Light-enabled intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition via photoactivation of simple alkenylboronic esters

• Lewis McGhie,
• Hannah M. Kortman,
• Jenna Rumpf,
• Peter H. Seeberger and
• John J. Molloy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 854–863, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.69

• Lewis McGhie Hannah M. Kortman Jenna Rumpf Peter H. Seeberger John J. Molloy Biomolecular Systems Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin

Linker, loading, and reaction scale influence automated glycan assembly

• Marlene C. S. Dal Colle,
• Manuel G. Ricardo,
• Nives Hribernik,
• José Danglad-Flores,
• Peter H. Seeberger and
• Martina Delbianco

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1015–1020, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.77

• Marlene C. S. Dal Colle Manuel G. Ricardo Nives Hribernik Jose Danglad-Flores Peter H. Seeberger Martina Delbianco Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie

Heterogeneous metallaphotoredox catalysis in a continuous-flow packed-bed reactor

• Wei-Hsin Hsu,
• Susanne Reischauer,
• Peter H. Seeberger,
• Bartholomäus Pieber and
• Dario Cambié

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1123–1130, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.115

• Wei-Hsin Hsu Susanne Reischauer Peter H. Seeberger Bartholomaus Pieber Dario Cambie Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Biomolecular Systems Department, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 22, 14195

Progress and challenges in the synthesis of sequence controlled polysaccharides

• Giulio Fittolani,
• Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas,
• Denisa Vargová,
• Manishkumar A. Chaube and
• Martina Delbianco

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1981–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.129

• Giulio Fittolani Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas Denisa Vargova Manishkumar A. Chaube Martina Delbianco Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee

Icilio Guareschi and his amazing “1897 reaction”

• Gian Cesare Tron,
• Alberto Minassi,
• Giovanni Sorba,
• Mara Fausone and
• Giovanni Appendino

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1335–1351, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.93

Photoinduced post-modification of graphitic carbon nitride-embedded hydrogels: synthesis of 'hydrophobic hydrogels' and pore substructuring

• Cansu Esen and
• Baris Kumru

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1323–1334, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.92

• Cansu Esen Baris Kumru Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Colloid Chemistry, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.17.92 Abstract Hydrogels are a special class of crosslinked hydrophilic polymers with a high water content through their porous structures

Synthesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 9V oligosaccharide antigens

• Sharavathi G. Parameswarappa,
• Claney L. Pereira and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1693–1699, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.140

• Sharavathi G. Parameswarappa Claney L. Pereira Peter H. Seeberger Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Biomolecular Systems Department, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Vaxxilon Deutschland GmbH, Magnusstraße 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for

Automated glycan assembly of arabinomannan oligosaccharides from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• Alonso Pardo-Vargas,
• Priya Bharate,
• Martina Delbianco and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2936–2940, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.288

• Alonso Pardo-Vargas Priya Bharate Martina Delbianco Peter H. Seeberger Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin

Synthesis of new p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-based polyammonium triazolyl amphiphiles and their binding with nucleoside phosphates

• Vladimir A. Burilov,
• Guzaliya A. Fatikhova,
• Mariya N. Dokuchaeva,
• Ramil I. Nugmanov,
• Diana A. Mironova,
• Pavel V. Dorovatovskii,
• Victor N. Khrustalev,
• Svetlana E. Solovieva and
• Igor S. Antipin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1980–1993, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.173

• corresponds to the positive charge of the calixarene headgroups and is about +40 to +60 mV which indicates the formation of stable colloids. The addition of negatively charged EY to 10a,b reduces the electrokinetic potential practically up to the isoelectric point. This confirmed the abovementioned conclusion

Superstructures with cyclodextrins: Chemistry and applications IV

• Gerhard Wenz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2157–2159, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.215

• Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry also provides further insights into the synthesis and properties of CD superstructures, covering many aspects such as catalysis, molecular recognition, colloids, polyrotaxanes, drug delivery and more. Gerhard Wenz Saarbrücken, September 2017

1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin as promoter for glycosylations using thioglycosides

• Fei-Fei Xu,
• Claney L. Pereira and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1994–1998, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.195

• Fei-Fei Xu Claney L. Pereira Peter H. Seeberger Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany Vaxxilon Deutschland

Glycoscience@Synchrotron: Synchrotron radiation applied to structural glycoscience

• Serge Pérez and
• Daniele de Sanctis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1145–1167, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.114

• : monocrystalline, polycrystalline, solution, colloids and multiscale architectures. Steady improvements in instrumentation have made synchrotrons the most flexible intense X-ray source. The wide range of applications of synchrotron radiation is commensurate with the structural diversity and complexity of the

• of the families of most glycan-interacting proteins (including glycosyl transferases and hydrolases, lectins, antibodies and GAG-binding proteins) are presented. Examples concerned with glycolipids and colloids are also covered as well as some dealing with the structures and multiscale architectures

• to some key areas of glycoscience potentially of interest to the growing number of non-specialist users. Structural characterization of protein–carbohydrate interactions are covered as well as some involving glycolipids and colloids and the structure and architecture of polysaccharides. Insights into

Correlation of surface pressure and hue of planarizable push–pull chromophores at the air/water interface

• Frederik Neuhaus,
• Fabio Zobi,
• Gerald Brezesinski,
• Marta Dal Molin,
• Stefan Matile and
• Andreas Zumbuehl

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1099–1105, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.109

• of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Potsdam-Golm, 14476 Potsdam, Germany School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland 10.3762/bjoc.13.109 Abstract It is currently not possible to directly measure the lateral pressure of a biomembrane. Mechanoresponsive

Total synthesis of a Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 12F CPS repeating unit hexasaccharide

• Peter H. Seeberger,
• Claney L. Pereira and
• Subramanian Govindan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 164–173, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.19

• Peter H. Seeberger Claney L. Pereira Subramanian Govindan Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany Vaxxilon

Stabilization of nanosized titanium dioxide by cyclodextrin polymers and its photocatalytic effect on the degradation of wastewater pollutants

• Tamás Zoltán Agócs,
• István Puskás,
• Erzsébet Varga,
• Mónika Molnár and
• Éva Fenyvesi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2873–2882, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.286

• when linked to nanoTiO2 colloids leading to restriction of charge–hole recombination [35]. The efficiency is further improved by keeping the ligands close to the surface of nanoTiO2 via inclusion complexation. In other studies the presence of CDs caused a delay in the photocatalytic degradation of

A flow reactor setup for photochemistry of biphasic gas/liquid reactions

• Josef Schachtner,
• Patrick Bayer and
• Axel Jacobi von Wangelin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1798–1811, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.170

• German Science Foundation (DFG, GRK 1626). We thank the group of Prof. Peter H. Seeberger (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces) for stimulating discussions.

Automated glycan assembly of a S. pneumoniae serotype 3 CPS antigen

• Markus W. Weishaupt,
• Stefan Matthies,
• Mattan Hurevich,
• Claney L. Pereira,
• Heung Sik Hahm and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1440–1446, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.139

• Markus W. Weishaupt Stefan Matthies Mattan Hurevich Claney L. Pereira Heung Sik Hahm Peter H. Seeberger Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität

Probing multivalency in ligand–receptor-mediated adhesion of soft, biomimetic interfaces

• Stephan Schmidt,
• Hanqing Wang,
• Daniel Pussak,
• Simone Mosca and
• Laura Hartmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 720–729, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.82

• Stephan Schmidt Hanqing Wang Daniel Pussak Simone Mosca Laura Hartmann Universität Leipzig, Institut für Biochemie, Johannisalle 21–23, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Synthesis of tripodal catecholates and their immobilization on zinc oxide nanoparticles

• Franziska Klitsche,
• Julian Ramcke,
• Julia Migenda,
• Andreas Hensel,
• Tobias Vossmeyer,
• Horst Weller,
• Silvia Gross and
• Wolfgang Maison

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 678–686, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.77

• [25] and various paths to obtain ZnO colloids have been reviewed by Spanhel [26]. Suitable methods for the synthesis of pure and doped ZnO NPs involve colloidal, sol–gel or solvo-/hydrothermal methods [27], microemulsion and miniemulsion methods [28] or non-aqueous sol–gel routes [29]. Recently, some

Automated solid-phase synthesis of oligosaccharides containing sialic acids

• Chian-Hui Lai,
• Heung Sik Hahm,
• Chien-Fu Liang and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 617–621, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.69

• Chian-Hui Lai Heung Sik Hahm Chien-Fu Liang Peter H. Seeberger Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany

Synthesis of nanodiamond derivatives carrying amino functions and quantification by a modified Kaiser test

• Gerald Jarre,
• Steffen Heyer,
• Elisabeth Memmel,
• Thomas Meinhardt and
• Anke Krueger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2729–2737, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.288

• 5 forms stable aqueous colloids with well dispersed primary particles of nanodiamond. The use of the pyrazine-derived reagents enables the grafting of ~0.6 mmol g−1 of the aromatic moieties onto the particle surface, possessing 1.2 mmol g−1 of amino groups. Comparing this to the typical value of

Photoswitchable precision glycooligomers and their lectin binding

• Daniela Ponader,
• Sinaida Igde,
• Marko Wehle,
• Katharina Märker,
• Mark Santer,
• David Bléger and
• Laura Hartmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1603–1612, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.166

• Daniela Ponader Sinaida Igde Marko Wehle Katharina Marker Mark Santer David Bleger Laura Hartmann Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomolecular Systems, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Theory

Synthesis of homo- and heteromultivalent carbohydrate-functionalized oligo(amidoamines) using novel glyco-building blocks

• Felix Wojcik,
• Sinaida Lel,
• Alexander G. O’Brien,
• Peter H. Seeberger and
• Laura Hartmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2395–2403, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.276

• Felix Wojcik Sinaida Lel Alexander G. O'Brien Peter H. Seeberger Laura Hartmann Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany, and Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22

Flow synthesis of a versatile fructosamine mimic and quenching studies of a fructose transport probe

• Matthew B. Plutschack,
• D. Tyler McQuade,
• Giulio Valenti and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2022–2027, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.238

• Matthew B. Plutschack D. Tyler McQuade Giulio Valenti Peter H. Seeberger Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.9.238 Abstract We describe

The synthesis of well-defined poly(vinylbenzyl chloride)-grafted nanoparticles via RAFT polymerization

• John Moraes,
• Kohji Ohno,
• Guillaume Gody,
• Thomas Maschmeyer and
• Sébastien Perrier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1226–1234, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.139

• John Moraes Kohji Ohno Guillaume Gody Thomas Maschmeyer Sebastien Perrier Key Centre for Polymers & Colloids, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for