Synthesis of disulfides and 3-sulfenylchromones from sodium sulfinates catalyzed by TBAI

• Zhenlei Zhang,
• Ying Wang,
• Xingxing Pan,
• Manqi Zhang,
• Wei Zhao,
• Meng Li and
• Hao Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 253–261, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.17

• 120 °C for 12 h; yield based on 3. Gram-scale synthesis of 2a and 4a and one-pot synthesis of 4a. Control experiments. Plausible reaction mechanism. Optimization of reaction conditions.a Supporting Information Supporting Information File 110: Experimental procedures, compound characterization data

Synthesis of the 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-methanesulfonylindole hybrid system via high-order multicomponent reaction

• Cesia M. Aguilar-Morales,
• América A. Frías-López,
• Nadia V. Emilio-Velázquez,
• Alejandro Islas-Jácome,
• Angelica Judith Granados-López,
• Jorge Gustavo Araujo-Huitrado,
• Yamilé López-Hernández,
• Hiram Hernández-López,
• Luis Chacón-García,
• Jesús Adrián López and
• Carlos J. Cortés-García

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3077–3084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.256

• and resource optimization. In addition, all the target compounds were fully characterized using 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and HRMS. It is important to mention that this protocol cannot be considered a true one-pot synthesis, as it requires a solvent exchange between reaction steps (e.g., from

Recent advances in transition-metal-free arylation reactions involving hypervalent iodine salts

• Ritu Mamgain,
• Kokila Sakthivel and
• Fateh V. Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2891–2920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.243

• aryl donor (Scheme 24) [75]. The reaction worked very well at room temperature under base-free conditions. In this one-pot synthesis of double arylation of naphthols 58, a novel radical precursor, [1,1´-oxybis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine)] (59), was employed. This precursor undergoes spontaneous

• K2CO3 at 55 °C to yield the corresponding products 62 in good to excellent yield (Scheme 25) [76]. It was observed that both electronic as well as steric effects on the aryl electrophile and phenol nucleophile were well tolerated. Further, this study was used for the one-pot synthesis of diaryl ethers

Synthesis of spiroindolenines through a one-pot multistep process mediated by visible light

• Francesco Gambuti,
• Jacopo Pizzorno,
• Chiara Lambruschini,
• Renata Riva and
• Lisa Moni

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2722–2731, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.230

• without further purification. Graphene oxide (GO) was purchased from Graphenea. All products were characterized by 1H,13C, 19F (when fluorine is present) NMR, IR and HRMS. General procedure for the one-pot synthesis of spiro[indole-isoquinoline] 3a: A solution of N-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline (1 equiv

Efficient one-step synthesis of diarylacetic acids by electrochemical direct carboxylation of diarylmethanol compounds in DMSO

• Hisanori Senboku and
• Mizuki Hayama

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2392–2400, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.203

• report the efficient one-pot synthesis of diarylacetic acids 2 using this protocol (Scheme 1, bottom). Although photochemical synthesis of diarylacetic acids 2 from diarylmethanol species 1 and carbon dioxide has been reported (Scheme 1, top) [20], to the best of our knowledge, this is the first

• in DMSO for electrochemical reduction at the cathode. Conclusion Efficient one-pot synthesis of diarylacetic acids 2 was accomplished by electrochemical direct carboxylation of diarylmethanol species 1 in DMSO. 2,2-Diphenylpropanoic acid (2i) and phenyl(thiophen-2-yl)acetic acid (2l) could also be

Multicomponent syntheses of pyrazoles via (3 + 2)-cyclocondensation and (3 + 2)-cycloaddition key steps

• Ignaz Betcke,
• Alissa C. Götzinger,
• Maryna M. Kornet and
• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2024–2077, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.178

• is that the reaction with methylhydrazine leads to two different regioisomers. Shen et al. used a concept developed by them for the C-acylation of β-ketoesters for the one-pot synthesis of pyrazoles. SmCl3-catalyzed acylation of these yields the 1,3-diketones 4, and after cyclization with hydrazine

• oxalate (9) and alkylphenones 10 through a sterically hindered Claisen condensation, producing a six-membered lithium enolate salt. Subsequent cyclocondensation with hydrazines concludes the formation of pyrazoles. However, this process could not be performed as a one-pot synthesis, as the solvent had to

• be exchanged after the Claisen step [46][47][48][49][50]. Gu et al. succeeded in adapting this concept for the one-pot synthesis of 1-(thiazol-2-yl)pyrazole-3-carboxylates 7 (Scheme 3) [51]. Starting from β-bromocarbonyl compounds 6 and 2-(propane-2-ylidene)thiosemicarbazide (7) thiazolylhydrazones

The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction in its maturity: innovation and improvements since its 21st birthday (2019–2023)

• Cristina Martini,
• Muhammad Idham Darussalam Mardjan and
• Andrea Basso

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1839–1879, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.162

• precursors which can be involved in further modifications. In addition, the GBB-like reactions can also be used to deliver other heterocyclic motifs. 3.1 One-pot synthesis As an efficient approach in organic synthesis, one-pot synthesis has been exploited in the post-modification of GBB products. This

• approach offers several advantages since multiple bond formation, synthetic transformation and heterocyclic construction can be conducted in a single reactor [56]. Novel scaffolds derived from the GBB products have been successfully constructed through three types of one-pot synthesis, namely cascade

• of substrates (i.e., aldehydes or isocyanides) with additional functional groups for further modifications. Unlike the one-pot synthesis strategy, the adducts were isolated before being subjected to the post functionalization

Ugi bisamides based on pyrrolyl-β-chlorovinylaldehyde and their unusual transformations

• Alexander V. Tsygankov,
• Vladyslav O. Vereshchak,
• Tetiana O. Savluk,
• Serhiy M. Desenko,
• Valeriia V. Ananieva,
• Oleksandr V. Buravov,
• Yana I. Sakhno,
• Svitlana V. Shishkina and
• Valentyn A. Chebanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1773–1784, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.156

• of the bisamides 6–8. Moreover, traces of the ketobisamides 12 were also observed when the synthesis was carried out in 96% EtOH. The one-pot synthesis allows to combine two consecutive steps, the Ugi-4CR and the post-Ugi reaction, by keeping the mixture of starting materials 1, 2c, 3 and 4d at 25 °C

Harnessing unprotected deactivated amines and arylglyoxals in the Ugi reaction for the synthesis of fused complex nitrogen heterocycles

• Javier Gómez-Ayuso,
• Pablo Pertejo,
• Tomás Hermosilla,
• Israel Carreira-Barral,
• Roberto Quesada and
• María García-Valverde

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1758–1766, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.154

• dipyrrolopiperazinones 12. Results obtained in the synthesis of benzodiazepinones 5 from anthranilic acid derivatives. Results obtained in the diastereoselective one-pot synthesis of benzodiazepinones 6. Results obtained in the synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinones 9 from pyrrole and indole carboxylic acids. Results

• (right). The thermal ellipsoid plot (Olex2) is at the 40% probability level. X-ray diffraction structure of dipyrrolopiperazinone 12c. The thermal ellipsoid plot (Olex2) is at the 40 % probability level. Synthesis of benzodiazepinones 5 from anthranilic acid derivatives. Diastereoselective one-pot

• synthesis of benzodiazepinones 6. Synthesis of bis-1,4-benzodiazepines 7. Synthesis of benzodiazepinone 5c and pyrrolobenzodiazepinone 8 from anthranilic acid and 3-bromopropanamine. Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinones 9 from pyrrole and indole carboxylic acids. Synthesis of pyrrolopiperazinones 10 from N

Synthesis of 2-benzyl N-substituted anilines via imine condensation–isoaromatization of (E)-2-arylidene-3-cyclohexenones and primary amines

• Lu Li,
• Na Li,
• Xiao-Tian Mo,
• Ming-Wei Yuan,
• Lin Jiang and
• Ming-Long Yuan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1468–1475, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.130

• delivered synchronously. Substrate scope of primary amines 3. Conditions: reactions conducted with 2 (0.2 mmol) and 3b–y (2.0 mmol) were stirred in DME (2 mL) at 60 °C; isolated yields. Gram-scale reaction and successive one-pot synthesis. Synthetic manipulation. Optimization studies.a Supporting

Synthesis of substituted triazole–pyrazole hybrids using triazenylpyrazole precursors

• Simone Gräßle,
• Laura Holzhauer,
• Nicolai Wippert,
• Olaf Fuhr,
• Martin Nieger,
• Nicole Jung and
• Stefan Bräse

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1396–1404, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.121

• followed by the addition of diisopropylamine, either in a one-pot synthesis or in two consecutive steps (Table 1). Subsequently, different aliphatic and aromatic substituents were attached to the pyrazole nitrogen by nucleophilic substitution with suitable organohalides 16 and cesium carbonate [3]. Due to

• ORTEP diagrams of triazole products 21sd and 21vg with the thermal ellipsoids shown at 50% probability. NaAsc = sodium ascorbate. One-pot synthesis of triazole–pyrazole hybrid 21gd. aOne-pot setup yielded 21gd with unknown impurities; bwith an additional evaporation step after the triazene cleavage, a

Manganese-catalyzed C–C and C–N bond formation with alcohols via borrowing hydrogen or hydrogen auto-transfer

• Mohd Farhan Ansari,
• Atul Kumar Maurya,
• Abhishek Kumar and
• Saravanakumar Elangovan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1111–1166, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.98

• regeneration of complex Mn7-a (Scheme 14). In 2020, Morrill's group reported the one-pot synthesis of N-methylarylamines from nitroarenes using methanol as a methylating agent and reductant [44]. When substituted nitroarenes were methylated with methanol under optimal conditions (5 mol % Mn3, 2 equiv of KOH at

Synthesis of 1,4-azaphosphinine nucleosides and evaluation as inhibitors of human cytidine deaminase and APOBEC3A

• Maksim V. Kvach,
• Stefan Harjes,
• Harikrishnan M. Kurup,
• Geoffrey B. Jameson,
• Elena Harjes and
• Vyacheslav V. Filichev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1088–1098, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.96

• experiments with human CDA (hCDA), we used deprotected nucleoside Va as a mixture of anomers and converted it to Vb through a four-step one-pot synthesis involving silylation, treatment with oxalyl chloride, ammonolysis and removal of silyl groups. Purified phosphinamide Vb was obtained as a mixture of

One-pot Ugi-azide and Heck reactions for the synthesis of heterocyclic systems containing tetrazole and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline

• Jiawei Niu,
• Yuhui Wang,
• Shenghu Yan,
• Yue Zhang,
• Xiaoming Ma,
• Qiang Zhang and
• Wei Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 912–920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.81

• fused imidazotetrazolodiazepinones (Scheme 2A) [37]. The Gámez-Montaño group introduced a one-pot synthesis of Ugi-azide/N-acylation/Diels–Alder/dehydration reactions for isoindolin-1-one and 1,5-DS-T in a linked manner (Scheme 2B) [41]. The Ding group developed sequential Ugi-azide/Ag-catalyzed

• and 13C NMR, and HRMS analysis. In addition, single crystals of compound 6d and 8c were obtained for X-ray analysis to confirm the structures (Figure 2). Conclusion In conclusion, we have developed a one-pot synthesis with two or three steps for making tetrazolo-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones

• was purified by flash chromatography with 1:4 ethyl acetate/petroleum ether to afford product 6a. General procedure for the one-pot synthesis of tetrazole-containing 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines 6 A mixture of 2-bromobenzaldehyde 1 (1 mmol), allylamine hydrochloride (2, 1 mmol), trimethylsilyl

(Bio)isosteres of ortho- and meta-substituted benzenes

• H. Erik Diepers and
• Johannes C. L. Walker

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 859–890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.78

• carbene insertion into bicyclobutane was reported in 2022 by Bychek and Mykhailiuk [74]. Previously the same group had also reported the synthesis of BCPs containing a difluorinated bridge by CF2 carbene insertion into bicyclobutanes [75]. More recently Davies and co-worker reported the one-pot synthesis

Regioselective quinazoline C2 modifications through the azide–tetrazole tautomeric equilibrium

• Dāgs Dāvis Līpiņš,
• Andris Jeminejs,
• Una Ušacka,
• Anatoly Mishnev,
• Māris Turks and
• Irina Novosjolova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 675–683, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.61

• . Synthesis of 6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline derivatives 16, 17a and 18. Synthesis of 2-amino-4-azido-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolines 17. Synthesis of terazosin and prazosin hydrochlorides 19a and 19b. Modifications of derivatives 17. Conditions for one-pot synthesis of 4-azido-6,7-dimethoxy-2-sulfonylquinazolines 12

• -pot synthesis of 4-azido-6,7-dimethoxy-2-sulfonylquinazolines 12. The crystallographic information for 12a has been submitted to the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre and is available as supplementary publication No. CCDC-2312750. Synthesis of 2-azido-4-sulfonyl-6,7-dimethoxyquinazolines 15

• sulfonyl group dance using 2,4-dichloroquinazolines 1a‒c. Synthesis of 2-chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-sulfonylquinazoline derivatives 8. Alternative synthesis pathway for 2-chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-sulfonylquinazoline derivatives 8. Sulfonyl group dance using 2-chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-sulfonylquinazolines 8. One

Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles

• Periklis X. Kolagkis,
• Eirini M. Galathri and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36

• his research group developed a novel sulfonic graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4-SO3H) as a nanosheet ionic liquid for the one-pot synthesis of BIMs [125]. Graphitic carbon nitride is a non-metal and non-toxic chemically stable nanostructure, which is obtained through a facile pyrolysis process that has

Catalytic multi-step domino and one-pot reactions

• Svetlana B. Tsogoeva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 254–256, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.25

• ; multi-step reactions; multicomponent reactions; one-pot synthesis; organocatalysis; tandem reactions; transition-metal-catalysis; The synthesis of pharmaceutical ingredients, natural products, agrochemicals, ligand systems, and building blocks for materials science has reached a high level of

• facile stereoselective tandem reaction based on the asymmetric conjugate addition of dialkylzinc reagents to unsaturated acylimidazoles, followed by trapping of the intermediate zinc enolate with carbocations [12]. A practical one-pot synthesis of fluorescent pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-ones by reacting 5

Metal-catalyzed coupling/carbonylative cyclizations for accessing dibenzodiazepinones: an expedient route to clozapine and other drugs

• Amina Moutayakine and
• Anthony J. Burke

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 193–204, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.19

• driving forces for the development of the work discussed in this report. Results and Discussion Synthesis of o-(2-bromophenyl)aminoaniline via Buchwald–Hartwig C–N coupling One-pot synthesis of dibenzodiazepinones Our preliminary attempt to synthesize DBDAPs via B–H amination and carbonylation was carried

• ): 221.12 [M + H+]. Biologically active dibenzodiazepinones. Different synthetic routes to DBDAPs (a–c), including our novel approach (d). One-pot synthesis of 5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-11-ol (5). Scope of the Chan–Lam coupling between o-phenylenediamines and 2-bromophenylboronic acids (please note

• )aminoaniline.a Optimization of the Chan–Lam coupling conditions between o-phenylenediamine (1a) and 2-bromophenylboronic acid (7).a Substrate scope of the one-pot synthesis of dibenzodiazepine using via Chan–Lam coupling/carbonylative intramolecular cyclization.a Supporting Information Supporting Information

Decarboxylative 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of amino acids for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds

• Xiaofeng Zhang,
• Xiaoming Ma and
• Wei Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1677–1693, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.123

• -type AMYs in multicomponent, one-pot, and stepwise reactions for the synthesis of diverse heterocycles related to some bioactive compounds and natural products. Keywords: [3 + 2] cycloaddition; decarboxylation; 1,3-dipolar; double cycloaddition; one-pot synthesis; multicomponent reaction; semi

• minor diastereomeric product through an exo-cycloaddition. One-pot synthesis of triazolobenzodiazepines Other than the multicomponent double cycloaddition reactions shown in the last section, we also utilized the first cycloaddition products for post-condensation reactions to generate new heterocyclic

• (Scheme 12). Our next goal was to convert the stepwise reaction process into a one-pot synthesis. After optimizing the reaction conditions, a one-pot two-step reaction was developed by the reaction of 2-azidobenzaldehydes, 2-substituted amino acids and maleimides with AcOH as a catalyst in MeCN at 110 °C

Consecutive four-component synthesis of trisubstituted 3-iodoindoles by an alkynylation–cyclization–iodination–alkylation sequence

• Nadia Ledermann,
• Alae-Eddine Moubsit and
• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1379–1385, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.99

• electrophilic trapping of the intermediary indole anion with alkyl halides provides a concise one-pot synthesis of 3-iodoindoles. The latter are valuable substrates for Suzuki arylations, which are exemplified with the syntheses of four derivatives, some of them are blue emitters in solution and in the solid

• to directly employ these standard conditions to the sequence of ortho-haloanilines 1, terminal alkynes 2, N-iodosuccinimide (3), and alkyl halides 4 to screen the scope of the one-pot synthesis of trisubstituted 3-iodoindoles 5 in a consecutive four-component fashion (Scheme 2). The sequence

Synthesis of ether lipids: natural compounds and analogues

• Marco Antônio G. B. Gomes,
• Alicia Bauduin,
• Chloé Le Roux,
• Romain Fouinneteau,
• Wilfried Berthe,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1299–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.96

New one-pot synthesis of 4-arylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-ones based on 5-aminopyrazoles and azlactones

• Vladislav Yu. Shuvalov,
• Ekaterina Yu. Vlasova,
• Tatyana Yu. Zheleznova and
• Alexander S. Fisyuk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1155–1160, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.83

• when irradiated with UV light. Keywords: 5-aminopyrazole; azlactone; elimination; fluorescence; one-pot synthesis; pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-one; Introduction The pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine scaffold is present in many biologically active compounds [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Among them, 4

• carried out as one-pot synthesis, without isolation of the intermediate dihydro derivative 3а. In this case, the solvent (DMSO) could be added at the stage of obtaining dihydro derivative 3a or introduced into the reaction together with t-BuOK. We have explored both variants. When intermediate 3a was

• UV light, are used in forensics, in protection against forgery of banknotes, securities, and other important documents [34]. Conclusion In summary, we developed a simple one-pot synthesis of 4-arylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-6-ones, based on the solvent-free reaction of the available starting compounds 5

Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis using diverse catalysts: a transition from conventional to greener approach

• Dileep Kumar Singh and
• Rajesh Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 928–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.71

• solvent at 100 °C (Scheme 6). Finally, compounds 13 were used to prepare various arylpyrrolo- and pyrazolopyrrolizinones for diverse biological activity. In 2007, Török and co-workers [60] reported a convenient one-pot synthesis of N-sulfonyl-substituted pyrroles, indoles, and carbazole via a modified

Sulfate radical anion-induced benzylic oxidation of N-(arylsulfonyl)benzylamines to N-arylsulfonylimines

• Joydev K. Laha,
• Pankaj Gupta and
• Amitava Hazra

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 771–777, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.57

• synthetic utility of the developed protocol, a tandem “one-pot” synthesis of N-heterocycles was successfully executed (Scheme 3). Thus, exposition of substrates 1 under the optimized reaction conditions followed by the addition of ortho-substituted anilines 3 and K2S2O8 (1 equiv) and heating the reaction

• abstracts the activated NH proton to produce imine 2. The dual role of SO4·− involving HAT and SET is proposed in this plausible mechanism, which requires further investigation. Similarly, a plausible mechanism for the one-pot synthesis of N-heterocycles is shown in Scheme 6. Initially, the N

• (0.5 mmol) in MeCN (1 mL) at 80 °C for 0.5 h. Yields refer to isolated compounds. aGram-scale synthesis (1a, 5 mmol). Tandem “one-pot” synthesis of N-heterocycles. Reaction conditions: 1a (0.25 mmol), K2S2O8 (0.5 mmol), and pyridine (0.5 mmol) in MeCN (1mL) at 80 °C for 0.5 h followed by the addition