Solid-phase total synthesis and structural confirmation of antimicrobial longicatenamide A

• Takumi Matsumoto,
• Takefumi Kuranaga,
• Yuto Taniguchi,
• Weicheng Wang and
• Hideaki Kakeya

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1560–1566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.166

• the combined-culture strategy and new labeling reagents has led to the detection and structural determination of several unprecedented secondary metabolites [5][6][7]. Longicatenamides A–D (1–4, Figure 1) are cyclic hexapeptides isolated from the combined-culture of Streptomyces sp. KUSC_F05 and T

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

• on a Bruker Solarix XR mass spectrometer analyzing TOF. Generally, NMR spectra were recorded on a 500 MHz Bruker instrument with a cryoprobe. The 800 MHz spectra were recorded at 25 °C on a Bruker Avance Neo spectrometer with 5 mm CPTXO Cryoprobe C/N-H-D optimized for direct 13C detection. Chemical

Microelectrode arrays, electrosynthesis, and the optimization of signaling on an inert, stable surface

• Kendra Drayton-White,
• Siyue Liu,
• Yu-Chia Chang,
• Sakashi Uppal and
• Kevin D. Moeller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1488–1498, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.156

• detection methods that are dependent on the nature of the stable surface used and the amount of the binding partner that is placed on the surface. If one wants to do a quantitative study of binding events that involve molecules on such a stable surface, then once again a method for calibrating the signal

• chemistry used to place molecules on a microelectrode array, binding events on the surface of the array are typically monitored by using the electrodes in the array to measure current changes that are caused by that event. The method is ideal in that it allows for the "real-time" detection of the binding

• detection methods in the subsequent binding studies. The polymer network is not permeable to molecules tethered to its surface or proteins in solution. The synthetic problem was solved by using the electrodes in an array to generate chemical reagents and catalysts and then confining those reagents and

Computational model predicts protein binding sites of a luminescent ligand equipped with guanidiniocarbonyl-pyrrole groups

• Neda Rafieiolhosseini,
• Matthias Killa,
• Thorben Neumann,
• Niklas Tötsch,
• Jean-Noël Grad,
• Alexander Höing,
• Thies Dirksmeyer,
• Jochen Niemeyer,
• Christian Ottmann,
• Shirley K. Knauer,
• Michael Giese,
• Jens Voskuhl and
• Daniel Hoffmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1322–1331, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.137

• novel luminophores tailor-made for different applications. One unique, promising class of compounds, the so-called aggregation-induced emitters (AIE) have been used for a wide range of applications, e.g., in OLEDs, liquid crystals [17], stimuli responses, bioassays, protein and ion detection or imaging

Derivatives of benzo-1,4-thiazine-3-carboxylic acid and the corresponding amino acid conjugates

• Péter Kisszékelyi,
• Tibor Peňaška,
• Klára Stankovianska,
• Mária Mečiarová and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1195–1202, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.124

• transform into a green-blue chromophore in the presence of peroxides or redox-active metal ions under acidic conditions, creating a potential detection method for such entities [29]. Additionally, the same structure was used for the preparation of a benzo-1,4-thiazine-based cyanine chromophore, which showed

Synthesis of N-phenyl- and N-thiazolyl-1H-indazoles by copper-catalyzed intramolecular N-arylation of ortho-chlorinated arylhydrazones

• Yara Cristina Marchioro Barbosa,
• Guilherme Caneppele Paveglio,
• Claudio Martin Pereira de Pereira,
• Sidnei Moura,
• Cristiane Storck Schwalm,
• Gleison Antonio Casagrande and
• Lucas Pizzuti

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1079–1087, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.110

• resealable screw-cap Schlenk flask (≈10 mL volume) in the presence of a Teflon-coated magnetic stirring bar. TLC analyses were performed with Al plates covered with silica gel (SiliCycle, F254) and visualized by UV detection. Silica gel (Vetec, 0.063–0.200 mm, 70–230 mesh) was used for column chromatography

New azodyrecins identified by a genome mining-directed reactivity-based screening

• Atina Rizkiya Choirunnisa,
• Kuga Arima,
• Yo Abe,
• Noritaka Kagaya,
• Kei Kudo,
• Hikaru Suenaga,
• Junko Hashimoto,
• Manabu Fujie,
• Noriyuki Satoh,
• Kazuo Shin-ya,
• Kenichi Matsuda and
• Toshiyuki Wakimoto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1017–1025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.102

• natural products, despite their notable biological activities. Reactivity-based screening is an emerging strategy in natural products discovery, in which chemical probes are used for the specific detection of the unique functionality of interest in crude metabolites [5][6]. The reactions usually

• macrozamin [4]. Although the N2H4 generation is an advantageous reactivity of an azoxy group, to the best of our knowledge, it has not been applied for the detection of azoxy bonds in the context of natural products discovery. The azoxy bond is biosynthesized by two distinct mechanisms. The first is the

The stereochemical course of 2-methylisoborneol biosynthesis

• Binbin Gu,
• Anwei Hou and
• Jeroen S. Dickschat

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 818–824, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.82

• the genes for the biosynthesis of 1 are present in about half of the species [28], which is reflected by the frequent detection of 1 among the volatiles emitted by a large number of streptomycetes and closely related bacteria [3][4][5][6][7]. A series of side products of the 2MIBS has been identified

Thiophene/selenophene-based S-shaped double helicenes: regioselective synthesis and structures

• Mengjie Wang,
• Lanping Dang,
• Wan Xu,
• Zhiying Ma,
• Liuliu Shao,
• Guangxia Wang,
• Chunli Li and
• Hua Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.81

• ]. Column chromatography was carried out on silica gel (300–400 mesh). Analytical thin-layer chromatography was performed on glass plates of silica gel GF-254 with detection by UV. Standard techniques for synthesis under inert atmosphere and Schlenk glassware equipped with an 8 mm PTFE vacuum stopcock, were

Synthesis of bis-spirocyclic derivatives of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane via cyclopropene cycloadditions to the stable azomethine ylide derived from Ruhemann's purple

• Alexander S. Filatov,
• Olesya V. Khoroshilova,
• Anna G. Larina,
• Vitali M. Boitsov and
• Alexander V. Stepakov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 769–780, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.77

• observed signals were at the limit of detection and whether they actually correspond to a minor diastereomer could not be ascertained unambiguously. The major product 4 was purified by recrystallization of the crude mixture from MeOH and obtained in 62% yield. The structure and relative configuration of

Terpenoids from Glechoma hederacea var. longituba and their biological activities

• Dong Hyun Kim,
• Song Lim Ham,
• Zahra Khan,
• Sun Yeou Kim,
• Sang Un Choi,
• Chung Sub Kim and
• Kang Ro Lee

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 555–566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.58

• . The monosaccharide of 5 was detected at 13.8 min, the same detection time (13.8 min) as ᴅ-glucopyranoside. LC–MS analysis was perfomed under the following conditions: flow rate 0.7 mL/min; 25% MeCN with 0.1% formic acid, column, Kinetex C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 µm, Phenomenex). Sugar analysis

• ), the reaction mixture was allowed to react again at 60 °C for 2 h. The reactant was suspended in distilled H2O (1 mL) and then partitioned with n-hexane (1 mL). The n-hexane soluble layer was analyzed using GC–MS analysis. All monosaccharides were detected at 11.3 min, the same detection time (11.3 min

Site-selective reactions mediated by molecular containers

• Rui Wang and
• Yang Yu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 309–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.35

• increasing DMSO concentration, without the detection of any monohydrolyzed product. This work further demonstrated the striking ability of the water-soluble cavitand to mediate site-selective reactions. Conclusion To summarize, we have reviewed various site-selective reactions mediated by molecular

Recent developments and trends in the iron- and cobalt-catalyzed Sonogashira reactions

• Surendran Amrutha,
• Sankaran Radhika and
• Gopinathan Anilkumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 262–285, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.31

• for the effective Sonogashira coupling under aqueous conditions (Scheme 3) [22]. The coupling reaction was catalyzed by the nanoparticles in water between room temperature and 45 °C. Notably, the amount of Pd was below the detection limit. The reaction done in the presence of 1000 ppm of Pd ligated

Anomeric 1,2,3-triazole-linked sialic acid derivatives show selective inhibition towards a bacterial neuraminidase over a trypanosome trans-sialidase

• Peterson de Andrade,
• Sanaz Ahmadipour and
• Robert A. Field

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 208–216, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.24

• both enzymes (Figure 3A) (and TcTS transferase activity in the presence of an acceptor substrate, such as lactose – Figure 3B) by releasing the fluorophore 4-methylumbelliferone (MU) for detection upon cleavage of the substrate 2'-(4-methylumbelliferyl) α-ᴅ-N-acetylneuraminic acid (MUNANA). Compounds

The role of chemistry in the success of oligonucleotides as therapeutics

• Pawan Kumar and
• Tom Brown

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 197–199, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.22

• oligonucleotide primers and probes for use in diagnostic testing kits for the detection of COVID-19 for tackling the pandemic. With this thematic issue, we express our sincere gratitude to all the scientists for their ground-breaking work to bring oligonucleotide therapeutics to the bedside. We also express our

Study on the interactions between melamine-cored Schiff bases with cucurbit[n]urils of different sizes and its application in detecting silver ions

• Jun-Xian Gou,
• Yang Luo,
• Xi-Nan Yang,
• Wei Zhang,
• Ji-Hong Lu,
• Zhu Tao and
• Xin Xiao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2950–2958, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.204

• host–guest interactions. Among them, Q[7]-TBT is selected as a UV detector for the detection of silver ions (Ag+). This work makes full use of the characteristics of each cucurbituril and melamine-cored Schiff base to construct a series of complexes and these are applied to metal detection. Keywords

• to yield different metal-organic frameworks [6][7][8][9][10][11], but also can be used as analytical reagents for the detection of different organic and inorganic substances [12][13][14]. Among the various central molecules for the synthesis of Schiff bases, melamine (2,4,6-triamino-s-triazine) has

• supermolecule polymer with TBT due to its larger cavity. Since Q[7] and TBT form a host–guest complex, the carboxyl group at the end of TBT and the carbonyl group of the Q[7] still have a strong ability to coordinate with metals. Therefore, Q[7]-TBT is selected for the detection of silver ions (Ag+) [32][33

First total synthesis of hoshinoamide A

• Haipin Zhou,
• Zihan Rui,
• Yiming Yang,
• Shengtao Xu,
• Yutian Shao and
• Long Liu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2924–2931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.201

• % CH3CN/H2O and 0.1% TFA over 40 min were applied at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min and detection at 220 nm. Method B: Linear gradient of 10–90–90–10% CH3CN/H2O and 0.1% TFA over 10 min (10–90 vol % MeCN over 6 min, 90–90 vol % over 3 min, 90–10 vol % MeCN over 1 min) were applied at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min

• and detection at 220 nm. Preparative reverse-phase HPLC was performed by using Thermo Scientific Ultimate 3000 equipped with a Thermo Hypersil Gold (5 µm, 150 × 21.2 mm) column adpoting the following buffer systems: A: 0.1% TFA in water. B: 0.1% TFA in MeCN using a 10–90–90–10 vol % MeCN gradient (10

Biological properties and conformational studies of amphiphilic Pd(II) and Ni(II) complexes bearing functionalized aroylaminocarbo-N-thioylpyrrolinate units

• Samet Poyraz,
• Samet Belveren,
• Sabriye Aydınoğlu,
• Mahmut Ulger,
• Abel de Cózar,
• Maria de Gracia Retamosa,
• Jose M. Sansano and
• H. Ali Döndaş

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2812–2821, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.192

• from LECO detection system. General procedure for ligands and complexes Synthesis of selected ligands (L1–L3): The known pyrrolidines and aroylaminocarbo-N-thioylpyrrolidine compounds (L1–L3) were synthesized according to published procedures [15]. Preparation of Ni(II) and Pd(II) complexes (L1-M, L2-M

The PIFA-initiated oxidative cyclization of 2-(3-butenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-ones – an efficient approach to 1-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinazolin-5(1H)-ones

• Alla I. Vaskevych,
• Nataliia O. Savinchuk,
• Ruslan I. Vaskevych,
• Eduard B. Rusanov,
• Oleksandr O. Grygorenko and
• Mykhailo V. Vovk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2787–2794, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.189

• (doublet), t (triplet), dd (doublet of doublet), q (quartet), m (multiplet) and br s (broad singlet). LC–MS spectra were recorded on an Agilent 1100 Series high-performance liquid chromatograph equipped with a diode matrix with an Agilent LC\MSD SL mass selective detector. Mass spectrometric detection of

GlycoBioinformatics

• Kiyoko F. Aoki-Kinoshita,
• Frédérique Lisacek,
• Niclas Karlsson,
• Daniel Kolarich and
• Nicolle H. Packer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2726–2728, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.184

• tightly connected to mainstream bioinformatics. For example, databases and tools from genomics can be used for gaining information about genes encoding for glycosyltransferases, glycosidases, and glycan-binding proteins (lectins), and search engines initially designed for the detection of

Cryogels: recent applications in 3D-bioprinting, injectable cryogels, drug delivery, and wound healing

• Luke O. Jones,
• Leah Williams,
• Tasmin Boam,
• Martin Kalmet,
• Chidubem Oguike and
• Fiona L. Hatton

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2553–2569, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.171

• stem cells in cell-based therapies, detection of low levels of biomarkers in the blood (i.e., tumour cells, pathogenic microorganisms, etc.) for disease diagnosis, and general isolation of biological substances for clinical and environmental microbiology hold opportunities for cryogels [13][42][61

Nomimicins B–D, new tetronate-class polyketides from a marine-derived actinomycete of the genus Actinomadura

• Zhiwei Zhang,
• Tao Zhou,
• Taehui Yang,
• Keisuke Fukaya,
• Enjuro Harunari,
• Shun Saito,
• Katsuhisa Yamada,
• Chiaki Imada,
• Daisuke Urabe and
• Yasuhiro Igarashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2194–2202, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.141

• give 0.23 g of brown oil that was further purified by preparative HPLC (Cosmosil 5C18-ARII, 10 × 250 mm, 4 mL/min, UV detection at 254 nm) with 73% MeCN in 0.1% HCO2H solution to yield nomimicin A (4, 33 mg, tR 21.5 min). Fractions 5 (2:1) and 6 (1:1) were combined and concentrated to provide 0.48 g of

• 5C18-ARII, 10 × 250 mm, 4 mL/min, UV detection at 254 nm) with 52% MeCN in 0.1% HCO2H solution to yield nomimicin B (1, 16.1 mg, tR 19.5 min) and nomimicin C (2, 12.2 mg, tR 21.5 min). Similarly, evaporation of the solvent gave 3.0 g of extract from 2 L of A11M culture. The extract was subjected to

• :3, and 8:2, v/v). The ODS fraction 5 (6:4) was concentrated to give 72.6 mg of semipure material. Final purification using preparative HPLC (Cosmosil XTerra Prep RP18, 10 × 250 mm, 4 mL/min, UV detection at 254 nm) with 38% MeCN in 10 mM NH4HCO3 solution yielded nomimicin D (3, 6.0 mg, tR 30.5 min

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

• ]. Following the assumption (formation of triselenide 145) made by Wilshire [94] together with the detection of the oxidized products isatins in the reaction mixture, a disproportionation mechanism of SeO2 can be drawn giving bis(indol-3-yl)triselenide 145 and SeVI (Scheme 18e). The triselenide 145 converts

Progress and challenges in the synthesis of sequence controlled polysaccharides

• Giulio Fittolani,
• Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas,
• Denisa Vargová,
• Manishkumar A. Chaube and
• Martina Delbianco

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1981–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.129

On the application of 3d metals for C–H activation toward bioactive compounds: The key step for the synthesis of silver bullets

• Renato L. Carvalho,
• Amanda S. de Miranda,
• Mateus P. Nunes,
• Roberto S. Gomes,
• Guilherme A. M. Jardim and
• Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1849–1938, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.126