Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles

• Periklis X. Kolagkis,
• Eirini M. Galathri and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36

• of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Scheme 15) [101][102]. This organic–inorganic hybrid material was synthesized by the immobilization of the dodecatungstovanadophosphoric acid (HPA) on TPI-Fe3O4 with N-[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]isonicotinamide (TPI), acting as the linker for the heterogeneous catalyst, while

Mechanisms for radical reactions initiating from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters

• Carlos R. Azpilcueta-Nicolas and
• Jean-Philip Lumb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35

• [80] (Scheme 22A). The study showed that a photoexcited Pd0 species formed upon blue-light irradiation of Pd(Ph3)4, was able to promote the activation of NHPI esters via SET (Scheme 22B). The photoinduced electron transfer process between the Pd-photocatalyst and RAE 58 was proposed to form a hybrid

• alkyl PdI-radical species 115 which could then react with 1,4-butadiene (116) to form hybrid allyl PdI complex 117. Subsequently, it was suggested that the species 117 would lead to the formation of a π-allylpalladium intermediate 118 through radical recombination. Ultimately, nucleophilic attack by the

Metal-catalyzed coupling/carbonylative cyclizations for accessing dibenzodiazepinones: an expedient route to clozapine and other drugs

• Amina Moutayakine and
• Anthony J. Burke

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 193–204, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.19

• dibenzodiazepinones in good yields (up to 45%; 2 steps) and much milder conditions using copper as the catalyst. The synthetic utility of this novel strategy was showcased by demonstrating a formal synthesis for the antipsychotic drug clozapine and to an anticancer triazole–DBDAP hybrid. Keywords: Buchwald–Hartwig

• than the one-pot method. The most important of which was the chloro-containing DBDAP 4e that can be used to synthesize the antipsychotic drug clozapine (see above), a triazole-hybrid with anticancer properties, and can easily be used as the key part in the synthesis of other drugs like dibenzepine and

Perspectives on push–pull chromophores derived from click-type [2 + 2] cycloaddition–retroelectrocyclization reactions of electron-rich alkynes and electron-deficient alkenes

• Michio Yamada

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 125–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.13

Electron-beam-promoted fullerene dimerization in nanotubes: insights from DFT computations

• Laura Abella,
• Gerard Novell-Leruth,
• Josep M. Ricart,
• Josep M. Poblet and
• Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 92–100, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.10

• have been published that record the dynamic behavior of a wide range of molecules and chemical reactions. One such process was the dimerization of C60 fullerene in a carbon nanotube peapod, i.e., hybrid structures consisting of fullerene molecules encapsulated in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT

Studying specificity in protein–glycosaminoglycan recognition with umbrella sampling

• Mateusz Marcisz,
• Sebastian Anila,
• Margrethe Gaardløs,
• Martin Zacharias and
• Sergey A. Samsonov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1933–1946, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.144

• simulations were set up. First, hybrid GAGs (Figure 1) were prepared and docked using RS-REMD to find the pose in the binding site with the lowest interaction energy. Then, the GAG was pulled away from the binding site until it was shifted 40 Å from the starting position. Afterwards, the GAG was pulled in

Biphenylene-containing polycyclic conjugated compounds

• Cagatay Dengiz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1895–1911, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.141

• ability of electrons to transmit through the four-membered rings [32]. Phenylene-containing oligoacenes (POAs) The localization of π-electrons and the consequent decrease in band gaps observed in the [N]phenylene series have sparked interest in exploring acene–biphenylene hybrid structures. If this trend

• = 0.07), and compound 64 displayed almost no fluorescence emission (λmax,em = 497 nm, Φem = NA). Naphthazarin–biphenylene hybrid structures Taking the advantage of naphthazarin's bifunctional Diels–Alder reactivity, Swager and his team succeeded in the synthesis of POA-type structures incorporating

• selectively synthesize compound 87 through a hybrid approach involving the integration of both solution and surface chemistry techniques [53]. The key compound 96 to be used in the synthesis of POA 87 was synthesized in two steps. In the first step, 94 was obtained using a double Sonogashira cross-coupling

Thienothiophene-based organic light-emitting diode: synthesis, photophysical properties and application

• Recep Isci and
• Turan Ozturk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1849–1857, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.137

• (OFETs) [26][27][28], capacitors [29][30], hybrid films [31], and photosensitizers [32][33][34]. Another important π-conjugated unit is triphenylamine (TPA), having an ionization potential of 6.80 eV, which is lower compared to many other organic cores, thus providing a strong electron-donating ability

Quinoxaline derivatives as attractive electron-transporting materials

• Zeeshan Abid,
• Liaqat Ali,
• Sughra Gulzar,
• Faiza Wahad,
• Raja Shahid Ashraf and
• Christian B. Nielsen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1694–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.124

• compound with the donor polymer PM6 to create BHJ nanoparticles and employed it in the hydrogen evolution reaction. This approach substantially reduced trap density, increasing the hydrogen evolution rate by 2–3 times compared to conventional inorganic/organic hybrid photocatalysts [30]. Computational

A deep-red fluorophore based on naphthothiadiazole as emitter with hybridized local and charge transfer and ambipolar transporting properties for electroluminescent devices

• Suangsiri Arunlimsawat,
• Patteera Funchien,
• Pongsakorn Chasing,
• Atthapon Saenubol,
• Taweesak Sudyoadsuk and
• Vinich Promarak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1664–1676, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.122

• energy gap between HOMO/LUMO hybrid orbits and drive fluorescence emission to longer wavelengths [48][49]. In this molecular design, the strong electron-deficient naphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole (Nz) [13][50][51] as an acceptor and the strong electron-donating carbazole [52] as a donor unit were used in

Tying a knot between crown ethers and porphyrins

• Maksym Matviyishyn and
• Bartosz Szyszko

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1630–1650, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.120

• oligo(ethylene glycol) segment. These hybrid systems constitute a broad group of compounds, including crowned porphyrins, crownphyrins, and calixpyrrole-crown ether systems forming Pacman complexes with transition metals. Their unique nature accustoms them as excellent ligands and hosts capable of

• binding guest molecules/ions, but also to undergo unusual transformations, such as metal-induced expansion/contraction. Depending on the design of the particular hybrid, they present unique features involving intriguing redox chemistry, interesting optical properties, and reactivity towards transition

• opposites, and as opposites attract, several studies were devoted to investigating the systems combining such contradictory structural elements [22][23][24][25]. In this perspective article, the subjective selection of literature demonstrating developments in the area of hybrid porphyrin-crown ether

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

• anionic hybrid NHC, “IMes-acac” consisting of fused diaminocarbene and acetylacetonato units. The latter afforded a series of representative Cu(I) complexes through bidentate coordination (Scheme 16) [30]. 1.2 Deprotonation of NHC-precursors with Cu2O Another important and facile method involves heating

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

Organic thermally activated delayed fluorescence material with strained benzoguanidine donor

• Alexander C. Brannan,
• Elvie F. P. Beaumont,
• Nguyen Le Phuoc,
• George F. S. Whitehead,
• Mikko Linnolahti and
• Alexander S. Romanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1289–1298, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.95

• ). Computational results Computations were performed using density functional theory (DFT) for the ground state and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) with Tamm–Dancoff approximation [24][25] for the excited states calculations, using the global hybrid MN15 functional by Truhlar [26] in combination with the def2-TZVP

Cyanothioacetamides as a synthetic platform for the synthesis of aminopyrazole derivatives

• Valeriy O. Filimonov,
• Alexandra I. Topchiy,
• Vladimir G. Ilkin,
• Tetyana V. Beryozkina and
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1191–1197, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.87

• biologically active substances containing amide groups [14]. The presence of a pyrazole core and a thioamide group within the hybrid molecules that we are planning to obtain, allows us to expect both an increase in their activity and the emergence of other types of biological activity, and also high synthetic

Synthesis of imidazo[4,5-e][1,3]thiazino[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazines via a base-induced rearrangement of functionalized imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[2,3-c][1,2,4]triazines

• Dmitry B. Vinogradov,
• Alexei N. Izmest’ev,
• Angelina N. Kravchenko,
• Yuri A. Strelenko and
• Galina A. Gazieva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1047–1054, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.80

• closely related hybrid compounds including fragments of 1,3-thiazine and imidazo-1,2,4-triazine is still highly relevant. Earlier we have demonstrated that imidazo[4,5-e]thiazolo[3,2-b]-1,2,4-triazines and their derivatives functionalized at position 6 are capable of undergoing skeletal rearrangements and

Asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and reaction with carbocations on acylimidazole Michael acceptors

• Brigita Mudráková,
• Renata Marcia de Figueiredo,
• Jean-Marc Campagne and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 881–888, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.65

• ). Single point energy calculations were performed using long-range corrected hybrid density functional ωB97X, which offer very good performance and have been recommended for general use in chemistry [27] with empirical dispersion correction D4 [28] (ωB97X-D4) and the triple-zeta def2-TZVPPD basis set [29

Construction of hexabenzocoronene-based chiral nanographenes

• Ranran Li,
• Di Wang,
• Shengtao Li and
• Peng An

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 736–751, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.54

• designed NGs with tailor-made sizes and structures not only show planar conformation as fragments of graphene, but also evolved with a diversity of other shapes, including bowls [10], saddles [11][12][13], helixes [14][15], belts [16], rings [17], and their hybrid conformations such as helical bilayers [18

• dibenzocyclooctyne 8 and tetracyclone 2 in a 91% yield. After a subsequent sequence of deprotection and oxidation, ketone 10 was obtained. Through the oxidative cyclodehydrogenation reaction of 10 in the presence of DDQ and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOH), a saddle-helix hybrid nanographene 11, bearing an

Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-containing peptidomimetics by tandem of Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé and Ugi reactions

• Oleksandr V. Kolomiiets,
• Alexander V. Tsygankov,
• Maryna N. Kornet,
• Aleksander A. Brazhko,
• Vladimir I. Musatov and
• Valentyn A. Chebanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 727–735, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.53

• (Scheme 2). It is obvious that the exploration of the possibility to create hybrid molecules by combining GBB-3CR and Ugi is successful, so one of the promising areas is to increase the diversity of relevant compounds using substituted aminopyridines in GBB-3CR and the synthesis of new peptidomimetics

• . Taking into account all these facts, we solved the task of developing a new approach for the synthesis of hybrid molecules containing substituted pharmacophoric heterocyclic and peptidomimetic fragments. An approach based on the preparation of an imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-containing heterocyclic acid and

CuAAC-inspired synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole-bridged porphyrin conjugates: an overview

• Dileep Kumar Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 349–379, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.29

• -doped graphene hybrid 96 through the CuAAC reaction. For the click reaction synthesis of hybrid 96, azide-functionalized N-doped graphene 94 and TMS-protected porphyrin 95 bearing an alkyne group were first prepared, as shown in Scheme 19. Subsequently, deprotected porphyrin bearing a terminal alkyne

• fluorescence investigation of hybrid 96 revealed that the fluorescence of zinc porphyrin was strongly quenched, and the electron-transfer quenching mechanism was validated by easy oxidation. Furthermore, femtosecond transient-absorption spectrum investigations offered proof of the charge-separation process

• , rt, 24 h, aq PF6−, (iii) CoCl2∙6H2O, THF/acetone, rt, air bubbling, overnight, (iv) KBr, THF/acetone, rt, 5 d. Synthesis of triazole-linked porphyrin-bearing N-doped graphene hybrid 96. Synthesis of meso-triazole-linked porphyrin-fullerene dyads 100a–d and 104a,b. Synthesis of meso-triazole-bridged

Synthesis, α-mannosidase inhibition studies and molecular modeling of 1,4-imino-ᴅ-lyxitols and their C-5-altered N-arylalkyl derivatives

• Martin Kalník,
• Sergej Šesták,
• Juraj Kóňa,
• Maroš Bella and
• Monika Poláková

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 282–293, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.24

• -mannosidase II (LManII) and JBMan). Finally, structural and physicochemical properties of inhibitor:enzyme complexes were investigated at the theoretical level using molecular docking, hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations and fragmented molecular orbital pair interaction energy

• geometries of the resulting inhibitor:dGMII complexes (for 10, 20, 28–30 and DIM) were optimized at the hybrid QM/MM level (BP86/LACVP*:OPLS2005). Based on the previous pKa calculations [22] of DIM, 30 and 31 bound at the active site of dGMII (their pKa = 4.9–5.4 at pH 6 of Golgi), all imino-ᴅ-lyxitol

• derivatives synthesized in this work, pair interaction energies between the bound inhibitors (29, 10, 20, 28, 30 and DIM) and amino acid residues of dGMII were calculated at the quantum mechanics level (FMO-PIEDA-MP2/6-31G*) in an active-site model of the inhibitor:enzyme complexes optimized at the hybrid QM

Practical synthesis of isocoumarins via Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation/annulation cascade

• Qian-Ci Gao,
• Yi-Fei Li,
• Jun Xuan and
• Xiao-Qiang Hu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 100–106, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.10

• China Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, People’s Republic of China 10.3762/bjoc.19.10 Abstract Herein, we report an unprecedented Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H

Comparison of crystal structure and DFT calculations of triferrocenyl trithiophosphite’s conformance

• Ruslan P. Shekurov,
• Mikhail N. Khrizanforov,
• Ilya A. Bezkishko,
• Tatiana P. Gerasimova,
• Almaz A. Zagidullin,
• Daut R. Islamov and
• Vasili A. Miluykov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1499–1504, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.157

• 2201898. DFT calculations All calculations were performed with the Gaussian 16 suite of programs [15]. The hybrid PBE0 functional [16] and the Ahlrichs’ triple-ζ def-TZVP AO basis set [17] were used for optimization of all structures. In all geometry optimizations, the D3 approach [18] was applied to

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of chiral thiophosphorus acids as organocatalysts

• Karen R. Winters and
• Jean-Luc Montchamp

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1471–1478, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.154

• progress towards these objectives. It should be noted that a few examples of a "hybrid strategy" in which both the backbone and the phosphorus atom are chiral have been reported by Guinchard [31] and Murai [32]. Results and Discussion CPA Design At the outset, we were interested in probing the geometry and

• thioacid hybrid-CPAs (Scheme 5) [31]. The transfer hydrogenation of 2-phenylquinoline with a Hantzsch ester 19 is a test reaction commonly used in asymmetric synthesis. The best performing of Guinchard's thiophostones 18 was the pivalate ester (R1 = t-BuC(O)) with an 86% yield of 20 and a 52% ee (19 R2

Naphthalimide-phenothiazine dyads: effect of conformational flexibility and matching of the energy of the charge-transfer state and the localized triplet excited state on the thermally activated delayed fluorescence

• Kaiyue Ye,
• Liyuan Cao,
• Davita M. E. van Raamsdonk,
• Zhijia Wang,
• Jianzhang Zhao,
• Daniel Escudero and
• Denis Jacquemin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1435–1453, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.149

• -PTZ, were optimized with Density Functional Theory (DFT) using the CAM-B3LYP rane-separated hybrid functional in combination with the 6-31G(d) atomic basis set [60]. The excited states geometries of S1, T1, and T2 were optimized with time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) in its Tamm–Dancoff approximation (TDA