Formaldehyde surrogates in multicomponent reactions

• Cecilia I. Attorresi,
• Javier A. Ramírez and
• Bernhard Westermann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 564–595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.45

• concerns and improved reaction control can be addressed, paving the way for more efficient and sustainable synthetic methodologies. Keywords: cascade reactions; formaldehyde surrogates; green chemistry; heterocycles; multicomponent reactions; Introduction Organic chemistry is a mature discipline that has

• temperatures, no specifically prepared solvents), one-pot, batch processes leading to tandem or cascade reactions, resource efficiency through the application of the 12 principles of Green Chemistry, and readily available starting materials such as waste materials from food production processes [1][2][3]. In

• diversification or scaffold decoration [4]. In these reactions, three or more compounds react together in one single reaction step to generate a more complex product where most of the atoms of starting materials are present [5]. This high atom economy positions MCRs as ecofriendly (green) reactions because their

Deep-blue emitting 9,10-bis(perfluorobenzyl)anthracene

• Long K. San,
• Sebastian Balser,
• Brian J. Reeves,
• Tyler T. Clikeman,
• Yu-Sheng Chen,
• Steven H. Strauss and
• Olga V. Boltalina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 515–525, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.39

• provides yet another example of the structural flexibility of perfluorobenzylated compounds and their sensitivity towards chemical environment [18]. The molecules are arranged in two distinct columns, colored red and green that are skewed from one another by 31.2°. There is no significant π–π overlap

• stacked columns of ANTH moieties are colored red and green, BnF groups are colored in yellow, and H atoms have been omitted for clarity. In the off-side view (bottom right), both, F and H atoms are omitted for a better overview. Absorption spectra of ANTH and 9,10-ANTH(BnF)2 in CH2Cl2 recorded over the

Unprecedented visible light-initiated topochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition in a functionalized bimane dye

• Metodej Dvoracek,
• Brendan Twamley,
• Mathias O. Senge and
• Mikhail A. Filatov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 500–509, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.37

• crystal lattice and are often reversible, requiring either high-energy light or heat for initiation [6][7][8]. Notably, topochemical polymerizations align with the principles of green chemistry, as they are solvent-free and do not involve toxic reagents [9]. The highly ordered and uniform nature of

Photomechanochemistry: harnessing mechanical forces to enhance photochemical reactions

• Francesco Mele,
• Ana M. Constantin,
• Andrea Porcheddu,
• Raimondo Maggi,
• Giovanni Maestri,
• Nicola Della Ca’ and
• Luca Capaldo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 458–472, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.33

• developed, where additional energy is applied to increase mixing such as pulsation [26][27][28], ultrasound energy [29], segmented flow [30], or mechanical stirring [31]. In line with the recent emphasis on Green Chemistry principles [32][33], alternatives have been developed in order to reduce the amount

• (5 mol %) was irradiated with green light while being milled in a 25 mL PMMA milling jar with 15 ZrO2 balls of 5 mm in diameter at 25 Hz. The expected product 8.2 was obtained in 68% yield after isolation. A comprehensive set of control experiments highlighted the essential role of mechanochemistry

Antibiofilm and cytotoxic metabolites from the entomopathogenic fungus Samsoniella aurantia

• Rita Toshe,
• Syeda J. Khalid,
• Blondelle Matio Kemkuignou,
• Esteban Charria-Girón,
• Paul Eckhardt,
• Birthe Sandargo,
• Kunlapat Nuchthien,
• J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard,
• Till Opatz,
• Hedda Schrey,
• Sherif S. Ebada and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 327–339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.23

• experimental (black) and simulated Boltzmann-averaged (red: (2’S,3’S,12S)-1; green: (2’S,3’S,12R)-1) ECD spectra of compound 1. A plausible biosynthetic pathway of 1–3. Biofilm inhibition and eradication assessment via CV staining assay. A) S. aureus biofilm inhibition by farinosone D (1) and farinosone A (2

Red light excitation: illuminating photocatalysis in a new spectrum

• Lucas Fortier,
• Corentin Lefebvre and
• Norbert Hoffmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 296–326, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.22

• , red-light photocatalysis enables innovative applications in phototherapy and controlled drug release, exploiting its tissue penetration and low cytotoxicity. Together, these developments underscore the versatility and impact of red-light photocatalysis, positioning it as a cornerstone of green organic

• chemistry with significant potential in synthetic and biomedical fields. Keywords: green chemistry; medicinal chemistry; organic photochemistry; photocatalysis; red-light mediated transformations; Introduction Red-light-activated photocatalysis has recently gained significant interest as a tool for

• from spinach has been employed as a green and sustainable photocatalyst for the red-light-induced oxidation of organoboron compounds, a method that stands out for its environmental and operational simplicity [39]. The authors have developed a mild protocol utilizing red light to oxidize a wide range of

Synthesis of disulfides and 3-sulfenylchromones from sodium sulfinates catalyzed by TBAI

• Zhenlei Zhang,
• Ying Wang,
• Xingxing Pan,
• Manqi Zhang,
• Wei Zhao,
• Meng Li and
• Hao Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 253–261, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.17

• Zhenlei Zhang Ying Wang Xingxing Pan Manqi Zhang Wei Zhao Meng Li Hao Zhang School of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Carbon Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Biomass Conversion and Pollution Prevention of Anhui Educational Institutions, Biomass

• antibody–drug coupling (ADCs), in which the active drug released in the target cell by selectively breaking the disulfide bond [11]. Given the wide applicability of disulfides, the development of efficient, green, mild, and cost-effective methods for the organic synthesis of disulfides is of significant

Visible-light-promoted radical cyclisation of unactivated alkenes in benzimidazoles: synthesis of difluoromethyl- and aryldifluoromethyl-substituted polycyclic imidazoles

• Yujun Pang,
• Jinglan Yan,
• Nawaf Al-Maharik,
• Qian Zhang,
• Zeguo Fang and
• Dong Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 234–241, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.15

• Yujun Pang Jinglan Yan Nawaf Al-Maharik Qian Zhang Zeguo Fang Dong Li New Materials and Green Manufacturing Talent Introduction and Innovation Demonstration Base, Hubei University of Technology, 430068 Wuhan, China Department of chemistry, Faculty of Science, An Najah National University, Nablus

• Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry (202107B06) and the Doctoral Research Start-up Fund of Hubei University of Technology (XJKY20220023) for financial support.

Heteroannulations of cyanoacetamide-based MCR scaffolds utilizing formamide

• Marios Zingiridis,
• Danae Papachristodoulou,
• Despoina Menegaki,
• Konstantinos G. Froudas and
• Constantinos G. Neochoritis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 217–225, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.13

• Goals (SDGs), wherein the 7th goal focuses on ensuring access to affordable, renewable and clean energy [1]. Moreover, the European Union has committed to ambitious environmental targets as part of the European Green Deal [2]. Advancements in C1 chemistry are pivotal to achieving this equilibrium. As

Quantifying the ability of the CF₂H group as a hydrogen bond donor

• Matthew E. Paolella,
• Daniel S. Honeycutt,
• Bradley M. Lipka,
• Jacob M. Goldberg and
• Fang Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 189–199, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.11

• ; titration studies; DFT calculations. Acknowledgements High-Performance Computing at the University of Rhode Island and the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) are gratefully acknowledged. Funding This research was made possible by the use of equipment available through the Rhode

Reactivity of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents bearing a benzylamine with sulfenate salts

• Beatriz Dedeiras,
• Catarina S. Caldeira,
• José C. Cunha,
• Clara S. B. Gomes and
• M. Manuel B. Marques

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3281–3289, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.272

• : 4a (2 equiv), NaH (2.4 equiv), 2a, TEMPO (10 mol %), degassed DMF (0.055 M). NO – not observed. Mechanism proposed for sulfonamide 5, β-sulfinyl ester 4, disulfide 7, and sulfide 3 formations. The ionic steps are illustrated in green, whereas the radical steps appear in purple [35]. Optimization of

• thank the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, project 2022.04623.PTDC, fellowship 2022.11629.BD (J.C.). The authors also thank the support by the Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry – LAQV which is financed by national funds from FCT/MCTES (UIDB/50006/2020 DOI 10.54499/UIDB/50006/2020, UIDP

Efficient synthesis of fluorinated triphenylenes with enhanced arene–perfluoroarene interactions in columnar mesophases

• Yang Chen,
• Jiao He,
• Hang Lin,
• Hai-Feng Wang,
• Ping Hu,
• Bi-Qin Wang,
• Ke-Qing Zhao and
• Bertrand Donnio

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3263–3273, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.270

• fluorescence emission spectroscopies reveal green photoluminescence with fluorescence quantum yields of up to 33% for the Fn derivatives. The J-aggregation for the inner fluorine-substituted dimers Gnm is energetically and stereoelectronically more favorable and G66 exhibits thin-film fluorescence with a large

• been studied in various solutions and thin film: G66 emitted green light in solution with an absolute photoluminescent quantum yield of ca. 33%. Results and Discussion Synthesis and characterization We have recently generalized a very efficient “palladium-free” synthesis for the preparation of a

• along the main axes: ORTEP diagram showing 50% thermal ellipsoid probability: carbon (gray), fluorine (green), and hydrogen (white). POM textures, observed between crossed polarizers of Janus and dimer, F6, F12, G66, and G48, respectively, as representative examples. More images can be seen in

Advances in the use of metal-free tetrapyrrolic macrocycles as catalysts

• Mandeep K. Chahal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3085–3112, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.257

• Metal-free tetrapyrrolic macrocycles as supramolecular organocatalysts Supramolecular organocatalysis has recently attracted emerging attention as a green alternative to metal-based catalysis [24][25][26]. Organocatalysis using macrocyclic scaffolds such as crown ethers, cyclodextrins, cucurbiturils

• macrocycles, both synthetic and found in nature, and their ability to act as organocatalysts, metal-free porphyrin macrocycles have a potential to be excellent candidates for green, cost-effective catalysts of various organic transformations including asymmetric synthesis. 2 Metal-free tetrapyrrolic

Extension of the π-system of monoaryl-substituted norbornadienes with acetylene bridges: influence on the photochemical conversion and storage of light energy

• Robin Schulte,
• Dustin Schade,
• Thomas Paululat,
• Till J. B. Zähringer,
• Christoph Kerzig and
• Heiko Ihmels

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3061–3068, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.254

• up to 8 h at room temperature. Furthermore, the norbornadienes were transformed quantitatively into their quadricyclane photoproducts by irradiation with green light (520 nm) in the presence of a photosensitizer. Keywords: light energy conversion; photochemistry; photochromism; quadricyclanes

• converted quantitatively into quadricyclanes by irradiation with green light. Thus, it was shown with the latter results that the photosensitization with suitable triplet sensitizers enables mild conversion of visible light in chemical energy in quantitative photoreactions of norbornadienes, even in cases

Chemical structure metagenomics of microbial natural products: surveying nonribosomal peptides and beyond

• Thomas Ma and
• John Chu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3050–3060, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.253

• based on a dataset of known pairs of nonribosomal code/substrate BB. c) An analysis that compared the known vs predicted NRP BBs grouped based on their chemical structures found both oversampled (green)/underexplored (blue) niches in the NRP chemical space; the analysis was performed across all bacteria

Cyclodextrin-based rotaxanes for polymer materials: challenge on simultaneous realization of inexpensive production and defined structures

• Yosuke Akae

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3026–3049, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.252

• fluorescence (Figure 15C,D). Namely, the fluorescence of the initial RCP in DMF was observed as a blue emission by the naked eye, while according to the degradation, the dumbbell species spread throughout the solution and the [3]rotaxane structure disappeared, resulting in the light green color fluorescence of

Tunable full-color dual-state (solution and solid) emission of push–pull molecules containing the 1-pyrindane moiety

• Anastasia I. Ershova,
• Sergey V. Fedoseev,
• Konstantin V. Lipin,
• Mikhail Yu. Ievlev,
• Oleg E. Nasakin and
• Oleg V. Ershov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3016–3025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.251

• Table S1 and Figure S1, Supporting Information File 1). The electronic absorption spectra were characterized by a pronounced maximum in the visible region centered at 431–448 nm. Emission maxima of compound 1c were more significantly affected by the change of polarity and ranged from 475 nm (blue-green

• 1 in toluene were characterized by a high fluorescence quantum yield, reaching 87.5% for the para-methoxy-substituted derivative 1c. Emission maxima in DMSO were found to be in the range of 506–721 nm (Figure 6, right), associated with a fluorescence color from green to red (Figure 7, bottom). The

• contrast to related compounds A (Figure 1), were characterized by solid-state emission (Table 4 and Figure 8). This was apparently caused by the presence of the dimethylene bridge, preventing intermolecular interactions. Emission maxima of compounds 1 ranged from 540–767 nm, namely from the green to the

Advances in radical peroxidation with hydroperoxides

• Oleg V. Bityukov,
• Pavel Yu. Serdyuchenko,
• Andrey S. Kirillov,
• Gennady I. Nikishin,
• Vera A. Vil’ and
• Alexander O. Terent’ev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2959–3006, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.249

Investigation of a bimetallic terbium(III)/copper(II) chemosensor for the detection of aqueous hydrogen sulfide

• Parvathy Mini,
• Michael R. Grace,
• Genevieve H. Dennison and
• Kellie L. Tuck

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2818–2826, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.237

• emission (green line, λex = 250 nm) spectra of 5 µM Tb.1 in 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.4, containing 5% DMSO. (a) Changes in the luminescence emission spectrum of 5 µM [Tb.1·3Cu]3+ upon the addition of Na2S (0–15 µM); spectra measured in 10 mM HEPES buffer (pH 7.4) with λex = 250 nm. (b) Change in

• the presence of various anions/sulfur compounds; spectra measured in 10 mM Tris HCl buffer (pH 7.4) with λex = 250 nm. Green bar: [Tb.1·3Cu]3+ alone (5 µM). Blue bar: [Tb.1·3Cu]3+ (5 µM) and Na2S (15 µM). Grey bars: [Tb.1·3Cu]3+ (5 µM) and anion/sulfur compound (50 µM). Black bars: [Tb.1·3Cu]3+ (5 µM

Synthesis and antimycotic activity of new derivatives of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines

• Dmitriy Yu. Vandyshev,
• Daria A. Mangusheva,
• Khidmet S. Shikhaliev,
• Kirill A. Scherbakov,
• Oleg N. Burov,
• Alexander D. Zagrebaev,
• Tatiana N. Khmelevskaya,
• Alexey S. Trenin and
• Fedor I. Zubkov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2806–2817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.236

• ) Superposition of docked compounds 4a–e and 5e in a CYP51 ACb. aThe amino acid residues of the protein are colored green, compound 4e is colored gold and the haem is colored grey. The heterocyclic nitrogen of compound 5e appears to be orientated towards iron and is located 2.8 Å away from it, which may indicate

Interaction of a pyrene derivative with cationic [60]fullerene in phospholipid membranes and its effects on photodynamic actions

• Hayato Takagi,
• Çetin Çelik,
• Ryosuke Fukuda,
• Qi Guo,
• Tomohiro Higashino,
• Hiroshi Imahori,
• Yoko Yamakoshi and
• Tatsuya Murakami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2732–2738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.231

• (–) and DMSO under irradiation for 30 min by blue LED lamp. In the ESR spectra, signals corresponding to the adducts are indicated with red (4-oxo-TEMPO in a), blue (DMPO-OH in b), and green (DEPMPO-CH3 in c) arrows. Acknowledgements The authors thank Dr. Ebert from ETH Zurich for his support on ESR

Photoluminescence color-tuning with polymer-dispersed fluorescent films containing two fluorinated diphenylacetylene-type fluorophores

• Kazuki Kobayashi,
• Shigeyuki Yamada,
• Motohiro Yasui and
• Tsutomu Konno

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2682–2690, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.225

• if blue and green–yellow or yellow fluorophores are blended in appropriate ratios, a binary blend with color coordinates (0.20, 0.32) can be achieved, which approaches the white point of pure white emission. These findings contribute to the development of effective lighting and display devices as new

• has been severely delayed [4][5][6]. However, since Tang et al. first reported the aggregation-induced emission phenomenon in 2001 [7], the development of solid-state light-emitting materials has accelerated significantly [8][9][10]. Many photoluminescent materials that emit blue, green, and yellow

• yellow-fluorescent molecules from the viewpoint of their ΦPL. Therefore, we investigated the PL behavior of PMMA dispersion films containing blue-fluorescent 1a, green–yellow fluorescent 1c, and yellow-fluorescent 1f. Photoluminescence behavior of PMMA dispersion films containing a mixture of blue

Computational design for enantioselective CO₂ capture: asymmetric frustrated Lewis pairs in epoxide transformations

• Maxime Ferrer,
• Iñigo Iribarren,
• Tim Renningholtz,
• Ibon Alkorta and
• Cristina Trujillo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2668–2681, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.224

• than the catalysts at the top show lower catalytic activity due to insufficient activation of the substrate (Figure 1A, green points). Conversely, catalysts that bind too strongly impede the detachment of the catalyst–reactant complex, thereby reducing the catalyst turnover (Figure 1A, pink points) [26

• remarkable 96%ee yielded by the catalyst. Schematic representation of an (A) 2D and a (B) 3D volcano plot. The abbreviation “cat.” stands for catalyst. (A) Structure of PO annotated with the C–O bond distances and electron densities at the BCPs. BCPs are indicated by green spheres and the ring critical point

Applications of microscopy and small angle scattering techniques for the characterisation of supramolecular gels

• Connor R. M. MacDonald and
• Emily R. Draper

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2608–2634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.220

Anion-dependent ion-pairing assemblies of triazatriangulenium cation that interferes with stacking structures

• Yohei Haketa,
• Takuma Matsuda and
• Hiromitsu Maeda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2567–2576, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.215

• ) packing structures and (ii) enlarged views for the columnar structures. In (i), cation and anion are represented in cyan and magenta colors, respectively. In (ii), brown, pink, yellow, blue, yellow green, orange, and green (spherical) refer to carbon, hydrogen, boron, nitrogen, fluorine, phosphorus, and

• +-Cl−, (b) 2+-BF4−, and (c) 2+-PF6−. Atom color code: yellow, green, orange, and green (spherical) refer to boron, fluorine, phosphorus, and chlorine, respectively. (i) Single-crystal X-ray structures and (ii) interaction energies for the pairs (a) 2+-Cl−, (b) 2+-BF4−, and (c) 2+-PF6−. In (i), the

• cation and the anion are represented in cyan and magenta colors, respectively. Hirshfeld surface analysis mapped with dnorm of closely contacted ion pairs: (a) 2+-B(C6F5)4− and (b) 2+-PCCp−. Atom color code: brown, yellow, blue, and green refer to carbon, boron, nitrogen, and fluorine, respectively. (i