Recent advances in Norrish–Yang cyclization and dicarbonyl photoredox reactions for natural product synthesis

• Peng-Xi Luo,
• Jin-Xuan Yang,
• Shao-Min Fu and
• Bo Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2315–2333, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.177

• known two-step sequence to 61, followed by Mitsunobu reaction, ester reduction, thioether oxidation, and silylation of the primary alcohol to furnish sulfone 64. The two key fragments – aldehyde 60 and sulfone 64 – were merged via Julia–Kocienski olefination to construct alkene 65. Treatment of 65 with

Aryl iodane-induced cascade arylation–1,2-silyl shift–heterocyclization of propargylsilanes under copper catalysis

• Rasma Kroņkalne,
• Rūdolfs Beļaunieks,
• Armands Sebris,
• Anatoly Mishnev and
• Māris Turks

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1984–1994, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.154

• previous work [22]. The internal O-nucleophile-containing starting material, 4-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)hex-5-yn-1-ol (7d), was obtained from the commercial hex-5-yn-1-ol by a O-silylation and subsequent retro-Brook reaction sequence [29]. Arylation of silane 7d with 1.2 equiv PhMesIOTf (I-1), 5 mol % CuCl

Photochemical reduction of acylimidazolium salts

• Michael Jakob,
• Nick Bechler,
• Hassan Abdelwahab,
• Fabian Weber,
• Janos Wasternack,
• Leonardo Kleebauer,
• Jan P. Götze and
• Matthew N. Hopkinson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1973–1983, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.153

• recently proposed by Marzo and co-workers in an NHC-mediated coupling reaction with alkyl halides mediated by (TMS)3SiH [55]. The O-silylated product 5 could result from a subsequent radical C-silylation followed by a Brook-type rearrangement process [56]. Interestingly, performing the TESH-mediated

• reduction in the presence of additional TMSCl led to the formation of both possible O-silylated products with the TMS-substituted compound 4 being the major species obtained (1H NMR yields: 4 = 34%; 5 = 12%). This intriguing result indicates that the O-silylation step is to some degree decoupled from the

Approaches to stereoselective 1,1'-glycosylation

• Daniele Zucchetta and
• Alla Zamyatina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1700–1718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.133

• . tuberculosis [121]. The TMS-glycosides were prepared from the corresponding hemiacetals by acid-catalyzed silylation, involving a silica gel-promoted in situ anomerization of the O-TMS-β-glycoside to its more thermodynamically stable α-counterpart [121]. This protocol enabled the efficient synthesis of TMS

Oxetanes: formation, reactivity and total syntheses of natural products

• Peter Gabko,
• Martin Kalník and
• Maroš Bella

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101

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

A convergent synthetic approach to the tetracyclic core framework of khayanolide-type limonoids

• Zhiyang Zhang,
• Jialei Hu,
• Hanfeng Ding,
• Li Zhang and
• Peirong Rao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 926–934, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.75

• -unsaturated aldehyde and synthesized from 26 via a four-step transformation sequence, including deketalization, reduction, silylation of the primary alcohol and oxidation of the secondary alcohol. For the disconnection of the C2–C7 bond, a two-step protocol involving Rubottom oxidation and PIDA-promoted

Synthesis of electrophile-tethered preQ₁ analogs for covalent attachment to preQ₁ RNA

• Laurin Flemmich and
• Ronald Micura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 483–489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.35

• derivatives have been reported [22][23][24][25][26]. Among these reports, various silylation and protection strategies have been employed to address the poor solubility of preQ1 (and analogs) in organic solvents [9][22][23][25][26][27][28][29]. Herein, we report an optimized three-step protocol, free of

The scent gland composition of the Mangshan pit viper, Protobothrops mangshanensis

• Jonas Holste,
• Paul Weldon,
• Donald Boyer and
• Stefan Schulz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2644–2654, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.222

• natural extract was filtered through a glass pipette plugged with Kimtech paper before GC–MS analysis and derivatization. Extract derivatization Silylation with MSTFA: An extract (100 µL) was mixed with 50 µL of N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) in a 2 mL GC vial. The solution was

A review of recent advances in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical late-stage functionalization classified by anodic oxidation, cathodic reduction, and paired electrolysis

• Nian Li,
• Ruzal Sitdikov,
• Ajit Prabhakar Kale,
• Joost Steverlynck,
• Bo Li and
• Magnus Rueping

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214

Domino reactions of chromones with activated carbonyl compounds

• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1256–1269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.108

• (silyloxy)-1,3-butadienes are highly moisture sensitive compounds which can be prepared from the corresponding 1,3-dicarbonyl dianions in two steps. For example, diene 6a is available by silylation of 2 to give silyl enol ether 5 which is subsequently deprotonated by LDA and treated with

• trimethylchlorosilane. A direct preparation of 6a by reaction of dianion 7 with trimethylchlorosilane is not possible, because the silylation occurs at the terminal carbon atom of the dianion. (2,4-Dioxobutylidene)phosphorane 8 also represents a synthetic equivalent of dianion 7 [23]. However, reactions of such

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

α-(Aminomethyl)acrylates as acceptors in radical–polar crossover 1,4-additions of dialkylzincs: insights into enolate formation and trapping

• Angel Palillero-Cisneros,
• Paola G. Gordillo-Guerra,
• Fernando García-Alvarez,
• Olivier Jackowski,
• Franck Ferreira,
• Fabrice Chemla,
• Joel L. Terán and
• Alejandro Perez-Luna

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1443–1451, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.103

• allylation of lithium (trimethylsilyl)amides prepared in situ from the parent amines by a lithiation/silylation/lithiation sequence (Table 1). Using this protocol, α-(aminomethyl)acrylates 5 and 6 derived from benzhydrylamine and aniline were prepared in high yields (Table 1, entries 1 and 2). The procedure

Application of N-heterocyclic carbene–Cu(I) complexes as catalysts in organic synthesis: a review

• Nosheen Beig,
• Varsha Goyal and
• Raj K. Bansal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1408–1442, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.102

• less-encumbered NHC–CuSiMe2Ph complexes for the silylation of aldehydes and unsaturated ketones with silylboranes were investigated in a case study. The complexes (It-Bu)CuOt-Bu (105b) and (Me2IMe)CuOt-Bu (105c) were found to be effective (pre)catalysts for the 1,2-silylation of tolualdehyde and the

• 1,4-silylation of hex-3-ene-4-one. An efficient conversion was observed in both cases and the silylated products were isolated in good yields (Scheme 37) [42]. Recently, in 2021, Cheng and Mankad reviewed NHC–Cu(I)-catalyzed carbonylative coupling reactions including the carbonylative silylation of

• alkyl halides (Scheme 38) [53]. Carbonylative silylation of unactivated alkyl halides was achieved by using the commercially available Si nucleophile PhMe2Si-Bpin in the presence of IPrCuCl complex 106 as catalyst (Scheme 38). This allowed to obtain alkyl-substituted acylsilanes 107 in high yields from

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

Enolates ambushed – asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and subsequent enolate trapping with conventional and less traditional electrophiles

• Péter Kisszékelyi and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 593–634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.44

• all possess helpful and, to an extent, specific reactivity characteristics. Interesting boron and silicon enolates can be generated by asymmetric conjugate boration [16], or silylation [17]. From several potentially catalytically active transition metals, copper combines beneficial properties for both

• enolate intermediate with benzaldehyde (51) and methyl bromoacetate (181) (Scheme 46). At about the same time, Riant and co-workers investigated the chiral auxiliary-assisted Cu-catalyzed tandem silylation/aldol reaction between enoyloxazolidinones and different aromatic aldehydes [89]. In the case of

• silylation/aldol cyclization sequence where the diastereoselectivity of the reaction is determined by the Si nucleophile used [90]. Using Me2PhSiZnX·2LiX in combination with ligand L21 leads to the trans adduct, while Me2PhSiBpin together with L30 provides the cis product. Consequently, the authors have

C3-Alkylation of furfural derivatives by continuous flow homogeneous catalysis

• Grédy Kiala Kinkutu,
• Catherine Louis,
• Myriam Roy,
• Juliette Blanchard and
• Julie Oble

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 582–592, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.43

• changing the redox state of the aldehyde function, we have developed a number of directed Ru(0)-catalyzed C3-functionalizations of furfurylimines, such as alkylation [21], arylation [22], alkenylation [23] and acylation [24], as well as an Ir-catalyzed directed C3-silylation (Scheme 1a) [25]. These batch

Combretastatins D series and analogues: from isolation, synthetic challenges and biological activities

• Jorge de Lima Neto and
• Paulo Henrique Menezes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 399–427, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.31

• yield diol 72. The 3R,4S configuration of compound 72 was expected based on Pettit’s work [16][17] and the optical purity of the obtained product was more than 95% by 1H NMR using [Eu(hfc)3] as a chiral shift reagent. Subsequent silylation followed by ester hydrolysis and removal of the pivaloyl group

Preparation of β-cyclodextrin-based dimers with selectively methylated rims and their use for solubilization of tetracene

• Konstantin Lebedinskiy,
• Volodymyr Lobaz and
• Jindřich Jindřich

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1596–1606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.170

• according to the published procedure (Scheme 1) [26] with some modifications to achieve better results. We started with silylation of 6-azido-β-CD, using imidazole/DMF base/solvent mixture instead of pyridine, which gave higher yields and lower reaction time. Also, we found the recrystallization from the

A study of the DIBAL-promoted selective debenzylation of α-cyclodextrin protected with two different benzyl groups

• Naser-Abdul Yousefi,
• Morten L. Zimmermann and
• Mikael Bols

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1553–1559, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.165

• temperature control during the acetolysis step. The silylation method requires careful drying of 1 before the silylation but is otherwise experimentally simple. Hexol 6 was then DCB-protected using 2,4-dichlorobenzyl chloride and sodium hydride in DMSO. As self-condensation of the alkylating agent is possible

An alternative C–P cross-coupling route for the synthesis of novel V-shaped aryldiphosphonic acids

• Stephen J. I. Shearan,
• Enrico Andreoli and
• Marco Taddei

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1518–1523, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.160

• three novel aryl diphosphonate esters which were subsequently transformed to phosphonic acids through silylation and hydrolysis. Keywords: arylphosphonic acids; cross-coupling reaction; phosphonate esters; transition-metal catalysis; Introduction Phosphonates and phosphonic acids are a very

• mmol), 4.0 g (12.2 mmol) or 3.0 g (7.4 mmol) of substrate. Once the phosphonate esters had been successfully obtained and characterized by 1H, 31P, 13C NMR and mass spectrometry (see experimental section and Supporting Information File 1), they were then subjected to silylation and subsequent

Modular synthesis of 2-furyl carbinols from 3-benzyldimethylsilylfurfural platforms relying on oxygen-assisted C–Si bond functionalization

• Sebastien Curpanen,
• Per Reichert,
• Gabriele Lupidi,
• Giovanni Poli,
• Julie Oble and
• Alejandro Perez-Luna

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1256–1263, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.131

• -based protocol for the catalytic C3–H silylation of furfurylimines [15]. This method allows to install a C–Si bond poised for further functionalization on the furfural unit, and thereby leads to synthetic platforms useful to access elaborated furans. This prospect was demonstrated with platforms relying

• and Discussion Synthesis of 3-silylated 2-furyl carbinols C3-silylated furfurals 1a–c and 2c are accessible from furfural or 5-methylfurfural [20], respectively, according to our previously reported protocol for selective catalytic C3 silylation [15]. The addition of organolithium [21] or Grignard

Iron-catalyzed domino coupling reactions of π-systems

• Austin Pounder and
• William Tam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2848–2893, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.196

• alkyl cation 113. Nucleophilic trapping of the carbocation provides the final product. In 2018, the Li group continued to explore Fe-catalyzed silylation cascade chemistry. Their protocol investigated the silylperoxidation of activated alkenes in good yield [107]. In 2019, Yang and co-workers described

Synthetic strategies toward 1,3-oxathiolane nucleoside analogues

• Umesh P. Aher,
• Dhananjai Srivastava,
• Girij P. Singh and
• Jayashree B. S

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2680–2715, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.182

• ammonolysis in methanol affords compound 1c. The silylation of 1c with TBDPSCl was carried out, and then coupling reaction with tert-Boc-Met-Leu-Phe-OH in the presence of DCC and HOBt provided compound 98. The tert-Boc protecting group was further removed in formic acid, and the resulting nucleoside peptide

Catalyzed and uncatalyzed procedures for the syntheses of isomeric covalent multi-indolyl hetero non-metallides: an account

• Ranadeep Talukdar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2102–2122, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.137

• silylation of N-methylindole (1) with observed H2 evolution [54]. Here the di(indol-2-yl)silane (31) was found as a minor product though (Scheme 5a). The reaction has a high turnover number of 92 and it was halted in the presence of radical scavengers. However, the mechanism was unidentified, although it was

• ). A repetition of the processes leads to the bis(indol-3-yl)silanes 40. Han described a Lewis acid-promoted C3-silylation of N-protected substituted indoles by a disproportionation mechanism of the latter. He used both B(C6F5)3 and Al(C6F5)3 in the reactions (Scheme 8a and Scheme 8c) which followed a

• similar mechanism (Scheme 8b) [62][63]. The reduced form of indole, i.e., indoline 50 coordinates with the Lewis acid to form a complex which activates PhSiH3 (frustrated Lewis pair) for silylation (69, Scheme 8b). Phosphines The base-mediated syntheses of bis(indol-2-yl)phosphines 76 and 78 were