Synthetic utility of biomimicking vanadium bromoperoxidase and n-tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB) in organic synthesis

Nature has established a broad spectrum of methods to introduce halogen atoms in organic compounds. Recent developments have revealed that haloperoxidases are one of the major sources responsible for incorporating bromines to produce bromoorganics in nature. Pioneering studies of numerous researchers have unravelled the details of haloperoxidases, mainly vanadium dependent enzyme bromo- and iodo-peroxidases, including reaction mechanism, kinetics and especially biomimicking studies. In this review, we initially have described the scope of biomimicking vanadium bromoperoxidase in producing the bromonium ion and its further utilisation in conducting oxidative bromination or cleavage of various organic molecules. Moreover, by biomicmicking, the synthesis of OATB and the synthetic utility of various organic ammonium tribromides (OATBs) have been discussed. Among such OATBs, n-tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB) has been explored for bromination of organic molecules as well as in the facile removal of several protecting groups and as a potential catalyst in various synthetic transformations. This review attempts to compile a myriad of reactions concerning the catalytic activity of vanadium bromoperoxidases and the usefulness of various OATBs, particularly with special emphasis on TBATB in various organic transformations.

A direct approach for the expedient synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers by employing bromodimethylsulfonium bromide (BDMS) mediated C–S bond cleavage of naphthalene-2-ol sulfides

Synthesis of unsymmetrical ether derivatives using 1-(aryl(alkyl/arylthio)methyl)-naphthalene-2-ol and alcohols in the presence of bromodimethylsulfonium bromide (BDMS).

Trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA): an efficient green reagent for activation of thioglycosides toward hydrolysis

Trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA), an inexpensive, commercially available, and non-toxic reagent has been used for the activation of thioglycosides toward their hydrolysis to the corresponding hemiacetals in high to excellent yields. The methodology provides a mild reaction condition for dealing with compounds containing acid sensitive functional groups.

Facile synthesis of three bidesmosidic oleanolic acid saponins with strong inhibitory activity on pancreatic lipase

The first synthesis of scabiosaponins E (1), F (2), and G (3), three new oleanolic acid saponins with strong inhibitory activity on pancreatic lipase isolated from the Chinese traditional medicinal herb Scabiosa tschiliensis, was efficiently achieved in an one-pot strategy under the combined use of glycosyl trichloroacetimidates and p-toluene 1-thioglycosides (STol) as donors.

NIS/H2SO4–Silica: a mild and efficient reagent system for the hydrolysis of thioglycosides

Chemoselective hydrolysis of a variety of thioglycosides in the presence of a wide range of protecting groups has been achieved by using N-iodosuccinimide and H(2)SO(4) immobilized on silica in good to excellent yields.

NIS/TFA: a general method for hydrolyzing thioglycosides

A variety of thioglycosides are chemoselectively hydrolyzed to the corresponding 1-hydroxy glycosides using equimolar amounts of NIS/TFA as promoter systems.

Chloramine-T-mediated chemoselective hydrolysis of thioglycosides into glycosyl hemiacetals under neutral conditions

A metal-free, mild, efficient and chemoselective hydrolysis of several thioalkylglycosides (1) into their corresponding 1-hydroxy sugars (2) using sodium N-chloro-p-toluenesulfonamide trihydrate (chloramine-T) without affecting other functional groups is reported.