Efficient syntheses of climate relevant isoprene nitrates and (1R,5S)-(−)-myrtenol nitrate

• Sean P. Bew,
• Glyn D. Hiatt-Gipson,
• Graham P. Mills and
• Claire E. Reeves

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1081–1095, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.103

• has led to uncertainty in quantifying the true effect of isoprene on the NOx cycle and subsequent O3 enhancement. Shepson et al. sought to deconvolute this process replicating the atmospheric synthesis of IPN using a photochemical reaction chamber to determine IPN yield from isoprene photooxidation

The chemical behavior of terminally tert-butylated polyolefins

• Dagmar Klein,
• Henning Hopf,
• Peter G. Jones,
• Ina Dix and
• Ralf Hänel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1246–1258, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.139

• has been investigated by many authors [18][19][20]. In most cases this photooxidation involves singlet oxygen that is generated from triplet oxygen by irradiation in the presence of a sensitizer such as chlorophyll. Since the above experiment was carried out in the absence of a sensitizer, the

Photocatalytic nucleophilic addition of alcohols to styrenes in Markovnikov and anti-Markovnikov orientation

• Martin Weiser,
• Sergej Hermann,
• Alexander Penner and
• Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 568–575, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.62

• mechanism (Scheme 4). Comparison of product formation after 18 h showed that the methoxy substituted product 9 was obtained in approximately double yield compared to 11. Obviously, the photooxidation of the electron-rich double bond in substrate 8 by electron transfer occured faster than the one in

• LEDs (250 mW), λ = 530 nm. Photooxidation of the substrate and reductive quenching of the photocatalyst (left) vs photoreduction of the substrate and oxidative quenching of the photocatalyst (right) give two complementary photocatalytic cycles yielding either anti-Markovnikov-type or Markovnikov-type

Electrochemical oxidation of cholesterol

• Jacek W. Morzycki and
• Andrzej Sobkowiak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 392–402, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.45

• studies on cholesterol oxidation may allow for significant advances in cholesterol biology and chemistry. Review General remarks A series of physiological actions in both humans and animals are caused by chemical oxidation, photooxidation or enzymatic oxidation of cholesterol. Despite the importance of

One-pot functionalisation of N-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines by photooxidation and tunable organometallic trapping of iminium intermediates

• Joshua P. Barham,
• Matthew P. John and
• John A. Murphy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2981–2988, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.316

• novel, one-pot methodology that functionalises N-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines by visible light-assisted photooxidation, followed by trapping of the resultant iminium ions with organometallic nucleophiles. This affords 1,2-disubstituted tetrahydroisoquinolines in moderate to excellent yields

Cyclization–endoperoxidation cascade reactions of dienes mediated by a pyrylium photoredox catalyst

• Nathan J. Gesmundo and
• David A. Nicewicz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1272–1281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.128

• single electron oxidants capable of this task, we elected to employ photooxidation catalysts. Additionally, we sought to select visible light-activated organic single electron oxidants that do not readily sensitize singlet oxygen [17][18][19]. For these reasons, we were attracted to the use of

• tetrafluoroborate, which has been used with success in other photooxidation processes [23][24][25][26], was used in place of 1c, complete consumption of 2a was observed, but 3a was not produced. Once again only oxidative decomposition pathways seemed active, this time possibly due to superoxide formation. Lastly

On the mechanism of photocatalytic reactions with eosin Y

• Michal Majek,
• Fabiana Filace and
• Axel Jacobi von Wangelin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 981–989, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.97

• photocatalysts [3][4][5][6][7][8], whereas much less attention has been directed at eosin Y-catalyzed reactions. The reductive quenching pathway of eosin Y, which operates in the photooxidation of isoquinolines [9], has been studied in a single report [22]. To the best of our knowledge, related data have not

Synthesis of five- and six-membered cyclic organic peroxides: Key transformations into peroxide ring-retaining products

• Alexander O. Terent'ev,
• Dmitry A. Borisov,
• Vera A. Vil’ and
• Valery M. Dembitsky

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 34–114, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.6

The chemistry of amine radical cations produced by visible light photoredox catalysis

• Jie Hu,
• Jiang Wang,
• Theresa H. Nguyen and
• Nan Zheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1977–2001, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.234

• chemistries that have focused on the use of amines as a sacrificial electron donor only or as a hydrogen radical donor only will not be discussed in the review. These chemistries have been recently reviewed [22][23][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]. Photooxidation of amines to amine radical cations can also be

• (distonic ion) [106]. We have applied Ru(bpz)3(PF6)2-catalyzed photooxidation of N-cyclopropylanilines to induce this rearrangement reaction. The resulting distonic ion was then intercepted by alkenes to produce [3 + 2] annulation products (Scheme 32) [107]. An aryl group on the amine was required for the

• expanded the type of bonds that can be formed, particularly bonds formed asymmetrically. In summary, the utility of amine radical cations formed via photooxidation of the amines has been amply demonstrated in a number of synthetic methods. With the organic community’s increasing interest in visible light

Flow photochemistry: Old light through new windows

• Jonathan P. Knowles,
• Luke D. Elliott and
• Kevin I. Booker-Milburn

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 2025–2052, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.229

Synthesis and photooxidation of styrene copolymer bearing camphorquinone pendant groups

• Branislav Husár,
• Norbert Moszner and
• Ivan Lukáč

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 337–343, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.37

• formed in irradiated films of styrene copolymers with pendant BZ groups leads to crosslinking, only small molecular-weight changes in irradiated MCQ/S were observed. Keywords: camphorquinone; 1,2-diketone; (±)-10-methacryloyloxycamphorquinone; photooxidation; polystyrene; Introduction Camphorquinone

• % from UV–vis. MCQ is therefore more reactive than styrene, which is in agreement with the copolymerization parameters of structurally similar monomers. Photooxidation of MCQ/S Since it is difficult to follow the structural changes of the CQ structures of the MCQ/S copolymer during photochemical

• CQ photooxidation in PS are summarized in Scheme 3 [21]. The addition of molecular oxygen to the excited n→π* triplet state of ketones and 1,2-diketones to form 1,4-biradicals is a generally accepted mechanism, which has been theoretically treated and reviewed [37]. The oxygen atom released during

Synthetic incorporation of Nile Blue into DNA using 2′-deoxyriboside substitutes: Representative comparison of (R)- and (S)-aminopropanediol as an acyclic linker

• Daniel Lachmann,
• Sina Berndl,
• Otto S. Wolfbeis and
• Hans-Achim Wagenknecht

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 13, doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.13

• Ered −0.3 V (vs. NHE), the excited state potential is estimated to be E*red = 2.2 eV [17]. Hence, a photooxidation of guanine is highly favorable because the oxidation potential of guanine is only ~1.3–1.4 V [44]. Hence sequence-dependent fluorescence quenching of the Nile Blue dye in DNA was expected

Reversible intramolecular photocycloaddition of a bis(9-anthrylbutadienyl)paracyclophane – an inverse photochromic system. (Photoactive cyclophanes 5)

• Henning Hopf,
• Christian Beck,
• Jean-Pierre Desvergne,
• Henri Bouas-Laurent,
• Peter G. Jones and
• Ludger Ernst

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 20, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.20

• bubbled through the solution to prevent photooxidation, and the spectra were recorded at various time intervals (Figure 7). Three isosbestic points at 220, 289, and 329 nm were observed as well as new absorptions at 306 nm and in the far UV. Similar features were noted for the MCH solutions. At that

EcoScale, a semi- quantitative tool to select an organic preparation based on economical and ecological parameters

• Koen Van Aken,
• Lucjan Strekowski and
• Luc Patiny

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 3, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-3

• , mutagenic, teratogenic, corrosive, lachrymatic, highly flammable or explosive, among other things. In addition, the hazard can increase over time, and photooxidation of ether to generate explosive peroxides is a good example. It must also be emphasised that it takes a long time before the safety profiles of