Uncovering the neglected similarities of arynes and donor–acceptor cyclopropanes

DB Werz, AT Biju - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Arynes and donor–acceptor (D–A) cyclopropanes are two classes of strained systems
having the potential for numerous applications in organic synthesis. The last two decades …

Exploiting heavier organochalcogen compounds in donor–acceptor cyclopropane chemistry

AU Augustin, DB Werz - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Donor–acceptor (D–A) cyclopropanes have gained increased momentum over
the past two decades. The use of these highly strained three-membered entities paved the …

Electro‐synthesis of organic compounds with heterogeneous catalysis

T Ali, H Wang, W Iqbal, T Bashir, R Shah… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electro‐organic synthesis has attracted a lot of attention in pharmaceutical science,
medicinal chemistry, and future industrial applications in energy storage and conversion. To …

Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes as an Expedient Building Block Towards the Construction of Nitrogen‐Containing Molecules: An Update

P Singh, RK Varshnaya, R Dey… - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen‐containing molecules are the key structural constituent of many pharmaceutical
compounds that play a pivotal role in drug development. Owing to their multifaceted …

Electrocatalytic Activation of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutanes: An Alternative C(sp3)−C(sp3) Cleavage Mode

S Kolb, M Petzold, F Brandt, PG Jones… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the first electrochemical activation of D–A cyclopropanes and D–A
cyclobutanes leading after C (sp3)− C (sp3) cleavage to the formation of highly reactive …

Ring opening of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with N-nucleophiles

EM Budynina, KL Ivanov, ID Sorokin, MY Melnikov - Synthesis, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Ring opening of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with various N-nucleophiles provides a
simple approach to 1, 3-functionalized compounds that are useful building blocks in organic …

Ring‐Opening 1‐Amino‐3‐aminomethylation of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes via 1, 3‐Diazepanes

LKB Garve, PG Jones, DB Werz - … Chemie International Edition, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The first ring‐opening reaction of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes to give diamines is
reported. For this reaction, a 1, 3‐bisfunctionalization was developed using cyclopropanes …

(3+ 3)‐Annulation of Carbonyl Ylides with Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Synergistic Dirhodium (II) and Lewis Acid Catalysis

M Petzold, PG Jones, DB Werz - … Chemie International Edition, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The first (3+ 3)‐annulation process of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes using
synergistic catalysis is reported. The Rh2 (OAc) 4‐catalyzed decomposition of diazo …

Kinetic studies of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes: the influence of structural and electronic properties on the reactivity

A Kreft, A Lücht, J Grunenberg… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The kinetics of (3+ 2) cycloaddition reactions of 18 different donor–acceptor
cyclopropanes with the same aldehyde were studied by in situ NMR spectroscopy …

Organocatalytic Activation of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes: A Tandem (3+ 3)-Cycloaddition/Aryl Migration toward the Synthesis of Enantioenriched …

A Hazra, R Dey, A Kushwaha, TJ Dhilip Kumar… - Organic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An organocatalytic enantioselective (3+ 3)-cycloaddition reaction of racemic cyclopropane
carbaldehydes and aryl hydrazones has been demonstrated for the first time. A wide range …