4.2.8. Reductive Coupling 3109 5. Reaction of Aromatic Compounds 3110 5.1. Electrophilic Substitutions 3110 5.2. Radical Substitution 3111 5.3. Oxidative Coupling 3111 5.4. Photochemical Reactions 3111 6. Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds 3111 6.1. Nucleophilic Additions 3111 6.1.1. Allylation 3111 6.1.2. Propargylation 3120 6.1.3. Benzylation 3121 6.1.4. Arylation/Vinylation 3121 6.1.5. Alkynylation 3121 6.1.6. Alkylation 3121 6.1.7. Reformatsky-Type Reaction 3122 6.1.8. Direct Aldol Reaction 3122 6.1.9. Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction 3124 6.1.10. Hydrogen Cyanide Addition 3125 6.2. Pinacol Coupling 3126 6.3. Wittig Reactions 3126 7. Reaction of R,â-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds 3127

Organic Reactions in Aqueous Media with a Focus on Carbon−Carbon Bond Formations: A Decade Update

A new iron(III) halide-promoted aza-Prins cyclization between γ,δ-unsaturated tosylamines and aldehydes provides six-membered azacycles in good to excellent yields. The process is based on the consecutive generation of γ-unsaturated-iminium ion and further nucleophilic attack by the unsaturated carbon−carbon bond. Homoallyl tosylamine leads to trans-2-alkyl-4-halo-1-tosylpiperidine as the major isomer. In addition, the alkyne aza-Prins cyclization between homopropargyl tosylamine and aldehydes gives 2-alkyl-4-halo-1-tosyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines as the only cyclic products. The piperidine ring is widely distributed throughout Nature, e.g., in alkaloids,1 and is an important scaffold for drug discovery, being the core of many pharmaceutically significant compounds.2,3 The syntheses of these type of compounds have been extensively studied in the development of new drugs containing six-membered-ring heterocycles.4 Reactions between N-acyliminium ions and nucleophiles, also described as amidoalkylation or Mannich-type condensations, have been frequently used to introduce substituents at the R-carbon of an amine.5 There are several examples that involve an intramolecular attack of a nucleophilic olefin into an iminium cation for the construction of a heterocyclic ring system.6 Traditionally, the use of hemiaminals or their derivatives as precursors of N-acyliminium intermediates has been a common two-step strategy in these reactions.6a Among this type of cyclization is the aza-Prins cyclization,7 which uses alkenes as intramolecular nucleophile. However, cy† X-ray analysis. E-mail address: malopez@ull.es. (1) (a) Fodor, G. B.; Colasanti, B. Alkaloids: Chemical and Biological PerspectiVes; Pelletier, S. W., Ed.; Wiley: New York, 1985; Vol. 23, pp 1-90. (b) Baliah, V.; Jeyarama, R.; Chandrasekaran, L. Chem. ReV. 1983, 83, 379-423. (2) Watson, P. S.; Jiang, B.; Scott, B. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3679-3681. (3) Horton, D. A.; Bourne, G. T.; Smythe, M. L. Chem. ReV. 2003, 103, 893-930. (4) Buffat, M. G. P. Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 1701-1729 and references therein. (5) Speckamp, W. N.; Moolenaar, M. J. Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 3187- 3856 and references therein. (6) (a) Hiemstra, H.; Speckamp, W. N. In ComprehensiVe Organic Synthesis; Trost, B. M., Fleming, O., Heathcock, C. H., Eds.; Pergamon: New York, 1991; Vol. 2, pp 1047-1081. (b) Speckamp, W. N.; Hiemstra, H. Tetrahedron 1985, 41, 4367-4416. (7) (a) Dobbs, A. P.; Guesne, S. J. J.; Hursthouse, M. B.; Coles, S. J. Synlett 2003, 11, 1740-1742. (b) Dobbs, A. P.; Guesne, S. J. J.; Martinove, S.; Coles, S. J.; Hursthouse, M. B. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 7880-7883. (c) Hanessian, S.; Tremblay, M.; Petersen, F. W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 6064-6071 and references therein. (d) Dobbs, A. P.; Guesne, S. J. Synlett 2005, 13, 2101-2103. ORGANIC

Iron-Catalyzed Reactions in Organic Synthesis

Asymmetric 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions

1,2-Amino Alcohols and Their Heterocyclic Derivatives as Chiral Auxiliaries in Asymmetric Synthesis

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Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions in Heterocyclic Synthesis

Cationic aqua complexes are prepared from a trans-chelating tridentate ligand, (R,R)-4,6-dibenzofurandiyl-2,2‘-bis(4-phenyloxazoline) (DBFOX/Ph), and various transition-metal(II) perchlorates. These complexes are effective catalysts in the Diels−Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene with 3-alkenoyl-2-oxazolidinone dienophiles and show excellent enantioselectivities. The active catalyst complex prepared from nickel(II) perchlorate hexahydrate has an octahedral structure with three aqua ligands, and it can be isolated and stored for months without loss of catalytic activity. Iron(II), cobalt(II), copper(II), and zinc(II) complexes are similarly active. The absolute configuration induced in the reaction can be readily predicted on the basis of the C2-symmetric structure of the complexes as well as the simple structure of the substrate complex. The aqua complex prepared from Ni(II) or Zn(II) perchlorate results in highly effective chiral amplification in the Diels−Alder reaction. Use of the DBFOX/Ph ligand of a ...

Transition-Metal Aqua Complexes of 4,6-Dibenzofurandiyl-2,2‘-bis(4-phenyloxazoline). Effective Catalysis in Diels−Alder Reactions Showing Excellent Enantioselectivity, Extreme Chiral Amplification, and High Tolerance to Water, Alcohols, Amines, and Acids

Asymmetric conjugate addition of thiols to a 3-(2-alkenoyl)-2-oxazolidinone catalyzed by the dbfox/ph aqua complex of nickel(ii) perchlorate

Cationic Aqua Complexes of the C2-Symmetric trans-Chelating Ligand (R,R)-4,6-Dibenzofurandiyl-2,2′-bis(4-phenyloxazoline). Absolute Chiral Induction in Diels-Alder Reactions Catalyzed by Water-Tolerant Enantiopure Lewis Acids

Highly Endo- and Enantioselective Asymmetric Nitrone Cycloadditions Catalyzed by the Aqua Complex of 4,6-Dibenzofurandiyl-2,2‘-bis(4-phenyl- oxazoline)−Nickel(II) Perchlorate. Transition Structure Based on Dramatic Effect of MS 4A on Selectivities

Lewis acid-catalyzed nitrone cycloadditions to bidentate and tridentate α,β-unsaturated ketones. High rate acceleration, absolutely endo-selective and regioselective reactions

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Transition-Metal Aqua Complexes of 4,6-Dibenzofurandiyl-2,2‘-bis(4-phenyloxazoline). Effective Catalysis in Diels−Alder Reactions Showing Excellent Enantioselectivity, Extreme Chiral Amplification, and High Tolerance to Water, Alcohols, Amines, and Acids

Asymmetric conjugate addition of thiols to a 3-(2-alkenoyl)-2-oxazolidinone catalyzed by the dbfox/ph aqua complex of nickel(ii) perchlorate

Cationic Aqua Complexes of the C2-Symmetric trans-Chelating Ligand (R,R)-4,6-Dibenzofurandiyl-2,2′-bis(4-phenyloxazoline). Absolute Chiral Induction in Diels-Alder Reactions Catalyzed by Water-Tolerant Enantiopure Lewis Acids

Highly Endo- and Enantioselective Asymmetric Nitrone Cycloadditions Catalyzed by the Aqua Complex of 4,6-Dibenzofurandiyl-2,2‘-bis(4-phenyl- oxazoline)−Nickel(II) Perchlorate. Transition Structure Based on Dramatic Effect of MS 4A on Selectivities

Lewis acid-catalyzed nitrone cycloadditions to bidentate and tridentate α,β-unsaturated ketones. High rate acceleration, absolutely endo-selective and regioselective reactions