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The intramolecular stabilizing effects of O-benzoyl substituents as a driving force of the acid-promoted pyranoside-into-furanoside rearrangement
- Alexey G. Gerbst,
- Sofya P. Nikogosova,
- Darya A. Rastrepaeva,
- Dmitry A. Argunov,
- Vadim B. Krylov and
- Nikolay E. Nifantiev
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2456–2464, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.187
- (Figure 1) [19]. The introduction of an alkyl or aryl substituent in the anomeric center prevents free interconversion between pyranose and furanose forms; however, this transformation can still occur under specific conditions, typically in the presence of an acid catalyst. Even under such conditions, the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Isomerization of pyranoside and furanoside forms of unprotected ᴅ-galactose in an aqueous solution.
Figure 2: Known approaches for the stabilization of furanose forms (A)–(D).
Figure 3: Equilibrium between pyranose and furanose forms in benzoylated derivatives [26]. Conditions: TfOH (cat....
Figure 4: (A) Conformers arising during the rotation around the C5–C6 bond in pyranosides. (B) Furanoside rin...
Figure 5: Structures of conformers with minimum energy for the methyl β-ᴅ-galactoside (A) and its α-counterpa...
Figure 6: (A) Supposed PIF-rearrangement of monosaccharide 3. (B) Furanoside ring conformers of monosaccharid...
Figure 7: Graphical representations of the lowest energy conformers of phenyl β-ᴅ-galactosides 5 and 6.
Transformation of the cyclohexane ring to the cyclopentane fragment of biologically active compounds
- Natalya Akhmetdinova,
- Ilgiz Biktagirov and
- Liliya Kh. Faizullina
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2416–2446, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.185
- with a yield of 53% yield. The excess of base (t-BuOK) caused simultaneous decarboxylation and hydrolysis of ester 37, forming the new nortriterpenoid 39 with a pentacyclic ring A (Scheme 7). In the work of Rath et al. [32], a similar method was proposed for the interconversion of cycles in the
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Ozonolysis–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of echinopine A (3).
Scheme 2: Ozonolysis–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of taiwaniaquinoids 7–12.
Figure 1: Iridoid skeleton.
Scheme 3: Ozonolysis–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of compounds 17a,b, 18 and 19 with iridoid topolog...
Scheme 4: Oxidation–aldol condensation sequence in the synthesis of compounds 21 and 23 with iridoid topology....
Scheme 5: Oxidation–aldol condensation sequence in the synthesis of compounds 29 and 30 with iridoid topology....
Scheme 6: Method for ring contraction in the absence of a double bond in a six-membered ring of triterpenoids....
Scheme 7: Oxidation–Dieckmann cyclization sequence in the synthesis of a new nortriterpenoid 39.
Scheme 8: Oxidation–Dieckmann cyclization sequence in the synthesis of 18,19-di-nor-cholesterol (40).
Scheme 9: Oxidation–cyclization sequence in the synthesis of 3-ethyl-substituted betulinic acid derivatives 49...
Scheme 10: Benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of 4β-acetoxyprobotryane-9β,15α-diol (52).
Scheme 11: Benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of (−)-taiwaniaquinone H (11).
Scheme 12: Benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of dactylicapnosines A (63) and B (64).
Scheme 13: Aza-benzilic acid-type rearrangement in the synthesis of (+)-stephadiamine (71).
Scheme 14: α-Ketol rearrangement in the synthesis of saffloneoside (73).
Scheme 15: Conversion of (−)-preaustinoid A (80) to (−)-preaustinoid B (81) via α-ketol rearrangement.
Scheme 16: α-Ketol rearrangement in the synthesis of 2,8-oxymethano-bridged diquinane 90.
Scheme 17: Oxidative ring contraction during the synthesis of (+)-cuparene (91) and (+)-tochuinylacetate (92).
Scheme 18: Semipinacol rearrangement in the synthesis of diterpenoids 97–100.
Scheme 19: Co-catalyzed homoallyl-type rearrangement in the syntheses of meroterpenes 106–109.
Scheme 20: Ring contraction reaction promoted by TTN·3H2O and HTIB in the synthesis of indanes.
Scheme 21: Rearrangement involving a hypervalent iodine compound in the synthesis of derivative 120.
Scheme 22: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of taiwaniaquinones A (7), F (8), taiwaniaquinols B (10), D (1...
Scheme 23: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of cheloviolene C (128), seconorrisolide B (129), and seconorr...
Scheme 24: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of (−)-pavidolide B (134).
Scheme 25: Wolff rearrangement in the synthesis of presilphiperfolan-8-ol (141).
Scheme 26: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of cyclopentane derivatives 147a,b.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of cyclopentane derivatives 147a and 151.
Scheme 28: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of cyclopentane derivative 153.
Scheme 29: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of tricyclic ketones 155, 156.
Scheme 30: Photochemical rearrangement in the synthesis of cis/trans salts 160.
Figure 2: Scope of the photoinduced carboborative ring contraction of steroids. Reaction conditions: steroid ...
Scheme 31: Photoinduced carboborative ring contraction in the synthesis of artalbic acid (180).
Scheme 32: Synthetic versatility of the photoinduced carboborative ring contraction.
Scheme 33: Methods of disclosure of epoxide 189.
Scheme 34: Methods of disclosure of epoxide 190.
Scheme 35: Rearrangement of α,β-epoxy ketone 197.
Scheme 36: Acid-induced rearrangement in the synthesis of perhydrindane ketones 202 and 205.
Scheme 37: Rearrangement of epoxyketone 208 in the synthesis of huperzine Q (206).
Scheme 38: Rearrangement of epoxide 212 under the action of Grignard reagent.
Scheme 39: Semipinacol rearrangement of epoxide 220 in the synthesis of (−)-citrinadin A (217) and (+)-citrina...
Scheme 40: Semipinacol rearrangement of epoxide 225 in the synthesis of hamigeran G (223).
Scheme 41: Semipinacol rearrangement of epoxide 231 in the synthesis of (−)-spirochensilide A (228).
Scheme 42: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of compound 234 with iridoid topology.
Scheme 43: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of compound 238 with iridoid topology.
Scheme 44: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of compound 241 with iridoid topology.
Scheme 45: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of lupane derivatives 245, 246, 248, and 249.
Scheme 46: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of weisaconitine D (252) and cardiopetaline (255).
Scheme 47: Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement in the synthesis of cardiopetaline (255).
Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of helically chiral, planarly chiral and inherently chiral molecules
- Wei Liu and
- Xiaoyu Yang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1864–1889, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.145
- for interconversion. However, steric repulsion between the C-1 substitutions and the terminal arene moieties in the M-conformational diastereomer resulted in the P-conformational diastereomer being thermodynamically favored. This led to the formation of (P)-helicene products following DDQ-mediated
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: General structure of CPAs and selected CPAs with various chiral scaffolds.
Figure 2: Representative elements of molecular chirality.
Scheme 1: CPA-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of azahelicenes via Fischer indole synthesis.
Scheme 2: CPA-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of azahelicenes via sequential Povarov reaction and oxidative ar...
Scheme 3: CPA-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of azahelicenes via sequential Povarov reaction involving 3-viny...
Scheme 4: CPA-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of heterohelicenes via sequential Povarov reaction involving 2-v...
Scheme 5: Diverse enantioselective synthesis of hetero[7]helicenes via a CPA-catalyzed double annulation stra...
Scheme 6: CPA-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of indolohelicenoids through enantioselective cycloaddition and ...
Scheme 7: Kinetic resolution of helical polycyclic phenols via CPA-catalyzed enantioselective aminative dearo...
Scheme 8: Kinetic resolution of azahelicenes via CPA-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation.
Scheme 9: Asymmetric synthesis of planarly chiral macrocycles via CPA-catalyzed electrophilic aromatic aminat...
Scheme 10: Enantioselective synthesis of planarly chiral macrocycles via CPA-catalyzed macrocyclization.
Scheme 11: (Dynamic) kinetic resolution of planarly chiral paracyclophanes via CPA-catalyzed asymmetric reduct...
Scheme 12: Kinetic resolution of macrocyclic paracyclophanes through CPA/Bi-catalyzed asymmetric allylation.
Scheme 13: Enantioselective synthesis of planarly chiral macrocycles via CPA-catalyzed coupling of carboxylic ...
Scheme 14: Kinetic resolution of substituted amido[2.2]paracyclophanes via CPA-catalyzed asymmetric electrophi...
Scheme 15: Enantioselective synthesis of inherently chiral calix[4]arenes via sequential CPA-catalyzed Povarov...
Scheme 16: Asymmetric synthesis of inherently chiral calix[4]arenes via CPA-catalyzed aminative desymmetrizati...
Scheme 17: Asymmetric synthesis of chiral heterocalix[4]arenes via CPA-catalyzed intramolecular SNAr reaction.
Scheme 18: Enantioselective synthesis of inherently chiral DDDs via CPA-catalyzed cyclocondensation.
Scheme 19: Asymmetric synthesis of saddle-shaped inherently chiral 9,10-dihydrotribenzoazocines via CPA-cataly...
Scheme 20: Enantioselective synthesis of inherently chiral saddle-shaped dibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines via CPA-c...
Scheme 21: Enantioselective synthesis of inherent chiral 7-membered tribenzocycloheptene oximes via CPA-cataly...
Photoswitches beyond azobenzene: a beginner’s guide
- Michela Marcon,
- Christoph Haag and
- Burkhard König
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1808–1853, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.143
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Energy diagram of a two-state photoswitch. Figure 1 was redrawn from [2].
Figure 2: Example of the absorption spectra of the isomers of a photoswitch with most efficient irradiation w...
Scheme 1: Photoswitch classes described in this review.
Figure 3: Azoheteroarenes.
Scheme 2: E–Z Isomerisation (top) and mechanisms of thermal Z–E isomerisation (bottom).
Scheme 3: Rotation mechanism favoured by the electron displacement in push–pull systems. Selected examples of...
Figure 4: A) T-shaped and twisted Z-isomers determine the thermal stability and the Z–E-PSS (selected example...
Figure 5: Effect of di-ortho-substitution on thermal half-life and PSS.
Figure 6: Selected thermal lifetimes of azoindoles in different solvents and concentrations. aConcentration o...
Figure 7: Aryliminopyrazoles: N-pyrazoles (top) and N-phenyl (bottom).
Scheme 4: Synthesis of symmetrical heteroarenes through oxidation (A), reduction (B), and the Bayer–Mills rea...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of diazonium salt (A); different strategies of azo-coupling: with a nucleophilic ring (B)...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of arylazothiazoles 25 (A) and heteroaryltriazoles 28 (B).
Scheme 7: Synthesis of heteroarylimines 31a,b [36-38].
Figure 8: Push–pull non-ionic azo dye developed by Velasco and co-workers [45].
Scheme 8: Azopyridine reported by Herges and co-workers [46].
Scheme 9: Photoinduced phase transitioning azobispyrazoles [47].
Figure 9: Diazocines.
Scheme 10: Isomers, conformers and enantiomers of diazocine.
Scheme 11: Partial overlap of the ππ* band with electron-donating substituents and effect on the PSS. Scheme 11 was ada...
Figure 10: Main properties of diazocines with different bridges. aMeasured in n-hexane [56]. bMeasured in THF. cMe...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of symmetric diazocines.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of asymmetric diazocines.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of O- and S-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of N-heterodiazocines.
Scheme 16: Puromycin diazocine photoswitch [60].
Figure 11: Indigoids.
Figure 12: The main representatives of the indigoid photoswitch class.
Scheme 17: Deactivation process that prevents Z-isomerisation of indigo.
Figure 13: Stable Z-indigo derivative synthesised by Wyman and Zenhäusern [67].
Figure 14: Selected examples of indigos with aliphatic and aromatic substituents [68]. Dashed box: proposed π–π in...
Scheme 18: Resonance structures of indigo and thioindigo involving the phenyl ring.
Scheme 19: Possible deactivation mechanism for 4,4'-dihydroxythioindigo [76].
Scheme 20: Effect of different heteroaryl rings on the stability and the photophysical properties of hemiindig...
Figure 15: Thermal half-lives of red-shifted hemithioindigos in toluene [79]. aMeasured in toluene-d8.
Scheme 21: Structures of pyrrole [81] and imidazole hemithioindigo [64].
Figure 16: Examples of fully substituted double bond hemithioindigo (left), oxidised hemithioindigos (centre),...
Scheme 22: Structure of iminothioindoxyl 72 (top) and acylated phenyliminoindolinone photoswitch 73 (bottom). ...
Scheme 23: (top) Transition states of iminothioindoxyl 72. The planar transition state is associated with a lo...
Scheme 24: Baeyer–Drewsen synthesis of indigo (top) and N-functionalisation strategies (bottom).
Scheme 25: Synthesis of hemiindigo.
Scheme 26: Synthesis of hemithioindigo and iminothioindoxyl.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of double-bond-substituted hemithioindigos.
Scheme 28: Synthesis of phenyliminoindolinone.
Scheme 29: Hemithioindigo molecular motor [85].
Figure 17: Arylhydrazones.
Scheme 30: Switching of arylhydrazones. Note: The definitions of stator and rotor are arbitrary.
Scheme 31: Photo- and acidochromism of pyridine-based phenylhydrazones.
Scheme 32: A) E–Z thermal inversion of a thermally stable push–pull hydrazone [109]. B) Rotation mechanism favoured...
Scheme 33: Effect of planarisation on the half-life.
Scheme 34: The longest thermally stable hydrazone switches reported so far (left). Modulation of thermal half-...
Figure 18: Dependency of t1/2 on concentration and hypothesised aggregation-induced isomerisation.
Figure 19: Structure–property relationship of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of arylhydrazones.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of acylhydrazones.
Scheme 37: Photoswitchable fluorophore by Aprahamian et al. [115].
Scheme 38: The four-state photoswitch synthesised by the Cigáň group [116].
Figure 20: Diarylethenes.
Scheme 39: Isomerisation and oxidation pathway of E-stilbene to phenanthrene.
Scheme 40: Strategies adapted to avoid E–Z isomerisation and oxidation.
Scheme 41: Molecular orbitals and mechanism of electrocyclisation for a 6π system.
Figure 21: Aromatic stabilisation energy correlated with the thermal stability of the diarylethenes [127,129].
Figure 22: Half-lives of diarylethenes with increasing electron-withdrawing groups [128,129].
Scheme 42: Photochemical degradation pathway promoted by electron-donating groups [130].
Figure 23: The diarylethenes studied by Hanazawa et al. [134]. Increased rigidity leads to bathochromic shift.
Scheme 43: The dithienylethene synthesised by Nakatani's group [135].
Scheme 44: Synthesis of perfluoroalkylated diarylethenes.
Scheme 45: Synthesis of 139 and 142 via McMurry coupling.
Scheme 46: Synthesis of symmetrical derivatives 145 via Suzuki–Miyaura coupling.
Scheme 47: Synthesis of acyclic 148, malonic anhydride 149, and maleimide derivatives 154.
Figure 24: Gramicidin S (top left) and two of the modified diarylethene derivatives: first generation (bottom ...
Scheme 48: Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and its reaction with an amino acid (top). The analogous dithienylethene der...
Figure 25: Fulgides.
Scheme 49: The three isomers of fulgides.
Scheme 50: Thermal and photochemical side products of unsubstituted fulgide [150].
Figure 26: Maximum absorption λc of the closed isomer compared with the nature of the aromatic ring and the su...
Scheme 51: Possible rearrangement of the excited state of 5-dimethylaminoindolylfulgide [153].
Figure 27: Quantum yields of ring closure (ΦE→C) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) correlated with the increasing s...
Scheme 52: Active (Eα) and inactive (Eβ) conformers (left) and the bicyclic sterically blocked fulgide 169 (ri...
Scheme 53: Quantum yield of ring-opening (ΦC→E) and E–Z isomerisation (ΦE→Z) for different substitution patter...
Scheme 54: Stobbe condensation pathway for the synthesis of fulgides 179, fulgimides 181 and fulgenates 178.
Scheme 55: Alternative synthesis of fulgides through Pd-catalysed carbonylation.
Scheme 56: Optimised synthesis of fulgimides [166].
Scheme 57: Photoswitchable FRET with a fulgimide photoswitch [167].
Scheme 58: Three-state fulgimide strategy by Slanina's group.
Figure 28: Spiropyrans.
Scheme 59: Photochemical (left) and thermal (right) ring-opening mechanisms for an exemplary spiropyran with a...
Figure 29: Eight possible isomers of the open merocyanine according to the E/Z configurations of the bonds hig...
Scheme 60: pH-Controlled photoisomerisation between the closed spiropyran 191-SP and the open E-merocyanine 19...
Scheme 61: Behaviour of spiropyran in water buffer according to Andréasson and co-workers [180]. 192-SP in an aqueo...
Scheme 62: (left box) Proposed mechanism of basic hydrolysis of MC [184]. (right box) Introduction of electron-dona...
Scheme 63: Photochemical interconversion of naphthopyran 194 (top) and spirooxazine 195 (bottom) photoswitches...
Scheme 64: Synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines 198 and the dicondensation by-product 199.
Scheme 65: Alternative synthesis of spiropyrans and spirooxazines with indolenylium salt 200.
Scheme 66: Synthesis of 4’-substituted spiropyrans 203 by condensation of an acylated methylene indoline 201 w...
Scheme 67: Synthesis of spironaphthopyrans 210 by acid-catalysed condensation of naphthols and diarylpropargyl...
Scheme 68: Photoswitchable surface wettability [194].
Figure 30: Some guiding principles for the choice of the most suitable photoswitch. Note that this guide is ve...
Thermodynamics and polarity-driven properties of fluorinated cyclopropanes
- Matheus P. Freitas
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1742–1747, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.137
- prevents ring interconversion, unlike its larger analogs. It is widely used in pharmaceuticals and has attracted significant interest in medicinal chemistry, particularly when fluorinated [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The highly polar C–F bond in fluorinated cyclopropanes destabilizes the ring and alters its overall
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of fluorinated cyclopropanes evaluated in this study through quantum chemical methods.
Figure 2: (a) Electrostatic potential map of 1.2.3-c.c., highlighting the negative region (top side) and posi...
Figure 3: Calculated complexes of 1.2.3-c.c. with Na+ (top) and Cl− (bottom).
Thermodynamic equilibrium between locally excited and charge transfer states in perylene–phenothiazine dyads
- Issei Fukunaga,
- Shunsuke Kobashi,
- Yuki Nagai,
- Hiroki Horita,
- Hiromitsu Maeda and
- Yoichi Kobayashi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1577–1586, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.121
- -carborane exhibit such behavior, where LE and CT states dynamically interconvert depending on solvent polarity and temperature [10][11][12]. When the interconversion is faster than radiative decay, the two states can reach thermodynamic equilibrium, and their relative populations are determined by the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Molecular structures of Pe–PTZ, Pe–PTZ(TPA), Pe–PTZ(TPA)2, and Pe–Ph–PTZ(TPA)2.
Figure 2: Energy diagrams around the frontier orbitals of Pe–PTZ, Pe–PTZ(TPA), Pe–PTZ(TPA)2, and Pe–Ph–PTZ(TP...
Figure 3: Steady-state (a) absorption and (b) emission spectra of Pe–PTZ, Pe–PTZ(TPA), Pe–PTZ(TPA)2, and Pe–P...
Figure 4: Emission decay curves of Pe–PTZ(TPA)2 in benzene excited at 403 nm and probed at 460 and 632 nm.
Figure 5: Microsecond transient absorption (a) spectra and (b) dynamics of Pe–PTZ(TPA)2 in benzene excited at...
Figure 6: Femtosecond-to-nanosecond transient absorption spectra and evolution-associated spectra (EAS) of Pe...
Figure 7: (a) Femtosecond-to-nanosecond transient absorption spectra and (b) evolution-associated spectra (EA...
Figure 8: Summarized photophysical process of Pe–PTZ(TPA)2 in benzene at room temperature. The left side desc...
Highly distinguishable isomeric states of a tripodal arylazopyrazole derivative on graphite through electron/hole-induced switching at ambient conditions
- Himani Malik,
- Sudha Devi,
- Debapriya Gupta,
- Ankit Kumar Gaur,
- Sugumar Venkataramani and
- Thiruvancheril G. Gopakumar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1496–1507, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.112
- Figure 4a show a zoomed section of the I–V curves indicated using dashed rectangles. Distinct levels of current can be discerned and are indicated by dashed magenta lines. We attribute these fluctuations in the current to the interconversion between different possible geometrical isomeric states of the
- precise write and read tool like an STM tip. An obvious question at this stage is whether one can observe all possible 8 states and the type of interconversion between different switching states. If the tip is placed at the center, only 4 states are distinguishable: EEE, EEZ, EZZ, and ZZZ. However, all 8
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Top panel: Chemical structures of EEE, and ZZZ isomers of (FNAAP). Lower panel: Geometry-optimized ...
Figure 2: AFM phase images (a, b and c) of ultra-thin films of FNAAP deposited from ethanolic solution on HOP...
Figure 3: Constant current STM topographs (300 pA, 0.3 V) of the FNAAP adlayer on HOPG (a, b) deposited from ...
Figure 4: (a) Current versus sample voltage (I–V) recorded on a single FNAAP within the assembly. The I–V mea...
Figure 5: (a) Current versus time (time trace) at selected voltage intervals acquired on the adlayer of FNAAP...
Wittig reaction of cyclobisbiphenylenecarbonyl
- Taito Moribe,
- Junichiro Hirano,
- Hideaki Takano,
- Hiroshi Shinokubo and
- Norihito Fukui
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1454–1461, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.107
- similar temperature-dependent 1H NMR changes, which furnished ΔH of 3.1 kcal mol−1 and ΔS of 11 cal K−1 mol−1 for the (figure-eight)–bathtub interconversion (Figure S25 in Supporting Information File 1). These parameters afforded ΔG298 of −0.22 kcal mol−1, indicating that the figure-eight conformation is
- slightly preferred at room temperature with approximately a 3:2 ratio of figure-eight and bathtub conformations. We have also estimated the activation barriers of the interconversion of 3 and 5 between the figure-eight and bathtub conformations by measuring VT 1H NMR spectra in toluene-d8 because the
- . The racemization dynamics of 5 was investigated by DFT calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory, employing the Gaussian 16 software package and the global reaction route mapping (GRRM17) [23] program (Figure 4). The interconversion between figure-eight conformation (M,M)-B and bathtub
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Synthesis and structures of CBBC 1.
Scheme 1: Wittig reactions of CBBC 1.
Figure 2: X-ray crystal structures of (a) 3, (b) 4, and (c) 5 with thermal ellipsoids at 50% probability; all...
Figure 3: VT 1H NMR spectra of 5 in CD2Cl2 at (a) 298 K, (b) 243 K, and (c) 203 K. Blue circle and red triang...
Figure 4: Simulated dynamics of bis-olefin 5 at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory. The description for the c...
Figure 5: (a) UV–vis absorption (solid lines) and emission (dashed lines) spectra of 1 (black), 3 (blue), and ...
Scheme 2: Conversion of mono-olefin 3 to internally functionalized DBC derivative 6.
Advances in nitrogen-containing helicenes: synthesis, chiroptical properties, and optoelectronic applications
- Meng Qiu,
- Jing Du,
- Nai-Te Yao,
- Xin-Yue Wang and
- Han-Yuan Gong
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1422–1453, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.106
- chiroptical retention upon nitrogen incorporation. Qian’s group developed a series of azahelicenes 15a–d through Bischler–Napieralski cyclization [28]. Notably, compound 15b displayed a high interconversion barrier of 36.0 kcal mol−1, enabling enantiomeric resolution. All compounds exhibited visible-range
- BCPL value of 13.2 M−1 cm−1. Notably, compound 21c undergoes reversible redox interconversion to its radical cation 21c•+ and dicationic 21c2+ states via chemical oxidation, enabling controllable switching between antiaromatic and aromatic configurations. These results provide a compelling strategy for
Recent advances in synthetic approaches for bioactive cinnamic acid derivatives
- Betty A. Kustiana,
- Galuh Widiyarti and
- Teni Ernawati
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1031–1086, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.85
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Biologically active cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 1: General synthetic strategies for cinnamic acid derivatizations.
Scheme 2: Cinnamic acid coupling via isobutyl anhydride formation.
Scheme 3: Amidation reaction via O/N-pivaloyl activation.
Scheme 4: Cinnamic acid amidation using TCCA/PPh3 reagent.
Scheme 5: Cinnamic acid amidation using triazine-based reagents.
Scheme 6: Cinnamic acid amidation using continuous flow mechanochemistry.
Scheme 7: Cinnamic acid amidation using COMU as coupling reagent.
Scheme 8: Cinnamic acid amidation using allenone coupling reagent.
Scheme 9: Cinnamic acid amidation using 4-acetamidophenyl triflimide as reagent.
Scheme 10: Cinnamic acid amidation using methyltrimethoxysilane (MTM).
Scheme 11: Cinnamic acid amidation utilizing amine–borane reagent.
Scheme 12: Cinnamic acid amidation using TCCA/PPh3 reagent.
Scheme 13: Cinnamic acid amidation using PPh3/I2 reagent.
Scheme 14: Cinnamic acid amidation using PCl3 reagent.
Scheme 15: Cinnamic acid amidation utilizing pentafluoropyridine (PFP) as reagent.
Scheme 16: Cinnamic acid amidation using hypervalent iodine(III).
Scheme 17: Mechanochemical amidation using 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-N,N-dimethylamine (TFEDMA) reagent.
Scheme 18: Methyl ester preparation using tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine (TMPP).
Scheme 19: N-Trifluoromethyl amide preparation using isothiocyanate and AgF.
Scheme 20: POCl3-mediated amide coupling of carboxylic acid and DMF.
Scheme 21: O-Alkylation of cinnamic acid using alkylating agents.
Scheme 22: Glycoside preparation via Mitsunobu reaction.
Scheme 23: O/N-Acylation via rearrangement reactions.
Scheme 24: Amidation reactions using sulfur-based alkylating agents.
Scheme 25: Amidation reaction catalyzed by Pd0 via C–N cleavage.
Scheme 26: Amidation reaction catalyzed by CuCl/PPh3.
Scheme 27: Cu(II) triflate-catalyzed N-difluoroethylimide synthesis.
Scheme 28: Cu/Selectfluor-catalyzed transamidation reaction.
Scheme 29: CuO–CaCO3-catalyzed amidation reaction.
Scheme 30: Ni-catalyzed reductive amidation.
Scheme 31: Lewis acidic transition-metal-catalyzed O/N-acylations.
Scheme 32: Visible-light-promoted amidation of cinnamic acid.
Scheme 33: Sunlight/LED-promoted amidation of cinnamic acid.
Scheme 34: Organophotocatalyst-promoted N–O cleavage of Weinreb amides to synthesize primary amides.
Scheme 35: Cinnamamide synthesis through [Ir] photocatalyst-promoted C–N-bond cleavage of tertiary amines.
Scheme 36: Blue LED-promoted FeCl3-catalyzed reductive transamidation.
Scheme 37: FPyr/TCT-catalyzed amidation of cinnamic acid derivative 121.
Scheme 38: Cs2CO3/DMAP-mediated esterification.
Scheme 39: HBTM organocatalyzed atroposelective N-acylation.
Scheme 40: BH3-catalyzed N-acylation reactions.
Scheme 41: Borane-catalyzed N-acylation reactions.
Scheme 42: Catalytic N-acylation reactions via H/F bonding activation.
Scheme 43: Brønsted base-catalyzed synthesis of cinnamic acid esters.
Scheme 44: DABCO/Fe3O4-catalyzed N-methyl amidation of cinnamic acid 122.
Scheme 45: Catalytic oxidation reactions of acylating agents.
Scheme 46: Preparation of cinnamamide-substituted benzocyclooctene using I(I)/I(III) catalysis.
Scheme 47: Pd-colloids-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohol.
Scheme 48: Graphene-supported Pd/Au alloy-catalyzed oxidative esterification via hemiacetal intermediate.
Scheme 49: Au-supported on A) carbon nanotubes (CNT) and B) on porous boron nitride (pBN) as catalyst for the ...
Scheme 50: Cr-based catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohols with H2O2 as the oxidant.
Scheme 51: Co-based catalysts used for oxidative esterification of cinnamyl alcohol.
Scheme 52: Iron (A) and copper (B)-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamaldehyde.
Scheme 53: NiHPMA-catalyzed oxidative esterification of cinnamaldehyde.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of cinammic acid esters through NHC-catalyzed oxidative esterification via intermolecular...
Scheme 55: Redox-active NHC-catalyzed esterification via intramolecular oxidation.
Scheme 56: Electrochemical conversion of cinnamaldehyde to methyl cinnamate.
Scheme 57: Bu4NI/TBHP-catalyzed synthesis of bisamides from cinnamalaldehyde N-tosylhydrazone.
Scheme 58: Zn/NC-950-catalyzed oxidative esterification of ketone 182.
Scheme 59: Ru-catalyzed oxidative carboxylation of terminal alkenes.
Scheme 60: Direct carboxylation of alkenes using CO2.
Scheme 61: Carboxylation of alkenylboronic acid/ester.
Scheme 62: Carboxylation of gem-difluoroalkenes with CO2.
Scheme 63: Photoredox-catalyzed carboxylation of difluoroalkenes.
Scheme 64: Ru-catalyzed carboxylation of alkenyl halide.
Scheme 65: Carboxylation of alkenyl halides under flow conditions.
Scheme 66: Cinnamic acid ester syntheses through carboxylation of alkenyl sulfides/sulfones.
Scheme 67: Cinnamic acid derivatives synthesis through a Ag-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling proceedin...
Scheme 68: Pd-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarbonylation.
Scheme 69: Fe-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarbonylation.
Scheme 70: Alkyne hydrocarboxylation using CO2.
Scheme 71: Alkyne hydrocarboxylation using HCO2H as CO surrogate.
Scheme 72: Co/AlMe3-catalyzed alkyne hydrocarboxylation using DMF.
Scheme 73: Au-catalyzed oxidation of Au–allenylidenes.
Scheme 74: Pd-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of cyclopropenones to synthesize unsaturated esters and amides.
Scheme 75: Ag-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 76: Cu-catalyzed C–C bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 77: PPh3-catalyzed C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 78: Catalyst-free C–C-bond activation of diphenylcyclopropenone.
Scheme 79: Cu-catalyzed dioxolane cleavage.
Scheme 80: Multicomponent coupling reactions.
Scheme 81: Pd-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of electrophilic alkynes.
Scheme 82: Nickel and cobalt as earth-abundant transition metals used as catalysts for the partial hydrogenati...
Scheme 83: Metal-free-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of conjugated alkynes.
Scheme 84: Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction between triethyl 2-fluoro-2-phosphonoacetate and aldehydes with ei...
Scheme 85: Preparation of E/Z-cinnamates using thiouronium ylides.
Scheme 86: Transition-metal-catalyzed ylide reactions.
Scheme 87: Redox-driven ylide reactions.
Scheme 88: Noble transition-metal-catalyzed olefination via carbenoid species.
Scheme 89: TrBF4-catalyzed olefination via carbene species.
Scheme 90: Grubbs catalyst (cat 7)/photocatalyst-mediated metathesis reactions.
Scheme 91: Elemental I2-catalyzed carbonyl-olefin metathesis.
Scheme 92: Cu-photocatalyzed E-to-Z isomerization of cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 93: Ni-catalyzed E-to-Z isomerization.
Scheme 94: Dehydration of β-hydroxy esters via an E1cB mechanism to access (E)-cinnamic acid esters.
Scheme 95: Domino ring-opening reaction induced by a base.
Scheme 96: Dehydroamination of α-aminoester derivatives.
Scheme 97: Accessing methyl cinnamate (44) via metal-free deamination or decarboxylation.
Scheme 98: The core–shell magnetic nanosupport-catalyzed condensation reaction.
Scheme 99: Accessing cinnamic acid derivatives from acetic acid esters/amides through α-olefination.
Scheme 100: Accessing cinnamic acid derivatives via acceptorless α,β-dehydrogenation.
Scheme 101: Cu-catalyzed formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition.
Scheme 102: Pd-catalyzed C–C bond formation via 1,4-Pd-shift.
Scheme 103: NHC-catalyzed Rauhut–Currier reactions.
Scheme 104: Heck-type reaction for Cα arylation.
Scheme 105: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of cinnamamide.
Scheme 106: Ru-catalyzed alkenylation of arenes using directing groups.
Scheme 107: Earth-abundant transition-metal-catalyzed hydroarylation of α,β-alkynyl ester 374.
Scheme 108: Precious transition-metal-catalyzed β-arylation of cinnamic acid amide/ester.
Scheme 109: Pd-catalyzed β-amination of cinnamamide.
Scheme 110: S8-mediated β-amination of methyl cinnamate (44).
Scheme 111: Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of alkynyl esters with phenylsilanes.
Scheme 112: Pd-catalyzed β-cyanation of alkynyl amide/ester.
Scheme 113: Au-catalyzed β-amination of alkynyl ester 374.
Scheme 114: Metal-free-catalyzed Cβ-functionalizations of alkynyl esters.
Scheme 115: Heck-type reactions.
Scheme 116: Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions using unconventional functionalized arenes.
Scheme 117: Functional group-directed Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 118: Pd nanoparticles-catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 119: Catellani-type reactions to access methyl cinnamate with multifunctionalized arene.
Scheme 120: Multicomponent coupling reactions.
Scheme 121: Single atom Pt-catalyzed Heck coupling reaction.
Scheme 122: Earth-abundant transition metal-catalyzed Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 123: Polymer-coated earth-abundant transition metals-catalyzed Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 124: Earth-abundant transition-metal-based nanoparticles as catalysts for Heck coupling reactions.
Scheme 125: CN- and Si-based directing groups to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 126: Amide-based directing group to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 127: Carbonyl-based directing group to access o-selective cinnamic acid derivatives.
Scheme 128: Stereoselective preparation of atropisomers via o-selective C(sp2)–H functionalization.
Scheme 129: meta-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization using directing group-tethered arenes.
Scheme 130: para-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization using directing group-tethered arenes.
Scheme 131: Non-directed C(sp2)–H functionalization via electrooxidative Fujiwara–Moritani reaction.
Scheme 132: Interconversion of functional groups attached to cinnamic acid.
Scheme 133: meta-Selective C(sp2)–H functionalization of cinnamate ester.
Scheme 134: C(sp2)–F arylation using Grignard reagents.
Scheme 135: Truce–Smiles rearrangement of N-aryl metacrylamides.
Scheme 136: Phosphine-catalyzed cyclization of γ-vinyl allenoate with enamino esters.
Recent advances in controllable/divergent synthesis
- Jilei Cao,
- Leiyang Bai and
- Xuefeng Jiang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 890–914, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.73
- N,N-disubstituted acrylamides [30]. Catalyst-tuned regio- and enantioselective C(sp3)–C(sp3) coupling [31]. Catalyst-controlled annulations of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with vinyl azides [32]. Solvent-driven reversible macrocycle-to-macrocycle interconversion [39]. Unexpected solvent-dependent
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Ligand-controlled regiodivergent C1 insertion into arynes [19].
Scheme 2: Ligand effect in homogenous gold catalysis enabling regiodivergent π-bond-activated cyclization [20].
Scheme 3: Ligand-controlled palladium(II)-catalyzed regiodivergent carbonylation of alkynes [21].
Scheme 4: Catalyst-controlled annulations of strained cyclic allenes with π-allyl palladium complexes and pro...
Scheme 5: Ring expansion of benzosilacyclobutenes with alkynes [23].
Scheme 6: Photoinduced regiodivergent and enantioselective cross-coupling [24].
Scheme 7: Catalyst-controlled regiodivergent and enantioselective formal hydroamination of N,N-disubstituted ...
Scheme 8: Catalyst-tuned regio- and enantioselective C(sp3)–C(sp3) coupling [31].
Scheme 9: Catalyst-controlled annulations of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with vinyl azides [32].
Scheme 10: Solvent-driven reversible macrocycle-to-macrocycle interconversion [39].
Scheme 11: Unexpected solvent-dependent reactivity of cyclic diazo imides and mechanism [40].
Scheme 12: Palladium-catalyzed annulation of prochiral N-arylphosphonamides with aromatic iodides [41].
Scheme 13: Time-dependent enantiodivergent synthesis [42].
Scheme 14: Time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles via C–H activation [43].
Scheme 15: Proposed mechanism for the time-controlled palladium-catalyzed divergent synthesis of silacycles [43].
Scheme 16: Metal-free temperature-controlled regiodivergent borylative cyclizations of enynes [45].
Scheme 17: Nickel-catalyzed switchable site-selective alkene hydroalkylation by temperature regulation [46].
Scheme 18: Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 19: Proposed mechanism of copper-catalyzed decarboxylative amination/hydroamination sequence [48].
Scheme 20: Enantioselective chemodivergent three-component radical tandem reactions [49].
Scheme 21: Substrate-controlled synthesis of indoles and 3H-indoles [52].
Scheme 22: Controlled mono- and double methylene insertions into nitrogen–boron bonds [53].
Scheme 23: Copper-catalyzed substrate-controlled carbonylative synthesis of α-keto amides and amides [54].
Scheme 24: Divergent sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange linkage of sulfonimidoyl fluorides and alkynes [55].
Scheme 25: Modular and divergent syntheses of protoberberine and protonitidine alkaloids [56].
Data accessibility in the chemical sciences: an analysis of recent practice in organic chemistry journals
- Sally Bloodworth,
- Cerys Willoughby and
- Simon J. Coles
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 864–876, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.70
- formats – for example Open Babel [45], which provides tools for interconversion of >100 file formats common in the chemical sciences. Document and share metadata. During the data collection stage, prepare the metadata that describe bibliographic information (contributors, ORCiD iDs, affiliations, funding
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Figure 1: Journal data policies for the study timeframe, 01 February – 31 March 2023. ‘All data’ refers to: s...
Figure 2: Data types and counts. 1’Other’ combines articles with 0 (0.4%), 1 (3.3%) or 10 (0.4%) types of dat...
Figure 3: Primary data sharing. 1Only two papers shared >1 type of primary data. ‘OTHER’ combines articles sh...
Figure 4: File formats supplied as SI (excluding PDF and Word DOC). ‘OTHER’ combines articles sharing (one of...
Figure 5: Repository deposition. 1’OTHER’ combines Github (1.3%), institutional repositories (1.3%) and Zenod...
Figure 6: Compliance of shared data with FAIR principles. FAIR variable codes with the form ‘Name_integer’ ar...
Figure 7: Proportions of articles that a) meet and b) exceed, publisher data requirements.
Three-component reactions of conjugated dienes, CH acids and formaldehyde under diffusion mixing conditions
- Dmitry E. Shybanov,
- Maxim E. Kukushkin,
- Eugene V. Babaev,
- Nikolai V. Zyk and
- Elena K. Beloglazkina
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 262–269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.18
- participation. Interaction of diketone 1 with formaldehyde under the diffusion mixing conditions. Products of three-component reactions of methylene derivatives, formaldehyde and various dienes. Proposed mechanism for the formation of compounds 8 and 9 in the presence of ʟ-proline. Interconversion of
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Knoevenagel and Diels–Alder reactions in the multicomponent synthesis of substituted cyclohexadiene...
Figure 1: Equipment for carrying out reactions by the diffusion mixing method.
Scheme 2: Interaction of diketone 1 with formaldehyde under the diffusion mixing conditions.
Scheme 3: Products of three-component reactions of methylene derivatives, formaldehyde and various dienes.
Scheme 4: Proposed mechanism for the formation of compounds 8 and 9 in the presence of ʟ-proline.
Scheme 5: Interconversion of derivatives 8 and 9.
Scheme 6: Interaction of 4a/4b and 5a/5b mixtures with bromine.
Advances in the use of metal-free tetrapyrrolic macrocycles as catalysts
- Mandeep K. Chahal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3085–3112, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.257
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Chemical structures of the main tetrapyrrolic macrocycles studied in this review for their role as ...
Figure 2: Calix[4]pyrroles 3 and 4 and an their acyclic analogue 5 used for the transformation of Danishefsky...
Figure 3: Calixpyrrole-based organocatalysts 11 and 12 for the diastereoselective addition reaction of TMSOF ...
Figure 4: (a) Chemical structures of macrocyclic organocatalysts used for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates ...
Figure 5: Cuprous chloride-catalyzed aziridination of styrene (22) by chloramine-T (23) providing 1-tosyl-2-p...
Figure 6: Chemical structures of the various porphyrin macrocycles (18, 25–41) screened as potential catalyst...
Figure 7: Organocatalytic activity of distorted porphyrins explored by Senge and co-workers. Planar macrocycl...
Figure 8: Chemical structures of H2EtxTPP (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8) compounds with incrementally increasing nonplan...
Figure 9: Chemical structures of OxP macrocycles tested as potential organocatalysts for the conjugate additi...
Figure 10: a) Fundamental structure of the J-aggregates of diprotonated TPPS3 53 and b) its use as a catalyst ...
Figure 11: Chemical structures of amphiphilic porphyrin macrocycles used as pH-switchable catalysts based on i...
Figure 12: a) Chemical structures of porphyrin macrocycles for the cycloaddition of CO2 to N-alkyl/arylaziridi...
Figure 13: Electron and energy-transfer processes typical for excited porphyrin molecules (Por = porphyrin mac...
Figure 14: Proposed mechanism for the light-induced α-alkylation of aldehydes with EDA in the presence of H2TP...
Figure 15: a) Chemical structures of porphyrins screened as photoredox catalysts, b) model reaction of furan (...
Figure 16: Porphyrin macrocycles H2TPP (18) and PPIX 78 as photoreductants for the red light-induced C–H aryla...
Figure 17: Porphyrin macrocycles H2TPP (18) and PPIX 78 as photoredox catalyst for (a) α-alkylation of an alde...
Figure 18: Corrole macrocycles 98–100 as photoredox catalysts for C–H arylation and borylation reactions. Adap...
Figure 19: Proposed catalytic cycle of electrocatalytic generation of H2 evolution using tetrapyrrolic macrocy...
Figure 20: a) Chemical structures of tetrapyrrolic macrocycles 109, 73, and 110 used for oxygen reductions in ...
Figure 21: a) Absorption spectra (left) of the air-saturated DCE solutions containing: 5 × 10−5 M H2TPP (black...
Figure 22: Chemical structures of N,N’-dimethylated saddle-distorted porphyrin isomers, syn-Me2P 111 and anti-...
Figure 23: Reaction mechanisms for the two-electron reduction of O2 by a) syn-Me2Iph 113 and b) anti-Me2Iph 114...
Figure 24: O2/H2O2 interconversion using methylated saddle-distorted porphyrin and isophlorin (reduced porphyr...
Figure 25: Chemical structures of distorted dodecaphenylporphyrin macrocycle 117 and its diprotonated form 118...
Extension of the π-system of monoaryl-substituted norbornadienes with acetylene bridges: influence on the photochemical conversion and storage of light energy
- Robin Schulte,
- Dustin Schade,
- Thomas Paululat,
- Till J. B. Zähringer,
- Christoph Kerzig and
- Heiko Ihmels
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3061–3068, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.254
- = number of quadricyclylethynyl units. Triplet-sensitized photoisomerization of norbornadiene 1o to quadricyclane 2o. Photochemical and physicochemical parameters of the norbornadiene–quadricyclane interconversion of 1h–l,n in cyclohexane. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 8: Experimental
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Photoinduced [2 + 2]-cycloaddition–cycloreversion cycle of norbornadiene (1a) and quadricyclane (2a...
Figure 1: Representative bis- and tris-norbornadienyl-substituted benzene derivatives.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of alkynyl-arene-linked norbornadienes 1h–n by Sonogashira–Hagihara coupling reactions.
Scheme 3: Photoisomerization of norbornadiene derivatives 1h–l,n (20 µM) to quadricyclanes 2h–l,n in cyclohex...
Figure 2: Photometric monitoring of the irradiation of 1h (A), 1i (B), 1j (C), 1k (D), 1l (E), and 1n (F); λex...
Scheme 4: Triplet-sensitized photoisomerization of norbornadiene 1o to quadricyclane 2o.
Figure 3: Photometric monitoring of the irradiation of 1i (A) and 1l (B) in the presence of [Ru(phen)3](PF6)2...
Synthesis and antimycotic activity of new derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines
- Dmitriy Yu. Vandyshev,
- Daria A. Mangusheva,
- Khidmet S. Shikhaliev,
- Kirill A. Scherbakov,
- Oleg N. Burov,
- Alexander D. Zagrebaev,
- Tatiana N. Khmelevskaya,
- Alexey S. Trenin and
- Fedor I. Zubkov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2806–2817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.236
- interconversion into each other. A peculiarity of the reaction with N-phenylithaconimide (3a) is that the formation of intermediates 8a and 9a is an endothermic process (paths B1 and B2, correspondingly, Scheme 5). However, the formation of the final product from the starting reagents (∆G = −1.88 kcal/mol) as
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Some biologically active compounds and organic fluorophores containing the imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine...
Figure 2: Existing approaches to imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines.
Scheme 1: Reaction of 2-aminoimidazole (1) with N-substituted maleimides (2) and N-arylitaconimides (3).
Scheme 2: Plausible synthetic routes for the interaction of N-substituted maleimides 2 with 2-aminoimidazole (...
Scheme 3: Plausible synthetic routes for the interaction of or N-arylitaconimides 3 with 2-aminoimidazole (1)....
Figure 3: Key correlations observed in the NOESY and HMBC spectra of the products 4d and 5d.
Scheme 4: Results of MEP calculations for the reaction of N-phenylmaleimide (2a) with 2-aminoimidazole (1).
Scheme 5: Results of MEP calculations for the reaction of N-phenylithaconimide (3a) with 2-aminoimidazole (1)....
Figure 4: Structures of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines selected for docking and voriconazole selected for comparis...
Figure 5: (A) Position of the (S)-isomer of compound 4e in the active site of CYP51 after molecular dockinga....
Computational design for enantioselective CO2 capture: asymmetric frustrated Lewis pairs in epoxide transformations
- Maxime Ferrer,
- Iñigo Iribarren,
- Tim Renningholtz,
- Ibon Alkorta and
- Cristina Trujillo
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2668–2681, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.224
- favourable process. During the study, it will be observed that several transition states (TSs) can lead to the same product. As there is no possible interconversion between the reactant states, the different reactions will be considered independent, and it will be necessary to use an effective rate constant
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Reaction between propylene oxide (PO) and CO2 and the five catalyst scaffolds under study. The posi...
Figure 1: Schematic representation of an (A) 2D and a (B) 3D volcano plot. The abbreviation “cat.” stands for...
Scheme 2: Capture reactions of CO2 or an epoxide by FLP.
Figure 2: (A) Structure of PO annotated with the C–O bond distances and electron densities at the BCPs. BCPs ...
Figure 3: Symmetric FLP scaffolds considered in the first study. X denotes N or P.
Figure 4: Subset of FLP scaffolds considered in the catalyst optimisation study. Substituents and labels are ...
Figure 5: Coupling reaction between PO and CO2. Depending on the catalyst considered, the reaction follows me...
Figure 6: VOLCANO plot group 1. The free energies of pre-TS01 assembly and Min2 are considered for the correl...
Figure 7: VOLCANO plot group 2. The free energies of pre-TS01 assembly and Min2 are considered for the correl...
Scheme 3: Asymmetric catalysis studied. On the left, the catalyst proposed by Gao et al. for the asymmetric h...
Figure 8: Catalysed reaction between the (S)-enantiomer of propylene oxide and CO2 resulting in the formation...
Figure 9: Schemes of the different asymmetric reactions observed. Hydrogen capable of rotation is marked in o...
Negishi-coupling-enabled synthesis of α-heteroaryl-α-amino acid building blocks for DNA-encoded chemical library applications
- Matteo Gasparetto,
- Balázs Fődi and
- Gellért Sipos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1922–1932, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.168
- , no reaction was observed with indazoles and furans using the first two conditions, requiring the formation of the ketoesters 4j and 4r first, followed by the functional group interconversion (FGI) with NH2OH·HCl (Scheme 6, blue and green sections). The Riley oxidation of the furanyl derivative 2j
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Known and improved synthetic strategies to access α-(hetero)aryl-amino acids.
Scheme 2: Reformatsky reagent production.
Scheme 3: Scope of ethyl heteroarylacetates. Isolated yields are given. *Dark reactions were carried out for ...
Scheme 4: Telescoped flow synthesis of heteroarylacetates.
Scheme 5: Potential routes for the preparation of oximes.
Scheme 6: Oxime group insertion step.
Scheme 7: Amino ester production: general scheme, scope and gram scale experiment. The numbers in brackets re...
Scheme 8: Reactions scheme and results for the on-DNA experiments. The reported values represent the normaliz...
Novel oxidative routes to N-arylpyridoindazolium salts
- Oleg A. Levitskiy,
- Yuri K. Grishin and
- Tatiana V. Magdesieva
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1906–1913, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.166
- . Voltammetry studies of the electrochemical behavior of the novel pyridoindazolium salts and the starting diarylamines were performed confirming a possibility for their reversible redox interconversion. Results and Discussion Chemical oxidation Three previously reported ortho-pyridine-substituted diarylamines
- testing confirmed that oxidation of the pyridyl-containing amines results in the intramolecular heterocyclization yielding pyridoindazolium salts. The reduction of N-arylpyridoindazoliums in the presence of a source of protons restores the starting diarylamines. Redox-interconversion between diarylamines
- structures demonstrating the electron density distribution in pyridoindazolium salts. Redox-interconversion between diarylamines A1–A3 and N-arylpyridoindazoliums S1–S3. Electrochemical approach to pyridoindazolium salts. Peak potential values for the reduction of salts S1–S3 (, V) and oxidation of the
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Pyridoindazolium salts known to date and obtained in the present work.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of S1–S3 salts using PIFA as an oxidant and the resonance structures demonstrating the el...
Figure 1: CV curves for salt S2 and corresponding amine A2 (left, Figure 1a) and salt S3 with and without diethyl malo...
Scheme 3: Redox-interconversion between diarylamines A1–A3 and N-arylpyridoindazoliums S1–S3.
Scheme 4: Electrochemical approach to pyridoindazolium salts.
Figure 2: CV curves for amine A1 without the lutidine additive (black curve) and after addition of 2 equiv (r...
Figure 3: Semi-differential CV curves for the mediators (TEMPO, bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)nitroxide and tris(4-b...
Figure 4: CV curves of bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)nitroxide (a) and TEMPO (b) with amine A3 and 2,6-lutidine adde...
A fiber-optic spectroscopic setup for isomerization quantum yield determination
- Anouk Volker,
- Jorn D. Steen and
- Stefano Crespi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1684–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.150
- ]. Among the different switches known in the literature, azobenzene is a textbook example of a photoswitch operating via a double bond isomerization mechanism, with the first reports of its trans-to-cis interconversion under direct sunlight dating back to the work of Hartley in 1937 [2]. Over the decades
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: a) Schematic overview of a photochemical isomerization and b) absorption spectra of the isomers of ...
Figure 2: a) Scheme of the setup and b) picture of the setup.
Figure 3: A visual example of the power determination. a) Power without any elements (left) and with insulate...
Figure 4: UV–vis absorption spectra of azobenzene upon irradiation at 340 nm (methanol solution, 20 °C). a) E...
Divergent role of PIDA and PIFA in the AlX3 (X = Cl, Br) halogenation of 2-naphthol: a mechanistic study
- Kevin A. Juárez-Ornelas,
- Manuel Solís-Hernández,
- Pedro Navarro-Santos,
- J. Oscar C. Jiménez-Halla and
- César R. Solorio-Alvarado
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1580–1589, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.141
- energy between both states indicates the importance of the spontaneous interconversion of both species, which is observed only in the presence of two equivalents of the Lewis acid. After the addition of 2-naphthol, the chlorine atom is introduced barrier-free into the phenolic ring, producing the
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Representative protocols for the oxidative aromatic chlorination and bromination with iodine(III) r...
Scheme 2: Chlorination of 2-naphthol using the PIFA/AlCl3, 1:2 system.
Scheme 3: Bromination of 2-naphthol using the PIDA/AlBr3, 1:2 system.
Scheme 4: Reaction mechanism for the chlorination of 2-naphthol using the PIFA/AlCl3, 1:2 system.
Figure 1: Energy profile for the chlorination of 2-naphthol in the presence of PIFA and AlCl3.
Scheme 5: Calculated reaction mechanism for the bromination of 2-naphthol using the PIDA/AlBr3, 1:2 system.
Figure 2: Calculated mechanism for the bromination of 2-naphthol in the presence of PIDA and AlBr3.
Regio- and stereochemical stability induced by anomeric and gauche effects in difluorinated pyrrolidines
- Ana Flávia Candida Silva,
- Francisco A. Martins and
- Matheus P. Freitas
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1572–1579, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.140
- envelope of cyclopentane, with an NH unit occupying either a pseudoaxial or pseudoequatorial position (Figure 1a). When a hydrogen atom of the pyrrolidine at C-3 is replaced with fluorine, a conformational interconversion can occur within the cis- and trans-isomers, as illustrated in Figure 1b. The
- were degenerate (i.e., 10/11 and 14/15), reducing the number of distinct structures to 22. However, due to the considerable flexibility of the five-membered ring and the low barrier for pyramidal interconversion of the N–H moiety, some inputs converged to the same isomer post-geometry optimization
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: a) Pseudoequatorial and pseudoaxial conformations of pyrrolidine. b) Cis- and trans-isomers of 3-fl...
Figure 2: Flat representations of 2,3-, 3,4-, and 2,4-difluoropyrrolidines. The potential effects resulting f...
Figure 3: MAE comparing the geometry parameters (bond length, bond angle, and dihedral angle) obtained from D...
Figure 4: Exhaustive illustration of all conformational, configurational, and constitutional isomers of diflu...
Figure 5: Stable difluorinated pyrrolidines derived from gas-phase calculations performed at the B3LYP-D3BJ/6...
Figure 6: σCH→σ*CF fluorine gauche interaction, which also occurred in 19, and anomeric interaction in isomer ...
(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
- 166) [64]. In addition to their synthesis of cubane 166, Coote and co-workers also reported a number of bifunctional 1,3-cubanes accessible through functional group interconversion from acid ester cubane 167 (Scheme 17D) [64]. Reduction to the alcohol (to 179) and iodination (to 180) of the carboxylic
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Scaffolds commonly reported as bioisosteric replacements of para-substituted benzene and examples p...
Figure 2: 1,2-BCPs as isosteres for ortho-and meta-substituted benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector p...
Scheme 1: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. A: Baran, Coll...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 1,2-BCPs from BCP 15 by bridge C–H bromination as reported by MacMillan and co-workers ...
Figure 3: Comparative physicochemical data of telmisartan, lomitapide and their BCP isosteres [26,33]. Shake flask d...
Figure 4: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes: Exit vector parameters of t...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via alkene insertion into bicyclo[1.1.0]butane...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via intramolecular crossed [2 + 2] cycloadditi...
Figure 5: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,2-BCH bioisosteres [36]. Sh...
Figure 6: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-55, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 7: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-substituted benzenes. Comparison of e...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes via intramolecu...
Figure 8: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 1,5-BCH bioisosteres [45]. Sh...
Figure 9: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad, its 1,5-BCH bioisostere (±)-64, boscalid and its bioisostere 1...
Figure 10: 1,5-Disubstituted 3-oxabicylco[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes: Comparison of exit ve...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted 3-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intra...
Figure 11: Comparison of physicochemical data of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisostere...
Figure 12: Antifungal activity of fluxapyroxad and boscalid and their 3-oxa-1,5-BCH bioisosteres (±)-75 and (±...
Figure 13: 1,2-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of ortho-benzenes. Schematic representation o...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via alkene in...
Figure 14: 1,2-Disubstituted stellanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of selected exit vector paramete...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted stellanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes reported by Ryabukhin, Vol...
Figure 15: 1,2-Disubstituted cubanes as ortho-benzene isosteres: Comparison of substituent distances and angle...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of 1,2-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes. A: Synthesis of 1,2-cubane d...
Figure 16: 1,3-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes reported by Wal...
Figure 17: 1,4-Disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparative exit vector para...
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo[2.1.1}hexanes as isosteres for ortho-benzenes via intramolec...
Figure 18: 1,4-Disubstituted-2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as meta-benzene isosteres: comparison of selected exit...
Scheme 12: Synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Mykhai...
Figure 19: Comparative physicochemical data for 2- and 3-oxa-1,4-BCHs and para-substituted benzene equivalents...
Figure 20: 1,5-Disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of exit vector p...
Scheme 13: Synthesis of [3.1.1]propellane as a precursor for 1,5-disubsituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes. A: aGass...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of iodine-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as isosteres for meta-benz...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of nitrogen-, chalcogen- and tin-substituted 1,5-disubstituted bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes as ...
Figure 21: Comparative physicochemical data of URB597 and 1,5-BCHep isostere 146 [27]. Kinetic aqueous solubility ...
Figure 22: [2]-Ladderanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of reported exit vector parameters [63].
Scheme 16: Synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted bicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: Brown a...
Figure 23: Comparative physicochemical data of meta-benzene 158 and [2]-ladderane isostere 159 [63]. Partition coe...
Figure 24: 1,3-Disubstituted cubanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector paramet...
Scheme 17: Synthesis of 1,3-disubsituted cubanes as isosteres for meta-benzenes. A: MacMillan and co-workers’ ...
Figure 25: Comparative physicochemical data of lumacaftor and its 1,3-cubane bioisostere 183 [51]. Distribution co...
Figure 26: 1,3-Disubstituted cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzenes: comparison of selected exit vector parame...
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes as isosteres of meta-benzene. A: Synthesis of 1,3-cuneanes reported by La...
Figure 27: Comparative physicochemical data of sonidegib and its 1,3-cuneane isostere 190 [71]. aSolubility was to...
Figure 28: Exemplary polysubstituted scaffolds related to disubstituted scaffolds suggested as isosteres of or...
Tandem Hock and Friedel–Crafts reactions allowing an expedient synthesis of a cyclolignan-type scaffold
- Viktoria A. Ikonnikova,
- Cristina Cheibas,
- Oscar Gayraud,
- Alexandra E. Bosnidou,
- Nicolas Casaretto,
- Gilles Frison and
- Bastien Nay
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 162–169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.15
- alternative mechanism, we envisionned a possible interconversion of 7 and 7’ through a [1,5]-sigmatropic rearrangement resulting in a hydrogen and cation shift towards 7’ (Scheme 4). To test this hypothesis, this rearrangement was computed at the DFT level. A cyclic transition state (TS) was found between
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: The Hock rearrangement: (a) General mechanism (substituents are omitted); (b) Example of previous t...
Scheme 2: One-pot conversion of substrate 1 into dihydronaphthalene 4.
Scheme 3: One-pot conversion of substrate 1 into 1-aryltetraline structure 6, and the proposed mechanism for ...
Figure 1: X-ray crystallographic structure of product 6 (CCDC 2301977). The structure shows one disordered et...
Scheme 4: Free-energy profile of the hypothesized [1,5]-sigmatropic hydrogen shift between 7 and 7’, (IEFPCM(...
Figure 2: Examples of cyclolignan natural products [25-27].
Scheme 5: Scope of substrates and aromatic nucleophiles in the one-pot transformation. aNot determined (mixtu...
Tying a knot between crown ethers and porphyrins
- Maksym Matviyishyn and
- Bartosz Szyszko
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1630–1650, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.120
- to a dimer 37 was achieved using N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, or acetonitrile. Interestingly, the dissolution of compound 37 in CHCl3, MeOH, or EtOH resulted in the interconversion to 36 within 1–2 days, as evidenced by 1H NMR spectroscopy. The Ravikanth group has developed an
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Porphyrin and crown ether.
Figure 2: Timeline demonstrating the contributions into the crown ether–porphyrin chemistry.
Figure 3: Tetra-crowned porphyrin 1 and dimer 2 formed upon K+ binding.
Figure 4: meso-Crowned 25-oxasmaragdyrins 3a–c and their boron(III) complexes (3a–c)-BF2.
Scheme 1: CsF ion-pair binding of 4. The molecular structure of 4-CsF is shown on the right [101].
Figure 5: CsF ion pair binding by 5. The molecular structure of 5-CsF is shown on the right [102].
Scheme 2: Ion-pair binding by 6. The molecular structure of (6-CsCl)2 is shown on the right [103].
Scheme 3: Hydrated fluoride binding by 7 [104].
Figure 6: β-Crowned porphyrin 8.
Figure 7: Crown ether-capped porphyrins 9.
Figure 8: The capped porphyrin 10 and complex [10-PQ](PF6)2.
Figure 9: The double-capped porphyrin 11.
Figure 10: Selected examples of iminoporphyrinoids [58,122].
Scheme 4: The synthesis of 13.
Scheme 5: Tripyrrane-based crown ether-embedding porphyrinoid 15.
Figure 11: Macrocycles 16–19 and their coordination compounds.
Scheme 6: The flexibility of 16-Co [66].
Figure 12: Hexagonal wheel composed of six 16-Co(III) monomers [66].
Scheme 7: The synthesis of 16-V [67].
Figure 13: The molecular structure of dimers [16-Mn]2 [67].
Scheme 8: Synthesis of crownphyrins 28–33. Compounds 23a/b and 29a/b were obtained from 4,7,10-trioxa-1,13-tr...
Figure 14: The molecular structures of 22a, 34a·(HCl)2, and 29b [69].
Figure 15: Molecular structures of 22a-Pb and (29b)2-Zn [69].
Scheme 9: Reactivity of 29a/b.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 36 and 37 [131].
Scheme 11: Synthesis of 40–45.
Figure 16: Potential applications of porphyrin-crown ether hybrids.
