Synthesis of new condensed naphthoquinone, pyran and pyrimidine furancarboxylates

• Kirill A. Gomonov,
• Vasilii V. Pelipko,
• Igor A. Litvinov,
• Ilya A. Pilipenko,
• Anna M. Stepanova,
• Nikolai A. Lapatin,
• Ruslan I. Baichurin and
• Sergei V. Makarenko

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• data, they luminesce in DMSO solution when irradiated with light at wavelengths of 352 and 283 nm. Compounds 7a–f are capable of existing as lactim–lactam tautomers due to the presence of an amide fragment in their structure (Scheme 7). At the same time, the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of compounds 7a–f

• indicate their individuality. The presence of a broadened signal in the 1H NMR spectra (DMSO-d6) in the region of 12.49–12.84 ppm and a C4 signal in the 13C NMR spectra (DMSO-d6) in the region of 158.1–159.0 ppm does not allow us to unambiguously determine the tautomeric form of compounds 7a–f in solution

Antibiofilm and cytotoxic metabolites from the entomopathogenic fungus Samsoniella aurantia

• Rita Toshe,
• Syeda J. Khalid,
• Blondelle Matio Kemkuignou,
• Esteban Charria-Girón,
• Paul Eckhardt,
• Birthe Sandargo,
• Kunlapat Nuchthien,
• J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard,
• Till Opatz,
• Hedda Schrey,
• Sherif S. Ebada and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 327–339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.23

• that it is a related derivative to two yellow pyridone pigments, farinosones A and B, that were previously reported from Cordyceps farinosa syn. Paecilomyces farinosus [8][9]. A detailed comparison of the 1H and 13C NMR data of 1 and farinosones A/B revealed that instead of a deshielded pyridone

• with farinosones D (1) and A (2), microporenic acid A (MAA) as a positive control and methanol as a solvent control and taken as 100%. 1H and 13C NMR data of farinosone D (1). Cytotoxicity (IC50) and antimicrobial activity (MIC) of 1–6. Inhibition of biofilm formation of S. aureus by 1 and 2

Molecular diversity of the reactions of MBH carbonates of isatins and various nucleophiles

• Zi-Ying Xiao,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 286–295, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.21

• 2390715), 7a (CCDC 2390716) and 8a (CCDC 2390717) have been deposited at the Cambridge Crystallographic Database Center. Supporting Information File 2: Experimental procedures, 1H, 13C NMR, and HRMS spectra for all new compounds. Funding This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science

Synthesis and characterizations of highly luminescent 5-isopropoxybenzo[rst]pentaphene

• Islam S. Marae,
• Jingyun Tan,
• Rengo Yoshioka,
• Zakaria Ziadi,
• Eugene Khaskin,
• Serhii Vasylevskyi,
• Ryota Kabe,
• Xiushang Xu and
• Akimitsu Narita

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 270–276, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.19

• ferric chloride (FeCl3) gave BPP-dione 4 in 70% yield. The chemical structures of BPP-OiPr 3 and BPP-dione 4 were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy as well as mass spectrometry (see Supporting Information File 1, Figures S8–S11). A single crystal of BPP-OiPr 3 suitable for X-ray diffraction

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

• UV lamp. 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded on Bruker Avance and Agilent 400-MR spectrometers (400 MHz for 1H, 100 MHz for 13C). Chemical shifts are reported in ppm relative to TMS. General procedure for the three-component reactions under diffusion mixing conditions A mixture of 1.0 mmol CH acid

• , CDCl3, δ) 7.98–7.89 (m, 4H), 7.45–7.38 (m, 2H), 7.36–7.28 (m, 4H), 6.30 (dd, J = 5.7, 3.0 Hz, 1H), 5.74 (dd, J = 5.7, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 3.94–3.90 (m, 1H), 3.00–2.95 (m, 1H), 2.84 (dd, J = 12.1, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 2.18 (dd, J = 12.1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 1.76–1.71 (m, 1H), 1.63–1.54 (m, 1H); 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3, δ

• ), 6.22–6.16 (m, 1H), 6.09–6.04 (m, 1H), 5.44–5.39 (m, 1H), 3.18–3.08 (m, 1H), 2.75 (dd, J = 14.3, 6.1 Hz, 1H), 2.71–2.62 (m, 1H), 2.58 (dd, J = 14.3, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 2.34–2.25 (m, 1H); 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3, δ) 198.4, 165.1, 139.1, 137.5, 135.6, 131.4, 130.9, 129.7 (2C), 129.6 (2C), 129.5 (2C), 127.7 (3C

Effect of substitution position of aryl groups on the thermal back reactivity of aza-diarylethene photoswitches and prediction by density functional theory

• Misato Suganuma,
• Daichi Kitagawa,
• Shota Hamatani and
• Seiya Kobatake

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• previous work [56][57], whereas compounds N4 and I1–I4 were synthesized according to Scheme 2 in the Experimental section. The chemical structures of all compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry. 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra are shown in Supporting

• by distillation before use. 1H NMR (300 MHz) and 13C NMR (75 MHz) spectra were recorded on a Bruker AV-300N spectrometer with tetramethylsilane (TMS) as the internal standard. High-resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were measured on a JEOL AccTOF LC mass spectrometer. UV–vis absorption spectra were

• , 3H, CH3), 7.45–7.50 (m, 3H, aromatic H), 7.93–7.97 (m, 2H, aromatic H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ = 17.25, 17.31, 111.87, 126.93, 129.29, 131.31, 132.62, 157.67, 171.07, 171.09; HRMS–DART+ (m/z): [M + H]+ calcd for C15H9F7NS+, 368.0344; found, 368.0350. 3-Methyl-2-(perfluorocyclopent-1-en-1-yl

Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of 2-fluorobenzofurans with arylboronic acids via aromatic C–F bond activation

• Takeshi Fujita,
• Haruna Yabuki,
• Ryutaro Morioka,
• Kohei Fuchibe and
• Junji Ichikawa

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• important in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals [41][42][43][44][45][46][47], we expect that this method will provide a novel and efficient approach for producing these valuable compounds. Experimental General: 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 19F NMR, and 31P NMR were recorded on a Bruker Avance 500 or a JEOL ECS-400

• spectrometer. Chemical shift values are given in ppm relative to internal Me4Si (for 1H NMR: δ = 0.00 ppm), CDCl3 (for 13C NMR: δ = 77.0 ppm), C6F6 (for 19F NMR: δ = 0.0 ppm), and H3PO4 (for 31P NMR: δ = 0.0 ppm). IR spectra were recorded on a Horiba FT-730 spectrometer. Mass spectra were measured on a JEOL

• Hz, 1H), 7.49–7.46 (m, 2H), 7.35 (dd, J = 7.7, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.16 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 2.44 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) δ 155.6, 152.3, 138.5, 130.5, 130.4, 129.1, 128.8, 128.7, 127.6, 126.2, 125.3, 125.1, 124.6, 124.5, 123.4, 121.9, 112.3, 100.3, 21.5; IR (KBr): 3051, 1606, 1487, 1387, 1280

Facile one-pot reduction of β-nitrostyrenes to phenethylamines using sodium borohydride and copper(II) chloride

• Laura D’Andrea and
• Simon Jademyr

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• hydrochloride (1b): The product was isolated by use of (II) as an amorphous white solid (83%). 1H NMR (600 MHz, CD3OD) δ 2.97 (m, J = 5.18 Hz, 2H), 3.18 (m, J = 5.24 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (m, J = 5.0 Hz, 3H), 7.35 (m, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H); 13C NMR (151 MHz, CD3OD) δ 34.55, 41.98, 128.26, 129.77, 129.99, 137.92; ESI-MS m/z

• , J = 8.4, 2.5, 0.2 Hz, 2H); 13C NMR (151 MHz, CD3OD) δ 33.75, 42.14, 55.71, 115.42, 129.60, 130.78, 160.47; ESI-MS m/z: [M + 1]+ 151.1; found, 152.1; mp 214–216 °C. 1-(2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine hydrochloride (3b): The product was isolated by use of (II) as a white solid (62%). 1H NMR (600

• MHz, CD3OD) δ 1.26 (d, J = 6.60 Hz, 3H), 2.82 (m, J = 6.92 Hz, 1H), 2.95 (m, J = 6.60 Hz, 1H), 3.56 (m, J = 6.51 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (s, 3H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 6.79 (m, J = 2.94 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (dd, J = 2.43, 8.85 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (m, J = 8.94 Hz, 1H); 13C NMR (151 MHz, CD3OD) δ 18.56, 36.85, 49.22, 56.12, 56.24

Synthesis, structure and π-expansion of tris(4,5-dehydro-2,3:6,7-dibenzotropone)

• Yongming Xiong,
• Xue Lin Ma,
• Shilong Su and
• Qian Miao

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• . This corresponds to a molecular formula of C119H122O9, which is in agreement with the fully fused product 11 in its protonated form. Unfortunately, clean 1H and 13C NMR spectra of this product could not be obtained to allow full characterization of this product. Efforts to increase the yield of 11

Giese-type alkylation of dehydroalanine derivatives via silane-mediated alkyl bromide activation

• Perry van der Heide,
• Michele Retini,
• Fabiola Fanini,
• Giovanni Piersanti,
• Francesco Secci,
• Daniele Mazzarella,
• Timothy Noël and
• Alberto Luridiana

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3274–3280, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.271

• nm, 25 °C, overnight. The yield of 3 was calculated by 1H NMR with 1,1,2-trichloroethene as external standard. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 52: 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS spectra of all the synthesized compounds. Acknowledgements We are grateful to University Research Services

Ceratinadin G, a new psammaplysin derivative possessing a cyano group from a sponge of the genus Pseudoceratina

• Shin-ichiro Kurimoto,
• Kouta Inoue,
• Taito Ohno and
• Takaaki Kubota

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• existence of a substituted benzenoid chromophore was suggested by the UV absorption maximum at 258 nm. The presence of hydroxy and/or amino groups and a carbonyl group was indicated by IR absorptions at 3337 cm−1 and 1671 cm−1, respectively. The analysis of the HSQC spectrum, along with the 1H and 13C NMR

• (partial structures a and b, respectively, in Figure 2), which were characteristic of psammaplysins, in ceratinadin G (1) was suggested by comparison of its 1H and 13C NMR data with those of known psammaplysin derivatives such as psammaplysins A and F (2) [4][5][6][10][11][12]. HMBC correlations (H-1/C-2

• 116.9) and the molecular formula of compound 1, it was inferred that a cyano group is attached to C-22. The 13C NMR chemical shifts of C-22 and C-23 closely matched those of the corresponding carbons in known synthetic compounds with an aminoacetonitrile moiety, further supporting the presence of a

Discovery of ianthelliformisamines D–G from the sponge Suberea ianthelliformis and the total synthesis of ianthelliformisamine D

• Sasha Hayes,
• Yaoying Lu,
• Bernd H. A. Rehm and
• Rohan A. Davis

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• protons indicating the presence of a symmetrical aromatic moiety, were observed. The 13C NMR (Table 1) spectrum of 4 showed two carbonyls (δC 164.4, 173.9), with the carbonyl at δC 164.4 readily assigned to an acrylamide group, which is present in all previously published ianthelliformisamine molecules [7

• ]. The 13C NMR (Table 1) data of 5 displayed six aliphatic carbons (δC 35.9, 26.1, 44.8, 46.3, 21.1, 30.4) and two carbonyl signals (δC 164.9, 173.6). Similarly to the other ianthelliformisamines, the aromatic (δC 131.6) and olefin (δC 124.5, 135.2) carbons were observed [7]. COSY correlations associated

• carbon signal. Although a downfield exchangeable CO2H proton was not observed in the 1H NMR spectrum of 5, a carboxylic acid moiety was assigned based on the 13C NMR shift value (δC 173.6) [17], and analysis of the HRESIMS ion at m/z 477.0022 [M + H]+, which confirmed the molecular formula to be

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

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

• elemental analysis. All products showed the characteristic 1H NMR spectroscopic signals of norbornadienes, in particular two signals at ca. 2.10 ppm and 2.20 ppm (7-CH2) and two broad singlets between 3 and 4 ppm (bridgehead 1- and 4-CH). In addition, typical 13C NMR shifts of the aryl-substituted

Tunable full-color dual-state (solution and solid) emission of push–pull molecules containing the 1-pyrindane moiety

• Anastasia I. Ershova,
• Sergey V. Fedoseev,
• Konstantin V. Lipin,
• Mikhail Yu. Ievlev,
• Oleg E. Nasakin and
• Oleg V. Ershov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3016–3025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.251

• and compound characterization data, solvatochromic studies for compound 1с, titration data, and 1H and 13C NMR spectra for compounds 1a–i. Funding This work was performed within the framework of the state task of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project no. FEGR

The charge transport properties of dicyanomethylene-functionalised violanthrone derivatives

• Sondos A. J. Almahmoud,
• Joseph Cameron,
• Dylan Wilkinson,
• Michele Cariello,
• Claire Wilson,
• Alan A. Wiles,
• Peter J. Skabara and
• Graeme Cooke

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2921–2930, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.244

• solid (440 mg, 60%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.79 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 8.65 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 8.56 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 8.40 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 8.30 (s, 2H), 7.82 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.62 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 4.05 (m, 4H), 1.77 (m, 2H), 1.38 (m, 16H), 0.93–0.51 (m, 12H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3

• (br, 4H), 1.94–1.80 (m, 4H), 1.34 (d, J = 90.2 Hz, 20H), 0.82 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 6H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 183.2, 156.3, 135.6, 134.5, 133.2, 131.0, 129.4, 128.6, 128.3, 127.7, 127.5, 127.1, 123.6, 123.2, 122.7, 117.2, 113.5, 69.8, 31.9, 29.9, 29.6, 29.5, 26.2, 22.8, 14.2; HRESIMS (m/z): [M + Na

• Hz, 2H), 8.57 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 8.39 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 8.30 (s, 2H), 7.81 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.62 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 4.26 (s, 4H), 1.92–1.72 (m, 4H), 1.55–1.02 (m, 36H), 0.86 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 6H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 183.2, 156.4, 135.6, 134.5, 133.2, 131.1, 129.5, 128.6, 128.3, 127.8

Synthesis of pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepine/dibenzothiazepine/triazolobenzodiazepine derivatives via isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions

• Marzieh Norouzi,
• Mohammad Taghi Nazeri,
• Ahmad Shaabani and
• Behrouz Notash

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• product compared to the substitution of phenyl (Scheme 4, 6c). Furthermore, n-butyl isocyanide was used to increase the variety of products and the n-butyl-substituted products 6f–h were obtained with 72–78% yield . All the products were characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and infrared spectroscopy, and

• . The signal at δ = 3.42 is the NH group. All the protons of the aromatic rings are located from δ = 7.10 to 7.99. In its 13C NMR spectrum, all of the carbon signals appear at δ = 158.3, 152.5, 134.7, 134.2, 133.9, 133.2, 130.8, 130.4, 129.2, 129.1, 129.0 128.9, 128.4, 127.4, 125.8, 122.6, 121.1, 120.6

• δ = 4.65 and δ = 5.84 ppm corresponding to hydrogen I and hydrogen II. Remarkably, at higher temperatures (85 °C), the rapid inversion of the seven-membered ring results in it being observed as a single structure on the 1H NMR time scale (see Figure 3, spectrum F) [19][47][48]. Furthermore, 13C NMR

Synthesis of tricarbonylated propargylamine and conversion to 2,5-disubstituted oxazole-4-carboxylates

• Kento Iwai,
• Akari Hikasa,
• Kotaro Yoshioka,
• Shinki Tani,
• Kazuto Umezu and
• Nagatoshi Nishiwaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2827–2833, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.238

• reaction using other N,O-acetals 1 and alkynes 3. Conversion of adducts 4 to oxazoles 5. Ring closure of 4a using ammonium acetate. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 18: Spectral data for 4, 5, and 9 as well as 1H and 13C NMR spectra.

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

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• imidazole nucleophilic center not involved in the first step. This process leads to the formation of alternative final products: imidazo[1,2-a]imidazoles 10 and 12, imidazo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 4, 5, 11 and 14, and imidazo[1,2-a]diazines 13 and 15. The analysis of the spectral data (1H and 13C NMR, 2D NMR

C–C Coupling in sterically demanding porphyrin environments

• Liam Cribbin,
• Brendan Twamley,
• Nicolae Buga,
• John E. O’ Brien,
• Raphael Bühler,
• Roland A. Fischer and
• Mathias O. Senge

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2784–2798, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.234

• the existence of this structure in solution was obtained from VT-NMR studies (Figure S51 and Figure S52 in Supporting Information File 1), with asymmetry observed in the β-ethyl CH3 resonances δH = 0.58 and 0.73 ppm and peak broadening in both the aromatic region and the {1H}13C NMR spectra

• borylation of porphyrin 13 to yield 46. Mean geometrical parameters of OET-meta/para-ArylPP and out-of-plane and in-plane distortion magnitudes. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 9: Experimental methods, synthetic procedures, 1H, 11B and 13C NMR, VT-NMR, UV–vis, IR, HRMS (m/z)-APCI and HRMS

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

• NMR: TMS = 0.00; (CD3)2SO = 2.50; and 13C NMR: CDCl3 = 77.16; (CD3)2SO = 39.52. Data for 1H NMR spectra are reported as follows: chemical shift (δ ppm), multiplicity, coupling constants (Hz) and integration. Data for 13C NMR spectra are reported in terms of chemical shift (δ ppm). Interpretation of

• , 3CH3 of t-Bu); 13C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl3) δ 175.3 (Cq amidine), 160.9 (Cq near O), 158.0 (Cq near N), 149.7 (Cq near N), 136.8 (Cq Ar), 133.9 (Cq Ar), 132.7 (Cq Ar), 129.0 (CH Ar), 128.5 (2 CH Ar), 126.9 (CH Ar), 126.9 (CH Ar), 126.5 (CH Ar), 123.5 (CH Ar), 123.3 (CH Ar), 123.2 (2 CH Ar), 107.1 (CH Ar

Synthesis of fluoroalkenes and fluoroenynes via cross-coupling reactions using novel multihalogenated vinyl ethers

• Yukiko Karuo,
• Keita Hirata,
• Atsushi Tarui,
• Kazuyuki Sato,
• Kentaro Kawai and
• Masaaki Omote

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2691–2703, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.226

• and 3 as new fluorine-containing building blocks. Experimental General information 1H NMR, 19F NMR, and 13C NMR spectra were recorded on JEOL ECZ 400S spectrometers. Chemical shifts of 1H NMR are reported in ppm from tetramethylsilane (TMS) as an internal standard. Chemical shifts of 13C NMR are

• purified by column chromatography and preparative TLC (hexane only), and obtained in 96% yield (122.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.04–7.22 (m, 2H), 7.26–7.50 (m, 6H), 7.55–7.69 (m, 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 101.4 (d, J = 30.9 Hz), 102.5 (d, J = 48.0 Hz), 116.5 (d, J = 3.8 Hz

• , J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.07–7.15 (m, 2H), 7.16–7.23 (m, 1H) , 7.33–7.42 (m, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ −0.36, −0.26, 85.2 (d, J = 44.8 Hz), 85.6 (d, J = 53.3 Hz), 94.5 (d, J = 47.8 Hz), 94.6 (d, J = 43.5 Hz), 103.7 (d, J = 63.4 Hz), 103.8 (d, J = 66.3 Hz), 117.2, 117.3, 125.2, 125.3, 130.0, 130.1

Transition-metal-free decarbonylation–oxidation of 3-arylbenzofuran-2(3H)-ones: access to 2-hydroxybenzophenones

• Bhaskar B. Dhotare,
• Seema V. Kanojia,
• Chahna K. Sakhiya,
• Amey Wadawale and
• Dibakar Goswami

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• characterized using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. Next, in a model experiment, we carried out the decarbonylation–oxidation reaction of 5-methyl-3-phenylbenzofuran-2(3H)-one (3ba) using different bases in different solvents (Table 1) under open atmospheric conditions. In the

• over anhydrous Na2SO4. FTIR spectra were recorded as films with a Bruker Tensor II spectrophotometer. The 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded with a Varian 500 MHz NMR spectrometer, and were processed using Bruker TOPSPIN software. Melting points (mp) were measured on a Büchi B-540 apparatus. X-ray

• File 10: Characterization data of compounds 3aa–ma, 4aa–ma, and 5. 1H and 13C NMR spectra of 3aa–ma, 4aa–ma, and 5; single crystal data of 4ja, 4fb, and 4ma; UV–vis absorption spectra and optical properties of 4aa–ma. Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge Dr. Sudip Gorai, BARC, for his help in

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

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

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• ) and C-6-methyl (1.56 ppm) and was assigned as the E-diastereomer. This assignment is further supported by the 13C NMR spectra. The major diastereomer shows C-7 at 39.7 ppm, a typical value for (E)-configured aliphatic chains with allylmethyl groups [29], while the (Z)-isomers show values around 30 ppm

• column chromatography [28]. Yellow oil: 1.95 g (45% over 2 steps); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 9.64 (s, 1H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 2.40 (m, 3H), 2.07 (m, 1H), 1.70 (m, 1H), 1.13 (d, J = 7 Hz, 3H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz) δ 200.9, 173.4, 51.6, 45.5, 31.2, 25.3, 13.2; EIMS (70 eV) m/z (%): 116 (10), 113 (15), 112

• (18%); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 4.83 (d, J = 12 Hz, 1H), 3.65 (s, 3H), 2.40–2.30 (m, 1H), 2.3–2.2 (m, 2H), 2.05–1.90 (m, 2H), 1.66 (d, J = 13 Hz, 1.2H), 1.56 (d, J = 13 Hz, 1.8H), 1.38–1.21 (m, 10H), 0.93 (d, J = 7 Hz, 1.2H), 0.93 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1.8H), 0.88 (t, J = 14 Hz, 3H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 125

Efficient modification of peroxydisulfate oxidation reactions of nitrogen-containing heterocycles 6-methyluracil and pyridine

• Alfiya R. Gimadieva,
• Yuliya Z. Khazimullina,
• Aigiza A. Gilimkhanova and
• Akhat G. Mustafin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2599–2607, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.219

• classes. Experimental 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance III 500 MHz spectrometer at 500.13 MHz (1H) and 125.73 MHz (13C) with 5 mm QNP sensors at a constant sample temperature of 298 K. The solvents were DMSO-d6, D2O, CDCl3 and the internal standard was SiMe4. Chemical shifts in the