Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy https://greensoc.chm.unipg.it
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- Laboratory of Green S.O.C., Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy https://greensoc.chm.unipg.it
- Department of Chemistry, FRQNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal QC H3A0B8 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, FRQNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, McGill University 801 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal QC H3A0B8 Canada
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- Laboratory of Green S.O.C., Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy https://greensoc.chm.unipg.it
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Zhang J, Liu J, Wang X, Yang X, Ma Y, Fang R, Zhao Q, Szostak M. Ruthenium-Catalyzed C–F Bond Arylation of Polyfluoroarenes: Polyfluorinated Biaryls by Integrated C–F/C–H Functionalization. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jin Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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Garrido-Zoido JM, Cajina F, Matamoros E, Gil MV, Cintas P, Palacios JC. A synthetically benign one-pot construction of enamino-xanthene dyes. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:8108-8119. [PMID: 36214790 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01358d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Polyhydroxylated phenols are components of biomass and precursors of pigments in plants. This paper reports a novel entry to xanthene dyes, involving the reaction of 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzaldehyde with primary aliphatic amines. This catalyst-free synthesis exhibits a high atom economy and can be conducted under eco-friendly conditions and operational simplicity.
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- Juan Manuel Garrido-Zoido
- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias and IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias and IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias and IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias and IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias and IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias and IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible, Universidad de Extremadura, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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Zhang H, Wirth T. Oxidation of BINOLs by Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: Facile Synthesis of Xanthenes and Lactones. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200181. [PMID: 35225370 PMCID: PMC9311707 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Xanthene derivatives have broad applications in medicines, fluorescent probes, dyes, food additives, etc. Therefore, much attention was focused on developing the synthetic methods to prepare these compounds. Binaphthyl‐based xanthene derivatives were prepared through the oxidation of BINOLs promoted by the hypervalent iodine reagent iodosylbenzene (PhIO). Nine‐membered lactones were obtained through a similar oxidative reaction when iodoxybenzene (PhIO2) was used. Additionally, one‐pot reactions of BINOLs, PhIO and nucleophiles such as alcohols and amines were also investigated to provide alkoxylated products and amides in good to excellent yields.
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- Huaiyuan Zhang
- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Main Building, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.,Lanzhou Petrochemical University of Vocational Technology, Lanzhou, 730060, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Main Building, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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Dale HJA, Leach AG, Lloyd-Jones GC. Heavy-Atom Kinetic Isotope Effects: Primary Interest or Zero Point? J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:21079-21099. [PMID: 34870970 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Chemists have many options for elucidating reaction mechanisms. Global kinetic analysis and classic transition-state probes (e.g., LFERs, Eyring) inevitably form the cornerstone of any strategy, yet their application to increasingly sophisticated synthetic methodologies often leads to a wide range of indistinguishable mechanistic proposals. Computational chemistry provides powerful tools for narrowing the field in such cases, yet wholly simulated mechanisms must be interpreted with great caution. Heavy-atom kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) offer an exquisite but underutilized method for reconciling the two approaches, anchoring the theoretician in the world of calculable observables and providing the experimentalist with atomistic insights. This Perspective provides a personal outlook on this synergy. It surveys the computation of heavy-atom KIEs and their measurement by NMR spectroscopy, discusses recent case studies, highlights the intellectual reward that lies in alignment of experiment and theory, and reflects on the changes required in chemical education in the area.
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- Harvey J A Dale
- EaStChem, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K
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- EaStChem, University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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