Visible-light-induced radical cascade cyclization: a catalyst-free synthetic approach to trifluoromethylated heterocycles

• Chuan Yang,
• Wei Shi,
• Jian Tian,
• Lin Guo,
• Yating Zhao and
• Wujiong Xia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 118–124, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.12

• NMR (Figure S3 in Supporting Information File 1) [30] and high-resolution mass spectrometry. You and co-workers proposed a reaction pathway involving the combination of the indole substrate and Umemoto’s reagent to form an electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex [31]. We excluded the possibility of an

Photoinduced in situ generation of DNA-targeting ligands: DNA-binding and DNA-photodamaging properties of benzo[c]quinolizinium ions

• Julika Schlosser,
• Olga Fedorova,
• Yuri Fedorov and
• Heiko Ihmels

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 101–117, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.11

• the amine 2b gave the corresponding amide 2g in 28% yield. The chloro-substituted derivative 2e was synthesized in a Sandmeyer-reaction from 2b in 20% yield. The products 2a–g were identified and fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC), elemental analyses, and mass

• spectrometry. In all cases, the E-configuration of the alkene double bonds was indicated by characteristic coupling constants of the alkene protons (3JH–H = 16 Hz). Absorption properties and photoreactions of styrylpyridine derivatives In acetonitrile solution, the styrylpyridines 2a–g exhibited long

Cycloaddition reactions of heterocyclic azides with 2-cyanoacetamidines as a new route to C,N-diheteroarylcarbamidines

• Pavel S. Silaichev,
• Tetyana V. Beryozkina,
• Vsevolod V. Melekhin,
• Valeriy O. Filimonov,
• Andrey N. Maslivets,
• Vladimir G. Ilkin,
• Wim Dehaen and
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 17–24, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.3

• effect on the yield of the final compounds 3 observed. The structures of compounds 3a–u were confirmed by IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy (Figures S1‒S44 in Supporting Information File 1) as well as by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). X-ray data obtained for compound 3g gave us final proof of

Identification of the p-coumaric acid biosynthetic gene cluster in Kutzneria albida: insights into the diazotization-dependent deamination pathway

• Seiji Kawai,
• Akito Yamada,
• Yohei Katsuyama and
• Yasuo Ohnishi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1–11, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.1

• regulator (cmaR), under the control of tipA promoter (Figure 2A). When we cultured S. albus-cma and analyzed its metabolites by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS), formation of avenalumic acid was not observed. Instead, production of p-coumaric acid (5) was detected (Figure 2B and Figure S3A,D

• and evaporated completely in vacuo. The residual materials were dissolved in 200 µL of methanol. The obtained samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC–ESIMS) using an LC-2040C 3D Plus system (Shimazu Corp., Kyoto, Japan) equipped with a COSMOCORE

Aldiminium and 1,2,3-triazolium dithiocarboxylate zwitterions derived from cyclic (alkyl)(amino) and mesoionic carbenes

• Nedra Touj,
• François Mazars,
• Guillermo Zaragoza and
• Lionel Delaude

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1947–1956, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.145

• carbenes with a strong base, followed by their nucleophilic addition onto carbon disulfide. The nine products obtained were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, HR–ESI mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. Moreover, the molecular structures of two CAAC·CS2 and two MIC·CS2

Controlling the reactivity of La@C₈₂ by reduction: reaction of the La@C₈₂ anion with alkyl halide with high regioselectivity

• Yutaka Maeda,
• Saeka Akita,
• Mitsuaki Suzuki,
• Michio Yamada,
• Takeshi Akasaka,
• Kaoru Kobayashi and
• Shigeru Nagase

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1858–1866, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.138

• , such as alkyl halides. In this study, the thermal reaction of the La@C2v-C82 anion with benzyl bromide derivatives 1 at 110 °C afforded single-bonded adducts 2–5 with high regioselectivity. The products were characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

• otherwise stated. ODCB was distilled over P2O5 under vacuum prior to use. HPLC was performed on an LC-9201 instrument (Japan Analytical Industry Co., Ltd.) by monitoring the UV absorption at 330 nm with toluene as the eluent. Mass spectrometry was performed using a Bruker AUTOFLEX III smart beam with

GlAIcomics: a deep neural network classifier for spectroscopy-augmented mass spectrometric glycans data

• Thomas Barillot,
• Baptiste Schindler,
• Baptiste Moge,
• Elisa Fadda,
• Franck Lépine and
• Isabelle Compagnon

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1825–1831, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.134

• .19.134 Abstract Carbohydrate sequencing is a formidable task identified as a strategic goal in modern biochemistry. It relies on identifying a large number of isomers and their connectivity with high accuracy. Recently, gas phase vibrational laser spectroscopy combined with mass spectrometry tools have

• intelligence in combination with spectroscopy-augmented mass spectrometry for carbohydrates sequencing and glycomics applications. Keywords: Bayesian neural network; deep learning; glycomics; IR; spectroscopy; Introduction DNA and protein sequencing technologies that aim at determining the structure of a

• appealing candidates to address this challenge. They have been used for mass spectrometry data analysis since the 2000’s [6] and the idea of using them on vibrational spectra goes back to the early 90’s [7]. Support vector machines (SVM) and decision tree ensemble methods were benchmarked on infrared

A novel recyclable organocatalyst for the gram-scale enantioselective synthesis of (S)-baclofen

• Gyula Dargó,
• Dóra Erdélyi,
• Balázs Molnár,
• Péter Kisszékelyi,
• Zsófia Garádi and
• József Kupai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1811–1824, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.133

• and high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS). The solvent ratios of the eluents are given in volume units (mL mL−1). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra were recorded on a Bruker DRX-500 Avance spectrometer (at 500 and 126 MHz for the 1H and 13C spectra, respectively) or

Synthetic approach to 2-alkyl-4-quinolones and 2-alkyl-4-quinolone-3-carboxamides based on common β-keto amide precursors

• Yordanka Mollova-Sapundzhieva,
• Plamen Angelov,
• Danail Georgiev and
• Pavel Yanev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1804–1810, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.132

• experimental details and analytical data. Supporting Information File 26: Processed NMR spectra. Acknowledgements We are grateful to Prof. Tsanko Gechev and the Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, Plovdiv, for providing access to their Waters Acquity - Synapt XS UPLC - mass spectrometry system

Selectivity control towards CO versus H₂ for photo-driven CO₂ reduction with a novel Co(II) catalyst

• Lisa-Lou Gracia,
• Philip Henkel,
• Olaf Fuhr and
• Claudia Bizzarri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1766–1775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.129

• high-resolution mass spectrometry (ESI), where it was shown the fragment corresponding to complex 1 that lost one isothiocyanate, [M − NCS]+, as the primary signal. Elemental analysis matched the calculated values, incorporating an additional MeOH molecule. Recrystallization was afforded by re

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

• purchased from commercial resources and used without further purification. 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra were recorded with a Bruker AVANCE III HD 600 (600 MHz for 1H and 151 MHz for 13C) using CDCl3 as a solvent containing TMS as an internal standard. High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) analysis was

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

• analysis and mass spectrometry. Similar to the Ti(III) complexes, the V(III) compounds 16-V and 18a-V demonstrated paramagnetic features. The V(III) cation resided in a distorted octahedral environment, slightly outside the cleft, and was bound by two imine and two pyrrolic nitrogens (Scheme 7) [130]. The

• the aryl group at the meso-position of the dipyrrin moiety. Compound 40 was tested for sensing metal ions, and while no significant changes were observed with most cations, the addition of Cu(II) resulted in a colour change. UV–vis spectroscopy and mass spectrometry confirmed the 1:1 copper(II

A series of perylene diimide cathode interlayer materials for green solvent processing in conventional organic photovoltaics

• Kathryn M. Wolfe,
• Shahidul Alam,
• Eva German,
• Fahad N. Alduayji,
• Maryam Alqurashi,
• Frédéric Laquai and
• Gregory C. Welch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1620–1629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.119

• NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. See Supporting Information File 1 for full synthetic and characterization details. Optical properties Using UV–visible spectroscopy, the optical properties for PDIN-FB, PDIN-B, CN-PDIN-FB, and CN-PDIN-FB in both solution and film form were

Synthesis of 7-azabicyclo[4.3.1]decane ring systems from tricarbonyl(tropone)iron via intramolecular Heck reactions

• Aaron H. Shoemaker,
• Elizabeth A. Foker,
• Elena P. Uttaro,
• Sarah K. Beitel and
• Daniel R. Griffith

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1615–1619, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.118

• (Colby College) and Prof. Bruce Foxman (Brandeis University) for X-ray analysis of compound 8. High-resolution mass spectra were obtained at the Mass Spectrometry Lab at the University of Illinois. Funding We thank the donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (Grant No. 59202-UNI1

Secondary metabolites of Diaporthe cameroonensis, isolated from the Cameroonian medicinal plant Trema guineensis

• Bel Youssouf G. Mountessou,
• Élodie Gisèle M. Anoumedem,
• Blondelle M. Kemkuignou,
• Yasmina Marin-Felix,
• Frank Surup,
• Marc Stadler and
• Simeon F. Kouam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1555–1561, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.112

• polyketide 1, and an acetylated alternariol 2 were isolated, along with fifteen known secondary metabolites. Their structures were established by extensive NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry analyses, as well as by comparison with literature data of their analogs. Keywords: alternariol; Diaporthe

• cameroonensis, isolated from the root of Trema guineensis, a Cameroonian medicinal plant from the family Ulmaceae [11]. Results Structural elucidation Diaporthe cameroonensis, which showed an interesting high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector–high-resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC–DAD–HRMS

Synthesis and biological evaluation of Argemone mexicana-inspired antimicrobials

• Jessica Villegas,
• Bryce C. Ball,
• Katelyn M. Shouse,
• Caleb W. VanArragon,
• Ashley N. Wasserman,
• Hannah E. Bhakta,
• Allen G. Oliver,
• Danielle A. Orozco-Nunnelly and
• Jeffrey M. Pruet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1511–1524, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.108

• B2 showed one less aromatic proton than expected and mass spectrometry revealed the presence of an extra oxygen. It was initially thought this unexpected oxidation had occurred at position-8, leading to an 8-oxoberberine variant. However, oxidation at position-8 was questionable (qualitatively) as 8

Consecutive four-component synthesis of trisubstituted 3-iodoindoles by an alkynylation–cyclization–iodination–alkylation sequence

• Nadia Ledermann,
• Alae-Eddine Moubsit and
• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1379–1385, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.99

• compounds 5 in yields between 11–69% after chromatographic workup. The structures of the products were unambiguously confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, as well as by mass spectrometry. Assuming that four new bonds are being formed in this one-pot process, the range of yield from 11 to 69% (after

• -trisubstitued indoles 8 in good yield (Scheme 4). The 1,2,3-trisubstitued indoles 8 were unambiguously confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, as well as by mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Miura et al. could show that 1-alkyl-2,3-diarylindoles constitute a class of blue-emissive indole derivatives

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

• deprotonation the latter with sodium hydride base. The compound shows poor solubility in most common organic solvents with moderate solubility in dichloromethane, 1,2-dichlorobenzene and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Compound 4BGIPN was characterized by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), elemental analysis

• Laboratory at the University of Manchester. Mass spectrometry data were obtained by the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory at the University of Manchester. Synthesis of 4BGIPN. 5H-Benzo[d]benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole (benzoguanidine, [10]) (700 mg, 3.38 mmol) was added to a suspension of NaH (81.0 mg, 3.38

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

• pyrazoles has been thus synthesized. The structure of the reaction products was studied using NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry and confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. Keywords: aminopyrazoles; 2-cyanothioacetamides; enamines; hydrazines; Introduction Compounds containing a pyrazole cycle

• -diaminopyrazoles 4a–c (Scheme 2). The structures of compounds 4a–c were confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy data, as well as high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). Compound 4a was previously obtained by another method [18]. The spectral characteristics of diaminopyrazole 4a reported in [18] correspond to

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

• in the thiazine ring leads to the cleavage of the triazine C–N bond. Further proton transfer gives product 9. The structures of the synthesized compounds 3a,b,j and 5a–k,m were confirmed by IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. the potassium salts 3c–i,k,m were

Intermediates and shunt products of massiliachelin biosynthesis in Massilia sp. NR 4-1

• Till Steinmetz,
• Blaise Kimbadi Lombe and
• Markus Nett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 909–917, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.69

• metabolites that are structurally related to the siderophore massiliachelin were recovered from a culture extract of Massilia sp. NR 4-1. The structures of the natural products were verified by high-resolution mass spectrometry as well as 1D and 2D NMR analyses. The newly found compounds are assumed to

A fluorescent probe for detection of Hg²⁺ ions constructed by tetramethyl cucurbit[6]uril and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene

• Xiaoqian Chen,
• Naqin Yang,
• Yue Ma,
• Xinan Yang and
• Peihua Ma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 864–872, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.63

• detection methods include atomic absorption spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, emission spectroscopy and electrochemical methods [4][5][6][7]. These detection methods are expensive and time-consuming, and the detection of samples becomes extremely difficult. Therefore, it is of great significance to construct

Synthesis of substituted 8H-benzo[h]pyrano[2,3-f]quinazolin-8-ones via photochemical 6π-electrocyclization of pyrimidines containing an allomaltol fragment

• Constantine V. Milyutin,
• Andrey N. Komogortsev,
• Boris V. Lichitsky,
• Mikhail E. Minyaev and
• Valeriya G. Melekhina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 778–788, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.58

• result, both products could be isolated and characterized using 1H, 13C NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Moreover, the structure of product 11a was also confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It might be noted that precipitated crystals of 11a contained two polymorph modifications

• 11g–j were confirmed by 1H, 13C NMR spectroscopy and high-resolution mass spectrometry. In the 1H NMR spectra of the products, characteristic singlets corresponding to the protons of the dihydropyranone fragment in the region δ 5.3–5.4 ppm and the protons of the hydroxy group in the region δ 5.4–5.5

Dipeptide analogues of fluorinated aminophosphonic acid sodium salts as moderate competitive inhibitors of cathepsin C

• Karolina Wątroba,
• Małgorzata Pawełczak and
• Marcin Kaźmierczak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 434–439, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.33

• , obtaining white powders with a yield of 99% in each case. The resulting sodium salts of phosphonic acids 9 and 11 were subjected to 1H, 13C, 19F, and 31P NMR spectroscopic analysis as well as mass spectrometry (MS) confirming their purity. The spectroscopic data of 9 and 11 are in agreement with the

Discrimination of β-cyclodextrin/hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) oil/flavonoid glycoside and flavonolignan ternary complexes by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy coupled with principal component analysis

• Nicoleta G. Hădărugă,
• Gabriela Popescu,
• Dina Gligor (Pane),
• Cristina L. Mitroi,
• Sorin M. Stanciu and
• Daniel Ioan Hădărugă

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 380–398, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.30

• the level of degradation compounds were determined by thermal methods (thermogravimetry-differential thermogravimetry, TG–DTG, and differential scanning calorimetry, DSC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), respectively. The addition of sodium caseinate during the CD complexation of fish

• Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA). Finally, 2-propanol (ACS reagent, Reag. Ph. Eur.) used for FTIR cleaning was obtained from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) The FA profile of the hazelnut oil was determined by GC–MS, after derivatization to FAMEs