Abstract
This chapter will give an overview on a recent research in direct halogenation of heterocyclic compounds with an aim to present environmentally friendlier methods to the existing ones. First, a brief outline on halogenation strategies that are used in nature will be given to compare the development of man-made halogenation. Major part of the chapter will cover new methods of halogenation of heterocyclic compounds that were reported in recent 5 years and deal with the development of new reactions or transformations of known methods into an environmentally friendlier outfit. Methods were grouped into three sections – electrophilic (molecular halogens, trihalides, N-X reagents, oxidative halogenation, electrochemistry), radical, and nucleophilic halogenation. Each of them was further grouped according to the “green” approach that was studied: solvent-free reaction conditions, alternative solvents (water, ionic liquids), activation (microwaves, ultrasound), or new technologies (microreactors).
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Abbreviations
- aq.:
-
Aqueous
- ar:
-
Aryl
- Bn:
-
Benzyl
- BOC:
-
Butoxycarbonyl
- BPO:
-
Bromoperoxidase
- CPO:
-
Chloroperoxidase
- DCM:
-
Dichloromethane
- DMF:
-
Dimethylformamide
- EDC:
-
Ethylene dichloride
- E-factor:
-
Environmental factor, defined by mass of waste per mass of product
- equiv.:
-
Equivalent
- Et:
-
Ethyl
- FEC:
-
Fluoroethylene carbonate
- HetAr:
-
Heteroaryl
- His:
-
Histidine
- HPO:
-
Haloperoxidase
- IL:
-
Ionic liquid
- LDH:
-
Layered double hydroxide
- Me:
-
Methyl
- MW:
-
Microwaves
- NBS:
-
N-Bromosuccinimide
- NCS:
-
N-Chlorosuccinimide
- NFSi:
-
N-Fluorobenzenesulfonimide
- NIS:
-
N-Iodosuccinimide
- NXS:
-
N-Halosuccinimide
- POM:
-
Polyoxometalate
- PV:
-
Phase-vanishing
- rt:
-
Room temperature
- SAM:
-
S-adenosylmethionine
- SDS:
-
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
- Selectfluor™ F-TEDA:
-
1-Chloromethyl-4-fluoro-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bis(tetrafluoroborate)
- Ser:
-
Serine
- TBAB:
-
Tetrabutylammonium bromide
- TBAF:
-
Tetrabutylammonium fluoride
- TBHP:
-
tert-Butylhydroperoxide
- Tf:
-
Trifluoromethylsulfonyl
- Tyr:
-
Tyrosine
- Us:
-
Ultrasound
- X:
-
Halogen
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Iskra, J. (2011). Green Methods in Halogenation of Heterocycles. In: Iskra, J. (eds) Halogenated Heterocycles. Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7081_2011_60
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