Diametric calix[6]arene-based phosphine gold(I) cavitands

• Gabriele Giovanardi,
• Andrea Secchi,
• Arturo Arduini and
• Gianpiero Cera

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 190–196, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.21

• polarity solvents, of a novel class of diametric phosphine gold(I) cavitands characterized by a 1,2,3-alternate geometry. Preliminary catalytic studies were performed on a model cycloisomerization of 1,6-enynes as a function of the relative orientation of the bonded gold(I) nuclei with respect to the

• macrocyclic cavity. Keywords: 1,2,3-alternate conformation; calix[6]arenes; gold(I) catalysis; phosphines; Introduction One of the latest challenges in supramolecular chemistry is the design and development of novel macrocyclic-based entities able to influence the catalytic activities of the metal center [1

• , calix[4]- [9][10][11][12][13] and resorcin[4]arene [14][15][16][17] are the most exploited cavitands due to their inherent limited flexibility and already proved their ability to control the catalytic activity of late-transition metals and particularly gold(I) catalysts [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25

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

• 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

A tribute to Carsten Schmuck

• Jochen Niemeyer,
• Ivo Piantanida and
• Thomas Schrader

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2795–2798, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.190

• have become the gold standard for undergraduate teaching, so everyone is well-advised to read “The Schmuck” when diving into the world of (Organic) Chemistry for the first time. On top of all that, he also took on the task to write an updated version of the classical organic chemistry encyclopedia

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

• , Switzerland Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 440, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Life Sciences and Health, Pharmacy, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport

α-Ketol and α-iminol rearrangements in synthetic organic and biosynthetic reactions

• Scott Benz and
• Andrew S. Murkin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2570–2584, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.172

• concept by application to isolated reactions, while in the following section, examples of tandem reactions in total syntheses are given. Inspired by the direct ring expansion of 1-alkynylcyclobutanols to α-methylenecyclopentanones catalyzed by gold reported by Toste and co-workers [9], Kim et al

• derivative 28, which has a lower tendency for ring expansion. At room temperature, this substrate stopped at the hydrated intermediate 29, which could be isolated and remained intact when heated to 80 °C alone in 1,4-dioxane. Inclusion of the gold catalyst while heating, however, initiated the rearrangement

• to 30, confirming the importance of Au(I) in catalyzing both steps in the tandem reaction. Notably, this is the first time in the literature that α-ketol rearrangements have been initiated by a gold catalyst. Optimization revealed that the tandem reaction is best performed with Au(JohnPhos)SbF6 in

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 1H-1,2,3-triazole and carboxylate analogues of metronidazole

• Satya Kumar Avula,
• Syed Raza Shah,
• Khdija Al-Hosni,
• Muhammad U. Anwar,
• Rene Csuk,
• Biswanath Das and
• Ahmed Al-Harrasi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2377–2384, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.154

• cost-effective drug. Due to its impressive antimicrobial activity and limited adverse effect metronidazole (1) has been considered as a “Gold Standard” antibiotic (Figure 1). However, to avoid the problem related to clinical resistance to this antimicrobial agent some novel and improved analogues of

Post-functionalization of drug-loaded nanoparticles prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) with mitochondria targeting ligands

• Janina-Miriam Noy,
• Fan Chen and
• Martina Stenzel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2302–2314, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.148

• non-specific protein absorption. Su et al. [40] investigated the effects of a protein corona on active and passive targeting using 20 different types of PEGylated gold nanoparticles, which were decorated with cyclic RGD (arginylglycylaspartic acid) peptides. As a result, the active targeting

Transition-metal-free intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction by alkene activation: A method for the synthesis of some novel xanthene derivatives

• Tülay Yıldız,
• İrem Baştaş and
• Hatice Başpınar Küçük

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2203–2208, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.142

• gold(III) [43], iridium(III) [44][45], iron(III) [46], or bismuth(III) [47][48] were used as catalysts for the intermolecular hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes. Organic Brønsted acids were also used as catalysts in a smaller number of studies [49][50]. In this work, we searched for some organic

Constrained thermoresponsive polymers – new insights into fundamentals and applications

• Patricia Flemming,
• Alexander S. Münch,
• Andreas Fery and
• Petra Uhlmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2123–2163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.138

Recent advances in the syntheses of anthracene derivatives

• Giovanni S. Baviera and
• Paulo M. Donate

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2028–2050, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.131

• substituted anthracenes 14 through a gold-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyldiarylmethanes 13 (Scheme 3) [36]. The scope of this reaction consisted of 21 examples in good yields (58–80%). Interestingly, the authors described that the F, Br, and Me functionalities and even the acid-sensitive OAc group on the

• oxidative benzannulation reactions of 1-adamantoyl-1-naphthylamines with internal alkynes. Gold/bismuth-catalyzed cyclization of o-alkynyldiarylmethanes. [2 + 2 + 2] Cyclotrimerization reactions with alkynes/nitriles in the presence of nickel and cobalt catalysts. Cobalt-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2

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

• 2,3-diol 4,6-O-benzylidene acceptor permitted to access various β(1–3)-glucans, ranging from trimer to 13mer [126]. Regioselectivity was also achieved using a gold-catalyzed glycosylation, to give a linear β(1–3)-linked 11mer and a branched 14mer in a convergent manner [139]. Collection of linear as

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

• , which via a gold catalysis can be triggered to release the drug on specific sites of the target cell in a controlled manner (Scheme 15A) [123]. A proposed catalytic cycle based on kinetic isotopic effect and kinetics data is illustrated in Scheme 15D. At the beginning of the reaction, intermediate III

Chemical approaches to discover the full potential of peptide nucleic acids in biomedical applications

• Nikita Brodyagin,
• Martins Katkevics,
• Venubabu Kotikam,
• Christopher A. Ryan and
• Eriks Rozners

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1641–1688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.116

• surface area of the bicyclic nucleobases that enabled better π-stacking [97]. Despite the superior binding properties, the original report on K has not been followed up with more detailed studies and J remains the current gold standard for triple-helical recognition of G–C base pairs in PNA. However, more

Methodologies for the synthesis of quaternary carbon centers via hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins: twenty years of advances

• Thiago S. Silva and
• Fernando Coelho

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1565–1590, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.112

• further demonstrated by the hydroalkylation of the anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone (7j). Gold(I)/gold(III) and silver(I) catalysis in olefin hydroalkylation The early limitations associated with Pd catalysis in olefin hydroalkylation reactions prompted the search for alternative metals for olefin

• activation. The use of metals in which the protodemetalation step of the σ-alkylmetal complex occurs preferentially to the β-hydride elimination arose as an alternative for the development of new methodologies. During the early 2000s, several synthetic methodologies flourished that employed gold catalysis to

• activate unsaturated bonds, and examples of olefin hydroalkylation, hydroarylation, hydrofluorination, hydroamination, and aminoheteroarylation, among others, can be found in the literature [36][37]. The first example of an olefin hydroalkylation promoted by gold catalysis appeared in 2004 in the work by

Synthesis of 1-indolyl-3,5,8-substituted γ-carbolines: one-pot solvent-free protocol and biological evaluation

• Premansh Dudhe,
• Mena Asha Krishnan,
• Kratika Yadav,
• Diptendu Roy,
• Krishnan Venkatasubbaiah,
• Biswarup Pathak and
• Venkatesh Chelvam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1453–1463, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.101

• extreme thermal conditions with the use of corrosive reagents. Much later, Larock and co-workers developed a Pd/Cu-catalyzed imino-annulation of internal alkynes [15], which paved the way for transition-metal-catalyzed cyclizations as easy access to these scaffolds. Notably, the gold-catalyzed tandem

A new glance at the chemosphere of macroalgal–bacterial interactions: In situ profiling of metabolites in symbiosis by mass spectrometry

• Marine Vallet,
• Filip Kaftan,
• Veit Grabe,
• Fatemeh Ghaderiardakani,
• Simona Fenizia,
• Aleš Svatoš,
• Georg Pohnert and
• Thomas Wichard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1313–1322, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.91

• . mutabilis germlings were stained with SYBR Gold, a sensitive probe forming a complex with DNA with high fluorescence quantum yield [36]. In the axenic callus-like form, the nuclei of algal cells and the bacterial cells accumulated around the rhizoidal tissue and exhibited the specific fluorescence after

• SYBR Gold staining (Figure 3a) as previously described [8][37]. These findings indicated that bacteria are associated with their algal host during symbiosis. In parallel, we visualised the metabolites produced by the biofilm formed around U. mutabilis by imaging analysis with AP-SMALDI-HRMS. Three

• for one month at 18 °C in static conditions. An inverted microscope was used to monitor the algal growth. Transmitted light microscopy pictures were obtained using a Keyence BHX-500 digital microscope. Samples were recovered with pliers and fixed with glutaraldehyde 1% (Merck), stained with SYBR Gold

A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries

• Guido Gambacorta,
• James S. Sharley and
• Ian R. Baxendale

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90

Synthetic accesses to biguanide compounds

• Oleksandr Grytsai,
• Cyril Ronco and
• Rachid Benhida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1001–1040, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.82

• materials in organic synthesis for the preparation of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Moreover, biguanides demonstrate a wide range of biological activities and some representatives are worldwide known such as metformin, the first-line treatment against type II diabetes, or chlorhexidine, the gold

Beyond ribose and phosphate: Selected nucleic acid modifications for structure–function investigations and therapeutic applications

• Christopher Liczner,
• Kieran Duke,
• Gabrielle Juneau,
• Martin Egli and
• Christopher J. Wilds

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 908–931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.76

• glycerol α-chlorohydrin, the ratio of I/II was 1:4 with II being the preferred isomer but when using glycidol, this ratio shifted to 3:1 in the favor of the desired isomer [96][97]. From there on, the use of glycidol for the preparation of GNA analogues became the gold standard. The first GNA polymers were

• of NaHMDS in order to selectively alkylate the 2'-OH, followed by TBAF treatment to remove the MDPS protecting group. The 2'-O-MOE soon became the gold standard alkyl modification, owing to its improvement in therapeutically relevant properties. Compared to 2'-OMe RNA, the 2'-O-MOE RNA analogue has

Enhanced target cell specificity and uptake of lipid nanoparticles using RNA aptamers and peptides

• Roslyn M. Ray,
• Anders Højgaard Hansen,
• Maria Taskova,
• Bernhard Jandl,
• Jonas Hansen,
• Citra Soemardy,
• Kevin V. Morris and
• Kira Astakhova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 891–907, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.75

• , Denmark Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria School of Medical Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia 4222 Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia 10.3762/bjoc.17.75 Abstract

Synthesis, structural characterization, and optical properties of benzo[f]naphtho[2,3-b]phosphoindoles

• Mio Matsumura,
• Takahiro Teramoto,
• Masato Kawakubo,
• Masatoshi Kawahata,
• Yuki Murata,
• Kentaro Yamaguchi,
• Masanobu Uchiyama and
• Shuji Yasuike

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 671–677, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.56

• . The reaction of 2 with borane in THF formed a borane complex 6 in 91% yield, and the reaction with chloro(dimethyl sulfide)gold afforded the gold complex 7 in 39% yield. The molecular structures of the synthesized phospholes 2−7 were confirmed by spectral analyses (1H, 13C, and 31P NMR as well as MS

The preparation and properties of 1,1-difluorocyclopropane derivatives

• Kymbat S. Adekenova,
• Peter B. Wyatt and
• Sergazy M. Adekenov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 245–272, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.25

• -dimethoxyethane (Scheme 20) [60]. The difluorocarbene then added to cyclohexene (49) to form difluoronorcarane 50 with good yield. Under similar conditions tetramethylethylene afforded 1,1-difluorotetramethylcyclopropane (4). Trifluoromethyl derivatives of cadmium, bismuth, zinc, and gold: Bis(trifluoromethyl

• (Scheme 23) [64]. Fürstner et al. [67] showed that (trifluoromethyl)gold(I)triphenylphosphine in dichloromethane can be used for the production of difluorocyclopropanes at low temperatures. The advantage of the method is its stereoselectivity. The disadvantages include the stoichiometric use of gold, low

Selective synthesis of α-organylthio esters and α-organylthio ketones from β-keto esters and sodium S-organyl sulfurothioates under basic conditions

• Jean C. Kazmierczak,
• Roberta Cargnelutti,
• Thiago Barcellos,
• Claudio C. Silveira and
• Ricardo F. Schumacher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 234–244, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.24

• , and related compounds. Some of them are catalyzed by expensive transition metals, such as gold, iridium, palladium, and titanium. More recently, the selective formation of C–S bonds using 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, followed by a C–C bond cleavage has emerged as a versatile and less expensive protocol

Au(III) complexes with tetradentate-cyclam-based ligands

• Ann Christin Reiersølmoen,
• Thomas N. Solvi and
• Anne Fiksdahl

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 186–192, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.18

• ; cyclam derivatives; cyclopropanation; Introduction The importance of gold for humankind dates long back, and gold is linked to the evolution of many parts of the society. Contrary to the general fascination and importance of gold, the potential as homogenous catalyst has been neglected, compared to a

• range of other transition metals. The utilization of gold in synthetic organic chemistry has become a topic of interest during the last decades, as evidenced by the increasing number of review articles published in this period [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Whereas both gold(I) and gold(III) are proven to be

• catalytic active forms of gold, gold(I) has so far, received main attention, likely due to the higher stability, as demonstrated by the development of a high number of gold(I)-catalyzed transformations and ligated gold(I) complexes, along with improved mechanistic understanding [9][10][11][12][13][14][15

Insight into functionalized-macrocycles-guided supramolecular photocatalysis

• Minzan Zuo,
• Krishnasamy Velmurugan,
• Kaiya Wang,
• Xueqi Tian and
• Xiao-Yu Hu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 139–155, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.15

• stereochemistry as catalysts [27]. The stereochemical properties were sensitive to the linker size and length, and the yield of the syn-head-to-tail-9,10:9',10'-cyclodimer could reach 97–98%. Traditional thiol-functionalized organic ligands decorated on the surface of gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) tend to generate a

• ] (“Cyclodextrin–gold nanocluster decorated TiO2 enhances photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants” by H. Zhu et al., J. Mater. Chem. A vol. 6, © 2017); permission conveyed through Copyright Clearing Center, Inc. Visible-light-driven conversion of benzyl alcohol to H2 and a vicinal diol or to H2 and