Tetraphenylethylene-embedded pillar[5]arene-based orthogonal self-assembly for efficient photocatalysis in water

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

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 429–437, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.45

• indicating an efficient energy transfer is taking place. This was further supported by the observation, that upon loading of EsY into the m-TPEWP5G assembly, the color of the donor solution changed from sky blue to greenish-yellow under UV light. At a 2:1 donor/acceptor molar ratio, a maximum FRET efficiency

Menadione: a platform and a target to valuable compounds synthesis

• Acácio S. de Souza,
• Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
• Dora C. S. Costa,
• Fernanda P. Pauli,
• David R. Pinho,
• Matheus G. de Moraes,
• Fernando de C. da Silva,
• Luana da S. M. Forezi and
• Vitor F. Ferreira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 381–419, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.43

• (Scheme 19) [47]. The reaction was carried out in a separatory funnel to which was added menadione (10), sodium hydrosulfite, and water [47]. The mixture was shaken for a few minutes until the solution passed through a brown phase and became yellow. Despite of being an old method, it is very efficient and

Four bioactive new steroids from the soft coral Lobophytum pauciflorum collected in South China Sea

• Di Zhang,
• Zhe Wang,
• Xiao Han,
• Xiao-Lei Li,
• Zhong-Yu Lu,
• Bei-Bei Dou,
• Wen-Ze Zhang,
• Xu-Li Tang,
• Ping-Lin Li and
• Guo-Qiang Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 374–380, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.42

• of 3 was established. Compound 4 was obtained as a yellow powder. Based on the HRESIMS data (m/z 427.3569 [M + H]+), the molecular formula was determined to be C29H46O2, 14 mass units less than compound 5 [6]. By comparing the NMR data (Table 1) of 4 and 5, it is obvious that they possess the same

Unexpected chiral vicinal tetrasubstituted diamines via borylcopper-mediated homocoupling of isatin imines

• Marco Manenti,
• Leonardo Lo Presti,
• Giorgio Molteni and
• Alessandra Silvani

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 303–308, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.34

• also shown. Thermal ellipsoids at rt were drawn at the 50% probability level. Atoms are represented with the usual colour code (C: black; N: blue; O: red; S: yellow; H: white). Substrate scope of the borylcopper-mediated homocoupling of oxindole-based N-tert-butanesulfinyl imines 1 (isolated yields in

Glycosylated coumarins, flavonoids, lignans and phenylpropanoids from Wikstroemia nutans and their biological activities

• Meifang Wu,
• Xiangdong Su,
• Yichuang Wu,
• Yuanjing Luo,
• Ying Guo and
• Yongbo Xue

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 200–207, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.23

• compounds Compound 1: Pale yellow powder; [α]D25 –38.05 (c 0.1, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax nm (log ε) 290 (0.35), 324 (0.32); IR νmax: 3266, 2925, 1739, 1701, 1624, 1457, 1261, 1020, 802, 611, 405 cm–1; 1H, 13C NMR data, see Table 1; ESIMS (positive ion mode): (m/z) 617 [M + H]+; HRESIMS (positive ion mode): (m

1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts in organic synthesis

• Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
• Patricia G. Ferreira,
• Amanda de A. Borges,
• Luana da S. M. Forezi,
• Fernando de Carvalho da Silva and
• Vitor F. Ferreira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5

• product mixture (Scheme 3B), mainly due to a tautomeric equilibrium (Scheme 3C) [41]. Hartke and Lohmann [70] studied the reaction of β-NQS with secondary aliphatic amines in detail and observed that the 4-amino-1,2-naphthoquinone 21 products are yellow. However, reactions with primary aliphatic amines

Unsaturated fatty acids and a prenylated tryptophan derivative from a rare actinomycete of the genus Couchioplanes

• Shun Saito,
• Kanji Indo,
• Naoya Oku,
• Hisayuki Komaki,
• Masashi Kawasaki and
• Yasuhiro Igarashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2939–2949, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.203

• mg, tR = 32.1 min). (2E,4E)-2,4-Dimethyl-2,4-octadienoic acid (1): yellow oil; UV (MeOH) λmax (log ε) 264 (4.08) nm; IR (ATR) νmax: 2959, 2610, 1679, 1622, 1417, 1269, 1138, 1012, 926 cm–1; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 1 and Table 2; HR–ESI–TOFMS (m/z): [M + Na]+ calcd for C10H16NaO2, 191.1043

• ; found, 191.1044. (2E,4E)-2,4,7-Trimethyl-2,4-octadienoic acid (2): yellow oil; UV (MeOH) λmax (log ε) 260 (4.04) nm; IR (ATR) νmax: 2957, 1681, 1622, 1417, 1269, 1137 cm–1; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 1 and Table 2; HR–ESI–TOFMS (m/z): [M + Na]+ calcd for C11H18NaO2, 205.1199; found, 205.1202. (R

• )-(−)-Phialomustin B (3): yellow oil; [α]D27 −12 (c 0.035, CHCl3), [α]D22 −76 (c 0.05, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax (log ε) 256 (4.19) nm; IR (ATR) νmax: 2958, 2956, 1686, 1620, 1279, 982 cm–1; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 1 and Table 2; HR–ESI–TOFMS (m/z): [M + Na]+ calcd for C12H20NaO2, 219.1356; found, 219.1356. (2E

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

• (2RS,4SR,5RS)-1-(benzoylcarbamothioyl)-2-benzyl-5-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate}2Pd (L1-Pd): Brownish yellow solid, 99 mg, 78% yield; mp 187–189 °C (MeOH, decomp.); 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 8.18–8.15 (m, 6H, minor and major), 8.01–7.94 (m, 4H, minor and major), 7.54–7.14 (m, 16H, minor

• ): Brownish yellow solid, 112 mg, 89% yield; mp 253–255 °C (MeOH, decomp.); 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 8.18–8.15 (m, 4H, minor and major), 7.79 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H, minor), 7.72 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H, major), 7.51–7.29 (m, 12H, minor and major), 7.22–7.13 (m, 4H, minor and major), 6.47 (dd, J = 8.6 Hz, 2.4 Hz, 1H, minor

• )pyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate}2Pd (L3-Pd): Brownish yellow solid, 100 mg, 78% yield; mp 217–219 °C (MeOH, decomp.). 1H NMR (400 MHz) δ 8.26 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 2H), 8.21–8.15 (m, 4H,), 7.63 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 7.52–7.39 (m, 6H), 7.29–7.25 (m, 6H), 7.23–7.18 (m, 4H), 7.15–7.11 (m, 4H), 7.02 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 2H

Photophysical, photostability, and ROS generation properties of new trifluoromethylated quinoline-phenol Schiff bases

• Inaiá O. Rocha,
• Yuri G. Kappenberg,
• Wilian C. Rosa,
• Clarissa P. Frizzo,
• Nilo Zanatta,
• Marcos A. P. Martins,
• Isadora Tisoco,
• Bernardo A. Iglesias and
• Helio G. Bonacorso

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2799–2811, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.191

• -Methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-6-yl)imino)methyl)phenol (3aa): Yellow solid, yield 20%; mp 129–132 °C; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 12.98 (s, 1H, OH), 8.72 (s, 1H, CH=N), 8.15 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H, H-8), 7.85 (bs, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H, H-5), 7.74 (dd, J = 9.0, 2.3 Hz, 1H, H-7), 7.61 (s, 1H, H-3), 7.48–7.39 (m

• ]+ calcd for C18H14F3N2O, 331.1053; found, 331.1037. (E)-2-(((2-Phenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-6-yl)imino)methyl)phenol (3ba): Yellow solid, yield 90%; mp 183–186 °C; 1H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3) δ 12.96 (s, 1H, OH), 8.71 (s, 1H, CH=N), 8.27 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H, H-8), 8.20–8.14 (m, 3H, Ph, H-3), 7.87 (bs, 1H

• (565 MHz, CDCl3) δ −61.62 (CF3); FTIR (ATR) ν: 3057 (ν OH), 1625 (ν CH=N), 1029 (ν C-O) cm−1; HRMS–ESI (m/z): [M + Na]+ calcd for C23H15F3N2NaO, 415.1029; found, 415.1007. (E)-2-(((2-(p-Tolyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-6-yl)imino)methyl)phenol (3ca): Yellow solid, yield 81%; mp 210–213 °C; 1H NMR

Adjusting the length of supramolecular polymer bottlebrushes by top-down approaches

• Tobias Klein,
• Franka V. Gruschwitz,
• Maren T. Kuchenbrod,
• Ivo Nischang,
• Stephanie Hoeppener and
• Johannes C. Brendel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2621–2628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.175

• s (blue), 10 s (magenta), 30 s (green), and 50 s (yellow) for BTU (A) and BTP (C). The injection peaks were omitted for clarity. cryoTEM images of BTU (B) and BTP (D) after 30 s of US exposure (c = 1 mg⋅mL−1). Supporting Information Supporting Information File 316: Synthesis, procedures, and

Silica gel and microwave-promoted synthesis of dihydropyrrolizines and tetrahydroindolizines from enaminones

• Robin Klintworth,
• Garreth L. Morgans,
• Stefania M. Scalzullo,
• Charles B. de Koning,
• Willem A. L. van Otterlo and
• Joseph P. Michael

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2543–2552, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.170

• alkylation of the anion of pyrrolidin-2-one (16) with ethyl bromoacetate to afford the known compound ethyl 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetate (17) [31][32][33] in 77% yield. Thionation of 17 with Lawesson’s reagent in toluene at 80 °C gave the thione 18 as a yellow oil (86%). Reaction of 18 with phenacyl

Exfoliated black phosphorous-mediated CuAAC chemistry for organic and macromolecular synthesis under white LED and near-IR irradiation

• Azra Kocaarslan,
• Zafer Eroglu,
• Önder Metin and
• Yusuf Yagci

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2477–2487, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.164

• polymer are shown in Figure 7. From the TEM images, it can be concluded that the process leads to the formation of BPNs-embedded cross-linked polymers. The darker regions circled with yellow dashed line in Figure 6a were attributed to the BPNs while the other relatively lighter regions were ascribed to

• ]. Product was obtained pale yellow oil, yield 96%. 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.43–7.34 (m, 5H, -C6H5), 4.43 (s, 2H, CH2-N3). FTIR: 2108 cm−1. Synthesis of (azidomethyl)anthracene (Az-2) A literature procedure was used [45]. 9-Hydroxymethylanthracene (7.40 mmol, 1 equiv) was added to DCM (50 mL) and cooled

• the reaction was stirred at 50 °C. After 1 h, the reaction mixture was allowed to cool down, diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried with anhydrous MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum. Brownish yellow crystalline solid, yield

Synthesis and investigation on optical and electrochemical properties of 2,4-diaryl-9-chloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroacridines

• Najeh Tka,
• Mohamed Adnene Hadj Ayed,
• Mourad Ben Braiek,
• Mahjoub Jabli and
• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2450–2461, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.162

• surfaces around the phenyl groups leading to a significant decrease in their electronic densities. However, thanks to the π-donating effect of two methoxy groups for 4b and 4d, yellow-red regions are present in the phenyl groups and quinoline core. The electrochemical behavior of compound 4c was studied by

Targeting active site residues and structural anchoring positions in terpene synthases

• Anwei Hou and
• Jeroen S. Dickschat

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2441–2449, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.161

• incubation of GGPP with the SmTS1 A222V variant. Relative activities of SmTS1 and its variants towards GFPP (blue bars) and GGPP (yellow bars), and the production of compounds 8 (red bars) and 9 (grey bars). Wildtype activity towards GFPP was set to 100%. Means from triplicates, for standard deviations cf

Isolation and characterization of new phenolic siderophores with antimicrobial properties from Pseudomonas sp. UIAU-6B

• Emmanuel T. Oluwabusola,
• Olusoji O. Adebisi,
• Fernando Reyes,
• Kojo S. Acquah,
• Mercedes De La Cruz,
• Larry L. Mweetwa,
• Joy E. Rajakulendran,
• Digby F. Warner,
• Deng Hai,
• Rainer Ebel and
• Marcel Jaspars

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2390–2398, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.156

• : 3341, 2927, 1670, 1633, 1205; NMR data, see Table 1; HRESIMS (m/z): [M + H]+ calcd for C19H23N2O4, 343.1652; found, 343.1653, Δ = 2.01 ppm. Pseudomobactin A (4): yellow amorphous solid; [α]D25 −17.7 (c 0.05, MeOH); UV (MeOH) λmax, nm (log ε): 260 (3.59), 302 (4.12); IR (cm−1) νmax: 3320, 2930, 1675

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

• with MeCN as a solvent. The reaction furnished the desired product metronidazole 1H-1,2,3-triazole derivative 5a as a pale yellow solid in 85% yield [19][20]. Similarly, using the same reaction conditions and procedure described for the synthesis of the 1H-1,2,3-triazole derivative of metronidazole 5a

• . Crystal structure of compound 3. Colour codes: carbon = grey, mitrogen = blue, oxygen = red, hydrogen = white. Crystal structure of 1H-1,2,3-triazole compound 5c: Colour codes: carbon = grey, nitrogen = blue, oxygen = red, fluorine = yellow, hydrogen = white. Crystal structures of compound 7b. Colour

Phenolic constituents from twigs of Aleurites fordii and their biological activities

• Kyoung Jin Park,
• Won Se Suh,
• Da Hye Yoon,
• Chung Sub Kim,
• Sun Yeou Kim and
• Kang Ro Lee

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2329–2339, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.151

• -tetrahydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 4-O-α-ʟ-rhamnopyranoside and was named aleuritiside C. Compound 15 was obtained as a yellow gum. The [M + Na]+ ion peak at m/z 411.1260 (calcd for 411.1267) in the HRESIMS corresponded to the molecular formula C17H24O10. The IR spectrum exhibited signals at 3321 cm−1 and 1675 cm−1

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

• nuclei of SW982 cells. The particles carry fluorescein (green), the mitochondria and lysosomes were stain with Mito and Lyso Tracker, respectively (red) and the nuclei was stained with Hoechst 33342 (blue). Merged images show co-localisation (yellow fluorescence). Cytotoxicity study of PPM-NP4-TPP and

(Phenylamino)pyrimidine-1,2,3-triazole derivatives as analogs of imatinib: searching for novel compounds against chronic myeloid leukemia

• Luiz Claudio Ferreira Pimentel,
• Lucas Villas Boas Hoelz,
• Henayle Fernandes Canzian,
• Frederico Silva Castelo Branco,
• Andressa Paula de Oliveira,
• Vinicius Rangel Campos,
• Floriano Paes Silva Júnior,
• Rafael Ferreira Dantas,
• Jackson Antônio Lamounier Camargos Resende,
• Anna Claudia Cunha,
• Nubia Boechat and
• Mônica Macedo Bastos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2260–2269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.144

• NMR spectra. For structural confirmation of these new derivatives, we also carried out an X-ray diffraction study of compound 2b. Yellow single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis were obtained by slow evaporation of a solution of 2b in dichloromethane. Based on the X-ray crystallographic

An initiator- and catalyst-free hydrogel coating process for 3D printed medical-grade poly(ε-caprolactone)

• Jochen Löblein,
• Thomas Lorson,
• Miriam Komma,
• Tobias Kielholz,
• Maike Windbergs,
• Paul D. Dalton and
• Robert Luxenhofer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2095–2101, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.136

• ). The coating is clearly irregular, even where fibers are fully coated, with seemingly thicker strands of PHEMA covering the PCL scaffold (Figure 3C and Figure 3E, yellow arrow). We assume that these thicker strands may originate from UV-induced HEMA polymerization in solution which are then deposited

• shown in (D), where the yellow arrows point at PHEMA strands, in contrast to the irregularities caused by the printing (orange arrows). E and F) SEM images of scaffolds with a hatch spacing of 500 µm under the same conditions as C). The yellow arrow in (E) points at a border line of PHEMA and the red

• arrow in (F) at pure PHEMA in between fibers. G) SEM image of a scaffold with a hatch spacing of 500 µm under the same conditions as C), but freeze dried, with inset shown in (H), where the yellow arrows point at irregularities within the PHEMA coating. False colored blue for G and H indicates the

Correction: Amine–borane complex-initiated SF₅Cl radical addition on alkenes and alkynes

• Audrey Gilbert,
• Pauline Langowski,
• Marine Delgado,
• Laurent Chabaud,
• Mathieu Pucheault and
• Jean-François Paquin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1725–1726, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.120

• shown in Scheme 1. A corrected version of Supporting Information File 1 is also part of this Correction. The new Supporting Information File 1 is the complete file with the corrections marked in yellow color. Finally, the Table of Content graphic was also corrected. The corrected version of the original

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

2,4-Bis(arylethynyl)-9-chloro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroacridines: synthesis and photophysical properties

• Najeh Tka,
• Mohamed Adnene Hadj Ayed,
• Mourad Ben Braiek,
• Mahjoub Jabli,
• Noureddine Chaaben,
• Kamel Alimi,
• Stefan Jopp and
• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1629–1640, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.115

• . Due to their low donating effect, the methyl group in product 4b induce an addition of yellow regions into the external phenyl rings. However, the electron-deficient fluorine atom in derivative 4e results in a decrease of the electron density of the tetrahydroacridine core and the external phenyl

• rings. For product 4f, the high electron-deficient effect of the trifluoromethyl groups induces the appearance of blue surfaces around the tetrahydroacridine core, the ethynyl groups and the external phenyl rings, indicating a significant decrease of their electronic densities. However, a yellow-red

• cooled to room temperature and concentrated to give a slurry. The residue was diluted with dichloromethane, neutralized with aqueous NaHCO3, and washed with brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous K2CO3 and concentrated to afford a yellow solid. It was recrystallized from acetone to give 2 as

Copper-mediated oxidative C−H/N−H activations with alkynes by removable hydrazides

• Feng Xiong,
• Bo Li,
• Chenrui Yang,
• Liang Zou,
• Wenbo Ma,
• Linghui Gu,
• Ruhuai Mei and
• Lutz Ackermann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1591–1599, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.113

• by column chromatography on silica gel (petroleum/EtOAc 20:1, with 1% Et3N) yielded 3aa (87.4 mg, 89%, Z/E = 13:1) as a light yellow solid. mp 67–68 °C; 1H NMR (CDCl3, 600 MHz) δ 8.13 (ddd, J = 5.0; 1.9; 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (dd, J = 7.6; 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.85–7.82 (m, 1H), 7.70 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.56

Breaking paracyclophane: the unexpected formation of non-symmetric disubstituted nitro[2.2]metaparacyclophanes

• Suraj Patel,
• Tyson N. Dais,
• Paul G. Plieger and
• Gareth J. Rowlands

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1518–1526, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.109

• ]paracyclophane 1 (10.00 g, 48.06 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in CH2Cl2 (0.20 M, 240 mL) at 0 °C was added a solution of HNO3 (4.00 mL, 96.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv) and H2SO4 (10.10 mL, 192.3 mmol, 4.0 equiv). The reaction mixture was stirred at 0 °C for 8 h, observing a colour change from clear to yellow. The reaction was poured

• silica-gel chromatography (100% hexane), to furnish (±)-4 as a yellow solid (6.70 g, 26.5 mmol, 55%), (±)-5 as a yellow crystalline solid (1.68 g, 6.24 mmol, 13%), and 6 as light yellow crystals (2.61 g, 9.15 mmol, 19%). 4-Nitro[2.2]paracyclophane (4) 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ (ppm) 7.22 (d, J = 1.2 Hz